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University.
Some people enjoy them. Some people don’t.
In taehyung's case?
He sees almost everyone around him whispering while he walks along the hallways, totally isnt a fun thing to experience. Their eyes follow him in disgust make him feel like throwing up anxiously.
When people go and bump him on purpose, he took a deep breath, murmuring a calm down, and keep your anger under control.
It’s not that he's not strong, it's not that he's not capable to fight. In fact, he could only move his fingers delicately while whispering some magic words then boom, those guys will be a dead meat...
...but he doesnt want to be called a monster.
He promised himself.
The first bell rings. Everyone rushes into the class.
Only then, Tae could relieve a deep breath. He feel less suffocate.
A few minutes after, he feels someone snakes their arms, warmth circling him, Tae freezes for awhile before immediately relax when he sees his boyfriend, jungkook, behind him with a very bright toothy smile.
Totally the smile Tae would die for. Totally something he would fight for.
The witch 's hair turns yellow. Happiness.
"Hey Kook," Tae speaks now in the crook of Jungkook’s neck.
Their height hardly have any different so it makes him kinda easy to bury his face onto his boyfriend's broad shoulder. He stays there for awhile.
"Hey, are you okay?" Jungkook asks while caressing his boyfriend's back back and forth. Tae could just hummed back as a reply.
Tae only let go off the hug when he feel someone bumped into him. Jungkook was facing the other person, little to no irritation written on his face.
Tae looks back just to see his biggest 'bully', aka one of Jungkook’s close teammates smiling (tae wished he could took off his teeth off that person one by one) before his expression change into apologizing mode, "Omg I’m so sorry Kim! I didnt mean too!"
Before tae could even open his mouth, jungkook gives a friendly patted on the said person and replied on taehyung's behalf.
"Yo dude you bumped him a little bit too hard. Calm your ass down,"
“I was in a rush. I didn’t realize he was there,”
The conversation continues, the next thing tae see is them laughing together.
Taehyung hates it.
Tae then opened his locker and takes out his book. Luckily it's art class first thing in the morning.
It’s his favorite class after all. Maybe he could calm down a bit.
"Hey Tae, I need to head out first, is that okay? I have some work that I need to complete," Jk softly said.
Tae nodded. When Jungkook is way out of his eyes, he heard..
"Fucking back off you ungrateful witch. I bet you put a curse on that stupid alpha boyfriend of yours," Kangdae, Jk’s teammates, snickers at Taehyung, not forgetting to give Tae a pat. Tae stares at him in annoyance before he shrugs the dirty hand off him.
"Woah easy there," the said man whispers into Tae’s ear before he runs to the person ahead of him.
Tae annoyedly muttering some curse words, maybe along with some magic words while hes on his way to his class.
Second bell rings.
Right on time Tae set his ass on the chair.
"Taehyung, its barely even eight and youre already this grumpy," the blue hair teen ruffles his hair before taking his seat.
"Shut up Jiminie,"
"Okay okay okay! Now listen to me mister grumpy, what if I treat you a whole meal today?" Jimin offers, just know how much it would light the situation up.
Well, not today though.
"I’m not hungry. thank you tho," Taehyung replied before he buried his face into his arm and turn his back on Jimin.
Not long after that, he heard his lecturer says good morning. He cant be more grateful of that.
♡
Right after Jungkook’s done with his class, he called Tae. It’s already a routine for them to wait for each other after class.
It took 3 missed call for Taehyung to finally answer.
"Where were you? I went to your class and I cant find you," Jk raise his voice caused Tae to distance his phone from his ears.
“I’m at the cafe,” Jungkook inform this time.
"Yeah, I know I’m already behind you," Tae replied, hardly even return the energy.
Jk could see his slim, tall now blue haired boyfriend, walks towards him.
Blue. Means sadness.
Taehyung's hair is blue.
Taehyung tries his best to act normal despite having to surround himself with Jk’s fucking-dickhead-blood-headed-thick-skulled teammates.
Thats Jimin's phase, Taehyung only reuse it again.
Just because.
"Where were you?"
"I had to help my lecturer with something I shouldve told you earlier, I’m sorry." Tae replied, softly reaching out for the lapel of his boyfriend's jacket.
The subtle brush of Tae's long finger to his neck caused him to lean more to the touch.
Ahhh, Tae makes him feel like home.
"I was planning to buy you food but I wasnt so sure if you've eaten yet," Taehyung can completely sensed the guilty in the voice.
"Nah it's okay. Don’t worry about it,"
"What do you wanna eat? I can buy them for you,"
"NO!" Tae raises his voice, 3 tables ahead of him could probably still hear him.
Theres no way he's gonna stay in the same table with those guys without his boyfriend.
Tae clears his throat and murmuring, "hm, I mean, no. its okay. I can do it myself," after he finished, he immediately yeet away.
Tae's pupil busy reading the menu in front of him, next thing he realizes is a pain strike his forehead. He looks aside to curse the said person, "what?" Jungkook challenged him while raising his eyebrow.
Taehyung kicks Jungkook in the ass in return. The beautiful laugh from Jk makes Tae giggle himself.
Sigh, just how much does Tae loves Jk. He cant even put them in words.
Annoyed expression clearly shown on each of Jk’s teammates.
"Just what potion does that witch feed our captain?"
♡
Tae waits for Jungkook in the locker room, just like how his boyfriend told him earlier.
The door's open. There goes all of the stars of basketball team. Everyone's here except for the one he's looking for.
"Wow looks who's here," Kangdae announce when he sees the boyfriend's of his captain there.
Some dont even bother to spare a glance. Some even mutter a small dont bother him kangdae.
Jungho, another evil, approached Tae and reaching out for his hair around his neck, the slim witch literally gagged at the touch.
"What are you doing here? Is it your wish to see us all naked? Or are you gonna seduce one of us to sleep with you and make us forget the next day?" Jungho imitates the move of a hand like hes doing the magic.
