When Taehyung opens his eyes, the sun is already high up in the sky.
The brightness makes his eyes squeeze shut. He hides his face in the hard toned chest he had been cuddling with all night, not really realising what he's doing. A groan escapes his mouth because of the hammering headache he got.
He wonders how much exactly did he drink? He can feel a terrible hangover on it's way.
He closes his eyes to think about what happened last night. He faintly remembers. He remembers how happy he was last night and how accomplished he felt after his first big project that he decided to let himself lose for the first time around others and ended up getting very drunk.
Everything's a blur for him but he remembers why he actually decided that he could rest assured while drinking last night. It was because of his husband. He kind of had this feeling that he would be safe since Jungkook was around him. After being taken care of by him several times lately, Taehyung kind of trusts him now. He thinks that the other has good intentions for him.
He stays like that for a few minutes, snuggled up in Jungkook's chest. It's preventing him from direct sun rays that are entering the room through the curtains they forgot to close last night.
Soon he realises that even thinking is making his head ache. So he decides to stop and sleep some more. That's when he focuses on his surroundings and notices the rise and fall of the chest his has been snuggling into.
His breath hitches in his throat when he realises who he is laying next to. Slowly, he opens his eyes, heart beating erratically when he feels a warm hand resting on his waist.
Jungkook is cuddling him.
Or wait, he remembers asking Jungkook to cuddle him. He groans once again when the memories from last night start flooding his mind.
He remembers everything faintly, if not completely. He remembers Jungkook dragging him home after he got drunk at the company dinner. And as if that wasn't embarrassing enough, he had kissed Jungkook and asked him to cuddle him too.
Yes, Taehyung remembers but only in bits and pieces. It's like flashbacks. He can't help but feel embarrassed. He was supposed to keep his distance from Jungkook. He was supposed to keep an eye on him until he made sure if he really changed or not.
But last night, he got drunk and kissed him. Not only that, he asked him to cuddle with him too! According to Taehyung, these two things are even more intimate than sex.
He can't imagine what kind of wrong signals he may have sent to his husband. What happened last night wasn't supposed to happen. He doesn't know how to face Jungkook.
Now he wishes to have drunk some more. At least then, he wouldn't remember all the embarrassing stuff he did.
He has been thinking hard for the past couple of moments that he doesn't realise that his husband is already awake and looking at him intently.
"Tae, are you feeling okay?" Jungkook asks carefully, taking him completely off guard. He gets startled and without thinking about it, he pushes Jungkook away from him, making him land on the floor with a loud thud.
The idol groans, rubbing his butt because of the impact. This was definitely not something he had expected. He looks at the younger who is already looking at him with wide eyes.
Jungkook wonders if Taehyung thinks that he has taken advantage of him last night and that's why he pushed him away. He wonders if Taehyung even remembers what happened last night, having absolutely no idea that the swollen lips of the younger are a reminder to him of what he did.
"What the hell, Taehyung?" Jungkook groans as he stands up from the floor. His butt hurts, so does his hip but he's glad he didn't end up hurting his head.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry, Jungkook. I was j-just surprised. It wasn't my intention to push you away." Taehyung panics, sitting up on the bed immediately. He really did not intend to push him like that. He was just too embarrassed to face him.
Jungkook looks at him suspiciously for a few seconds but then decides to believe him. After all, the younger was drunk last night and probably doesn't even remember what happened. Well, too bad. This thought makes him feel more sad because if that's the case, then he feels like he took advantage of his husband in his drunken state.
"It's okay. How are you feeling though?" Jungkook asks, moving close to the younger. Taehyung looks at him with confusion. Jungkook cups his face and tilts his head to get a closer look at him.
"Is the hangover bad?" He asks. Taehyung can clearly hear the concern in his voice.
He breaks the eye contact with the older and mumbles, "My head h-hurts."
"Of course, it would, genius. Who told you to drink that much?" Jungkook asks, shaking his head as he steps back.
"I just wanted to have a good time, okay? Also, this is my first time with a hangover so I didn't know how bad it would be." Taehyung explains with an evident pout on his lips. Jungkook can't help but find that cute.
