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"why are you here?"

Jungkook perks up when he hears Taehyungs shaky voice from downstairs. He was upstairs in his best friends room waiting as Taehyung answered the front door. Jungkook doesn't even need the person to answer to know exactly who it is.

The younger gets up immediately and rushes to the top of the stairs where he sits down on the top step, listening in closely.

"Hello to you too" Minjae says.

"I said why are you here?" Taehyung repeats, stronger this time, yet his voice still shaky.

Minjae let's out a deep sigh. "I think I left a few things here"

"No" Taehyung says flatly. "I chucked whatever you left away"

"You what?" Jungkook frowns at Minjaes harsh tone.

"You can go now"

Minjae stops the boy from closing the door on him. "Wait, Tae. I came to apologise aswell"

"I don't need your apology now. It's a bit late don't you think?"

"Can't we put this behind us? I've said sorry many times can't you just forgive me? You forgave me the first time"

Taehyung scoffs. "Yeah and look where that lead us to. No I can't forgive you anymore. I tried the first time you cheated on me. I was stupid enough to even believe you after that. I'm done. Leave. Please." He is trying to be harsh, but he can't help but mutter a small please. It was hard to suddenly stop being to kind to someone you were so close too.

"Fine. Suit yourself. You're going to be forever alone if you can't forgive someone after they're sorry." And just if Taehyung isn't upset enough, he continues. "I'm surprised you didn't realise the truth sooner, you're too easy to fool."

At that point Jungkook was ready to run down the stairs and punch the guy but Taehyung was already quick to react.

"You asshole!" Taehyung shouts, throat sounding dry. "don't ever come back!"

Jungkook flinches at the sound of the door slamming. The house drops silent as Taehyung didn't move.

The younger boy stands up and slowly makes his way down the stairs, trying not to startle his friend. As he got halfway down, the sight of Taehyung falling to the floor with his head in his hands cane into view. That's when Jungkook bolts it the rest of the way until he was at Taehyungs side wrapping his arms around him. The older is by no means startled, instead he quickly welcomes the warmth and comfort of his best friends touch, falling into his arms and clutching onto his shirt.

"Hyung" Jungkook felt his heart shatter seeing Taehyung cry. The feeling of his best friend whimpering into his shoulder was heart breaking. He hates seeing Taehyung like this. In these situations Jungkook was never sure what to say in order to comfort him. "Don't listen to that jerk "

Taehyung didn't say anything, he just continued to cry.

Jungkook has to fight his own tears off before he pats the boy on the back. "Let's get up, come on." The younger helps Taehyung to his feet and leads him upstairs by hand.

Once they were back in the bedroom, Jungkook sits Taehyung on the bed and closes the door. Then with some tissues he found on Taehyungs desk, he pulls out a sheet and begins wiping the older boy's eyes, dabbing up all the tears.

Taehyung stares at the floor, sniffling, as he let Jungkook take care of him. The younger brushes the hair, that was now clinging to his forehead slightly damp, gently out of the way. His fingertips carefully trace the side of his face and travelling along his jawline until they reach Taehyungs chin, where Jungkook tilts the boy's face up. Taehyungs eyes flutter up and meet his. Jungkook is stuck in a trance with Taehyungs immense beauty that he has to forcefully snap out of it and continue what he is doing.

Taehyung is so beautiful. So gorgeous. It just painful to see Taehyung is crying over some asshole that didn't deserve his time or tears.  The boy's swollen red eyes and blotchy cheeks causes Jungkooks chest to tighten.
He never wants to see Taehyung cry like this ever again.

Whatever hurts Taehyung, hurts Jungkook.

The younger quickly wipes the rest of Taehyungs eyes and chucks the tissue away.
"That's better" Jungkook chuckles, trying to lighten the mood a little.

"Don't cry Hyung" Jungkook says, making Taehyungs eyes swell up with tears again so he quickly dabs them away with another tissue before they fall. This earns a little smile from Taehyung. "It's worthless crying over him" he adds, all the while thinking am I saying the right things?

Taehyung lowers his head again and Jungkook picks up the boy's hands form his lap. "You did so well. I'm proud of you Hyung. I'm always proud of you."

"J-Jungkook-ah" Taehyung mumbles, breath hitching a little.

"Yes hyung?"

"What I-if he's right?"

Jungkooks heart clenches, Minjae really was the biggest jerk for making Taehyung feel this way.

"I-i'm going—going to be forever alone... ar-aren't I?" Taehyung whimpers, tears forming in his eyes again. Jungkook ditches the tissue and begins wiping them away with his thumbs, hand resting on Taehyung cheeks. Jungkook listens on as the older spoke again. "N-none of m-my o-other relationships w-worked either. That s-says s-something, right?"

"Hyung, no, it's not—"

"I-is it my f-fault?"Taehyung cries harder until Jungkook couldn't wipe away the tears fast enough. He could feel his heart shattering with Taehyungs, he can't believe anyone would treat the older like this, even when Taehyung puts his love in to everything. "I-i must b-be easy for them, right? Since everyone can j-just p-put me to the s-side. I'm easy... just-just like he said"

No, no you're not. Jungkook thinks. You don't deserve this.

"I g-guess I'm unlovable, huh?"

Jungkook stiffens for a moment.

Taehyung is far from that. In fact, Taehyung is probably one of the most loveable person you'd ever meet. Jungkook could go on all day about how wonderful and kind and sweet the boy is. There probably isn't even enough adjectives in the dictionary to describe Taehyung.

Jungkook has watched every relationship Taehyung had come and pass. Every one ended badly, but none of them because of Taehyung himself.  He had been the best boyfriend anyone could have asked for, yet these people still took advantage of a kind heart.

"You're not unlovable" Jungkook says, running a few fingers through Taehyungs hair. Something that the older had expressed how much he loved one afternoon when Taehyung had his head on Jungkooks lap while his fingers combed through his hair.

The older scoffs and wipes his eyes with his sleeve. "Yeah right. H-how would you know? Since you're literally a gift from God. And You—Kook, you receive c-confessions all the time—everyone loves—loves you!" The way Taehyung says it isn't harsh or full of jealousy, he ends it with a smile but you could see the hint of sorrow in his eyes. He's always happy for his bestfriend, but he's never had good luck.

Jungkook pauses as he's reminded by the many letters and messages he's received, even those who had the courage to confess upfront in person. And every single one he's had to politely decline. How could he not? When he loves someone else, he couldn't possibly hurt them by dating only for it to end in another heartbreak.
Taehyung continues talking.

"Jungkook-ah, I admire you, really. You're so— you're so good-looking and all these confession? Yet y-you still deny all of them. But me? I— I fall over myself for anyone who shows even a t-tiny sign of them liking me.  I'm... so—I'm so hopeless. Right?"

"Hyung.." Jungkook says in a low tone. It felt like someone was squeezing his heart.

"Maybe I-I'm too desperate— too desperate for someone to love me." Taehyung grabs his sleeve and drags it across his eyes, like he didn't care how hard he was pressing. He then sits there lifelessly on the bed as Jungkook stands in front of him. "You're so strong jungkook-ah... not needing anyone to rely on. You're happy on your own. Not– not like me—needs t-to be with someone, h-hoping to feel like someone.... someone loves me."

Jungkook watches another set of tears run down Taehyungs cheek, but neither of them moves to stop it.

He can't even remember when he decided to, but Jungkook opens his mouth and speaks , forgetting about all the consequences for that split moment in time.  

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