Humans have soulmates. One touch and a bruise will mark them as bonded. They begin to need each other for energy to survive. You bond with Jungkook by touching his hand in the crowd.
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If soulmates touch, they will both be marked with a bruise on...
"Why," you press him again, "why didn't you tell me when you got home?"
You brace yourself, your heart thudding.
You think you might cry if he said because I didn't want to see you.
"I heard you hanging out with Taehyung," he says instead.
His voice is quiet.
His tone is matter of fact.
But something... something was off.
You sneak a peek at him.
He's looking up at the ceiling now, and there was some kind of tenseness around his eyes and mouth that isn't supposed to be there.
Some kind of...
Vulnerability.
"I was just waiting for you," you tell him. "If I knew you were home... I'd come heal."
You make the pitch of your voice as gentle as possible.
Like cooing at a kitten to come to you.
Like nudging at a shy puppy to play.
Like baiting a bunny...
You know it works the moment he sighs.
"It sounded like you were having fun," he breathes out.
"I know you don't have a lot of free time. You're busy with work, and you're always commuting to come heal with me. If you're relaxing, I don't want to bother you."
And there it was again, his mouth is so rigid as he speaks, like the words hurt him to let loose...
Like he was exposing something very deep from within himself.
Your heart melts for the maknae.
"Jungkook, please... don't worry about that. I need Healing too.
We might need each other...
But I'm... I'm okay with that."
And then his eyes widen...
And he's looking at you again...
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