Jungkook doesn't come back to life by any means but he's instantly a little more himself. Maybe with a full stomach and plenty of affection, they'll get a little closer. Seokjin goes through the motions of eating his own serving but doesn't bother hiding the way he puts the bulk of his attention on Jungkook and making sure he eats. Their fathers might not have any love to spare but Seokjin does.

"Yes. I used store-bought but sometimes, when I'm feeling very ambitious, I'll make my own broth." Very often, though, he experiments too much and the results aren't worth sharing. Not if he wants to keep his friends.

The more they sit together and talk, the easier it is to focus on Jungkook and tune out the obvious but now and then Jungkook turns his head in a way that makes the bruise impossible to ignore and Seokjin's heart hurts again. "Whatever it is that made him do that to you," he says, aware that it's abrupt. "You didn't deserve it."