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Jungkook hated his job. He was only 16 when he began working as an assistant for a shoujo manga writer. It’s the kind of job that the young boy had never even dreamed of being associated with. But as the old saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures. And Jungkook was beyond desperate for money at the time.
Three years later and he’s still working as an assistant. If asked why he stuck with such a shitty job for so long Jungkook only had one legit reason for staying: Kim Taehyung. Don’t be mistaken, Jungkook didn’t stay because he liked Taehyung. It was actually the complete opposite. Taehyung was really cute with his boxy smile and baby-face that made people constantly mistake him for a 13 year old child when in fact he was a grown man. A grown man—Jungkook thought—that acted far too immature for his liking and always left Jungkook wanting to punch the crap out of his pretty face. Alas, Taehyung paid him almost double than the average minimum wage and so Jungkook could never think of quitting.
It was another Tuesday night on the job and Jungkook had his face buried in his work, trying hard to finish before midnight. Apparently the deadline for Taehyung’s next book was two days from today but the boy had forgotten to inform Jungkook of this and now they were suffering. Or at least Jungkook seemed to be. He wipes the sweat off his forehead and glances behind him only to feel his blood boil at the sight.
Taehyung was fucking sleeping.
Jungkook gaped at the boy. How can he sleep in such a situation?! Here Jungkook was working his ass off to finish his part only to find that his boss was happily snoozing away with his head on the table and slight drool coming out of his mouth. To say Jungkook was mad is an understatement. He was downright furious.
Grabbing the nearest object (an eraser) off his desk, Jungkook flings the thing across the room and it lands smack against Taehyung’s head effectively startling the boy awake. He jumps in his seat and looks around alarmed with wide eyes.
“Omo! What’s going on?! Have the Aliens arrived?” he yelps only to stop when his eyes land on Jungkook, the culprit. He pouts at the younger while rubbing his head “Why did you hit me? That hurt Jungkookie~” he sulks cutely but Jungkook has neither the time nor patience to be effected by his boss’s aegyo. He points at the clock on the wall and hisses.
“What do you think you’re doing sleeping away like that? Can’t you see we’re under a deadline?! God you drive me insane! Can’t you take things seriously for once in your life?—YAH! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING??!!!”
Jungkook starts shouting when he notices Taehyung is just smiling at him and obviously not paying attention to whatever he’s saying. He feels a headache coming on when Taehyung giggles at him “Jungkook-ah, want to order some pizza? I’m kinda hungry aren’t you?” He rubs his tummy and looks at Jungkook with sparkly eyes. Jungkook sighs and puts his face in his palms. This was hopeless. Taehyung was going to be the death of him.
Suddenly Jungkook hears footsteps heading his way and then there’s slim fingers prying his hands off his face. He looks up and comes face-to-face with Taehyung’s bright smile “Jungkook-ah! Want to know about the dream I was having earlier?”
The familiar glint in Taehyung’s eyes causes Jungkook’s spine to tingle uncomfortably. Jungkook has worked here long enough to know why his boss looks so blissful. He knows that look and he has a big hunch on what the older boy is gonna say next. So he opens his mouth to refuse but Taehyung beats him to the punch line.
“I had a dream we had sex! Really, really nice sex…” Taehyung chirps as though he’s talking about his favourite candy and not rated R things. Jungkook mentally groans. One thing he should have mentioned earlier is that Taehyung is not as innocent as most people assumed he is. Don’t let his cuteness fool you. The guy was a huge pervert. He slept with anyone and everyone that was willing and honestly, Jungkook found it quite disturbing how someone could be so horny all the time.
“Jungkook-ah, let’s do it, hm? I promise it’ll be the best sex you’ve ever had in your life!” Taehyung nudges him and makes a puppy face that would drive any normal person over the edge but not Jungkook. No, Jungkook was used to such faces by now and he had practically grown immune to them.
