Jungkook stares at the bricked apartment building emotionlessly, feeling his heart thump hard against his chest as time continues to tick, yet strange enough feeling calm. It's fifteen minutes before the time V told Jungkook to arrive, and Jungkook took that spare time to scour the area to make sure no rival gang are around - or to make sure this address is not in their territory.

So far, coast is clear.

"Don't you find V a little.... Suspicious?"

Jungkook turns his head from the building to meet Seokjin's eyes, who's staring at the building with a pointed look on his face.

"Suspicious?"

Seokjin flickers his eyes to the boss and hums, "I don't know... He just gives me odd vibes. I mean... Not just anyone would try to push you away from them for so long. Shouldn't you take his warnings to consideration?"

Jungkook has thought of this many times before. He would always question V's life and what he did before coming here to Korea. He has this strong edge about him, this push and pull kind of feel with him. He's hypocritical for sure, saying one thing then doing the opposite once Jungkook is in front of him, and that just makes him more unusual.

As of now, Jungkook wanted to believe that V just didn't want to get close to anyone here because of his comfort zone based on what he has observed so far, but he knows that was far from the truth. V is a mystery; A beautiful art with hidden messages that Jungkook couldn't seem to figure out with his own eyes yet.

However, he's enjoying this little daredevil game that they are playing.

His paranoia and curiosity are still there, no doubt because of the lack of information he has on V thus far to know if he's a threat to his gang or not - even if he's silent and appear as though he wouldn't hurt a fly.

He keeps Jungkook curious, as though he wants him to get closer but knows it's not a good idea for either of them.

Jungkook can say the same considering his status in the gang, he's a boss and anyone near is a threat automatically.

However, this is the first time Jungkook really have found someone that makes him feel.... A bit normal.

Almost like having a high school crush obsession.

It's exciting and he doesn't want it to change.

Since it's the closest thing he has to feeling alive.

At the end of the day, Jungkook knows that this game that they have going on will come to an end, and he will never have a chance with him. So Jungkook is following his lead, being cautious along the way but definitely enjoying the ride.

This man got him hooked, that's for sure.

What he doesn't want to risk is his feelings bubbling up because that's when it'll be bad for both him and Taehyung.

Obsession grew to love, and sometimes someone in love becomes crazy.

Too crazy.

And rationality gets thrown out the window.

"I should, shouldn't I?" Jungkook questions lowly, a forming smirk on his lips, "But that's just the thing, he feeds off my attention too, just as much as I feed off his. He's curious and finds me something he can't shrug off, even if he wanted to. I would know because I feel the same way. If he thinks I'm in danger because of him, he's highly mistaken. If anything, he's more at risk being around me because not only can my rivals tear him apart, but so can I."

Seokjin lets the words ponder his head before slowly nodding, a chuckle escaping his lips, "He's special, huh?"

Jungkook averts his eyes to the apartment building, feeling an odd tug in his chest, "You could say that."

Soon fifteen minutes passed and Jungkook is hauling over a long sleeve black shirt that's a little too big for his size - but tighter than most things he would wear - and black skinny jeans. Seokjin passes him the specks and he puts them on effectively while gelling his hair to the side back.

"You know what to do right?"

Seokjin nods, turning off the engine of the car, "Keep a look out and barge in if you're in trouble."

Jungkooks nods affirmatively and smiles, "Time to enter the devil's den, wish me luck."

The older snorts with an eye roll, "More so the devil has just arrived."

Taehyung was asleep when he first heard a loud knock against his front door. At first, he thought whoever it was would just go away if he refused to answer it, but this person is very persistent because they continued to knock eagerly.

For fuck sakes, if it's his neighbor again about wanting sex, he will actually fine a restraining order.

The red-haired man groans angrily and slides off the bed, dragging his legs out of his room sleepily - nearly crashing to the couch and the table along the way - and reaches to the front door. He was so prepared to snap at the person and tell them an earful of cuss words - whether it being in Korean or English - but he forcefully bites down his tongue the seconds he sees a wide smiled Jungkook standing in front of him.

Ah fuck.

Right, the assignment.

