𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙨 ; 𝙩𝙖𝙚𝙠𝙤𝙤𝙠 [ON HOLD]

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮

warning: additional characters, first day of class (kinda), a smidge of taekook, a lot of bickering, playful banter, cursing/foul language, forgive me for any errors/typos

enjoy reading :)
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The main building was packed.

Students, teachers, and staffs of different ranks were all gathered, which was a lot. At first, Taehyung was overwhelmed by all the unfamiliar scents that engulfed him all at once, dizzied and affected.

But weirdly enough, Jeongguk stood beside him and laid a protective hand on the small of his back, guiding him through the crowd. He must've sensed the younger's uneasiness, his alpha instincts kicking in.

"You good?" Jeongguk asked lowly, face void of any emotion, but his voice is laced with concern. "Yeah, just– I'm just overwhelmed, I guess." He answers, blinking away his bleary vision.

The elder looks at him for a moment, then scans the crowd until his eyebrows raises a fraction. "Stay close." He quickly  whispers, tugging Taehyung closer by the waist and walking them both towards the other direction.

Everything is a blur, so Taehyung tries to anchor himself by the arm protectively wrapped around his waist, closing his eyes and lets the other lead them. He tries to listen closely to their footsteps and focuses on the beating of his heart, breathing in and out.

Soon, the strong scents around him gets less and less frustrating. He can only sense the alpha's presence, he can only smell Jeongguk. He senses the way he releases calming pheromones, smells the sandalwood mended with amber, can almost taste the scent of comforting roasted almonds on his tongue.

Taehyung blinks his eyes open, staring up at the elder who's looking back at him, can notice how his chest rises and falls.

He notices that Jeongguk had led them a little farther away from the mass of students. Not too far to say that they didn't attend the gathering, since there are still scattered students standing by the area. Just close enough to be able to adjust to the new environment.

"Uhm, thanks. You didn't have to, but– Thank you." Taehyung says with a sigh.

Jeongguk let's out a breath and a short nod, "No need to thank me, you look like you about to pass out. I wouldn't want to deal with that and carry your heavy ass." He finishes with a slight scoff, looking off to the side.

"Besides, Namjoon-hyung would kill me if I let something happen to you." The elder adds shortly.

"Yeah, I kno—Wait, did you just call me fat?" Taehyung says incredulously, leaning away from the alpha.

Jeongguk's eyes widen, "I— no, no you're not fat, look at your arms for fucks sake."

"So now you're calling me skinny?"

"I mean— well, no. I just said that you're heavy, that doesn't exactly mean you're fat."

"It does! What else is that suppose to mean?"

"That you're heavy!"

"So I am fat?"

"No! You're too thin to be called fat, Taehyung."

"Wow— So you're saying I'm skinny now?"

"I— You— What the fuck do you want me to say?? You're not that skinny, but you aren't exactly fat either, just— I don't know, plump??"

"Plump?? What the fuck is that even? It's called slim-thick, you idiot."

"Hey, I'm still older than you."