stepbrother | taekook

10 | Romance

Romance
• love, especially when sentimental or idealized.

synonyms: love, passion, ardour, adoration, devotion; affection, fondness, intimacy, attachment

"he asked her for a date and romance blossomed"

Jungkook

"Wait hang on slow the fuck down and say that again"

"Me and Taehyung have a... thing"

Yoongi, staring at me with a baffled expression, and Jimin, looking equally as shocked, sit opposite me in the booth in our meeting place. The café, owned by Jimin's parents, is warm and cosy with decor of red and gold. We usually come here after school to chill and make up for the stress of the day. My iced vanilla latte is slowly dripping down the sides with melted water, leaving a ring of liquid around the bottom of the plastic cup. As for the other two, Yoongi has an americano and Jimin a cappuccino, although he has suddenly stopped drinking it as he looks at me with disbelief.

"So like... you're in love with your stepbrother?" He asks, seeming like he needs some closure on the situation else he'll start to re-evaluate. I roll my eyes, expecting as much.

"Well we aren't technically stepbrothers, it's not like our parents are married or anything" I say, shrugging.

"I like your thinking" Yoongi nods, pointing a fork from his chocolate cake in my direction. Jimin hits him in the side, hard.

"Don't encourage him!" He yells perhaps a bit too loudly, earning other customers to turn heads in our direction.

"What? I don't see any problem with it, love is love" Yoongi replies casually, taking another bite of his cake.

"Yes I know, but it's different in this situation. What if your parents do get married? Are you gonna keep it a secret from them? What if they have a huge falling out and you're not allowed to see Taehyung ever again? Think about it" Jimin looks at me with pure concern in his eyes. I sigh and have a sip of my coffee.

"Trust me, I have thought about it. I'll come to that decision when that situation happens but right now, we're in a good place and I'm happy, okay?"

"Okay, but don't come running back to me when it all goes wrong" Jimin shrugs and sips his Cappuccino. Exasperated, I pick up my drink and stand up, heaving my school bag onto my shoulder.

"I'm gonna go, I have homework to do" I huff before heading towards the door.

"Jungkook, wait! I'm sorry, I support your relationship, I promise" I hear Jimin call after me.

I grab hold of the handle and exit the café, slamming the door behind me.

Taehyung

The sun beams down on me, warmth radiating down and kissing my skin with the weightlessness of a feather. I breathe in the scent of flowers as I pass by a florist, a large array of different coloured petals sitting outside of the store. I look to see if anyone is around before pulling out a single rose from a bouquet on display. The crimson petals are rich with colour, bright like blood.

"Is that for a special someone?"

I turn my head to the right to see Seokjin, brown hair hidden by a baby pink cap and warm eyes looking at me with a kindness that I never get bored of.

"Hyung! I didn't expect to see you here... and maybe" I wink and he chuckles, walking alongside me as I begin to move forward down the street.