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keeping track of the time was hard, considering most of the night was spent teasing someone else or bringing up more embarrassing things from the chat seen during the live. even jungkook laughed some more, joining in occasionally for the bickering — mainly directed towards jimin who felt the need to attack everyone for everything.

except, he was more focused on taehyung. it was the soft bangs moving with each action, or the little squint of his eyes every time he smiled, and the way he'd look at jungkook too whenever the ravenette wanted to talk. even if his voice was quieter, taehyung always listened, and he didn't look away when the younger spoke.

a ding interrupted their current subtle staring contest, making jungkook scowl down at his phone towards whoever decided it was necessary to text him right now. taehyung looked down at his lap and ignored the swirl in the stomach that made him feel more nervous.

"i got a package." jungkook smiled.

it was a text from the apartment complex he lived in, giving him the code for the package room whenever something wad delivered for him. "what did you get?" jimin asked.

jungkooks grin only widened, "wanna see?" he nudged taehyung beside him, seeing the way the boy looked up from his lap to meet those dark eyes already watching him. "sure." taehyung smiled too.

the others questioned where they were going, but neither cared to say anything. all taehyung did was scream goodbye, holding onto jungkooks hand which somehow grabbed his and pulled him to the door — and all taehyung could think about was how jungkook was holding his hand on purpose. the blush on his face never seemed to want to go away.

"are we walking?" taehyung asked once they were outside, sneakers on the sidewalk.

jungkook nodded with a little shrug. "if thats okay." he said.

"it is." taehyung said — then realizing his hand was still being held, not being able to keep himself from looking down at them. jungkooks hand just looked so nice holding his, all warm and rough against his but somehow still soft and adorable despite the rings and chipped nail polish on a few fingernails.

"i hope this is okay too." jungkook didn't need to specifically say what he was referring to. taehyung knew, they both did.

"it is." taehyung smiled small. his heart nearly burst when jungkook did too, something so little and nice to see other than his usual scowl or intimidating persona.

if only the walk was a little longer, more time to cherish the warmth of the males hand in his. taehyung didnt want to make it too obvious he held on tighter, or that he frowned when jungkook let go to find his phone in his pocket to get the code to the package room.

"you still never told me what you ordered." taehyung said. he stood behind the younger, watching him enter the code until there was a soft click of the door unlocking. the corner of his lip twitched up into a grin, "you'll see." jungkook said.

taehyung only groaned and walked inside behind the male. "just tell me, i hate anticipating things." he said.

jungkook chuckled and looked for the package that was his, scanning the shelves and then looking at a few of the bigger ones pushed against the wall. they were in order of apartment number, which made it easier to find his named printed neatly on the packaging slip.

the pure size of it made taehyungs eyes widen a little. "what the hell did you get?" he stood beside the box that was early the same height of himself.

"are you going to keep staring or help?" jungkook asked, raising an eyebrow and holding the box while steadying a cart with his foot. except, taehyung rose his eyebrow this time.

"im sorry, can you please help?" jungkook corrected himself.

taehyung smiled sweetly and walked around to hold the handles of the wheeling cart. "thats better." he said, seeing jungkook roll his eyes.

the ravenette squatted to pick the box up, something so heavy and difficult made to look easy by the younger one. he didnt stand all the way, not when he only needed to lift it a few inches to set it down on the cart. either way, taehyung took those few seconds to stare at the way jungkooks thighs looked when he squatted, and the way his jaw clenched when he lifted the box. he could only imagine what jungkook's arms looked like straining under that baggy hoodie.

"i can put it back on the ground if you want to watch again."

taehyung didn't know that a single sentence could mortify him so much, but it did. all he could do was respond the way he always did, hitting jungkook as hard as he could muster on the arm.

stupid muscular attractive-looking dumb arm. taehyung thought to himself. he hit jungkook again just because he could, only making the younger chuckle.

"come on." he said, giving taehyungs side a gentle poke before he started to push the cart out of the package room.

at this point taehyung knew where they were. he was here a few times before to know which way the elevator was, and what floor jungkook lived on, and what apartment number he was. taehyung pressed the button and led the way while jungkook maneuvered the cart through the elevator doors and down the hall.

it was big, but at least it was able to fit through the front doors of the apartment. "that would have been tragic." jungkook said once they were inside and standing in the kitchen.

"lets get on with it then." taehyung said, already coming back from the kitchen with a pair of scissors that he knew was in one of the drawers.

"you do the honors." jungkook stood back and let taehyung shove the blade of the scissors along the top of the box, cutting the tape that held the flaps down and sealed shut. jungkook opened the top once it was open, peering inside and smiling at the contents.

taehyung peeked too, being the first to drop back down from standing on his tip-toes to look over the edge. "youre joking." he said.

except, jungkook wasn't. he was completely serious as he carefully laid the box down on its side so he could pull out the contents. "i needed new living room chairs." he said, already pulling out the first gamer chair from the box that needed to be assembled.

it was then that taehyung also realized the usual chairs around the dining room table were missing. "you're crazy." he said, but he sat down anyways and helped spread out the boxes. there were six, which meant a few hours needed to finish up assembly of the chairs for the table.

jungkook looked at the instruction manual and then tossed it aside, picking up a box and chewing on the end to get the clear plastic off the outside.

