Jaded /vkook/taekook/

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That night when they get back to Taehyung's place the pinkette immediately lights a cigarette to calm his nerves.

Jungkook doesn't complain because what ever is bothering Taehyung is bothering so much that he can't even think straight.

    "Taehyung?" He says sitting across from him on the windowsill, he looks up. "Tell me what's wrong?"

Taehyung sighs, tears unexpectedly filling his eyes. He wipes them quickly but Jungkook already sees them.

    "I'm worried." He says scooting closer and pulling Taehyung's hands from his face. "What happened?"

Taehyung clears his throat and tries to will the tears to stop falling. "It's nothing, Kook. Just leave it alone, please."

Jungkook swallows hard, getting emotional himself for some reason. "I'm sorry, Tae. I can't. Talk to me please, I hate to see you cry."

Taehyung puts his cigarette out in the ashtray and shakes his head. "I don't know if you'd understand."

    "I'll try." He promises with an encouraging smile.

    "I just don't know why it hurts so bad, seeing him." Taehyung says looking out of the window as he wipes his face.

    "Who?" Jungkook asks in confusion.

    "Hoseok." Taehyung says, the name tastes like venom on his tongue. "My old stylist."

    "Oh." Jungkook says suddenly understanding. "Your ex."

Taehyung laughs but it turns into a small sob and he covers his face. "I'm so pathetic."

"Don't say that, Tae. You're not." The younger says.

"Every day I spent with him was hell but I still wanted to be with him every second of it. I don't even know if he even loved me." The pinkette says uncovering his face and standing.

Jungkook follows him with his eyes. "Where are you going?"

"I need a drink." He says going to the kitchen.

Jungkook jumps up and follows him. "Maybe you should get some rest, we start filming first thing tomorrow."

Taehyung shakes his head and pours himself a drink anyway. "You can either drink with me or leave me alone right now, Jungkook."

Jungkook pouts not wanting to do either, but then he remembers that he can drink if he wanted to, even if Yugyeom hated him when he was drunk.

"Fine." He says sitting at on of the stools.

"Good, cause I don't want to be alone." Taehyung says sliding him the glass and getting his own.

"I'm not good at drinking though." Jungkook says looking down at the tainted liquor.

"Its not a sport, Jungkook. Just drink it." Taehyung says sitting at the stool beside him.

Jungkook sips the drink and frowns at the horrible taste but doesn't complain. "I'm sorry about Hoseok. I didn't know he was your ex."

"Can't be sorrier than me." The model says wiping his eyes. "It hasn't been long enough, he knows that. He's just trying to fuck with me."

"He's a terrible person if that is his only intention." Jungkook says.

Taehyung downs his drink, finishing with a heavy sigh. "It hurts so much, I hate myself."

"Hey, don't say that." Jungkook says with a frown.

"I can't face him tomorrow, Jungkook. I can't." The pinkette says looking over at the younger with glossy eyes. "There are too many bad memories, I went through hell in that relationship."

Jungkook's frown deepens. "I'm so sorry, Tae. I wish I could make it better."

"You make it better without trying, Kook." Taehyung says as he pours another drink.

Jungkook's heart swells a little. "Do I?"

Taehyung nods. "If you weren't there today I don't know what I would've done."

Then younger smiles. "I'm glad I can help even if it's just a little."

The pinkette hums as he downs another drink.

Jungkook is slightly uncomfortable watching him drink only to get as drunk as possible in the shortest period of time.

"I'm tired, Tae. I'm gonna go to bed." He says hopping off the stool. "Will you sleep with me?"

Taehyung chuckles. "I know what you're doing, Jungkook."

Jungkook flushes a little. "Is it working?"

The model put finishes his third drink before hopping off the stool.

"Come on, I'll put you to bed." He says taking Jungkook's hand.

The younger smiles and let himself be led to Taehyung's room instead of his own.

—

When they get to work the next day Taehyung tells Jungkook he was going to be in his office until the meeting starts.

"Please don't drink." Jungkook says in a low voice as they walk down the empty hallway.

"I won't. Don't go in without me." Taehyung tells him.

Jungkook nods and goes to Jin's office where he finds the older sitting with a stressed out look on his face.

    "Hyung," He starts stopping in front of his desk. "I'm worried about Taehyung."

Jin sighs, dragging his hand down his face. "Me too, Jungkook. How is he this morning?"

    "Just distant." Jungkook says. "He hasn't said much."

Jin shakes his head. "Hoseok never should have came here, Taehyung still isn't over him and he knows that."

    "I know it's not of my business, but if their relationship was so horrible why did they stay together?" The younger asks sitting at one of the chairs in front of the desk.

    "Because, I guess they loved each other." Jin says shaking his head. "They were too toxic for each other from the beginning. It was an unhealthy relationship from the beginning."

Jungkook shakes his head but he understands. He understands why someone would stay in a relationship with someone even though no good things came from it.

He knows what it feels like to love someone and not get the same in return.

    "I just don't know what else he wants from Taehyung. He's already broken him down more than he knows. He gave Taehyung anxiety and depression. And I think he's even developed a eating disorder because of him. Hoseok is so unhealthy for Taehyung." Jin says, he was actually starting to see a change in Taehyung that he hadn't seen in so long.

He was staring to be more open and actually started caring about other people, and by other people he meant Jungkook.

Jin hadn't seen Taehyung genuinely smile until Jungkook came into the picture.

Jungkook was changing Taehyung and now Hoseok had to come around and potentially risk all that progress.

Jungkook also saw a difference in Taehyung's attitude since he's been here.

The young model hadn't been drinking or smoking as much and he wasn't so cold anymore.

And if it was all because of Hoseok then he didn't particularly like the male anymore.

He was just ready for this whole thing to be over.

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