Fucking bitch.
"Geez thanks for the offer but maybe if you dont look like... this.. I’ll think about it," Taehyung replies, no sign of offended at all. He then stands up and go to Eunwoo and Yeonwoo direction, whose more chill than those jerks.
Well, I guess thats the plan because then Taehyung realized he's pinned on the locker.
Jungho’s face is dangerously very close to his face.
Fuck.
To know that he's actually Jungkook’s rival, Tae predicts that the person isnt gonna be hesitate doing stupid things.
"Now talk to me back with that fucking big mouth of yours again," Jungho challenges as he tries to scent his alpha scent onto Taehyung.
Yeonwoo stands up to stop everything but a little bit too late because the next thing thing he comprehends is that Jungho is far to the corner of the room.
Everyone's eyes glues on taehyung.
"Fucking witch!" Jungho screamed
"You fucking monster," Kangdae said this time.
Tae trembles.
He didnt mean that. He really didnt mean that.
He promised himself he wont.
Jungkook opens the door only to see the mess.
And Taehyung believes that his boyfriend heard the shouting.
Jungkook immediately took his arms.
yeah, he did.
♡
"Tae, I told you not to use your power on anyone. especially not on my friends." Jungkook said the first thing when they sit on the bench around the campus.
he did not asking for explanation.
"I’m sorry," thats all Tae think he could say.
Not that Jk will believe him anyway if he tried to explain.
Who would believe a fucking witch over your own kind?
♡
Jungkook has a really big game in few days. Hence it explains how busy his day these past few days.
He gets super tired in class, ditch his dance class and spend less time with Taehyung.
There they are, both now in Jungkook's house.
ding! ding!
Jungkook's notification.
He look up from his phone and instantly asks, "Tae can we stop studying now?"
"-you have to bring this x to this sid- wait what?" the blue haired guy looks confused, like he never really expect that coming.
Usually, Tae will just let it slide.
Usually, Tae will just nodded his head understandingly.
“My teammates ask for a drink tonight. For um, you know, good luck for thursday game,”
"Kook," Tae calls.
"Um?"
“We just started our lesson. Cant that be wait?” Tae reasons out.
“Tae please dont make this complicated,” Jungkook says as he starts to tidy up his books.
Taehyung looks at every movement Jungkook did. To be honest, he feels so offended by this.
He wishes he could scream his frustration right in front of his now annoying boyfriend. If anything, he hopes that his boyfriend’s car broke down on the way to the meeting.
He’s so upset.
"Kook, when is the last time you go to your dance practice?" softly, Tae asks the other man. He keeps his emotion under control.
"I told you Tae, I have a big game coming on thursday. I’ll attend the class again later," Tae could hear Jungkook is getting irritated by the questions.
"Just tell me when is the last time you enter your class?"
Jungkook chuckles, "oh so now you go and asked people around how im in class? great!"
"Thats not the point here Jungkook! You spend too much time on your basketball. Youre being unfair to your studies, dance practice and now even me!”
"Stop acting like a child," Jungkook hisses before he continues, “Stop acting like you know me more than I know myself,”
"Goddamnit kook, I’m not even looking for a fight. Hobi hyung even ask about your absence, I dont know how to reply anymore," Tae replies, putting his pen on the table to look at Jungkook.
It hurts to see Kook's expression full of hatred and irritation written clear on his face.
"Shut up and stop meddling in my business, " Jungkook's voice change, it goes deeper and richer.
"Kook," Tae slowly called.
"Seriously please shut up, you’re really gonna ruin my mood," Jungkook’s breath get heavier with anger.
"I really dont understand you. I’m trying to make a decent conversation and youre here saying shit like this," Tae raises his voice.
Jungkook stands up and goes towards to the place he always put his keys and said, "I’ll wait for you at the car,"
"It’s nice huh being in the middle of attention? It’s the fucking reputation youre looking for all these years?" Taehyung shot more bullet into Jk's already bruised ego.
"So what if i said yes? What if I said I do crave for all of the attentions?"
The witch snickers, his chest hurts, "If the reputation is more important then fine,"
Tae immediately tidy up his stuff and shove everything in his backpack, "Don’t bother to send me home, I’ll walk on my own,"
As Taehyung walks passed him, he saw Tae's hair turn into depper shade of blue.
Dark blue. Downhearted, discourage, low of spirit.
♡
Devastated.
Disappointed.
Upset.
Those emotions are equivalent to what Tae feel at the moment.
He collapses face first onto his bed hoping to instantly suffocate.
He's tired, so tired, both emotional and physically.
He's trying his best to rid out of the thought of what happened in less than 30 mins ago, that he feels empty yet his mind is everywhere.
After a hell fight of not letting any tear streams down his face, he lost in a middle of a battle.
Well at least it helps, now he drift off to sleep.
His remaining homeworks remains untouched.
The messages left unread.
♡
The next day.
Wednesday.
Jungkook and Tae didnt talk to each other. They were literally a feet away. However they refuse each other's eyes.
The tension gets thicker when Tae clumsily drops his drink onto his own outfits when some random person run onto him.
"Omg I’m so sorry. Are you okay?" the said person apologizes. She instantly searches for something from her bag and offers Tae her tissues.
"Thank you for apologizing but it's okay. I’ll just change myself later," Tae forms a small smile.
"Oh I’m a freshman. And this is my first day." the girl keeps a conversation while wiping some of visible stain on Tae's shirt.
Jieun. Freshman. From busan. Art major.
Jk overheard the whole conversation.
He even peak a little to see if tae is okay.
Well, his outfit doesnt though but overall, he looks okay.
Red means embarrassment and anger.
Yellow means happiness and calm.
Or even purple that means friendliness.
Above are all of the color Jk expects he would see on Tae at the moment.
But Tae’s hair stays dark blue.
Throughout the whole scene.
