The next morning came by fast enough. After finding the storage room last night, The older felt a lot more relaxed for some reason. He is indeed playing a sort of character in this Villa so to be in that character 24/7 does take a toll on his mental health.

So finding a place where he can be his real self without millions of people watching him does make him a bit happy. Though he has to share that place with Jeongguk and that's their secret now,he's completely okay with that.

Despite their past differences, he has moved on and decided to once again trust Jeongguk. He feels good with Jeongguk, which means they are meant to be friends. He and Jeongguk would definitely even get along outside of the Villa so along with Jimin, he hopes he and Jeongguk can become great friends too...genuinely this time because competition aside, he could need some friends.

Walking down to go to the back side of the Villa as usual. He entered the kitchen to see Jaewon and Joohyun, making breakfast. The girl immediately noticed him and waved at him to come over. He smiled at her and walked to see what she was making.

"Did you hear what happened?" Joohyun asked him and Taehyung gave him a confused look.

"No? something happened?" He was barely awake yet and something took place already.

"Jia left the Villa"

Taehyung almost choked on his own spit. His eyes widened in shock. He was not close with her but he did not expect one person to leave already.

"What??? I didn't expect the first dumping to go down like this"

"She didn't get dumped. She had to leave because of some personal family matter,they didn't tell us much but Sangwoo has been really bummed the whole day, check up on him later" Joohyun said to him and he nodded

His eyes falling on the pan where she just cracked the egg. She was so beautiful,he tugged her hair behind her ear and she just smiled softly. "Thank you" She muttered to him. "Do you want breakfast? I can make it for you" She offered him.

"Nah,I am going to work out today unfortunately,so I will just make myself a smoothie and head over to the gym. You enjoy your breakfast" He said to her and she nodded, focusing her attention back to her egg.

Looking over to Jaewon,he saw two plates out as he had some pancakes on both of them and now he was just putting some toppings ons.

Before he could ask what it was for,A hand made its way to his waist and a face fell on his shoulder. He looked at his side to see a mop of hair but seeing those tattooed hands this could be only one person.

"Are you both making breakfast together? that's romantic" Jeongguk said in his morning voice, which was raspier than usual.

"Not really, Tae is going to go to gym so he doesn't want to eat anything heavy" Joohyun explained it to Jeongguk.

"Aye Jaewon who are you making all that for?" Jeongguk took his hands off Taehyung's waist and went to see what Jaewon was upto.

"I am making Yeri breakfast. Do you think she would like it?" He showed his plate to them and they saw a smiley face on the pancake made with cut bananas and lots of maple syrup on top. It was cute he would admit.

"That looks good as fuck,she will love it" Jeongguk said to Jaewon and Taehyung agreed with him.

Jaewon looked satisfied by their reactions so he took his two plates and walked out of the kitchen and took them back inside the Villa,probably to surprise Yeri with it. That is so cute. He knows Yeri would love that.

"Joohyun Noona, Can you please make me breakfast?" He said to her cutely. Taehyung cringed at his tone,cutting his fruits for the smoothie.

"never do aegyo in front of me ever again. I will make it for you" Joohyun walked to the fridge to get some more things out.

Their hands brushed as they both reached for the yogurt. They exchanged shy looks and looked away. Taehyung backed away first. "You can take it!"

"No,No you can take it first I don't mind" Joohyun immediately said, Taehyung resisted again he was just being a gentleman. They argument went like this back and forth until Jeongguk coughed.

"Can you guys not do this in front of me? Taehyung,you take it since you just need it for the smoothie." Jeongguk interrupted them and solved it for them.

Grabbing the yogurt from the fridge first and putting some tablespoons into the blender. He handed it to Joohyun,who thanked him and walked towards the kitchen island. He put his fruits inside and started to blend them all.

He could hear Joohyun and Jeongguk making small conversation as he accompanied her while she did her thing making breakfast for them.

