Exchange student - one year ᵗᵃᵉᵏᵒᵒᵏ

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That evening, the Jeons' front doorbell rang. "Taehyung, would you please open the door?" Jungkook called from the kitchen, where he was preparing a delicious dinner. Taehyung, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV, sighed softly and reluctantly got up to open the door.

When he opened the door, a man slightly shorter than himself stood in front of him. This man had black hair with a few blond streaks running through it and a strange, almost stupid grin on his face - it was Jungkook's ex-boyfriend.

Taemin looked at Taehyung with a raised eyebrow and a trace of skepticism in his eyes. Both remained silent and scrutinized each other with looks that sparkled with suppressed hostility. Although they had never exchanged a word with each other, they seemed to harbor an unspoken dislike for one another.

"Taehyung? Who is this?" the blond asked curiously as he came down the hall and stood next to the dark-haired man. When Jungkook saw his ex, his eyes widened in surprise and he asked quietly, "What are you doing here?"

The black-haired man with blonde highlights turned his gaze away from Taehyung and looked into the face of his former lover with a charming smile. "You wrote that you're not doing so well. I wanted to check on you and ask if you needed anything," Taemin explained and reached for Jungkook's hands to gently pull him close.

Jungkook felt completely overwhelmed by the situation. On the one hand, his ex-boyfriend was unexpectedly standing in front of him, on the other hand, Taehyung was standing right next to them watching this scene. "Do I have to be nice to this idiot too?" Taehyung muttered disapprovingly as he eyed Taemin disparagingly.

Jungkook's ex-boyfriend immediately looked angrily up at the dark-haired woman. "What was that?" he asked, slightly irritated. "Hey, hey, stop," Jungkook intervened and put a hand on Taehyung's arm to calm him down. "Please, be nice," the blonde pleaded softly. Taehyung clicked his tongue and said, "Tz, because of me." Then he turned around and left the two of them alone.

Taemin looked at the blonde in confusion after Taehyung left. "Jungkook," he began hesitantly, "who is this guy? I saw him with you the other day. Is he really not your new boyfriend?" Jungkook's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at his ex-boyfriend. "Taehyung? No, no way!" he almost exclaimed. "He's doing a year of study in LA and living with us for so long. We're his host family," the younger man explained, trying to hide his nervousness.

His ex sighed and lowered his shoulders as he pulled Jungkook closer to him. A feeling of relief spread through him. "Luckily," he whispered into Jungkook's neck, leaving a soft, short kiss that sent goosebumps down the blond's spine and made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. "Then maybe I still have a chance with you," he added hopefully.

Jungkook felt his cheeks flush when Taemin's lips touched his skin. He was confused and didn't quite know what to feel. He was uncomfortable that his ex-boyfriend still had so much power over him, that his body reacted to him like this. He felt torn between his feelings and his reason.

The older of the two noticed Jungkook's confusion and smiled gently, his eyes twinkling softly. "I'm sorry if I caught you off guard," he said softly, his voice full of remorse. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I already told you I still love you, and I'm going to prove it to you." His words were honest and sincere, and Jungkook could feel the love in them.

Taemin seemed to sense Jungkook's hesitation and slowly detached himself from him. "I've cooked, do you want to come in?" the blond suddenly asked quietly, looking at his ex with a guilty expression as he simply couldn't say the words back yet.