“No” he states firmly and pushes Taehyung away from him. He misses the pout on Taehyung’s face and turns back to his work “Now get back to work or you’re dead understand?” Taehyung nods albeit sadly and trudges back to his desk. It’s silent for a few minutes until Jungkook hears weird murmurs across the room. His mind screams at him to not turn around but of course his body betrays him and he finds himself looking back to Taehyung only to find the boy hugging a tub of ice-cream to his chest and sobbing like a child. Jungkook’s eyes widen and he gasps when the elder starts crying out loud.
“Jeon Jungkook why won’t you have sex with me?!?! Am I not good enough to fuck? Do I have to strip down in front of you?” Taehyung wails and shoves another spoonful of ice-cream in his mouth “MAKE LOVE TO ME DAMMIT!!”
Jungkook shakes his head, pulls out his earphones and raises the volume to maximum in order to drown out the noise. This wasn’t the first time Taehyung’s tried to get into Jungkook’s pants and been rejected. Actually there isn’t a single day since Jungkook began working here that Taehyung hasn’t attempted to get them to have sex. However Jungkook was smart enough to refuse Taehyung’s advances no matter how much he admits they were tempting.
He wasn’t gonna let Taehyung get in his pants. Nope, not ever.
★
They end up doing it the very next day.
Now hold up, don’t look so shocked. Jungkook didn’t want this to happen. Believe him, he had no choice okay? It was for the sake of the company. For the book…for Jungkook’s future. He was forced to fuck Taehyung in order to live.
Let’s rewind back to earlier that day. Jungkook had to skip school for the day on request of Taehyung who practically threatened Jungkook to help him finish his book or else he’d jump out of the window and die. Knowing very well that his boss would keep his word, Jungkook called in sick and head over to Taehyung’s office.
Upon entering he found the elder in his pajamas (a ridiculous pair of cheese-patterned bottoms and a Lion King shirt). The boy smiled up at him and pushed him inside.
“Okay we have to hurry, I got a call from the print company and they need everything by tomorrow morning!”
Jungkook settles at his desk and grumbles about how they wouldn’t have to be rushing like this if Taehyung had told him a week ago. Taehyung doesn’t hear him of course and continues to rant out instructions. Jungkook can only sigh and get to work.
By the time he finishes it is no longer day out and the moon has settled in the sky. Jungkook stretches his arms in the air and lets out a yawn. He then stands up and heads over to Taehyung’s desk to check on his progress.
“Yo, boss-nim. Done yet?” Jungkook asks and glances over Taehyung’s shoulder to glance at his page. His heart stops beating when he catches sight of what his boss has drawn on the paper.
“YAH KIM TAEHYUNG YOU IDIOT!” Jungkook screams and grabs the paper out of the boy’s hands. His eyes grow wide as he scans the page filled with stupid doodles of hearts surrounding a cartoon version of him and Taehyung on a bed with Taehyung on his knees looking like he was about to suck Jungkook’s di—
“Do you like it?” Taehyung asks innocently. Jungkook’s feels a nerve in his brain explode from frustration and without a second thought he rips the sheet in half.
“Hey what are you doing?!” Taehyung gasps and tries to stop Jungkook but sadly the latter is a lot stronger than Taehyung and so he pushes him away and continues to destroy Taehyung’s so-called artwork. When he’s finally satisfied he dumps the pile of shredded paper on to Taehyung’s desk. The elder looks at his ruined work with watery eyes and wails.
“My precious drawing! You killed it!” Taehyung glares at Jungkook with a sad pout. Jungkook scoffs at him and wacks him in the head.
“I thought I told you to start being serious? Now stop fooling around and finish your fucking work” Jungkook snaps. Taehyung sniffs and mumbles things like “Meanie” and “Jerk face” under his breath before spinning around to face his desk again.
