Third Person's P.O.V :-

CRASH!

Jungkook's eyes widened as he heard the loud noise of something crashing from downstairs.

"W-who?" Jungkook panicked and looked around in paranoia, trying to find any object to use as his weapon.

After arriving in Jimin's house, he had always been given such safe environment to live in that he never quite faced this kind of occurrence.

It reminded him of the times when his father would come home and throw the bottle of alcohol on the wall, making the glass break and scatter everywhere.

Then that pathetic excuse of a father would resort to beating him for not earning enough money.

Jungkook could feel himself having breathing problems as the past once again washed over his mind, it made him feel scared and insecure as the vivid nightmare was still fresh in his head.

Why was this happening to him? What did he do to deserve all that?

He was in this unknown place, miles away from his home, surrounded by strangers and neither Jimin nor Taehyung was with him.

Tears were brimming in his eyes and he tried to put on a brave face and shakily picked up a foldable chair from the side of the room.

Jungkook was sleeping on the first floor, there were no escape routes, so he needed to knock the intruder out, run out and look for Jimin or Taehyung before the intruder could come upstairs.

One step out of his room, he felt his heart drop down to his stomach as he heard busy footsteps coming from downstairs.

He gripped the foldable chair more tightly as he tried to conjure up all the courage into telling himself that he'd be fine but the shaking didn't stop.

With each step down, the footsteps became louder, making it evident to Jungkook that there was indeed a presence downstairs and it wasn't his hallucination.

Reaching down the stairs, Jungkook felt his lips quivering as he harshly bit down on it to stop himself from sobbing, a few drops of tears slipped past his clenched eyes.

If he slid open the door in front of him, he'd directly come face to face with the intruder.

Jungkook felt newfound dread creeping inside of him as he came in terms with that realization.

No...

It wasn't the time to feel scared and paranoid, he needed to get out of there before things got worse.

Therefore, he needed to be quick.

He just needed to slide open the door, throw the foldable chair on the intruder and run for the exit.

That's all he needed to do.

Pretty simple tasks.

So then why?

Why were tears falling down from his eyes without stopping? Why was he hesitating to open the door? Why was his hand shaking?

He was a coward...

After all those therapy sessions...

All that money Jimin spent to get him back to functioning again like a human being...

All those weekly checkups...

All of them...

A waste.

Jeon Jungkook was still a coward, shaking in fear after sensing the slightest of danger.

In that moment, he was biting his lips so harshly that it felt like the skin might burst and blood would come out any moment.

"Where's the rug...?"

Jungkook suddenly felt every negative thought spinning around his head disappearing as he heard that familiar voice from the other side of the door.

Without any more hesitation he slide open the door and came face to face with the flushed face of Taehyung.

"Ju-Jungkook!" Taehyung shuttered not expecting Jungkook to stay awake in that hour,"I-I'm sorry for intru-" He nervously began and stopped midway as he observed Jungkook's face.

Tears were still running down Jungkook's cheeks, his lips blood red and shiny with spit, hair disheveled and hands paper white from tightly gripping a foldable chair.

Worry washed over Taehyung's body as he took one step forward,"Jungkook? What happened? Why are you crying?" He asked out in concern.

In answer Jungkook just sniffed and dropped the foldable chair on the ground as he hurriedly took steps forward towards Taehyung and enveloped him in a tight embrace.

"Ju-Jungkook?!" Taehyung asked out uncertainly at the unusual gesture.

"I was scared" Jungkook whispered, hiding his face in the crook of Taehyung's neck,"I-I had a nightmare and then I thought so-someone was here to ki-kill me" Jungkook tried to remain strong but more tears escaping his clenched eyes.

Taehyung's wide eyes relaxed as he hugged Jungkook back,"I-I'm sorry for leaving you alone like this" He spoke out as one of his hands found it's way into Jungkook's hair, softly massaging, hoping to to relax the agitated boy a little.

"You are a bad person" Jungkook whispered out between sniffles as he tried to hit Taehyung's back but he barely had any strength left in himself after that nerve wrecking experience.

"I told you I was scared" He whimpered thinking how Taehyung left him a few hours ago without looking back,"I asked you to stay with me but you left regardless" He said tightening his grip, bringing Taehyung closer seeking more comfort.

