【 Jungkook 】

It was amazing just how surprisingly fast time passed by when one's busy, seeing as to how the long-awaited days of early spring ended up rolling around the corner in what felt like the blink of an eye; the icy winds and thick coat of white snow which previously covered just about all of the city's visible surfaces, suddenly now long gone and completely melted away in what only had felt like a mere week or so. Instead, the prior coat of frost now was replaced by refreshing colors of green and florals that slowly but surely sprouted on the city's previously lifeless vegetation, bringing some beautiful and much-needed color to liven up the scenery.

Preparations for the café had also been going wonderfully, especially after Hoseok and you by some dumb luck happened to score arguably the best place imaginable to set up a café; the exterior to the café's building itself being precisely the type of modern hanok architecture that you and Hoseok had been envisioning, and its spacious interior ticked all the right boxes— not mention, it is located on a popular street which almost could guarantee a decent flow of customers, and the place barely required any renovations before it was ready to be furnished and decorated.

Although it still felt utterly surreal, there now only were a mere few days left before the grand opening would take place, hence why things had been particularly busy these past couple of weeks— finalizing all the last details and double-checking quite literally everything to help ensure all would be smooth sailing later on when this place officially was open to the public, though in spite of how busy everything had been during this final stretch, things graciously continued to fall into place just as you'd hoped. However, there was one exception as there still unfortunately had been no further progress made when it came to rediscovering more of Taehyungs past life memories— though after what had happened the day at the crossroad, the entity strangely enough grew far less interested in finding out anything else and instead insisted on letting any other memories meant to be remembered come back in their own time; a request which you intended to respect without prying, as one could only imagine the experience back then must've felt rather traumatic.

The soothing pitter-patter of rain falling and hitting the streets outside accompanied by a range of gradually darkening sunset colors painting the sky could currently be admired from the inside of the café as you stood beside its big windows that faced the streets outside; having just finished the second and final coat of paint for a last-minute change in color to the accent wall— now proven to be a wise decision as it much better complimented the dark stained wood colors of some of the interior, thus prompting a proud grin to form on your lips whilst admiring the change.

After having put away the bucket of paint and gadgets used for this project, a weary sigh emitted past your lips as you finally plopped back down at the organized mess of a makeshift workstation you and Hoseok had set up at one of the tables— just about to continue where you had left off on the paperwork side of things when an amused snicker could be heard coming from a certain entity whom had been watching you work from a slight distance; a silly smile which under different circumstances may have been mistaken as a love-struck one currently tugging at his lips while he attempted to suppress any further giggles that threatened to escape past his lips. The suspicious demeanor naturally prompted you to mouth out a bewildered ''What's so funny?'' whilst tilting your head slightly, to which he then stifled out yet another warm chuckle before calmly leaning against a nearby table and speaking in a teasing manner.

Taehyung: Nothing, you just look particularly endearing with those paint smudges on your face Gguk.

A soft scoff left your lips before you playfully stuck your tongue out at the male, mouthing an unamused ''Yeah right, not falling for that prank again ghostie.'' before biting back a subtle grin and focusing back onto the paperwork in front of you— soon being joined by Hoseok whom carried over two cups of freshly brewed coffee while his usual warm smile painted his lips.

Hoseok: Good work Jungkookie— the change of accent wall color you suggested really brought this place together!

Jungkook: Thanks for trusting me to make such a last-minute change Hobi hyung, I'm really glad it worked out for the better!

However, when you raised your gaze to look up at him, a soft chuckle immediately left his lips as he carefully set down one of the cups next to you before gesturing towards something on your face, uttering out a somewhat amused ''You might want to go wash up though, you've got some paint smudges on your cheek and nose Gguk.'' which instantly made your eyes widen as you timidly covered the areas— earning a soft snort of amusement from Taehyung whom now casually came strolling closer to the table you were sat at, briefly leaning down to whisper out a smug ''I told you so.'' into your ear before circling back around while you flusteredly cursed under your breath and briefly excused yourself to go wash off the paint in the bathroom.

