this night | jungkook

chapter one

[joykook au ; lowercase intended]

jungkook never knew how hurtful being rejected was, especially by the girl who he's sworn his heart to—twice. his obsession with romancing his classmate had been an overlooked issue by his group of friends who even encourage him to continue on with courting his crush. his big, fat stupid crush on the girl had caused him way too many heartaches but somehow, not enough for him to realize that he was wasting his time on someone who shows clear signs of never reciprocating the same feelings towards him.

and after a long week of handing her carefully arranged flower bouqets and homemade chocolate cupcakes which he left at her desk, jungkook has finally come to the realization that maybe they weren't meant for each other at all.

the heartbroken and disappointed jeon jungkook took long strides on his way to the convenience store while the bouquet was left hanging on his hand. his eyes were puffy and red and his lips were paler than usual. this was his tenth night of courting his crush and the tenth night involved driving her back to her dorm safely and giving her the flowers he had bought but jungkook never expected seeing a tall, handsome and muscular young man carry her off of her feet to swing her around. he never expected seeing his crush date someone else and of course, the boyfriend simply thanked jungkook, ignoring the fact that he was, in fact, after his girlfriend. so that was that, the horrendous tenth night of courtship.

as his eyes blankly stare at the gum-speckled pavement, jungkook felt his head pound. he made slow movement towards the convenience store and briefly read the flickering neon lights above his head. jungkook released a heavy sigh then sat down on the ground, placing the flowers beside him while he watched the other side of the road; a busy tattoo parlor with a clear window that perfectly showcased the tattoo artists' works in progress.

"that's a badass tattoo." jungkook heard a feminine voice speak and immediately, he turned his head to the side and saw a young woman with ebony hair, clothed in thick black clothing and a soju bottle in one hand. she flashed him a sloppy smile; the one drunk smile that normally made men turn away and leave but somehow, jungkook stayed. jungkook glanced at his 'xy' tattoo on his arm which meant him and his crush who were complete opposites. he shrugged his shoulders, gave her a small smile and said, "thanks, that's a badass—bottle."

"badass bottle? i'm guessing you're single." she laughed rather loudly and jungkook felt his breath hitch. he is single yet the destroyed bouquet didn't give that obvious fact away. without hesitation, the young woman joined him and took a seat on his right with crossed legs. she also trained her gaze towards the old tattoo artist giving his customer a sleeve of rose tattoos.

"rough night?" she questioned, took a long sip of her soju and jungkook nodded hesitantly, "a bit, yeah."

"don't get me wrong, kid, you're cute but i'm not hitting on you or anything. i just badly need a companion aside from my ju-ju!" she stated then squealed at her 'ju-ju' bottle.

jungkook stifled his laughter and raised an eyebrow before glancing at the mysterious woman, "excuse me but what's a ju-ju?"

"it's my soju, idiot."

"i'm jungkook, by the way." he introduced himself nicely and politely, even extending his hand out for her to shake but she misinterpreted the gesture and handed him the soju bottle while grinning, "and i'm sooyoung!"

jungkook was taken aback by the soju bottle but gave it a taste, anyway. his throat turned warm as the alcohol burned its way down to his stomach but it felt thrilling to have that liquid rush in. he smiled and looked at the drunk sooyoung who looked like she was about to pass out, "got another bottle?"

"no but i got just enough cash to buy another." sooyoung smirked and revealed the thick wad of cash from her pocket. jungkook's eyes widened at the amount and then watched sooyoung gasp at the sight in front. the tattoo man had a bad drawing of the rose and immediately, jungkook reacted to it, "he fucked up."

sooyoung nodded, "he always does and that's how the night goes—i sit and drink, he fucks up and i sleep."

"sleep?" jungkook questioned then glanced beside him to sooyoung, already passed out on the pavement because apparently, that's how the night goes.