area 52 | vk.

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jungkook plopped down in his office chair and immediately opened his sketchpad, afraid to lose any new ideas.

v bounced on his bed, playing with the chartreuse alien head plushie that hoseok had won. "is this really what humankind thinks extra-terrestrials look like?" he continued bouncing on the bed, making an awful squeaking sound.

jungkook grimaced. "v, could you maybe stop bouncing? i'm losing focus here." he continued sketching, the outfit starting to become sensible. "damn, you're almost as irritating as hoseok. you'd get along well." he muttered.

he pressed his lips together. "what else, what else to add," he whispered, rubbing his temples.

he felt a cold hand on his shoulder. he jolted upward,
"shit, your hand's cold," he exclaimed, rubbing his shoulder.

v leaned in and examined the drawing, unconsciously letting jungkook's head press against his chest.

"why don't you try splitting it in a half?" he ran his finger along the middle of the mannequin, leaving a perfect black line across the paper. "each side portrays a different style. you can add more elements that way."

but jungkook could barely breathe.

"i-i," he coughed, "that's, not a bad idea, v." he faced him, grinning awkwardly.

the alien's eyebrows raised. he leaned closer towards his face, the two's noses almost touching. "your face."

at that point, jungkook was fairly certain he resembled a beet.

"w-what, what a-about it?!"

he poked his cheek. "it's becoming red. and heated."

"yeah, th-that happens, why—"

"are you dying? is your body deteriorating?"

"what?! no! it's a normal response—"

"usually, we encounter stars that turn red then form supernovas. they are impactful. are you at the brink of exploding?"

"v, no! it's called blushing!"

"blush..ing. what is blushing?"

jungkook hid his face in his palms and groaned. "aren't you supposed to know everything in the known universe?" he mumbled.

"no. my species observes human behavior lightyears away from earth. we only know that you eat, sleep, and invest too much effort in gaining praise and acclaim from the same species."

"that's actually pretty accurate." jungkook tilted his head. he sighed, "w-whatever, it's just that, we get flustered, sometimes. in front of people. and aliens, i guess."

"what is flustered?"

"it means we heat up, cause we're in front of someone we adore, then embarrass ourselves in front of them," he looked down.

"you adore me?"

"what?! ew, no!" jungkook pushed v against his chest lightly, running his hands through his hair. "you just, violated my personal space a bit. there's a lot of reasons why humans blush, okay?"

"your species is very peculiar." v frowned. "we've studied you for our whole existence and i only understand so little about you."

"you have a lot of time to learn about us." jungkook breathed out, "for now, come with me," he grabbed his wrist and pulled. v didn't budge.

"hey, come on, let's go—" jungkook pulled harder, but he still refused to move.

"will you show me where area 52 is?"

"it's area 51. not 52." jungkook replied.

v looked right into his eyes.

"will you show me?"

jungkook sighed. "if you come with me, i promise i'll show you, okay?"

"okay."

jungkook smiled. he shoved his sketchpad and pens inside his backpack and threw it over him, putting the bag on in the most extra way possible.

v furrowed his eyebrows.

"is that how all humans put on..that?" he pointed to jungkook's backpack.

he chuckled, "i don't know, it's just how i put my backpack on."

the alien tilted his head. "don't you do it, a strap at a time?"

"what's the fun in that?" he grinned.

"you're...weird."

jungkook smiled widely. "i know."

he stepped out of the apartment, v following him as he fiddled with his new human clothes. "let's go." jungkook said, locking the door.

the alien walked beside him, leaning in to ask, "jungkook?"

"yeah?"

"what's a promise?"

"it's just, a thing." he pressed his lips together. "you say it to someone, and you have to do it. you can't break one."

"okay."

v breathed out.

"jungkook?"

"yes? what?"

"i promise i won't leave your side."

"that's a very creepy promise."

"i won't leave until you teach me all about humans. please teach me all you know, then i can go to, area 52."

"51." jungkook laughed.

"okay?"

"okay."

jungkook was in for a very interesting adventure.