“If you had sex with me than maybe I’d finish my work faster” Taehyung whispers loud enough for Jungkook to hear. The younger boy rolls his eyes and walks away “Keep dreaming hyung” he replies smoothly. He walks over to the closet and pulls out a blanket they kept in there in case it got cold.
“I’m gonna take a nap in the spare room. When I wake up you better be done or I swear I won’t hesitate to chop your balls off” Jungkook warns the other. Taehyung makes a noise that sounds like he’s half whining and half sobbing. Jungkook takes it as a yes and disappears into the room next door. He takes off his sweatshirt and climbs into the spare bed Taehyung had bought for when he stayed overnight in the office. He closes his eyes and goes to sleep.
The next time Jungkook wakes up it’s to the feeling of something touching him. He unconsciously moans in his sleep when he feels a hand on his crotch, rubbing there slowly. He thinks he’s having a wet dream when he feels his zipper being pulled down and a hot breath ghosts over his dick.
“Jungkookie~”
His eyebrows furrow together. Wait a minute. That voice sounds too familiar. There’s only one person in this world that calls Jungkook ‘Jungkookie’ and that’s…
“T-Taehyung?!” Jungkook’s eyes fly open and he nearly has a heart-attack upon finding his boss under the blanket and kneeling above his private area. Taehyung gives him a sheepish smile “Annyeong Jungkook-ah. Did I wake you? Sorry hehe.”
Jungkook’s brow twitches and he sits up abruptly causing Taehyung to fall back off his lap “The fuck do you think you’re doing Kim Taehyung?” Jungkook growls dangerously and Taehyung laughs nervously.
“I uhh I just wanted to um check something err I didn’t mean to wake you up” he stammers out.
Jungkook raises a brown “And this?” he asks pointing down at his crotch and frowning “Explain this to me.”
Taehyung flushes bright red and plays with his fingers while looking down “I thought if I could at least give you a blowjob I’d be able to focus on my work and since you were sleeping I thought you wouldn’t mind…” he mutters in a small voice. Jungkook hears it loud and clear.
“WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!!”
Taehyung flinches back at the loud tone “I-I can’t help it! You make me so damn horny Jungkook-ah. Please let’s just do it once and I swear I’ll stop bothering you forever. Please?” Jungkook runs a hand though his hair and sighs out in frustration. Why did Taehyung have to be so damn persistent? What did Jungkook do to deserve this kind of torture? He was a good kid. He listened to his parents and did all his homework. Was it because he secretly fed his vegetables to the dog? Dammit…he should have known better.
Jungkook looks up and meets with Taehyung’s eyes. The boy looks at him pleadingly and Jungkook feels himself running out of whatever strength he’d built up in the past two years of refusing Taehyung.
And so he agrees.
For the sake of the book.
For the sake of his future.
For the sake of his life.
Jungkook agrees to have sex with Taehyung just this once.
★
Jungkook wakes up when the sun from outside beams directly on his face. He groans and rolls over to press his face against the pillow and away from the light. His body rolls straight into another one. Jungkook opens his eyes and looks at the sleeping figure beside him. He smiles unknowingly.
Taehyung looks a hella lot cuter when he isn’t yapping away like a puppy, Jungkook thinks.
But then another thought hits him. He and Taehyung had sex. After two years of religiously staying away from Taehyung, Jungkook finally caved and fucked the boy. And strangely enough, it wasn’t so bad. Actually it was kinda good.
Actually it was better than good. It was great. Taehyung wasn’t lying when he said it’d be the best sex Jungkook ever had in his life (Jungkook’s only had sex twice though). He learned that Taehyung liked it fast and rough. He also had a thing for biting and scratching, Jungkook remembers that when he glances in the mirror and finds marks all over his skin. Taehyung may be smaller but the boy was a beast in bed.
Jungkook reaches out without thinking to tuck a strand of Taehyung’s hair behind his ear. The boy mumbles incoherently in his sleep but doesn’t wake up. Jungkook realizes what he’s doing and draws his hand back as if he’d been burnt. He blinks a few times to collect his thoughts and then sits up hastily.
