Vice

Chapter 17

The third day since the disastrous party had just begun, and Jungkook was hiding under his covers, trying to force his eyes shut.

It wasn't working very well since Seokjin was asleep next to him, also burrowed down under the blanket. He was mumbling something about ice skating, and the criminal thought he caught the phrase, "frozen lake of tea." He could have misheard, but whatever he said, Seokjin seemed very happy in his dream.

Since bringing Jinyoung back to the compound, they hadn't been able to get any information out of him. Nothing at all. And Jimin was trying really hard. It put Jungkook on edge, knowing that his enemies were planning something but not knowing exactly what. The criminal hasn't seen much of Namjoon, the doctor always seemed to be busy and he had taken to eating his meals alone and at very odd hours. Jungkook missed his friend's steady presence.

Thanks to Seokjin's efforts, the criminals project was finally ready. The main show would start at 9 tonight, but the hacker's program had been running since early yesterday. Seokjin said it "needed time to flirt with the defense system." Jungkook still didn't fully understand what that meant or how it worked, but he was certainly happy that nothing had gone wrong yet. He needed that file desperately.

That good news aside, he was starting to get very worried about what the end of the project would mean for him. Seokjin was under no obligation to stay at the mansion, no matter how badly Jungkook wanted him too. The hacker had asked to see the penthouse Jungkook mentioned, so the criminal was taking him there after breakfast. They were also stopping by Seokjin's hair salon so he could get his roots fixed.

It all felt so domestic to Jungkook. He wasn't used it, the idea of waking up with someone, doing errands with them and going on late night fast food runs. It was surprisingly nice to act his age for a change. He didn't want it to end.

Seokjin hadn't mentioned Jungkook's confession once, and that was bothering the criminal most of all. He hadn't said it back either. He wasn't sure why Seokjin had asked to begin with, but he thought the hacker would acknowledge it at the very least. Seokjin wasn't acting differently, it was like he just forgot.

Jungkook reached out to stroke Seokjin's cheek, smiling when his hacker nuzzled against his hand. He wanted to press kisses up and down Seokjin's slim body, take him out and show him off to the world, call him his beloved. He could do the first two, but not the last and that was what he wanted most. For Seokjin to be well and truly his.

"What time is it?" Seokjin mumbled, a very big yawn following his words. He stretched his hands over his head, so they stuck out from under the blanket, humming contentedly. "Late," Jungkook replied softly. It was warm and dark inside their blanket cocoon, but he knew if he peaked out, he would see bright sunlight streaming in through the windows.

"Mm... breakfast," Seokjin said, smiling sleepily and cracking one eye open. Some of his thoughts must have shown on the criminal's face, because Seokjin opened the other eye, sitting up a little as he asked, "Are you alright, baby?"

"Yeah, totally fine," Jungkook lied, trying to grin as convincingly as he could. "Good," Seokjin replied, rolling over and pouncing on the criminal, knocking the blanket onto the floor as he did so. They both blinked rapidly at the sudden brightness, Seokjin sitting on Jungkook's stomach and bouncing up and down.

"Soon our project will be finished, and I can drown myself in snacks and computer games!" his hacker was saying, tapping on the top of Jungkook's head. The criminal grabbed his wrists and pulled Seokjin down, so their chests were flush, cupping Seokjin's cheeks and kissing the tip of his adorable nose. "You're so confident, I hope it actually works and you're not all talk," he replied, grinning for real at Seokjin's offended gasp.