"You came early," Taehyung grumbles, not being oblivious to how Jungkook roams his eyes to Taehyung's bare chest that's filled with some murals of tattoos and dangerously lowered sweatpants.

Well, he didn't exactly have time to get ready now, did he?

Just then Taehyung remembered about a specific tattoo on his chest, that's still slightly noticeable despite having it covered, and he instantly turns around in instinct to hide it, "You can come in."

Hurriedly he goes to his room and finds a random shirt to swing over, checking over his hair to make sure it covers the tattoo to the back of his neck, before walking back to the living room, seeing Jungkook awkwardly looking around with his doe eyes before rigidly sitting down on the couch.

Taehyung couldn't fight the urge to smile to how cute that small little act was of him before walking around the couch sits beside him, taking his laptop from the coffee table and turning it on.

"Do you want something? Anything to eat or drink?"

Jungkooks shakes his head shyly to his hospitality and takes out his notebook from his backpack, along with other papers and a blue folder. Taehyung eyed him as he did this, shifting in his seat uncomfortably to how different Jungkook looks right now.

His usual baggy clothes are slightly more fitted. Well, his jeans are definitely fitted with his surprisingly toned legs, and his long-sleeved shirt is slightly big but still manages to outline his chest and tiny waist this time unlike the other times.

He looks..... Very... Tempting.

Hm, he did it on purpose.

No doubt about that.

Must say, Taehyung is impressed by how much he's keeping up to him, as though he tempts but waits for a reaction rather than doing the reaction.

Smart fucker.

Taehyung lets his eyes roam to Jungkook's face, seeing his focused eyes moving through the paper in front of him while biting down his bottom lip subtly in concentration.

If the circumstances were different, Taehyung would've been fucking him against the couch by now. Sadly, the universe isn't on his side, and they have an assignment that's due in a few days and they can't get all animalistic right now.

He doesn't want Jungkook to get attached, and he doesn't want to grow attached to Jungkook either.

Ha, the irony of that scenario.

"Are you almost done with your PowerPoints?"

Taehyung blinks, zoning back to reality.

Good thing he was still paying attention to his surroundings.

Old habits die hard.

Taehyung nervously clears his throat, "Yeah, just need two more slides and I'll be done," He says as he glances to his laptop, noticing how the computer instantly goes to demonstrating the screens of cameras scattered around his apartment when it turned on. He was about to close it out but a single car outside the parking lot caught his attention.

Taehyung wouldn't have minded it at all since he is living in an apartment building, and cars are parked there all the time.

But..

Taehyung has studied every car of every resident that stays here in this apartment complex, even the guest cars too. He knows who comes in and who leaves this building by now, car wise.

This specific car, he has never seen before.

And there's someone inside.

Taehyung's whole attention focused on that specific car, and he began to run back on the cameras, calculating that the car has been there for a total of thirty-five minutes now. They did a round around the apartment a few times before a hooded figure walked out and approached the apartment building.

For a moment Taehyung furrows his eyebrows and slowly looks at Jungkook, still seeing him far focused on his notes than whatever Taehyung was doing at the moment.

Jungkook arrived precisely five minutes ago. If this hooded figure was Jungkook, then he would've come earlier since the time from the lobby to Taehyung's room takes at least seven minutes tops.

This hooded figure entered the building at least 20 minutes ago.

And Jungkook didn't come in with a hoodie, and his backpack doesn't seem stuffed to have something other than his laptop inside.

Then why is that stranger still outside?

Whoever it was, Taehyung doesn't trust it, or the hooded figure that entered the building.

Maybe it's his paranoia acting up, but Taehyung has come to trust his instincts heavily because that's what has kept him alive for two years with his old gang.

His eyes soon drifted to Jungkook's face, and he felt his heart start to tug.

If it wasn't him, can't risk something happening to him in that case.

Then that will be his fault and then another trauma to his list of traumas he already has.

However, if it was him, that could be determined by checking the cameras tomorrow and seeing if the car is still there.

So, Taehyung didn't hesitate before turning to the other and asking, "Do you mind sleeping over tonight?"

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A/N:
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