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6 months later
It was Jin’s birthday. He told Jungkook that he didn’t want a big celebration. He just wanted to have dinner some place nice. Jungkook made a reservation at a restaurant and he invited Jin’s best friend Namjoon over the phone. Namjoon asked whether he could bring his boyfriend Jimin. Jungkook remembered Jimin as Taehyung’s friend. He asked Jin whether they should invite Taehyung. They saw Taehyung sometimes, but not very often and it was always in the presence of their other friends.
“Sure, that would be nice!”, Jin said.
The five of them had a lovely dinner together. Jin was a bit concerned that it might be a bit awkward with Taehyung, but this wasn’t the case. Taehyung seemed to be doing well these days.
They were joking about what a coincidence it was that Namjoon and Jimin had started dating, their two social circles colliding.
“So, are you seeing anyone?”, Namjoon asked Taehyung, trying to shift the focus from him and Jimin.
“Not at the moment. But I am not actively searching for it. I feel quite at peace right now.”
“I’m happy for you, Tae.”, Jin said.
Taehyung was currently sitting on the sofa at what was now Jin and Jungkook’s house, since Jungkook had moved in with Jin. After dinner Namjoon and Jimin had gone back to Jimin’s house. Jin felt bad knowing Taehyung would be alone at home, so he and Jungkook invited him over to have a drink at their place.
The atmosphere was nice and the three of them were enjoying themselves, chatting with each other. The drinks hadn’t even been poured yet, no one really felt the need to drink yet, all slightly buzzed from the drinks they had at the restaurant. Somehow Jungkook and Jin had ended up seated on either side of Taehyung.
Taehyung hadn’t really noticed at first, until Jungkook asked him something. Taehyung turned his head towards him and he noticed how close his face was to him. They locked eyes. Taehyung’s eyes flitted towards his lips, before he realized what he was doing. He quickly trained his gaze in front of him.
“Are you enjoying yourself, Tae?”, Jin asked, putting his hand on Taehyung’s shoulders.
“Y-yeah, I am. It just feels a bit strange to be back in this house.”. Jin gave him an understanding smile. He put his arm around Taehyung and allowed Taehyung to lean against him. Taehyung felt warm inside.
“Just relax, Taehyung. It’s okay.”, Jin said. Taehyung was facing Jungkook in this position. Jungkook smiled fondly at him.
Jin started carding his hands through Taehyung’s hair.
“I feel so nice, you guys.”, Taehyung said. He felt really happy. He grabbed Jin’s other hand, the one which was not going through his hair at the moment and pressed a soft kiss on it. He really missed intimate touches with other people. He lost himself in the feeling and slowly closed his eyes, relaxing in Jin’s arms.
Jin started softly humming to himself, their conversation had fallen silent a while ago now. Taehyung felt a soft breath near his face. Then a soft pair of lips pressed to his cheek. He didn’t feel like opening his eyes to reveal the culprit to himself, even though in the back of his mind he knew by the shape of the lips who they belonged too. It felt too nice. The pair of lips shifted to his other cheek. At the same time a kiss was dropped on top of his head. Taehyung felt so loved under all the attention he was receiving.
Then all of a sudden the kisses stopped. The body that been hovering above him had shifted away from him. Then he heard a soft kissing sound. The sound awoke him from his reveries and he opened his eyes, to see Jungkook gently kissing Jin on the lips. He had never seen them kiss before. He felt like an intruder, like he was witnessing something that he shouldn’t.
He was still sitting on Jin’s lap and Jin was still holding him, like he was part of this intimate moment moment. Taehyung tried to shift from his lap subtly. This made Jin and Jungkook break their kiss. Jin noticed that Taehyung had gone from his lap.
“Do you want a kiss too?”, Jin asked. Jungkook’s eyes widened a little at that. Taehyung thought Jin was joking, so he snorted.
“No, it’s fine, really. Do your thing.”, he waved his hand at them. Jungkook looked at Jin and grabbed his hand. Taehyung looked at their intertwined hands. There seemed to be some non-verbal communication going on there. He looked away, reminding himself that he is not part of this.
“I’ll give you a kiss if you want.”, Jin asked again.
“Well, who says no to a kiss?”, Taehyung said. It was meant to come out cheekily, but when he looked at Jin, he didn’t feel so playful anymore. Jin seemed to be serious.
“Come here, Tae.”, Jin said and he put one hand on the back of Taehyung’s neck and the other on the back of his head, his fingers weaving through his black hair. He closed the distance between them and gently kissed him on his lips.
Taehyung was in bliss. It had been a year since he last felt Jin’s plush lips against his own. He never thought he would feel them again. It felt so good, it felt so familiar. He should have never left. This is where he belongs. He felt someone move behind him and then a hand on his shoulder. A breath ghosted over his neck.
“Is this okay?”, Jungkook carefully asked. Not wanting to break the kiss with Jin, Taehyung put his hand over Jungkook’s hand on his shoulder and stroked it reassuringly. Jungkook took that as permission to kiss his neck gently.
After a while, Taehyung broke the kiss with Jin.
“Am I dreaming? Can either of you pinch me?”
Jungkook and Jin both laughed fondly. Jungkook lightly pinched Taehyung’s forearm.
“Ouch….that kinda hurt...”, he said, still dazed from his kiss with Jin and Jungkook’s loving kisses on his neck.
“This just felt right.”, Jin said, saying what they were all thinking.
“What does this mean?”, Taehyung asked.
“It felt good having you with us. Like you were meant to be here.”, Jungkook said.
Taehyung thought this over. This is all he had wanted a year ago.
“A-are you…?”, Taehyung didn’t know how to put it into words.
“I think we both want to be with you.”, Jin said as he held Jungkook’s hand.
“Yeah, we do. Do you want to be with us too?”, Jungkook asked looking at Taehyung with a cheeky smile.
Taehyung couldn’t believe it.
“Yes! Of course! I can’t believe this is actually happening. I had already given up all hope.”, he said and he hugged the two of them close.
They all sat on the sofa hugging each other tightly. At one point Taehyung started crying. Jin felt it on his shirt.
“Are you okay there, Tae?”, Jin asked.
“Y-yes, yes, I just feel so incredibly happy.”, Taehyung answered trying to wipe his tears away. Jungkook took his hands and removed them from his face. He started wiping Taehyung’s tears for him and then pressed a kiss to his cheek. Then he and Taehyung locked eyes. Jungkook’s eyes shifted towards his lips. Taehyung gave him a small smile. Jungkook closed the distance between them and pressed a soft kiss on his lips. His lips were a little sticky with lipgloss and tasted like strawberries.
“That was the first real kiss you guys shared, wasn’t it?”, Jin said, who had sensed what was going on between them. Jungkook looked at Taehyung dreamily.
“Yeah.”, Taehyung answered. “I am glad you were here with us to witness it, hyung.”