𝐓𝐀𝐄𝐊𝐎𝐎𝐊. Where Taehyung's and Jeongguk's relationship is all about sweet and sour candies. Somewhere sweet and precious, somewhere sour and hurtful.
They both are cousins. Grew up together, went through beautiful and tragedic times together.
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Does it matter; just how and where Taehyung had been spending his boring and sad, lonely days after Jeongguk left? He too doesn't have any idea about it; he just feels like his life is going on slowly and steadily—along with his brother who has engaged himself in two part time jobs that earn them around a good amount of money to survive.
Jeongguk hasn't reached out to him at all since the day he went away and Taehyung is sure that the older must be flying to Canada by tomorrow morning.
He misses that man a bit too much for his sake and he doesn't even know just how to handle the turmoil of emotions bubbling inside his chest. His mum is gone, his brother is busy and even Yoongi is gone to Daegu to meet his extended family.
He even tried calling his Jeonggukie; millions and thousands of times but there hasn't been any response or communication from the older. At this point, he must be sounding a bit too desperate and like someone who has issues—but he really feels like he's been standing at a cliff with chilled breeze flowing around him from each and every direction.
"Taehyungie?" Standing by the window of his room; he hears his brother's voice. Guess the older is back home by exactly 11:30 pm.
Instinctively, he gets his steps to move towards his brother—to the living room before he approaches and gets himself engulfed in his brother's embrace.
"Mhm? You didn't sleep yet?" Seokjin questions; his fingers caressing the back of Taehyung's head and voice just as soft as Taehyung's late mother.
"I just came home hyungie, and I didn't feel like going to bed without seeing you safe in bed.." maybe it's his fear and anxiety, more like trauma speaking but he wasn't lying or exaggerating at all.
"How was your day, baby? Are you tired?" They walk into Seokjin's room as the older moves to get his night suit from his cupboard whereas Taehyung goes back to sit on his bed, snuggling in Seokjin's blanket.
"It was tiring and...and lonely. I didn't feel happy at all hyungie and even—even our teacher gave us so many projects and assignments..I'm scared and nervous about it..how am I going to manage it all hyungie..?" The tiredness and anxiety is evident in his voice. His tone seems too out of tune for Seokjin to not worry about it.
"This is the reason why I told you to not indulge in this job nonsense. I think I'm earning quite well for both of us, baby." He says as he sits down right beside Taehyung's laying figure on his bed.
"But I too wanna help and the money I earn helps us out for those extra expenses hyungie..and if not that then I guess it might help me to save up for our future no?"
"That might be true but hyungie is here to worry about our future right—"
"I know! But if you kept looking after them how would you spend time for yourself too? And how'd I get mature and independent if you keep pampering me hyungie?
