Dreaming Alone | taekook ✔️

f o r t y - o n e

Have you searched for something deeper out of fear that life's a lonely road?

paralyzed
~ atc

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Nothing could compare to the feeling Taehyung had when he heard those words. His heart lurched in his chest, thoughts accelerating.

He whipped around, jaw hanging open as he faced the ravenette, who was already apologizing.

"Fuck I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that." Jeongguk spluttered, suddenly sitting upright again, releasing the brunette from his arms. "I mean I did mean it but that wasn't— I didn't plan to— That came out of no where. I'm so sorry. Fuck. I need to shut up."

"Did you just say you love me?"

"No— I mean yes but I really didn't mean for it to come out like that—"

"Bambi." Taehyung reached out and cupped Jeongguk's face between his hands, the gesture silencing the poor, flustered boy.

Jeongguk could feel goosebumps rise on his arms just by the way Taehyung was staring at him. How is it that this boy could make him feel so vulnerable yet so safe at the same time?

"You love me?"

Jeongguk felt like the most fragile thing on Earth with the brunette's palms holding both sides of his face so delicately. Yet he couldn't help it when the weight of Taehyung's question pulled his heart a few feet under. He felt like he was being smothered under his gaze.

It took all his mental strength and courage to perform a single nod, followed by a quiet confession. "I love you in a way that's... more than just soulmates."

Little did he know, Taehyung was also feeling incredibly small and vulnerable at that moment. "But... Jimin..."

Jeongguk tensed. "What about him?"

"You love him."

The ravenette was quick to shake his head. "What? No. Why would you think that?"

"I saw you with him. You were gonna kiss him."

"He was gonna kiss me." Jeongguk could feel his adrenaline dying out fast, having revealed his feelings but not knowing if Taehyung reciprocated them. "He asked to kiss me. I said no because I— I couldn't stop thinking about you."

"Me?"

"You." Jeongguk squeaked in confirmation, his voice timid. The butterflies in his tummy only got worse when Taehyung sat up straighter, his face a short distance away from the ravenette's. "A-and I'm sorry. I know you said we're nothing more than just soulmates. I wanted to respect that. I really intended to keep it that way. God, I should've just kept it to myself cause I really didn't want to ruin..."

Jeongguk trailed off, his words getting strained as Taehyung inched even closer.

And closer.

Their breath mingled.

Taehyung's vision was out of focus now, darting between lips and questioning eyes. Jeongguk pressed his hands against his chest, and neither knew if he was about to push the brunette away or pull him even closer.

"Tae." A quiet plead, his airway clogged with nerves. "What are you doing?"

Suddenly all their questions were answered because Taehyung had leaned forward and crushed unspoken words between their lips. With a muffled gasp, Jeongguk's hands immediately found the curve of the brunette's hips, eyelids fluttering shut a second before Taehyung pulled away.