Jaded /vkook/taekook/

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"Dad."

"Jungkook."

Mr. Jeon walks over to Jungkook slowly, stopping in front of his son.

"Do you know how worried your mother has been?" He asks, his voice low and concerned.

"I'm sorry." Jungkook apologizes. "I guess I should've taken the initiative to call~"

His father cuts him off by pulling him into a hug. "Don't disappear on your mother like that again."

The tension in the room fades and everyone literally releases a breath.

His father pats his back, pulling away from the hug and patting his son's back.

"Don't think I didn't notice that ridiculous hair." He says. "What were you going for with that?"

Jungkook isn't sure if he's supposed to laugh or not, this isn't the same guy he remembers running away from when he was 18.

His father and his mother were the strictest people ever and now here his father was joking about his hair color. Years ago he would've made him shave his head.

"Who's this, son?" Mr. Jeon asks nodding towards Taehyung.

"Oh this my...Taehyung. My boss." Jungkook says quickly.

Taehyung bows politely. "It's nice to meet you."

"Taehyung?" His father wonders aloud. "That guy you used to be obsessed with?"

"Yeah, Dad. No." Jungkook says shaking his head.

Mr. Jeon laughs and offers Taehyung his hand. "He used to be obsessed with you."

Taehyung laughs a little as he shakes his hand.

"Mr. Jeon? I finished moving the rest of the boxes into the basement. Did you~" Yugyeom stops when he sees Jungkook. "Oh, you're here already."

Jungkook looks away from him, the color draining from his face.

"Did you know that the only reason we knew you were alive while you were in Seoul is because of this guy?" His father asks, referring to Yugyeom.

"No. I didn't." Jungkook says, trying to keep his voice even while his heart pounded in his chest.

"You guys are so cute, acting all shy." Junghee chuckles. "Come on, Taehyung. We'll help dad set the table~"

"No." Jungkook and Taehyung say simultaneously.

"I mean. No, because..." Jungkook starts again. "Because on the way here, Taehyung and I agreed that we were going to set the table."

"Yeah." Taehyung agrees with an airy laugh.

"Okay...?" Junghee says. "Oppa can help."

"Actually, Junghee, I'll just help your mother in the kitchen." Yugyeom offers.

"Okay...? Why are you guys being weird?" Junghee mumbles before leaving the living room.

"Come on, Tae." Jungkook says, pulling Taehyung by the arm.

They start setting the table in silence, Jungkook too lost in his thoughts.

"You okay?" Taehyung asks after a few minutes.

"Yeah. I'm good." Jungkook lies, he wasn't good at all.

"You're lying, Kook." The pinkette calls him out.