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“Jey Kayyyyy! With the double kill!” Yugyeom’s voice is loud and exuberant as it sounds through his headset, and he can’t help but smirk in satisfaction at his friends' excitement.
Growing up, he would’ve never thought his love of video games would’ve ever taken him this far, but he couldn’t deny he was living out his dream. What had started as a need to beat his older brother at street fighter when they were kids had turned into a legitimate career, after his years of streaming for fun all throughout highschool translated into massive success partway through his third year in university.
It had taken an incredible amount of work to get to where he was, but he couldn’t deny that much of it could be credited to the group of friends he had made over the years. Far too many of their new followers and subscribers tended to assume they had always been as popular as they were now, but each member of the 97’ line streamer group had worked hard to get to where they were, and it was a testament to their work ethic and genuine friendship over the years that got them to where they were today.
He was a firm believer that regular uploading was key; both in keeping his viewers happy with content, and his own mental well-being when it came to separating work and personal time. And while he was nothing if not consistent with how he ran his channel, there were times he couldn’t help but deviate from his usual schedule.
Every now and then, there were days like today where a few of his friends needed someone to fill in at the last minute and help balance out the team for whatever game they were playing, and he couldn’t help but oblige.
He normally streamed solo early or during midday in an attempt to keep some sort of work-life balance, even if he didn’t work a typical 9-5 job. Nearly a year ago, he hadn’t minded streaming late into the night, sometimes recording into the early morning, and on more than one occasion going for a full 24 hours. But now, things were different.
Now he had someone to call his own, someone who he was even closer to than his friends and would give the world if he let him. Kim Taehyung had swept back into his life after years of him thinking that he was nothing more than a figment of his childhood imagination, and turned it all upside down.
Meeting again his freshman year in university after the older had moved away in elementary school for his father’s job may have been serendipity, but the second he laid eyes on Taehyung he knew there was no way he would be able to let him go ever again.
They had spent many of those first few months getting reacquainted with one another, reminiscing about their childhood adventures while becoming familiar with the realities of their adult selves, and falling for each other harder and harder the whole way through.
Of course things had been different.
Taeyung had been more confident, reserved and undeniably beautiful than he could’ve ever imagined, and Jungkook was sure that his own newfound confidence that had come with the self-assurance he had grown into over the years had probably taken some getting used to as well, but it all worked in their favor.
Getting to know each other had been nothing short of the same adventures they used to undertake as children, just with an added layer of affection and tension that only pushed them closer, and really, it was a forgone conclusion that they would end up together.
Twitching slightly as he was rapidly brought back to reality as he heard the distant jeers of his friends echo through his headphones, Jungkook resisted the urge to jump as he recognized the familiar sounds of his friends teasing him in his semi zoned-out state.
“Ah, there he goes again. Look at you, thinking about your imaginary Taetae ?” Mingyu’s snarky voice cut through his thoughts, aided by BamBam’s loud, crowing laughter in the back of his headphones.
It was a running joke among their group that because of his workaholic nature, there was no way Jungkook could possibly have a partner. It didn’t help that he was a known perfectionist, whose natural talent, hardwork and dedication had made him one of the most popular streamers in South Korea.
Nearly anything he put his mind to turned to gold, and his numerous channels that showcased a variety of content from the main gaming videos, to workout tips and song covers were a glaringly successful example.
However he was still baffled on what that had to do with anything that meant he was incapable of having a significant other!?
To the contrary, it was quite the opposite, really. After nearly a year of being together, and half of that time spent cohabiting, Jungkook could confidently say that his life had a newfound sense of balance. Equal time was devoted not only to school and his job but also himself , and there was only one man who could be credited for putting it all in motion.
While in the past he hadn’t had any problem working himself to the bone to make those who were responsible for him being able to live his dream happy, he had also made a vow that if he got the chance, he would never let the love of his life slip away again.