What the hell was he doing just now? Are these some weird after effects of having sex with Taehyung? Jungkook shakes his head and pats his cheeks “Get a hold of yourself Jeon Jungkook” he mutters to himself. He glances at Taehyung one last time before getting out of bed and leaving.
Jungkook walks over to the mini fridge and pulls out a bottle of water. Just as he opens the cap, Jungkook’s eyes catch the red blinking on the office phone and heads over to check their messages. He presses play and listens as he drinks his water.
"Hi there, this is Incheon Printing Corp. I just wanted to call and remind you that the deadline for submitting your work is next Thursday. Please do be on time. Thank you and have a nice day!"
The water in Jungkook’s mouth goes splattering across the floor and the boy stands there frozen, mouth hanging wide open.
Did he just say next Thursday? Oh fucking lord. Jungkook crushes the bottle in his hand and his eyes see only red. Whatever fluttery feelings he had earlier disappear completely and instead Jungkook feels a hot fire burn in his gut.
That was it. He was going to murder Kim Taehyung.
★
It’s raining the day Jungkook meets the boy named Kim Minjae. He walks into the office soaking wet, and shakes off the water from his hair. When Jungkook looks up there’s a cup of hot coffee in his face. He smiles and takes it.
“Thanks Jimin” Jungkook says to the short boy with crimson hair. Park Jimin was Taehyung’s cousin and another assistant working with them. He and Jungkook grew close as friends over time and Jungkook even considered him like his own brother.
“No problem” he grins and walks with Jungkook to their desks “You look like you need it.”
Jungkook chuckles and takes a seat “Yeah, the rain isn’t exactly my favourite thing in the world” he admits and then glances around the room. Speaking of things he disliked… “Where’s Taehyung hyung?” he asks.
Jimin opens his mouth to reply when the door to the spare room flies open and Taehyung walks out looking bright and bubbly as always “Oh Jungkook-ah, you’re here. Why are you all wet?” he asks with wide eyes. Jungkook opens his mouth to comment on Taehyung’s ignorance towards the weather outside when suddenly another figure steps out of the room. Jungkook looks at the unfamiliar boy with raised brows.
“Oh Jungkook, meet Minjae. Minjae this is Jungkook. Minjae will be working here from now on” Taehyung says and the boy bows at Jungkook. Jungkook gives a small nod back and watches as this Minjae guy follows Taehyung to his desk. He notices that the boy is really tall, taller than Jungkook and beside Taehyung, the elder looks like a total midget.
Jungkook laughs mentally at his own thought but soon the smirk if wiped off his face when he notices the way Taehyung is smiling at Minjae in a way that makes his stomach churn uncomfortably. Did they have sex? Jungkook wonders first and foremost. The thought disturbs him in an unfamiliar way.
After having done the dirty with Taehyung, not much changed between them. They still bickered and Jungkook still had urges to beat the elder up every now and then. They acted so normal that no one would ever suspect they’ve had sex before. Jungkook wouldn’t believe it either.
…If they hadn’t done it nearly every day for the past two weeks.
It’s true, they did it again. And again and again and Jungkook doesn’t remember why he used to refuse Taehyung in the first place. Despite his horrible personality, Taehyung was an amazing fuck. Jungkook always thought he had Taehyung under his control but it turns out he was the one wrapped around the elder’s pretty little finger. It was physically impossible for him to say no to Taehyung whenever the boy came up to his desk after work and wordlessly sat down on his lap, kissing Jungkook on the neck and whispering “Please.”
Jungkook wasn’t sure what they’ve become. They were most definitely not dating that’s for sure. Jungkook didn’t even feel that way about Taehyung. All they ever did was argue and then fuck. As simple as that.