"your hair is red lately," Jungkook said as he ran his hand on his witch of a boyfriend's hair . They were in the living room, indeed in a very comfortable position.
"Hey, does your hair always change color?" Jungkook asked.
"Hm, not frequently. My hair stays one specific color if the current emotion overlapped other emotion.
Like do you get it? If I get super happy about something, though I might be embarrassed, upset, later on, it wont effect my hair because the happiness I felt is stronger than those emotion."
“So what does red means?"
The witch's cheek turned a bright shade of red, matching his red hair.
So cute. So adorable.
" I dont wanna say it," Tae whined while burying his face in the black hair's neck.
Jungkook's chest vibrates as he laughed which only gain himself a small slap on the shoulder.
"So, red means love too?"
"Shut up you werewolf,"
Jungkook can hear Tae’s voice vividly.
The conversation lingers in his memory.
And it makes Jk's scared.
♡
Tae stays back for some reviews for the new assignment. Luckily, this time he doesn’t have to work with anyone. It’s kinda bit him in the ass, cooperate with people is super hard.
There, Tae finds himself sitting at the most secret corner at the end of the room. In the middle of doing his works, tae realizes he forget the books his lecturer suggested him.
Tae opens his phone, to check whether if the name of books he remembers is right.
His wallpaper. Potrays how happy him and his boyfriend. Jungkook has this silly face on and Tae only laughs at him. Thanks Jimin for the picture. It was from their trip to Japan few months ago.
Tae shakes his head, not letting himself get distracted by unnecessary things. So he stands up and starts his hunting.
It was all okay until tae feels someone’s breath on him. He felt so uncomfortable with the lack of privacy space so he scoots away from the shelf.
“Where are you going huh?” Tae stops when he feels someone grips him by his arm. He looks back and sees a snickering Gungsae, one of the many jerks teammates of jungkook.
“What do you want?” Tae hisses, he’s still bitter of the other’s palm on him. He pulls his hands off the other’s tight grip yet he still feel filthy of himself.
“So, I heard you and Jungkook have encounter some problem?” he chuckles evilly, like he’s so ready to kill Tae with his words, “Jungkook finally sees your dirty scheme huh? Finally that stupid alpha open eyes that a witch like you, could never be decent,” he smile mockingly.
“Bet you’re gonna be using your power and make him beg for you again,” he laughs hysterically, Tae stay silent, “But don’t worry, I wont make fun of you. If I were to born with that kind of power, I will take advantage too,”
Tae keep staring at the man. His hands gets so itchy to shut this man up.
“I can’t wait to see what will happened between you two. You guys distribute me, I mean, all of us, laughter everyday. With that, I owe you a thank you,” he bows prince likely, Tae swears the feeling of ripping this man’s hair gets thicker.
Shhhh. If you see Gungsae trip on his shoes the next minute, it’s totally not Tae’s fault.
♡
Jk is contemplating.
Seokjin who is besides him lost count of how many time Jk sighs while looking at the iphone.
He types then he erased.
Seokjin isnt someone who's nosy about other people's business but hell now he is.
Seokjin takes Jk’s face in both of his hands, like a baby, "Hey you dummies. Just text him if you want. It’s so annoying to see you sulking like this. And its so tiring to see. Oh and now welcome to my ted talk,"
"I dont know how hyung. I was being very insensitive yesterday. I hurted his feeling. I just knew I do," his voice cracks in the middle of the sentence.
Seokjin, as one of Jungkook close friends, he admits jungkook is very good at hiding his feelings if he compares to Tae’s expression he saw this morning.
Not to mention the tanned man's dark blue hair.
In the years of their friendship, he never sees this unmotivated, weak person. Not even when he witnessed jungkook's first losing on his dance competition he looked forward for months.
That’s when he realizes that Jk is just a normal person with feelings.
"Do you dump him?"
Jungkook immediately raises his head, his face looks irritate, one point for jin then, "Huh? No?? What the fuck hyung?"
"Oh so, he dumped you then?" Seokjin tested the younger's patient again.
Second point.
"What the fuck?? No one dump anyone?? Stop talking about break up. I'm gonna cr-" Jungkook tears up as he laughed in embarrassment before he takes a deep a breath, "youre mean, hyung!"
Seokjin laughed until tears come out, this is entertaining him, “Omg look at you, are you going to cry? Omg omg the hell are you going to cry for real??" Seokjin tries to avoid Jungkook from hiding his face.
But his power is nowhere to be compare to the younger. Obviously he lost when hes a beta and jungkook, the person he'd rather called his younger brother, is still an alpha.
Seokjin wraps his arm on the black hair guy as he rocks their body back and forth, "You’re still my baby no matter how old you get. You know you can always come find me," Seokjin whispers sweetly, like a promise. Something Jungkook needs for a moment really.
He needs someone to stay beside him.
"You can cry. You can always cry. No one will ever make fun of you. Please rid out of all of those stereotypes. Who even lives in those concept nowadays?" Jin comforts Jk again who's now crying even harder.
Jin could feel his body shook.
"It's okay to be sad." Jin rubs the younger's back. Jin continues, "As long as he's still yours, you still have chances. Hell, even if he's not, you can make him yours anytime. Just show him how you feel about him,"
Jin slowly pats the alpha's back. Jin chuckles, he suddenly remembered the old day where a 12 years old Jungkook came at him for a hug because he couldnt sleep alone.
Red eyes, stuffy nose, "im not a baby," jk retorts.
"You’re still my baby brother even with those muscle," Seokjin’s smile surprisingly warm him up.
"I even see you ran around the house naked," Seokjin teased as he giggles.
Here comes jungkook's whining.
Just like a baby.
♡
"Company me to the stall in front of our university," Jimin demands with a straight face. No soft smile decorated on his handsome feature.
Weird.
Tae looks at his bestfriend, if possible, he even rubs his eyes to see if his sight is blinding him.
"okay," said Tae.
