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“Oh my God!” Jungkook yells. The dog just pissed on the sofa. Again. It is the third time this week. “Why can’t this dog be normal ?” is what Jungkook thinks of everyday. He just returned back from school and his roommate isn’t in the apartment at the moment. He has a job, unlike Jungkook. Well, apparently he has to take care of Seokjin’s dog himself. Whatever.
Jungkook can’t sleep. He’s thinking. Too much. About nothing and everything. He gets up to grab a glass of water and sees Seokjin sitting on the sofa. “Did the dog piss again? I’m sorry you had to deal with this” Seokjin says. “Hey, are you okay? It’s 3 A.M. why are you not sleeping ?” Seokjin asks Jungkook. “Oh it’s okay I just had a bad dream haha I’m okay don’t worry.” Jungkook tries to reassure him. Seokjin knows when Jungkook lies. They’ve been friends for 2 years. They know each other too well. “Go back to sleep Jungkookie” and he goes back to bed. But he still can’t sleep. “Why the fuck am I like this ? Why do I think of him like this?” Jungkook can’t stop crying. But he has to. What if his dear Seokjin hears him?
“Good morning ! I made you some coffee. Did you sleep well, my friend ?” Seokjin asks. “Hey, I slept well! Thank you for the coffee but I have to go, I'm late. See you.” He drinks the coffee in one gulp and runs to the door. “Oh, Jungkook and his usual oversleeping.” Seokjin smiles. Jungkook is so cute. Seokjin then feeds his dog and goes to work.
Midnight. Jungkook is drunk. He can’t stop drinking. He has to go to college tomorrow but he can’t stop thinking about his feelings. He’s lying on the floor like a loser. “Where is my Seokjin, where is he?? I hate him so much I wish I could kiss him…” He gets up to pour himself another glass of wine but he starts getting dizzy and falls asleep on the sofa. Seokjin comes home from work. He wonders why Jungkook got drunk. He lays a blanket over Jungkook. He loves taking care of him. He loves him. They’re friends after all...Friends take care of each other. When he wakes up Jungkook realizes what happened last night and how messed up that was of him. “Oh, you’re awake!” says Seokjin. “Hey, I’m sorry for last night you didn’t have to do this.” Jungkook explains after being aware of what Seokjin did for him. “You’re my best friend Jungkook, I’ll do everything for you.” Jungkook smiles at him. “ You know I love you, right? You can always tell me when something’s wrong.” Jungkook is grateful to have Seokjin. He wouldn’t be anything without him. So what is he supposed to do? He is so scared to lose him, that’d be the worst thing that could happen to him. Jungkook only has Seokjin. Well, he also has his family and some people he talks to in class. But, the only person who’s really close to him is his roommate and best friend, Seokjin. So, he thinks. Does he tell him ? Does he tell his best friend that he’s in love with him ? No, someone reasonable wouldn’t do that, right ?
“It’s nothing, Seokjin. I’m just anxious because my exams are soon. Don’t worry about it.”
Seokjin wishes Jungkook could trust him. He sighs. “You’ll do great Jungkook.”
Time passes and Jungkook still hasn't confessed his feelings for Seokjin. He passed his exams. It’s July. Seokjin loves summer. He can finally rest and spend more time with Jungkook. He can also spend all his time in the kitchen. He loves cooking, especially for Jungkook. And Jungkook loves watching him cook. They often have dinner dates together. They eat, drink and talk for hours and hours.
One night, the atmosphere was really light. They were really close to each other. They were also really touchy while giggling and talking. They could almost feel each other’s breath. Jungkook was feeling very hot. He felt his heart beating extremely fast. Seokjin was looking directly into his eyes. He was also feeling dizzy. He couldn’t stop looking at him. Maybe it’s the wine, maybe it’s his boldness, but Jungkook wanted to kiss Seokjin so bad. In an instant, he pressed his lips into Seokjin’s. Seokjin kissed him back. Wait. SEOKJIN KISSED HIM BACK?? Oh. Jungkook swears he felt his heart skip a beat. Seokjin suddenly gets up.
