Jaded /vkook/taekook/

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    "What's wrong?" Jungkook asks as he walks downstairs to Taehyung who had called him down.

    "I wanted to ask if you'd be comfortable with something." Taehyung says walking to the kitchen and expecting Jungkook to follow.

He does with a questioning expression. "What is it?"

    "Well, you know how Hoseok's recently just come back into my life after the mess we had with my former label?" Taehyung starts, pulling a glass from the cabinet and carrying it to the sink to fill it with water.

Jungkook rolls his eyes while Taehyung's back is to him. "Yeah."

    "Well..." The pinkette trails off momentarily, trying to get his thoughts in order. "Since we've seen each other again Hoseok's been pretty...adamant, I guess, about making sure I remember my life before he left me."

    "I'm not sure I understand." Jungkook says, keeping his eyes focused on the marble counter.

    "When you met me, you thought I was an alcoholic, right?" Taehyung asks making Jungkook look up.

    "I-I mean, no. It wasn't like that. I just, thought...maybe you could be. B-But not that you were, exactly." He stammers shaking his head.

    "Well when you met me I was nowhere near as bad as I was when I was with Hoseok." Taehyung explains. "I was really bad before I met you. But I'm trying to be better now because...anyways."

Jungkook smiles a little, hoping that he was the reason.

    "Hoseok won't leave me alone." The pinkette says looking down at the cup in his hand.

Jungkook's expression hardens and he sits up straighter, suddenly feeling defensive.

    "So I was going to talk to him, and try to be civil with him instead of lashing out, because I know that's what he wants me to do." Taehyung says looking up at him. "B-But I just...I don't want to be alone with him."

Jungkook frowns. "Are you scared of him?"

Taehyung sighs, looking away from Jungkook without answering.

    "Why are you afraid of him?" He asks, ready to go after Hoseok if he had to.

    "He just... he knows how to get inside my head and make me feel like I'm too fucked up to be without him." Taehyung says honestly. "He plays my weaknesses against me and I just don't want to be by myself because I don't want him to get control over my emotions and make me make a stupid decision."

    "Is that the only reason?" Jungkook asks, Taehyung knows what he's asking.

    "It's complicated." Taehyung says shaking his head, not wanting to go into detail.

    "He's hit you?" Jungkook asks, his voice small despite the anger he feels.

    "I've hit him too." Taehyung says quickly. "We're just physical with each other, it's not one sided."

Jungkook still looks upset even after hearing that. "He hit you?"

    "Jungkook, listen." Taehyung says sitting his cup down and coming to stand across from him in front of the counter. "I told you that our relationship wasn't any good. We're both toxic people that should have never gotten involved with each other."

Jungkook nods looking down at his hands. "Were you always toxic to each other?"

"No." Taehyung says, taking Jungkook's hands in his. "We were fine before he became my boyfriend."