AGAINST THE ODDS | KV ✓

Chapter 27 - Close

"Why are you staring at me?" Taehyung laughs as he wipes the dishes he had washed minutes ago after dinner —they have decided that they'd cook and wash dishes alternatively and have been following this for the past week— looking back at the alpha that was laying on the couch who continues to stare at him.

"Just getting used to not being alone." Jungkook answers, hands intervened over his stomach. "Feels good."

Sighing, the omega looks back again over his shoulder. "Oh." He breathes out because he really doesn't know what he could have answered.

"Can you finish it up quickly and hold me for a while?" Jungkook asks and Taehyung turns back again staring at the alpha but the older isn't looking at him, rather just staring up at the ceiling.

"Are you okay?" Taehyung says voice akin to a whisper, speeding up the process as he wipes the bowls. "You can talk about it to me."

"I'm fine. I just wanna hold you." Jungkook says his voice is so soft and low that Taehyung feels his heart sink. 

Then and there he just keeps the wet plates on their places so he could be sooner in Jungkook's arms, once done he quite literally throws off the rubber gloves and walks towards Jungkook laying beside the alpha on the couch.

Jungkook adjusts himself so he has his face snuggled in the omega's neck and Taehyung wraps his arms around the older's neck to hold him close against his chest, sighing at the feeling of the older's arm around his waist pulling him in closer.

With a leg hiked up over Jungkook's waist, Taehyung pushes himself even closer to Jungkook fluttering his eyes close when the alpha breathes against his neck.

They lay for minutes, just feeling each other's warmth, Taehyung plays with Jungkook's hair, threading his hair through the long ebony locks loving the softness against his touch.

It is clear that there is something bothering Jungkook but Taehyung doesn't pressure the alpha to talk to him. Their relationship is still very new. They've made mistakes and forgiven each other through it, just learning and growing together so that they can be better people for each other.

But that doesn't stop him from hoping someday when Jungkook would open up without being questioned and they would share their problems with absolute no hesitation.

After all, just being in love never works, being together means so much more than whispers of heartfelt I love yous and kissing, it's so much more than that and Taehyung understands it.

Either way, they have their whole life to live together, at some point Taehyung is sure that they would somehow make it through with absolute perfection.

"Taehyung-shi," Jungkook whispers and Taehyung hums, "you didn't give me the list yet."

"List?" Taehyung is confused for a few seconds before he finally realizes and giggles. "Oh, at the end of the day I thought I'll leave it up to you."

"I only have one in mind though." Jungkook says snuggling closer as Taehyung tilts his head to give Jungkook more space.

"Oh," Taehyung inhales a deep breath resting his chin over Jungkook's head, fingers now pressing over random spots over the alpha's nape, "what is that?"

Jungkook leans back lips pressing against his skin at the omega and when Taehyung feels kisses being littered around his jaw he feels his bones melt. "Love." He whispers against the blonde's skin. "Because that's how I feel being with you."

"That's…" Taehyung tears up, his throat feels heavy as he holds Jungkook tighter against him if possible, "it's nice, I would love that."

Grinning, Jungkook sits up and maneuvers Taehyung on his lap holding his mate close to his heart. "It's also really special to me because my mother used to call my father that." He sighs, his hand still around the omega's waist.