Yet right now Jungkook feels conflicted. He doesn’t understand the panic churning in his gut when he sees Minjae with Taehyung. Taehyung was already established as a man-whore in Jungkook’s books. The guy that fucked with anyone. However, as Jungkook thrust into Taehyung every night he forgot all that. He forgot that Taehyung wasn’t his and that he was capable of going to someone else at any given time.
And now with Minjae in the scene Jungkook couldn't help but wonder if he was about to be replaced.
“They look kind of good together don’t they?” Jimin whispers beside him. Jungkook snaps his head his direction so fast it hurts “W-What?” Jungkook blurts. Jimin nods his chin towards Taehyung and Jungkook turns around in time to catch the boy ruffling Minjae’s hair.
“This is so good Jae!” Taehyung beams as he eyes the work Minjae had presented him just now “You draw so well. Wow look at that detail. You’re doing much better than Jeon Jungkook” Taehyung marvels not caring that Jungkook was listening. The said boy balls his hands into fists and looks away sharply.
So what if Jungkook didn’t draw as well? He was probably a better writer than Minjae will ever be. Pfft and who even cares what Taehyung thinks? Jungkook didn’t. Nope not at all.
He didn’t care about Minjae.
He didn’t care about Minjae’s drawings.
And he most definitely didn’t care about Kim Taehyung fucking someone else.
“Jungkookie~”
Jungkook jumps out of his thoughts when he feels a pair of warm arms wrap around his shoulders. Jungkook stiffens when Taehyung’s hot breath hits his neck.
“What’s wrong?” Taehyung asks cutely. Jungkook doesn’t like the heat crawling up his neck and so he scowls “Nothing. Get off me.”
Taehyung gets off him and Jungkook notices the disappointed look on the boy’s face. He pretends it doesn’t bother him. Suddenly the sadness is gone in Taehyung’s eyes and instead they sparkle.
“Jungkook!”
“What?” Jungkook snaps.
Taehyung leans in until he’s eye-to-eye with Jungkook “Want me to kiss you?”
“I’ll kill you.”
★
“Are you and Taehyung dating?”
Jungkook nearly chokes on the pringles he was eating and spins around to find Minjae looking down at him with a bored expression.
“N-No! Why do you ask?” Jungkook questions whilst eyeing the boy. Ever since Minjae began working here a few weeks ago, Jungkook avoided talking with him. Minjae must have realized this because he didn’t bother initiating any conversation with Jungkook either. It was like a mutual understanding that they weren’t gonna be friends.
“I saw you guys making out behind the closet” Minjae deadpans “You weren't discreet at all by the way.” Jungkook blushes at the boy’s straightforwardness and scans the office to make sure no one was listening. If Jimin found out, he’d probably chop his dick off for tainting his “pure” cousin.
“We aren’t dating” Jungkook replies.
“So you’re just fucking each other then?” Minjae questions with a raised brow. He seems genuinely surprised when Jungkook nods back. Minjae clears his throat and looks off to the distance.
“So…you don’t like him that way? Not even a little bit?” Minjae’s words cause Jungkook to swallow his spit. He wasn’t sure what the boy was trying to get at but Jungkook wasn’t going to let him mess with his head. Why did Minjae even care? Was he guilty because he secretly fucked Taehyung already? Probably.
“I don’t like him” Jungkook says firmly “He’s annoying 99% of the time and I can’t stand him. I hate someone who sleeps around with everyone. Dating a guy like him would just mean trouble and besides…”
Jungkook looks away from Minjae “If I’m gonna date someone, it’s gonna be a girl.”
Minjae remains quiet after hearing Jungkook’s reply. He stares at the boy’s back for a few seconds before turning around and walking back to his own desk. Neither of them speaks for the next hour and Jungkook leaves first as soon as his works done.
Minjae sighs as he gets up and heads over to the fridge to grab a drink. He then walks over to the spare room and enters it. Minjae turns on the lights and coughs.
