iris . vkook

eighteen

십팔

Taehyung's PoV;

Slowly padding downstairs as I cradled my head, thumbs rubbing into my temples, I couldn't help but wonder how the fuck I was going to explain the lovebites.

I made my way into the kitchen, looking around for Jeongguk to ask if he had any painkillers.

"Jeongguk?" I called.

"Hm?" He murmured from his position at the table, slumped over and head in his arms. 

"You don't happen to have any painkillers, do you?" I asked, feeling the nausea run through me like blood.

"Mhm. Top shelf."

Top shelf?

Top shelf?!

How tall did he think I was?

This shelf was about seven foot high.

I knew I was tall, but not that tall. Not even Namjoon could reach that.

I put one hand on the counter, pushing down as I reached for the tiny box of medicine.

No matter how much I stretched or how long my fingers elongated, I couldn't reach the damn box.

My fingertips brushed the cardboard and I thought that I had them.

I huffed and stood normally, a pout forming on my lips.

"I can't reach." I mumbled.

I reached again, almost grasping it.

I froze, feeling a hand on my exposed hip due to the shirt riding up, and the smell of faint cologne making me dizzy.

Jeongguk reached, his arms being a fraction longer than mine and allowing him to grab the box.

He turned to me, passing me the box and as I spun in his arms, I froze again.

"Woah."

"What?" He asked, confused as he frowned gently.

"Your eyes." I said, stumbling over my words.

"Oh fuck, are they bloodshot?" He asked, going to move.

"No. No. They're not." I said, my voice quiet.

"Well, what then?"

"They're, they're purple. They're beautiful. Stripes of lilac and dots of plum. They're purple." 

Jeongguk jolted, shutting his eyes tightly and inhaling deeply before throwing his head back and opening his eyes.

"Fuck." Jeongguk exhaled.

I stood in awe, my hand holding onto his bicep as I stared into the endless abyss of petals, galaxies and nebula that made up his eyes.

What I picked up on the most was the fact that his left eye was a little more towards the shades of pink, duck egg blue circling his pupil.

"Woah." I said, intensely peering into his eyes, "and I was out here thinking that your eyes were brown. I would've never expected this. They're so gorgeous."

"They're fucking ugly." He groaned, walking away.

"What?!" I said, almost in shock, "how are they ugly?!"

"Have you fucking seen them?" He laughed emotionlessly, "they're disgusting and I hate them. Father and uncle are right, I'm a freak of nature."

"But, but you have one purple eye and one pink one. They look like galaxies. Jeongguk, you literally have stars in your eyes- how beautiful is that?"