Unedited! Extra long (and exciting) chapter bc of my lazy ass! Enjoy~
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The males had fallen asleep again, but not long after, Jungkook woke up again. Taehyung was still curled up in his arms, his eyes still slightly wet. He had cried a lot.
Jungkook cried a bit too. Both from hearing the painful story from his crush and how touched he felt about him opening up to him. Taehyung had literally just told him a secret he was sure he hadn't told too many. He had probably told it to Jimin, but they were best mates.
Jungkook was nothing more than his photographer. No, he was more than that now. Taehyung kept reminding him how much he loved him. He said he was scared to love him, but he knew he felt the same back, and so decided to trust him.
Jungkook liked that. Taehyung trusted him now - and Jungkook trusted him as well. He wanted to take care of the elder. He wanted to always be there for him and love him. If he let him, he'd be his protector, even from his monstrous step-father.
No one can touch him, Jungkook thought furiously, no one.
"Taehyungie?" he whispered, but the elder didn't budge. He was in deep sleep.
Jungkook decided to sit up, moving gently so he wouldn't wake the other and got his laptop with him in bed. He transmitted his photos to it and started on his project and placed the perfect photo to the calendar.
He couldn't help but stare at the photos. Taehyung was so beautiful. His visuals should be illegal, making Jungkook feel this way just from viewing them. Then his gaze went the being beside him, snoring lightly whilst cuddling the duvet. Even in sleep, he was so elegant.
And then the younger spotted a spot on his neck. Oh, no...a hickey.
"Shit," Jungkook murmured to himself. He couldn't have hickeys on the photos. They had to either wait for it to disappear again or try to cover it up with clothes, makeup and good photoshop.
Taehyung grumbled a bit as he yawned, then opening his eyes slightly as he glanced at the student. "Huh, you're awake?" he asked sleepily. "I'm dead tired."
"Me too, but I need to start on the project, so we only have the photos left. We only have a week left," he explained softly. "Though it'll be a challenge, as you have a hickey on your neck now."
Taehyung sat up immediately. "A hickey?" he repeated as he quickly jumped off the bed and ran towards the mirror. "Jungkook!" he yelled frustrated, "I can't have a hickey! Why did you do that?"
Jungkook panicked. "I - I didn't mean to," he defended himself, "I wasn't thinking. I must've done it unconsciously."
Taehyung clicked his tongue. "Moron," he muttered, though he giggled slightly. "Too caught up in the moment?"
Jungkook blushed. "Yeah..."
Taehyung smirked as he got back in bed. "Well, now we'll get bullied by our friends. Way to go to keep it secretive."
Jungkook couldn't help but frown slightly. "Secretive?" he asked. "You want us to be a secret?"
Taehyung stared back at him. "You want to be a lovey-dovey open couple? You want to hold hands on the streets?"
"When do we ever go on the streets together?"
Taehyung furrowed his eyebrows. "You know what I mean, Jungkookie."
"Hyung," Jungkook said, "don't you want to be in a relationship with me?" he asked hurt.
The elder sighed. "It's not that," he said, "I want to be with you, don't get me wrong. I'm just not used to being committed to someone. If you wanna hold hands, sure, I want it too. But aren't you afraid of society?"
"Are you afraid of society?" Jungkook asked.
"Yes."
The younger gazed away. "Okay, let's not hold hands then."
"I mean, about being gay. I'm not openly gay, like you. I feel afraid when exposing myself to the world. I feel afraid when people who hate me get another reason to hate me."
"Another reason?" Jungkook asked, starting to get slightly irritated. "Why do you think you'll get hate from being gay? Sure, some people are narrow-sighted, but the people close to you accept you from who you are. I've gotten shit from people I don't care about because they find it 'disgusting', but I don't care what they think. Why should I? I don't know them and they don't know me.
I want to be myself, and I'm gay, so what? I fall for people I like, and I can't help that, and neither can you."
Taehyung was staring at him with wide eyes. "You're truly amazing, Jungkookie," he whispered, almost inaudible. "I want to be like you, I do."
"Then let's be strong," Jungkook offered, "together."
The blond-dyed haired male smiled softly with a small nod. "Together," he agreed.
They cuddled together, trusting the other. Jungkook didn't want to leave the bed at all.
But, eventually, both their tummies started screaming for food, and so the elder offered to make breakfast.
"Can you even cook?" Jungkook teased as he sat patiently by the dining table as he kept his eyes on the model.
"What do you take me for? I've lived on my own for years now," he laughed as he prepared the food.
"I always imagined Jimin hyung was the one to cook," the younger kept on his teasing.