“He’s gone now”
The small figure sitting on the bed lifts his head from his arms and the first thing Minjae notices is how red and puffy the boy’s eyes are. He places the drink beside the boy “Here. Drink this.”
“Thanks Jae” he says softly.
Minjae looks away.
Taehyung’s smile was too painful to look at.
★
Jungkook was on the bus home when he felt a light buzz in his pocket. Pulling his phone out, Jungkook sees that he has a new text message from his boss. Jungkook contemplates for a while whether he should check it or not. In the end he keys in the password for his phone and reads the message. His heart drops.
Jungkook-ah, you don’t need to come into the office tomorrow or the rest of the week. Take a break for a while okay?
-Tae
Jungkook doesn't know how much time passes of him sitting there staring at his screen but when he finally snaps out of his trance, he’s at his stop. The walk home feels colder and it’s not because of the weather. Jungkook wonders why Taehyung would suddenly send him a text like that. It couldn't be because he actually wanted Jungkook to have a break. It wasn’t even that tiring of a job. Then… why?
Jungkook stops walking abruptly and his hand trembles in a fist when realization draws upon him.
Taehyung probably wanted alone time Minjae.
“Whatever” Jungkook scoffs out to no one in particular. If Taehyung didn’t want him anymore than who was he to complain. It’s not like he actually liked Taehyung anyways. They were just fuck buddies, nothing more nothing less. Jungkook should feel thankful that they were done. Now he can live his life in peace.
With that thought Jungkook walks home with his chin held high.
His confidence runs out quickly though. Only a week has passed since Jungkook’s “break” and the boy was undergoing something he’s never felt before. It was weird, he knew he shouldn't be acting this way but Jungkook couldn't help but catch himself heading in the direction of Taehyung’s office afterschool or waking up early on weekends for work only to remember he didn’t have any and cussing himself back to sleep.
The worst of it all was when he continuously caught himself daydreaming about Taehyung. Random thoughts popped in his head every hour. How was he? Was he eating proper meals instead of just candy? Was he getting his work done or falling asleep on the job as usual?
Was he…fucking Minjae?
Jungkook couldn’t understand why the thought angered him so much. The mere picture of Minjae and Taehyung in the same bed troubled him so much it began affecting his everyday life. Soon his friends even noticed Jungkook’s weird behaviour.
“Hey man, wanna chill today?” Yugyeom, Jungkook’s best friend, came up to ask him after class one day. Jungkook continued walking down the hall without sparing the boy a glance.
“Can’t I have work” he lied.
“Oh yeah…that cartoon crap right?” Yugyeom asks jokingly. He looks up only to find Jungkook glaring dangerously at him “It’s called art you dumbass” Jungkook spits coldly. Yugyeom flinches back and raises his hands up in defense “Sorry dude.” Jungkook ignores him and walks away.
After school Jungkook finds himself entering a local book store for no apparent reason. Actually he did have a reason. Taehyung’s new book was released yesterday and Jungkook had to buy it. Heading over to the manga section, Jungkook scans the rows of volumes until his eyes land on the familiar pink cover. He picks out the book and smiles.
The Most Beautiful Moment was the title of Taehyung’s romantic comedy series. It was about a group of high school girls that worked hard to achieve their dream of being singers and fall in love along the way. It was hella cheesy and not to mention unrealistic. But Jungkook thought the lovey dovey stuff fit Taehyung well.
He purchases the book (smiling sheepishly when the cashier raises a brow at him) and heads out of the store. Jungkook was strolling leisurely along the streets when a familiar figure caught his attention. Make that two familiar figures.
Jungkook watches with a bitter feeling as Taehyung and Minjae step out of the ice-cream store together. The same ice-cream store Jungkook and Taehyung always went to. Taehyung licks his cone like a happy child and even gets some on his nose. Jungkook feels his blood boil seeing Minjae laugh and grab a napkin to wipe it off. The smile they share is sweet and Jungkook fucking hates it.
