𝐴𝑆𝑇𝐸𝑅𝐼𝑆𝑀; bts os

jjk : thantophobia

summary: in which she learns that friends can be lovers, too.

genre: fluff

word count: + 2.2k

thantophobia; (noun): the fear of losing someone you love.

inspired by:
my weekend-trip to berlin.

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i rang the bell again while waiting for my best friend to answer the door. "kookie, hurry up! i don't want to be late for school again!", i yelled, running a hand through my hair. a couple of moments later the door opened revealing a boy with messy black hair and deep bags under his eyes. i raised an eyebrow at my friend's appearance and sighed. "how many hours of sleep did you get this time?"

he grinned and scratched his nape out of nervousness. "i—uhm... i think about 3?" "that's a question." "sorry. i was busy with something." i shook my head slightly and said: "anyways, hurry up. we're gonna be late for school again. and again, mrs. kim will be mad at us and so on." jungkook flinched slightly at the thought of being yelled at again —the second time this week— and quickly ran back into his room. i followed him and waited in the huge hallway. as usual, his parents weren't at home, maybe working or on a trip. it was always the same. i respected jungkook for literally living on his own at the age of 17.

"(y/n)? (y/n)!", someone shook me and i squeaked. jungkook immediately bursted into laughter. "oh man holy shit (y/n), what was that?!" i pouted at him and poked his cheek. "don't laugh at me! and you're still in your parent's house, so don't you even dare to curse!" the black haired male shrugged it off and pulled me with him outside. "now you're the one who's being slow here!" he ruffled my hair, and ran away quickly, knowing i hated getting my hair all messed up.

"jeon jungkook! just you wait until i catch you!", i shouted and chased after him. i ran all the way to school and caught him leaning against the iron gate, obviously waiting for someone. i approached him and tugged at his sleeve. "kookie?" he looked down at me and grinned. "there you are! i thought i had to wait for you all day long!" i crossed my arms and pouted playfully. "sometimes you're just horrible." "i know. i like myself a lot too.", jungkook replied, followed by a deep laugh, and together, we walked into the huge school building.

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the shrill sound of the school bell signalized the beginning of lunch break and i stormed to my favorite table, claiming it by throwing my bag and jacket on the chairs placed around it. then i took out my lunch box and started to enjoy my food. "you already started without me?! meanie!", someone interrupted and i looked up to see jungkook standing in front of my table. with a mouth full of food, i could only nod and gestured towards the chair seated across mine.

jungkook sat down and the first 15 minutes of our lunch break were spent with eating and nodding. soon after we both finished eating, i sighed dramatically and slumped down on my chair. "dancing class was so hard today!" "don't be such a drama queen, (y/n)..", jungkook replied and i shook my head. "says the one majoring in dance and singing, right?" "good answer." i glanced over to him and noticed he was nervous, scanning the mensa regularly. "looking for a girl?", i asked mockingly and he immediately waved his hands in front of his face, clearly embarrassed. "d-don't say such things while keeping that poker face of yours!"

"aww, kookie, calm down. i was just joking. but you know, your reaction makes it more obvious that you like someone. tell me, who's the lucky girl?" jungkook ran a hand through his hair and locked eyes with me. "i can't tell you." "what?! i'm your friend?" "but i can give you hints." "hints?" "yup. i'll state a sentence about my dream girl every day, and you have to guess the answer after a week, okay?" i smirked. i've always loved challenges and so i nodded. "deal!" but deep inside, my chest hurt. jungkook liked someone. i was really envying this girl, who probably didn't know that she caught his eye. i've known jungkook for such a long time, and some years ago, i had realized that i was slowly, but steadily falling in love with him. of course i never thought about confessing, as i didn't want to destroy the close bond we shared.