The Contract Of Love | jjk + kth

T W E N T Y F I V E

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Jeongguk wakes up in a cold sweat. His hands flew to the right side of the bed. As it met with the empty sheets, the hollow feeling inside his body grew hollower, more deeper than it already is. The familiar feeling of always having a certain someone on his bed now suddenly disappears and Jeongguk cannot get used to it.

Immediately he gets out of the bed, wearing his slippers as he runs his hands through his hair, pushing it back out of his face. Opening his bedroom door and walking out. He heads towards Taehyung's bedroom and sees the door is open but just from here he can see Taehyung's bed is made. He isn't here. Not in his bedroom at least. Without thinking he just goes towards the Living room.

He started to check the bathrooms and even the balcony. He wasn't there, he felt like a madman roaming around their apartment. The need to see Taehyung is making him go insane. The sound of the coffee maker hit his ears, it perked up instantly and he almost ran towards the kitchen. Jeongguk reached the kitchen and his eyes fell on the person he was looking out for all this time.

"You don't drink coffee." Jeongguk blurted out almost immediately. Taehyung who stood there, fully dressed up, looked a lot better than last night. He had showered, his face wasn't gloomy like it was yesterday and he wasn't wearing old clothes.

"I also don't like unwanted people in my place but here you are." Taehyung replied with a fake smile on his face. Jeongguk walked towards him but Taehyung stopped him with his hand motioning.

"Taehyung,I-"

"No. Just no, Jeongguk. I am not doing this. Not now, not ever again. I told you everything I wanted to say last night, there's nothing more to add to this conversation. Besides, I don't have time for you. I'm going out."

"where are you going??"

"none of your business." Taehyung said rudely.  He takes his cup of coffee and takes a sip. His face scrunched up in disgust immediately. Jeongguk finds it so adorable. Even right now he still cannot stomach it. Taehyung grabs his cup and drops the coffee down the drain into the sink.

Taehyung stands up straight, Facing Jeongguk again. He doesn't say a word and starts to walk past him. He is halted by Jeongguk grabbing his wrist and pulling him back. "Please don't leave."

"Leave my wrist, Jeongguk."

"I am not asking for any answers. I will give you space too if that's what you want but at least let me know where you are going?"

"Why should I Jeongguk? Do I need your permission to go out now?"

"You don't but I'm just worried okay. Just as a safety measure." Jeongguk pleads with him. Taehyung closes his eyes and sighs.

"Jihye and Ryo are here. They want to meet up with me so I'm going to them, happy? let me go now." Taehyung tells him and Jeongguk leaves his wrist. He looks at him one last time before he sighs and leaves the room. Jeongguk stands there, his feet digging deeper into the ground.

He remembers Taehyung's London friends. He faintly remembers really liking the girls but he definitely remembers he didn't like the ryo guy. Not only was he extremely smug, he had also dated Taehyung in the past and that is just something that doesn't sit right with him. He has an upper hand on him in a way and that irks him. Having Taehyung as a lover.

It is something he can have but does he deserve Taehyung? the same Taehyung who cares for him more than anyone else in his life right now. The same guy who has shown compassion for him, who has actually asked him what's wrong and just listened instead of giving out meaningless solutions or just turning the whole situation on him. Has he really fucked them up beyond repair?