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jungkook has always been shy about his voice, especially when it comes to performing outside of a classroom and he doesn't have a professor to impress.
so when park jimin the 2nd, his boyfriend, asks him to sing in the middle of their facetime call; he doesn't know what to do. should he reject him? say his throat is not good? but that would be an obviously lie, because jungkook had just spent the last hour talking about how his stupid biology class had turned for the worse this semester.
should he sing to him? they've been dating for barely a month, wouldn't it be too soon to start shoving long songs in each other's face and call it serenading?
and maybe it's because he's been really good at hiding the fact that he's kind of insecure about his singing ability, because park jimin the 2nd can't seem to see the panic that's written on his face at the moment. jungkook really should have told him that there was no such thing as 'boyfriend privilege', how it's made up by jimin himself, and it definitely did not come with free singing shows whenever jimin requested.
but he guessed that the 'boyfriend privilege' would also come with the ability to guess that jungkook would really do anything for the older boy. and he really would. even when he's asked to sing a random song simply because jimin wanted a lullaby to put him to sleep.
he doesn't know now. but he does know that seeing his boyfriend half asleep and requesting for a small song was something that could instantly melt his hesitating heart.
and that's what it did. and that's what got jungkook to think twice. and the second time around, his thoughts tell him to just do it.
so now he's looking through his phone's playlist for the instrumental version of the song he's been listening to on repeat for the past twenty four hours. yes, he bought the song after the first listen. and yes, he also bought the instrumental version to sing along after the fifth.
"prepare your ears for possible bleeding, i won't be responsible nor will i drive you to the hospital" jungkook warns and there's a soft laughter coming from the speakers. he returns the gesture with a small smile.
"it's okay, i can just call taehyung to take care of me" the comment makes him pout. of course. kim taehyung was still on the top of his list for people to fight against for jimin's love. even after they began dating, taehyung still manage to look like the real boyfriend rather than jungkook.
"i still barely know the lyrics, so excuse me as i will be making them up along the way"
"stop stalling and making up excuses, just sing" sleepy jimin whines a lot, he's learned this past week. "think of this as a make up performance for when i couldn't go see you in person last time"
"not my fault" jungkook mumbles under his breath. that was a joke. and he really hoped jimin didn't hear because that would probably make the boy feel guilty, and then jungkook would feel bad too. but jimin didn't hear, and if he did, he's choosing not to speak up about it.
there's silence as the older boy waits for jungkook to start. and jungkook is way too nervous to start.
"don't be nervous around me" jimin cooed at jungkook, who was staring back with no emotions shown through. "i'll still like you even if you make my ears bleed" he's teasing now, maybe to release some tensions.
'눈을 감고 내가 하는 이야길 잘 들어봐 (close your eyes and listen carefully to my story)' he sings on a stuttered breath, suddenly forgetting how to stabilize his voice as it shakes. he's slowly gaining control throughout the next few lines though.
'나의 얘기가 끝나기 전에 너는 꿈을 꿀 거야 (before my story ends, you will dream)' there's a slight pause before he sings the next two lines. his eyes scanned to where it met with jimin's on the screen. the older boy is biting back a smile. 'little star, tonight. 밤새 내가 지켜줄 거야 (little star, tonight. all night, i will watch over you)'
'처음 너를 만났을 땐 정말 눈이 부셨어, 너의 미소를 처음 봤을 땐 세상을 다가졌어. little star, tonight. 밤새 내가 지켜줄 거야 (when i first met you, it was truly eye-blinding, when i first saw your smile, i felt like i had the whole world. little star, tonight. all night, i will watch over you)'
'나의 사랑 나의 전부 하늘이 내린 천사, 나의 두 눈을 나의 세상을 모두 훔쳐버렸어 (my love, my everything, my angel from heaven, my two eyes, my world – you stole them all)' he sings the line slowly, as if directly saying each word to jimin. and he really was, from the bottom of his heart. because park jimin is an angel from heaven, and now becoming his love and his definition of everything.
jungkook's eyes are closed by the time he sings the final chorus of the song. feeling the lyrics and melody in his heart as his voice carried out his emotions. 'little star, tonight. 밤새 내가 지켜줄 거야. 내 사랑 tonight, 밤새 내가 지켜줄 거야. 평생 내가 지켜줄 거 야 (little star, tonight. all night, i will watch over you. my love, tonight. all night, i will watch over you. forever, i will watch over you) '
by the end of the song, jungkook looks up to see park jimin the 2nd with the black hood of his sweatshirt over his head, as it was during the conversation, and his eyes closed. his breathing is even now, while jungkook's heart raced. he smiles at the boy, leaning forward a bit to take a screenshot of his current view.
"sweet dreams, angel" jungkook whispers before ending the call.