The short reply from the bestfriend make the latter to smile brightly. Jimin asks him in a high pitched tone, “wait for real?”
A half second later, he clears his throat, “yeah good, because youre coming with me whether you like it or not,”
Tae chuckles at his friends’s antic. He never really said this often but he's so thankful of Jimin.
"Lets go," Jimin says as he offers his hands for Taehyung to reach out, it makes the dark blue haired guy to laugh.
He really meant it when he said hes so thankful of Jimin.
♡
No matter how much Tae wanna avoid it, he always find his eyes searching for Jungkook at the basketball court.
"Wait, he's not playing?" Tae mutters to himself.
"Nope, he's with Kim Seokjin. Do you know him? One of Jungkook’s childhood friend. That’s what i heard from people." Jimin replies while checking himself on his phone camera, slicking his hair behind his ears.
"Wait Jin hyung? Jin hyung is here?" Tae asks, his eyes shine immediately.
Well of course he knew Jin from Jungkook but he too grow fond of the older guy.
"um yeah?" Jimin seem shock and confuse in the same time.
"I wanna meet him too. I miss him too," Taehyung pouts adorably. This is the first time, Jimin could confirm, Tae looks more lively compare to the last 8 hours(in school).
"Well beside that, here's the tea. They were saying Jungkook is crying," Jimin knew what he's saying, in fact he's doing it on purpose.
"Jin hyung make him cry?"
Jimin mentally facepalm himself.
"No, heard from birdie Jungkook was talking about missing someone,"
"Oh, haha poor him then,” Tae awkwardly responds before he goes towards the gate, "Are you coming or not?"
Jimin shakes his head in fondness.
At least Tae’s hair turn red.
Probably means love. Maybe embarrassment. Most likely upset.
Who knows.
"Wait for me my love," Jimin shouts from behind. Even from his back, Jimin could see Taehyung is rolling his eyes.
There they are. In front of the stall Jimin mentioned earlier. Both stays in their position.
"Are you gonna go in or nah?" tae voices out when he sees jimin has no intension to step inside.
"Hm can we change destination?" Puppy eyes shot into taehyung's way. Sigh what did he do to deserve this "What if we go and eat at xxx. It’s been awhile since we eat there."
"Hm okay," Tae sighs and let himself get dragged by his bestfriend.
"What exactly happen between you and jungkook?" Jimin slowly break the silence.
Tae seems tense. The war of flashbacks. Hair back to blue.
"I dont know. No hope? No future? No to anything. You name it," Tae chucked bitterly.
Jimin hugs him sideways. Even though, he's slightly short than the other, the hug is perfect, warm and heartfelt.
It’s magical how big Taehyung but is capable to shrink(that's soulmate culture) himself in jimin's tiny cute arm.
"I’m not sure if he meant it. But it hurts a lot. Not to mention all of his douche teammates. I’m so tired. Being with him suffocate me." Tae whispers softly before he adds, "Maybe we're not meant to be,"
"First of all, its Jk's fucking-dickhead-blood-headed-thick-skulled teammates. I said what I said. And second of all, I think you should tell him about everything. From a to z,"
Jimin runs his fingers through Tae’s hair. To see his eyes better.
Where all of the emotion hide in. The sadness, the disappointment even the anger written there.
In Jimin’s opinion, Tae is only visible in term of his emotion because of his hair changes. Which he think is very annoying. If he were to be Tae, he would feel very exposed, like who wouldnt when half of his privacy has been voiced out publicly.
Hence, Tae has grown up with it, he has to learn to accept what has been given to him.
And Jimin is proud of him.
"As much as I love him, I dont want him to cut off his friendships because of me. But hey, it's most likely he already make it obvious who's more important," Jimin's finger still combing tae's hair. He missed Tae's usually bright color.
Orange means happiness.
Yellow which also means happiness.
"Jimin, you know what?" Tae asks, looking at Jimin’s direction. They stopped walking. Jimin returns his gaze as now theyre eye-contacting, a sign of respond.
"Youre the only one who's always here for me. Regardless all of my imperfections. My whole existence as a witch. Thank you. thank you, very very much,"
Jimin immediately hugged the taller man, a real hug this time. Tae completely in his arms.
"It hurts Jiminie, it hurts so bad. To walk literally anywhere, completely mind your own business but still being treat like a fucking trash. Being called a witch as an insult. It’s who I am, hell, I shouldve be proud of myself. But-"
It's a very rare moment. I mean, Jimin always know when Tae's sad, with or without his hair color. But Tae, never a one person who vomits out his emotion in words. For this, jimin is happy.
That means improvement. That means character development.
"His teammates acts as if I dont have feelings. Yeah I make potions yeah I have all of the magic words memorize but hell I dont go and randomly make people fall in love with me just because I wanna,"
Theyre still standing in the middle of the alley, luckily there's one or two seats for people living in this neighborhood. Jimin slowly guide a sobbing man to the seat.
Jimin wipes Tae’s tears, "my baby," the beta whispers.
Tae insanely laugh in a middle of sobbing, "i love you so much, Jiminie,"
"Aw please you still look so cute despite crying," Jimin coos again while Tae just brush him away.
"Okay so first of all, the condition of being Park Jimin’s soulmate," Jimin purposely use his deep voice with a silly face, "First, you have to be perfect, especially from the inside. Second, you have to care about someone else as much as you care about yourself.
Third of all, you have to be very concern of my well-being, whether in my rich or poor day." Jimin curls his finger into circle and reach for Taehyung’s to speak to the mic, "Who do you think is the most qualified for this application?"
Taee giggles as he mentions one of Jimin’s favorite actor, "Lee Min-“
"Wrong. The person starts w letter t and ends with aehyung. Wanna make a bet?" Jimin repeats his action earlier.
This time Tae didnt even get to open his mouth, as Jimin stands up and shout, "It’s Kim Taehyung-ssi!!"
"Omg shut up youre embarrassing me," and Jimin noticed Tae’s hair turn red again.
