honey | taekook

six

jungkook had failed to mention anything about his car besides the brand.

he didn't mention the heated leather seats that felt more like plush recliners, didn't mention the fact the radio had capabilities beyond this world, didn't mention the fact it could parallel park itself- it all felt too luxurious for tae.

the only car he had driven in the last five years was older than dirt, shook whenever he accelerated, and had a missing mirror on the passenger side.

he almost felt guilty sitting in something so posh.

"you have to breath into this so it knows your sober otherwise it won't start..." jungkook stared at the screen on his phone, completely ignoring tae who could only gawk at the contraption in the middle that he was expected to put his mouth on.

"don't you put your... mouth on this though?" tae crinkled his nose- he hated sharing things with friends much less strangers.

"and?" jungkook was disinterested in tae's contempt, "oh, you're disgusted by me?" the boy twisted his head sideways, a single brow raised in curiosity as he studied the words that tae was trying to say, "is it because i've kissed boys? you don't want to catch something?"

clearly he had heard a lot of homophobic backlash to believe that was the reason behind why tae wouldn't want to swap saliva with a stranger, "that's not it at all!" the older promised, his desire to prove it attempting to overcome the germaphobe within him.

"here..." jungkook dug around in the center console, a plastic mouth piece appearing which he quickly replaced, "all brand new, none of my spit has ever touched it, okay?"

"thank you..." tae felt his cheeks tint red at the gesture. he wanted to defend himself further, to tell jungkook it was nothing personal but, the timing felt off. like jungkook was already a thousand steps ahead with his assumptions.

"here's the address." the younger plucked it into the navigation system, "should take you straight there!"

that seemed like a cue that jungkook didn't want to talk. he didn't want to direct traffic. he just wanted to sit alone in his thoughts and wallow.

tae obliged, following the prompts from the gps. the address seemed like it was leading to a house in a nice neighborhood. it was on the outskirts a ways, a decent distance but an easy drive.

tae's suspicion was justified further as he pulled through the gates of a community lined with tall yet thin homes, modern architecture, and lavish gardens surrounding.

it was beautiful, incredible, and yet in the passenger seat sat a man filled with tension. his face contorted in anguish, he barely blinked as they pulled up to what tae could only assume was jungkook's (previous) home.

"she's here..." he muttered under his breath, fists clenched as tae tried to find words to say.

"what is- what are," he had nothing, the circumstance far past his realm of expertise.

"wait here, i'll be back shortly!" it wasn't meant to sound so rude and demanding but it did, enough to make tae recoil into the seat as he stared anywhere but at the sight in front of him-

because before jungkook had even made it to the door, a petite woman was in the driveway, clad in pajamas and a half open robe yet she still looked beautiful. and young.

her face had a youthful glow, eyes narrowed in annoyance at the presence of the man in front of her. tae tried to avoid eavesdropping, really he did, but they were loud and the walls of the car were thin.

"what are you doing here? are you out of your fucking mind?" the woman screamed, pacing barefoot as she continuously stared behind her.

"i just want to see jiwoo- it's not a huge request." jungkook was annoyed, attempting to maintain his cool in front of the face he had come to loathe, the same one he used to pepper kisses over, the same one he had wiped tears from on his wedding day. he continued with his argument, hoping he sounded more convincing than he thought, "nowhere in our agreement did it say that i don't get to see my daughter!"