taehyung was infatuated with his job.

by working at his town's local frozen yogurt shop, it warmed his heart catching the admirable grins plastered on children's faces as he discreetly sprinkled excessive toppings on their frozen yogurt with no extra charge.

taehyung bounced up and down behind the cash register, awaiting his usual customers.

"you seem excited today. what's the occasion?" seujoon, the manager, closely observed.

taehyung chuckled. "i dunno, i just have this weird feeling that today's gonna be good."

seujoon patted taehyung's shoulder. "i'm glad you're happy because today's gonna be a busy day. put all that energy into the customers."

taehyung brightly grinned at his boss before putting his light pink mask on as a response.

before he knew it, the shop was occupied with dozens of customers, mainly small children. he performed his usual routine of asking the child what their name was, sprinkling the toppings on their frozen yogurt, and happily rewarding them with a sticker.

soon after, seujoon permitted taehyung to go on his lunch break. all taehyung could ponder about was the amount of sleep he would get when he arrived home.

his body finally began relax before seujoon brought him back to reality with his sharp words, "tae, get your ass up! we have another customer for you to serve."

taehyung lazily walked up to the cash register. a huge smile suddenly appeared on his face once he saw his favorite customer, channie.

the six year old boy beamed with excitement. "hi, tae! hi!"

taehyung touched hands with the young boy through the thick glass separating them. "hi, channie. have you been getting good grades?"

the little boy nodded as a response. "i have! could i get two stickers tod—"

a tense voice came from the behind the two. "chan, i told you to fucking wait."

taehyung stilled at the deep voice. it was desirable, yet vibrating with dominance. channie frowned at the bigger male.

taehyung's heart pounded so hard against its ribcage as his pulse pressed outward. channie's high voice broke him from his rush of emotions.

"taetae, this is my big brother. say hi to jungkook!"

taehyung glanced at the tall male. jungkook's black eyes drilled into his.

"hi, jungkook. may i take your order?"

"i'm here for my brother. take his order."

taehyung's breath stopped. "oh, o—okay."

taehyung served channie his usual chocolate froyo topped with caramel sauce and peanut m&ms. it took longer than usual to prepare due to the trembling of taehyung's hands.

jungkook knocked on the glass. "we don't have all day. hurry up with this shit before i do it myself."

taehyung quickly nodded his head. "yes, sir. i apologize for my inconvenience."

jungkook stepped in front of his younger brother, slipping the wallet out of his pocket. "how much?"

taehyung brought his hands out in a dismissive manner. "no, please, you don't have to! channie told me he's been getting good grades so, uh, this is his reward."

the young boy had a huge smile on his face. "thanks, tae! i'll see you tomorrow!" he exclaimed.

jungkook sucked his teeth. "chan, you're not seeing taeyang tomorrow. you have your soccer game on friday and you can't eat junk food all week."

taehyung glanced down at the ground. "it's taehy—"

"don't interrupt me when i'm talking."

taehyung flinched at the tall male's assertive voice. "oh, uh, sorry. i apologize." he swiftly spun around and caught sight of his manager roaring with laughter at the way he handled the customer's relentless service.

haha, so funny.

channie kicked jungkook in the knees. "hey, be nice to tae! he gives me free stickers all the time!

"just shut the hell up," jungkook spoke while rolling his eyes in annoyance. "let's get outta here before some asshole tows our car."

a long sigh escaped channie's lips. he waved a goodbye to taehyung before departing from the shop with his elder brother.

taehyung sat down, flushed in the face. his forehead was saturated with sweat due to the anxiety that overcame him. seujoon chuckled at the blue—haired male, listening to him scoff.

"i need a fucking raise."