(Past Timeline)
(sometimes sweet before the storm)
"Hey, you up" Taehyungs walks into his room where Jungkook was sleeping next to Yeonjun. Jungkook leans against the hardboard and watches Taehyung coming towards him.
"Sorry for last night" Jungkook apologizes for bothering Taehyung with his shit.
Taehyung smiles a little and sits at the edge of the bed. The two eyes met for a second but Taehyungs looked down. Yeonjun climbs onto Jungkook and makes himself comfortable in his lab and rests his head against his chest. Both Taehyung and Jungkook smiled at the toddler's cuteness.
"What happened last night?" Taehyung hesitantly asks looking up at Jungkook and thinking he shouldn't have asked when the smiles on his face disappeared.
"Just coming to realize things about myself," Jungkook said, patting Yeonjun's back warmly. Taehyung frowned at Jungkook's words and Jungkook chuckled.
"How am I to say right? Do you probably know how shitty of a person I am? After all, every hardship in your life is caused by me." Taehyung listens to every word Jungkook says and he feels his heart pounding knowing there is a conversation going on.
"It truly feels like my life keeps coming to a stop at the very point I run from. It feels so sickening to know that no matter how much I try to change myself.....I will never be anything more than a monster" Jungkook doesn't look at Taehyung, he doesn't want to see any signs of agreement that he is just that.
"I don't even know if I have the right to even be crying about my disappointments to you out of all the people.....it seems ironic" Jungkook chuckles with a sniff and Taehyung bites his lips.
"I didn't say anything.....just because it's me instead of someone else doesn't mean you aren't allowed to show your pain" Taehyung whispered, placing his hands over Jungkook.
Jungkook stares at Taehyung's hands and back at him "you shouldn't be good to someone like me" he said. "It looks pitiful".
"I am not good to you because I pity you Jungkook...I haven't reached that high yet. I care about you, that's why I am good to you" Taehyung said without realizing how heavy his words were on Jungkook.
"Why do you care about Taehyung?...... Did you forget what I have done? Shouldn't you hate me?" Jungkook's eyes teared in frustration.
"That one thing I never learned.....is to hate you" Taehyung smiled but his inside crumbled.
It was true that Taehyung actually would never hate Jungkook. Even though Jungkook did that to him he wasn't able to hate him. He tried. He never understood that side of him, Jungkook had become his nightmare, his reason for trauma. But he never felt those haters towards him and he simply didn't have a reason for it.
Jungkook's heart dropped, he felt so enervated because of the words Taehyung was speaking to him. Why does Taehyung have to be so nice to him? It would have been less exhausting if Taehyung just hated him, and told him how big of a monster he was....but of course, he doesn't.
"What happened between us wasn't something we both could go back and change so don't keep holding onto it. We didn't have control over them, and we don't know either. Our past isn't something we can keep on holding to cause it won't let us move forward." Taehyung says and feels tinglings when Jungkook touches his face.
"There is no need to try so hard because we walk a difficult path there is no point trying to go back. We aren't given much choice but to keep on walking, ''Taehyung whispered as their forehead connects.
If only Taehyung knew that an unsolved past will also come back to find you.
"You make me envy you" Jungkook cried as the two eyes shut, their noses touching each other because of how close they were. Taehyung's chuckles bring his hands to whip his tears.
" I envy that you are a good person," Jungkook repeated over and over. Taehyungs brings Jungkook into his embrace again and lets him stay.
And it is true Jungkook does envy Taehyung, he envies how a pure soul like taehyung existed. But it was also the same reason why he fell so deeply in love with his man. Taehyung was everything that Jungkook wished he was, his kind heart, his innocence, and his courage to keep on living even when there was an ending to his pain. The fact that Taehyung can embrace his monster alone made Jungkook feel small.
"Don't envy me...I have my demons too" Taehyung patted Jungkook back. Yes, Taehyung does... it's just he is better at hiding them.
"Okay get whatever you need, me and Yeonjun will wait here" Taehyung rolled his eyes at Jungkook who was carrying their baby.
The three were currently out shopping for their home, it was the first time Jungkook brought Taehyung and Yeonjun out of the village, and was very skeptical about it. He was worried about anything happening to the two but Taehyung insisted on coming because he said he had to buy something special which he refused to tell Jungkook.
And not even half an hour since they arrived Jungkook was already getting on Taehyung nervous because Jungkook kept complaining about how much time-wasting shopping was. Especially after seeing the playhouse for the kids down the street, Jungkook wanted to go with Yeonjun and Taehyung.
"Take your son and stop bothering me," Taehyung said, annoyed but his words made Jungkook's heart pound.
Yes, Yeonjun was Jungkook's son but never had he heard Taehyung mentioning it out loud, they never had a conversation about it. And now Taehyung says His Son made his heart jump.
Taehyung felt like laughing at Jungkook's wide eyes and stunning face. Taehyung steps towards them, but he doesn't look at Jungkook even though Jungkook's eyes are glued to him. Taehyung pretends to fix Yeonjun's clothes and speaks.
"Yeonnie what's the word I've been teaching you?" Taehyung says playing with his son's hands. The toddler giggled, facing Jungkook who didn't understand what was going on between them.
"A-appa" the toddler beary spoke, his voice tiny and full of laughter as he grabbed Jungkook's face.
Jungkook felt like the words have been snatched from him because he was left speechless by his son's words. He didn't even notice when tears were falling from his eyes, his heart was so warm and he felt so small because of this small act from the two.