The indescribable pain he feels in his chest has Jungkook looking away from the scene. It finally hits him like a cold slap. It was happening. He was being replaced by the new kid. Fine, if that’s what Taehyung wanted then Jungkook will gladly leave.
He decides that tomorrow he’ll face Taehyung and quit once and for all.
Jungkook felt strong and determined walking into Taehyung’s office the next day. However his façade breaks the moment he’s outside Taehyung’s door, hand frozen above the doorknob. Just do it Jungkook, be a man he chants in his head. But what about Taehyung? Could he really face the boy right now?
Jungkook doesn’t have time to run back because in the next second the door flings open and Jungkook’s eyes fly up and land on none other than Kim Minjae, the guy he wanted to see least.
“Oh it’s you” Minjae says dryly. His face looks bored as usual. Jungkook clears his throat and straightens up trying to appear as tall as he can. “I need to speak with Taehyung hyung” Jungkook says.
“I don’t think that’s possible” Minjae replies and Jungkook feels his lips twitch downward into a frown “Why the fuck not?” he says through clenched teeth.
Instead of answering, Minjae simply points behind him. Jungkook follows the boy’s finger until his eyes land on Taehyung. Or at least someone that looks very much like the Taehyung he knows. Except this Taehyung is wearing glasses, and looking serious for the first time in his life as he scans through sheets and talks with Jimin. Jungkook blinks and rubs his eyes to make sure he isn’t dreaming. He isn’t.
What happened to him? Jungkook wonders in complete shock. Minjae must’ve noticed his disbelief because he suddenly speaks up and says “Taehyung has changed a lot in the past month you’ve been gone.”
Jungkook let’s those words sink in. He nearly laughs at himself. All this time Jungkook was worried that Taehyung would crash and burn without him when in fact he was the problem. Maybe it was meant for him to leave in order for Taehyung to be successful. Jungkook glances one last time at Taehyung before turning around.
“Tell Taehyung hyung I quit would you?” Jungkook looks at Minjae and the boy stares at him silently for a few seconds before slowly nodding “Sure.” Jungkook bows his head in thanks before leaving down the hall.
As Jungkook steps out of the building he immediately curses because it’s raining. Pulling the hood over his head, Jungkook jumps onto the street and starts running home. He feels the rain hitting against his skin but Jungkook doesn’t care anymore. It’s when he feels a tug on the back of his sweater that Jungkook startles and turns around. His eyes widen.
“T-Taehyung hyung?” Jungkook gapes at the soaking wet boy in front of him. Taehyung bends over, hands on his knees and pants hard. When he looks up and meets Jungkook’s eyes, the latter finds it hard to breathe.
“I-I was calling your n-name” Taehyung huffs between breaths “You didn’t hear me though.”
“S-Sorry” Jungkook apologizes quickly and Taehyung cracks a tiny smile at that. Jungkook feels his heart thud against his ribcage. Taehyung removes the hair from his eyes and stares at Jungkook.
“Minjae said you quit” Taehyung bites his lip, looking sad “Why?”
“I didn’t feel it anymore” is what Jungkook should have said but “Because you have Minjae now” is what he stupidly blurts out instead.
“What?” Taehyung blinks in confusion. Jungkook curses mentally before sighing “I saw you earlier, you’re doing perfectly fine without me aren’t you? So why bother having me there in the first place.”
“Because I need you” Taehyung defends.
“Bullshit” Jungkook growls and turns away. He barely takes a step forward when he feels a hand grab his wrist. Taehyung turns him around and even if it’s raining Jungkook can see the tears in the elder’s eyes.
“I’m not lying Jungkook-ah! Why won’t you believe me? This past month I held back from having sex and only focused on my work so you’d like me again. I don’t want you to leave me. I’m changing my ways because I want you to stay by my side Jungkook-ah…” Taehyung chokes out.
