Work Text:
In a world where you feel cold,you gotta stay
gold,baby
•
The sound of the rain maybe music in someone's ear,but now,Namjoon hates it.
He hates how he got wet by waters coming from the sky,he hates how his feet soak because of flood,he hates the damp feeling on his skin,he hates how he gets dirty because of mud.
Namjoon has no home since last week.His parents kicked him out of the house because they found out that he is gay.
He cried of the thought,reminiscing the time he confessed.Joon believed that his family will accept him for who he really is cause he's tired of his Mother setting him up a blind date with a girl.
But it turned out that his beliefs were all wrong.In fact he just got a mad scolding and insults,His father throwing all of his things outside and his mother pushing him out of the house,saying that he should never go back without a child.
Looks like he'll never return in that house.
Namjoon is now walking on the street,feeling dizzy and tired,hugging his bag full of clothes.
He don't know where to go,he don't have any friends that he can ask for help,He just lets his feet walk where his faith is guiding him.
Joon taught that he'll die because of coldness,He never want this turn of life,He is the type of boy to have dreams and achieves it as he age but he just went back to square one.
It's raining hard and he cant even open his eyes,mixed with tears and rains.
He feels his head ache pounding at him,burning hot while the rest of his body is cold,his feet trembling as he cross the road.
Not even two steps crossing on the road his eyes were blinded by a light,closing his eyes and deciding that he can't do it anymore.
Namjoon fell at his own feet and before he went unconscious,he hears a car stopping immediately,he squint his eyes and saw a wheel in front of him.
'Yeah I'm going to die',he thought and went unconscious.
-
Namjoon didn't want to move,he feels so safe under the cozy blanket,He nuzzles his head on the pillow and clutches the blanket.
He felt a hand combing his hair,causing a tingling sensation on his head,After that he felt the same hand to move on his cheek,soothing it with his thumb.
Namjoon didn't know who's hands it is,then he remembered what happened before he went unconscious.
Joon opened his eyes immediately and sat up and pulled his blanket on his body,panicking.
There he saw a handsome ('no- handsome isn't the right word,h-he's more than that') stranger,wearing a full suit and looks so decent,seating on the bed,he thought that it's the same person who's combing and caressing him.
The man speaks,"No need to be afraid,baby"
" 'Baby' what?", Namjoon said as he furrowed his eyebrows.
"Im sorry,it's just the habit of giving nicknames,I don't know your name yet",The man said.
"N-no,who are you?", Namjoon said back.
"Im Jeon Jungkook,I saved you",The man,Now named Jeon jungkook,answered.
"O-oh...Thank you,Im Namjoon,Kim Namjoon",Joon said,loosing his hold on the blanket,thinking that maybe he can trust the person.
"How are you feeling joonie?",Kook asked.
'Joonie?',Namjoon thought,No one has given him a nickname.
"Joon?", Jungkook called.
"O-oh yeah,I-im fine",Namjoon said.
Jungkook stands up,"I'll just get your soup and medicine, I'll be back"
After namjoon said a small 'Okay',Jungkook left the room and namjoon sighed.
He starts to worry cause anytime soon the man will kick him out of the house too.'Maybe he's just acting pity on me',joon thought.
Then Joon noticed his clothes,It's not the same FG shirt he is wearing earlier,neither the short...and the...underwear.
Namjoon blushed,He just thanked Jungkook silently for changing him into warm clothes even though kook might see private things on him.
Jungkook cameback,holding a chicken soup and a medicine on the other hand.
Jungkook putted it on the table and walks towards joon,putting his palm on joon's cheek,forehead and below the chin,"Are you okay?You're so red"
Namjoon blushed harder,"N-no...i-it's- I'm okay"
Jungkook's mouth forms an 'O' and then nods,Kook fixed the pillows where namjoon was laying earlier and patted it,"Come on,seat here,no need to crouch in a corner"
Namjoon followed and tried to loosen his shoulder,Kook tucks Joon a towel on his lap,removing the thick blanket.
After that jungkook was about to put another towel on joon's shirt but namjoon quickly grabs it,"I-i can do it"
Jungkook hums and then gets the soup,stirring it.After a couple of stir jungkook took a soup using the spoon and blows it carefully.
Namjoon just stared at jungkook,"Are you going to feed me?"
"Yeah of course",Jungkook said then presented the soup infront of joon's mouth.
"I have hands jungkook", Namjoon said blankly.
Kook putted back the spoon on the bowl and the bowl on the table near the bed.
"Quick...Or,", Jungkook said not finishing his sentence,thinking of what to say.
