Petal | tk

Chapter 36: Penalty

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Trigger warning: blood and violence

Third Person POV

Taehyung completes the order of the bouquet slower than he usually does but it's needed because after the whole ordeal with the sweatshirt, his mind it still hazy and a bit out of it.

He knows it shouldn't be but he can't help and think about it from time to time and it always leaves him embarrassed, bothered and a little---too much lost in the fact that Jeongguk was right in his room again and so close to him.

He thought he was over being affected by Jeongguk but looks like he was extremely wrong.

Taehyung needs a distraction to not think about it or how he didn't need to cry about it because he promised he won't cry because of Jeongguk but he still needs to improve that.

Not to mention that asshole ex of his was here and it makes his mood very sour just to think of the audacity that man had to come to his shop and greet him like nothing happened.

"Tae, tulips!" Taehyung groans when he hears Yoongi because he wanted to not think of Jeongguk and Yoongi just yells something completely related to the said man.

"Just a moment." Taehyung calls back and begins to collect tulips. He does it as always and Yoongi takes them from him to obviously get them to Jeongguk. He doesn't know nor care how he does that but he knows Yoongi leaves right away everytime.

Taehyung smiles a little as he touches the petals of the white tulips and walks out of his counter to go to Yoongi but he halts when he sees Yoongi isn't alone.

Jeongguk stands in front of Yoongi's counter, looking at him now that he appears and Taehyung gulps, holds the flowers to his chest as his eyes meet Jeongguk's who doesn't look away.

Those obsidian eyes look at him with such depth that he's forced to look away from them.

"I thought you'd go." Taehyung says to Yoongi as he approaches his counter.

"I was but he was---".

"I don't care. Here are your flowers." Taehyung interrupts Yoongi and extends the flowers towards Jeongguk who glances at them and then back at Taehyung.

"Take them." Taehyung says when Jeongguk makes no move to hold them.

"Take them and go---".

Taehyung stops when Jeongguk holds the flowers from his hand, momentarily holds his hand too which makes Taehyung shudder a little as he lets his hand be engulfed by Jeongguk's even for a mere second.

When Jeongguk withdraws it, with the flowers successfully gone to their owner now, he still doesn't leave.

"Hyung, I need your help. The plants are withering a little and I've tried---".

"I gave you two journals on how to take care of them!" Jeongguk and Yoongi look at Taehyung in surprise for a moment, looking at his frowning face.

Taehyung seems to realise he shouldn't have been so invested in what happens to Jeongguk's plants and seeing a little amused smile on Jeongguk's lips, he glares at him and scoffs.

"I have work to do." Taehyung utters and turns around, stomping back to his own counter and Jeongguk watches him disappear, biting his lower lip to stop himself from smiling dumbly.