Please Love Me Again | Taejin ✓

1. Childhood Lovers

15 years ago. Seoul High School.

The sun shone above the fresh green lawn, almost blinding- as the sun rays hit the glossy, shiny blades of the long strands of grasses on the ground.

It's such a beautiful day, Taehyung thought - as today marks his last day of high school. It is their graduation ceremony, and he's beyond excited to go to college because he has planned for this new chapter in his life almost his whole senior year.

Taehyung has been admitted to Seoul National University to take a business management degree with his long-term boyfriend, Jin. And this is mostly the reason why he's beyond excited as ever.

Jin is Taehyung's childhood sweetheart. They already had a mutual understanding since middle school that they are attracted to each other, which led them to being lovers and boyfriends eventually. Now, they've been together for five years already, and Taehyung knows for sure that Jin is his forever.

Taehyung took Jin's hand - pulling him to the middle of the school garden to take pictures with their friends.

"Happy graduation guys!! Hey Jungkook-ah!! C'mon, let's use your DSLR for a group photo! That'll be nice and HD!" Taehyung said cheerfully to his best friend. Jin just followed behind him, then he removed his toga cap as he felt so hot due to the sun's intense heat.

When Taehyung turned around, he softly said to Jin with a smile, "Baby, put on your cap. We'll take a photo."

"But it's super hot here! Can we just go inside please?" Jin pouted annoyingly.

"This will be quick, baby. Just put it on, okay?" Taehyung said, then he turned around again to chat with their friends.

"Yah, Yoongi!" Jungkook shouted. "Let go of Hobi for a while, y'all can fuck later!!" Hobi quickly pulled back from making out with Yoongi, then he blushed a little.

"Did you tell them?!" Hobi asked softly to his boyfriend.

"That you did it already?! Yeah, we kinda know!" Jungkook answered.

"Shut it, Kook!" Yoongi hissed. Then Hobi walked closer to Jin, feeling embarrassed in their group, so he embraced his best friend's arm tightly.

"That's fine, Hobi. We already expected that when both of you turned eighteen last week." Jin said softly.

"Yeah, it's okay, babe. Don't mind Kook, he's just envious coz he's still a virgin!" Yoongi glared at Jungkook.

"That's right. No need to feel shy about it. Jin and I are expected to do that too very soon. And you know, it's gonna be even better - college dorm rooms!!" Taehyung said, he chuckled a bit with Jungkook who gave him a high five.

"Tae! Would you please be quiet?!!" Jin snapped.

"Okay, okay. Sorry! Now, c'mon! Let's just have one photo then we're off to our family gathering." Taehyung said happily. "My parents booked a restaurant with Jin's parents. They're already getting used to being in-laws." He chuckled.

"Wow, nice bro!" Yoongi said. "As for Hobi's parents, I still need to work a bit more to get on his dad's good side. But nevertheless, we'll get there too, I'm sure!"

"Of course, bro! Our relationships already stood the test of time! Right, baby?!" Taehyung said, pulling Jin to him by the waist.

Jin slightly smiled at Taehyung, but he quickly avoided his gaze as he turned to look on the ground.

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At the dinner table, Taehyung was laughing almost the whole time as he chats with Jin's dad. They've been talking about what their expectations are in college, and Taehyung was too excited to share everything that's in his mind.