BTS Christmas One Shots ✓ [Completed]

4 - A 'V'eautiful Christmas (KTH)

A/n:
For Lil D_Kay: Kim Taehyung (BTS V) - Romantic Christmas tale with a Happy Ending

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December 20th, 2023.
Taehyung's POV
Taehyung's kitchen

"It's five days until Christmas Tae! And it's that time of the year again!" Jimin says to me in a sing-song voice, as he cut through the emerald green festive gift wrap. I watched as the scissors slid smoothly through the foil gift wrap and smiled at my best friend, but then looked away quickly.

"Tae! We need to go skiing this year!" Jimin hyung continues persistently. "I'm sure everyone will be excited to go on a trip to the mountain side."

"Hyung, I don't know if I feel up for it this year. Let's just stay in Seoul and you and Yoongi hyung can help me make a nice roast turkey." I suggested, hoping he'd notice my lack of enthusiasm.

I looked out the window at the snow that fell as we sat together in the warmth of my kitchen. The large oak kitchen table was conveniently positioned beside the window, where I could hide behind the curtains to watch people as they walked by on the street.
Thus, it was relatively easy to tune out my annoyingly peppy friend.

'The truth is, I don't like Christmas... I don't hate it. I just don't like it anymore.'

Usually, I would be excited for the 'build up' to Christmas.

I would look forward to seeing the stores in the CBD and shopping malls decorating their shop windows, and I enjoyed listening to the Christmas songs, which shop owners in the CBD, had blared through speakers, from each store as I walk along the promenade. I even enjoyed looking at the different gift sets they had trending for the year.
Yet, when December 24th finally makes it's way, I just feel meh about the holiday.

And I simply can not help it.

Growing up, it was all about Santa Claus and presents, bright lights and food. Nowadays, as an adult male of twenty seven (almost twenty-eight), and eligible for marriage, Christmas is more about couples and romance.

The food I enjoyed very much. The romance... not so much.

'And that is what irritates me the most.' I think silently to myself.

I don't have anyone special in my life. And I guess I've never had a girlfriend long enough to actually have a partner for Christmas. Mysteriously, for some reason or the other, either they break up with me or I leave them.

Also, I haven't dated many girls either. Most of the time I prefer to be on my own. Other times, I prefer hanging out with Jungkook or the hyungs or all seven of us together.

And this alone has earned me an earful of insults and chiding from my parents.

Because, you see, my best friend, Jimin, who is the same age as me, has a family of his own. Jimin hyung has got a lovely wife and two children. If that wasn't already bad enough, Yoongi hyung is engaged and so is Hoseok hyung.