Not wanting to eavesdrop,he quickly poured his smoothie into his bottle and decided to walk towards the gym equipment near the pool. Taking a few sips in so he can get started.

Stretching his body firstly so he won't be all cramped up later. Moving sideways,jumping up and down, extending his arms as much as he can and doing other different stretching methods to get warmed up.

(Please anyone who works out don't come for me. last time I went to a gym was last year so I don't know anything anymore)

He started with lifting weights,15 kg on both hands. He was flexing his arms,it was satisfying to see his muscles move. He almost forgot they were there because Once again,he isn't an active gym member.

He goes occasionally and it works out fine for him. To see his muscles hadn't vanished was a delight. He liked his arms to be toned. He put the weights down after almost 10 minutes of lifting and doing multiple sets of 30.

He glanced at the kitchen and saw Jeongguk and Joohyun still there but they were laughing though his gaze was set at Joohyun..who had her hands wrapped around Jeongguk's arms,she was pressing them and just caressing them as if she was checking them out.

Jeongguk was offering it to her. Are they still talking about his tattoos? yeah, Taehyung likes them too but she doesn't need to touch him that much. Wait, is he jealous right now? yes but the harder question is...of who? who does he want to be in the place of right now?

His mind was all scrambled,he really couldn't catch a break.

So he decided to move to machines,a lat pull-down machine with 30 sets putting on weight he thinks he can pull. He gripped on the handle and started to pull them down. It was pretty easy for the first few sets until he could feel his arms get tired.

Suddenly feeling a hand on his back that pushed him,making his back straight. He flinched and looked back to see Jeongguk. "Always fix your posture when you're working out" He told the boy and walked away to do his own workout.

Definitely not missing out the stare that lingered on Taehyung's naked sweaty upper body. He gulped and looked away,getting up from this dumb machine. Walking towards his next machine which wasn't as easy as before.

The Assisted pull up machine, Getting into position,once again grabbing the handle and doing pull ups. Letting out a few grunts and trying to ignore Jeongguk who was going crazy in these machines.

He knows Jeongguk is a gym freak,ever since they came here he didn't miss out on a day to not work out,he is always lifting more than anyone else. It's like he is doing it less for fitness and more for fun and Taehyung doesn't know if that's terrifying or not.

Personally he doesn't agree with that lifestyle but each to their own. He was so lost in thoughts of Jeongguk,his grip loosened and he almost fell off as the thing his knees were on went up quickly which made him lose balance.

Instead of hard ground,he was met with another back. That catched him before he could fall. A protective hand around his waist. He doesn't know how this tattooed arm keeps making its way to his body again and again. He isn't complaining.

"You should be careful,Hyung" Jeongguk said in his ear in this deep voice.

They were standing so close,their bodies pressed next to each other. He could feel Jeongguk's crotch pressed next to his ass and he was trying his best to not move from his place because if he moved,there would be problems.

Taehyung was losing his mind. His thoughts are filled with Jeongguk only and he is going to lose it if he keeps standing in such close proximity with him. So he pushed Jeongguk's hand off and put a distance between them. Giving him an apologetic smile.

"I think I am done working out. Y-You have fun!" He gave hima thumbs up and faced his backs towards him, not missing the smirk that was on Jeongguk's face and how red Taehyung face was. This boy is going to be the death of him.

Cold shower is his biggest priority right now because sweat isn't the only thing bothering him right now. Running into the showers and closing the door immediately. They had one big bathroom but showers were in stalls. So more than one person can shower and others can use the sink too all at the same time. Saves time and patience.

Locking the door immediately to his stall. H taking off his shorts and hanging them from the door hanger. The towels were thankfully already here and so were the showering products thanks to their sponsors.

Before he could even turn on the shower,he heard two voices enter the bathroom. They were almost too familiar,both girls this time.

"Nabi,can you please let go of my arm?" Joohyun,he thinks, said to ofcourse Nabi.

"I am sorry,are you okay?" She said back to him.

