bed buddies

sixteen

taehyung's pov:

jeongguk and i lay in bed together as yeontan lies peacefully in between us. i stroke his fur softly as i felt jeongguk stare at me attentively.

"why're you staring at me like that?" i whisper as jeongguk giggles softly averting his eyes elsewhere.

"he's sleeping, put him somewhere else." jeongguk whispers as i bury my face near yeontan. "let me cuddle him some more." i plead as jeongguk sighs.

"i hate that dog." he tells me as i nod with a soft smile. "i know."

a comfortable silence shrouds us as our soft breaths were the only audible thing in the room.

"why're you here so late?" i ask as jeongguk shrugs. "i missed you and you were mad at me."

i felt my heart ache at his words as i mentally slapped myself for being so cruel to him earlier. i find his hands and intertwine our fingers together.

then something dawned on me.

jeongguk was being oddly affectionate towards me. i felt like i was on freaking cloud nine whenever i was around him. all this led me to think about something intently.

were we still fuck buddies or something more?

i had to know. this was my last night in korea, this would be the last time we would do this and so why not take this opportunity?

"jeongguk."

"mhm?" he replies with closed eyes and soft breaths.

"what are we?" i whisper as i copy his actions and close my eyes too.

a sudden thought replenishes itself in my head. it wasn't long ago when i asked him the same question and he replied with the words i dreaded terribly.

i didn't want him to see us as fuck buddies then and i sure as hell didn't want him to now either.

"i don't know. what are we?" he asks as i shrug my shoulders. "i was hoping you'd know."

he sighs as he loosens his fingers, automatically making our hands lose contact as he takes yeontan softly and places him in his dog bed i got him yesterday.

i furrow my eyebrows as i felt a sharp pain in my chest.

was that his way of denying any mutual feelings?

he suddenly climbs back onto the bed and takes my hand again, snuggling closer. i inhaled his scent as i felt him sigh once again.

"i want to be yours." he whispers softly as i felt my stomach turn suddenly.

there was silence.

what do i say?

i've been waiting for this day since forever.

why the fuck were no words coming out my damn mouth?

all i did was stare deeply into his golden, brown eyes. he stared right back but soon looked away as he exhaled slowly.

"i shouldn't have said that." he murmurs awkwardly as a subtle smirk finds it's way on my lips.

"be mine then." i say with the hugest of smiles once i apprehended the current situation as jeongguk flashes me a dazed expression. "be yours?" he clarifies as i nod softly.

"i mean if you want to. i know you might—"

"just shut up and kiss me." jeongguk interrupts as he places his lips on mine. the whole situation overwhelmed me, i wanted him more than ever that night.