Even though it last for only 12 seconds. It still happens. At least, he didnt close himself up.
"You silly," Tae adds again but sigh in relief.
At least he has his soulmate by his side. Someone who didnt even think twice to accept him or to protect him.
♡
Another day.
Thursday.
The day of Jk’s game.
Taehyung is still lazying on the bed. Rolling and tossing around.
He heard Jungkook’s voice clearly in his ears.
“Tae, come to my game? pleaseeeeeee," he begged like a child.
"How many time do you have to tell me?" Tae replied as he laughed at how ridiculous his boyfriend looks right now. Like a baby throwing tantrum.
"You never say yes .."
Tae squished jungkook's cheek, "Okay, I’ll go to your game, goddamnit, youre so annoying,"
He remembers he received a lot of kisses and huggies that night.
Is the offer still up?
♡
"Jeon!" the coach raises his voice when he receives no respond from the said person.
Jungkook looks so confused, he stands up abruptly.
"Jungkook, this is a big game. please focus. if you messed up—" the coach warns something that Jungkook didnt even acknowledge what but he nods anyway.
The coach could only let out a deep sigh. He dont feel good about this.
Jungkook sits down at the bench at the corner, phone in hand.
taetae 🧚🏻❤️
hey, i miss you
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taetae 🧚🏻❤️
i miss you nagging me. i miss you around me. i miss you i miss you much
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taetae 🧚🏻❤️
hey, i'm so sorry for what i said that night. can we meet please? i miss you so much
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taetae 🧚🏻❤️
i didnt mean what i said. im sorry for being so selfish.
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"Jungkook, the game is starting in a few," Eunwoo said as he gives a reassuring pat on Jk’s shoulder.
Eunwoo stop as he turns his head again and mutter slowly, "Taehyung is innocent. He has always been innocent. He the most kind person ive ever know. Think about it man." he opens the locker room and left the devastating man on his own.
taetae 🧚🏻❤️
hi :((
send
Jungkook immediately throw his phone into his bag, feel like electricity shot him.
He then runs to the court for the game.
Without a good luck from his blond(original hair) boyfriend.
♡
ding ding.
The notification draw Tae’s attention. He lazily crawl to his phone, half asleep.
jiminie loml 🐣
now hurry up and dress up!!
sent
jiminie loml 🐣
you're going to his games. ill drag you out idc how
sent
jiminie loml 🐣
be there in 15 mins. see you tae<3
sent
Taehyung sigh. Since yesterday, Jimin has been convincing him to go to basketball game. Except that it's actually a big big game, Tae knew his bestfriend only want him to go because of Jungkook.
Tae appreciates Jimin’s effort because he himself desperately want to support his boyfriend(or not) but doesnt have a courage to push himself forward.
Around half an hour later, Jimin called. Tae takes a final look in the mirror. He takes a deep breath, whisper a small you can do this, taehyung before he runs downstairs.
Just one last time. Then no more.
♡
" Jimin, look! Jungkook gave me his jersey, he told me to wear it on his game,"
Jimin observes Taehyung outfit; a plain light brown t-shirt with a loose black pants with a black beret.
" Look, look! It has his name on it ," Jeon, 97 it said. Jimin smiled when he saw Taehyung smiling from ear to ear in front of the mirror with Jungkook’s now his jersey.
The Taehyung that stands in front of him now is fixing his beret, hides every strain of his hair under it.
"How do I look?" Tae asks.
Jimin realizes Tae hides his extremely, bright noticeable hair so Jungkook wont notice his presence.
He wants to blend in the crowd.
He still wanna avoid Jungkook.
"You look perfect, lets go,"
♡
"You’re not sitting there?" asked Jimin while pointing at the only empty seat in the front row.
Jimin remembers how excited the latter when he was told by Jk he gets the front seat.
Smile from ear to ear. Massive giggling.
Jimin witnessed them all.
"Nah, I dont feel like it," said Taehyung, plainly.
The game starts.
"Jungkook," Eunwoo shouts as he throw the ball towards the black hair guy.
Jungkook missed.
"I’m so sorry," he bows guiltily.
Luckily, his teammates eventually let it go.
Taehyung frowns as his eyes glues right on Jungkook.
He has never seen Jk missed any ball, as well as missed any shoot.
He isnt called as a king of court for nothing.
Second mistake.
Third mistakes.
Forth. Fifth.
To countless mistake from Jungkook.
FRETTTTTT!
The whistle, signing of either one of the team call for a break. To rearrange their strategy.
And it's not even surprise that their university is the one who asked for it this time according to the score of 11-6.
Jimin scans Taehyung’s face. He barely could even read Tae’s expression for the moment.
Jungkook on the other hand seem unfocused, his eyes wilding on the spectators.
He’s looking for someone. And Jimin didnt even need a second guess because he knew it's definitely Taehyung.
PREEETT!
The game starts.
Taehyung searches for Jungkook. Unfortunately, there is no sight of the man in the court.
Then he let out a deep breath when he found jungkook on the bench. The very first time Taehyung sees this and he doesnt like it.
Not even one bit.
"What the hell does he think he's doing?" Taehyung mutters frustratingly, his frown get deeper as he bite his nails and moves his leg.
A habit of Taehyung whenever he's upset, frustrated, angry, nervous or just thinking.
Jimin just chuckle, "What do you think?" he said as he sips his coke. His attention now is completely on the game again.
"And score!" the commentator shouts.
result
12:6. The opponent leads by 6 points.
The game gets intense. Jungkook’s teammates(gryffindor team) feel the pressure. The game become suffocating each second passed by.
This is the worst team gryffindor game yet in the history.
Everyone is frustrated.
Not to mention the game is actually played in their own school, their own court, hence the other team get the upper hands.
The opponent's cheerleaders continues cheering, their brass band dominate the whole hall.
Taehyung abruptly stand as he takes a deep breath and move forward to the front seat.