Taehyung jokingly glared at him as he went behind him. "Just wait, Jeon Jungkook. You'll see what I'm capable of doing. I'm a great husband material," he whispered seductively in his ear, and then returned back to the kitchen.
The two males sat by the table, the elder avoiding the other's gaze.
"Husband material my ass," Jungkook snorted as he rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay," Taehyung repeated as he held up his hands defensively, "Jimin is the cook here. When he's not home, I usually order take-outs."
Jungkook couldn't help but laugh hysterically.
"Is it really that funny?" Taehyung asked grumpily.
"Yes!" Jungkook laughed, "it's even funnier as you literally dug your own grave. I was about to offer cooking myself as I'm, at least, not as bad as you are. And you even made me expect something when you build up tension like that."
Taehyung joined in with the younger by laughing as well. "Okay, I wanted to try and impress you," he grinned, "what's the crime in that?"
Jungkook stopped laughing. "You wanted to impress me?" he asked, just in case he heard wrong.
"Yeah," Taehyung nodded, "I wanted to show off a skill of mine, though it wasn't there to begin with," Taehyung giggled embarrassedly.
Jungkook smiled softly at him. "You impress me with everything you do, hyung," he reassured him.
"Like last night?" the elder winked at him.
Jungkook blushed as he tried to avoid his gaze, but he still nodded to respond.
This made Taehyung giggle. "Well, that's a relief, 'cause there's not much more I'm good at."
Jungkook rolled his eyes, but still giggled along with the elder.
When they had eaten their - horrible - breakfast, Jungkook went back to work on the project, whilst Taehyung sat in front of his mirror, trying to cover up his hickey on his neck.
"Hey, Jungkook, is the hickey still visible?" he asked the younger as he turned around.
Jungkook glanced at him quickly. "Yup."
The elder sighed. "Why did you have to make it so big and dark," he muttered whilst subtly staring at him through the mirror, making the student hide his pink cheeks behind his laptop.
After a little while, the front door suddenly opened. It was obvious about who would be entering, though the company of Taehyung's roommate was what surprised the dark-haired student.
"Hoseok hyung?" Jungkook asked surprised as he spotted the same male besides Park Jimin.
"Why look so surprised?" the elder laughed, "Jimin and I are friends, remember? I'm the one who suggested him to Yoongi."
He was right, of course, Jungkook had just forgotten. It seemed so long ago, and everything that's been filling the student's mind was none other than Kim Taehyung.
"I'm a bit surprised to see you here though," Hoseok commented, "didn't know you were that close to being hiding here by yourselves." His smirk was exposing what he actually meant, and Jungkook honestly didn't know what to reply. Taehyung had told him earlier about his anxiety being out in the open, and he didn't know where the limit was for the exposure of their relationship.
"We need to get some privacy when we can, right Jungkookie?" Taehyung smirked as he had crept on to the younger whilst throwing his arm around his shoulders.
"What, are you serious?" Hoseok asked, his eyes widening.
"Why else would I drag my Jungkookie here? To be alone," Taehyung continued.
Jungkook didn't understand why Taehyung was suddenly so open about their relationship, but he figured they were his friends, so it couldn't harm them either way. But overall, Jungkook was happy.
"Are you joking or are you actually serious, Taehyungie?" Jimin asked, still too stunned to believe it yet.
"Ask Jungkook if you don't believe me then," Taehyung groaned as he went back to his room.
"Are you and Taehyung really...?" Jimin started, but he didn't complete his question.
"Yes, we are," he confirmed, earning an over-dramatic gasp from the elder student.
Jimin couldn't stop grinning. "I'm happy for you two," he smiled as he gave the younger a hug. "You really open him up, huh."
Jungkook giggled. "We open each other," he smiled back.
"Literally," Hoseok said as he pretended to cough, though the other two noticed and glared at him.
"Do you have to make comments like that?" Jimin scolded, though Jungkook couldn't help but chuckle slightly. "Don't laugh! It'll only encourage him."
"Right," he giggled.
"Anyway," Hoseok continued, "you're officially together then?"
Jungkook hesitated. "I don't know officially, but amongst our friends, yeah."
"Did he say that?" Jimin asked worriedly.
"He said he's afraid of society, and the media. I mean, I understand. He's a model and he already gets enough hate as it is. I don't want to be another reason for him to get more disgusting comments."
Jimin sighed. "You do realise you make him happier? He smiles more when you're around, he laughs more, jokes around. He's happy again. I think you guys just need to talk it out so you know what to do and handle things and what to say when you get questions."
Jungkook nodded. "Yeah, you're right. He said he wants us to be strong together."
