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omG im really rEAllY sorry for disappearing for months!! its just that my schedule is hellish, i dont even remember the last time ive had proper weekends without piles of works. its my fourth semester in HS and competitions are raining bullets towards us that the teachers are scouting as much students to enter. its really tiresome when u have bunch of assignments waiting whilst studying for a particular subject in advance. it actually relishes my stress; running from responsibilities ahaha but you guys deserve explanations at least :') so yeah, im sorry!! i hope you enjoy this late chapter!

CHAPTER 20

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having the closest camaraderie with taehyung could jeongguk confidently say from these past few months he passed alongside taehyung. it was mostly enjoyable but also painful, because the first time it caused this to happen, was taehyung hurting and jeongguk almost couldn't bear to see that. yet now, he had learnt which kind of smiles taehyung would have when he hid his feelings, or when he was sincere, or when he was sad, or when he was very much joyful. he had learnt some particular smiles the elder had specifically given to him when they spent their time together just the two of them, completely shut out from the reality, and only relishing the sweetness that emitted from the moments. he knew they both were so genuinely happy to stay like that, and jeongguk got no complaints. taehyung was significantly doing better with him beside him and he was happy to be always with taehyung.

it was always them both, that jeongguk got so used with taehyung's presence. but there was a time, in a lonely day when the boys were given off days, and jeongguk found himself laying down on his bed with eyes vacantly staring at the ceilings, wondering what had caused the ache in his chest. it was like he was missing something. jeongguk had always been one to be straightforward and head down to his problems without many qualms, but it was like he was forgetting or running form something... he had been happy and fine, so why now? his room felt colder, darker, and... emptier. his pillows felt hard and the bed felt too big. and somehow, his mind drifted to the image of taehyung's room; the owner squashed between the thick comforters and pillows, looking so huggable.

then it hit jeongguk; how he had missed taehyung greatly that he became this dependent. he had always thought himself as the one who supported and was leaned on by taehyung, yet he still longed to be with taehyung. funny, because never once jeongguk felt so attached to someone this much.

a loud laugh was heard from the room next to him--jimin's. it was seriously annoying, that jeongguk wanted to barge in and strangle the said male. jeongguk knew it was petty of him, but well, he was sad and lonely as fuck and yet that asshole had been nothing but radiant. jeongguk scoffed, annoyed, and proceeded to roll his body until he found the most comfortable position to sleep. it didn't work again.

a pillow was stuck on his neck, and jeongguk snapped because this shit dares to cramp his neck so he spent the next few minutes punching the hell out of the pillow. it was until the pillow had become so flabby when jeongguk heard taehyung's laugh from jimin's room. that midget must be behind this, jeongguk thought, and stood up to join the 95 liners.

he waltzed not so gracefully into jimin's room to find taehyung curling on jimin's lap whilst the elder laid his hand on taehyung's hip, a few centimeters away from his bums, and oh how jeongguk was seething with the sight. he immediately surged down to seat himself between the elders, throwing his right arm over a now sitting taehyung protectively, and set his glares on the television intensely. he heard jimin scoffing but put no mind on it, instead pulling taehyung closer to his side as the latter was still confused with jeongguk's sudden intrusion