when prince jeon jeongguk shows up and turns prince kim taehyung's world upside down but the latter hasn't realised this wasn't the first time.
royalty au | taegguk | boyxboy
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It's safe to say that Taehyung has been avoiding Jeongguk with all his might. He didn't want to see the man's face before he slaps him or bawls his eyes out.
Jin and Jimin feel relieved seeing how cheery the boy is after being heartbroken about Prince Jeon. Namjoon has no idea what's going on. The soon-to-be king is gifted with intelligence, but the man only knows how to break things and not how to deal with heartbreaks. Though he could sense the slight tension in the air among the young royals, he decided not to question it.
The masquerade ball was only hours away and everyone was jittery with anticipation. Broken heart, on one hand, Taehyung was the antsiest of them all, wishing that the clock could tick faster.
"Yah Taehyung, no matter how much you stare at the clock, time isn't going to go by faster. C'mon let's go get our hair done, I have been itching to dye it a new colour!" Jimin dragged Taehyung to the salon parlour set up in one of the many rooms in the castle.
"Minnie, should I dye my hair brown or red? I'm getting bored of being a platinum blonde," Taehyung asked, holding up two different satchels of hair dye.
"Ooh, I think brown would be nice. Haven't seen that before on you Tae!" Jimin clapped while he chose a blonde hair colour. Taehyung had nearly forgotten about Jeongguk while having fun with Jimin dyeing their hair.
"Taehyung... I know it's a bad time right now...But, I like Yoongi!" Jimin blurted with his eyes shut scared to see his best friend's reaction.
Taehyung giggled and flicked his forehead. "I called it! Hoseok owes me fifty dollars."
"You guys bet on my feelings?" Jimin scrunched his face up. He thought he was very subtle about his feelings.
"Yes silly, you and Yoongi look at each other as if you want to eat each other up all the time. I guess only you two are oblivious about liking each other. It was getting painful to not ask you about it you know?" Taehyung laughed.
"Yah you brat! I was internally freaking out by myself for not telling you anything!" Jimin huffed.
Taehyung hugged his best friend whispering, "Please date. You two will make royally beautiful babies!"
Jimin whined embarrassedly, "Shut up!"
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The doors opened revealing a crowd of beautifully dressed people sipping wines and laughing away. Nearly everyone wearing intricately designed clothing, the chandeliers lighting the ballroom beautifully and an array of delicious food at the corner of the room, it was a sight for sore eyes.
Taehyung strolled into the ballroom, hearing gasps and awed whispers coming from the royals.
Truly, Taehyung looked stunning that night and him being one of the most eligible Korean bachelors, the spotlight really was on him especially with the news buzzing around that Taehyung's parents wish for him to find an interest in someone.
Both women and men from their respective royal kingdoms were looking to impress Taehyung since the oldest of the Kim brothers have already settled down.
His upper face except his eyes being hidden by a mask, Taehyung's cheekbones, plump lips and sharp, sultry eyes made royals tremble at the sight of the boy who suddenly looked so mature and sexy.
Taehyung sipped on his champagne as his eyes glanced around trying to look for familiar faces amidst all the masked people. Taehyung slowly weaved through the crowd exchanging pleasantries and toasts with some of the royals that were present that he recognised.
"Eomma!" Taehyung smiled as he made his way to his parents who were talking to a tall unrecognisable man.
"Taehyung, let me reintroduce you to Park Bogum the duke's son from Jimin's family," Kim Areum gestured before she excused herself to find Kim Jaehyun while both the boys shook their hands out of obligation.
Taehyung really couldn't recognise Jimin's cousin with the mask.
"A pleasure to meet you again Prince Taehyung," Bogum smiled as he placed a kiss on the back of Taehyung's palm.
"The pleasure is all mine," Taehyung forced a smile and replied politely.
"You look the prettiest out of everyone here tonight," Bogum praised clinking his glass with Taehyung.
"You look not bad too," Taehyung muttered, his eyes glancing back and forth not really interested in the man before him.
"Will you dance with me?"
"Sure, why not?" Taehyung mumbled as he walked with Bogum towards the middle of the ballroom. With Taehyung's hands around Bogum's neck and Bogum's hands around Taehyung's waist, both slow-danced to the music that was playing.
Bogum called it comfortable silence but Taehyung felt the whole atmosphere surrounding them was awkward.
Taehyung's eyes landed on Jeongguk who was standing near the food tables sipping on his champagne. He looked absolutely ravishing, his tuxedo fitted to show off every nook and cranny, his dress-shirt unbuttoned showing his creamy white chest and his hair slightly dishevelled.
Fuck, he looks so hot.
Jeongguk could feel a heated gaze on him to only see Taehyung's eyes running up and down his body. A small smirk was on his face as he thought how Taehyung had his attention on him although he was dancing with Bogum.
If only Jeongguk knew what his tiger cub was up to.