Make You Know Love

Call Me Friend

"Call me friend but keep me closer" — Billie Eilish

Anastasia stumbled over herself the next morning, the measly 2 hours of sleep she got thanks to the boys, taking its toll. It was currently 6 in the morning and she had a class in an hour that she couldn't afford to miss. Luckily, she'd woken up to an empty bed, no snoring Jungkook beside her. As much as she'd love to wake up to him every morning, she knew it would only break her heart harder in the long run if she gave in to the fantasy.

Walking out of her room, she found Jimin spread out on her couch with a leg thrown over the back of it as he watched something on his phone.

"You're still up?" She croaked, afraid to look at herself in the mirror.

He hummed in confirmation, not looking up. Furrowing her brow, a thought occurred. How did none of them get jet lag? Unless delayed onset jet lag was a thing.

"Seokjin-hyung, Namjoon-hyung, Yoongi-hyung, and Hoseok-hyung all had schedules before coming to see me, so they've been here for like 3 weeks already," Jungkook explained later, when they met up on campus for lunch, "Taehyungie-hyung was jet-lagged and Jiminie-hyung always has a fucked sleep schedule"

She nodded, eyes following a group of people walking by.

"And Taz..." She turned back to Jungkook, who looked nervous as he fiddled with his lip ring.

"Hey, what's up?" She leaned forward to let him know she was listening.

"The landlady was pretty adamant about you leaving," He reluctantly explained.

Nodding in understanding, she sighed "I figured"

"But! Hobi-hyung talked her down from pressing for repair money," He looked more excited about this news. Anastasia was too, of course, but something was bothering her.

"Is she dumb?" She laughed, pulling back.

"Hobi-hyung is just very convincing," Jungkook snickered with a wink.

Her eyes widened comically, "He slept with her?!"

Jungkook's locks swished as he shook his head with a chuckle, "No, but he probably flirted enough that she thought he would"

Anastasia rolled her eyes, "He knows he didn't have to do that, right?"

Jungkook's smile fell as he stared intently at her, "And you know that if you're special to me, you're special to him, right? Whatever I'd do for you, they would too"

She pulled back, stunned, "Kook, I get that you guys have a unique bond, but that doesn't mean you all feel the same things"

It was his turn to roll his eyes, "When you care about someone that much, when you love them—when you'd do anything for them...the people they love, you love"

"What are you talking about? Jungkook that's...no," She shook her head. "That's not how it works"

He scowled, crossing his arms, "So you're telling me you didn't make the effort to get along with them because you knew they were important to me?"

She paused. He had a point... Still, what he was talking about was beyond anything she'd ever thought of doing.

"You're dumb," she huffed, giving in. A genuine smile brightened his features and she reminded herself, once again, not to stare like a lovestruck fool.

"Oh, also," He moved seats so he was closer and grabbed both of her hands. "Move in with me"

A startled laugh left her lips, "What?"