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(v) EMBRACE✩

Skip to 3:53 on this song, its totally worth it ^^ 

ALSO I DECIDED TO WRITE SOME FLUFF SO YEEHAW I GUESS

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Jeon Jungkook and Kim Taehyung were relatively good in their studies and had genuinely thought studies wouldn't become one of the problems they would have to endure during their stay at the boarding school. Being bought up by strict Catholic and Asian parents meant it was  either getting an A or getting disowned. 

But, as always, surprises seemed to be becoming a norm, and the studying was hard as fuck. There were a total of 10 periods in a day and two hours of religious studying was mandatory for the students. 

On Sundays, students were escorted to church for five hours for spiritual lectures, from seven to twelve. Jungkook and Taehyung weren't falling into the anencephalous trap of utter brainwashing, but it seemed like the other students were. Some of them shed real, legitimate tears during the spiritual lectures and it was an absurd sight for the two boys to speculate. 

Jungkook and Taehyung weren't looking forward to making any friends, but it seemed like they weren't going to have a chance to do so anyways. Teachers had obviously been instructed to keep an eye on them because they weren't allowed to communicate with the other students. This had been made clear by Mr Hoyon who payed them a surprise visit the first day their classes were to begin. Welp, they weren't planning on communicating with brain-washed little shits anyways, so Mr Hoyon could suck their✨ dicks✨.

Weeks had flown past at this point and neither Jungkook nor Taehyung had the time to chit chat around or crush on each others astronomical looks (they still did the latter dw). During this period of time, they had grown quiet close and they joked around a lot and seemed to be getting comfortable around each other. They avoided being in the same room together since the air seemed to leave when they both occupied it at the same time and it reduced the chances of them having any awkward encounters.

It was on one particular Sunday night/ Monday morning when Taehyung was dying over his Chemistry homework at 3am, when he felt something inside of snap. He had two english assignments and a little of his Biology and religious studies homework left. He had been instructed to read five chapters of Biology textbook in advance just so 'he would have some idea when they actually started learning'.  Who the fuck did the teachers think he was? A child prodigy? 

He chucked his pen onto the floor and face-planted himself into the pillows, trying his best to muffle his crying. He could no longer do this shitty ritual of studying and bottling his feelings up at the same time. Whenever he had free time he wouldn't watch a movie and relax like normal people did, he would think about the night he came out to his parents and relive the torture all over again. 

He just... wanted to be free, was that too much to ask for?

Venting into the pillows, and clutching at the fabric of the bed sheets, he tried his best not to draw the attention of Jungkook who was doing his work outside. His heart throbbed inside his chest and threatened to burst. After a while, he wiped away the wetness from his eyes and told himself to shut the fuck up, it was just some homework what was the big issue? 

He blinked his eyes to get clear himself of the tears he had accumulated once again and walked out of the room towards the kitchen to make coffee. The sofa where Jungkook was sitting the last time he saw him was facing away from the kitchen, so he didn't bother about his red eyes. 

But, as always, things didn't seem to be going this way. Jungkook was actually leaning on the kitchen counter with a cup of tea in his hand. His other one was possessing his cell phone. 

"Hey do you want-" 

Jungkook put down his cup when he saw Taehyung's scarlet eyes. He unified his brows and his expression morphed into one of worry. 

"Taewhyareyoucrying?" 

"I was having some trouble with work, it's nothing a hug can't fix." Taehyung said carelessly as he walked towards the coffee cabinet behind the tall boy, not giving his words much thought. But before he could open it, a pair of arms wrapped around his waist, leaving him frozen on the spot.

"Wha-"

"You said a hug could fix it." 

Taehyung's heart leapt dramatically before he slumped his head against Jungkook's chest and hugged him back. He didn't care if his crush on him was developing into real feelings, he just wanted to be hugged by someone who cared about him. Maybe he was right, maybe a hug, specifically one from Jungkook, could fix his problems. His arms were big enough to engulf him and he felt protected and at peace.

Jungkook brushed his fingers through his fiery hair for a while and Taehyung did not want to move. The silence was pleasant and Jungkook's heartbeat was acting like a lullaby for him, his cologne making him drowsy.

"Taehyung?"

"Hm?" 

"You should go to sleep, I'll do your homework." 

Taehyung forced himself to pull away and looked at him as if he was crazy.

"It's my homework Jungkook, I can do it." 

Jungkook pulled him back for another hug before replying. 

"Okay sir don't get mad, can I help you at least?" 

Taehyung giggled a little before replying.

"Be my guest."

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