Jungkook may not want to make a fuss, but it raises Yoongi's hackles all the same, his shoulders going stiff as he tries to keep his expression calm. He's usually decent at maintaining a poker face, but it isn't as easy around Jungkook; he has a way of melting through all of Yoongi's defenses. Unfortunately, that makes it harder for Yoongi at times like this. He doesn't want to look too angry and upset Jungkook, but he can't quite keep the fire out of his eyes.

Yeonwook and Boyeon make him grateful to be an only child.

It isn't enough, though, his being able to avoid this kind of trouble for himself. There's nothing that makes him more deserving of escaping these awful siblings than Namjoon or Jungkook. If anything, he can think of so many reasons why they both deserve freedom more than he does, but he's the one who gets to sit on his hands and watch the people he loves get tormented by callous fools with no redeeming qualities.

"So he's going to blackmail you," he says, struggling to keep his tone merely dry. The word comes easily after thinking about it so much the other day, worrying about Namjoon's situation. Saying it, though, makes it resonate, a chill fear slicing through the heat of anger. "Or he's going to out you." If Yeonwook has no tolerance for Jungkook's sexuality, Yoongi can only imagine — and god, how he wishes he couldn't — how Jungkook's father might react to the information. He's not nearly optimistic enough to hope Jungkook's brother might only be bluffing about what he knows.

Thumb brushing along Jungkook's cheek, he forces a deep breath. "What should we do?"