29| jeongguk

"there!" taehyung squealed, pointing to the small hair salon. just like taehyung wished the day prior, jeongguk drove him to the mall today.

taehyung smiled widely when they stopped in front of the glass windows, looking at the photos of models with styled and coloured hair.

"i'll go inside, get my hair done and you can look around." he said, turning to jeongguk who immediately frowned.

"no, the fuck not, i'll stay with you. you can't let me go alone with all this people here." jeongguk crossed his arms. taehyung chuckled.

"i told you, it's a surprise, do you want it to get ruined?" taehyung tilted his head. jeongguk gulped.

"fine... is there... is there maybe a gun shop?"

"this is a mall, jeon." taehyung massaged the bridge of his nose.

"okay and what am i supposed to do then?" taehyung smiled. "get yourself some new clothes or eat ice cream. i'll text you when my hair is done." he flicked jeongguk's chin and tippled away, into the salon.

jeongguk frowned, trotting away. he smiled to himself though, thinking about taehyung.

he was curious and wanted so badly to know, what colour the younger had chosen. of course, he knew that taehyung will look good in every colour.

he stopped in front of a shop with baby pink decorations, its cuteness reminding him on taehyung and making him smile.

and like from themselves, his feet carried him inside the shop.

20 minutes later, jeongguk came out with five white shopping bags. everything he bought was well... for taehyung, not him. he can imagine taehyung wearing baby blue perfectly.

he remembers the way the cashier looked at him, as if he was from another planet. well, jeongguk; tall, broad, black hair, black clothes, piercings, tattoos— yep definitely suitable for a cute shop like that. he was rather scarring the kids away.

he checked his phone, frowning when taehyung still hasn't texted him. he groaned annoyed, then sat down on a bench in front of a flower shop.

he closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, before opening his eyes again. he looked back to the shop, the vibrant colours once again reminding him on taehyung. taehyung just has this brightness, loveliness in jeongguk's eyes. everything was dark before the younger came into his life.

he called yoongi. "what do you want, aren't you out with taehyung?"

"he's dyeing his hair—"

"what?"

"anyways, what are taehyung's favorite flowers?"

yoongi snorted. "suddenly getting romantic?"

"shut up, what are they?"

"the hell do i know!"

"carnations!" jeongguk heard jimin shouting from the back. "thanks, chim, bye hyung." he hung up.

"what the hell are carnations?" he mumbled to himself. he entered the shop and immediately felt like sneezing by all the different scents. he had no clue what carnations are, so he walked over to the cashier.

"hello sir, how may i help you?" the girl on the counter asked, biting her lips in attempt to flirt. jeongguk ignored that.

"do you have carnations here?" he asked, looking around. the girl smiles. "of course. what colour?"

jeongguk smiles. "every colour." so in the end the girl gave jeongguk a bunch of purple, pink and red flowers.

"you don't look like someone who visits such a shop everyday." she smiles. jeongguk shrugged. "that's because it's true."

"that'd be 22$." she said. jeongguk gave her the money.

"are they for someone special?"

"very special."

"lucky them." she whines and sat down on her chair with a pout.

jeongguk looks at her. "don't worry you'll find someone who buys you flowers too."

"thank you sir. that were nice words." she smiled and waved to jeongguk, who hesitantly waved back as he leaves the shop.

he halted for a moment. "i was... nice? what the fuck."

his phone vibrated and his eyes lit up seeing taehyung had texted. he smiles widely, reading that taehyung is finished and waiting for him in front of the salon.

he speeded up a little, carrying the shopping bag and flower bouquet with him.

and not long later, he saw the shop from afar and his steps slowed down when he could recognize a too familiar small frame. blonde hair gone, new black hair there.

"fuck..." jeongguk breathed out and let the bags fall. taehyung spotted him and smiled widely, running towards him. "jeon! how do i look?" he asked, stopping in front of him.

jeongguk looked down at him, he knew taehyung will look good, but he didn't know it'll take him of guard like this.

taehyung frowned. "are you just gonna stare, or say something?" he asked, looking down.

jeongguk snapped out of his stare and just kissed the smaller, who kissed back, surprised.
"you look gorgeous, princess."

taehyung smiled when jeongguk hugged him. "black is my favorite colour." jeongguk said and taehyung scoffed.