Eventually pull back his beret, showing off strains of his beautiful hair.
"Interesting," Jimin whispers under his breath.
♡
Jungkook put his face in the hands. Not long after that he fists his own hair, the team lost because of him, the team is under pressure because of him...
...he fought with Taehyung, also because of him.
He missed tae.
He cant take this anymore. His feeling is all over the place he couldnt focus.
"And score!" he heard the commentator shouts. He didnt even bother to raise his face because he knew it's definitely not theirs.
He feel he's being watched. He knew it's his coach.
He looks at the middle aged man in guilty, "I’m truly sorry," he whispers.
He didnt expect a pat on his back. He always knew this old man as the most strict person he has ever known.
"Everyone makes mistakes. No one can be perfect all the time," Coach Park said as his eyes glue on the game. He look so free. Jk has never see his couch so calmly until now.
"You work hard, as well as the others. We fight before the war, we trained and make sure we're ready. But once we’re in the battle field, there's no point to get mad if one of us die.
At least we're doing something for the world. In this case, you distributed a lot to the university. And thats what more important," his coach smiles, almost the same smile as his father one back home.
"Thank you, thank you so much," Jungkook stand up and bow.
"Aish stop that. Now sit," the old man reach for his arm and yank him.
He continues, "Eunwoo met me earlier and told me something about you. Even though I dont understand much but I get the picture. Settle off your problem then come back here and kick their ass,"
Jungkook glance at Eunwoo who's sweating like hell.
To be honest? He’s not really that close to Eunwoo.
" Eunwoo is so kind. Don’t you think so?" Tae said as he looked at the tall man played basketball before his eyes. Now helping one of his teammates who fall flat on his ass.
Tae sighed, he totally dont understand why Jungkook seems like he hates Eunwoo so much while throning those jerks.
" I just find him kind. and I know he is,"
Jungkook pouted his lips as he rested his head on Taehyung’s shoulder, " I dont like him, he's so full of himself. "
Now Jungkook understands what Tae means. The blonde man is very good with his instinct, its no joke.
Jungkook sighs as he looks up at the front row, he dont even understand why he did that, not that Tae is ther-
He blinks once. No maybe twice.
Thrice.
The cutest, the most beautiful man sitting in the front row, the place he told the older to sit.
Tae came. Tae came to his games. Like he promised.
Taehyung didnt look at his direction. Well, not yet.
Because the next second, their eyes meet each other.
Feel feel like the world only belong only to both of them.
They stay like that for awhile before Taehyung mouths, "good luck,"
Jungkook smiles.
PREEEEET!
The first game claim by other team.
♡
Long story short, gryffindor won the last two games.
After the games, Jungkook immediately run to the front row and hiccup on his first word, "h-hi um," Jungkook didnt realize it will comes out as awkward as this as he ruffle the back of his head.
"Hi Jungkook," Tae replies as he stands up from his seat and gather all of his stuff, "You were great. Congrat on your winning!"
After that greet, Tae is about to leave before Jungkook reaches for arm, "Can we talk? Please?" Jungkook voice sounds so small.
Hardly to believe since Jk is always with his dominant side, his feature, his posture.
Now, he's just a man. With imperfections and most importantly, emotions.
He’s taehyung's man.
"Please," he pleads one more time and Tae doesn't need to hear it third time.
♡
"What do you wanna drink? I know you like iced chocolate but i was wondering- oh you like strawberry milkshake too - so I was wondering if you wanna try something else, like hm grapes or pomegranate or," Jk starts to ramble on and on and tae silently chuckle.
He didnt stop talking for almost a minute, about the whole drink choices.
"Iced chocolate is fine,"
"Oh okay, give me a minute. I’ll be back in a few,"
There they are, with a cup of each preferable drinks in hand.
A sip or two.
"I’m so sorry, for what I said that night." jungkook breaks the silent.
" Shut up and stop meddling in my business,"
He’s absolutely stupid and selfish.
There’s no second of that night Jungkook didnt regret about.
"I couldnt say it's okay. It hurts me, it hurts me so bad jungkook. But I’m not innocent either. And because of that I apologize too," Taehyung voices out back.
Jungkook.
Tae called him Jungkook.
Just Jungkook.
"No, no it's none of your fault. If I listened to you properly, I’d knew that you only want the best for me,"
That Tae didnt deny. Because it's actually the truth.
"People makes mistake. People get aggressive when theyre offended."
Ouch.
Tae once again continues, "But like I said, it's not completely your fault. I didnt think when I said it. Probably i worded it harshly than what i intended to,"
Jungkook shifts on his seat multiply time. He doesnt know what to say.
"To be honest, yes. It may sound silly of me but I feel like youre looking down on me that night. And my inner alpha took over me. I know, I know it's silly, it's annoying and selfish, Even when im explaining. That’s why im sorry," Jungkook looks so dejected. He cant even meet tae's gaze.
Tae, who's with a calm eyes yet blue hair, nods his head.
Another dead silence.
"Tae, I tried to run after you that night. I tried texting you even. But I’m not in a good state, I’m afraid I’ll hurt you more, so I refrained myself." Jungkook confessed again.
Tae chuckles, "I know, I know you walked me home that night. And I’m glad you didnt approached me earlier because I was pretty upset that time,"
"You knew?"
Tae nodded.
In front of him, he sees Jungkook still in his jersey, his biceps peeking out in appreciation, red cheeks from the game, sweat starting to dry up.
However, he still noticed how pale Jungkook is and he looks restless.
Yet Jk is still capable to look so attractive and hot.
The next thing Tae realizes is Jungkook’s hand reaches his. Jungkook looks unsure himself of whatever he's doing.
When he sees no sign of refusing from his touch, Jungkook takes Tae’s big yet delicate and soft hand in his, oh how much he missed this feeling.
"Tae, I really miss you," He whispers softly.
Three days feel like thousands year of separation.