The voices were a bit muffled so Taehyung moved closer to the door. He doesn't want to eavesdrop but this situation is begging him to do it so he will.

"Yeah,I am fine...Why did you bring me here?" She asked Nabi,who seems to be avoiding eye contact.

"Leave Jeongguk alone! stop being all over him" Nabi said as she stomped her feet on the floor. It sounded like she was throwing a tantrum like a 5 year old.

"What are you talking about?"

"I have been watching both of you the whole morning and you were just touching him every other second and you guys even had breakfast together!!" Nabi shouted as if she doesn't care if anyone hears them.

He can predict Joohyun's confused face, He also has been noticing them all day long but he has to say even though he got jealous...Joohyun wasn't that all over him as she describes it to be.

"We had breakfast together because he asked me to make him when I was making it for myself and about touching,you are just exaggerating,though even if I was all over him I don't see how it is any of your business because last time I checked you are not coupled up with him" She snapped back at the other girl.

"But-"

"-I am not finished. If anyone has a problem with that it should be Bora,not you Nabi. I know Jimin and you are not on good terms anymore but God at least wait till recoupling before throwing tantrums like this. Grow up,Nabi you don't always get what you want " And within a few seconds he heard footsteps and the main door being shit.

It was silent for a good minute. He knows Nabi is still here; he can hear her deep breaths. Since it's too quite he also heard her mumbling a "fucking bitch" before she walked out of the bathroom.

He himself finally breathed,it was hard trying to stay quiet especially in the last moments. He is going to take a long shower after this one.

After spending quite some time in the shower. He finally dried his body and hair and wore a new pair of shorts before he heads out of the bathroom.

He walked past the lounge where he saw Luna and Jimin talking. he could see their hands tangled together and Jimin was practically leaning and it looked like he was going for a kiss.

His eyes widened in shock because wow he's already making moves so he just dashed out of there. Doesn't want to be a creep staring at them kiss.

"Good for him" He muttered under his breath with a smile on his face. Chuckling when he walked back to the pool side. Looking at Yeri sitting on Jaewon's lap as they talk.

Sighing a bit too much. He is surrounded by all these couples,he didn't have plans to be affected but it's like everyone in the friend group is dating so you are kind of peer pressured into dating too.

His eyes fell on Joohyun who was chatting up with Jiyeon in the fire pit. Maybe he can chat up to her too and get closer to her on this lovely afternoon. After all he needs her to like him and he is already kinda open to knowing her more too,as he said before If something happens between them then so be it.

Strutting on his way to Joohyun,His neutral expression was changed when his arm was grabbed a bit harshly and suddenly he was being dragged away. He saw muscular tattooed arms and he already knew who this man was.

"Jeongguk? what are you doing? where are you taking me??" He bombarded the younger with questions.

"I need your advice on something,come on" He pulled him a bit closer and they were now walking side by side.

"Seriously? can't it wait? I was going to talk to Joohyun" He told him this and He saw Jeongguk stiffen a bit.

"No,it's urgent." He sat down on the bean bag and pulled another bean bag right next to him so Taehyung could sit down on it too.

The older boy gave up fighting him and just gave into it. facing Jeongguk,signaling him to start speaking because he had nothing to say.

"OK so um...I don't think I like Bora anymore" Jeongguk said to him and Taehyung stayed quiet for a second.

They had this same conversation before so why is he telling him this aga-oh...Oh.

It suddenly dawned upon him. Their last conversation was in that storage room with no cameras.

That means Jeongguk is completely done with Bora in front of other people too. Good for him honestly, He is right, Bora is too much to handle.

"Oh? why so?" He decided to go along with it,playing dumb for the cameras.

"I don't think she's interested in me. She never was actually,I took her friendliness as a sign she wanted me but I was completely wrong. She was only into you from the start" Jeongguk flipped it to him and Taehyung cursed at him under his breath. Now he has to explain why he doesn't like Bora too.

