Taekook Oneshots

Destiny (2)

Jungkook's whole body jolts when I wake up, and I glance over to see that his eyes are slowly sliding open as well. I frown in confusion when he smiles sleepily at me, pressing a kiss against my forehead and then relaxing back into the mattress, no explanation for his impressively good timing given at all.

"Do you automatically wake up when I do or something?" I ask as quietly as I can, and the sleepy smile widens, as he nods in response. "I'm guessing that's a thing that changed because I'm your mate?" He opens his eyes reluctantly, his head nuzzling slightly into me in the process, knowing that we should probably talk about this properly.

"Yeah, it's one of the things I can't control, I'm afraid. Don't worry, though, I can fall back asleep again, so it's not like I'm gonna end up sleep deprived. I do sleep better with you there anyway, though. That's just a 'me' thing, though, nothing to do with the whole wolf thing. It's really hard to explain, but I just feel more relaxed with you around."

My cheeks feel warm for some reason, and my heart clenches a little in my chest at how adorable this is. "Kook, that's so cute," I murmur reassuringly, leaning forward and kissing him properly, giggling at the surprised noise this gets me. When we pull away, he smiles shyly, burying his head in my chest for a moment before settling back down normally.

"You're acting particularly sweet, today, Koo, is everything okay?" I ask suddenly, realising that he's not normally the kind of person who gets flustered by such things.
"Oh, I'm fine, I swear, it's just my wolf is really happy. He loves you, more than I can put into words. And your acceptance of him, the fact that we can stay with you, everything, it's just wonderful. He'll go back to normal soon, don't worry."

I chuckle slightly, running my hand through his hair and smiling at the way he leans into the movement almost instinctively. "I've told you before that I love every part of you, without discrimination. I knew when we got together that your wolf would have a say, and I'm just glad he's as happy to be with me as I am to be with you. Even if he doesn't have a physical voice the way I expected. It's just an instinct given human qualities. As you're a human given wolfish qualities."

"I suppose you're right," he muses, turning onto his back and and staring thoughtfully up at the ceiling. "It's more complex than stories often tell, and it's hard to explain in words how my species works. How humans work, too."
"I don't think we need to define it. As long as it makes sense to us, surely that's all that matters?" I point out, turning to look up at the ceiling as well, my eyes following a tiny crack in the painted plaster.

He laughs a little, sitting up and then laying back down the moment I pout at the loss of body heat. "Sorry, love. I ought to get our food sorted, and then we can discuss how to approach the whole issue of family and stuff?"

"Okay," I agree reluctantly, sitting up myself, and he must see some of my fear in my eyes, because he wraps a muscled arm around my waist and pulls me toward him a little. My head drops naturally on his shoulder, and I lean into the comforting contact.
"I won't leave you. I don't care how they feel about human mates. I love you too much to abandon you to things that I can control. They'll just have to come to terms with that on their own."

He turns his head to press his lips against the top of my head, moving away slowly and letting me adjust to the lack of contact, standing up and leaving the room a few moments later. I sit on the bed for a few moments more, just processing everything, and then I find myself standing up and walking to the bathroom to get showered and dressed, prepared for the day.

Breakfast is ready for me when I head downstairs, a patient and perfect boyfriend smiling warmly at me as he presents me with a full plate of waffles and strawberries (he knows my favourite foods well by this point, I'm proud to admit) and settles down to his own plate. We eat quietly, a calm silence taking over as we enjoy some good quality noms.