Jimin smiled. "I'm glad," he agreed. "I'm rooting for you."
The younger male chuckled. "Thanks, Jimin hyung." He paused for a moment, wondering to himself whether he should ask him what he was wondering about. "What about you and Yoongi?"
Jimin flinched at his question. "What - what do you mean?" he asked nervously.
"Well, I don't know, you just seem really close. So I guess I'm just curious if there's anything going on between you guys of it's just my imagination." Jimin went quiet for a while. Jungkook felt bad immediately for asking. "Uhm, sorry hyung, you don't have to answer that."
Jimin sighed. "To be fully honest with you, I do like him. I really do. I'm just not sure if he just treats me this way because I'm his model or if there's something else."
Jungkook was a bit surprised. "You like him? For real?" he asked with a frown forming across his face.
"Yah, Jungkook!" Hoseok yelled at him. "What kind of question is that?"
"I mean, it's Yoongi," he laughed. "I've just known him for a long while and he's not my type. He's a really nice guy though. He's my best friend."
"That's it," Jimin said, "he doesn't treat me as his best friend, but rather as royalty. Kind of sounds odd, but he's just really sweet towards me."
"Wow," Jungkook gaped. "You've really been smitten by him, haven't you?"
Jimin nodded.
"Do you want me to talk to him? Find out whether he feels the same or if it's just because you're his model?"
Jimin's eyes lit up. You'd do that for me?" he asked hopefully.
"Of course," Jungkook nodded. "I'll talk to him later, yeah?"
Jimin nodded excitedly. "Thanks, Jungkookie."
"Well, this has turned our ironic," said the deep voice out of nowhere.
"What's ironic?" Jimin asked.
"Us models falling for our photographers," Taehyung chuckled sweetly as he kissed his boyfriend on the cheek softly.
Jungkook blushed at his gesture, which the elder noticed and continued to giggle.
"I guess," Jimin muttered, "but at least your photographer fancies you back. I don't know about mine yet."
"From what I've seen, I think he fancies you as well," Taehyung said.
"Please don't say that so casually," Jimin muttered which made his friend quiet down; he didn't want to upset his best mate.
"Come on, let's continue to work on the project," Taehyung said as he dragged Jungkook with him back to his room. He guided the younger on the bed and proceeded to sit on top of him and kissed him all over.
Jungkook chuckled. "Didn't you just say to work on the project?"
Taehyung placed his finger on the younger's lips as he smiled secretly at him. "That was just an excuse," he whispered in his ear and started to kiss his neck.
Jungkook let him, though when he felt the kissing started to become sucking, he flinched. "Hyung!" he nearly yelled. "Are you trying to give me a hickey?"
Taehyung tried to hold in his laughter. "Payback time," he murmured.
"Hyung," the younger whined, "I can't have one as well. Don't you think it'll be very obvious then?"
"I don't care," Taehyung smiled. "You won't be on any of the photos, and people can believe whatever they want."
Jungkook stared at him amazed. "You really mean that?"
The elder nodded. "Of course," he said, "you're mine, Jeon Jungkook, and everyone should know."
Jungkook laughed again, but it was because he was so overwhelmed and happy. He let Taehyung do whatever he wanted. He wanted to be his, as long as Kim Taehyung was his as well.
"We can hear you guys making out!" Hoseok yelled from the lounge, causing the two males to burst into giggles.
"Busted," Taehyung grinned at the younger beneath him. "Wanna make it even more obvious?"
Jungkook grinned back. "Let's get it."
Jungkook and Taehyung had basically just been enjoying themselves and fooling around. It had already become pretty late, which slightly panicked the younger one.
"I need to get going," he eventually told his boyfriend after getting up from their cuddling in bed.
"Already?" the elder asked disappointedly.
"Already?" Jungkook repeated, followed by a chuckle. "I haven't done any work today and if I stay, it'll continue to stay that way," he told him as he got dressed. "Plus, Yoongi will be worried about me if I'm gone for two nights."
"Taehyung whined. "You could just text him."
Jungkook laughed again. "As I said, I need to work and being with you isn't exactly helping."
"But I'm your model," Taehyung whispered as he pulled the younger up on top of him again.
"I'll call you tomorrow," Jungkook promised as he gave him a quick soft kiss. "Goodnight, hyung."
"Fine, fine," the elder gave in. "Goodnight, my Jungkookie."
The student grinned from ear to ear as he left with his laptop and finally returned back to the dormitories.
As Jungkook opened the door, two very startled males on the left bed jumped by his sudden entrance.
"I'm guessing I won't have to ask Yoongi," he said.