Twilight of Itaewon | Taekook ✔

19. Faded letters

"They're cute..."

Yeonjun whispered. A small smile lingering on his lips made Yoongi smile too. The first smile of the day. The ambiance became a little less tense. Jeongguk stared at the photo. His eyes tracing every corner of it.

No one will be confused to know that it was Taehyung and Jimin. They look like same. Blonde hair, sparkling eyes, beautiful smile. Maybe Jimin is a little short than Taehyung. They do look like soulmates.

Ask Jeongguk if he is jealous. Yeah, a little. But he somewhere admires their bond. Even he couldn't tell that to them, it's all in his heart.

"Yeah...
Um... This is Park---" -Yoongi was about to say something but Soobin cut off him.

"Park Jimin. We got it."

The assistant officer smiled looking at the photo. Yoongi glanced at Jeongguk. The superintendent General wasn't looking at them. His eyes were on the photo on the phone. Yeonjun noticed it. And cleared his throat.

Jeongguk's eyes met with Yoongi's gaze. It isn't emotionless like before. The black eyes show fondness now. Jeongguk wondered that how much Taehyung important for this male. He averted his eyes and looked at Yeonjun.

"Sir, shall we take a coffee break?"

Yeonjun said. It was like he was pleading. And Jeongguk too, tired of the day. He agreed and they stood up to leave.

Sitting in the cafe, the four males looked around. The cafe was not crowded. They chose a table next to the window. It was silence. But it wasn't suffocating. Sipping the coffee, it was Soobin who decided to break the silence.

"So, what are you doing here in Seoul?"

Yoongi looked at them. He was sitting next to Yeonjun, opposite Jeongguk. The officer was turning the cup in clockwise and anti-clockwise. He sure was a bit lost in a moment. It wasn't hard for Yoongi to understand that.

"I had a business deal here. I was waiting for the train to go back when you guys knocked me down."

Yoongi replied. Yeonjun and Soobin smiled a little thinking about the scenario. The comfortable moment disturbed when Jeongguk's phone ringed. Jeongguk excused them and walked out of the cafe with his phone.

After completing their coffee, the three joined Jeongguk outside. The officer was looking far, standing away from them. Yoongi decided to walk to him and break the ice between them.

"Hmm... Mr. Jeon.."

He said with a cough to grab Jeongguk's attention. The male turned and found Yoongi with a small smile. Jeongguk unknowingly tried to smile back.

"I know you're so into the case. Don't be desperate and... take good care of yourself.

Whatever happened happened. I know you're tensed but..."

Yoongi wanted to complete the statement. But Jeongguk cut him off.

"It's okay... We were trying to solve this for a long time. But it's fine. Thank you for your concern."

Jeongguk replied. He smiled genuinely. Jeongguk knows when people fake their concern and when they're really caring.
Yoongi is not faking it. He can feel that.

"Okay then, let's go back... We have some things to finish." -Jeongguk said.

"Okay, Mr. Jeon" -Yoongi replied.

"Jeongguk. You can call me Jeongguk"

The officer said. Jeongguk didn't know why he said that. He only let a very small circle of people call him his name. Other than them, he prefers Sir or Mr. Jeon. Calling him by his name is a bit personal for him and why he did that with Yoongi, he doesn't know.