Forelsket || taekook

Chapter 74

Updates on the day Taejoon & jikook came back home!!! <3

Jungkook sat on a bench near the bus stand, just under a dim street light that flickered once in a while. It was late—way past dinner time—but he didn't care. He wasn't ready to go back to his dorm just yet. His mind was a mess. His chest felt heavy, and there was a tightness in his throat that wouldn't go away.

He looked tired—mentally, emotionally. His head was bent low, hands resting on his knees, fingers fidgeting. Anyone passing by would think he was waiting for someone or maybe just lost in thought. But inside, Jungkook was exhausted. The stress was too much.

The words Jae had said earlier were still echoing in his head.

"Stay away from that kind of crowd. Just be around normal people, okay?"

Normal. That one word had hit harder than anything else. What did that even mean? Was he not normal? Was loving someone like Taehyung not normal? Why did it hurt so much to just be who he was?

His phone vibrated in his pocket again. He slowly pulled it out, eyes still down, and saw the screen light up with Taehyung's name.

Hope <3 calling...

Jungkook stared at the screen for a few seconds before finally answering.

"Hello?" he said, his voice soft and almost shaky.

"Jungkook?!" Taehyung's voice was full of panic. "Where are you? I've been waiting for you. You just disappeared! Are you okay?"

Jungkook let out a long breath. "Yeah... I'm fine."

"You don't sound fine. Are you crying? bun"

"No... no, just tired," he lied, rubbing his eyes quickly. "I just needed a little break. That's all."

There was a short silence before Taehyung spoke again, this time more gently.

"Where are you now Bun?" he could hear the worry in elders voice.

"Just... sitting outside, the bus stand near college. There's this bench. It's quiet here." He spoke lightly, as if it was to difficult to speak at all.

Taehyung sounded worried. "Alone? It's late, Jungkook."

"I know hyungie. But it's peaceful. I needed this. Can you just... talk to me? Nothing serious, just... talk. Tell me about your day or anything. I just want to hear your voice hyungie"

That was the truth. Taehyung's voice was the only thing that made him feel okay right now.

Taehyung didn't question it. "Okay... bun well, my day was boring. I studied for a bit, then yoongi and namjoon came over. We discussed some business. I even cried missing you"

Jungkook smiled a little, finally. "You did not cry and you definitely did not study"

"yeahha!" Taehyung chuckled. "how can you say that?"

"I did cry for you and most definitely studied, for 30 mins."

That bought a smile on his face, he knew taehyung might have missed him but he did not cry thats for sure. But then just thinking about it also made his heart flutter. Taehyung did love him enough for me to cry infront of his hyungs.