Serendipity ⚣ TK

Chapter 12: Let's be strong together

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?"