"how come?" he rolled his eyes and jeongguk chuckled.

jeongguk then reached down, grabbing the bouquet flowers, holding them between taehyung and him. "these are for you."

taehyung looked at them surprised and then to jeongguk. "you... you didn't have too." he smiled softly, hugging jeongguk once more.

the older smiled too. "you deserve them." he said. taehyung looked into his eyes, feeling himself drowning in them.

he couldn't describe how happy he was, how euphoric jeongguk makes him feel. every touch, every kiss send warm signals through taehyung's body. he feels like without jeongguk, he starts worrying about a lot of things, but the moment jeongguk is there, he forgets every bad thought.

he leaned forward, pecking jeongguk's lips a last time, before he spoke up. "i want to take you somewhere." he whispered.

"it's been ages since i went to a public park." jeongguk squealed looking around. taehyung crossed his arms, tilting his head as jeongguk watched the ducks with interest. "it's been ages since you went somewhere public in generell." he mumbled and then walked next to him.

they had dropped the shopping bags in the car, taehyung thinking jeongguk had shopped the things inside for himself, when not even one thing of them are for him.

taehyung sat down on the grass and patted the spot next to him. "jeon! c'mere!" he smiled and jeongguk looked away from the ducks and jogged to him, sitting next to him.

"jeon? i never heard you call me by my name." jeongguk pointed out and taehyung shrugged. "i like jeon, reminds me on your mysteriousness." he whispered.

jeongguk cocked an eyebrow. "mysteriousness?"

taehyung hummed.

taehyung then laid down, looking up to the sky, watching the clouds being the painting upon a blue canvas. he took a deep breath in and out and then looked up to jeongguk who watched him, still sitting.

"jeon."

"hmm?"

"if i told you i love you, what would you do?" he just asked straightforwardly, closing his eyes right after. taehyung's heart was beating wildly, it wanted to know what jeongguk was going to say, what he would answer.

jeongguk softly brushed taehyung's now black hair from his forehead, placing a featherlight kiss on it. he smiled when the younger opened his eyes again .

"say it and find out." he whispered.

taehyung's heart skipped a beat, his breathing fastened, sudden happiness brightened inside of him— once again is jeongguk the cause.

their eyes were still locked with each other, a fond smile playing on the older's lips.

it seemed so unreal for taehyung. he knew jeongguk likes him— no one ever gifted him flowers and he'd especially never expected jeongguk, a mafia leader, to do that.

he never expected the cold mafia boss, to be this sweet and... lovely towards him. alone looking at him, knowing he isn't far, but close, makes taehyung feel safe, every fear gone, every doubt gone, just... jeon jeongguk.

alone the fact, that jeongguk allowed taehyung to look behind his mask was reassurance enough that taehyung was meaning a lot to him. taehyung noticed this, the way jeongguk was crawling out of this facade, breaking through the shell of his own cocoon. and he appreciates it and loves jeongguk even more for that.

taehyung loves everything about the other, his sharp eyes, that glistening up when looking at him. his lips, that taste like heaven when meeting his. jeongguk's voice that feels like sending taehyung to cloud nine everytime. the way he calls him pet names— pet names got taehyung weak in his knees.

it's the way jeongguk makes him happy with the smallest things and how he trusts taehyung so much, that he showed him his true self.

or maybe it's the way jeongguk looks at him.

just like right now.

while taehyung had all this thoughts running through his mind, jeongguk was the whole time looking at him with the softest expression. and that's why taehyung wasn't scared to do the next thing.

he smiled, before sitting up and straddling jeongguk's lap, hugging the taller tightly. jeongguk was taken off guard first, but hugged the smaller back with the same force.

"i love you, jeongguk."

the words rolled down taehyung's tongue like a mantra that he had studied his whole life over, waiting for the moment he can use the knowledge of it.

and the moment was now, where he realized that he truly loves jeongguk— with his whole heart and every functional fiber of his body.

jeongguk hugged taehyung back, tightly holding his small frame against his bigger one, nuzzling his head in the now black curls.

he knows them too, the feelings he had inside. though he was never sure of what taehyung felt. up until now, because he just heard the words that he was longing for, the three words plus also finally his name. he loves the sound of his own name coming from taehyung.

he also loves everything about the younger.

so he doesn't hesitate, cuts off the hug and sealed his lips with taehyung's.

and when they cut off and their eyes lock, while their breaths mingle, their heartbeats accelerate, jeongguk finally said it out loud;

"i love you too, taehyung."