The Stuffie I Left Behind | tk

Chapter-5

With a last look at the dainty boy, he walked away into his en suite to do his morning routine. When he was done, he stepped down to make some breakfast for both of them. He made some scrambled eggs, toast and some banana milk.

When he was done, he placed all of them neatly on the dining table, covering them all since he knew it would take some time with Jungkook. Having done all this, he took a deep breath and walked towards his room.

Taehyung opened his room door after a knock expecting a sleeping Jungkook, or a crying Jungkook or, worst case, an angry Jungkook but what he saw wasn't even one percent expected by him. A panic attack?

As soon as he saw Jungkook's condition, he bolted forward and crouched in front of him, afraid of scaring the younger. He sat a bit far away from Jungkook and lifted a hand to touch his shoulder. But it absolutely broke his heart into pieces when Jungkook flinched badly when his hand approached the boy. He immediately retreated his hand back and sighed.

"Jungkook, calm down. See nothing happened, It's just me. Please take a deep breath with me? Yeah just like that, good boy. Now exhale." He kept instructing with some praises in between until Jungkook calmed down a bit, he was still crying tho.

When Jungkook's large Teary doe eyes met Taehyung's warm almond ones, tears doubled in the younger's eyes again. His expression showed sheer fear, fear of being judged.

"Jungkook, it's okay. You don't have to be scared. Please relax. It's completely normal to slip, and it's unhealthy if you don't. Please calm down." Taehyung spoke softly and raised his hand again. But this time Jungkook didn't flinch away which made Taehyung smile gently. He slowly scooted closer placing his hand on the younger's shoulder, while carefully observing his expression for any fear or discomfort.

When he found none, he slowly pulled the sobbing younger into his embrace. Jungkook instantly buried his face in Taehyung's chest and sobbed harder. The hug felt so comforting that all the emotions crashed on Jungkook at once, relief, pain, anger, sadness, helplessness, all at once and he cried harder. His sobs and wails being the only sounds echoing in the silent room, his whole body shaking due to the impact.

Taehyung softly pulled the boy on his lap and rubbed soothing circles on his back. He didn't tell him to calm down this time, he knew the boy needed this. He didn't know what problems Jungkook faced before he came here, but he won't let one more problem touch the fragile boy crying in his arms. If Jungkook allows him that is.

It took almost thirty minutes for Jungkook to calm down. When he was done, he badly wanted to pull away from the hug but the warmth, the protectiveness he was feeling being in Taehyung's arms, he was very reluctant to leave so he just stayed like that. Seeing Jungkook calmed down a bit, Taehyung decided to speak up.

"I don't know what happened until the day before yesterday, I don't know what happened to you. But just know this that I will always be there for you. You called me hyung right? So I will be there until you need me." He spoke brushing Jungkook's hair softly under his fingers. Jungkook closed his eyes and sighed relishing the touch. When he understood he didn't answer, he gave a small, meek nod face still buried in Taehyung's chest.

Taehyung smiled fondly before resuming. "Little space isn't something to be ashamed about, Jungkook. It's who you are, it defines you. Never be ashamed of your coping mechanism okay? Because only you know your suffering, no one else does." He spoke. Jungkook pressed his eyes shut, trying to control the tears that were threatening to fall but he seems to fail because they were already leaving his eyes.

No one told him he shouldn't be ashamed of who he was, no one told him it's okay to be a little. The people who knew about it just insulted him and threw him out of the house. But hearing Taehyung say all these definitely stirred something inside him.

Taehyung smiled fondly seeing Jungkook crying. He understood what the boy was feeling right Now. So he spoke nothing, Just wiped the falling tears with his thumb. Jungkook opened his Teary eyes and looked into Taehyung's which were showing only gentleness and honesty.

As soon as Jungkook opened his doe eyes, Taehyung's heart melted into a puddle. How can someone be so precious? So innocent? He wanted to wrap the boy in a bubble wrap and hide him in his pocket. Shaking off his destructive thoughts not wanting to scare the boy away, he spoke up again.

"Now, stop crying and go freshen up hmm. Yummy breakfast is waiting for you downstairs." He spoke with a smile bopping Jungkook's nose softly with his pointer finger. Jungkook's lips curled into a soft smile as he nodded and walked off towards his room.

But before walking out, Jungkook looked back towards Taehyung hesitantly.

"Mm... Where... I mean..." Jungkook stammered pointing to his onesie. Taehyung smiled understandingly, he was asking about the nursery.

"Third room to your left." Taehyung answered and Jungkook nodded walking away. Smiling to himself, Taehyung too walked downstairs.

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