The Epiphany // (Jungkook x Reader)✅

"Let's take a break"

(A/N: All italics are Y/N's thoughts)

Y/N's POV

Jungkook has been getting death threats because of me?? This can't be happening!!

Having these troubling thoughts in my head, I walked in the corridor like a zombie, completely zoned out.

"Y/N..!!", I heard a manly voice call out my name.

I turned around to find Jin standing close by.

"Oh.. hii Jin.. sorry I was lost", I quickly recovered.

"Not a problem.", He laughed it off. "Let me take you to Jungkook."

"Yeah.", I said.

When I entered his studio, it was beautifully decorated, and there was a table and two chairs in the middle of it.

And standing by the door, nervously, was Jungkook.

"I have been waiting.", He leaped towards me and hugged me tight, and kissed me on the cheek.

"Sorry I am late." was all I could manage to say.

"I'll leave you two to have some alone time. It's better to be in the studio, than the cafeteria.", Jin cutely smiled at us and left.

Should I bring that topic up?

Before I could say anything, he slightly pushed me against his piano and smashed his lips on mine. I could not react at first, but then I gave in to the kiss. His hands started roaming all over my body, but before things could heat up, my mind wandered back to what I had heard in the elevator.

"Ahh… ummm.. Kookie.. can we stop?", I said in between the kisses.

"Oh I am sorry… it's just I was missing you like crazy and I could not hold back… I am so stupid, you must be hungry...let's have lunch first.", He awkwardly stepped away and pulled out a chair for me to sit in.

"Such a gentleman!", I smiled at him, trying to ease the situation. He smiled back.

We sat down and started eating. He had ordered lots of food for the two of us, and some soft drinks.

"You know, I had a photoshoot in the morning for a clothing brand, and you would not believe what happened?"

"What happened?", I asked half heartedly, as my mind was wandering elsewhere.

He should not have revealed publicly about the relationship to begin with.
He knew about the death threats and did not tell me??

He said something about how his button popped off while posing and hit someone, but I could not concentrate. When he laughed, I laughed along.

I can't be the reason for any harm to be inflicted upon him. If something happened to him because of me, how will I live with myself?

"Peaches, I told my parents about you..", he reached out to hold my hand and lightly squeezed it.

My breath stopped for a second.

"I am going to meet them this weekend for dinner", he said.

This is too much.. all this is overwhelming… I am not prepared for all this… I can't be the reason for him to get hurt..

"and I would love for you to join me… only if you are fine with it.", Jungkook continued.

This is not happening..
I need a break..
I need a break..

"Y/n, if you are not comfortable, I can understand. But please say something.. is everything alright?"

I was so caught up in my thoughts that I could not respond. I felt like having a panic attack.

I didn't notice when he stood up from his chair and walked towards me. Bending down in front of me, he caressed my face with his thumb, "Is something wrong? You don't seem fine."

"Let's take a break.", I said, closing my eyes tightly. I could not look at his expressions.

"Is it because of the food? You wanna go out for a walk? Maybe you will feel better!!", He naively said.

"Jungkook, let's take a break FROM US.", I was stern this time.

"What?", He fell back to the ground. Standing up quickly, he said, "If you feel all this is going too fast, we can slow down, baby. You can meet them whenever you are ready.", He forced a smile.

"It's not about meeting your parents, Jungkook. It's about you not telling me that your life might be in danger.", I almost yelled.

"Wh- what? What are you talking about?", He stuttered.

"Jungkook, I know. About the death threats."

"Love, it's nothing to worry about. You have seen my security team.", He tried to walk towards me.

Putting my hand up to stop him, I said, "You might be able to take it lightly, but I can't. Do you even realize what I would go through if anything bad happened to you? BECAUSE OF ME."

Tears welled up in my eyes and I tried to hold back a sob, but his tears were trickling down his cheeks.

"Baby, please don't do this…", he almost begged.

"I need some time, Jungkook. This is too much for me… I am not breaking up with you.", I crouched down crying. "I just need a break from all this.", I sobbed.

He got on his knees in front of me and hugged me, and I let him...one last time.

"Baby, I can't-", he sobbed, "Please don't do this."

"Sorry, Kookie.", I stood up, and walked out the door, without looking back, else I would not have been able to leave.

I want to go back and hug him.
I can't see him crying.
Sorry Kookie.
Sorry that I had to do this.

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