journeys ⚣ kth + jjk

vii

— day one
— you're warm.

— 161224, 9:58pm.
taehyung made both himself and jungkook hot chocolate, both of them settling on one of taehyungs dark and worn sofas, in front of a small television. taehyung picked up a blanket neatly folded over the arm of the sofa, and passed it to jungkook. "here, take your coat off and take this. i know it's really cold in here, sorry about that." 
"it's okay." jungkook said, sliding the thick coat over his small shoulders, smiling softly, "i understand."

taehyung took the blanket from his hamds, wrapping it around him, and grabbed a tv remote that jungkook hadn't noticed before. "what do you wanna watch? i have practically every ghilbi movie—"
"howls moving castle?"
"my favourite." taehyung grinned, heading over to the tv stand, which doubled as a bookcase filled with cd's and dvd's, and taking out one specific dvd, setting it all up. most people jungkook and taehyung's age would have used netflix or streamed it, but taehyung couldn't pay for netflix — and niether could he pay for wifi, so old-fashioned dvd's would have to do.

the opening of the movie played, the various logos of animators appearing on the screen as taehyung settled on the sofa. he shivered a little, taking a sip from his warm hot chololate. he glanced at jungkook, who just looked so fucking beautiful yet again, long pale fingers wrapped around a steaming cup, and raven hair messy. "h— hey jungkook?" taehyung stuttered, catching jungkook's attention away from the screen, "do you want to cuddle?"

jungkook's ears turned a light shade of pink, but he really did want to cuddle with taehyung. fuck, there was literally nothing he wanted more right now. so he put down his cup, and shuffled closer to the flustered
older male, leaning his head on his shoulder. he felt taehyung's arm snake around his waist and settle, and long fingers intertwined with his. taehyung held him closely and tightly, and jungkook loved it. jungkook loved their closeness. he loved the warmth and comfort emitting from taehyung, and he loved the way that his slightly muscular arms held his scrawny frame so carefully, and how comfortable his shoulder was. taehyung was a subject that jungkook could talk about for hours, days even, he could pick any part of taehyung and list everything he loved about it.

it scared jungkook.

jungkook had never been in love before, and neither had he been loved. it was new and daunting to jungkook, he never liked surprises. the frames of the movie flashed before his eyes, but jungkook wasnt paying attention. he was paying attention to the way that taehyung's chest rose and fell, the way taehyung's skin felt against his, the way one of taehyung's hands left his and moved to jungkook's hair, the way his long fingers played with the strands.

"you're warm." jungkook whispered, closing his eyes and sighing, snuggling into taehyung's side. he wasn't sleepy at all, but was just enjoying the feeling of having taehyung by his side. a low chuckle reverberated through taehyung's chest, the melodic sound leaving his lips. taehyung's fingers lingered on jungkook's cheek, softly gliding across his rosy cheekbone. soft pink lips found the crown of jungkooks head, softly kissing the top. he didn't say anything out loud, but that small motion said a million things to jungkook. thank you, it's okay, don't worry. i love you.

i love you? jungkook could only hope — he really hoped thats what he meant. jungkook wanted to be loved, and more specifically by taehyung. he turned his head, looking up at the said male, admiring all his features again. "taetae," jungkook whispered, the tips of his ears reddening from embarrassment. taetae? really jungkook? how childish.

"yes, cutie?"

"thank you," he sighed, the words barely sounding above a whisper. "thank you."

a comfortable silence fell over them, and both males enjoyed the film without exchanging any more words, while cuddled together on taehyung's beat-up sofa.

it was peaceful and comfortable, and the atmosphere was warm and cozy.

it was the happiest both jungkook and taehyung had been in a long time.