Lost Boy- Ruth B.

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"What happened last night?"

Jimin slowly looks up from eating his oatmeal, meeting Jungkook's intense eyes. Sure Jungkook can be many things; an idiot, probably dense -okay no that's a lie-, perhaps not that attentive or too over protective, but he can see the aftermath of a mental breakdown as bright as day.

Speaking from experience.

So he stares at Jimin intently, waiting for him to say something. Meanwhile the other just blinks at him, knowing there's no exactly a way out of this.

"Nothing, just...... Family problems," Jimin sighs, looking down at his bowl, "Joshua was just trying to cheer me up, but it still affects me, you know?"

Hm.... Right....

Jungkook only leans back against his chair, "So Joshua is not the reason upset? Because if he is, you know you can tell me-"

"For fucks sakes Jungkook!" Jimin explodes, shooting to his feet, "Not everything is about relationships! Joshua has been kind to me! Where are you even-"

Jungkook now stands up, glowering down at him, "Sit down Jimin."

"No the fuck! I can be standing-"

This shouting is triggering.

"Stop raising your voice at me if I haven't done shit to you and sit the fuck down!"

Jimin is now glaring angrily at him but slumps down to the chair with arms crossed. Jungkook only stares down at him with a huff and sits back down, letting himself soften his gaze to the angered other male.

"Jimin, I just want to understand, okay?" He says calmly, making Jimin still not look at his direction with pursed lips, "Now I'm sorry for assuming bad about Joshua, or for speaking to you with that tone. I just want what's best for you."

For a long moment Jimin doesn't say anything, only kept his stubborn arms crossed, but after it sinks in a little more he looks at Jungkook and slowly relaxes.

There he shows this fragile delicacy that Jungkook is not use to seeing from him before.

Jimin is vibrant and bright, not fragile or delicate.

This is..... New.

"It's my family, we're just going through struggles right now. I think my brother might crash a few days here until it all settles a bit home, if that's okay with you?"

Jungkook could see the stressed emotions behind Jimin's eyes as he speaks about this, letting himself slowly nod in understanding.

"Yeah that's perfectly fine," He says calmly, reaching over to hold one of Jimin's hands, "If you ever need anything, never hesitate to talk to me okay?"

This clearly made Jimin feel better because he lets out a soft smile and nods, "I will thank you," he whispers and looks down to their hands, letting out a heavy sigh, "So, onto different and more lighter topics, the Halloween party is next week! Do you have a costume yet?"

The thought of Halloween only brought dark flashbacks to storm his mind, slightly making him shiver in his spot as he slowly pulls his hand away from Jimin's, "I'm not going."

"What? Why!! Oh honey if it's because of a costume I got your back-"

"No no! It's just," Jungkook trails off, scratching the back of his neck, "I'm not fond of it, that's all."

Jimin pouts deeply to this and before he could answer back the door suddenly opens. By now the two know the that the only person who's able to open that door is Taehyung, so they weren't surprised to see him enter inside.

The second he spots the two, he instantly freezes in his steps, "Is this a business meeting or what?"

"No! Come here!" Jimin orders immediately, making Taehyung slowly stroll towards the two with a hand behind Jimin's chair and the other on the table.

Jungkook tried very hard to not smirk at the evident hickey on the root of the tattoo, feeling slightly proud of himself.

I did good.

"So what is this-"

"Convince Jungkook to go to the Halloween party!" Jimin whined, pointing at the ravenette.

Taehyung slowly looks at Jungkook, making eye contact with him. The other only stares at him blankly while sipping his coffee, a challenged eyebrow perked.

"Jungkook, go to the party."

"No."

"I'll fuck someone else there."

"Congratulations?"

"I will sneak in here and fuck you right up."

"We both know I'll win."

Jimin glances between the battle of the two, slowly eating his oatmeal as he enjoys the show because he knows at some point.

Taehyung will win.

He always does.

"Nothing you say will convince me," Jungkook huffs after brushing away Taehyung's attempts, arms crossed over his chest.

Now it was Taehyung's turn to raise a challenging eyebrow raised with eyes to Jungkook's pink fuzzy sweater, "What if I dress up like you and you dress up like me?"

Oh this just got interesting.

"Dress up like you?" Jungkook snickers, staring at the black t-shirt tucked in the black jeans with converse, "Even the tattoos?"

"Not exactly like mine but yet, tattoos included," He says and stares at Jungkook's face, "And I'll cover up mines."

Jimin's mouth dropped, letting a small river of milk pass the corner of his mouth in shock to what Taehyung just said.

To cover his tattoos??

Taehyung is always a pride man when it comes to them, so when he says he'll cover them up is definitely a deep step to who knows what.

Jungkook was just as equally surprised, but in the amused way. He leans forward with a small smirk, "I'll tell you what. We'll switch and you'll be bottom, deal?"

BOTTOM WHO!?!?

Jimin by now is losing his mind as he glances at the two, not believing the conversation he is just hearing.

Have they....

Did they....

Huh?

Taehyung clearly scowls to this with narrowed eyes, "Our first time won't be me bottom."

"Who knows what may happen before that sweetheart," Jungkook winks with a wide smile, "So deal?"

For a long moment Taehyung didn't say anything, only lets his scowl deep with an eye roll, "Deal," he mutters, earning a victory smile from Jungkook.

Jimin's lips are still gapped in surprise but that instantly goes away when Taehyung turns his full attention onto him.

"Are you okay?"

Jimin could capture that small tone in Taehyung's voice that he's referring more on a more emotional and deeper level, basically about what happened last night.

Jungkook could still see the mask of emotions behind Jimin's eyes, who only smiles softly at Taehyung and nods.

There's this some strange connection between these two, because it's always as if Taehyung understood that and pecks his head before massaging his neck comfortingly.

It's a nice connection.

They clearly were more than just fuck buddies, obviously less than a relationship since Jimin is a taken man now.

There's this clear devotion of respect and care between them, and Jungkook only hopes this connection between stays like that for a long time.

Since he wasn't able to hold it with those he cared about.

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A/N:
Alrighty last update for the night, it's about to be 4 am haha I should get some sleep!!

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