BREAKING RULES

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A/N: okayyy first of all hahahah I attached a video link! Please do play it while reading this chapter it was actually a filipino song— but I search a lyrics with translation so my beloved international readers could understand it ~ also for my kabayan 💕 (alam ko knowings niyo itu pambansang awit sa tektok charot!) so yeahh enjoyyy reading ~ 💕✨

Taehyung was now back to his bed resting while Jungkook... he went out the older's room to do the laundry and cleaning...

He need to stay for today again... as the older was not fully recovered yet. What he was doing right now for Taehyung is totally nothing— this is still not enough for all of the help that the older gave him— he actually enjoy being here and the one who takes care the older. For some reason he felt like this was mutualism. Where he depends on him when he needs him and him right now helping Taehyung at the most he can do for him. He thinks that it was the right thing... as he can consider that him and Taehyung were actually friends.

"Can I be Taehyung? Just Taehyung—"

Those words suddenly rings to his thoughts... it was what Taehyung said awhile ago while he was eating his breakfast.

"Can you stay with me?"

Of course Jungkook agreed he will stay with him— and that made the younger blushed— it was just him and Taehyung right now... like he realizes it late... but him inside a one room with his crush — yes he confirms it finally. He knows he was starting to feel like he was having a crush to him... the problem is... Taehyung shouldn't know or notice it...

No strings attached

For the younger— he is still no candy girl. He was just Jungkook who asked a handsome man help because it is the best... even if them started growing closer— Even if he find his self starting to grow a feelings he need to... hide it. Because at the end of the day... there will be an ending for them— and he doesn't want to end it so quick— not because he wants more money... but Taehyung just him being with Taehyung. He smiled bitterly—

He again touched the older's forehead to check if he still have some fever— he smiled softly. "Now you feeling better." Jungkook said smiling.

"I hope you can tell me why you are crying... I want to be someone who you can lean on." Jungkook muttered then smiled. He stood up carrying the laundry basket—

"Tahanan." His mother read a word, a 16 years old Taehyung then looked at her.

"It is such a beautiful filipino word I learned back when me and your dad visited the Philippines." She started.

"What does it mean?" Taehyung asked.

"It means home... where people live permanently... family." She answered smiling. "Something we don't have." Taehyung answered.

His mother pouts. "How could you—" she said dramatically. "Why mom?" Taehyung asked.

"I'm here— when I was there they told me it doesn't matter if it is a complete family or a broken family... Tahanan or home is a place where we feel safe, where we feel loved unconditionally, without barriers, without restrictions and without judgment... we are accepted— by who we are not by what we are." His mother explains it beautifully... "don't you feel safe with eomma's hug?" She asked being the clingy mother of Kim Taehyung.

"I feel safe when you are around mom— so please stay with me for a very long time!" Taehyung answered smiling back to his mom then hugged her.

Taehyung woke up past lunch— he went downstairs to check if Jungkook was still around and he found him at the living room looking at some of the photo albums he have...

Jungkook finished doing the laundry and cleaning Taehyung's house— he saw a photo album under the center table— he smiled. "It's okay to check it right?" Jungkook muttered and sits on the sofa comfortably before getting the photo album.

He opened the photo album and there he saw a note...

I hope whenever you open this you will only remember the happy moments of your life... - Love, Mama.

Jungkook then realized something he haven't met any of Taehyung's parents... as soon as he flips the next page of the photo album... a picture of a beautiful woman was there... he looks like Taehyung... and Jungkook knows right that moment he is Taehyung's mother.

"This is the famous Kim Taehyung's mother." Jungkook mumbles— he was surprised that Taehyung's mother was the definition of gorgeous. "Thank you for bringing this man in this world— he is my savior by the way." Jungkook muttered before he flips it to the next page.

He then flipped on the second page— and there he saw Taehyung's baby pictures... he can see that he was loved by his mom... he smiled softly seeing those pictures... he then flipped again on the next page... he was truly amazed and adored the older's youth... he saw a picture of a man— and there he is sure that it was Taehyung's father— he sighed... I don't know much about him...

"I want to know more about you hyung..." he mumbled again...

"Do you?" Taehyung asked looking at the younger staring right to Jungkook's beautiful doe eyes— Jungkook was surprised and now cheeks are crimson red because, Taehyung heard him.

"Oh— hm... yeah." Jungkook answered shyly.

"Do you accept my flaws? Do you accept me just being Kim Taehyung?" Taehyung asked smiling weakly.

"Kim Taehyung is weak... Kim Taehyung is full of flaws and insecurities... Kim Taehyung is scared of being lonely..." the older muttered still looking at Jungkook. Jungkook smiled at him and he swear— Jungkook's smile gives him some hope.

"I do. I accept you whoever you are— I want to support and I want you to lean on me whenever you are tired of everything." Jungkook answered then walked to the older where he was standing. "So don't be scared of showing me who you are." Jungkook said then smiled.

There at that moment— Taehyung looked at Jungkook's eyes that holds million stars in the galaxy— the younger was looking at him full of warmth... Taehyung then pulled the younger by his waist to hug him... and there Jungkook can feel some warm tears on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry if you are seeing this Kim Taehyung..." Taehyung muttered. "Aye — hyung. You've seen me at my worst too... I mean you've observed me when I was at my worst. And you gave me help without me asking... to you even if I pushed you away you still insisted to help me..." Jungkook muttered. "So please don't be sorry if you are crying— crying is an emotion that we all experienced. You are human too..." Jungkook added. As he made small circles at the older's back to calm him. "Thank you Jungkook. Thank you so much..."

Tahanan or home is a place where we feel safe, where we feel loved unconditionally, without barriers, without restrictions and without judgment... we are accepted— by who we are not by what we are.

I think I found my home, mom.

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