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02 ;; in his house

jeongguk didn't know what he was doing or why he was in front of kim taehyung's house in the first place.

but he was there.

with the basketball having ha seung jin's sign on it in both his hands, jeon jeongguk was already making his way towards the entrance.

with sweaty hand, the raven head reached up for the doorbell and without thinking anything more, he pressed it. the sound was ringing in his head as he looked around the small yard behind but immediately turned around when he heard the door open.

"how can i help you, young man?" a woman in her early forty's asked with a smile that was obviously fake as she looked so stressed. more like so tired.

"uhm i am here to meet taehyung. i am his new friend." jeongguk introduced himself as the brunette's friend and jeongguk couldn't but smile when the lady's fake smile turned into an actual one.

"ah come in. come in!" she immediately pulled him in and closed the door, "how much i told jimin and his other friends to keep visiting him but none of them gets time."

"i know he isn't going to school anymore and i don't even know if he will ever go again or not but that doesn't mean that his friends aren't his friends anymore, right?"

jeongguk just stayed quiet seeing the other's eyes getting glassy but soon wiped them before they could roll down her tan skin.

"go go, meet him. he is upstairs in his room." she softly pushed jeongguk towards the stairs and walked to the other way which the raven head assumed at kitchen.

jeongguk walked upstairs and saw the first room that he assumed at taehyung's seeing huge block letter 'TAE' cut out made with purple glittery papers and hard board.

he knocked and waited for the permission which he got that instant.

"come in, mom." the raven head heard the other say and he nervously twisted the doorknob and walked in surprising the brunette.

"jeongguk! you here?" taehyung said more like questioned and the other just stared at him.

taehyung was half laying on his bed as the pillows behind him was keeping his sitting position. jeongguk couldn't but notice the almost unnoticeable nasal cannula and forcefully tugged on a small yet sweet smile on his lips.

"yeah i wanted to give this back." jeongguk kept the basketball at the edge of the bed which caused it to roll down and fall on the floor but he didn't care and without exchanging any more words, settled down beside taehyung.

"i― told you that i don't need it. you should be keeping it." taehyung said with a smile that jeongguk recognized as a boxy one and smiled back.

"no, i don't want it anymore."

"i know you are saying this because you pity me but i swear i am happy and surely don't need these balls to be happy." taehyung laughed out mumbling, "balls."

jeongguk smiled but at the same time had thousands of questions in his head that immediately made it out, "how can you be so cool about this?"

"first tell me, how did you get my address? have you been stalking me?" taehyung dramatically grabbed his tshirt over his chest but when he was about about to pull it, his long, slender fingers got intertwined with the oxygen tubes.

the brunette laughed.

"i got it from your best friend, park jimin." jeongguk replied and taehyung laughed, "that hoe doesn't visit me but sends people to my house."

"hey don't give me that look―" taehyung pushed jeongguk softly when the raven head was staring at him with a somewhat pained expression.

"look im fine. i have been diagnosed by stage 2b cancer. the five year survival rate is about 53% maybe. so i'm still living for some years." taehyung informed as if it was nothing and jeongguk just felt his chest getting heavier.

they both stayed quiet for some time when the brunette decided to speak.

"wanna watch 'the untamed' with me? though i'm already on episode 19." taehyung asked and jeongguk nodded, "i already watched it but i don't mind watching again."

they both stared at the tv screen as youtube was running. one totally interested in the drama and another very interested in the other.

jeongguk stole glances at the brunette heavily focussing on the drama in front and noticed how pretty he was.

jeongguk saw how his tan skin was glowing when the only source of light that was from the television as the curtains and the door was closed.

jeongguk moved a little forward and now saw taehyung's full face. how his hazel eyes were boring into the tv, how his face was small yet symmetrical with the perfect nose in the middle that had oxygen tubes coming out of it. not to forget the cute mole on top. last but not the least, his lips were so plumped and pinkish.

"stop staring at me like a creep―" jeongguk was snapped out of his thoughts when the other giggled.

"and about the ball, i will keep it and when i am gone, you can take it."

"hey stop it. don't talk about dying." jeongguk huffed.

"don't tell me you are falling in love with me―" taehyung joked and continued giggling but the next reply jeongguk had left him speechless.

"nope, i didn't yet fall in love with you." jeongguk said with a small smile.

"good. you shouldn't cause it will just be a waste of time. i can't stay forever." taehyung nervously said.

"nothing lasts forever, taehyung and you don't think about all these for loving someone." jeongguk said and taehyung just nodded, falling a little more for the boy he admired so much.

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it already made me sad even
though it's just the second chapter :(

and tysm for already 800+ reads !