He sees the younger holding his head and massaging it. Jungkook sighs, shaking his head once again. "I'm going to make some hangover soup for you and bring you some medicines for your headache. Do you think you can take a shower yourself?" Jungkook's voice is so soft that it makes Taehyung melt right away.
He softly nods his head, too embarrassed about the last question the other asked. "Great then. I'll be back soon." The idol informs him and leaves the room.
Taehyung sighs, holding his head once again. He doesn't really care about the hangover. He knows he would be okay soon. But what he really cares about is Jungkook's stand on what happened last night.
He kind of wanted the older to say something about it because he himself doesn't have the courage to initiate the topic. But Jungkook pretended as if nothing happened and it's making him so confused.
Did he really imagine the kiss and cuddles? But that's not possible, right? Not when he literally woke up in his husband's arms. Also, Taehyung's slightly bruised lips are the proof that the kiss indeed happened. Then why did Jungkook pretend like everything was okay?
Ugh! My head would burst if I think anymore. He groans. He slowly gets out of his bed, deciding that he can worry about everything else later. Right now, he needs to get over his hangover.
On the other hand, as Jungkook prepares the hangover soup for his husband, he keeps thinking about last night. He has an inner battle going on within him.
Taehyung really looked like he wanted the kiss last night. He seemed to enjoy it too. Had he not drank earlier, Jungkook would be so happy with what happened. It's not like he isn't happy now. He is. It was probably one of the best feelings that his husband made him experience. But he doesn't know if Taehyung even remembers the moment that meant so much to him.
He sighs as he transfers the soup from the pan to the bowl. Jimin, who has been standing near the door of the kitchen smiles looking at his brother. Jungkook didn't notice the younger because he was deep in his thoughts but Jimin has a smile on his face. He can see Jungkook making efforts to make things right with Taehyung and that truly makes him happy. Being Jungkook's brother and also one of Taehyung's best friends at the same time puts him in a dilemma most of the time.
He quietly leaves the kitchen before Jungkook can see him. He can ask the couple later to share the details of the previous night later. But for now, it seems like Taehyung has a bad hangover because Jungkook was preparing the soup for him.
When the idol brings the soup to their room, Taehyung is already out of shower. He is fully dressed and looks gorgeous with his wet, messy hair sticking to his forehead.
"Hey, this is for you. Eat up." Jungkook says as he gently places the tray of soup on the bed.
The warm and delicious aroma fills Taehyung's nostrils, immediately making his stomach grumble. Jungkook chuckles seeing how his husband is eyeing the bowl with hungry eyes.
"Thank you so much, Jungkook." He smiles making the idol feel a sense of accomplishment. He picks up a spoonful of soup and puts it in his mouth, immediately moaning at how delicious it tastes.
"This is yummy, Jungkook. Thank you." He says, looking at his husband with eyes that are shining happily. Jungkook won't lie, the smile made his heart skip a beat.
"You have nothing to thank me for, Tae. I'm your husband. Taking care of you is my responsibility." He replies.
Taehyung doesn't know why the answer doesn't seem to satisfy him. He knows it's not right for him to think so much about it when their relationship is still a mess but he can't help it. He wonders if Jungkook is only taking care of him because he thinks that it's his responsibility as his husband.
Why else would he do it? It's not like he loves you. Don't get your hopes high. The inner voices inside Taehyung's head say to him.
He sighs. Maybe Jungkook is only fulfilling his responsibilities as his husband. Maybe he's just guilty for treating him the way he used to treat him. Maybe he's just trying to be civil with him.
Taehyung gets snapped out of his thoughts when he feels a towel covering his head. He turns his head to look behind himself and finds Jungkook standing right there. "Let me dry your hair. We don't want you catching a cold." He says with a smile before his hands start working on his hair to dry them.
The younger feels a wave of emotions. He is not used to people taking care of him. Well, Seokjin and Jimin do but they're his best friends. Jungkook is his husband who never cared about him until a few months ago. He is a completely different case.
Taehyung keeps eating his soup while his idol husband dries his hair. Both of them have a lot of questions in their minds. The scenarios from last night keep replaying in their heads again and again. They want to talk about it. They're dying to talk about it. But neither of them has the courage to do it. So they end up not even mentioning it to each other.
