15-Curious,Curiosity

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Jungkook's gaze slowly traveled across Taehyung's face, studying every reaction as though he were memorizing them. Taehyung tried to keep his expression steady, but the closeness made his pulse betray him.

“Why are you staring at me like that?” Taehyung asked quietly.

Jungkook didn't answer.

Instead, he lifted one hand and gently brushed a strand of hair away from Taehyung's forehead.

The tenderness of the gesture didn't match the coldness in his eyes.

Taehyung's breath caught.

“Jungkook…”

“Do you know what I find interesting about you, hyung?”

“What?”

“You're afraid of me.”

Taehyung frowned. “I'm not.”

Jungkook's lips curved.

“Liar.”

His thumb slowly traced along Taehyung's cheek.

“You weren't afraid of me before.”

“I didn't know you were like this.”

“And now you do.”

Jungkook leaned closer.

Taehyung instinctively pressed himself harder against the wall, his eyes never leaving Jungkook's.

“You should move away,” Taehyung whispered.

“Do you want me to?”

Taehyung hesitated.

Jungkook noticed immediately.

A quiet, satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

“That hesitation…”

His face moved closer until their breaths mingled.

“…is why I know you're lying.”

Taehyung's heart pounded violently.

Jungkook's eyes dropped briefly to his lips before returning to his eyes.

“Tell me to stop.”

Taehyung remained silent.

Jungkook waited.

One second.

Two.

Three.

When Taehyung still didn't answer, Jungkook's smile deepened.

“I thought so.”

He slowly leaned in and pressed his lips against Taehyung's.

The kiss was deliberate rather than affectionate, almost as though Jungkook were testing how far he could push him.

Taehyung froze beneath him.

And Jungkook knew immediately that he had won.

“W-what are you doing”

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Taehyung could feel the weight of everything that had happened between them—the secrets, the betrayal, the years they had lost, and the boy standing in front of him who somehow felt both familiar and completely different.

Then Jungkook pulled back.

His breathing was slightly uneven, but his expression had already begun to change.

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