Jungkook woke up to the delicious smell of waffles and bacon. He stretches a bit before getting on his feet and made his way to the kitchen. He had to rub his eyes a few more times before getting a clear view of your back... in his shirt and nothing else below.
The joggers he lent you was too big and uncomfortable. Since his shirt goes down to below your mid-thighs, you thought it was okay to just wear the shirt instead.
You're humming to Circles by Post Malone as you flipped the bacon strips. Having airpods on and the sizzling sound of frying made you unaware of your surroundings.
Jungkook sat on a stool by the kitchen island, looking at the pile of waffles on a plate. He sat there for a few more minutes until you finally twirled around holding another plateful of bacon.
You were totally caught off guard and jumped up in surprise, seeing Jungkook with his sleepy eyes. "Geez Kook... you almost gave me a heart attack." You blurt out before setting the plate on the table.
"Are we inviting neighbors over for breakfast?" He asked teasingly at how much food you prepared.
"I just cooked for everyone..." You bite your lower lip and realized his parents are usually on business trips. "Oh no... they're not here?" You asked in dismay.
Jungkook clicked his tongue and nodded before getting up to get plates from the cupboard. "It's okay, I can take some to Taehyung later."
"Any plans for today?" He suddenly asked in between munching, looking at you from across the kitchen counter as you struggle to sit on the bar stool.
"Not really... I'll probably hang out by the pool or just watch something on Netflix." You said, still struggling to get your butt on the seat. You were about to give up and just stand while eating when strong hands suddenly made their way under your elbows, lifting you effortlessly so your ass can reach the chair.
Instead of going back to his side of the counter, he sat right beside you and reached out for his plate, getting back to eating. You both sat there in silence, eating away the breakfast you prepared before heading home.
Come to think of it, he's a bit similar with your Yoongi hyung in so many aspects but a bit more chatty and awkwardly sweet. He would nudge the maple syrup your way without saying a word. He also made you iced coffee, maybe he knows you hate milk?
The moment you enter the front door to your house, silence was thick in the air. No trace of breakfast in the kitchen and no sign of life in the hallways.
Passing by your parents room, you were tempted to check if any of them slept there. It's been a week since either of them would go missing only to come back a few days after to get more stuff.
You nudge the door open and the room looked the same as you left it last night. The bed wasn't slept in and everything else was freakishly in place. Then you're reminded of how you lied to your friends to get them to agree to a sleepover, not knowing you only wanted company.
You headed to your room and took a quick shower. An hour later you're lying on your bed and realized you had your phone on silent the entire time.
You have tons of unread messages and missed calls, one of the many were from Yoongi hyung. You were about to hit call back when Jimin's call suddenly got through.
<📲 Mobile Conversation>
JIMIN: "F*ck Eun-Ji! What the hell happened last night?! We waited for hours but you never showed!"EUN-JI: "Good morning to you too..."
JIMIN: "Don't you get smart with me, I still hate you!"
EUN-JI: "Look, I'm sorry... I ran into trouble and I didn't want to involve you guys in it..."
JIMIN: "Oh shit... we're you busted?"
EUN-JI: "Yeah... big time."
JIMIN: "F*ck!... How did you get home? You're home now right?"
EUN-JI: "Yeah, I'm home... Listen, I'm really not in the mood to talk. I'll fill you in later okay?"
JIMIN: "Okay... call me anytime you're up for a chat."
You really wanted to tell Jimin everything but at that moment you heard that familiar argument brewing up in the hallway. Before things get thrown around with lots of insulting curses exchanged between your parents, you cut Jimin's call short.
You headed to your door and locked it before fishing out your headset. You went straight to your bathroom and reached for something under the sink.
Sitting on the toilet lid, you get the last stick, trap its edge between your lips and light the other end. You turn the music up and get high to drown out the sickening noise of your parents' endless fight.
Welcome to my life...
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🥹 "Poor Eun-Ji..."
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7 Years Apart
FanfictionEun-ji was the girl who lived next door and younger sister of Jungkook's friend. When her older brother went off to college, Yoongi asked Jungkook to look over her. What he didn't know was she's had a major crush on him for as long as she can rememb...