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23: soft

"What happened?"

That's the first thing Yoongi says after he and Jimin arrived at his house just like they said last night.

"What?" Jungkook frowned.

"Couldn't sleep?" Jimin asked, after they took off their shoes and walked inside.

Jungkook hummed, "kinda. Go wake Taehyung up. It seems he's still sound asleep."

"So, what's up with you?" Yoongi asked after Jimin went away and both him and Jungkook took a seat on the couch.

"I don't know. I was kinda really aware of the fact that my mate is sleeping in the same house and is so near to me, and you know how bitchy this bond can be so it kept on making me overthink stuff and I barely got any sleep."

Yoongi let out an amused chuckle, watching the other rant, "isn't this the first time you addressed Taehyung as your mate? Progress."

Jungkook glared, "shut up."

"Were both of you up doing something last night that you didn't sleep properly?"

"Park Jimin!"

Both of the boys turned around to see a laughing Jimin running down the stairs with an angry Taehyung following behind him.

"Nothing good ever comes out from that mouth of yours." Taehyung stopped by the couch, while the other male giggled from where he took a seat beside Yoongi.

Jimin side hugged his mate, "careful there, tae, you might offend my mate. He loves this mouth very much, you know."

Both Taehyung and Jungkook visibly cringed. "You are disgusting, shut up." Taehyung commented and turned his gaze towards his mate, both of them locking eyes with each other, and for a brief moment everything else seemed to slow down a little.

Jungkook looked away first, "so, well, do y'all want coffee? Toast?" He got up, "I'm gonna make some real quick." And walked towards the kitchen.

"Are you feeling any better?" Yoongi asked the other with a concerned gaze to which Taehyung smiled.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Taehyung stayed rooted for a few seconds and then looked at the other two, "I will go help him." And walked away as well.

Yoongi raised his eyebrow, "something changed, don't you think?"

Jimin nodded with a chuckle, "it definitely did."

Jungkook stepped into the kitchen, starting to prepare some quick toast, not really paying attention to anything other than the soft sound of Taehyung's footsteps behind him.

Taehyung walked in a few moments later, leaning against the kitchen counter. "Need help with that?" he asked, eyeing the toast.

Jungkook nodded absentmindedly, "Yeah, just grab the plates."

Taehyung nodded and moved to grab the plates from the cupboard, but as he turned around, his shoulder brushed against Jungkook's arm. The touch was light, but it sent a small jolt through Jungkook, and he could've sworn Taehyung felt it too.

The two exchanged an awkward glance, neither of them really knowing how to react to the situation. Taehyung broke the silence first with a quiet, "Sorry."

Jungkook chuckled softly, shaking his head. "It's fine."

There was another short silence before Jungkook spoke again. "So, uh... what else do you want for breakfast? I got eggs, we could make some scrambled ones too if you want."

Taehyung smiled slightly, a small, almost shy thing. "That sounds good."

Jungkook reached for the eggs, but this time, he wasn't as focused on the cooking as he usually was. He couldn't stop thinking about the way things had changed between them over the past couple of days. The way Taehyung was standing next to him, so close, but not saying anything, just... being there.