when everyone was back in the classroom, taehyung and jeongguk still stayed outside in halls, having the excuse that taehyung has many questions regarding the new school. the teacher was approving, giving taehyung time to talk to his best friend.

taehyung glanced through the hall and when he was sure that no one was around, he quickly hugged jeongguk tightly. taken off guard, jeongguk chuckled, before moving his arms around taehyung's thin body, deepening the hug.

"missed me so much?" the ravenette mocked and taehyung giggled lightly as he took a step back from him. "not really, i was with you when you fell asleep," he reminded, making jeongguk smile.

"so, what is mr kim wanting to know?" jeongguk tilted his head with a light smirk and taehyung copied his energy, making the exact same move. "mr kim wants to know if mr jeon is free for the afternoon and wants to spend time with him?"

a chuckle formed in the older's throat. "mr jeon takes the offer wholeheartedly and questions what the two are going to do.." he responded, taking a step closer.

"well, mr kim thought about going home and spend a nice evening there, with movies and food, he and mr jeon they facetime their grandma."

a wide smile formed on jeongguk's face by the idea. "that sounds perfect, tae!" he suddenly hugged the younger, squishing him in his hold.

"c-can't... breathe," taehyung tried to form the words and giggled lightly when jeongguk let him go. "i miss her."

taehyung smiled sadly. "me too.. by the way, since we're already talking about it, what do you think about visiting your brothers next week?"

jeongguk hummed and then thought a little. "since there are no upcoming exams, i'd love that. namjoon and jin hyung haven't visited us since what feels like ages."

taehyung smiled. "good then."

it were moments like these that just felt so natural between them and taehyung loved them. he loved the way he can talk to jeongguk about anything so smoothly, with no worries of what he might think, since he would never judge him.

he loved the purity in their friendship.

but he himself, is the one taking the first step over the purity. even during a small conversation like this, although he does not show it, taehyung was feeling a little flustered, his heart automatically beating a tick faster than it usually does when he is with jeongguk.

this was never the case before, but it has been since a few days now.

"you should go back in now, mrs shin is probably talking about a lot of important stuff."
taehyung pouted lightly, but knew what the older boy said was true.

"you're right, so after lessons, we won't go to our dorms right?" jeongguk smiled warmly, shaking his head. "what's your last class?"

"i don't know, i haven't gotten my time table yet," taehyung shrugged and jeongguk face palmed himself. "sorry, forgot that this is your first day... you know what, just wait in your dorm room and i'm gonna come over then we can go."

taehyung nodded. "okiedokie, see you then," he said, only for his expression to turn stiff and then relaxed again, as he felt a pair of lips against his cheek. "have fun, baby boy." and then jeongguk skipped away.

and taehyung was left baffled. okay, okay, it's nothing special. jeongguk always gives him kisses, that's normal. and yes, he also began calling taehyung the pet name to his request, even though it was unintentionally requested.

but why the hell was both these parties combined so affective? it was driving taehyung crazy and he hates himself for feeling this way. jeongguk was his best friend, he can't feel about him this way.

still in a light daze of what just happened, taehyung turned back towards the door and knocked lightly, before stepping inside, taking his seat next to jimin.

his thoughts were confronting him during the whole lesson, leaving him a little stressed and with an uncomfortable feeling settled deep down his gut. things were turning chaotic and are getting out of order and that can lead to everything crumbling together, what is the least thing taehyung's wants to achieve.

one thing was sure though- jeon jeongguk was taehyung's best friend, but his heart seems to disagree with that idea. while taehyung tried to ignore the butterflies jeongguk causes, his heart was seeking for them more and more every second.

"nothing has changed!" jeongguk said excitedly as he let himself plop down on the couch in the living room of ayeong's and the boys' home.

"well, no one was here and we left like this. also, it's been only four days," taehyung shook his head, as he sat down next to the older boy.

"nothing's better than this house." jeongguk got up again to take the remote, but taehyung was faster and took it before him, to which the raven haired whined.

"wait! we won't waste our time with watching tv, let's cook first and while we eat, we facetime nana! i texted her and told her we would call during the day," taehyung said and jeongguk still pouted. "okay, let me at least put spotify on," he pleaded and taehyung squinted his eyes before handing him the remote.

a minute later, the tv was on and music was loudly blasting, loud enough to be heard in the kitchen where they headed to. while collecting the ingredients and preparing the pots and pans, they kept dancing to the music, jeongguk suddenly began using a cucumber as a microphone, while taehyung couldn't hold his laughter by the view.

but sometimes, even a dance party can get boring, when your company rather focuses on cooking than singing with you. "taeeee, when is the food ready?" taehyung's ears have heard this question for the fifth time already that evening.

"it's almost finished, the noddles have to cook a few minutes more though," taehyung explained, stirring the noodles in the water.

"i'm hungry."

taehyung rolled his eyes. "be patient, bun."

and then, taehyung's heart felt like it stopped beating. maybe it even did, who knows? it wasn't like this was also something jeongguk did rarely, but just like almost everything the older does now, this affected taehyung more than it should.

"i'm really hungry..." taehyung could hear his voice right next to his ear, could feel his breath fanning against it. backhugging was something so normal between them, but since when does taehyung's heart listen to 'normal' and 'usual'.

taehyung was literally frozen for what felt like an eternity, as he felt jeongguk's warmth from behind him, his front completely and tightly pressed against taehyung's back, while he had his head resting on his shoulder, arms wrapped around his waist.

taehyung snapped himself out of his stare and continued to stir the noodles. "i told you, it's almost finished," his voice would've been louder if his heart wasn't beating out his ear drums.

jeongguk hummed, the vibration it caused in taehyung's ear, sending a shiver down his whole body, arms and legs suddenly feeling like jelly. "your hair smells good," jeongguk then commented, sniffling on taehyung's hair. the younger forced a small giggle out. "you can borrow my shampoo if you wanna," he said, voice finding the normal volume.

"bet, i will." voice deep and raw. does jeongguk know what he is doing to the poor taehyung?

following to that, there was a small moment of silence, where jeongguk didn't move one bit and taehyung slowly got used to the feeling, his heart also calming down again.

but even that small moment of peacefulness for his heart had to be destroyed by jeongguk again. taehyung didn't know if he should just scream or cry, he hated to be in this situation. all he is trying is to ignore his feelings towards jeongguk, but he could never push him away.

and to taehyung's dismay, jeongguk is pretty affectionate. so he looked down at little pecks like it was a normal thing to give your best friend.

taehyung sucked in a deep breath, feeling jeongguk's lips brushing against the crook of his neck. he had given taehyung a lot of kisses before, this place was new though. it has always only been his forehead or cheeks, only once did jeongguk kiss taehyung's foot as a dare a year ago. but nowhere else.

and why did it feel so good?

taehyung couldn't deny how good neck kisses were feeling and how the feelings that ran through his veins were warm and exciting. the blue haired closed his eyes, savoring the pleasure jeongguk's lips gave him. it was when jeongguk suddenly began sucking on a place, taehyung got ripped back to reality of what was happening and turned around in jeongguk's hold, big eyes staring at him.

"wh-what are you doing?" he didn't want jeongguk to stop, it just confused him. petnames? yes. hugs? yes. kisses? okay.
hickeys? isn't that what lovers are supposed to give each other?

taehyung's heart was racing, his hand moving up to cup the spot jeongguk had previously sucked on.

a yelp left the blue haired's lips, when jeongguk wordlessly pulled him closer by his hips. "don't try to deny that it isn't what you want too, babyboy."

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sorry for the late updates!