【 Jungkook 】

Upon hearing how Taehyung had uttered out a determined ''—now let's go see which bastard dared to mess with my Ggukie.'', a subtle rosy blush slowly began to dust over your cheeks while you timidly glanced up at the older through widened doe eyes. Even though you were no stranger to hearing him call you by some endearing pet names ever so often, something about this new one effortlessly managed to make your heart flutter in a strange way; fulfillment maybe?

This one somehow felt a little different; like a sense of intimate belonging— his Ggukie...

Your legs bounced lightly while a flustered smile began to tug at your lips, subconsciously finding yourself mumbling out ''my Ggukie''  before endearingly allowing a quiet giggle to emit past your lips as your gaze remained zoned out on the semi-busy surroundings inside the station

It wasn't until the older gently flicked your chin upwards that you finally snapped out of your giddy trance and swiftly turned your full attention back onto him, earning a soft chuckle our of Taehyung whom looked down at you in admiration along with a hint of amusement

Taehyung: Awh, did you perhaps like being called that?

Jungkook: Mhm.... W-Wait— huh?

Another warm chuckle left his lips as he leaned down to whisper out a teasing ''Heard you repeating it Gguk'' into your ear, making you swiftly reach up to cover your lips while looking around, hoping no one else had heard you earlier— heck now wasn't even an appropriate time nor place to get so flustered and mushy over something like this, if anything you should be focusing on the fact that you would be meeting the culprit any moment now!

A small pout formed on your lips as you let your shoulders slump down slightly while a softly mumbled out ''Why do I keep embarrassing myself in front of you hyungie'' left your lips, immediately resulting in the older turning towards you before gently cupping your cheek, guiding you to look back up into his eyes which held so much sincerity and warmth as he spoke reassuringly

Taehyung: Jungkook-ah not once have I witnessed you do anything even mildly embarrassing—... okay maybe except that one time when you were planning on setting off a confetti cannon once Hobi walked into the office on his birthday, but instead ended up accidentally setting it off when the deliveryman walked in...

This earned a soft giggle out of you as you gently hit his arm at the recollection of the embarrassing memory, remembering how the poor man had been so startled by the sudden pop of confetti blasted his way that he nearly dropped the birthday cake he was delivering to you guys; thankfully no actual harm was done that day, and the deliveryman even had a good laugh about it in the end as he too found the situation quite hilarious

Jungkook: Oh please don't remind me of that, I was literally mortified while trying to explain myself to him! I'm surprised they didn't ban me from that pastry shop after that...

Taehyung: —but even so, I really adore that little goofball side of you who occasionally makes a few silly mistakes here and there. I mean, the way your eyes glimmer with mischievous excitement when you come up with yet another little prank to pull on our friends, the way your precious giggles sound whenever you find something funny, and how you adorably crinkle up your nose momentarily when you smile sometimes, or the way your cheeks flush a really pretty crimson whenever you get flustered or embarrassed about something adorable you said or did— I could go on for much longer but my point is, these are all mere fragments of what I treasure about you Gguk, I don't want someone perfect who never does anything silly or mildly embarrassing, I want you & all of you.

To say you were left utterly stunned would be an understatement as his affectionate words contained more sincerity and warmth than you ever could've imagined hearing from anyone— let alone someone whom you weren't even officially together with, and it made your lips part slightly from surprise while you looked into his dark brown orbs

Jungkook: H-Hyung...

Now it was Taehyungs turn to have a flustered crimson paint over his cheeks while he shyly reached up to rub at his nape, clearly realizing the meaning his words held which now seemed to make a slight sense of panic wash upon him

Taehyung: S-Sorry, I hope my rambles didn't make you uncomfortable... I know we agreed to take it slow a-and I am by no means trying to rush you, I just wanted to—

However, before the older could complete his defensive words, officer Byun whom momentarily had excused himself earlier now approached the two of you while holding onto some files

Byun: Mr.Jeon and Mr.Kim, we may now proceed over to the interrogation room— follow me.

Despite feeling how your heart started to race anxiously at the thought of soon coming face to face with the culprit, the soft and evidently disappointed sigh which had left the olders lips after being interrupted caught your attention— and so without giving it much thought, you swiftly leaned up and placed a gentle peck onto his cheek, hoping it'd help assure him that you were not in the slightest uncomfortable by what he said earlier— and thankfully it seemed to work because the gesture immediately made Taehyungs lips tug up into a warm smile of relief as you both proceeded to follow Officer Byun into the interrogation room, taking your seats on one side of the table while watching him scan through some papers inside the file he was holding

Byun: We'll bring her in shortly, but I wanted to inform you both about some new findings while we wait— I was just informed that we were able to connect her to the security breach that happened a few months ago which resulted in faulty plagiarism accusations being thrown toward Mr.Jeon. We're currently in the midst of tracking down her partner whom assisted her with this plan.

Taehyung: Fucking unbelievable, you're telling us not only did they try to ruin Jungkooks entire career, but also resulted in extreme measures when that plan didn't work? How fucking dare they—

Before he was able to further go on with the frustrated rant, you reached over and gently tapped his arm whilst whispering out a soft ''Calm down hyung''— causing the older to grumpily lean back in his seat whilst grumbling out an irritated ''I'll be calm once those bastards are behind bars...'', almost making a soft giggle leave your lips at his protective behavior; one which you honestly felt immensely grateful for at this moment, knowing you'd probably be a lot more scared in this situation without him by your side.

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