"dude we need that." taehyung said.

"no." jungkooks words were muffled as he continued to chew on the corner until it gave. he started to peel the plastic off the entire outside. "its just a suggestion pamphlet." he said.

"a very accurate suggestion pamphlet." taehyung said. maybe it was better to let him figure that out on his own. "do you have food?"

jungkook nodded, which was as much of an answer as taehyung knew he'd get. so he stood, leaving jungkook to continue pulling out the parts that needed to put together.

there was a pizza box shoved on the bottom shelf, a six pack sitting on top. taehyung helped himself to both, walking back to the ravenette and sitting down beside him. their knees touched, jungkooks bare one through the tears in his jeans against taehyungs. the brunette tried not to think of it, but he also didnt want to make it very obvious that he was going to scoot away for any reason. so he stayed in place, putting the pizza box behind him on the ground and the beer to his right, focusing on the coldness of the can against his palm instead of the little tickle of jungkooks leg hair against his own knee.

he held his hand out, dark eyes still working on assembling the gamer chair. "thank you." jungkook said once the other handed him the cold beer.

"youre welcome." taehyung said, taking a sip from his before setting it on the ground beside him.

jungkook picked up the tools that came with the chair, starting on sticking pieces together and screwing parts into place. taehyung continued watched, switching between eating bites of the cold pizza and sipping the beer. at some point his head landed on jungkooks shoulder, and the raventte was annoyed everytime he had to move to keep putting together the chair.

what he wouldn't do to stay in one spot, simply drinking and feeling taehying sitting so close to him.

"that looks done right?" jungkook asked, standing up beside the chair and giving it a spin. no screws seemed to fall and the chair stayed in one piece. it seemed alright. "try it out."

taehyung tilted his head back and finished off the last of his first beer. he stood with a slice of pizza, half eaten and standing stiff from the coldness of it. "ill try anything for you." taehyung said, sitting down on the chair, a little spread to his legs as he did so.

jungkook ignored that statement, finishing his beer too. "feel nice?" he asked.

"very nice." taehyung was quick to say, looking up at the ravenette through his bangs. "yeah?" jungkook chuckled, bending down to start on the second chair.

it was faster now, since he knew what parts went where and how many screws were for one chair after pouring them all into a single pile. jungkook switched between handing himself a screw and then taehyung another beer or pizza. the older continued to watch, swaying around in slow circles on the chair while he drank and ate until his head was light and tummy full.

jungkook sat down on the next chair he finished, spinning around once too before facing taehyung sitting on the opposite chair. "they are comfy. im satisfied with my purchase." he smiled, proud of his new chairs and his own assembly skill.

"let me try that chair." taehyung said, standing up from the one he was in. his was blue with black and white detailing. the one jungkook was sitting in looked identical, except it was red instead of blue. "okay, let me just-" jungkook tried to stand, to move for the older to sit down.

taehyung didnt wait for that, not when he could plop himself down on the ravenettes muscular thighs. it was enough to shut jungkook off, stealing his voice from his throat and leaving his hands to hover beside taehyungs waist. "are you happy with your purchase? hm jungkook?" taehyungs voice was almost a whisper.

the scent of beer was faint on his breath, but he was close enough that jungkook could smell it still. "i am." his hands were on taehyungs waist now. "comfortable?" he was whispering too.

"mhm," taehyung hummed, eyelashes fluttering closed momentarily, "just as i hoped for."

the fact that he said he hoped for it made jungkook smile, his heart skipping and stomach entering a flurry of everything fluttering and pretty. "what else do you hope for?" jungkook asked.

his fingertips wandered, slipping under taehyungs shirt to touch warm skin and soft, subtle curves. "that you shut up already." taehyung said, the warmth of his breath fanning over jungkooks mouth and chin, sending shivers down his spine and encouraging his hands to hold the boy closer each second.

"shut up and do what." jungkook knew he was teasing the older, the smirk on his thin lips said so too.

taehyung was too impatient to deal with it, his eyes already closed and a sigh passing his lips. "youre so irritating." he said, just to cut himself off with a kiss to jungkooks mouth.

it wasn't a surprise, not when the subtle hints the past couple minutes gave away what each boy was so clearly thinking about. that didnt stop jungkook from feeling his breath catch in his throat, his heart seemingly wanting to stop but simultaneously speed up to unimaginable speeds. it felt like a dream to kiss taehyung, his mouth tasting like beer and candy — a heaven jungkook never wanted to leave.

he'd risk suffocating before wanting to pull away. the taste was intoxicating, the feeling like a drug that the ravenette wished he could pump through his system always.

taehyung had his arms around the others neck, fingers running through black hair and tugging gently at the roots and feeling the way jungkooks hands would tighten around his body when he did so.

they were dreaming, lost in a fantasy of kissing the other boy. neither wanted to wake up, not when they both knew dreams ended — and theirs was bound to do so as well.

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