VENOM | TAEHYUNG

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Taehyungs pov:
19 : 21

"Drunk and nasty!", jungkook chimed while gulping down his 5th beer. He was far too excited and loud for the town bar. The people living here were much more hushed than us city dwellers. "C'mon joonie and taetae , get wasted ", he lift his bottle and went back to sipping. With a sigh, I take a sip of the whiskey. I was practically forced to come out with these 2 nut jobs. My mind drift now and then to Anastasia. I would have been better off with her. Memories of me expressing my emotions were wrecking me. I did not regret it but it made me feel all soft and icky. She just had this aura about her. I could be myself.

"What's on your mind?", joon broke my focus. "Sleep", I deadpan as we shift our gaze to jungkook who was ordering more alcohol. "How's work?", he sipped on his cocktail, so fucking gay. "I get to work from home most days ", I answer. "Kook said you got a girlfriend. You should have brought her for this trip", he smiled. I knew joon, he was making conversation , trying to piece together a puzzle he invented in his head. "She's working", I mutter and down the whiskey. "What job does she do?", he pry. "Okay joon. You've been weird all day. This morning at breakfast, you kept speaking to me about random shit. Now, you're asking about my girl. What the fuck do you want? If you're trying to bond, it's not working. The two of us have lost many years of trying to fix this so called brother bond", I snap. I couldn't hold in the anger anymore. I hate when people hover , especially my brothers who have never been there for me. They have made my childhood a living nightmare!

"Chill out", he waved his hands in the air. "Im back bitches", Kool returned,  placing down the case of beers and a bottle of whiskey. "Joonie, have beers. Cocktails are for girls", he snort and sat with a thud. "I'll stick to this", joon rolled his eyes and continued sipping. Fuck — I was only here because mother wanted us to hang out. I didn't want to be here. I just couldn't say no to her...not after I lashed out at the Christmas supper.

The sound of my phone vibrating made me shift my focus to it.

Kitten :
How's the hangout?

I tried my best not to smile while responding. This girl had me hooked. I was always one who could contain and control emotions. I'm a fucking pro infact. Yet — I just couldn't hide the real me around her.

Me :
I want to go back
to my fucking apartment

Kitten:
try to have fun

Me:
With you?

"No phones!", jungkook yelled. I almost drop my phone. "What the fuck", I grit my teeth. "This is not a fucking club. Can you behave?", I tap my hand on the table trying to get him to stop laughing. Jungkook was lightweight, he could not handle alcohol. "Are you texting Paige?", he smirked. "No" , I groan and pour myself another glass of whiskey. "Do you like this girl?", joon asked. I sigh heavily. I just want to go home. "Well if you're fond of her. She needs to come home. Jungkook is going to propose soon". The glass stopped inches from my lips. Propose? My eyes meet joons and he was just staring. Why? Did he expect some reaction? I take the sip and place the glass down. "Congrats", was all I could think of mumbling. "Joonie is being a bitch. I can't propose yet. I haven't met her parents", kook whined. Ofcourse she won't introduce him. Firstly, her cunt father had run off long ago, leaving her to pay debts and her mother was sick in bed. Her life was fucked up, yet she smiles so beautifully. "Sometimes I feel that we've grown apart. I love her, I have no idea why she's so distant. We don't even fuck", he blurt and choked on his beer. Joon raised a brow, "what do you mean?". Jungkook was laughing like an idiot. Everyone was looking at our table. "We haven't had sex yet. I will wait until she's ready. I will never rush her ", he pout. "She's on the birth control pills. I saw them this morning ", joon said without hesitation. I could feel the heat rise in my cheeks. Never in my fucking life have I ever been this uncomfortable.  "Birth control? Fuck,  do you think she's ready for me?", Kook swooned at the thought. My eyes shift to joon who was staring back. It's like a flip had switched in his mind.