"If you hate me so much why did you come back?" He asked as Taehyung felt his robe getting wetter and wetter by each passing second.

Taehyung deeply exhaled through his nose, feeling bad that he abandoned Jungkook like he didn't suffer from PTSD every day.

Suddenly, Jimin sleeping and hugging Jungkook in bed every night made a lot of sense.

"You have every right to be angry" Taehyung whispered, separating from Jungkook and tried to look in his eyes to get his sincerity across but Jungkook refused to meet his eyes.

"What's the point of being angry? All you do is lie and run away" Jungkook spoke with a frustrated voice, eyes still wet,"Why are you here anyway? To check whether I died or not? Did Jimin send you? Because last time I checked, you treated me like I was a nuisance!" He snapped finally looking up at Taehyung to glare.

Taehyung slowly brought his shaky hands to cup Jungkook's face,"I'm so sorry, Jungkook, I had no idea your condition was this serious, Jimin always took care of you at night, I had no idea it was this serious-" Taehyung tried to say but his hands were rudely slapped away before he could even finish.

"Just say why you're here and go" Jungkook said, trying to come across nonchalant but the dried tear marks and the slight tremble in his voice provided otherwise,"You've already abandoned me once tonight so you leaving me again shouldn't hurt as much anymore" He said, wrapping his hands tightly around himself and walking away, making Taehyung face his back.

"I... I won't leave" Taehyung hesitantly spoke out.

Jungkook smiled to himself bitterly,"And I'm supposed to just believe that? Do you take me for a child-" He cut himself off mid speech as he turned around and saw the conflicted expression on Taehyung's face.

"Wha...what happened?" Jungkook asked cautiously, dropping his hands that were previously wrapped around himself.

"Jimin and I...we fought" Taehyung whispered out with regret, his head hanging low,"No... it's more like I offended him and now..." He slowly looked up, eyes glistening,"Now I-I think he hates me and I lack the courage to go face him anymore..!" He spoke anxiously.

"I didn't do as he told me to do which was the only responsibility given upon me by the clan mistress and I fell short to take care of you which was another responsibility given to me by Jimin!" Taehyung started soft but with each second his words started coming out in a rush.

"I failed. I messed up. And I'm really sorry about it!" Taehyung breathed out his conclusion with clenched eyes as a few tears rolled down his cheeks, his fists hastily coming up to wipe away the water-droplets.

Jungkook's eyes widened as he saw Taehyung crying and walked closer,"Hey... It's okay... Don't cry" He tried his best to comfort while feeling like shit himself, his arms encircled around Taehyung as he hoped that rubbing circles on his back would have the same effect on Taehyung as it does on him.

Eventually, Taehyung stopped sniffing and glanced up at Jungkook. Taehyung could not believe his actions, it should have been him comforting Jungkook who just went through a PTSD episode all on his own.

He wiped off his tears in a hurry and tried to compose himself. Jungkook felt the stability and detached himself from Taehyung.

"Feeling better?" He asked, hands still hovering over Taehyung's back in case more soothing circles are needed.

Taehyung bit his lips as a way to let out frustration over himself and gave two quick nods.

"Wanna tell me what happened?" Jungkook asked cautiously.

"I think...they mixed something in into our Sake" Taehyung whispered, trying his best to piece together all the information and theory his brain provided.

"What?" Jungkook asked, feeling dread creeping all over his body, he was a little bit too familiar with spiked drinks for his own liking,"Why would they do that to you guys?" Nevertheless, he voiced out his curiosity.

Taehyung felt blood rushing up to his cheeks,"I-I think they wanted us to be intimate so they put something in our drinks and we drank it without kno-knowing...!" He had no idea why he was so desperate to explain the entire situation to Jungkook without causing any misunderstandings.

"We were fine for a few hours after drinking but soon it started to feel hot and uncomfortable and I-I" Taehyung could not continue farther, his face as red as a tomato.

"You what?"

Taehyung looked up, Jungkook was staring down at him with an unreadable expression, eyes having abandoned all traces of light, as if he was holding onto his last straw, one snap and the hell would break loose.

A shudder ran up Taehyung's spine, every bit of his being screamed at him to handle the situation as quickly as possible but somewhere in the dark depths of his mind, a tiny voice encouraged him to keep going, to see how far he could go.

