【 Jungkook 】

A tense and rather uncomfortable silence had yet again separated you and Taehyung, all thanks to the events which took place during the first but also final study session back at his apartment— so now whenever you'd accidentally cross paths on campus, you'd merely avoid eye contact, turn around and go your separate ways. Though to be fair, neither of you even knew what you would say to each other at this point, so maybe it wasn't so strange?

That is of course not to assume any conversation would ever even happen if there was a relevant topic to speak to each other about, considering it's hard to forget how you surely scared him away by telling him to look up the Mono stereotypes. Heck, anyone would shiver and run the other way after hearing those things, so there was no reason as to why he wouldn't do the same— especially considering the fact that he was directly involved with you, as he unfortunately happened to be your probe.

Nonetheless, on a more positive side of things, you were glad that your mutual friends whom had become close over time remained that way despite all the fuss Taehyung and you caused. This also meant you'd often get to chat with them in the hallway whenever Taehyung wasn't present, which honestly felt quite nice and far less lonely.

A heavy sigh escaped past your lips while you sat on top of your bed, resting your back against the wall behind you— accidentally having zoned out as you had been looking out of your room's window for god knows how long now.

Admittedly you'd be a complete fool if you tried to state you felt fine right now, as a matter of fact, you felt quite horrible.

Constantly replaying the events of that day in your mind on repeat, cursing at yourself as you couldn't help but wonder if this situation would have turned out differently had you only phrased things differently, or entirely just bit back and not said anything at all... Could the strange connection between you both have been saved, or was it simply destined to eventually shatter either way?

Yet it is impossible to turn back time in order to find out whether phrasing things differently would've changed the end results, so all you could do now was try to accept that it was all hopefully for the better in the end.

A soft knock on your door soon snapped you out of your daze before Yoongi carefully peeked his head inside, flashing you his usual gentle smile whilst speaking in a caring manner

Yoongi: You okay there Gguks, can I get you anything?

He slowly walked over to you before gently grabbing the comforter and draping it over your shoulders— carefully sitting down next to you after you gently patted the mattress, knowing he wouldn't sit down unless you showed him it was okay. Nonetheless, you flashed him a soft yet glum smile while slowly shaking your head as a no to his question, earning a soft hum from the older whom then gently reached up to caress your head in a comforting and friendly manner

Yoongi: I'm sorry we can't do anything to help you in this situation Gguks, but remember we'll always be by your side. I promise everything will be okay, one way or the other.

You carefully rested your head against his shoulder before closing your eyes in an attempt to hold back the tears welling up and trying to escape— his words feeling like the greatest comfort you could get at this moment

Jungkook: I know hyung... Thank you, I don't know what I would do with you guys

He let out a soft chuckle before whispering out a soft "And we don't know what we'd do without you silly" which instantly made a small yet far more genuine smile spread on your lips

| Two weeks later...

(Sorry I know there's a lot of time skips, but I just wanna avoid dragging this out with a multitude of essentially almost repetitive days)

As days turned into weeks, you ended up being respectfully forced out of your dorm room by your best friends during the weekend, as they had finally managed to convince you to come hang out with them at the mall.

They knew you hadn't gone out for a good while now to have some fun, and so they found today to be the perfect day to change that and hopefully lighten your mood a bit by creating some new fond memories to replace the sad ones currently weighing your mind.

And needless to say, being pulled around all day to different fun activities by your best friends felt absolutely amazing and certainly helped you feel a lot better.

The last activity on today's agenda ended up being a playful session inside the photo booth you had come across at the arcade, and it just naturally seemed like the perfect way to end the hangout before you all had to part ways since Yoongi had a part-time job to get to and Hobi had a group project meetup.

You giggled softly as Hobi handed you one out of the 3 copies of the pictures that were taken, and a fond smile painted your lips as you admired the series of images displaying you and your best friends doing different silly poses together inside that tiny booth.

Yoongi: You guy's better not lose these, I'll make sure to haunt you if you do.

Both you and Hoseok burst into a soft fit of laughter at the older males comment, before pulling him into a group hug

Jungkook: You already know I'll treasure it for the rest of my life hyung

Hoseok: Same here

They both glanced over at the time before flashing you a soft smile as you waved goodbye while letting out a ''See you back home'', knowing it was time for them to leave now.

And so you watched as they both went their separate ways, leaving you stood inside the arcade to wonder whether you should go home or stay and finish using the number of game tickets the three of you had collected just now at the arcade.

Considering how the game tickets weren't enough to cash out something better than a water gun or plastic dolls, you decided to stay for a while longer and waste some more time on some games— at least that way you'd get your moneys worth.

