withered || jikook [discontinued]

eleven.

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Maybe it was in the middle of the night that I woke up.

Or perhaps 2 a.m.

I don't know.

I barely remembered anything when I opened my eyes to be greeted by darkness.

My head was pounding and I groaned a bit, moving to turn to the other side when I realized that a pair of arms were embracing me.

They were warm,

They were comforting,

I felt safe,

I felt home.

A feeling I never felt since 2 years ago.

I knew who those strong arms belong to, and I could feel another stinging pain that caused me to whimper.

A warm hand stroked my hair telling me that it's okay, that everything will be fine and that the pain will go away.

And I believed in that voice.

That honey-like voice that is familiar.

And as I snuggled into the person's chest, I drifted back to sleep.

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I woke up again only to be greeted by sunlight, my eyes squinting to get used to it as I groaned.

Another day in hell, great.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes, cursing under my breath when I heard a soft chuckle coming from the other side of the bed.

I quick whipped my head towards the sound only to be greeted by none other than Jeon Jungkook.

"I never knew you'd wake up at this time of the day, hyung."

His smile made me want to melt and jump off the building at the same time. I just stared at him as I tried to recall what happened the night before to know what the hell he was doing in my apartment.

As I was spacing out, he must have moved closer to me as he was snapping his fingers when I snapped out.

"Earth to Jiminie, it's nearly 11 a.m. already."

"Yah, honorifics! I'm older than you, you brat! And wait, did you say it's 11 a.m.?"

He just laughed and nodded, "nearly 11, yes." But then his expression grew into a serious one, "are you feeling better after last night, hyung?"

And that was when all the memories started flooding back. Him asking me to stay the night, me getting a coughing fit that hurt like hell to the point that I fainted, waking up in the middle of the night to find he was hugging me in my sleep.

...

...

The last one was probably a dream, there was no way it actually happened.

I didn't realize I was spacing out again until Jungkook shook my shoulder gently, "hyung, are you feeling fine? Or do you need to go to the doctor?"

I looked at his handsome face and smiled forcefully as another wave of pain took over my chest and head.

"I'm fine, Kook. I don't need to go to the doctor, it's probably just a terrible cough and a sore throat, that's all."

Yeah, that's all it could be. Nothing bad right?

...

Right...?

"Well I'm still taking you to the doctor anyways, hyung. Well not me since I will be having class soon but Yoongi hyung wi-"

"You told him?!"

I practically shouted at the other with wide eyes, panicking because Yoongi hyung would murder me knowing about this.

"Yeah, why? You seem really close to him, Jiminie."

I didn't bother correcting him to use honorifics as I started thinking of excuses to make to not meet Yoongi hyung.

The bed shifted as Jungkook got up and slung his backpack on one arm, "well, I better get going now, hyung. I need to help my professor out for a bit so I'm leaving now."

I nodded as he walked towards the door after wearing his shoes.

"Bye hyung, thanks for letting me stay over last night. Take care!" Was all he said as he exited my apartment. No 'I love you' or 'I'll miss you' like before.

I sighed as I ran my hand through my hair, mad at myself for still hoping that he'd come back to me. With another sigh, I got up from the bed and started getting the shower ready when my phone rang.

Without checking the ID, I answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Park Jimin you better fucking explain everything to me by the time I get to your apartment."

I gulped, words caught in my throat hearing Yoongi hyung's voice. I was a bir surprised though, since his voice was laced in worry instead of anger. Still, the fact that he would dig every single piece of information from me is enough to make me worry.

"Uh, sure hyung. When will you be arriving?" I scratched my head, glancing at the clock above my desk.

"Now. I'm heading up the stairs."

I panicked since I hadn't even cleaned up yet, "ah, hyung. I haven't taken a bath ye-"

But before I could tell him to wait, a knock can be heard from my door. Sighing, I hung up as I walked towards the door to open it.

I was greeted with a somewhat pissed Yoongi hyung along with Hoseok hyung who was smiling brightly, "morning Jiminie!"

I grinned sheepishly at them both and stepped aside so they could walk in. They sat on the bed as I shut the door, deciding to just wash my face and brush my teeth for the time being since it would probably be a long talk.

Just as I was about to enter the bathroom, Yoongi hyung's voice piped in, "and where the hell do you think you're going, Jimin?"

I turned my head to his direction and flashed him a small grin, "I'm gonna wash my face for a bit since I just woke up."

He scrunched his nose as Hobi laughed, me slipping into the bathroom to get cleaned up. After a good 5 minutes of rinsing both my mouth and face, I sat on the chair and faced the two hyungs.

"So what do I need to explain?"

"Don't act dumb, Jimin. Jungkook told me about everything but didn't explain about the details. So spill."

Surprisingly his tone was gentle despite his words being sharp. I sighed again and nodded, mentally preparing to tell them everything.

But as I was about to speak, the words never came out and instead got stuck in my throat. I didn't know why but I couldn't bring myself up to tell them.

"Jiminie? What's wrong?" Hobi hyung looked at me worriedly, "we won't get mad at you, Chim."

I shook my head, "it's not that, hyung. I don't know why but I just can't explain. I don't know how to put it in words."

"We'll wait until you're ready," Yoongi hyung said fondly, his eyes turning soft although he held a straight face.

I nodded and took a deep breath, before explaining what happened last night to them.

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//alright, crappy chapter, sorry, I kind of wanted to rush things a bit bc it's going way slower than I intended;; also forgive me if there are errors etc bc it's currently nearly 12 am and my eyes feel so heavy hskhdkask I'll make up for it in the next chapter