He will just do it as a thank you to Jeongguk for taking Bora off his back for awhile because realizing now how obsessed she is with him, if Taehyung later on broke the news to her of his real intentions it would have been messy and he probably would have been black listed or some shit.

"You think so? I made it clear to her I don't want her yesterday when she um ignored you because don't get me wrong she's a nice girl but what I thought I felt towards her was attraction but now that Joohyun has entered the Villa,I think what I'm feeling with her is something I haven't felt in the last few days I have been here" Taehyung explained it to Jeongguk.

He raised an eyebrow in curiosity, looking at Taehyung as if he was once again trying to figure out if what he was saying is the truth or not. He's trying to read him.

"I am happy for you,man. You should definitely get to know Joohyun. What do you think I should do?" He leaned closer to Taehyung,their shoulders touching now.

"You should come clean to her, tell her what you told me that if she can't give you the same energy back then you both should just stop pretending to be a couple and just tell her good luck because I don't want to go back to her so she should figure it out herself what she wants to do next" Taehyung gave him the advice he knows Jeongguk was praying to hear.

"Thanks,hyung. You really helped me out. I guess I should break this news to her right now...where is she?" He asked Taehyung,getting up and looking around the place to see if she was around here.

His eyes fell on the other side,on the day beds. She was sitting with Nabi and Sangwoo. "I am going to go. Goodluck with grafting on Joohyun" He winked at Taehyung and he almost blushed. "Thanks" He answered. His voice came out so low he wanted to bury himself.

He got up too and followed Jeongguk to the daybed so he could grab sangwoo and see how he was instead of going to Joohyun . His mind is still stuck on Jeongguk though.

The afternoon went by pretty fast because before they even knew the sun was setting and everyone was back inside the dressing room,getting ready for another night.

Taehyung has decided if he is going to bring one thing to this Villa,it's going to be looks,fashion, Giving Korea next top model, an icon, just everything. Judging from the other boys who are getting into skinny jeans and plain tshirts he knows he is definitely the fashion icon of this season.

He has to compliment Jeongguk's fashion style too. It's really attractive he won't lie. Though his closet consists of mostly black clothes, he still manages to style them effortlessly. He is always wearing big sole boots and some type of cargo pants. Most of his clothes are oversized but when he tucks them in,it highlights his tiny waist. The silver chains and earrings are just cherry on top.

Admitting the fact he does think about Jeongguk a bit too often nowadays. He doesn't know what's up with him and his heart because...it sounds like he has some stupid crush on him and that's not it. He knows it's not it, maybe he's just fascinated by him because of how interesting he is...yeah maybe that's it.

Though when you are convincing yourself to be believing the opposite of your feelings...you are wrong. It never works out and you just end up where you started.

Moving on,All of the contestants were now all glammed up and ready for a spicy game of never have I ever.

Taehyung, who was the last one to walk to the firepit saw that the only spare space was to sit in the middle of Joohyun and Jeongguk. Once again in the middle of these two. Maybe this is fate telling him something.

He sat down in the middle and he immediately felt Joohyun leaning closer to him as her hands fell on his lap. Taehyung wanted to smile but he controlled his face and kept a straight face.

"Everyone has played this in highschool, rules are simple,Say some type of scenario and if you have done it,you take a sip of the drink,If you haven't don't. So Who is going first?" Jiyeon asked them, as she handed Taehyung a drink.

"Me, So Never have I ever slept with someone else's partner" Jimin started the game,eyeing some of the contestants.

"Wow, we're getting right into it, ha? Well then" Sangwoo took a sip of his drink.

And so did Nabi and Bora. The contestants let out some gasps and chuckles. "In my defense, He told me they broke up" Bora started to defend herself.

"Don't need to explain,Bora. Never have I ever had a threesome" Nabi said next. Didn't take a sip but looked to see if others did.