Of course, Taehyung had always been endlessly understanding of all his responsibilities. His own profession was similarly demanding in the way that it required tons of dedication for him to make it to where he was now, and the fact that he understood first hand what it took to make it only brought them closer together.
Taehyung never failed to make Jungkook the center of his universe, and his devotion only made Jungkook all the more determined to do the same.
“Jungkook-ah!! Are you going to set up the next lobby or are all our viewers gonna just get to watch blank-Kook for the rest of the night??” as usual, Yugyeom’s status as one of his oldest friends never failed to show itself, especially when it came to taking any chance to tease his fellow Alpha about the ridiculous lack of expression he tended to hold when he zoned out.
“Yah, Yuggye leave him alone, it’s not his fault his rabbit genes sometimes overpower his Alpha wolf, he can’t help it” Jaehyun’s grin was sly as replied for him, leaning into his microphone conspiratorially like he was sharing an inside joke with his own viewers, nevermind the fact that he was streaming like the rest of them and thus connected directly to their shared voice chat.
“Hey!” Jungkook pouted slightly but made no effort to further defend himself, he knew his friends far too well.
“Besides, I thought we were switching games over anyways?” Jaehyun continued, “Seems like our Yuggye is no better himself, he hasn’t even changed his streaming category”
“Hey!” Jungkook and Yugyeom may be long past the point where people confused them for one another, but some things still remained the same. “I thought we were slandering Kook and his imaginary boyfriend, don’t turn this on me!”
“First of all,” Jungkook cut in, unable to hold back from rolling his eyes at his friends usual antics, “You knotheads should be grateful I even took the time to get on today, despite what you think I do have plans later, you aint that special.”
He took a moment to look at his second monitor, checking the sound levels on his microphone and making sure that he was still recording. “And secondly, jokes on you losers, I hit launch the second you decided to slander me, so you better ready up in about 8 seconds before you get left behind.”
“Jungkook! Jungkook get him, GET HIM JUNGKOOK!!” Bambam’s voice was raucous in his ear, earning a laugh out of Jungkook at his panicked state as he all but begged him to kill the enemy that was hot on his trail.
Pshh. As if he’d let such a low level player take out his teammate when he was right there.
Maneuvering his character to crouch and stealth around a corner, he fired his grappling hook to pull himself to the top of a well-concealed building as he scanned the map. Quickly, he scoped into his sniper to locate the opposing player who was doing his best to catch up to Bambam as he desperately skated his character in the opposite direction, and in one fluid movement fired once, headshotting the immediate threat to his teammate, a second time to kill the tank who was trying sneak up on him from behind despite his loud, telltale footsteps, before turning and firing a third and final time at the tank who barely hanging on to the last shreds of his health at the payload.
For a second, in spite of his literal hundreds of hours played in this game that gave him the skill and muscle memory needed to carry his team to victory, even he could hardly believe that he had made such a play. His friends had gone silent for a split second as they realized what happened before erupting into the typical hyped up screaming that always happened when he managed to somehow defy the odds and pull a win out of his ass.
“AHHHHHHHHH”
“LET’S GOOOOOOOO!!!”
“EZ game boys, EZ liofe”
“THAT’S WHAT THE FUCK I’M TALKING ABOUT-”
“-Kookie? You still busy? I can’t find Yeontan’s leash”
A voice, soothing a melodious cut through the ruckus, and like a moth drawn to a flame, Jungkook couldn’t help but turn his body slightly to face it’s owner.
It was almost ridiculous how something as simple as an outfit made him feel so crazy. Soft, cable knit wool shorts that showcased the expanse of long golden legs combined with his old black Stussy sweater that he had long outgrown that hung off one side of a pair of broad slim shoulders, and a pair of white calf length socks made him coo in sheer, whipped affection while also tempting him to hide his boyfriend away from prying eyes so he could rip it all off and worship him for days, but he managed to push down the urge. He supposed it was just the natural fate of any Alpha that was as enamored with their partner as he was, but it was still all he could do to resist with distant knowledge that he was still technically working.
