Prettiest Lie - A Taekook Love Story.

33 - Mirror, mirror, on the wall..

Things got somewhat better after Jungkook's iconic live. Many idols, actors and other prominent figures in the entertainment industry showed him their support. They each posted something on social media platforms, something that is personal, let it be a blurred photo of a loved one or a simply their favorite coffee mug, and with the hashtags 'we are human too'. And their fans reposted those messages, making it trend for days and growing it into this huge movement.

People, fans and non fans alike, started to boycott gossip channels and fansights that clearly invade the privacy and personal space of celebrities. Any information shared which is not from an official source or a scheduled appearance was frowned upon. Of course there were still people who didn't adhere to this but they were getting less and less confident about making their presence known.

People who personally knew Jungkook, were so proud of him. Taehyung wrapped him in a tight embrace right after the live ended, having opted to convey his feelings with just that hug as he was tongue-tied with awe.

Next were Jimin and Hoseok, followed closely by Yoongi. Even Jungkook's dad called. The elder Jeon didn't exactly say the words 'I'm proud of you' out loud but Jungkook knew. The 15 or so minutes spent in discussing mundane things was his father's way of offering support and acknowledging his stance.

Once again, Jungkook was in the middle of the media's focus. But this time, he was glad that it's for something that he chose. On a different topic, fans started to share theories and speculation about his partner but they soon had to give it up due to lack of credible information. Jungkook had been so successful in hiding his partner that there weren't any traces or clues.

True to his promise, Taehyung took care of the issue with Kai too. Jimin's contact had found many illegal activities Kai had participated in and it wasn't hard to build a case against him without getting Jungkook or Taehyung involved. Taehyung followed up till Kai got sentenced for 7 years in prison, before giving the news to Jungkook. It was the last they talked about the man.

The drama shooting went smoothly without any issues. Most of the shots that were left are of Jungkook and Taehyung as both of them had taken time off during the shooting schedule. All the support cast parts were already finished so most of the time it was only Taehyung, Jungkook and Sana on the set.

Sana was subtly upset during the first few days of shooting after the whole fiasco of Jungkook being accused of being gay and him confirming of being in a long term relationship. But she didn't let it affect the drama or her interactions with Jungkook and the latter was grateful for the same. It would have been too awkward otherwise.

It was late evening one day, where Taehyung was waiting for Jungkook at the latter's apartment. It being one of the rare days where both Jungkook and Taehyung didn't have a full schedule, they made plans to have a dinner date. Taehyung had all the food and wine ready, and he was waiting for Jungkook to come out from his room.

The idol was taking his time to pick up his attire for the night. One might find it silly since they are not leaving the house for their dinner but Taehyung and Jungkook liked to treat their dinner dates as normal restaurant dates. Both dress up nicely, flower bouquets, candle light and wine.. the whole deal. The only difference is that they order food from a high end restaurant instead of physically going to that restaurant.

They knew they had to keep their relationship a secret, but they didn't want to miss out any of the daring experiences.

"Kookie.." Taehyung knocked on Jungkook's room door, after glancing at the wall clock for the 3rd time. "What's taking you so long?"

"Don't come in!" Jungkook's semi-panicked voice startled Taehyung, who had his hand over the door knob and had halfway twisted it too. "I'll be out in 5 minutes."