MARKED [namjin+taekook fanfic]

Chapter-3

Seokjin was hanging out at Yoongi's place on a Saturday afternoon when a very excited Taehyung barged in without knocking.

"Just because you know the passcode doesn't mean you don't knock," Yoongi said while cleaning up the coffee he spilled on the floor because of Taehyung's unannounced arrival.

"Sorry hyung" Taehyung bent down and picked up the empty glass and took it to the kitchen to wash it.

"Why are you here?" Seokjin asked his brother.

"To give you this" Taehyung dried his hands quickly and opened his backpack. He took out a sheet of paper and handed it to his brother who looked at him quizzically.

Seokjin scanned the piece of paper and sighed. It was Taehyung's exam result and miraculously his brother had managed to somehow score an A which meant Taehyung was going to start his tantrum again after staying quiet for an entire week.

"So? Now can I get a tattoo?" Taehyung asked his elder brother.

Seokjin rubbed his temples, "You can ask for anything except this"

"How about a piercing? On the eyebrow? Or maybe my tongue?"

"Why do you want tattoos and piercings huh? I thought you hated all this"

"Hyung please let me get me one tattoo. Just one" Taehyung pleaded.

"Why are you refusing by the way? Isn't that your job?" Yoongi sat down on the couch and questioned his friend. "Why are you so against tattoos?"

"Look. Once you get ink on yourself, there is no going back. It's permanent." Seokjin calmly explained to his brother.

"I know hyung and I want one please" he pleaded with puppy dog eyes.

"Come on Jin. It's just a tattoo" Yoongi tried to persuade him.

Seokjin nodded, "Fine. But only one"

"Yay thanks hyung" Taehyung screamed, high-fiving Yoongi.

....

Taehyung showed his brother a reference picture on his phone.

"Not a chance. That's a sleeve tattoo and I'm not doing it on your arm" Seokjin shook his head and glared at his brother.

"But hyung you said one tattoo! This is one tattoo!"

"No, there's probably more than twenty tattoos inked to look like one."

Taehyung pouted, "Fine, I'll choose something else"

Taehyung flipped through the pages that were full of cute tiny tattoos before he came across something he liked and grinned at his brother.

"Can I get this?" He showed Seokjin the picture, earning a nod in return.

....

Seokjin cleaned the patch of freshly inked skin and applied a soothing cream on it.

"You can open your eyes now Tae. It's done"

Taehyung relaxed and slowly opened his eyes, tears still dripping down his face. The entire time he was screaming and crying.

"I told you it would be painful"

Taehyung didn't say anything and got up from his chair. He looked at the tattoo that was red and sniffed.

"It hurt but it's worth it. Thanks, hyung" He smiled at his brother after wiping his eyes.

"You forgot to pay mister" Seokjin sarcastically called out after his brother who rolled his eyes and walked out of the tattoo parlor.

....

Taehyung was walking towards his locker the next day when a voice called out to him. He turned and was met with the dark brown eyes of a very hot guy, making him freeze on the spot and drop his books.

"Hey, Taehyung" The guy picked up all of his books and handed them to the boy who was staring at him wide-eyed, still frozen.

"Hi?" He waved his hands in front of his face which brought Taehyung out of his trance.

"H-hey!" He stuttered.

"Do you take Lit. class? I thought I saw you leaving the lecture hall"

Taehyung nodded his head vigorously, "Y-yeah I do."

Jungkook smiled. "Me too. How come I only noticed you today?" He tilted his head and looked at Taehyung who turned a deep shade of red.

"I've seen you before" Taehyung mumbled. He can't tell Jungkook that he never pays attention in their literature class, instead just stares at this handsome boy and also that he has Jungkook's timetable memorized, can he?

Jungkook's eyes traveled down to Taehyung's arms and widened. Before Taehyung could understand what was happening, Jungkook took his arm and caressed the red skin that surrounded the tattoo.

"This is recent" he looked up at Taehyung whose face was burning up. His crush just touched him!

"Yeah I got it yesterday"

Jungkook studied the half-moon design that morphed into a flower. "It's beautifully made. Where did you get this from?"

"My brother owns a tattoo parlor," Taehyung said and for some reason talking to Jungkook was much easier than he had thought.

"Your brother is a tattoo artist? How cool is that!" He exclaimed making Taehyung chuckle.

"Do you want to come to visit his studio after classes end?" Taehyung had no idea why he asked his crush to accompany him to his brother's shop this randomly when today was the first time they had ever had a convo.

"I mean if you want-"

"I would love to!" Jungkook giggled. He looked adorable smiling with his bunny teeth and Taehyung cooed at him mentally.

"Meet me here as soon as the last bell rings"

Taehyung's tattoo