;Roses and Vanilla; KTH & JJK

Chapter 13: Baths and Cuddles.

All Jeongguk remembered before falling asleep in his mate's arms was one; the other's scars and two; the moment of the now. So when he awoke that morning, he saw the sunlight over Taehyung's shoulder, and his eye caught a scar on his shoulder. 

The omegas hand had raised, and his fingers brushed over the alpha's scar lightly, feeling the damaged skin and the difference in texture. It wasn't soft like normal skin. It was smooth, but almost like leather, it would be hard to see from afar, but up close, it was easier to tell how bad it looked. 

Jeongguk sighed as he looked over the rest of the scars on the other's chest. His eyes shifted up to Taehyung's face and saw he was still asleep. With a soft smile, Jeongguk nuzzled Taehyung's neck again and inhaled his vanilla scent. He felt safe and relaxed. Nothing more, nothing less. 

“Morning baby” Taehyung said as he let out a sigh and stretched his arms out before he nuzzled his nose into the omegas hair. His voice was soft but rough and deep. “How did you sleep?” 

“I slept really well, better than normal,” Jeongguk replied with a soft nod. 

“That's good,” Taehyung nodded. He wrapped his arms back around the omega. “Do you need anything? I can get up and get it” He asked. 

Jeongguk shook his head. “No, I just want you to stay close…” He smiled against the other's skin. 

Taehyung chuckled. “Alright, baby, I'll do that” 

Jeongguk's smile slowly went small and then formed into a pout as he looked over the other's scars again. He brought his fingers up to trace the scars around the alpha's collarbones. 

Taehyung took notice of the feeling of the other's fingers and looked down. He saw the pout on the other's lips and knew, judging by the other's observation of the scars, he'd want to talk about it. Though it was probably difficult to bring up. 

“I know you said it's a story for another day..” Jeongguk sighed. “But..today is also another day” 

Taehyung chuckled with a smile. “That is indeed true” He moved to look at Jeongguk's eyes. 

“But today isn't the day… is it?” Jeongguk asked as he looked up at the other's eyes. 

“No” Taehyung shook his head. “Not today or tomorrow, or anytime soon..” He sighed. “I don't think I'm ready to say.” His lips were pressed in a firm line. 

“That's okay,” Jeongguk nodded. “We're both not ready to say what has hurt us in the past..” He gave a sad smile. 

Taehyung sighed and moved his head to push his forehead against the other's. “You let me know when you're ready to say what your story is, and I'll tell you mine” 

“I will” Jeongguk smiled as he brought a hand up to brush through Taehyung's hair. He moved a few strands away from the side of his face and pushed them to be behind his ear. 

Jeongguk giggled as he felt the other brush against his lower back with his fingers and thought about how the other looked good with his longer hair. 

“What's so funny, baby?” Taehyung asked with a hum. 

“You just look handsome with your long hair,” Jeongguk replied as he started to play with a few strands. 

“And that's funny?” Taehyung smiled. He shifted his hand from the other's lower back to his waist. 

“It's not funny. It's just amusing,” Jeongguk replied. “but you really are handsome, Taehyungie” 

“Thank you baby” Taehyung smiled back before he placed a kiss upon the omegas forehead. “You're my pretty omega, you know?”