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he felt like the walls were closing in on him, his lungs gasping for air that couldn't pass his lips as he pushed past sweaty bodies and battled the pulse in his temples from the volume of the music being more than he felt like dealing with.

it was the only place he could think of to get away and have a little peace and quiet. so the bathroom door was shoved open and jungkook was thankful there wasn't a couple making out in here as well.

the ravenette leaned against the sink and closed his eyes, trying to control his breathing and regain his composure.

"splash some water on your face, that always help me."

jungkook spun around and squeaked out a quiet yelp, surprise at the sudden voice in the bathroom with him. he was surprised to see the same orange haired boy sitting in the bathtub with a beer balanced on his knee and a knife in one hand while a bar of soap was in the other. "wow bambi, you look like shit." he said, looking up at the ravenette who just glared and turned back around to the mirror.

some of his mascara has smeared at the corner of his eyes, which was fixed with a little while of toilet paper. "is that better." jungkook said, facing the boy in the tub again.

"breathtaking." he said, not looking up from his soap.

"what are you doing?" jungkook asked, sitting down on the cold tile beside the bathtub and watching as little shavings of the soap fell off the bar and into the boys lap.

the boy just paused to take a sip of his beer and hand the little soap figure to him, "it was suppose to be a flower, but it kind of looks like a bear."

jungkook just hummed, he thought it was going to be a heart from the looks of it so he just kept quiet. "i have another question."

"i have all the answers bambi."

"why are you in a bathtub."

"why are you on the floor." he tossed back, raising his can of beer and taking another sip before pulling himself to stand up. he wobbled a little bit but jungkook grabbed his arm and earned a thanks in return. "my names jimin."

"i'm jungkook." the ravenette said, still holding onto the orange haired boy as he stepped out of the tub. "well jungkook," jimin said, "i want to leave and you should to. there's this sushi place open all night down the road and it sound amazing right now."

he was a little hungry to be honest, and the party wasn't turning out the best so it didn't seem like a bad idea. "okay." he said, holding onto the other as they walked out of the bathroom and soon out of the apartment and out to the cold seoul air.

"so jungkook." jimin said, he had ditched his beer a little bit ago and replaced it with a water bottle, "what brings you to this lovely party all alone."

jungkook just shrugged and guided the other male away from the street, he was still a little wobbly. "i wanted to go out."

"anything troubling you?" jimin asked. the ravenette knew he wasn't being invasive or pushing, nothing like that, the dude was basically drunk and just rambling about whatever, but it still felt weird he was asking all the questions on his mind.

"aren't we all troubled." jungkook said.

jimin stopped walking and grabbed the youngers sleeve to stop him as well, looking at him and soon grinning, his eyes turning into little crescents. "i like the way you think."

the two continued to walk, jungkook guiding the boy down the street and into the sushi place while jimin played therapy and asked numerous questions he wouldn't remember later on. it was kind of amusing.

"this place has the best soju." jimin changed the subject drastically and smacked his palm on the table. jungkook giggled and held his hand over the others, shushing him and looking around at the few stares they got. "jimin be quiet, we're in public now."

"shit i'm so sorry bambi." jimin leaned back in his seat and frowned, patting the youngers hand and sliding the menu over, "order everything you want, it's all on me."

jungkook just giggled quietly again and checked his phone for the time. there were a few texts from hoseok and even a call from taehyung, he must have missed them all when he was at the party. instead of answering, he cleared his lock screen and smiled a bit at the wallpaper.

"hey i know that guy." jimin said, leaning over and poking jungkooks screen.

"yes, that's me i'm right here."

jimin threw a napkin at the younger and rolled his eyes, "i'm not that drunk, i know that's you. i meant that dumbass."

he pointed to the tall brunette beside jungkook in the picture. it was the two of them at the aquarium, they had gotten an elderly woman to take the picture of them when they were by the sharks, taehyung really wanted it and looked so happy in the picture. of course he had to make it his lock screen.

"you know taehyung? how?" jungkook asked, maybe he'd finally know something about the older boy.

"let's just say he's an old friend." jimin said. he didn't seem like he wanted to talk about it, because he expertly changed the topic for the hundred time that night already, picking up the menu and listing off things they had to share.

of course the orange haired boy noticed how jungkook got quieter, as if that was possible, and his shoulders dropped along with the corners of his lips. jimin couldn't help but smile at the younger boy. "did you want taehyung here tonight? i'm sorry i can try to be taller and maybe have a normal hair color, i'm not sure what i can do about the voice, but hey i'm trying here."

that got a small smile out of jungkook who tried to imagine this smiling boy with the voice he has, suddenly speaking all deep and raspy like taehyung. it wouldn't not work. "no, you're perfect jiminie."

"wow, perfect." jimin chuckled, "that one's new."

jungkook frowned and listened to the older sigh softly, "you order real quick." jimin said, getting up from the chair and stepping outside. the ravenette saw him pull his phone out and press it to his ear, having to look away when the waitress came by.

the orange haired boy came back in and grinned, "did you order? i'm starving, i always get hungry around this time."

"2 am?" jungkook giggled, tapping the fork on the table lightly to entertain himself.

"yes, i hope you ordered a lot."

"i did, because you said you were paying."

"touché." jimin said, before starting a new conversation about the importance of catering to your guests and having more alcoholic beverages available. jungkook was too invested in this guys campaign pitch, giggling his ass off to notice their order coming to the table, or the sound of the door opening and a brunette mop of hair walking in.

of course he heard that laugh the minute the door opened, and his heart squeezed at the sound, missing it so much already. it felt like forever until jungkook finally looked up and came to a halt in all his actions, making eye contact with taehyung and freezing.

his eye was still a little bruised, matching the dullness in them as they looked at each other and jimin awkwardly sat in the middle waiting to someone to do something.

"baby," taehyung managed to start, "i'm so sor-" he couldn't get it out before jungkook jumped up from his chair and tackled the man in a hug, hiding his face in the crook of his neck and inhaling that cologne he missed.

he missed taehyung so much, and not talking to him and thinking the older was annoyed with him made him feel so miserable. "i'm sorry." jungkook whispered, leaving kisses to his neck and moving upwards to his cheeks and soon a light one under his bruised eye.

"shut up you didn't do anything." taehyung hugged his small waist tighter and nudged their noses together. "i missed you."

"i missed you too."

"i'm hungry." jimin said, breaking into their moment, "this is adorable and all but let's get our feast on okay."

taehyung loosened his grip on jungkook but kept his arm around the youngers waist, suddenly very clingy and touchy with him, especially the thighs showing through the fishnets and ripped jeans. "taehyung you're makeup is a little smudged too, can't you guys get your shit together." jimin said once the two sat back down, gesturing to the brunettes eye.

"so funny jimin." taehyung flipped him off and stole a piece of sushi off his plate.

jungkook couldn't stop looking at him though, the boy was a little bruised but god damn was he perfect, and he was sitting here, like showing up in some fairytale movie out of nowhere to just smile a little and breathe and suddenly everything was fine again.

everything was fine again. jungkook repeated this, and he remembered this. everything was fine when taehyung was with him.

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god i love them so much
please tell me you do too or else
i'm failing as a writer
xoxo