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..⃗. chapter thirteen : loading.... 𑁍ࠜೄ ･ﾟˊˎ
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"we should.. probably shower now."
taehyung nodded sheepishly. they had been hugging on the ground for half an hour at the least. but they knew they would have to get up at one point. besides, they were still encrusted with paint splatters. dried paint. ugh, it would be a pain in the ass to clean their clothes.
"you can shower first," jungkook decided. he was the guest after all. "i'll get you a towel and some clean clothes. there is a bathroom down the hall and to the left, inside my bedroom."
taehyung nodded and followed jungkook's directions, finding himself in the boy's bedroom. it was totally jungkook's style. he smiled lightly, then found the bathroom.
jungkook scurried to the closet at the end of the hallway and picked out a clean towel and some lotion / soap bottles for taehyung, then wandered into his room to look for some clothes for his boyfriend. he dug into his drawers and scanned his closet, then picket out a white tee and some grey sweats. he sat on his bed, wondering where taehyung went.
"taehyung?"
he stood up from his bed, then squeaked when his boyfriend walked out of the bathroom, shirtless, with only his pants on. "yes, kook?"
as jungkook's eyes trailed down his torso, he slapped his hands over his eyes in attempt to cover the sinful sight. taehyung chuckled.
omg, how can someone be so hot, jungkook thought, feeling his cheeks grow warm immediately. "i-i wasn't staring."
"sure, baby." he winked at jungkook, took the stuff from jungkook's arms, then closed the wooden bathroom door behind him.
only when he heard the shower water running did he realize that he had been sitting there in shock. "jungkook! we're home!" jimin and hoseok had gone on a shopping spree together, and jungkook guessed that they had just gotten home.
"hi!" jungkook scurried over to them.
"where's tae?" hoseok asked, puzzled. jimin wiggled his eyebrows. "why.. are you blushing??"
"um.. wha-at?? i'm not, not-t blushing.." jungkook brought his hands back up to his cheeks, which were indeed warm.
"whatever you say, bud. can you wash up, please? you smell like.. paint. and tell tae to hurry up so we can eat dinner." hoseok sniffed the air, then scrunched his nose in disgust.
"ok.." jungkook had almost forgotten that he was literally covered in dried paint.
the four boys gobbled down 2 whole pizzas. they were hungry. besides, jungkook and taehyung needed to refuel their bodies after crying for so long.
"hey, tae, do you want to stay over tonight?"
taehyung choked on his piece of pepperoni, and after wheezing for a while, nodded. "sure." he looked to jungkook as if asking for permission, but found that jungkook was looking down at his lap, expression hidden under his hair.
"you can stay in jungkook's room; right, jungkookie?" jimin looked slyly at jungkook and smirked, making sure taehyung couldn't see his expressions.
"ok.." jungkook looked up and mumbled.
"here."
jungkook lay a thick sleeping bag on the ground next to his bed, throwing multiple blankets an a pillow on top of it.
"thanks!" taehyung said, plopping down onto the sleeping bag with a poof sound.
"wait." jungkook's eyes opened wide in realization.
"what, babe? what's wrong?"
"tannie. tannie!!! WHAT IS TANNIE GOING TO DO ALL BY HIMSELF!?!" taehyung stifled a laugh.
"don't worry, gguk. he's all safe with jin and namjoon in their apartment. i dropped him off before i came!"
:o. that was jungkook's expression. <-- "oooo..." he said sheepishly, rubbing his neck. "i'm glad he won't be by himself!"
they brushed their teeth, danced in front of the roomy bathroom's mirror, and sang childish songs, giggling all the way. jungkook and taehyung couldn't remember the last time they had so much fun. maybe since they were children. it helped taehyung forget about his mom for a while, and he was so grateful, even if it was only for a second.
but when he was lying in the dark, eyes tracing patterns on the cream ceiling and thick blankets draped on his legs, memories came back to him. suddenly beads of sweat formed on his forehead, and he was restless. he closed his eyes forcefully, trying to delete the thoughts from his head, but they didn't go away. if anything, they got worse.
jungkook must have heard the grunting and shuffling of blankets, because he sat up and turned on his bedside bunny light. "hey," he said softly, glancing worriedly at taehyung, who's eyes shot open in fear, bloodshot.
jungkook saw that his forehead was lined with sweat, and got out of bed to reach taehyung.
"are you ok?" he used his hand to feel taehyung's forehead, which was burning.
"i-i.. can't stop thinking about it." jungkook knew immediately what taehyung was referring to, and engulfed his boyfriend in a tight hug.
taehyung sighed, mentally exhausted. "wh-hy..." he began to sob once again, into jungkook's soft sweater.
jungkook murmured words of comfort into taehyung's fluffy hair, patting his back.
"do you.. do you want to sleep on my bed with me instead?" jungkook paused to see taehyung's reaction. "only if you want."
"... yes."
and that's how they ended up in jungkook's bed, lying down facing one another, talking deep into the night. soon they began to feel sleepy, and jungkook turned off his lamp.
taehyung let his arm drift to jungkook's side and secure around his toned waist. jungkook leaned closer to taehyung, and taehyung planted a kiss onto his lips, making him smile cutely. jungkook brought his arm to rest on taehyung's chest, and they both closed their eyes contently.
"i don't want to be alone ever again," taehyung mumbled quietly, taking in the sweet scent of jungkook.
"don't worry." jungkook replied softly, eyes still closed. "you'll never be alone, as long as i'm here."
taehyung drifted off into sleep, a smile drawn delicately upon his face, the happiest he had ever been in a long while.