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A few days pass after Taehyung's drunken episode. They did not really get the time or the courage to talk about the kiss or that night. But there was this certain tension between them. An awkwardness that they try to brush off but it's not very easy.
Currently, Taehyung is in his office. There are four mannequins in front of him that he is dressing up. He has an evident frown on his lips.
He turns around and looks at the staff who is standing right behind him, appearing as confused as ever. "Don't you think that there's something wrong? The clothes don't fit the mannequin." Taehyung glares at him.
The staff looks at the ground, "I'm sorry, sunbae. I th-think I brought the wrong one."
Taehyung groans, rolling his eyes. "I can see that. Now can you give me the solution of the problem instead of reciting it to me? Because we need to send this for the auction tomorrow and it's pretty late at night right now."
The staff looks at his watch and then at Taehyung, "I'll talk to the guard at our office and convince him to let me in. I'll be back with the mannequin soon."
The stylist looks at him with raised eyebrows. He has been working the whole day because they need to put some of BTS' clothes for an auction. The money would be used for supporting children suffering from cancer.
Taehyung was hoping that after dressing up the mannequins he could go home and rest a bit. Sending those mannequins to the venue is the first thing he's supposed to do in the morning tomorrow. But the problem is that it's already half past eleven and the staff brought one wrong mannequin.
The mannequins are designed by using the actual body proportions of the BTS members but instead of bringing Namjoon's mannequin, the staff brought a random mannequin on which, the clothes look too loose.
"Seems like we aren't going home for another few hours." Taehyung sighs. He gives a pointed look to the staff, "Why are you looking at my face? Just go and get it!"
The staff quickly nods and leaves the room. He knows that the stylist rarely gets angry. But when he gets angry, it's mostly because of stress so he can't really blame him.
Taehyung runs his hand through his hair in frustrations and plops on his chair.
The stylist has his eyes closed when a sudden voice startles him, "Are you okay, Taehyung?" His eyes snap open and they fall on Yoongi who is standing by the door.
"Hyung! Please come inside." Taehyung exclaims and pulls a chair for him. The rapper strides inside the office and sits right across the stylist.
"What are you still doing here, Tae?" Yoongi asks as he sits down.
"I'm just preparing for the auction tomorrow."
"You look stressed though." The older points out.
"I am. We're supposed to send these clothes to the venue early in the morning tomorrow but we got the wrong mannequin here. So yeah, it's going to be a long night." The stylist sighs.
Yoongi nods his head, understanding him. He can see dark circles under Taehyung's eyes. He has noticed how hard the other has been working these past couple of days. He has been working with BTS constantly and also been doing some other projects like the auction. The exhaustion is clearly visible on his face.
"I understand." The older nods, tapping his feet on the floor. Taehyung observes that and suddenly remembers when Jungkook had told him years ago to change his habit of constantly tapping his feet on the floor because it shows lack of confidence.
The stylist notices that Yoongi looks rather nervous so he decides to ask him, "What are you still doing here, hyung?"
"Uhh... just working on some music."
"Oh, must you work so late at night?"
"You're working late too, Taehyung-ah." The older playfully smiles at him.
"Right, it's tiring."
Hearing that, Yoongi thinks it's the perfect moment for him to ask what he's been wanting to ask Taehyung. "I know, right? Should we go and grab some coffee? It would help us with the fatigue, you know?" The older suggests.
Taehyung's eyes slightly widen. Was this why Yoongi was nervous? Because he wanted to ask him to have coffee with him? He had no reason to be nervous because Taehyung would've said 'yes' anyway. But Taehyung found his nervousness cute, he won't lie.
"What do you say, Taehyung?" Yoongi asks again but before he could answer him, a third voice interrupts them, "Taehyung doesn't like coffee, hyung."
The two of them turn towards the door, finding Jungkook looking at them with a rather bored expression.
"Jungkook? What are you doing here?" Yoongi asks while Taehyung just looks at him with wide, curious eyes. Seeing his husband here was the last thing he expected.
