𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 || 𝑱𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒐𝒌

𝟏𝟔. 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔

Hello there!!

Just in case, I'm not a ghost. I'm alive and functioning.
I'm extremely sorry for the delayed update.

I was tested positive for jaundice, so I was not able to concentrate on writing due to the pain. Istg! I would rather choose period cramps over this. It aches like bitch!

Don't worry, I'm taking my course of meds, the pain subsidized and I'm all good to go. Just need to continue taking them without forgetting.

And thanks to my happy pill pan---cake for constantly showering comforting words and messaging me everyday about my well-being. Such a beautiful soul you are. Thanks for making me laugh through the pain. I love ya!

Sia 💜

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The duo's tag game came to an end, leaving them panting with sweat covered bodies. After catching their breaths, Taemin guided Jungkook into his room and arranged the clothes to wear after the shower.

Freshly showered and dried, Jungkook was garbed in grey sweatpants and a humongous white tee which cocooned him with an overfamiliar faint fragrance of the French lavender with darker and warmer notes of woody amber and bitter petitgrain.

He instantly relaxed, hugging himself to drown in the strong yet pleasant smell. It had been a long time since he got a whiff of the living fragrance. Six months after his brother's absence, his calming scent evanesced from the house, clothes and the blankets.

Now engulfed in the same scent he missed for more than eighteen months, he wanted it to be perennial and lasting.

Closing his eyes, he inhaled lungful of it with a contented smile dancing on his lips. Every little thing associated with the elder, is soul-stirring for the brunette.

As his vacant daze led him into a formless wool-gathering of his past, he was pulled out of his reverie by the loud drumming sound coming from the other side of the door.

Gently putting on the glasses he placed on the nightstand, he walked towards the door and opened it to find Taemin grinning from ear to ear.

"Why are you smiling like that?" he asked.

"I'm having a sleepover with my favorite hyung. I'm excited!" Taemin beamed.

Jungkook smiled softly at the gregarious boy in return.

"Hyung, shall we move towards the kitchen? I want to introduce you to Granny Chi and Granny Hwa," he asked and before Jungkook could open his mouth, he was already being dragged down the stairs and towards the kitchen.

By the time they reached the dining room, the dinner table was empty, which meant that others were still either bathing or getting ready.

As they walked further into the kitchen, Jungkook got a whiff of a fainty sweet fragrance and he let himself be guided by the balmy smell—mild, pleasant, gentle and soft.

Finding the origin of the smell, he found two female sexagenarians. Their hair is gunmetal grey and was long and lush. Their eyes appeared milky white and were gleaming with energy.

"Hyung, this is Granny Chi," Taemin introduced, pointing at the old lady towards the left with a spatula in her hand, "And this is, Granny Hwa," he pointed towards the other, having a kitchen knife gripped in her hand.

"Granny Chi and Granny Hwa, this is—

"Jungkook," the women said in unison with a welcoming smile while the boy giggled at the confused teacher.