*Taehyung*

After I kissed Hobi hyung as a punishment during the last episode of Rookie King, I had felt remorseful for quite some time. Nevertheless, Jungkook, who I knew could be jealous fast, had assured me multiple times that it was fine. He knew that it had been part of the game, that it was part of the show.

The first night we spend together in our dorm after the shooting, Jungkook had taken special care of me, knowing that I felt down and regretted kissing someone else. We spend the night hugging, kissing and cuddling. But we did avoid talking about the "incident". I was thankful for his understanding. Since Jungkook had joined us, he had matured quite a lot. But so had we all.

After a few days, I forgot more and more about the kiss with Hobi hyung. Kissing Jungkook might have helped a great deal. Keeping myself busy might also have helped quite a lot. Because after the shooting, everything was back to normal: we went to school, I prepared my exams with Jimin's and, occasionally, Namjoon hyung's help, we worked on our music and participated in various reality shows. Of course, we also kept filming the last episodes of Rookie King. Given the stressful period that we were all going through, I soon forgot completely about the kiss.

As expected after school I spend a lot of time with Jimin. Not only had he become my study buddy, he appeared also to be a great listener. The best of it was that he was not faking it. He truly was interested in what I was telling him. Although, I could not stop noticing that somehow my relationship with Jungkook did intrigue him quite a lot.

"So you guys didn't have sex yet?", he asked one day out of the blue.

We had been studying for about one hour for the History exam. History would be the first subject we would get tested on and as a matter of fact, it was a subject that I really enjoyed but that Jimin seemed to despise.
" I cannot remember the dates. And anyway, why can't we get more insight about the loser's side? We always study exclusively the winner's point of view. Most of this we already know. Wouldn't it be much more interesting to see what has become of the losing side?"

These were the things that bothered Jimin most and which he repeatedly made me understand during every revision we made. "I am not the teacher. You should ask Min-nim. But then again, he only does what the program expects him to do. Even if you talk to him, he won't be able to change much about it. But maybe he will give you some lectures you can read on the topic". "Naah. I don't want to do extra work", Jimin complained, as usual.

We had been over this a dozen times but Jimin was too stubborn to just let it go. "It's the dates! I just can't remember them all. Let me revise them once more!", he exclaimed. I sighed but nodded, agreeing to spend more time on this chapter.

While Jimin seemed focused on the document, I took a look out of the window, following with my eyes the birds that flew outside with the late afternoon wind. I wondered what flying would feel like. Was this an other level of freedom ?

I guess that at the beginning it must feel like freedom; spreading your wings, flying through the sky, leaving the darkness and sadness behind. But soon enough it would become a habit. This was the problem with life. Eventually, everything could become a habit and so, it lost it's initial spark and excitement. Was it so with love too? Would love eventually become a habit too?

As my thoughts were drifting farther and farther away, Jimin's voice brought me brutally back to reality.

"Pardon?", I said. I had not heard his words. I had felt his stare on me but the words had not entered my mind, I had drifted too far away.

"So you guys didn't have sex yet?", Jimin repeated calmly. I had been expecting some question about the dates or maybe about the conflict between Korea and Japan. I looked at him, unable to speak at first.

"Well, technically speaking no. We already did some things, the things that I talked to you about, but no real penetration", I told my hyung honestly.

"But what are you guys waiting for? I mean if I were Jk, I could not resist that bum", he laughed and looked at me teasingly.

My eyes opened wide in shock, I could not answer right away.

"Tete don't worry. I was not hitting on you. Well not for real anyways", he added, moving his hand to downplay his previous remark. I gulped but then I nodded.

"I was just stating the obvious!", he said adding another layer. His eyes wandered from my face to hands and further own towards my butt. He did not even try to hide his stares.

"Not helping! Sometimes I really don't know what to think of you", I smiled at him while shaking my head. "You flirt so effortlessly with everyone. Sometimes it is hard to make out what's real and what is not. But you know that, don't you, Jimin?", I added calmly. I had become used to him. At the beginning, whenever he started flirting openly with me, like now, I blushed and tried to hide my confusion, but I grew accustomed to it over time.

At first, he just smiled at me mysteriously, ignoring the question. "I like playing around and flirting. It is true though, I especially like fooling around with you and Jungkook. You both are still so innocent. Your reaction always gives you away. And I love to see you blush", he finally explained. Even though the explanation did make sense and he had told us the same before, it did not quite hit me as the whole truth anymore. For some time now, I felt like there was something more behind all this questioning. I studied his face carefully for a moment, not saying a word. Behind his smile and the half closed eyes, I could see a crack in the facade. Jimin too, like everyone of us was hurting.

"Still...", I answered calmly after a moment of silence. "All your questions lately about our relationship...you did not ask them just like that. I don't want to push you. I just want you to know that I am here, if you want to talk about it. Whenever you are ready to talk about it, come find me and ask me the question that really intrigues you and I will answer you honestly".

Jimin stared at me disbelievingly.

"Like I said, whenever you are ready. Now let me interrogate you once more on these historical dates. You've learned them three times. You should be able to remember them. In what year did the Korean Empire first declare its independence?"

One must understand, that what linked us seven together was not just the interest in music and the dream of becoming idols. The bond that linked us together was much stronger and deeper than that. We were not just seven individuals striving for success.

RM
Jin
Suga
J-hope
Jimin
V
Jungkook

No. Even more than that, we were seven boys that were still looking to find themselves and to learn how to love themselves. Because most of all we were and still are

Kim Namjoon
Kim Seokjin
Min Yoongi
Jung Hoseok
Park Jimin
Kim Taehyung
Jeon Jungkook

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Have a great day/evening ! 💜

Please meet the king that stole JK's heart 👑 💖

He looks so hot in that picture. 🔥 I fell in love with him all over again.
(I would love to write a short story about it. Should I ? King Taehyung and his forbidden love for Jungkook 🤔)

I am also looking for people who might be interested in simultaneous writing/cowriting a story! 🤗 Anyone feel free to contact me 💜

I purple you 💜