However, as you made your way around the corner to head over to a game you had spotted earlier, you accidentally came face to face with none other than Kim Taehyung. And the both of you awkwardly stood frozen in place from surprise, obviously not expecting to see each other there.

Taehyung: Oh uhm... Hi, you're here too.

You nodded slowly while swiftly avoiding eye contact with him, awkwardly reaching up to rub your nape as you uttered out a timid response

Jungkook: Y-yeah I am... I take you're out on a date..?

He huffed softly as he put his hands into his pockets, tone clearly showing a hint of annoyance as he looked around the place in a bored manner

Taehyung: Nah she broke things off after a fight...

Upon hearing his words, you couldn't help but widen your eyes from surprise as you let out a soft ''Oh, but why..?'' before accidentally letting your gaze travel up to look at him; yet continuing to avoid his eyes, still feeling a bit unsure on what to even say or do at this moment— heck the fact that the two of you were talking right now already felt odd as you admittedly were prepared to be faced with a far more disgusted or angered response from the older

Taehyung: It's complicated, we got into another argument and she let slip some of the things she said to people I had tried to befriend— including you, which obviously pissed me off... And then she broke things off with me since she didn't get her way. Anyway, I know it doesn't mean much coming from me, but I want to apologize for the rude things she said to you, she was way out of line.

A bitter chuckle left his lips as he slowly ran his fingers through his hair, and your doe eyes only widened more from surprise upon hearing the very last part

Hold on, what's going on? Is Kim Taehyung apologizing to you right now?

Jungkook: Oh— well uhm... It doesn't matter anymore, and maybe some of her words were right in a way...

He rolled his eyes before looking back down at you, tone naturally dropping a few octaves as he uttered out a mildly annoyed response— yet again seeming to somewhat catch you off guard

Taehyung: That's bullshit and you know it Jeon... Anyway, can you reconsider our study hangouts now? If you're so worried over some stupid myth only an idiot would believe, then you have no excuse anymore since me and her broke things off.

You shrugged lightly before gesturing towards the arcade tickets in your hand, a hesitant and soft smile now finding its way onto your lips as you hummed

Jungkook: I'll consider it if you help me use up these game tickets?

Once your eyes finally actually met each other, you instantly saw the colors flush in and now display the neon-colored lights which ethereally lit up the place in a euphoric manner, all while Taehyung nodded his head as he excitedly smirked

Taehyung: Oh it's on Jeon, bring it.

The competitive nature between you two instantly kicked in accompanied by a sense of unspoken excitement as you began competing in different games across the arcade, the awkward tension that previously had been there now beginning to die down and instead got replaced by another form of playful tension— of course the two of you still uttered out an endless string of curses at each other, but the words were just not nearly as harsh anymore.

Jungkook: Kim stop stealing my kills you idiot! Go get your own instead of leeching off of mine!

He snickered as he teasingly nudged your side whilst you both tightly held onto the guns and shot at the zombies heading right towards you in a deep focus— fighting against time while attempting to score higher points than each other

Taehyung: Why get my own when I get free candy from you, work smarter not harder Jeon!

The game finally ended and Taehyung cheered softly in victory as he managed to beat you by a couple of points, and you rolled your eyes at him whilst putting down the gun connected to the game

Jungkook: Oh shut up you got that win served to you on a silver plate

He shrugged and also put the gun down before joining you as you began walking around the arcade in search of the final game, finally stopping in front of a dance game that you had spotted earlier as you flashed him a challenging look

Jungkook: What do you say we finish off strong with a game you can't leech points from me Kim?

Taehyng nodded and winked at you before you both got onto the games platform, feeding it the last two tickets you had before beginning to browse through the song options

Taehyung: I sure hope you're good at this Jeon, otherwise you basically gave me yet another free win

Jungkook: Yeah? We'll see about that Kim. What do you say we have a dance battle to spice it up?

Intrigued by your offer, the both of you high-fived each other and finally started the song which you both agreed on. Immediately letting the arrows and dance moves take over, surely making the sight look incredibly cool for any bypassers— even surprising yourselves as neither of you had expected each other to be good dancers.

Yet here the both of you were putting up a great dance show whilst endlessly gathering the points, and once the long song finally came to its end you both panted and almost leaned on one another while laughing as you shared a glance at each other

Once the score finally loaded, you cheered excitedly whilst pointing at the screen that clearly displayed you had won even though it wasn't by a lot of points, however before you could say anything you suddenly felt yourself being pulled into an excited kiss from Taehyung

Only for the both of you to still from realization seconds later, slowly pulling away from each other as you looked up at him whilst touching your lips as you whispered out to him

Jungkook: W-what the fuck Kim...?