While his boyfriend was of a similar mind as him and valued his privacy just as much as his Alpha (perhaps even more, considering in his own youtube career the Omega had never even done so much as a face reveal), a few days ago they had both agreed that things were going to have to change.
Aside from his friends' relentless teasing that didn’t really get on Jungkook’s nerves as much as it rankled his Alpha to hear anyone make light of his relationship, the fact of the matter was that both he and Taehyung had made plans to mate during the next full moon when their cycles were due to finally sync up, and this meant they would have to (eventually) officially reveal the extent of their relationship to both of their fanbases.
And even if they were still in the planning phase of figuring out how to exactly ease everyone into the big reveal, he had a hunch that his Omega probably hadn’t intended to do it quite this soon.
He opened his mouth to try and stall his boyfriend, but the moment his mind registered what his boyfriend was wearing, all of his advanced thought processes shut down, content to ogle and admire the vision of his boyfriend in the loungewear he loved to don around the comfort of their shared living quarters.
Before he knew it, his omega had made his way into the room fully, briefly leaning down to accommodate his still sitting figure to hug around his neck and nuzzle the top of his head, as was his typical greeting whenever they had been apart for any significant amount of time.
Logically, in some part of his brain, he knew that he should probably stop what was about to happen. He needed to tell him to wait, cut the camera, at the very least move his arm faster to mute himself so his boyfriend’s identity wasn’t accidentally revealed like it was currently about to be, but in the end he did none of it.
Instead, like his body was working on autopilot (and it probably was to be fair, considering his wolf had long accepted Taehyung as his one and only,) he instinctively pushed his chair back to make room for the Omega as he pulled him sideways into his lap, returning the greeting by draping a tattooed arm across his waist and pressing a brief smooch to the underside of his jaw, and one more to his mouth that was purely indulgent when he pulled away dragging his plush bottom lip between suddenly fangy teeth .
“Mmm, ah! Sorry Jungkookie, I didn’t mean to interrupt you, I thought you would’ve finished editing by now.“ Taehyung’s words were laced with infectious giggles, his deep voice turning surprisingly light, airy at the ticklish action of Jungkook’s lips against his skin that made him unable to hold the sounds of pure joy and affection back from his tone “Just tell me where the last time you saw Tannie’s leash was and I’ll get outta your hair. I know you have a lot to do so you can upload before we go visit Eomma and Appa this weekend, don’t let me distract you just so you can get ahead of yourself, mister.”
Distantly, he was aware that the laughter and loud conversation that had initially drowned out their quiet speaking had ceased all together, but it wasn’t until a muffled voice all but whispered “Eomma and Appa??” that a switch was flipped in Jungkook’s brain and he realized the true implication of his current actions.
Taehyung was here.
Taehyung was here, live on his stream and he hadn’t even muted himself.
He and Taehyung were live on his stream and he had pulled him on his lap, plastered him against himself and kissed him with no hesitation in full view of the camera with his face visible for the world to see.
Oh God
Oh God oh God oh God oh shit.
“Oh shit-”
“Jeon Jungkook,” Yugyeom’s voice was eerily calm as he seemed to forget about the squad stream altogether, catching his attention and staring directly at Jungkook through his camera to pierce them both with his gaze in an attempt to convey the seriousness of what his brain was trying to process even as he seemed to already realize what he was witnessing, “Jeon Jungkook, you son of a bitch I am your oldest friend, don’t tell me-”
“Wait” Mingyu interjected, clearly coming to a realization when the sound of a way-too familiar giggle that he had heard on various videos he liked to binge during his free time registered “You’re V !”
“Ah- aha,” Suddenly his boyfriend looked a lot more nervous, the implication that his boyfriend wasn’t editing, but actually in the process of working setting in all at once as he realized he had not only just outed himself as Jungkook’s boyfriend but as V himself, super popular, mysterious Youtuber who was just as popular for his game streams and art videos as he was for having never lost his anonymity and all on live to boot. “Well, this certainly wasn’t how I planned on doing an official face reveal, but uh, surprise I guess?”
