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Taehyung's PoV;

"Jeongguk?" I called.

"Yeah?" He replied, walking towards me with tubs of ice cream.

"This is really embarassing, but can you- can you, uh, get that for me? I can't reach." I looked down, cursing my short arms that didn't fit with my tall height.

He smiled nicely, a soft look in his eyes.

"Sure." He said, reaching for it and obtaining the crisps with minimal effort.

"Thank you." I replied bashfully, a gentle pink tainting my cheeks as he walked away.

We walked around the aisles, Jeongguk laughing as I almost hit someone with the trolley and occasionally picking up food along the way.

"I'm just saying that noodles taste way better when you're full." Jeongguk said.

"You're weird."

"I'm not, you're just uncultu- ouch. Fucking watch where you're going, yeah?" Jeongguk frowned as someone walked into him.

"You walked into m- Jeon?" Someone said, surprised.

I didn't recognise the man, who had peach hair and a few piercings decorating his ear. He looked tall, but Jeongguk was actually taller. He had long, skinny legs that were clothed by white skinny jeans with a huge black shirt tucked into them, some sort of edgy transcript across his chest.

Jeongguk stared at him for a few seconds before the penny dropped, a smile breaking out onto his face.

"Tae!" He said in delight, the two closely embracing.

Was I jealous that he called another man 'Tae'?

Absolutely.

Was I slightly angry at the close embrace?

Most definitely.

Could I do anything about it?

Absolutely, most definitely not.

After all, Jeongguk was just someone that sat opposite me in art and we'd slept over at one another's houses like friends. Jeongguk was straight, much to my dismay as I had a gigantic crush on the muscular cutie.

Although, I did have a great sight infront of me. The back Jeongguk's thighs were tensed and the line of his muscle could be seen through the slim fitting grey sweatpants.

Maybe it wasn't so bad after all.

"What are you doing up here, man? I haven't seen you since high school!" Jeongguk grinned.

"A couple days break. Some stuff went down back in Busan, so I came up here for a bit of peace and time alone, you know?" 'Tae' pulled a sad face, "Taeil misses you tons. He works with another kid now, called Jungwoo, but he says it isn't the same. No one can replace his run buddy."

"What happened?" Jeongguk asked, "I miss Taeil, I really do, but I can't start all that shit again."

"Jay died. Funeral is in three weeks, if you can come to Busan. If you can't, I'll pass on your wishes." Tae said, "yeah, I get it. I've told Taeil and he understands, but he obviously still misses spending all his time with you."

"Shit." Jeongguk whistled lowly, "no, I'll come. I have to, he was there for me so I'll be there for him. I'll organise some time off and I'll come see everyone."

"I'll look forward to it." He smiled, turning to me, "hello! My name is Taeyong, who are you?"

"I'm Taehyung, nice to meet you." I smiled.