"What were you saying, Jungkook-ah?" The oldest among the three asks. The younger idol just shrugs and invites himself inside his husband's office. He stands against the table, reclining comfortably before he says, "I'm only saying the truth, hyung. Taehyung hates coffee. Trust me."
The rapper turns his head and looks at the stylist. He raises his eyebrows at him, "Is that the truth, Taehyung?"
Two pairs of eyes fall on him as Taehyung glares at the younger idol. "Well, I don't like coffee, hyung. Jungkook's right." Yoongi's face evidently falls when he hears that but then Taehyung adds, "But we could still go there and you could get yourself coffee while I could get myself a strawberry milkshake. I really wanna have it."
Upon hearing that, Yoongi's lips spread in a cute, gummy smile while Jungkook frowns at that. The feeling of jealousy that he had experienced during the company dinner returns. The reason why he told Yoongi that Taehyung didn't like coffee was because he didn't want them to go together. But his plan backfired and he's annoyed.
"Sure, we can go then." Yoongi says to Taehyung and then turns to the younger idol, "What are you doing here, Kook? Do you want something?"
Jungkook looks at his hyung and wonders if this is his chance to stop them from going together. "I was actually working on a song. I need some advice from you. Can you please take a look at it?"
Jungkook isn't lying. This is the exact reason why he followed Yoongi to Taehyung's office but seeing them interact made him forget the purpose why he came here.
"Sure, I can. But is it urgent? I can come back from the cafe and help you. Or maybe we could do it tomorrow since it would be too late?" The rapper suggests. Jungkook knows there's no point trying to convince him further. Both of them know that BTS has made a comeback recently so they don't need to rush a song.
"Okay." Jungkook sighs.
"Cool then. Taehyung, let's go." Yoongi says, standing up. Taehyung follows him soon. "I'll see you tomorrow, Kook." The rapper pats his shoulder and makes his way out of the office. Taehyung follows him quickly because he doesn't want to deal with the awkwardness.
Jungkook looks at their retreating backs, not really wanting them to go together, alone. He can feel something burning inside of him.
Without thinking much, he follows them too. "Hyung, Taehyung! Wait!" The two males turn around while Jungkook quickly makes his way towards them.
When he is close enough to them, he asks, "Can I join you guys?"
The other two stare at him for a few seconds. When they say 'Jealousy is a disease', they are not lying.
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Hey lovelies! How was this chapter? Did Taehyung react the way you thought he would the next morning or not?👀
Also, should Yoongi and Tae let Jungkook join them??
I know this chapter was supposed to be out on Friday but I really wanted to share stuff about Taehyung in Paris so here we are. I had also planned on updating yesterday after the show but I went out with my friends and had a couple of drinks. My head felt fuzzy lmao. I'm sorry. Now can we please talk about TAEHYUNG IN PARIS???
^Arrest me, please? Who gave him the red jacket? It should be fucking illegal 😭
^THAT SMILE 😍
^He is ethereal and he knows it!!
^HE PULLED A RATHER DANGEROUS STUNT THERE! IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH!!😭
^Imagine being sandwiched between Taehyung and Bogum💀
^Aww Kim Taehyung did that cute thing with Bogum again. Wonder if Kook is being jeonlous in SK. Come and collect your man, Kook😂
^GOD!! HOW AM I EVEN ALIVE??? HE'S GORGEOUS!!
^This is my mood most of the time recently😂
^This was me yesterday lol. One of my friends got drunk and bringing her back to the dorm was a challenge while my other friend whined about how he has a headache because he wasn't drunk enough 💀
^Jungkook was at Seventeen's concert yesterday to support Mingyu. Not other fandoms seeing Jungkook before me😭
^I love a boy who slays one minute and appears homeless the next💀
^WAIT A DAMN MINUTE, JIN! WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS! We are in the era where Jin showed the most skin out of everyone in Bangtan in 2022. This was not in my chapter 2 plan😭
^Taekook wearing couple necklace made me SQUEAL!!!
The next update would not take as long as this. We'll also talk about the pre-released track of 'Jack in the Box'. Can someone guess the date of the update now?👀
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