Fanmade|TK

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TAEHYUNG

Had I known he'd be here, I would have chosen option number one.

I felt my heart speed up by the unexpected encounter. While my heart always skips a beat when simply seeing Jungkook anyway, it never beat this fast before. "What are you doing here?"

He seemed to be as surprised to see me. "Couldn't sleep."

"Same," I responded, walking around the kitchen counter to grab myself my own glass and fill it with water.

I tried to avoid his eyes when drinking, though I glanced at him once and caught him already looking at me. "W-what is?"

"Why are you wearing a jacket?" He asked, looking at my outfit. I should feel embarrassed for wearing pajamas and an oversized jacket in front of my crush, but next to my crush, this is also my best friend Jeon Jungkook. So I never really care, he had seen me in all possible phases of emotions anyways. Besides... in love.

I tried to muster a smile. "Wanted to take a walk."

"In the middle of the night?" His voice was sterner than I though it would be.

"Yeah and?"

"It's freezing and it's dark. It could be dangerous,too," Jungkook reasoned and for obvious reasons, his concern made me feel lighthearted. Though his eyes were pinning me down in a serious manner.

I brushed his words off with a laugh. "This isn't the first time I go on a walk like this." I thought that would relax him and make him give up on this topic, but one look in his face told me it made it even worse.

"You do this often? Why don't you tell me?"

Because, I usually use this kind of walk to keep my thoughts from drifting towards you. "Didn't know I am obligated to tell you everything I do."

My answer didn't seem to have pleased him, but he did relax. His shoulders fell back.

Please stop this torture.

"I'll be back in a second, wait here," he suddenly said, trotting towards the door. I looked after him surprised.

"Where are you going?" I asked, seriously confused, but once he turned around with a grin, I caught up on what he was planning.

"I'm going to grab my jacket."

And he was gone, leaving me baffled. Baffled, but also a little happy.

Although I told myself that I should be avoiding him, a walk outside won't hurt, will it? Besides, there's nothing wrong about taking a walk in the middle of the night with my best friend.

He came back, a black puffer jacket wrapping him up real nice. There's something about Jungkook in his oversized clothes that just makes him so endearing.

I shook that thought off and realized I was looking at him for too long. I placed my empty glass on the kitchen counter. "You don't have to come with me."

He smiled. That damned bunny smile.

"A walk through the dark, freezing, dangerous night isn't that bad. I always wanted to do that."

The premise behind his sarcastic voice didn't go past me. "Don't pretend like you never take walks at night." I crossed my arms above my chest.

A grin lined up his lips, as he stepped closer. My heartbeat quickened, though I still tried to keep it cool. "I certainly don't take walks at night when I know I am going to be freezing my ass off," he explained, coming even closer.

He suddenly lifted his arms around me and I froze, unable to comprehend what was happening. Until I saw the piece of brown fabric he was holding, that was soon wrapped around my neck, covering a part of my chin too. He brought me a scarf. He put a scarf on me.

My heart accelerated as the closeness became a little too much. Luckily he wasn't looking at my face, but at the scarf as he adjusted it a little. If he did look at my face, I would have been on the floor due to weak knees.

"All done. Don't want you to get cold, right?" He said, the tone in his voice making me choke on air. Our eyes locked, while his hands were still holding onto the scarf.

Weak knees. Mayday, mayday.

A moment passed. Two moments passed. Moments, where everything else seemed to be so meaningless, besides those brown eyes, that stared back at me. Moments where my heartbeat seemed to explode.

But those moments where gone when he looked away, taking a safe step back.

My gut wrenched. There was regret in his face as he took that step back. As if he realized, that what he just did was a huge mistake.

It was.

But I don't want him to think that.

"Thank you," I mustered after some time, "I really appreciate it, though I think I don't want to go for a walk anymore." There is one right thing to do in a situation like this. Leave. Avoid.

"Why not?" He asked. I wondered if he asked out of pity, or because he genuinely had wanted to go on a walk with me. His voice could have indicated both.

"You're right, it's cold and late. We have a fan meeting tomorrow." I reminded him, but also myself.

"You're right. It wouldn't be smart to catch a cold just before a fan meet," he responded, to my relief and dismay.

A hum went past my lips. I grabbed the scarf, unwrapped it around my neck and handed it back to him. I couldn't look into his eyes. "I don't need it anymore. Thank you."

I forced a smile. This interaction wasn't helping my earlier dilemma at all.

He took the scarf, wordlessly.

"Good night, Tae," he said.

I nodded. "Good night," I whispered back, before walking out of the kitchen and then up the stairs, back to my room where I put the jacket off and cuddled myself next to Jimin into the blanket.

Heart empty, head full.