loser. ✓

TWENTY TWOㅡCALUMNY

a month had passed since jeongguk had talked to taehyung in the hallway, and to say his feelings for the blonde had grown stronger would be an understatement.

they had developed a sort of pattern: go to school, meet at the back and catch up on school work while complaining about how tired they were, during lunch jeongguk would sing to taehyung at the football field, do homework on the roof of an abandoned school building while talking about anything and everything.

the raven-haired boy had learned almost everything about the elder that he could possibly know, everything from his favorite color to every single step of his morning routine, like how he lazily makes his bed by dragging the bottom of the blanket to the foot of the bed and folding the top half over just to make it look neat when it really wasn't.

everything about taehyung amazed him, and he couldn't do anything but fall for him more and more as the days passed.

soon enough, however, the days started to get colder. it wouldn't be long before it would get too cold for them to stick to their normal schedule, and jeongguk wasn't sure how easily he would adjust to that.

either way, spending time with taehyung was all that mattered to him, no matter where they were.

"i think i finally know what i'm going to do when i'm older," taehyung said, pulling jeongguk out of his thoughts. he had almost forgotten that they were currently walking down the sidewalk on their way to the abandoned school, too distracted by taehyung to notice the silence between them up until that point.

"you're only halfway through high school, taehyung. nobody has been rushing you."

"yeah, but still." taehyung frowned. "it's nice to have some sort of idea before you actually get there. anyway, i think i wanna be a psychologist or therapist or whatever you wanna call it. i wanna help people who feel alone and like they don't have anyone to talk to."

jeongguk hummed, focusing his attention on the sidewalk again. "my dad is seeing a therapist, but he hates it. told me that therapists suck and don't actually help."

"but i'd be a cool therapist, jeongguk! my patients would love me so much that they'd rather call me their friend. and i think i would help. at least, i hope i would help. don't doubt my dreams when i just figured them out, jerk." taehyung giggled before playfully shoving the other's arm.

jeongguk smiled. please marry me.

"so, what are you planning on doing? or, at least, what do you have in mind?" taehyung asked.

jeongguk felt his eyebrows furrow; he wasn't really sure how to answer that. he hadn't even thought of what college he wanted to attend, let alone what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. he sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"i'm not sure. if you ask me, i've always been more interested in dance and choir than anything academic."

"you could totally pull of being a singer," taehyung said. "i would know...you kinda sing me to every day."

jeongguk supressed a laugh. "yeah, i guess i do."

the rest of the walk was quiet, but as they neared the school, taehyung grabbed the other's hand gently. "jeongguk."

he hummed in response, both of them stopping in their tracks to face each other. "what is it?"

"i-" taehyung froze, eyes locking onto jeongguk's for a second before he averted them to look behind the latter. "nothing. never mind."

"i can tell it's something. taehyung, you know you can tell me anything, right?" jeongguk said.

taehyung dropped his hand. "i know that. this is just a lot harder to say than you would think it is."

he didn't want to push taehyung to say anything he was uncomfortable with saying, but neither of them budged for a good minute before taehyung finally took a deep breath. "i think- jeongguk."

"taehyung."

taehyung shook his head. "jeongguk, i think i'm in love with you."

as much as jeongguk tried to hide the giddy expression on his face, he failed miserably, squealing as he wrapped his arms around taehyung. he pressed a soft kiss to the blonde's lips.

"let's elope," he said in response. "our parents shouldn't notice too much."

"yes, because they won't notice their 'precious little babies' are gone." taehyung rolled his eyes. "so, no, we can't elope. but i will be your boyfriend."

"that was plan b," jeongguk said with a smile that hurt his cheeks. "so, will you be my boyfriend?"

"duh, you dummy!"

jeongguk smiled for the rest of the day.

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i feel like it's been a while hum

these chapters have been so short & shitty ugh what the fuck