Chapter Text
pairing; jeon jungkook x reader
word count; 1083 words
genres; fluff, soulmate au
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[18;06]
when he smiles, the galaxies align. the stars, the planets, and all the constellations. everything.
they align, all of their lights focusing on him, and only him.
that's the only explanation to why, when he smiles, you can never, ever take your eyes off from him.
he's laughing. he's laughing with his hyungs, his little chuckle that echoes throughout the studio. little chuckles turning into loud cackles until one of his hyungs slaps him hard. he doesn't budge. and you smile, because that showed that he was happy.
and if your soulmate is happy, then you'd automatically be happy, right?
his eyes shine. ten billion stars explode, they light up, and everything he's feeling, it's clear, in his eyes.
he doesn't have to say much.
from behind the glass screen of the studio, his eyes shine, and a flash of his lopsided smile at you, is enough to make you know that everything in the universe will go right.
that was your idea of love.
everything goes right, because he's there, you're here, and that was all there needed to be.
[22;51]
time never stops, but that's what it feels like, whenever jungkook sees your smile.
your smile is different from his. not the same, huge smile that showed of all your teeth, but a smaller one, that does no less than makes him stop.
stop, to take a deep breath. to stop being so weak. to convince his heart to calm down, but that's the power of soulmates.
they just... get to you.
and jungkook does not even mind.
it's a little late. in fact, it's a little later than the time he's promised. he's unable to keep a lot of little promises like this, but he knows that he has your trust, that when it matters the most, his promises are for him to keep.
and when he comes back to his hotel room, he sees you sleeping on his couch, hugging your knees tight.
how long has she been here? he wonders as he walks straight to his bed, picking up the soft, warm quilt. the quilt, that felt the same way jungkook felt inside, as his gaze lands back on your sleeping figure.
there's something about soulmates that jungkook has been trying to figure out for the past few months, and he's unsuccessful, he knows so little.
but what he does know, was that he would buy every bit of the moon for you, if it would make you happy, if you would actually let him.
and he's bad at expressing how he's feeling, he's a combination of shy, awkward, and excessively embarrassed when it comes to things like this.
but as she slept, so peacefully as her body adapted to the warmth of the quilt that now was laid over her, he's not shy anymore.
cheesy surprises, corny messages, cute texts first thing every morning and last thing before night was not jungkook's type of activities. he preferred to spend the little free time he ever gets, to take the girl out for bowling, or out for dinner on cold nights at the local seafood restaurant nearby.
you weren't competetive, but he was; and you loved the look on his face when he tries his best and wins against you. he knows you try genuinely, it makes him happy, it makes him amused as well, because he's surprised how you don't get tired of his behaviour.
... but that's the power of soulmates.
while he sits down in front of the couch, his eyes on you, he wants to freeze time.
he wishes he had more time. he wishes he could be with you more, that he could take you to all the places you had dreamed of going to. he wishes he could take you along with him to wherever he was going, but there's two lines between the two of you; a small gap between a celebrity like him and a commoner like you.
but you were soulmates, and you shared one thing in common; you two were in love.
and that was how you two managed to do something beautiful; making use of every little thing that remained between the lines, and jungkook was so, so thankful.
he was thankful for all the stars that lined up and hand picked you as his soulmate. you, who slept peacefully in front of him, and all he had for you was respect.
"if it was someone else, they might have left me." jungkook whispers, his voice getting lost into thin air. and then, his face flushes a little red, because that was so embarrassing, and he was so glad that you were asleep.
"thank you for always sticking with me." a hand of his reaches to your cheeks, stroking the skin softly as he hummed to himself. "i helped namjoon-hyung practice today."
he pauses as he sees your lips part a little, soft snores that were soothing to his ears and he smiles, a warm smile that makes him happy, relaxed, and so peaceful that he presses his forehead to yours. he would never be able to do that if you were awake, he was too shy to do that, after all.
and yet, as he watches your figure sleeping, he's so glad for this chance.
"i'm not good at this kind of thing, but i'm so glad i have you. it's always really nice when i see you after a long day of practice..." he pauses a little and chuckles, his teeth showing as he spoke next, "even though we're always too tired to do anything, afterwards."
he leans in a little closer, your cold exhales forming on his face and he closes an eye at that, lips forming into an 'o' as he backs away a little.
"please sleep well. thank you for being with me." he says, his eyes falling on the side of your index finger. your index finger, that had his initials in red, almost as it was carved in deeper than the feelings you had for him. and when he presses his index finger to yours, seeing your initials on his on skin, he's reminded that nothing, not even all of the infinities, would amount to how important you were to him.
"i love you."
and he slowly falls asleep, his hand cupping your index finger, soft snores filling the room.
it was a little cold, but the presence of each other kept your hearts warm, and for today, that was all that mattered.
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