“We should go to sleep, Jungkook, it’s late.” Jungkook goes to his bed without saying a word to his friend.
Seokjin thinks. What just happened ? He would have never thought that Jungkook would see him as a potential love interest. Now he’s the one who can’t sleep. But, after all, Jungkook would be the ideal man for Seokjin. He’s pretty, smart, funny, loving, gentle and he’s also the person who knows Seokjin the most in the entire world. Ah. Why did Seokjin abruptly get a weird feeling in his stomach? And why did he kiss him back ?
The night was terrible. Both Seokjin and Jungkook were too busy thinking about their kiss to sleep. They tried to avoid each other all day but it’s impossible, they live in the same house. Jungkook felt awful about the kiss. He swore he would never drink again. Seokjin, on the other hand, finally admitted to himself that he had more than platonic feelings for Jungkook. However, he didn’t know if telling him about his feelings would be a good idea. What Seokjin and Jungkook wanted least was to ruin their friendship. “But, what could go wrong with two people loving each other ?” Seokjin thought. If Jungkook feels the same, they might as well take their relationship into the next level.
Jungkook eventually gets out of his bed. He has reflected a lot the past night. He’s scared to look into Seokjin’s eyes again. He walks to the kitchen and sees Seokjin cooking, as usual. Jungkook knows how his roommate functions. He always starts making pastries when he’s nervous. Jungkook thinks Seokjin probably hates him. But Jungkook decided to take a step forward. He was not going to let this ruin his life. He already had enough.
“Seokjin. I think we need to talk seriously.” Jungkook says.
“Tell me, Jungkook.” Seokjin replies, really surprised to see Jungkook so determined to talk.
“Please don’t reply before I finish. Please, I might speak a lot.”
“I promise, go on Jungkook.”
“Basically, I just wanted to say I’m really sorry for what happened last night. I don’t know why I kissed you although I’ve always felt like it. It was a mistake. I didn’t want you to be uncomfortable. You must probably hate me. I’m really sorry. Well, actually, it wasn’t a mistake. Seokjin, I think I fell in love with you. Over the last few years, you really helped me a lot, you were there for me when I needed someone the most and I’m really grateful for everything you did for me. My platonic feelings for you have turned into romantic ones. And I’ve always tried to hide them but at the end of the day I just felt terrible having to hide something from you. Also, I didn’t wanna ruin our friendship because you’re literally the best that ever happened to me. I’m nothing without you. I understand if you don’t want to be my friend anymore or even if you want to kick me out of your house. I just hope I’ll be able to talk to you again someday.”
Jungkook teared up. He didn’t realize his speech would be so emotional. He’s afraid to look at Seokjin’s face. He’s starting to regret what he said.
“Jungkook.” Seokjin says. Seokjin walks up to him and places his hand on Jungkook’s cheek. He wipes his tears and begins to talk.
“I could never want you out of my life. My life literally got better thanks to you. You enlightened my world and without you, I’m nothing. Since you appeared in my life, everything changed. I would be so unhappy without your presence. I didn’t feel uncomfortable when you kissed me last night. I was just surprised. I kissed you back. It wasn’t just the wine. I also fell in love with you Jungkook. I was never sure if you returned these feelings but now I know and I’m sure. I want to be part of your life forever. I want us to be there for each other until death do us part. I love you, Jungkook.”
Jungkook felt relieved. He can finally be with the love of his life. He smiles. He finally looks directly into Seokjin’s eyes. He kisses Seokjin. It was about time. Their kiss was passionate and intense. It was filled with pure love and desire. Nothing Jungkook ever imagined. It was so much better.
Seokjin breaks their kiss to breathe. “How are you so good at this ?” Seokjin asks.
“Hehe. I have my secrets too.” Jungkook winks. They laugh.
-End.