Song: "Humne Dekhi Hai" by Lata Mangeshkar
(A perfect song for this chapter. Or overall story. Please do give it a listen to this beautiful masterpiece.)

"Sir, May I come in?", Mr. Lim's voice and soft knock on the door broke Taehyung's trance.

He was in his office as usual. But still everything was unusual according to him. He never had been like this. Like this disheveled.

All has been doing since two days was to think about Raven. He didn't want to but the boy wasn't just leaving his mind. He had ordered one of his employees to bring the information of all the workers that worked at the mall which Taehyung had visited along with Raven few days ago.

"Sir, here's the file. I have listed the ones with permanent jobs as well as the part time workers too. I will take my leave now. If you need anything, I'm just a call away.", Mr. Lim said handing a file in his hand which apparently contained the information Taehyung asked for. Taehyung nodded.

Mr. Lim was one of the oldest staff here, in his fifties now, working in foreign affairs department. Taehyung trusted him with this work knowing he'll get every information he needed.

He tentatively opened the file and was about to go over the list until Jungkook entered his office.

"Got the list?"

"Yeah.", He said still looking in the file.

"But how are you gonna know it's him. Are you going to show this to your Raven?", Jungkook asked curiously. Taehyung looked up.

"Nope. I'm not gonna show this to him, cause I don't want him to force his brain. He doesn't remember exactly how this person relates to him. I will recognise him myself cause I had a tiny glimpse of him.", Taehyung said as Jungkook nodded. "And second thing... He is not my Raven."

Jungkook smirked. "Sure seems like it. But Taehyung, don't be disheartened if this person you're searching for turns out to be his boyfriend.", Taehyung grunted at this.

"He didn't look like someone who would be boyfriend of someone like Raven.", He said.

"And how do you know that for so sure?", Jungkook tested even more.

"He looked like some one much elder than him. How can he be boyfriend of some one on his middle age?", Taehyung sighed. "And first of all, I'm going to search this guy on my own and then I'm going tell Raven about him once I make sure."

"You really like him, don't you?"

"What?", Taehyung shot him a glance.

"You heard."

"I don't know."

"You don't know?", Jungkook raised his voice curiously.

"Yeah.", Taehyung sighed. "All I know is just that I suddenly feel lonely when I think that Raven will leave the house eventually once he finds his family. I'm quite not ready yet. It's insane that I've been living alone practically my whole life. There was no 'someone' for me at all, may it be family member or any friend. But now that I have welcomed that someone in, I'm not ready to let go or let him go...", He confessed honestly. When he lifted his head from the papers, saw a fond smile tugging on Jungkook's lips.

"And that's why you're trying so hard not to let Raven find that man even before you actually find that supposed relative of Raven. Am I right?", Jungkook asked with a smile.

"Maybe. But that's not just it. I really don't want Raven to keep hopes if it's going for nothing.", Taehyung said. "I'm just gonna go through all these lists and when I find that man, I'm going to do some personal background check. Just to be sure if he's really related to Raven.", Taehyung said further. And Jungkook just nodded in understanding.

"Now quit talking about Raven. Tell me did you solve your issue with that doctor crush of yours?", Taehyung inquired. Actually it was quite entertaining talking aside from work related issues. And Taehyung was finding himself enjoying this not-so- professional life.

"I did. I even met his husband...", Jungkook said as if remembering the scene. A small smile on his lips quite gave out the idea to Taehyung that it wasn't so bad.

"No way you met his husband? And?", Taehyung asked. He could clearly see the love-struck expression of Jungkook's face. He sighed.

"I don't think I can love Taemin even more..."

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Jungkook's Daily Diary

01st August 20**

Dear Diary,
As I said, I wasn't quite ready to meet his husband. I was hurt when I first find out that he was taken. But some things became clear when I met his husband.

Love is love. It isn't always about physical attention. And when I met him and I saw he loves his husband dearly so much that I feel like my love is nothing in front of his. I think I fell for him even more, if that even makes any sense. But yeah. Just the way he loves his husband, I wish I could achieve that.

I realised that love just requires dedication. It doesn't matter if he stays with you or not.

P.S.:- I'm just gonna love him from afar. He's happy with his husband. And I'm happy that he's happy...

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I'm really sorry for this late late late update. And that too a short one... So....

What do you think about Jungkook's crush?

It was quite big revelation. How many of your hunches were right?
(Please do comment. Don't be a ghost reader.)

Borahae 💜