Taehyung trudged up the stairs, grumbling to himself as he opened Bogum’s wardrobe to look for clothes. He didn’t even know why he was going when he knew he wouldn’t have a good time. But before he knew it, he was putting on his loafers and buttoning up one of Bogum’s silk black shirts and leaving the house. He got in the grey sports car and said nothing, just staring out the window.

“You look amazing-” Bogum began.

“Just drive.” Taehyung mumbled.

He wanted to get this over as soon as possible.

******
The two walked into the restaurant and were seated in an exclusive booth, with a view into the night city.

Taehyung stared at the sight in amazement, admiring its luminous beauty.

“I knew you’d like it. That's why I booked this space specifically.” Bogum said.

“Thanks.” Taehyung mumbled, still not really in the mood to talk.

“What would you like to eat?” Bogum asked, “We can start on appetisers.”

“No thanks.” Taehyung said. “Let’s just eat the main.”

“Taehyung, I brought you out here so we could enjoy ourselves and spend time together. Your sour mood is ruining things. It wouldn’t kill you to just lighten up a bit. We can skip the appetisers if you want, but you must agree to stop moping about. We're here to have a good time." Bogum sighed.

Taehyung remained silent, but he picked up the menu and read it.

A waiter came over to them to take their orders.

“I’ll have the grilled lobster and a glass of chardonnay.” Taehyung mumbled.

“As will I.” Bogum said.

When the waiter went away, Bogum began to talk again.

“Are you still upset, Taehyung?” He asked, watching the blonde nod his head. “Look. If it makes you feel better; I apologise. Okay? I’m sorry for overstepping my boundaries and upsetting you.”

Taehyung looked at him and gave him a curt nod.

“Do you forgive me then?” Bogum asked.

“Yeah.” Taehyung said.

“Good. Now we can move on from this and actually have a pleasant conversation.”

“Yeah.”

“So Taehyungie has anything new happened for you recently?” Taehyung’s eyes lit up a bit.

“I created a new brownie recipe.” He smiled. “And Yeonjunnie wanted to help me make the first batch and he nearly ate all the chocolate chips! I had to send him out of the room so he didn’t eat the whole thing.” He laughed softly.

“You should cater one of my events soon.” Bogum mused. “I’m sure many people will be amazed by your talents.”

“O-okay.”

“I’ve actually got an incredibly important merger coming up soon and I think it’ll help things run more amicably if you made some cake or something. What do you think?”

“W-when do you need them by?”

“In two weeks time. Can you do it?”

“Probably. But you need to be more specific than just ‘cake or something’”

“Why does it matter? Cake is cake. Just bake something good and bring it to my office.” Bogum said.

“B-but-”

“Anyways our food will get cold. Let's eat.” Bogum interrupted, picking up his knife and fork and beginning to eat. He held out some food on his fork and fed it to Taehyung across the table, smiling to himself.

“You’re adorable.” Bogum smiled honestly, and stupidly, Taehyung couldn’t help but blush slightly.

The two continued to talk, and Taehyung slowly found himself having a decent time. Before the whole relationship drama, they had been good friends for about two years, and so obviously conversation was always quite interesting and (when feelings weren’t mentioned) there was never really an awkward moment between the two. When Bogum wasn’t talking over him, he was easy to talk to, and after a few glasses, Taehyung found himself loosening up a bit. He definitely would’ve preferred being at home with Jin and Yeonjun, but he wasn’t feeling too bad anymore.

That is until, he caught sight of a familiar face across the hall.

He felt a pair of eyes boring into his soul and staring at him intensely. He looked up and locked eyes with someone he was definitely not in the mood to see, and he immediately looked away. Taehyung tried to ignore it and focus on whatever Bogum was talking about, but the person’s eyes were still trained on him and it made his skin burn.

“I-I’m gonna go to the bathroom.” Taehyung said hastily, getting up and walking away, cursing softly to himself as the person stood up and began walking towards him. He rushed into the bathroom and swore under his breath when the person followed him inside.

“Taehyung-”

“Go away Jeongguk, I don’t want to talk to you.” Taehyung said.

“Why not? Why can’t we just talk things out?” Jeongguk pleaded.

“I don’t exactly have anything to say to you.”

“Well I have stuff I want to say to you. Will you just listen please?”

“No.” Taehyung said, trying to leave the bathroom but sighing when Jeongguk blocked the door.

“Why didn’t you answer any of my calls?” Jeongguk said sadly. “I even went to your place but you weren’t there.”

“I don’t have to explain myself to you.” Taehyung huffed.

“Why are you being so mean to me, Tae? I just want to talk."

“Oh I don’t know. Maybe it’s because you led me on and allowed your boyfriend to show up and make me look like a pathetic idiot.” Taehyung said, hurt visible in his eyes.

“He’s not my boyfriend-”

“That’s not what Hoseok said.”

“Taehyung just-”

“Look, Jeongguk I don’t know what you want from me. Maybe you thought I'd be a quick fuck or that it’d be fun to play with the poor single dad, but either way I'm done with your games. I don’t want to hear any excuses and I don’t want to talk to you again. Please move out of the way.” Taehyung said, tears clouding his eyes.