"Or what?",Namjoon asked.
"Or I'll bite",Jungkook said then showed his teeth,acting like a vampire as if he's about to bite his victim while chuckling.
Namjoon laughs at the silly action.
"Do it i dare you",Namjoon said acting like a mighty prince,while forcing to stop laughing.
"How about a hug,Hmm?",Jungkook said while pouting.
Joon laughs again at the antics,"You're just so stupid kookie"
Jungkook smiled at the nickname and picked up the bowl again,"Come on joonie,I'll let you eat by yourself when your fever goes down"
"Fine", Joon said in defeat.
-
While Jungkook feeds Namjoon,Namjoon Knows more about the boy,He found out that Kook is younger than him and after that Jungkook began to call him hyung.
Jungkook is also a heir of their company,he's about to take the position in a few months,Joon thought that he is too young to be a CEO but Jungkook said that his parents is getting old and he is an only child so he needs to take care of the company as soon as possible.
Namjoon also cheered in happiness when jungkook said that he can stay on his house as long as he wants,Of course namjoon is shy cause he knows that he'll be a burden to him,But jungkook said that he can just clean the house and he also needs accompany so it's fine.
Namjoon made sure to clean the house as soon as he gets well.
Jungkook knew about the elder too,finds out cute things about him.
The elder loves ryan and line characters,loves crabs(saying that sea creatures are his friends),hates mint chocolate,Fluent in english and a genius.
He also founds out that he got kicked out of the house because of confessing his gay,Namjoon thought that he'll be disgusted at him too but he said that it's fine cause he's gay too.
They just shared laughs that day,Jungkook taking care of namjoon,Jungkook assuring him that it's fine to take care of him but he has a job the next day.
•
|Two months later|
The relationship of the two bloomed.Well,they're still at the 'Friendship mode' but they look more than that,if you see them together they'll definitely look like boyfriends.
They're just so sweet on each other but neither the two of them confessed.
Namjoon is so grateful for having jungkook in his life,Having a person who'll help you is enough and joon thought that the younger maybe didn't feel the same as he do,he don't want to break the friendship that they currently have.
While jungkook?He is confident that namjoon loves him,Kook always make him blush and it has this smile in his heart whenever namjoon has blood rushing on his cheeks.
He just needs time to confess.
Today,namjoon thought that maybe he can go to work too,he need some socialisation.
It's not that his tired with jungkook,he really loves it when they're together but he need to work just to lessen the amount of burden he has given to kook,to also repay some gratitude.
Namjoon is now cooking eggs and hotdogs while jungkook is preparing to go to work,just their usual scene.
After joon prepared the table it's at the time that jungkook made his way to take a seat,"Thanks for the food joon-hyung,Join me"
Namjoon sat in front of jungkook thinking how to start his sentence while jungkook began to put foods in his plate,"Hyung?is anything bothering you?"
Joon gived jungkook some looks that speaks 'what?' then scratches his neck,"Ah,No-i want to say that i want to go to work"
Jungkook looks up on namjoon,"Oh?You can work at my company"
"OH?really kookie?!",Joon shouts,his eyes widening.
"Of course hyungie,I have a spot for you there",The younger said,smiling at namjoon then eats a piece of hotdog.
"What spot?",Joon asks while starting to put food in his plate.
"My secretary", Jungkook said innocently then drinks water.
"Your secretary?Do you mean that you'll be going to be a CEO?",Joon asks again.
Jungkook stands up,leaning on the chair,"Yes,we'll be having a ceremony later at a venue,My appa will be giving me the title of being the CEO and i would like you to come"
While jungkook explains namjoon eats.
Joon drunk a water then speak,"Congrats then!I'll be cleaning the dishes,take a shower then we're ready to go."
Namjoon smiled sweetly at Jungkook then stands up picking up plates.
-
After that,Joon quickly washed the dishes,kookie telling him that it's just 8:30 in the morning,the ceremony starts at 12 afternoon,so no need to rush.
While joon is taking a bath Jungkook is picking up a suit that can fit namjoon and then putting it on his bedroom.
Joon quickly dressed up,fixing his hair and ties,He needs to be presentable.
After they got ready,Jungkook has a butler waiting for them outside the house.
Joon smiled at the thought of going outside,exploring the world after two months.
•
The limousine stopped at a big castle,as namjoon describes.
The venue looks like a grand ball where everyone should be dancing and taking in sweet moments with their partner,but instead of that the hall is full of circular tables with a fancy gold colored cloth,matching it with the chairs that has a golden and silver gems on the sides.The main part was the stage that had blinding lights on it with a banner saying 'Jeon's Company's 21st Awarding Ceremony'.
