He Changed || KookV ✅

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Third Person's POV:

5 years earlier

"Tae~", Jungkook sing songed stepping on the wet grass to reach the bench where he and Tae had agreed to meet.

He was in an exceptionally good mood today, he had been accepted to the Seoul College of Arts and he couldn't wait to share this with his friend.

The black haired boy turned his head out of instinct as he heard the raven head call out his name , momentarily forgetting his tear-streamed face and bright red nose, not to mention the ugly blue marks adorning his arms all the way down to his wrists.

Jungkook halted in his steps for a second when he saw his friend in  such a disheveled state but after a moment he just continued to walk slowly towards him and sat on the bench a few inches away from the black-haired, who was trying his best to hide his wounds and constantly avoiding Jungkook's eyes.

"Hey..."Jungkook started in the softest voice he could muster up among all the chaos inside his head.

"..."

After receiving an awkward silence thickened with unsaid words and tension Jungkook moved closer to Taehyung and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, hid Taehyung's face in the crook of his neck and rubbed his hands up and down his back to soothe the said boy.

Actually, Jungkook was used to such episodes of Taehyung. He didn't know what triggered Taehyung or who caused him such pain.

He never knew.

Maybe Jungkook should've tried harder to find out but no matter what he did or how he tried to convince Taehyung to tell him, desperately asked him to just give him a name , a clue or anything. But Taehyung never uttered a single word except shaking his head . Jungkook had no idea of what that meant.

After almost an year of trying to convince Taehyung to tell him and each time getting ignored or straight out rejected , he just decided to console Taehyung through these times.

He wouldn't bother or pester Taehyung to tell him but would sit with him through it. Would hug him till his breathing become normal, till the boy doesn't want to runaway from everyone . He would hide him from the world, would protect him at all costs.

And that is exactly what he did. He pulled him closer and circled his arms around Taehyung tighter, firmer, safer.

Jungkook heard the heart-wrenching sob Taehyung released. Heard him mumble out incoherent words but most importantly he heard him quieten down. Felt his sobs reduced to occasional sniffles and hiccups. Sensed his tears stop. All of this whilst Jungkook held him tight. Rubbed his back in a comforting manner.

Once again Jungkook felt hopeless, desperate , angered, enraged, disgusted (at himself) for not being able to help Taehyung. He could only soothe and comfort him. That was what Jungkook was good at. He couldn't protect him.

He failed. Yet again. Once again. And he was more than just upset about it.

Present Time:

"Jungkook! There has been a problem..." A sudden loud voice broke their bubble and Jimin came rushing in, hair flying in every possible direction.

Taehyung glanced at the shorter male and he really felt like crying but refrained from doing so, not wanting to seem weak.

"Yoongi told me Taehyung--"Jimin started ranting but shut up when he saw the male already standing in the office, staring back at him.

Jimin was a mess. His hair disheveled and breathing irregular, one of his hand was on his waist as he was panting, perks of running all the way around the building.