【 Jungkook 】

After a little while of just enjoying the comforting embrace that your brothers firmly had entangled you in the very midst of, the three of you eventually began to slowly pull away from one another once your quiet sobs finally calmed down and faded into mere faint sniffles; mumbling out a soft ''Ugh why am I such a crybaby...'' before wiping your tear-stained cheeks and raising your gaze to meet theirs— only to break into a fit of soft giggles seconds later upon noticing how the two of them looked just as post-cry like as yourself, earning a gentle nudge from Yoongi whom then proceeded to grumble out a playful ''Hey shush, don't laugh at us'' whilst rubbing his own tear-filled eyes.

Jin: Oh you endearing dorks... I love you guys but we look like absolute messes right now...

More breathy giggles combined with soft sniffles filled the living room as the three of you kept on encouragingly nudging each other, evidently still feeling a tad emotional but still far lighter than before— and after a brief moment of comfortable silence, Yoongi gently proceeded to place his hand on your shoulder before speaking up in a loving manner which contained a hint of sternness.

Yoongi: Let's promise each other that there'll be no more secrets from here on forth, okay? We'll always protect you Gguk, that is not a just statement— it's a promise.

Immediately upon hearing his gentle words of reassurance, you couldn't help but feel how your doe eyes involuntarily began to brim with tears yet again as your bottom lip quivered— quickly earning a multitude of panicked ''No's'' from both your brothers whom widened their eyes whilst trying to comfort you once more; somehow resulting in the two of them bickering amongst themselves as Jin gently smacked his arm while grumbling out a ''You made him cry again!'' to which Yoongi defensively uttered out a ''I didn't mean to!'' whilst soothingly trying to rub your back— successfully managing to make you burst into another fit of breathy giggles as their ability to break into loving banter somehow never failed to amuse you.

Nevertheless, after having spent the next hour or so further talking things out to ensure no one was left with any more uncertainties or hidden burdens and so forth, you all eventually decided to call it a night; leaving Yoongis apartment with a much lighter heart and mind than what you had come here with.

Upon exiting the apartment building, the chilly evening breeze accompanied by large specs of snow calmly trickling down from the sky were the first to greet you while you began making your way through the apartment buildings courtyard, eyes searchingly scanning the area covered by a thin layer of glimmering white for a certain entity whom had promised to wait outside before eventually spotting him leaned against a lamppost a bit further away— seemingly deep in thought whilst gazing up at the stars, though quickly snapping out of his focused trance when noticing your presence

Taehyung: Oh hey there, how'd it go?

His expression visibly shifted to one of worry upon noticing the hints which quite evidently gave away the fact that you had been crying earlier, though when a genuine smile began to pull at your lips after hearing the tender-sounding question, his expression quickly morphed back into one of relief whilst attentively listening to your soft-spoken response.

Jungkook: It went really well, you were right— I really think I'll be okay this time...

A warm smile now spread on his lips while he slowly approached you; hesitantly extending his hand before proceeding to mimic the gesture of gently patting your head despite him not actually being able to physically touch you— making a subtle misty cloud form from your lips as a quiet giggle emitted past them, earning a deep chuckle from the taller whom seemed relieved by your positive reaction to what you assumed had been his way of showing support.

The tallers gaze then trailed downwards before pointing towards your coat as he mumbled out a somewhat stern ''You'll catch a cold like that dummy, close it properly.'', to which you begrudgingly obliged whilst subtly rolling your eyes at the male; grumbling out a playfully snarky ''Always being so commanding ghostie.''— gradually making a mischievous smirk form on his lips as he wiggled his eyebrows teasingly, earning a groan of disbelief out of you while you sternly pointed at him before he could fully part his lips to make any further comments

Jungkook: —no shut up, don't you dare make a lewd joke out of that you shameless dork.

Instead, an amused snicker now bubbled past his lips as he defeatedly uttered out a ''Darn you know me too well...'' which resulted in the two of you bursting into another fit of childish giggles, shortly followed by the male letting out a gentle ''Come on now, let's get you home.'' before the two of you began walking down the streets together in a comfortable silence. Though when you occasionally stole a couple of glances over towards the entity, you couldn't help but notice how he once again seemed to gradually grow more absent-minded— no longer paying as much attention to his surroundings and therefore ending up accidentally passing right through a couple of signs, lampposts, and even bus stops along the way; at least there were some perks of being a ghost, considering he thankfully didn't get hurt.

Jungkook: Hey— you seemed pretty deep in thought just now and earlier, what's up?

He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and diverted his attention back over to you, a perplexed ''Hm?'' escaping past his lips as he needed a moment for your words to properly register before slowly shaking his head reassuringly

Taehyung: Oh— it's nothing serious, I was just... Thinking about some stuff

A faint smile spread on your lips as you pretended to nudge the male whilst mumbling out a playful ''Well? Don't leave me hanging now buddy'', making the taller scoff softly whilst stuffing his hands into his pockets

Taehyung: I've been trying to gather these seemingly nonexistent puzzle pieces of myself in order to figure out who I was and what the hell happened to me, hoping I could somehow piece stuff together and finally get more clarity— hence why I disappear every once in a while...

Your gaze softened as you carefully let out a gentle ''So... Have you figured anything out yet?'', to which he slowly shook his head before flashing you a tight-lipped smile—  visibly looking quite defeated as he muttered out a melancholy ''None, there's only so much information one can gather through merely walking the streets around here''; head now hanging low from disappointment at the thought of his lack of process.

Not wanting to see the usually bright-spirited... spirit, look so glum— you nodded to yourself in determination before picking up your pace slightly so that you could move to stand in front of him; failing the first time as the clueless male accidentally ended up walking right through you, though successfully stopping him the second time as you stumbled in front of him once more whilst huffing softly

Jungkook: Sheesh quit walking so fast ghostie, listen— I can help you out! If we search for your name online & through the missing persons lists something is bound to come up eventually— you can just tell me what to look for and use technology through me to scout for clues!

At first, the entity seemed a bit taken aback by your suggestion, mistaking it for a mere joke as he stifled out a breathy chuckle before mumbling out a low ''Yeah right''. Though when you stubbornly crossed your arms whilst uttering out a stern ''Don't 'yeah right' me Mr.— I'm serious!''— he finally eased up as his eyes widened in surprise

Taehyung: Wait really— you'd do that for me?

You quickly nodded whilst letting out a reassuring ''Of course! This is the very least I could do given the number of times you've been there for me'' only to raise a playfully offended eyebrow at him as you followed it up by grumbling out a soft ''Wow, who do you take me for ghostie? I wouldn't joke about something like this!''— earning a warm chuckle from the entity whom now looked far more hopeful and re-energized as he whispered out a low ''Okay, let's give it a try then''.

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