"you might not be my lover, but you still belong to me" "crazy, you don't even love me but you want to claim me as yours? have you lost your mind jeongguk?" "i probably have. you have driven me to my absolute insanity, kim taehyung" - in which, kim taehyung and jeon jeongguk have been friends since they were little kids- inseparable and unbreakable. but things change when taehyung starts catching feelings for his childhood best friend, who is very homophobic and will never return his feelings, or he thought so. a love that hurts so right. ::; lower case intended ::; top kook !¡ bottom tae ::; childhood friends to lovers, forbidden love, 🔞

Taehyung, an ancient-era man, finds himself in a strange new world after a car accident, inhabiting the body of a modern husband with a cold, stoic military spouse, Jungkook, and a neglected young son, Taegguk. The original Taehyung was vain, distant, and resentful, leaving his family on the brink of collapse. Now, armed with a fresh perspective and a desire to make things right, Taehyung dives into his role as a devoted husband and father. Through cooking, care, and unwavering love, he melts Jungkook's icy exterior and wins over his adorable son, turning a broken household into a warm, loving home. But can his efforts heal old wounds and spark a romance that was never given a chance? A heartwarming tale of rebirth, family, and second chances at love.

"𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒖𝒔," Taehyung whispers, looking at the stranger who claim to be his everything. Jungkook take a breath- and begins AGAIN For the hundredth time. For the Thousandth time. Every morning, Jungkook watches the man he loves look at him with empty eyes. No recognition. No warmth. Just confusion and fear at the 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 standing in his bedroom. They were supposed to be 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓. Now Taehyung doesn't even remember his name. Everyone else has stopped believing. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔. They tell him to leave. 𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. But Jungkook refuses to let go. 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒆??? 𝑻𝒂𝒆𝒉𝒚𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 - And being a stranger to him every morning is still better than a life without him. Top Kook ⬆ • Bottom Tae ⬇

【𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 ✅】 "𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝑰'𝒎 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏." -JK "𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆." -T Jungkook writes poetry about longing. Taehyung paints emotions he can't express. Jungkook and Taehyung have never met, but through notes left at their shared desk, they've fallen for each other in the most unexpected way. But when the day finally meets the night, will reality be as beautiful as the words they've shared?

What will happen when a nineteen-year-old introverted, shy guy impregnates Taehyung, who is almost thirty? "How can I trust you?" Taehyung asked. "I know my words are not strong, but my actions will," Jungkook replied. ______ "You don't have enough money for yourself, and you want to take the responsibility of me and my child?" Taehyung said with a light chuckle, bitterness in his voice. ______ "This is what you want, right? My body. Take it." Taehyung said, tearing his clothes as Jungkook looked down, teary-eyed, shaking his head. _______ "Why can't you love me, hyung? I'm not naïve-I know what love is," Jungkook said, teary-eyed, as he watched Taehyung breastfeed their newborn baby. ______ "No matter how much you push me away, hyung... I will always be behind you," Jungkook said in a determined voice. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 :- ★ Age gap ★ Smut ★ Angst ★ Fluffy ★ M-preg ★ Slow burn ★ Happy ending 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗸 ↑ 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗲 ↓ Story started [15/6/2024] Story ended [23/9/2025] ⚠️ All characters are fictional and unrelated to real-life people.

Third book in 'Tainted' series