"I...both of us got an erection from it, I think...and Jimin suddenly said he wanted to help me out" Taehyung lowered his eyes again, conflicted about the situation.

"I should have said yes, right? It's the most logical outcome...he's my husband... Taking care of him is my only responsibility" He muttered.

"But I ran away" He said, a daze coming over him as he voice out his previous actions,"I didn't only run away but I also declined his offer and dragged you into this..!" The depth of his actions once again drawing itself over him.

"I accused him of cheating on you with me! I-" Taehyung slowly brought his hands up and fisted his own hair,"Oh my God, what have I done? I accused him of cheating when my relationship with you is anything but platonic!! I- I'm horrible "

"So nothing happened?"

Taehyung looked up at Jungkook amidst all the conflict and saw a small trace of smile lingering on his lips.

"You're smiling?" Taehyung asked not knowing what else to say.

"Should I not be?" The small smile now blossomed into full blown grine.

Taehyung walked past Jungkook in disbelief,"You are horrible" He mumbled, intending to go upstairs and not speaking to Jungkook anymore.

"Why are you here, Taehyung?"

Taehyung stopped as soon as the question was voiced.

"Last thing I understood was that you popped a boner and ran away from Jimin's room" Taehyung heard Jungkook's footsteps approaching him until he was standing right behind him.

"And I think you're not the type to rid yourself of your little problem out in public..." Taehyung felt his cheeks burning as Jungkook drew out that sentence, quietly letting the wicked implication settle in.

Jungkook, feeling somewhat smug, breathed in the air to his heart's content and softly exhaled, the air directly hitting the heated skin of Taehyung's nape, making him shiver.

"I'll ask again, why are you here, Taehyung?" He asked as he rested his chin on Taehyung's right shoulder and slowly wrapped his arms loosely around Taehyung's waist,"Want me to help you out?" He whispered out, testing the water.

"No!" He gasped out, breaking the loose grip around him and quickly climbed two steps of stairs to create a much needed distance between himself and Jungkook.

"Because of the conflict and the pressure of sneaking out, the problem has died down!" Taehyung stated in a rush, his entire face red from Jungkook's offer of help.

"Really?" Jungkook cutely tilted his head to the side, portraying childish curiosity all the while having that knowing smirk present on his face,"Isn't it still better to get it off of your system though? I'm sure you're sweaty and uncomfortable~" He pretended to ponder and stepped towards the stairs, prompting Taehyung to take a few steps up in order to maintain the distance.

"Think about it rationally, you'll keep feeling uncomfortable, and you'll need to go to sleep at some point it's pretty late, what if you lie down and the problem reappears?" Jungkook asked out with pretend concern as his eyes held mirth in them.

And Taehyung just failed to grasp how Jungkook could sprew up such implicit concepts while making such a cute face.

"Or...do you actually want me to help you out in bed later? When the problem reappears? Want me to slowly sink my hand down and take care of it while you toss and turn on the mattress?" Jungkook grinned and fluttered his eyelashes prettily making Taehyung gulp.

"You're not even denying it" Jungkook chuckled and leaned in closer, only one stair step's height dividing them from being face to face,"Oppa~ you're a pervert~♡ " He said perfectly mimicking the female lead of the k-drama that he knew Taehyung loved.

"I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT IN THE BATHROOM!" Taehyung yelled and sprinted upstairs, he knew if he stayed there on the stair with Jungkook even a moment longer, his cheeks would burst open, if all the blood rushing up to them were any indication.

Jungkook chortled out at Taehyung's action and raced upstairs,"You sure you don't want me to help you out?! After all it won't be the first time!" Jungkook was having the time of his life running upstairs only to see the bathroom door slamming shut on his face.

"You're an asshole!" Came the the muffled remark from the other side of the door.

"Me?!" Jungkook fake gasped, trying to sound offended,"You're the one who sneaked into my quarter in the middle of the night with a boner and I'm the asshole?! Preposterous!" He delivered the lines as if he was straight out of a medieval drama and laughed.

Inside the bathroom, Taehyung sat on the toilet seat, looking down at his robe covered crotch area with troubled eyes.