Jeongguk and Jimin both took a sip and Joohyun and Jaewon followed them. Taehyung, who was sitting in the middle,was shocked by these two sitting next to him. "Really?" Taehyung asked,looking at Jeongguk this time.

The younger leaned his head towards him with a smirk on his face and shrugged. Now giving much of an answer but that look he got right now definitely made his stomach churn.

"Never have I ever participated in bdsm" Jaewon asked this time and some chuckles escaped their lips.

"What is bdsm?" Yeri questioned Jaewon who widened his eyes at the question. "You don't know? you are lying"

"I am not. What Is it?" Yeri had a genuine confused look on her face. She was not joking.

"Bondage and Discipline,Sadism and Masochism, that's what it stands for I think it's pretty self explanatory, Now drink up" Jeongguk was going to take a sip when Taehyung clinked his glass with the younger and took a sip too.

He chuckled and sipped. Looking around to see Yeri's flushed face and Nabi also taking a sip. "Holy shit Nabi you are taking a sip for everything" Jiyeon said to her.

"Not my fault you guys get no bitches"

"Whatever, Never have I ever joined the mile High club" Jiyeon proposed and was even the first one to take a sip.

Luna and Jimin exchanged looks,giggled and took a sip together since they were sitting next to each other. Taehyung sighed and took another sip. He's going to end up drunk.

"Who was it with?" Joohyun asked him,showing interest. "The pilot" and Jeongguk almost choked.

"Just kidding, it was my girlfriend at the time, the flight was 8 hours long and we were bored" Taehyung explained his side of the story. Jeongguk looked like he calmed down now. He wish he fucked the pilot that's very interesting. "Never have I ever have given a lap dance" Taehyung was fucking himself over as he took another sip.

Thankfully he wasn't the only one as Luna,Nabi and Joohyun joined him. None of the boys that's not shocking at the least.

"Taehyung, you are...something else" Jimin who was keeping track of what others were taking sips for. Good strategy, don't know if it's useful.

"In great words of Miss Nabi, not my fault you guys don't get bitches" He giggled, starting to feel the alcohol hit him. He's a lightweight and he can't help him.

Looking down in his lap, he saw that Joohyun's hands were not resting there anymore. He pouted and looked away,feeling a bit light headed.

"Never have I ever made out with same sex" Luna asked this time but she didn't drink.

Taehyung chuckled,looking at Jeongguk as they were the only people in here who were not straight. "Let's do a love shot" He said to Jeongguk who laughed at the request.

Linking their arms together and sipping from each other's glasses. Others chuckled at them and then Jimin and Joohyun took a sip too which was a bit shocking to say. Only at Joohyun though because Taehyung gaydar went off when he saw Jimin.

"You have kissed a girl?" Taehyung asked her and she smiled.

"Yeah, I was drunk and kissed my best friend...let's say it got a bit awkward after that '' Joohyun gritted her teeth,taking another sip for that confession.

The game went on as the questions got wilder and wilder. Nabi and Jeongguk were just drinking at almost everything,these two were insane. Taehyung also had to drink once in awhile because of his crazy sexual experiences.

The contestants even joked about how compatible they both are sexually and even though they both laughed about it,it left a bitter taste on his tongue. Something about that made him mad. Maybe because of the fact he just doesn't like Nabi....he doesn't know what is up with him.

His head kept on swinging back as he was really drunk by this point. He felt Jeongguk arm swing over his shoulder and pushed his head towards Jeongguk's own shoulder so Taehyung could rest his head there. He smiled at the gesture and closed his eyes for a second. He's so warm.

Rest of the night was blurry and he remembers the last question being if anyone has ever cheated on their partner and Jaewon,Nabi and shockingly Luna drank. That was the last straw as the partners of the said people were uncomfortable and that definitely would cause a stir in their relationships.

Thankfully neither Joohyun nor Jeongguk drank so he's fine. Wait, did he say Jeongguk? He can't believe he thought that. He's drunk,even his mind is bluffing...I guess.

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