Jungkook is stunned. Did he hear that correctly just now? “W-What? Why would you do that?”
Taehyung lowers his head and stares at the ground as his tears begin to fall “Because I know you hate guys that sleep around. But I’ve changed now Jungkook, I swear. Don’t quit…I need you. I-I love you.”
Jungkook stares at the man in front of him in silence. There are a million thoughts running through his head at the moment. Taehyung hadn’t had sex with Minjae. Taehyung needed him. Taehyung loved him.
And Jungkook knows. Jungkook knows so damn well what the rapid beating in his chest means. He’s not stupid. Perhaps a little slow to realize it but Jungkook is familiar with this feeling. It’s the same feeling he had when he first laid eyes on the man named Kim Taehyung. Only now he knows what it’s called.
Taehyung feels a hand cupping his chin and he’s forced to look up at Jungkook who stares at him wordlessly. He opens his mouth to ask what’s wrong when suddenly there are warm lips pressing against his own. Taehyung’s eyes expand in shock and he clutches onto Jungkook’s sweater with dear life when the boy presses harder into him.
“J-Jungkook?” Taehyung stutters unsurely and looks at Jungkook in confusion when they part. The taller man gives him a small smile, one that causes his heart to flutter in all the right ways.
“Shh it’s okay” Jungkook whispers and draws his body to his chest “I won’t quit. I won’t leave you.”
Taehyung feels his chest tighten at those words and he releases a sob against Jungkook’s shoulder “Jungkook I love you”
Jungkook chuckles and kisses the top of his head “I love you too boss-nim.” Taehyung snorts and pulls away, rubbing his eyes and looking at Jungkook with a smile “Now what?” he asks. Jungkook looks at the sky and notices that it’s stopped raining. He looks back at Taehyung and eyes the small drenched body from head to toe. He smirks.
“Well for starters, let’s get you out of those clothes.”
★
“You know…this is so much better than any dream I’ve ever had of you” Taehyung whispers, voice hoarse and slightly strained, probably from how loud he was screaming earlier.
“Hmm, why’s that?” Jungkook mumbles, hand running gently through Taehyung’s hair as he blinks to fight off sleep. Taehyung lifts his head up and perches his chin on Jungkook’s bare chest so that he can look directly at the younger man “Because in my dreams after we fucked you would always leave and I would wake up sad and afraid that one day you’d really leave me.”
Jungkook’s hand tenses when he feels his heart beat a bit too fast and for a moment he forgets to speak but soon he’s smiling, warm and gentle, as he slides his thumb over Taehyung’s soft cheek “I’m here now. You don’t have to worry anymore. I’ll be here when you wake up too.”
His words make Taehyung light up as he breaks out one of his signature boxy smiles that Jungkook always made fun of but secretly thinks is the cutest thing in the fucking universe. He drops a quick peck to Jungkook’s chest before snuggling back into the broad warmth “I love you. You’re the best assistant slash boyfriend ever.”
“And you’re the shittiest boss ever.”
“YAH!”
Jungkook chuckles as he feels a pinch on his waist and Taehyung moves to get away but Jungkook is faster. He traps the elder in his arms and rolls them over so that his boss is caged beneath him and smirks before leaning down to kiss Taehyung’s pout away.
“But you’re the best thing that’s happened to me so I guess I’m not complaining.”
“That was the cheesiest thing you’ve ever said Jeon Jungkook. Have you been reading my books again?”
“Maybe” Jungkook admits sheepishly. Taehyung smiles and wraps his arms around Jungkook’s neck to draw the boy in closer until their lips are brushing, foreheads pressed against each other.
“I love you Jungkook.”
Jungkook feels warmth bloom through his chest and he leans forward to connect their lips fully. A content sigh leaves him when Taehyung kisses back. At the age of 19 Jungkook learns that being an assistant for a shoujo manga writer isn’t so bad after all.
Plus he gets paid in cash and blowjobs so…. bonus!