Black on Pastel <Vkook>

12. Phone calls

Taehyung woke up in his own apartment and made a bowl of cereal. He sat on the floor in front of a large coffee table which he called his "dining room".

His place was smaller than Jungkook's. Maybe half the size. His bed room was incredibly small. Barely any room between the queen sized bed and the chest that sat in the corner. His bathroom was so small that he could take a shower, use the bathroom, and wash his hands in the sink all at the same time. And in his main room, there was the coffee table, a 3 person couch, a table for his vinyls, a tv, and the small bit of a counter in between his fridge and oven for his kitchen. He had one little closet for his nicer clothes, but the rest stayed closed in the chest. It wasn't much, but it was enough. A typical New York apartment.
  
An old Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits record was playing in the background. Though Taehyung loved alternative music, he played a lot of music from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Simon and Garfunkel being one of his favorites.
 
When he finished his breakfast, he put the bowl in the sink and swayed to the beat of current song. He hummed along as he sat on his couch and looked at his phone. Jungkook had updated his tumblr with the drawing that he had done yesterday. The one of Taehyung with a large daisy stuck behind his ear. He smiled.

Though he knew Jungkook did not return the feelings he had for the boy, he never failed to hide them. He tried to make sure that he was comfortable while still showing his ever growing affection, mostly because he couldn't keep it concealed.

Jungkook was a strange person. He acted like him and Taehyung were practically married. He hugged him. Cuddled him. Showed Taehyung the vulnerable sides of him. But if he tried to so much as kiss him on the cheek, the younger backed away.
  
He had told Taehyung he was his muse. Nothing more. Nothing less. Taehyung knew this meant that he was only needed for the soul purpose of creating art. But it was the artist that made him stay. The way the younger would come to him for advice, motivation, and positivity, it made Taehyung feel like he did mean something to him, even though the emotional attachment was one sided, But he was okay with that. As long as they were together, he was okay with that.
   
As he kept scrolling through his dash, he came across a text post that Jungkook had posted at 2am last night. Long after he had left. His eyes widened at what it said.

Jeon-Jungkook
   UPDATE!!!
   So I've just been invited to do a showcase in LA! That is really exciting for me and I'm glad I have this opportunity. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to take it yet but I just want to thank all of you guys for supporting me❤️❤️

  
   Suddenly his phone started ringing. The caller id identified that it was Jungkook calling. He hastily answered.

Jungkook?

Hi

You're going to LA!?

I don't know yet

Why didn't you tell me?

You left

You could've called

I am calling you now

*sigh* I'm sorry

It's okay

I'm really happy for you. This a big deal isn't it?

Yeah. I'm still not sure I want to go though

Why not

I'll be gone for almost a month

...oh

I don't want to be away from home, or you for that long. They want me to do a live speed paint near the end of the trip and if I don't see you that long... What if I can't think of anything to paint?

Jungkook. It's okay. We can video chat. I'll talk to you every day. I won't let your mind run dry.

Really?

Yes. You should take the opportunity while you have it.

You think so?

Yes.

Thank you Tae.

When do you leave?

Tuesday.

But that's only 4 days away

I know

Will you be ready?

I think so.

...will you be okay?

Well... It's not too far from my hometown. If I need something, my parents are nearby.

That's good

Mhmm

...
It's going to be boring without you here

*giggle* well, what did you do before I moved here?

You don't wanna know

Heehee okay... I better start packing

Yeah

I'll see you tomorrow?

Okay. Bye kookie~

Bye Tae

   His heart hurt. A whole month? He didn't want to be away from his Jungkook for that long. But it was for his job. And didn't want to get in the way of Jungkook's life. But the younger was right, if Taehyung was the inspiration of his paintings, and he would be gone for that long, would he be able to make anything? He had never seen Jungkook when he had artists block, but he didn't want to.

He didn't want him to go.

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So, I've started a new Vkook fic that you guys should go read. It's called "be with me" and it's a mental hospital AU. It's gonna be good I promise you!!!!

Bye kiddos, see ya later