Taekook/Vkook Oneshots [✔]

I'm Nobody

Warning: angst

Taehyung walked to school with his eyes on the ground in front of him. It was the first day of his freshman year at high school and he was excited because it was the first time since Junior High that he was going to see Jungkook again. Jungkook was his longtime crush, and probably would be for a good while longer. He walked through the big, black, fancy cast iron gates, shuffling into the courtyard. The year before, he was good friends with Jungkook, but near the end of the year they sort of grew apart and talked less and less. They hadn't contacted each other at all during the summer but he was hoping Jungkook would at least recognize him and want to be friends again.

Scanning the crowd, he recognized a specific boy with a black mop of attractively messy hair and long boney legs. He approached Jungkook with hopeful eyes and waved awkwardly. This was it. He kept a cool stance even though he was brimming with nerves.

"Hey."

"Oh, hello."

"Uh, how are you? We haven't talked for a while."

Jungkook looked at the slightly taller boy for a moment. He definitely seemed familiar, and something about him made Jungkook want to smile... but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"I- I'm sorry. Could you remind me... Um, who are you again?"

The boy recoiled, all traces of a smile dissolving. This made Jungkook frown. He felt bad for not recognizing the good-looking blonde. The boy met his eyes again with a tight, pained smile.

"Oh... I'm nobody."

Jungkook furrowed his eyebrows in a mixture of confusion and concern.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm just.... somebody you used to know."

Jungkook frowned deeper, seeing how unhappy he had made the boy.

"Maybe... maybe one day you'll remember. Probably not, but... Have a good year in high school, Jungkook. Good luck."

Without another word, the boy turned and left. His eyes on the ground as he held back tears. Jungkook felt horrible, but he couldn't remember the boy's name.

Suddenly, memories came to him. Him and that boy laughing and joking in their friend group in Junior High. He remembered having a small crush on the boy as well, adoring his deep voice and boxy smile which could brighten the room in an instant.

"Wait, Taehyung!" He exclaimed, "Of course I remember you!"

But it was no use. The boy was already gone.