So it's true then when some poet says missing someone makes everything heavier and heavier as the day passed so slowly, you feel breathless and helpless.
Tae’s hair turn red. He puts his free hands on his red cheeks.
He still didnt understand why he still get butterfly when Jungkook initiates something romantically.
"I’m glad you came today. Is it because of the text I sent you this morning?" Jungkook speaks as his fingers play on the sleeve of his boyfriend.
"You texted me? You never text me these few days," Tae confusingly look at Jungkook.
"I did. Twice. But I deleted the first one because you never open it and I got anxious," Jungkook explains again.
Tae frowns his eyebrow thinking. Then only he remembers, he was literally upset of the other on that night and chose to mute the man(block is too much)
"Oh, haha," Taehyung scratches his not-itchy head. His hair gone to darker shade of red.
" How do i differentiate your red hair? Like it means anger, embarrassment and love. The completely different emotion," Jungkook asks randomly on their way to their 36276382 dates.
Tae turns his head and flick Jungkook forehead, " You think I’d tell you? It’s my secret!" Tae growls jokingly.
Jungkook knows if he beg more, the older will eventually 'irritating' tell him but he wanna appreciate the other privacy.
So let him find out himself.
If the red turns darker shade, it means embarrassment. Jungkook found out only 2 weeks after.
"Wait dont tell me youre,,, omg Tae thats so mean!" Tae laughs when he sees Jk’s expression.
Ahh, those beautiful music. It’s been awhile since he heard the heartfelt, throaty laughter. Not to mention that boxy smile which could light jk up any day.
Jungkook smile.
"You’re so beautiful," Taehyung can see the star in jungkook's eyes. Everyone in the room can see how in love both of them of each other.
Jungkook is being honest. His instinct tells him.
remember!
Taehyung is a witch. Most of his instinct are accurate.
"Jungkook," Tae calls.
Still Jungkook.
Why does it sounds so not-friendly?
"Can we um-" Tae stops as he searches for a proper word.
Silent.
"Are you breaking up with me?"
Jungkook thought everything seems fine. He think everything is gonna go back to normal.
Please say no. Please say no.
Please please please.
"No no goddamnit no. I just, I need time. I dont know how to say this. Can we take this slow?"
"Slow how? What do you mean?" Jungkook asks. if Jungkook’s hair can change, it's definitely grey right now.
Grey means detach, disconnected or separated. He feels the distance between Taehyung.
He didnt like it.
Even Taehyung didnt understand what he's saying.
"Jungkook, there's something I need to tell you. Thing that need a good communication, understanding and most importantly, you have to be open minded." Tae feels like his heart beats faster than he expects it to be.
"Is it a bad thing?" Jungkook mutters under his breath. His heart too beat faster. He doesnt like these serious conversation.
Jungkook starts to see everything around him so gloomy.
"I dont know how bad it is to you but it's pretty bad in my opinion."
"Does it involves you?"
"Technically, yes. But it's not about me. The thing I wanna talk about is connects to you,"
"What is it? Tell me," Jungkook’s expression become more serious.
He’s so ready for the conversation but he looks scare in the same time, Tae giggles as he said, "Nope! Not now!"
"What? Why ho-" Jungkook’s sentence cut by Taehyung’s finger wraps around his wrist.
"Let’s go. We need to celebrate your victory first, huh Mr captain?"
Jungkook smile. His love towards the witch gets deeper each day.
♡
A good day.
It’s fall. Both Jungkook and Tae’s favorite season.
Both of them walking side to side while having both of their hands in the pocket of the coats.
Silence. But a comfortable one.
"You’re cold?" Jungkook asks Tae, who's suddenly shivers. Tae nodded cutely.
"Pftt, I told you it's cold today, I already checked the weather,"
"But I like the cold!" Tae retorts softly as he walks faster than Jungkook. The next thing he realizes is Jungkook’s coat on him, leaving the younger in one piece.
"I appreciate your sacrifice your Highness but I’m not responsible if you died," Tae says as he removed the cloth off him and help Jungkook to wear his coat back.
"I’m a witch. I dont die easily like you weak species,"
"Oh watch your mouth young man," the only replies he gets is a hysterically laugh from Taehyung.
"Did I hurt your pride, wolfy?" Tae teases back.
"Oh shut up," Jungkook whine, still couldnt hide his smile.
Technically, Taehyung is stronger than Jungkook when he wants to be, yet Jk still feel the obliges to take care of the older.
"Kook, do you want a new yellow bucket hat and a black coat?" Taehyung randomly asks.
"Hm, why?"
"My mouth is itching to say the magic word that grants you those two things I mentioned earlier,"
Jungkook facepalms himself.
But he nodded anyways.
But hey, just watch taehyung borrowing the bucket hat in few days.
♡
They find themselves at the park. With the yellow bucket hat contrasting jungkook's whole black outfit.
Not that jungkook couldnt pull off the outfit.
"Kook, it's so nice here huh? It’s so peaceful," Jungkook sees Tae’s looking in front with full of adoration.
The orangey skies, the orangey leaves, the fall breeze. All before their eyes, everything seem cozy and relaxing.
"Tae," calls Jungkook.
Tae hums to respond as he takes a quick glance on the person beside him. Their shoulders touch as their fingers brush against each other once or twice.
It’s perfect. It feels like it's only them against the world.
"Are you hm, are you gonna tell me about that thing? The one you mention at the cafe?"
Tae knew Jungkook will pops the question sooner or later.
But Tae is in the most comfortable position to even spare a thought on it that much.
He’s just gonna follow the flow, "Your friends? Kangdae and those guys?" Tae starts as he leans more on Jungkook.
"What about them?" Jungkook frowns.
Taehyung reaches out and rubs the frown off the alpha's sharp feature, "Don’t ever frown when you're with me,"
Did jungkook ever said he loves tae? Yeah he loves him too much it's going to be a serious problem.
