DRUNK TATTOOS † TAEKOOK

N I N E T Y S E V E N

"I'm not a stuff toy, Kookie."

Jungkook held Taehyung by the bottom of his thighs as Taehyung held himself up by wrapping his arms around his neck. Jungkook's other hand held him by his back, and he pulls Taehyung's warmth closer to him. They make way to the kitchen, Jungkook placing Taehyung on the counter.

Jungkook pulls out two banana milk bottles from the plastic bag be brought in before, and hands one to the younger man. He sits next to him on the counter, and looks at the family portrait in the living room from afar.

"You looked adorable as a child," Jungkook hums pointing to the ten-year old Taehyung who flashed a toothy smile in the portrait. "Your brother looked upset."

"Yeah, he always had a sour face in photos when we were younger," Taehyung laughs, drinking his milk, "I swear Seokjin loved to smile though."

"So why are you home alone anyways?" Jungkook asks, poking a straw into his bottle, "Are you the only one running the studio today?"

"My papa's at a tattoo workshop, he's teaching other artists some cool stuff," Taehyung hums, "Seokjin is on his way to Daegu to meet with our mother..."

"I thought you cut off connection with her?" Jungkook sips his milk through the straw.

"My papa said it was okay if we wanted to visit her," Taehyung shrugs, "Even though she wasn't much of a good parent, Seokjin still loved her. Though I wouldn't give love to neglecting.."

Jungkook nods slowly, his hand on Taehyung's.

"... What do you think love is?"

Jungkook puts his milk down. "... Love is pain, but also beauty. I don't think I can explain it."

Taehyung laughs softly. "Go on, take your time."

Jungkook clasps his hands together and takes a deep breath. "... Love is... Love is inevitable. Love is not finding someone to depend on, but finding someone to motivate you to keep going. It's someone who's light you can see from all the darkness. Someone who holds your hand through the road of hardships. Someone who teaches you to be selfless, but also to care for yourself. Someone who makes you feel like a human being and nothing lower than that. Gives you so much humanity and happiness you have no idea what to do with it. Someone who doesn't make you feel numb, but makes you feel all the colors in the world burst in pigmentation with just a smile.."

"... But of course that's what I call love," Jungkook looks down at his hands,
"... There's plenty of things people would refer to as love..."

Taehyung clings to Jungkook like a koala and takes him off guard, wrapping his arms and legs around his neck and waist. Taehyung pulls him into a tight back hug, nuzzling his head into the back of the shoulder.

"You are the first person I've ever heard that from."

Jungkook chuckles, placing his hand on Taehyung's head. He pats his head,

"You're the first person who has made me happy in a long time."

[unedited]
[A/N]

"you should write smut"

nghhhh. Does smut really even fit in the story? A scene like that could declare Tae's trust he has in Jungkook but LIKE nGH.

nnnGH.