“Why are you here with that guy?” Jeongguk asked desperately, still blocking the door. “Are you on a date?”

“It’s none of your business.”

“Taehyung please just listen to me-”

“I don’t want to.”

“I know I messed up, okay?” Jeongguk said, “It’s been three weeks, Tae. There hasn’t been a single day where I haven’t thought about you. I just want to be with you again. I just need time to explain everything, Tae. Please.” He moved away from the door and towards Taehyung, and stared at him imploringly. He cupped Taehyung’s face in his palm and rubbed his thumb over the blonde’s cheek.

Taehyung's eyes fluttered shut at the familiar warm touch and he hated himself for how much he had missed Jeongguk. Silently, he looked up at Jeongguk with tear-filled eyes, staring at him with an unreadable expression. At once, a flood of buried emotions washed over him and he felt incredibly overwhelmed with the feelings he thought he’d successfully repressed. The times he’d spent with Jeongguk had been brilliant, but he didn’t want to be some side piece to someone who apparently didn’t care about him.

He tore his eyes away from Jeongguk’s pleading brown ones and stepped out of the way, grabbing the door handle and exiting the bathroom, leaving Jeongguk standing there all alone.

“Let’s go home.” Taehyung said as he returned to the table.

“What about desert-”

“I’m not in the mood.” Taehyung said. “Please can we just go.”

“Alright then.” Bogum said, taking Taehyung by the hand as they paid for the meal and left the restaurant. Taehyung could feel Jeongguk staring at him but he kept his head down and avoided eye contact.

The car ride was silent and Bogum didn’t try to talk, which Taehyung was grateful for. They got into the house and walked into Bogum’s bedroom, still in silence. They got changed together, and into their night clothes. All of a sudden, Taehyung moved closer to Bogum and wrapped
his arms around his neck.

“What are you doing, Taehyungie?” Bogum asked, barely getting his words out before Taehyung leaned forward to press their lips together. Taehyung kissed him feverently, and Bogum moaned into it, arms wrapping around Taehyung’s waist and pulling him closer. He sucks on Tae’s bottom lip, and bites it a bit, smirk forming on his lips as he feels Taehyung shudder.

“So, this is why you wanted to come home early, my little devil.” He said. He grabbed a handful of Taehyung’s ass through his loose pyjama shorts “What do you want me to do?”

Taehyung’s mind was completely blank and he didn’t even know what he was doing. He wasn’t drunk or anything, just struggling to cope with his inner turmoil after unexpectedly running into Jeongguk after all this time, feeling his warm and gentle touch and somehow in his hazy mind, he thought it’d be a smart idea to block it all out with Bogum again.

“Don’t do anything. I want to do all the work.” Taehyung said, before sinking down to his knees and undoing Bogum’s belt. He slipped his hand into Bogum’s boxers and wraps a hand around his length, jacking him slowly.

Bogum groaned and pulled him into a kiss. He tugged his trousers and boxer off completely, and watched as Taehyung dropped to his knees in front of him. Taehyung didn't waste any time teasing and immediately wrapped his lips around Bogum's tip, sucking hard and hollowing out his cheeks as he took him all the way inside his throat.

Bogum breathed out shakily and bit his lip, thrusting shallowly in Taehyung's mouth as the blonde knelt there and sucked and swirled his tongue around.

He gave no warning as he came in Taehyung's mouth, completely ignoring how Taehyung coughed and chocked as it unexpectedly as it hit the back if this throat.

Taehyung stood up on wobbly legs, moving to kiss Bogum, who scrunched his nose is distaste.

"You'll taste like my cum. Go and rinse your mouth and then I'll kiss you." He said, running a gentle hand through Taehyung's hair, which contrasted his harsh words.

Taehyung walked into the ensuite bathroom and went to rinse his mouth, washing his face too and staring at himself in the mirror.

What the fuck have you become, Tae? He asked himself quietly. Is this really the way you want to live your life?

He sighed and left the bathroom to see Bogum already laying down in bed. Taehyung rolled his eyes.

Good thing I didn't get hard He thought to himself.

"Well. Goodnight hyung." He said, about to leave the room.

"Aren't you going to sleep in my bed tonight?" Bogum asked in disappointment.

Shit Taehyung swore to himself. He wanted to lay in his own bed and clear his head. He did not want to sleep with Bogum.

"I-I didn't think you'd want me to." He lied.

"Nonsense." Bogum smiled, rolling over and pulling Taehyung onto the bed. He covered Taehyung with the blanket and wrapped his arms around him, kissing him once on the head.

"I'm glad you're finally warming up to things, Taehyung. I had a great time tonight and I'm sure you did too. Goodnight." Bogum said, not noticing that Taehyung didn't reply.

His mind was swarmed with a million thoughts, mainly about Jeongguk, and as Bogum pulled him even closer, he silently cursed himself for shutting Jeongguk down and not giving him a chance to explain.

I'll ask Yoongi for advice tomorrow. He decided mentally. He just had to make it through the night.

Taehyung laid there emotionlessly, praying the morning would come soon.

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Double update 🥳🥳🥳

I'm super duper tired and don't really have much to say lol

Have a nice day/night and remember to smile!!

- BB 💜