Tehyung tries to figure if there is possibility to put everything in words without hurting Jungkook.
"Those guys, um, theyre not as cool as you think they are?" Tae unsurely reasons out.
Jungkook laughs, "Is that a question?"
"Pftt, stop im trying here!" Tae growls cutely. Like a cute little wolfie.
"Jungkook, I know this might hurt you real bad so listen here I’m not gonna repeat myself," Taehyunv take a deep breath and squished Jungkook’s puffball face.
"Your teammates, Kangdae, Jihoon, Donghyun, just almost everyone, they're all jerks. They’re not sincere with you. They’re only kind because they want something from you.
They sabotaged you and dirtied your name in front of your coach. They tried to get rid out of your title when you mess up your practice few weeks ago," Taehyung said everything in one breath. His face looks hurt.
"I know. Coach Park told me. He’s my clique you know?" Jk bumps his shoulder to Tae’s one before he continue, "He loves me. He wont get rid out of me," Jk calmly replies back in between Taehyung’s hands.
"What?"
"They’re all jerks, I agree. But theyre still my teammates. I need their cooperation in order for this thing to work. That only implies if I act dumb," Jungkook speaks as he keeps his eyes on the grass. From the reaction, he figures that jungkook only found out recently because he looks quite hurt.
"Jungkook!!" Tae wraps his arms around the younger, Jk finds himself bury his face in Taehyung’s chest, his man, his home.
Tse slides his finger into Jungkook’s hair while the other hands draw comforting shapes on Jk’s back.
"I’m sorry,"
"For what?"
"Eunwoo told me how the other guys treated you. I’m so sorry I never realized it. I’m so dumb," Jungkook barely could even talk, he's sniffling so bad tae almost coos at him.
Jungkook raises his head as he pushes Tae’s blonde hair to the side.
Tae is so beautiful. His long lashes, his small nose, mole decorated it to make it even more perfect. Not to mention his red seductive lips.
Jungkook pressed a kiss on tae's forehead. One second, two seconds, three,, before he pulls back but keeping his forehead on tae's, "my pretty baby," Jungkook whispers.
"I promise to take care of you better next time, I promise,"
Tae pull his forehead away and bites Jungkook’s shoulder, "Ouch! Taehyung!"
"I can take care of myself." Tae sticks his tongue out before continue, “I literally could cut you in half if I want now,"
Taehyung, way to ruin the moment huh?
"But would you?" Jungkook asks back.
Good question.
No of course he wont.
♡
A month passed.
His relationship between Jk and Tae is still confusing and undecided.
They still meet each other, hug and cuddle each other.
The minus(negative) thing here is the actual like actual actual kiss and the pet names.
"Jungkook!" Tae’s voice echoes the whole apartment.
"Tae can you stop shouting?" Jimin shouts as loud as Taehyung did just now, if anything, even louder than tae.
Then they giggle while looking at each other's eyes.
The chaotic duo indeed.
Eunwoo groan as he rubs his ears in annoyance. While Jungkook on the other hands just chuckles as he walks up to the living room.
He’s already too used to the loud, unseparated duo.
"Hey, where were you from?" Jungkook approaches Tae as he places his hand on Tae’s shoulder.
"Just from my house. Jiminie and I bought you lunch. We didnt know Eunwoo is here too. So, there's no choice but to share." Tae says as he left the counter and goes towards Eunwoo.
"Eunwoo!"
"Nope, not gonna fall on this trick again," Taehyung broke into a laugh before chasing after Eunwoo.
They runs around the house before Eunwoo grabs Jungkook as protector, "Kook, help me!"
"Kookieeee," Tae whines when he caught into Jk’s lock arms.
Jungkook kisses Taehyung’s cheeks multiply times, the older giggle in returns.
"Eunwoo, your time is up," Jungkook announces and before Eunwoo could do anything, Tae already caught him.
"What do you want from me you lame strawberry lover?"
"Are you ready for our next lesson?" Jungkook just smiles looking at his boyfriend(kinda) and his (now) bestfriend's antic.
Jungkook walks up to Jimin and offers him the grape, "you want?" Jimin shakes his head.
After a long pause, Jungkook asks, "Is there anything going on between you and Eunwoo?" Jimin chokes on his own spit.
"What the hell? Warn a man next time," Jimin stands up and searches for drink to ease his throat.
"What did you do to Jiminie?" Tae asks defensively before he left Eunwoo alone.
Well, that was just a question.
♡
Tae laugh hysterically, he even throw his head back until he's breathless, "You really ask him that?"
"Yeah I was just being curious," Jungkook speaks back. Taehyung wipes his tears as he holds his stomach to stop himself.
"It’s so hilarious. You’re hilarious,"
Jungkook still chew his grapes while feeding Tae strawberry, "Why?"
"Eunwoo did asked Jimin on a date few days ago. They actually went into one,"
Jungkook’s eyes widen, "Okay I felt offended. That Eunwoospacito didnt even tell me anything,"
"Eunwoospa- what? Is that his nickname? Omg I cant stand you," Tae replies as he giggles.
"Enough talking about someone else." he locks his arms around Taehyung, he called, "Tae,"
"Hm,"
“What are we?" Jungkook asks.
"You’re a wolfie. I’m a witchie," Tae replies cutely.
"Taee, you know what I mean," Jungkook whines, pouting his lips like a baby.
Tae rubs his nose against Jungkook, "What do you think we are?"
"Boyfriends?"
"Hm," tae thinks for awhile teasingly before he then got tickled by Jungkook.
"Stop teasing me,” Jk pouts even more.
"Yes, you silly, we're boyfriends."
"Okay, lets go on a date!" Jungkook suggests as he yanks Tae to the car.
"Are you serious omg Kookie, I’m only in my sweatpants," Tae groans as he looks at his horribly outfits.
"You’re still beautiful in my eyes baby,”
Ahhh, it's been awhile since he's been called by pet names. He can feels butterflies all over his stomach.