"Aish Yeonnie look, you made your Appa cry" Taehyung teased, finally looking up at Jungkook. Taehyung's own heart was melting seeing Jungkook like that, he knew Jungkook was gonna be happy but he didn't expect him to cry.
"Taehyung" Jungkook could only stare with his teary eyes, there was so much he wanted to say but he was left without words.
"Do you like our little gift to you?" Taehyung asks excitedly.
Jungkook brought Taehyung in his arms which surprised taehyung. Jungkook's arms hold both his son and Taehyung close to his chest. Taehyung would feel the racing heartbeat of Jungkook so he placed his hands over Jungkook's chest.
"Thank you Tae.....thank you" he had no other words but to hold his world hidden in his arms.
"Okay stop now, I have to buy a lot of things for your son's birthday," Taehyung says, giving Jungkook an episode of shock.
"It Yeonnie 's birthday?" Jungkook surprisingly looked at taehyung and back at his son who was playing with his earring.
"Yes idiot so let go" Taehyung moved away laughing at how quickly Jungkook got on his feet
"Why didn't you say easilar! It is my son's birthday and you are saying it now! You are so mean" Jungkook pouted and Taehyung sighed at him.
"Now you know, so let go," Taehyung said, leaving the father and son behind. "Oh, it's on now," Jungkook said racing forwards with Yeonjun up on his shoulder. Taehyung laughed after that too.
"So that is Kim Taehyung? What did a young self like he did to piss off that witch?" a deep voice linger behind a large vehicle.
The man's eyes followed the happy family, an evil smirk forming on his face eyeing the beautiful Taehyung running behind Jungkook. "What is it with us? Our job is to get rid of him from Jeon Riyan way" another guy said.
The man with an evil glint in his eyes holds the three photographers in his hand. He crossed off a large red x onto Taehyung's photo. The two other photographs belong to Jungkook and a woman. "And this lady?" he points at the woman in the picture.
"She is the one Riyan wants Jungkook with," the man said and got excited because this whole level of the game sounds thriving.
"Then we give Riyan what she wants," the man said and gave the family a last glance.
"Come on baby, eat the cake" Taehyung and Jungkook had set their small home into a party mood. There were few guests like Helmonie and her grandson with others from the village. All coming to celebrate Yeonjun's birthday.
"Our Yeonjun is growing so well," helmonie said, showering the toddler with kisses. "Taehyung I am telling you now I am asking him for my Soobin." Helmonie makes Taehyung laugh watching how Soobin, who was a year old than Yeonjun holds his hand and sticks close to his son.
Taehyung agrees to it because he finds it adorable, Soobin was a bright child, and very handsome so he plays along. But Jungkook holds his son close to himself, not like the thought of anyone near him.
"Come on son, we can't stay between sinners," Jungkook said carrying his son away from them but Soobin followed wherever Yeonjun was taken.
"Taehyung" Jungkook calls from the room. Yeonjun was taken away from the village ladies, and their son got popular among pretty ladies but of course, Soonbin was right next to him.
Taehyung follows Jungkook into the bedroom, but his face flushes red when Jungkook shuts the door behind him and leaves them two alone. Taehyung stood still watching Jungkook's every movement. Jungkoom stood by the door for sometimes staring at Taehyung.
Jungkook has said over and over that taehyung was beautiful, there was no other like the man in front of him. And with each passing moment, Taehyung beauty seems to only increase. Taehyung was enchanting...and Jungkook seemed to fall for the beauty more now as Taehyung stood looking like the first blooming flower of spring, the rays of moonlight glowed upon Taehyung like a cloud of magic dust, shining like little diamonds. The golden umber that lies in those angelic eyes, and those soft petals.
"You are staring?" Taehyung shyly said.
"Your fault for being so......captivating" Jungkook boldly said and taehyung had to bite the inside of his cheeks to stop himself from smiling.
"Jungkook we have guests can't-"
"I am joking" Jungkook stops Taehyung. He walked towards Taehyung who took a step back when Jungkook took another step.
"For you" Jungkook takes out a single rose from behind and hands it to Taehyung.
Taehyung was taken by the sudden act, but couldn't help but to smile, not sure if it was from the rose or the look in Jungkook's eyes. His heart flutters and he feels millions of sparks inside him. He takes the rose, his hands touching Jungkook along with it.
Taehyung was gonna take his hand away but Jungkook held onto it. Taehyung lowered his gaze because his heart can't be okay if he was to see those eyes that were pricing into him. Jungkook takes a step closer and this time Taehyung doesn't step back.
"It's not my birthday so what is this for?" Taehyung tries to sound confident but in front of Jungkook, he was losing his ability to even stand.
"For giving me the happiness that I could never dream of," Jungkook sincerely said with all his heart and all those glitters erupted inside Taehyung.
Taehyung doesn't have words to answer so he lets his body speak for himself, he lets his heart guild him again and takes a darling step towards Jungkook and closes the distance between them. He let his lips on his emotions and let them linger on Jungkook's soft ones.
The second their lips met each other, the silence around them exploded, and the colors of the world appeared before their eyes as they closed to feel each other. Every thought in Jungkook was stripped out, replaced with only Taehyung. Jungkook's finger traced the outline of Taehyung's curvy slides, Taehyung pulling him more to himself wanting to feel the warmth Jungkook was giving him.
The slower the kiss the faster their heartbeat, but there was no pulling back. Jungkook feels Taehyung shivering between his arms so he holds him closer, his hands on Taehyung face like ice on flames, pressed so warmly against his chest and Taehyung doesn't remember when was the last time it felt so magical.
Maybe tomorrow they might wake up and regret this moment, but today they let themselves be down in this spell of their touch.