Namjoon's eyes smiled at the view,he felt like a daydream princess entering his kingdom.
"You like the venue hyungie?"Kook asks putting his arms on namjoon's shoulder.
"I love it kookie,You deserve this day", Joon said smiling brightly.
While namjoon roamed his eyes,he spotted many rich-ass Asians there too.
He saw a lady facing his back,just one table apart from them,wearing a familiar white fitted dress with small flowers on the shoulders,the woman is also holding a man's hand.Joon noticed that the man is wearing a familiar Black suit,and as the man tilts his side he noticed it's face.
"Appa?", Joon asks as if he's whispering.
"What?",Jungkook asks him,following joon's eyes where namjoon is looking at,He saw a couple.
"May i know what company is this?", Namjoon asks.
"Jeon's company", Kook said seriously.
"N-no!i mean what type of company,clothings,gadget,foods-"
"Jeon's Company,Also known as the Golden corporation importing high quality goods locally made from korea", Jungkook said proudly.
"What?!",Joon shout-whispering with big eyes.
"What do you mean by 'what'?"
"I'm screwed Jungkook,I gotta go!",Namjoon shouting catching attentions of people near them and was about to run when jungkook holds him on the wrist.
"You're not going any where",Kook said sternly,"Why are you paranoid?"
Namjoon was about to answer when a woman greeted jungkook,"Ah the child of the CEO,How nice to meet my futu- NAMJOON?!"
"Mother...",Namjoon said,lowering his head.
Jungkook notice how ashamed namjoon is right now,He pulled Namjoon by the waist then said,"Oh?Are you his mother?"
"Sir!Stop holding that filthy boy,that shit's gay!", Mrs Kim shouted,pointing at namjoon.
Jungkook's blood boil,"Mrs Kim if you have nothing good to say about my boyfriend,You can shut up or just leave."
Namjoon stared at jungkook in shock while his mother look's broken,His brain barely inputting the informations.
"Si-sir,y-you- b-boyfriend?! you're gay?!"
Everyone heard Jungkook take a deep breath while eyeing Namjoon's mother from head to toe.
"You're fired.", Jungkook said loud and clear,his voice is so deep that Mrs.Kim had shivers on his spine,the once pointing finger on namjoon freezed and slowly soften as he put it down,looking at jungkook unbelievably
The whole venue looked liked it pause for a moment,they're all caught up with the scene.
Jungkook raised his eyebrows and gave the brat woman a confuse look," What?There are many doors,all open,just choose one and you can leave"
But Mrs.Kim didn't even budge beyond the scene earlier,She rans up to namjoon,grabbing fistful of his hair and shaking it.Namjoon painfully shouts and his hands pushing the woman infront of him.
The situation happened so fast,Jungkook immediately went in between them trying to push the woman in which he succeeded,The days he went to gym really pays off.
Mrs.Kim's body slumps on the floor, her face would've been too,But her hands immediately pushed the ground,looking furiously at namjoon then glared at jungkook.Her husband holds her on her waist,gently pulling her up.
Once she managed to stand up,She madly dusted off her fitted dress,"No one will love you Kim Namjoon,remember this.Mr.Jeon is straight,He'll just use you to be his fuck toy-"
A sound of slap immediately echoed in the hall,everyone gasps including namjoon and Mrs.Kim,Who's the one who received the slap.
"Shut up!You Know nothing about me Mrs.Kim,Kindly go out of your way right now before i call the guards and forcedly dump you outside",Jungkook speaks,The same hand that he used to slap Mrs.Kim curled into a fist,his nails digging on his palm angrily.
Mrs.Kim picks up her wallet from the ground and steals a one last glare on the two of them then marched her way outside the hall,the sound of her heels clicking on the floor quickly.
Jungkook sighed in relieve,he fixes his suit,and looks around the people looking at his direction,"Just continue the party guys!Enjoy.", He said then gave a sweet smile at every direction,bowing at the same time and muttering countless of sorry even though he shouldn't.
Then he looked at namjoon who is biting his plump lips while visible tears runs on his cheek trying to block the sound of his loud sobs.
Jungkook opened his arms and then hugged namjoon,caressing his back and putting his chin on joon's shoulder,"Just let it out baby,Everything goes,You deserve to be happy,joonie-hyung"
Namjoon nods furiously,humming a couple of 'mmm mmm'.