Immediately, both his friends and his stream chat exploded , none of them quite believing what they were seeing but knowing that the voice was truly undeniable. The look of absolute dumbstruck wonder on all of his 97 members faces was all too familiar, and something foreign and possessive curled in Jungkook's stomach at the way their breaths hitched and their eyes dilated in response to his boyfriends gorgeous face.
“H-hnng V is an Omega ?’”
“Oh no...oh NO I’ve ranted about your voice on live JUNGKOOK WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME”
“W-w-wha- ACK” Yugyeom who was usually the one who was always capable of a witty comeback floundered incomprehensibly, losing his cool facade to stutter over his words averting his gaze to check his own chat as if he needed visual confirmation that they were seeing what he was before cutting himself off with a choke, “Jungkook-ah, Taetae is real ??”
“ Don’t -call him Taetae” Long, vicious looking fangs that had yet to actually recede from the instinctive presentation that typically happened in the presence of someone one’s Alpha wanted to mate flashed menacingly to accompany the involuntary growl that laced his words. Jungkook found that he couldn’t help that his wolf was still not fully able to let someone who had acted as if his other half hadn’t even existed slide, even if it hadn't been on purpose. “Last time I checked you made fun of him like he wasn’t even a person, you don’t get to call him by a nickname like you’re close ”
“ Jeon Jungkook, that is your friend , be nice!”
A quick slap to his shoulder stopped his territorial rant in its tracks, although it did nothing to soothe the pout that overtook his face in its place when he hardly even felt the blow to begin with. “It’s his fault in the first place for not ever believing me when I was telling him the truth plain as day, don’t be mean to me.”
“Still, that’s no reason to go all Alpha on them, you can’t blame them for being surprised.”
“They wouldn’t have to be surprised if they had actually listened for once-’
“Jungkook!” Taehyung interrupted again, refusing to let people that his own most important person held dear undergo any kind of misunderstanding due to his own influence. “I know this isn’t what we had in mind, but please, just take a moment to breathe and explain everything to everyone properly.” His last sentence was punctuated with a deliberate look first to him and then his camera that was still connected to his stream, reminding the Alpha that it wasn’t just his friends he was going to have to clear up the current situation to but his own viewers as well.
Pressing one last tender peck to the diamond studded in his eyebrow, Taehyung gave an uncharacteristically shy wave and a sweet smile to his stream before he pushed off of his Alpha’s lap to make his way out of the room to give him and his friends some privacy.
To say that the silence that ensued in his absence was awkward was nothing less than an understatement, all of Jungkook’s fellow 97 liners sharing uncomfortable, cringed glances in the face of their own embarrassment.
“So.” Jaehyun dared to breach the collective silence, his voice uncharacteristically self-conscious in the face of what he realized was their own massive faux paux “Not to state the obvious, but how on earth did you manage that ?”
“I mean seriously Junkook,” Bambam added, completely unabashed now that someone else had broken the silence “I’m not saying you aren’t attractive, because I am a man who is perfectly secure in myself, and I have no issue stating facts, but he is definitely out of your league, let’s be honest. How many countries did you save in your past lives for this to be the outcome??”
After the rollercoaster of emotions that the last few minutes had been, Jungkook found that the sudden laughter that overtook him was a welcome relief. Bless his friends for always taking things in stride without missing a beat to prove his worries wrong.
“Really, I have no idea, but your first mistake was ever joking when it comes to someone I love.”
He was fully aware that he probably looked like the fool in love he was as a sappy, undeniably fond smile stretched across his features, but even in the face of his friends and all of their tens of thousands combined viewers he couldn’t find it in himself to care. “Fate gave me a second chance, and you better believe I’m going to grab onto it with both hands and never let it go.”