He needed to get off. Jungkook was right, the uncomfortable feeling kept on bubbling up everything his surroundings became silent. He knew he needed to get it done quick and go to sleep.

But something about Jungkook being on the other side of the bathroom, fully aware of what Taehyung was going to do inside made it so much more embarrassing than it already was. Taehyung covered his face with his hands, trying to calm down.

"Taehyung" Jungkook's voice flowed in from the other side of the door.

Taehyung flinched,"Ye-yes? He answered.

"I want you to let me in" Jungkook whispered but Taehyung heard it clear in the dead of the night,"I won't do anything, I promise, just let me watch, please?" He asked politely, as if he was asking for an extra candy.

Taehyung's own heartbeat was ringing in his ears as he wondered what would happen if he unlocked the door.

Would Jungkook just stand and watch him as he tried to get rid of his erection?

Or would he pin him against the bathroom wall, kissing him deeply while his hand slowly slid downward towards the problem?

Taehyung shook his head, trying to think in a sane way. What was wrong with him? Was that a side effect of the drink?

His eyes became more and more hazy the deeper he pondered over the topic. He started to inhale and exhale sharply as he looked at the locked door.

His cheeks started burning up as the problem became more and more prominent by the passing seconds.

He wanted to open the door.

"N-no!" He squeaked out the denial in spite of all his wishes.

"Then.." Jungkook began again,"Let me hear your voice while you do it, please?" He requested again.

Taehyung slowly opened the knot of his robe,"You ask for too much.." He mumbled, way too turned on for his own liking,"But the answer is still no" He finally stood up as the robe puddled around his feet.

Picking up the robe and putting it neatly over the cloth rack, he stepped under the shower and turned it on.

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When Taehyung finally unlocked the door and stepped out of the bathroom, he didn't know what he was expecting but Jungkook assembling two mattresses to make one king size mattress wasn't something he saw coming.

"What are you doing?" Taehyung asked, now refreshed and a little tired.

"Opening a mattress company. What does it look like I'm doing? I'm making us a bed big enough to shelter both of us" Jungkook retorted a little annoyed.

Taehyung frowned,"You didn't need to attach the mattresses together, we could have slept on separate mattresses" He said walking closer to where a frowning Jungkook sat.

"Woah did you jerk off your memories along with your future children? I just told you I need someone beside me at night to counter my nightmares barely an hour ago" Jungkook deadpanned,"Besides, you're the creep that broke into my house with an erection, be glad I'm even offering you bedding" He shrugged and went back to puffing up the pillows.

'He's never gonna let me live that one down now' Taehyung thought and shook his head in lamentation.

"All done!" Jungkook exclaimed happily and looked up at Taehyung for approval.

"It's a really well made bed" Taehyung provided him the praises, knowing he was waiting for it.

"Ok then turn the light off and come here" Jungkook said as he laid down on his spot.

Taehyung did as he was told and laid down beside Jungkook, his back turned towards Jungkook.

"I know that you have trouble sleeping without anything to hug" Jungkook whisper,"And I unfortunately can't stay asleep for too long without having someone constantly hug me" He added,"Maybe we can help each other out?"

Taehyung quietly turned to face Jungkook and saw his cautious expression.

"Will you go to sleep now?" Taehyung asked as he wrapped his arm over Jungkook's torso making the other smile.

Jungkook smiled in excitement as he snuggled in closer to Taehyung and soon he was off to dreamland, probably thanks to his medicines.

Taking the time to look at Jungkook's sleeping face, Taehyung recalled the time when Jungkook's doctor told him how Jungkook turned into a child whenever he had Taehyung's full attention and competed to get his full attention whenever he's deprived of it.

Taehyung frowned a little,"Why me? You should have gotten attached to Jimin instead" He whispered and closed his eyes.

He needed to get up early and run back to Jimin's room.

He was not looking forward to that one.
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A/n :- I have nothing to defend myself with 🧍‍♀️ it's been almost 2 years.

Throughout my hiatus, the continuous love and support that you've shown to this book means a lot to me. Thank for reading this and I'm sorry I made you wait for so long.

Recently, I read a line somewhere and it said "Perfect is the enemy of good" And it really helped me out of my writer's block.

I, regretfully, can't promise that I'm here to stay but I'll try to remain here for as long as I can since I do wanna complete this book someday.

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