Jungkook removed his embrace and pulled namjoon into an empty table,making him seat on the chair,getting a bottled of water that's on the table (the bottles' reserved for the person on that table,like there's 6 chairs for six people so there's 6 bottle of waters too,like that)
He passed it to namjoon after opening the bottle's cap,helping joon to drink while caressing it's shoulders.
"Breath for me hyung,There just like that,Inhale...Exhale",Jungkook instructed.
•
After that incident it was just jungkook coaxing the elder,telling him sweet words that he deserves,jungkook never brought up the topic once joon stopped crying.Neither joon.
There's so many things going on on namjoon's mind.Why'd Jungkook say that he is his boyfriend?Why'd he have a mom like that?Do jungkook looks at him like his mom said?
Namjoon's just staring from afar,but jungkook told him that they'll be seating at the front since the ceremony is about to start
•
Then the ceremony started,Jungkook's father speaking a long ass speech,Namjoon sighs tirely.
"You sleepy,hyung?", Kook asks.
Namjoon shots his eyes open,"Oh,No,No,That's kinda rude of me,Sorry"
"No hyung,it's fine,i can send you back home if you're tired,just tell me", Jungkook assures him.
"Thank you,But i wanna see the new CEO come on the stage,I heard he's hardworking.good looking too",Namjoon jokingly says,while jungkook chuckles softly.
Their soft laughs was interrupted by a loud single clap by the man on the stage,"And now,now...I have a surprise and a announcement for everyone,I am finally retiring,I'm getting old,but seeing that i grew old building this company never failed to make me smile,It's my prize possession,my life...and i guess you guessed right who'll gonna replace me.I build this man too,I know that he can make this company grew more,I know that I'm passing it on the right person,He'll never break my trust,right?",Jeon's dad smiled at jungkook,Namjoon saw it,He thought that Kook's father is a very nice person,raising jungkook so well.
"May i call on,My son!Our New CEO!Mr.Jeon Jungkook!",He continued,Receiving loud claps and some cheers,the spotlight turning on his way.
Joon pats him at the back,encouraging him to go to stage.Jungkook bows as he went up,smiling at everyone.
Jungkook shakes hand with his father,Then his assistant comes on the side holding a pillow that has a pin on it,he can see that there's letters engraved on it the bold letters saying:Jeon Jungkook,then under that was a line separating it from the word:CEO.
His father gently picks it up and pinned it on the pocket of his suit,carefully doing it and then patting it with his fingers,giving a genuine smile at his son.
He putted a hand over kook's shoulder then said,"Congrats Jungkook,Make Appa proud."
Jungkook nods and then makes his way where a mic standee is at,People continued to clap.
He clears his throat the sound of palms clapping together slowly fades,"Good afternoon everyone.First of all,I want to say sorry for the event earlier,But as the new CEO we do not tolerate homophobic people in this company."
Everyone nods,agreeing at the new CEO,even namjoon smiled proudly.
"So now,I want to thank my father for giving me such big responsibilities, for trusting me with his own work of blood sweat and tears.I wouldn't make it this far with out him honestly, Appa's my biggest inspiration.Thank you",Jungkook continued as he eye to eyed his father,he can see the waters forming at his eyes.
"For everyone in here,I hope i gave you an inspiration to work hard more,Not because i have a father to give me a position in the future,No,Behind the curtains i worked really hard for my father to trust me,And believe me working hard and then getting what you want in the end is the most satisfying thing ever.As our company's motto said,Always stay gold",He finishes,Getting more claps as usual.
He also heard Namjoon shouted," That's Jungkook!My Dongsaeng!",As he gives his father a warm embrace.
He went down the stage and Jungkook's father announced that they can finally eat and drink,preparing the center of the hall to be a dance floor.
•
Namjoon and jungkook happily ate,of course it's not just them on the wide table.next to Jungkook is his father,while next to namjoon is an unfamiliar face but Jungkook introduce the person to him,His name's Seokjin.Jungkook also introduce namjoon to the whole table,giving a small 'hello's in return.
"Seokjin,This is Namjoon,Namjoon This is Seokjin",Jungkook introduces.
"Oh so you're namjoon,the cute boy earlier",Seokjin says and jungkook gives namjoon a confuse look while namjoon blushed at the compliment.
"Hyung?", Jungkook called.
"Oh,When i went to the CR earlier,we kind of bump to each other so yeah",Namjoon explained while linking his thumbs together,fidgeting.
Jungkook nods and then continued to eat while seokjin and namjoon is having a conversation.
"So how'd you meet Jungkook?It's rare to find a gem like you", Seokjin asks and jungkook pretended that he didn't hear anything.
