SNAPCHAT | TAEKOOK

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After the lesson, Taehyung was one of the last ones to exit the hall. When he entered the changing room almost everyone was done. Sighing, the blonde sat down, his mind all messed up.

The guilt was unbearable and it nearly killed him from inside. He needed to apologise to Jungkook as soon as possible. Taehyung was so deep in thoughts that he didn't notice that everyone already left except for one person that was still showering.

"Tae? You in there?" Jimin called his name from outside.

"Yeah! Why?"

"Hurry up, classes are starting in a few minutes!"

"I will!"

"Good, I'll wait outside!"

While Jimin walked away, Taehyung hurried to change into his normal clothes. As soon as he was done, he heard the shower being turned off. The moment the blonde stood at the door, someone walked out of the shower room. The smell of shampoo hit his nose and Taehyung decided to glance back.

Big mistake.

Taehyung's eyes almost popped out of his head as he saw a steaming, dripping wet Jungkook come out and he froze, heat rushing to his face. He couldn't help but completely check him out from his still wet hair to the tiny water droplets trickling down his chest to his abdomen.

Even though a towel covered his private parts, Taehyung was still able to see the younger's thick thighs. Suddenly, the brunette noticed him, his eyes narrowing while Taehyung's face resembled a tomato.

"What are you still doing here?" Jungkook growled.

"I-I was one of the last ones who entered the changing rooms, s-sorry." Taehyung rambled, trying not to get distracted by Jungkook's body.

"Then get lost." the younger said nonchalantly while walking over to his bag with his spare clothes.

"No."

This might be Taehyung's only chance to apologise to Jungkook properly and he definitely wasn't going to blow it. The younger glared at him, not content at all with his response.

"I said get lost."

"No! Not before I'm done apoligising to you." he croaked out, because he knew he owed Jungkook a sincere apology since the younger hadn't deserved this kind of pain.

"I don't want to hear any of that bullshit!"

"Please, let me speak!" Taehyung begged, hands gripping the straps of his bag tightly.

Jungkook remained silent and the blonde took this as a sign that he could continue.

"I'm so sorry, Jungkook..." Taehyung mumbled, "I didn't know you felt that way and I swear I didn't mean to hurt you like that. I feel really guilty  about what happened and it's killing me ever since.. I-I can't stand seeing you in tears or being mad at me. So please, forgive me. I... I just wanted to—"

"Save your reputation?"

"W-what?"

Jungkook's cold tone startled Taehyung.

"S-save my reputation? I-I never said that!" Taehyung stammered helplessly and the younger chuckled lifelessly.

"Not to me. But you told Yoongi."

The blonde's eyes widened as he remembered.

"B-but I didn't mean it that way!"

"Sure." Jungkook retorted coldly and Taehyung felt anger boil inside of him.

"I didn't!" he gritted his teeth.

"You literally implied that you care more about your reputation than about my feelings." Jungkook sneered.

"But I said it's not true!!"

"Who are you trying to fool, Taehyung?!" Jungkook screamed, slamming his hands right and left next to his head, the model anxiously squeezing his eyes shut.

"I know that you didn't care about what I felt from the very beginning! You've always been so cold to me, pretended to forget my name, blasphemed about my real self via Snapchat and so much more! And I even endured it because I thought we could be friends at some point!! But I was so stupid to think you'd give the real me a chance and accept me but you brutally reminded me that you only care about those who you like and don't give a shit about others!!" he screamed.

Silence entered the room and Jungkook lowered his head, Taehyung letting out the breath he didn't know he was holding. The only thing that could be heard was their ragged breathing and the waterdroplets of the younger's wet hair hitting the floor. Suddenly, Taehyung noticed that Jungkook was shaking and when he looked down, he saw tears drip down from his cheeks.

"I-I'm so sorry..." Taehyung whispered shakily, pulling the younger into a embrace, not caring about his clothes getting wet.

The blonde began to softly stroke the brunette's back, letting him cry silently, his tears wetting Taehyung's shirt. Jungkook's whole body was quivering and he cursed himself for showing the other how weak he really was. His bambi eyes widened as he felt Taehyung press a gentle kiss onto his damp hair.

The blonde wanted to scream. His insides, his heart, his feelings, everything hurt. Because he knew it was true. Every single word. He started to become really disappointed in himself because he hadn't changed a bit.

Ever since they accidentally kissed in Jungkook's room back then, everything had been going crazy. Taehyung's mind had constantly been thinking of the younger, his heart doing backflips whenever he saw the brunette.

He didn't realise it at first but the confession showed him that he had developed feelings for Jungkook. However, fear kept him from reciprocating them. Back then it did, and now it's still the same. And with it came the doubts whether his feelings would be strong enough.

They stood there in this position for a few minutes until the younger had calmed down. Jungkook slowly pulled away and looked up, their faces inches apart as his puffy eyes met Taehyung's. Eventually, the blonde lifted his hand and placed it onto the other's shoulder, then sliding it up to the younger's cheek.

"I'm really sorry.." Taehyung murmured but Jungkook immediately shoved him off of him.

"It's too late for that." he uttered behind gritted teeth and the blonde's eyes widened in shock.

"B-but I—"

"Get out..."

"Jungkook, plea—"

"Just leave me alone, dammit!!"

He flinched at the younger's sudden outburst and gulped.

"I'm sorry... I mean it.." Taehyung whispered one last time before exiting the changing room in a hurry, leaving the younger back who was close to having a mental breakdown, asking himself one question over and over again.

Why, just why did Taehyung still have so much power over him?

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