Starlight and Petals (taekook)

12: Torpid

Author's pov:

Jungkook stared into nothingness, lost in thought as he sat on the patio chair in his garden. Jimin, Eunwoo, Jaehyun, and Mingyu had been hovering around him since morning, having heard about the incident at Taehyung's shop from Jaehyun.

"Will you tell us what was going on in your head to let him kiss you"? Do you hate him or do you still love him?" Jimin leaned forward, his relaxed posture gone. Jungkook sighed, rubbing his palms over his face.

"he wanted to prove something, he kissed him, don't blame this on taehyung" jaehyun retort and Eunwoo slaps his thigh, a silent plea to keep his mouth shut in front of jimin.

don't side taehyung, Infront of jimin , the first rule Eunwoo already had said .

"you better keep your mouth shut" jimin shouts and jaehyun sighs.

"You've all been civil to Taehyung. You've had dinner with him, visited his grandma in the hospital and Eunwoo is handling her case, and even gone to his shop. But you haven't told us anything about it! Now this mess has happened, and you let things go too far. So zip it and don't take Taehyung's side, at least not in front of me," Jimin shouted, his anger evident. The four guys hung their heads to avoid any wrangle.

"what about you----did not you said that you want to see his grandma too"? Eunwoo revert and jimin get worked up about the secret reveal.

"you bitc---"

"Shut up you all, and leave me alone," he muttered, burying his face in his hands. Eunwoo stood up, frustration evident in his voice.

"For fuck's sake... if you love him, tell him. We won't judge you-in fact, we'd be happy for you. Taehyung is a really nice guy," Eunwoo said. Jungkook and Jimin exchanged glances, while the doctor shrugged.

"He cheated on him, for God's sake, Eunwoo. Use your brain, once a cheater will always be cheater" Jimin groaned, standing up and walking closer to Eunwoo.

"He's incapable of love-he'll cheat again if he wants to. That's what he said. He knows Sehun loves him, yet he said he'd find someone else if he couldn't satisfy his... desires," Jungkook trailed off, his hand falling limply to his thigh.

Jimin and Mingyu scoffed in disbelief as Jaehyun sighed. Eunwoo returned to his chair and took Jungkook's hand.

"Leave him alone. Let him live his life. I'll talk to Sehun if that's what you want. Wasn't that why you went to see him in the first place?, i know Sehun is good pal of ours" Eunwoo pressed, but Jungkook only glared at him, his eyes filled with pain.

"Taehyung isn't like that. He was probably just trying to push you away," Jaehyun insisted, looking at Jungkook, who closed his eyes. Jimin groaned, slapping his forehead.

"Jaehyun, shut up," Jimin and Mingyu shouted in unison. Jaehyun slammed his cup on the table, stood up, and grabbed his bag.

"Don't call me for anything else," he said, ignoring their protests as he stormed out, Eunwoo and jimin call after him while Mingyu practically ran after him.

"See, because of Taehyung, we're all going to kill each other," Jimin said, arms crossed. Eunwoo had reached his limit.

"He didn't come to the hospital last night. Maybe he was upset too," Eunwoo countered, looking at Jungkook, who finally met his gaze.

"Stop talking about him. I hate him," Jungkook declared, turning and walking away, leaving Eunwoo and Jimin alone with their thoughts.

Jimin and Mingyu stayed with Jungkook, while Eunwoo left to find Taehyung. As he drove, his mind raced. He couldn't bear to see Jungkook broken again. He'd witnessed firsthand how much Jungkook could suffer. Eunwoo didn't hate Taehyung; in fact, he empathized with him. But Jungkook was his priority, and he wouldn't stand by and let anything harm him. Taehyung needed to understand that. His car pulled up in front of Taehyung's shop.