Nevertheless, it wasn't all too long after you had come back from washing off the paint smudges from your face, while simultaneously having had to endure some more teasing comments from Taehyung— that Hoseok eventually declared he was gonna call it a night since he just finished up what he had been working on; reminding you to lock things up when you leave, and more importantly, not to work too late again and instead get some rest soon as well before finally bidding goodbye and leaving.

Once Hoseok eventually was out of sight, Taehyung pulled out a chair beside you before plopping down on it— curiously eyeing what you were up to whilst engaging in some more playful banter together with you which you happily engaged in, though after a little while, you eventually ended up absorbing yourself back into work once again which inevitably made the ghost sulk and slump back in his chair in a bored and somewhat impatient manner.

Taehyung: Gguk-ah, I'm bored... Let's just call it a night yeah?

Jungkook: Hmm soon, instead of sitting there ogling me, how about you put your poltergeist abilities to use and wipe the tables and counter for me to speed things up?

Not bothering to deny the playful accusation, the entity merely shrugged before standing up from his seat to go do exactly that; purposely dramatizing how ''tiring'' the chore supposedly was whilst also making some joking remarks on how this technically is illegal since he's working for free, to which you cleverly shot back with an equally as playful remark on how the law only applies to humans and how it's about time he earns his keep since he's been haunting your apartment for such a long time. However, when putting all jokes aside, the entity genuinely did his best to tidy this place up so that you would have one less thing to worry about— though of course not without still occasionally stealing glances your way, purposely waiting so that the two of you would lock eyes before exchanging playful grimaces and giggles with each other.

Nevertheless, besides the occasional distractions, the two of you kept yourselves busy with your individual tasks, mutually humming along to the catchy tunes playing through the speaker system which Hoseok had some people install a few days ago— however, when the song ''Dancing with your ghost'' soon began to play through the speakers, the two of you instantly perked up at the familiar tunes as the entity uttered out a giddy ''Oh— it's our song!'' which instantly earned a teasingly questioning ''So this is our sound hm?'' from you, making the taller roll his eyes at you as he slowly approached before stretched his hand out towards you

Taehyung: Oh shut it and get up here already petal, it's tradition at this point.

♪ How do I love
How do I love again?
How do I trust
How do I trust again? ♪

Which in fact it had become, and so without further objection, you pulled yourself up from your seat before joining the taller on what now was declared as a temporary dance floor— moves far less clumsy and much more in sync than the first time as the two of you happily swayed to the soothing tunes of the song together whilst exchanging silly grins and soft giggles.

♪ I stay up all night
Tell myself I'm alright
Baby, you're just harder to see than most ♪

Remaining ever so close to a point where you occasionally could feel the cold breeze of what was supposed to be him grace parts of your skin, yet at the same time so miserably far apart since you would never know what it'd be like to actually feel his embrace be anything more than what it currently was; a mere cold breeze.

♪ I put the record on
Wait 'til I hear our song
Every night I'm dancing with your ghost
Every night I'm dancing with your ghost ♪

When you allowed your gaze to slowly trail up yet again, the taller was already looking right back down at you with such a fond gaze— a warm smile handsomely lingering on his lips before he eventually let them part as he spoke up in a gentle tone.

Taehyung: Come on, don't overwork yourself tonight Jungkook-ah— the couch at home is calling our names right now, begging us to come home and continue watching where we left off on that new series we found...

The mention of yet another habit that you've accidentally formed together and now grown immensely fond of, instantly earned a hearty and amused giggle out of you before you playfully rolled your eyes at the entity— muttering out a soft ''So that's what this is about, hm?'', to which he just gave you a certain type of look that inevitably caused you to fold and admit defeat; the thought of it simply too tempting not to give in.

Jungkook: ... Okay fine, you're right ghostie— I suppose that couch really is calling our names, let's not keep it waiting too long.

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