snake king | taekook

III

//thank you so much to all my readers for 100 reads! this is probably the worst chapter i've ever written, sorry in advance...//

"taehyung.'" seokjin had been shaking taehyung to try and get him awake for the past couple of minutes. it was around five o'clock at night and seokjin was trying to open up the store. but jin, being the caring person he was wanted to make sure taehyung got food before work.

"i made you coffee and some ramen," seokjin said, continuing to pat taehyung's back.

taehyung groaned and turned around, thankful that seokjin had shut the blinds.

taehyung was so grateful that he had met someone like seokjin at the end of college. both boys wanted to pursue the same things and both got along for the most part. seokjin constantly had kept care of taehyung because he knew how much trouble that boy could get into. especially during his college time. it was a bit hard for seokjin to deal with his nocturnal ways, but he dealt with it.

as taehyung began to come to his senses he realized why seokjin really shut the blinds. the sound of harsh rain and thunder shook the store again. seokjin hated thunder and lighting and always tried to take himself away from it the best he could. the only reason he was this close to the windows was to wake up tae.

seokjin finally got taehyung up and out of the uncomfortable chair, and they walked to the back, up the flight of stairs and into their apartment that they shared above their business. it was a small studio but the boys loved it and never complained. they each had their own rooms but had to share a bathroom.iIt was a large bathroom so there never were complications. worst come to worst one of them would have to use the toilet for the customers in the store.

they had a small nicely decorated kitchen because seokjin was so passionate about cooking and having a nice kitchen. next to the kitchen was the living room with a small television. they had large windows against the wall, but the blinds were pulled tight against those too.

seokjin rested taehyung on the chair at the kitchen and helped him to eat his food.

"why are you so sleepy?" seokjin asked, mainly to himself. it was so rare that taehyung would fall asleep so early and so quick.

taehyung shrugged in response. "i don't know. maybe it's the fact that this job is getting tiring. we have to work extra hours to get the amount of money we need know. it's boring."

"your passion shouldn't be boring tae," seokjin scolded taking a seat next to taehyung.

taehyung ignored what he said and continued to eat. soon, he changed the subject.

"what did you do with the customers when i fell asleep?"

it had taken seokjin a couple of more minutes before he got the three other boys out of the store the night before. on his way of leading them out, he has seen taehyung passed out on the chair. but before he could drag him upstairs the thunder started and he rushed upstairs under his covers, leaving tae there. he knew it was a bit selfish to not move taehyung, but jin felt that he had a right to be a little bit selfish at that time.

so after jin explained last night he went back to bed, since he barely got any sleep the night before due to the storm scaring him throughout the night. thoughts of the red-haired boy who had put up a fight when given a tattoo started to cloud his mind while falling asleep. so, though the house was slightly shaking, his mind was at peace.

taehyung sat by a closed window, looking behind the blinds, hoping the shy boy would still come to the store even though there was a storm outside.

taehyung ended up working by himself that day since he couldn't get seokjin back up once he fell asleep. he also didn't want to worry jin, as tae knew he truly hated thunderstorms.

but jungkook didn't come that day, and he didn't come the next. taehyung still continued to wait. for weeks he waited before he eventually gave up and took out his anger by drawing and getting more piercings and tattoos.

he had finally found someone that made him a better person. but he left him behind like everyone else. and taehyung was back to his old self.