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𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝟓:𝟓𝟕 𝐩𝐦
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three minutes and counting. taehyung pulled the long sleeves of the older boys hoodie over his hands and bounced a little on his feet as he watched jungkook get ready to go up into the ring. not long ago he saw his brother and two friends show up and find seats in the bleacher, not before waving with bit smiles as usual.

jungkook was fixing the ear piece and mic on his collar, "tae," he called the boy over.

"yeah?" he asked, looking up at the male and seeing him now turn all his attention to him. jungkook has his hands on the sides of taehyungs arms, rubbing them lightly, "you look cold." he said. taehyung just shrugged a bit and smiled, "only a little, your hoodie helps."

jungkook smiled and bent down to kiss the boys lips quickly, "i need the good luck." he said, only for the younger to roll his eyes. "you're going to talk for a minute, i think you'll be fine." taehyung said.

then he was pulled away, the voice in his ear telling jungkook to go up and finally introduce the nights matches and give more thanks for all the donations and pledges used in the prize money. taehyung stood and watched with bright eyes and a big smile, he didn't think the tattooed male could ever get more attractive, but he continued to surprise the boy.

jungkook was smiling more than he'd typically enjoy, but it was part of the job to seem presentable and likeable. so that's what he did, and what he tried to do as he turned occasionally to make sure he addressed everyone here tonight. it was like a magnetic, no matter where he was or what he was doing, his eyes seemed to search for the boy no matter what, just as they did now.

what he wasn't expecting was to see his baby staring right back at him, nearly pale and clearly uncomfortable, with the arm of seojoon sitting around his shoulders. jungkook had to pause to not let the clear anger become known to everyone here tonight, especially with the way seojoon looked up at him with such a smug look on his face, and how he leaned closer to taehyung in a way that made him flinch away. "tonight will be interesting." jungkook said, not looking away, "the way we choose to move forward will define our outcomes. i hope all our competitors tonight think carefully about what they plan to do."

the cheers erupted and people stomped on the metal bleachers in excitement. no one else caught that subtle threat woven between the words in the announcement. no one but jungkook and seojoon as the older made a silent vow to not hold back this time around. tonight was round two anyways, it wouldn't be smart to approach with the same tactics.

jungkook yanked up the ropes surrounding the ring and crouched down to slip between, stomping down the few steps to the warehouse floor. he tore off the microphone, not even caring to be gentle with the technology. when he saw taehyung walking quickly up to him, jungkook couldn't help the way his fists clenched at his sides, "where the fuck-"

taehyung had his hands against jungkooks stomach, pushing him back, "stop jungkook please, it's okay i'm okay." he tried to make the older less visibly angry. despite him really wanting to get past, jungkook settled with clenching his jaw and glaring at nothing in particular, until cupping the boys cheeks and looking down, "what did he say." he demanded.

"nothing," taehyung said, no longer needing to push the older, and simply hugging his waist now, "he's an asshole. he just wanted to get in your head."

"well it's working." jungkook could still feel his pulse rising just thinking of that guy or anyone else even considering touching his baby. taehyung pouted and just hugged him tighter, just wanting to make him feel better somehow and just not think about that awful guy.

"can we go watch? please?" taehyung asked, looking up by placing his chin on the older males chest. jungkook glanced down, and seeing how he looked so cute just by asking a question and blinking made that anger lesson just a bit. "of course." he said, no longer keeping his hands in fists as he held onto a small hand with their fingers intertwined.

the first match went by quick, some guy winning pretty easily. taehyung recognized him from the gym, he'd been going a lot and practicing. apparently it paid off well enough. "when he started out at the gym he'd bring his little sister." jungkook said as they watched, they had taken a seat at the bottom of the bleachers right next to the staff section where someone controlled the lights and scoreboard. "it reminds me of how namjoon brought you after school."

taehyung hummed, "did you crush on his little sister too?" he asked.

jungkook shook his head and shoved the smaller boy a little, "shut up no." he said. "i did help her with math homework a few times." he explained.

"i didn't know you were good at math." taehyung said. from what he knew, jungkook never went to college, and he's not even sure if the boy finished high school or not. that wasn't really a topic for small talk.

the ravenette didn't seem bothered by the question though, he just chuckled and continued to play with taehyungs fingers as they talked. "my dad taught me. he was a genius, and such a good teacher. he didn't get on me if i didn't understand something. we just took a break, got something to eat and cleared our minds before going back to it."

taehyung liked when jungkook talked about his dad. from the little he lets slip past, the younger didn't fail to notice how he speaks in past tense, how things only come up if jungkook is thinking back to memories, and then the distant look in his eyes that follows. "and now you can teach me for my calc final." taehyung smiled up at him once jungkook fell silent, that same look in his dark eyes.

jungkook blinked and looked back at the boy, soon a small smile showing as well and he nodded, "of course, anything for you." he said.

the couple finally paid attention to the boxing ring. maybe the reason taehyung wasn't squirming and hating every moment was because he'd been talking to a very handsome man that was also still holding his hand. that same man now whispered quietly, "you know who's next right?" jungkook asked. he'd seen the lineup already, he knew came when and who proceeded who.

the second match was seojoon and some other guy that was around the same weight and height. it was statistically a fair fight, and the effort and skill put into training would show who is above the other. taehyung nodded, not saying anything and just watching the ring with a soft sigh. as much as he didn't want to watch, he kind of hoped the guy would get his ass whooped.

the guy even looked arrogant as he stepped out, that smug look and cocky stare looking around the place as if he owned it. taehyung just shook his head and decided to play with the strings of jungkooks hoodie that he had on instead. jungkook probably should watch, considering he's the trainer that is responsible for how his members behave on the floor, but it was really hard to take his eyes off taehyungs sometimes.

"be professional." taehyung kept his eyes down but he reached up to push jungkooks chin towards the boxing ring.

"i am." jungkook chuckled, but that didn't mean his hand wasn't now holding on the smaller boys thighs, a firm grip on the flesh while his thumb rubbed back and forth through the jean fabric. taehyung leaned his head on the boys shoulder, and he closed his eyes when the whistle rang, signaling the start of the match.

there was the typical sounds of any boxing match, the cheers and stomps in the bleachers, the crack of skin and bone underneath colliding knuckles that sprayed blood and spit across the floor. taehyung breathed softly, and he focused on the feeling of jungkooks thumb going back and forth on his leg.

he didn't open his eyes no matter what sounds he heard, not when someone's body hit the ground and not when snapping bones or excited cheers increased in volume throughout the warehouse — not until that final whistle ending it all. his eyes opened, and his stomach fell further than that body did hitting the ground in loss, the one he wished had fallen was standing with his gloves above his head and eyes staring victoriously right at him.

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