Namjoon blushes again,"long story short,i was kicked outside of my house and then jungkook found me,it's been 2 months?i guess"
Seokjin looked at namjoon sadly,he putted his hands on namjoon's shoulder then said,"That's sad,but at least I got to meet you,thanks to jungkook"
Jungkook faked a smile on Seokjin,it's not that he don't like seokjin at all,they're bestfriends,he even talked about Namjoon to him and it confuses him why'd he flirt on namjoon?Is he jealous?Yes.No doubt.
The table became quiet and then they all ate in peace.
•
A few minutes later,they're done eating and then a soft music played on the speakers,The sound of orchestras playing a masterpiece.
Then the MC announced that the dancefloor is ready,Jungkook was about to ask Namjoon for a dance but someone interrupted his invite.
"Hyu-"
"Namjoon",Seokjin called,Namjoon tilted his head to Jin's direction.
"Can i take you for a dance?"Seokjin says,Stretching out his hand for namjoon,Jungkook scoffs in the corner.
Namjoon puts his hand over seokjin's," Sure hyung",Seokjin holds Joon's hand and Namjoon stands up and Jin leading the way to the dance floor
Jungkook watches them dance bitterly,Jin's hands on joon's waist while the Joon's hands is over Jin's shoulder.They swayed and steps left and right synchronously,They looked like they're fit for each other-
The young CEO clenches it's jaw,breathing heavily.He needs to snatch Joon away from his best friend,Jin should be helping him to get namjoon!Not Jin hooking up with his hyung!
He cant just sunk there so he stood up and went to their direction.The Two boys suddenly stopped dancing gracefully but their position remained,they looked at jungkook in confusion while Kook replied a glare on namjoon.
"Kook?",joon called.
Jungkook didn't answer,he just pulled namjoon on the wrist,Jin's hands on his waist lost it's grip.Jungkook was about to march with joon's wrist in his hands but joon pulled his arms.
"Yah Jungkook!",Namjoon whisper shouted,trying not to call attention from the crowd.
"Let's go hyung", Jungkook said and pulled namjoon from the crowd,he heard namjoon say a small 'Till we meet again!sorry!'.
Jungkook stopped it's feet on a quiet hallway,Namjoon is obviously confuse.
"Hyung,Let's stop this", Jungkook said,running his fingers through his hair furiously.
"What?"
"I said stop.Let's stop hiding our feelings for each other", Jungkook said while looking at namjoon straight on the eyes.
"W-What do you mean feelings?",Namjoon asked again.
"You're just...so,so stupid", Jungkook replied then walked away.
"Hey...that wasn't so nice", Namjoon said while following jungkook,Keeping up with his pace
Namjoon tried to hold Kook's hand but was swatted away,"Fuck off,i mean it"
Then Namjoon stopped following him,Staring at the floor,He whispers under his breath,"Am i really that stupid?"
Jungkook who stopped walking when he saw joon stopped,looked at namjoon.He didn't hear what he said but his heart shattered when he saw the older sat on the floor,Pulling his knees,hugging it together.
He immediately run his way to namjoon,hugging him and patting it's back at the same time,he heard the older's cries,"I'm so sorry hyung...I didn't mean it...please...I'm sorry "
Namjoon raised his head then saw jungkook,He looked at him then speak,"I'm s-sorry for being stupid,I really don't k-know what you meant"
The younger shushes him,"No!Don't be sorry for it!It's not true hyung!You're not stupid, you're beautiful,smart,perfect.I'm just a bit stressed...Im sorry."
There was a minute of silence,just namjoon sobbing,then jungkook finally whispers the four words he have been keeping forever.
"I love you,hyung",He said gently.
The words keeps on processing on namjoon's head,He don't know how to react,He is so close to panicking,What should he reply?The longer it takes,The awkwarder it will be for jungkook.
"I love you?",Namjoon decided to ask.
"Yeah hyung,I love you.I think it's love at first sight when i picked you up soaking on the street", Jungkook explains then seated beside namjoon,"Those Two months that I've met you is enough to tell that I've found my soulmate"
Namjoon felt his cheeks heated at Jungkook's colorful words,"You mean it?"
Jungkook chuckles,"Yes,This time,I mean it"
"T-then..I love you too kookie...",Namjoon confessed, Jungkook's heart jumped,It's like it wasn't real.
"Y-you love me too?", Jungkook asks.
"Of course Jungkookie!Why wouldn't I!?You helped me when no one is there,You build me up,and lastly,You love me back!",Namjoon exclaimed,Side hugging jungkook.
Jungkook felt a couple of tears run on the sides of his nose,The feeling of euphoria,He wished it won't stop.
•