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"Your pain would be crashing into the embrace of my comfort.."

A gentle hand pats against his cheek, stirring as Jungkook awakened from his sleep, eyelids remained close as they felt too heavy.

Jungkook hummed softly in his sleep, burying his face further onto the fluffy pillow following the soft and faint fragrance in the sheets like freshly bloomed lilacs of spring as if he was sleeping on the flowerbed. He grabbed a fistful of the duvet cover before bringing it closer to his nose - inhaling deeply. He adores the fragrance.

He shivers in his sleep when something brushes against his ears, emitting a groan from him.

"Taehyung," The first name which escaped from him in the very morning. He tried to scold him before falling into slumber. He knows how much Taehyung adores his ears from the way he talked so fondly about them while holding him so close. However, it wasn't his fault, Jungkook was just sensitive there - so he's forbidden to touch them.

"Of course, motherfucker."

Jungkook's eyes fluttered open, grunting at the foul language while he was trying to be a good ruler in his dreamland. His sleepy and pretty doe eyes met with his best friend who seemed to look unamused or unimpressed. He was so engrossed in his dreamland that he failed to decipher his best friend's face and whatever he was upto.

A crease formed in between his eyebrows when he saw Yoongi pacing around the room with a scowl. He pushed himself up from the bed to sit up, hair dishevelled from sleep while a shy smile spread over his lips as he remembered the previous night.

"You went on a date." Yoongi finally decided to break the silence - impatient - while Jungkook kept smiling like a creep.

Jungkook looked hesitant. "Yup," he admitted as he didn't tell his best friend about his date night.

"I knew it!"

"How did you know about it?"

"Taehyung asked me first-"

"He ASKED you for a date as well?"

"No, dumbass. He asked me about what you like or what you dislike," Yoongi sighed, frowning while looking at his best friend in disbelief. "I wouldn't even get to know about the date if Taehyung hadn't come to me to ask about it."

Jungkook scratched his nape sheepishly.

Yoongi stepped forward before flicking on Jungkook's forehead who winced in pain.

"You're supposed to share everything with me, kook! You already forget about me since ever you got a boyfriend and now you-"

"He is not my BOYFRIEND!" Jungkook interrupted, eyes wide and cheeks reddening while caressing the hurt part of his forehead.

Yoongi slumped on the chair near him with a blank expression over his face.

"How could forget those days when we used to change our diapers-"

"You're being dramatic now," Jungkook rolled his eyes, climbing out of the bed slightly shivering as his soft looking and bare thighs came into contact with the cool breeze of morning.

"I helped you in scrumping strawberries from your cranky uncle's farm, how could you forget those days?" Yoongi cried out into his palm. While Jungkook ignored him as he was aware his best friend was being dramatic and nothing special about it, his hands reached to part the curtains making him squint at the sunlight which cascaded through the window.

"You were literally shorter than me when we met and remember the time I helped you climb the orange tree because you couldn't do it yourself with your small ass legs."

Jungkook heard and decided to ignore him, tsk(ing) to himself while he sat on the windowsill. Eyes grazed on the plumeria tree which was outside his room and had freshly bloomed white flowers, the air permeated with the fragrance of them.

"Your mom still doesn't know that you lend your school shoes to a stray dog,"

"We literally were kids, Yoongi." Jungkook whined, silently asking him to stop reminding him his embarrassing moments.

Yoongi stood up abruptly, crossing arms over chest while staring at his best friend who snapped back his head, looking embarrassed as his cheeks and ears shared the same shade of blush.

"Taehyung wouldn't be happy knowing that his boyfriend had poured alcohol on the spreading fire to stop-" Yoongi got tackled down by Jungkook who suddenly jumped on him in order to stop him from embarrassing him more.

"Yoooooongiiii," Jungkook whined.

"You totally have skipped the science classes,"

Jungkook scoffed when his best friend laughed loudly at him, tears brimming at the corner of his eyes.

"I was drunk for god's sake!" He defended.

Yoongi burst into laughter again when he tried to stop himself.

"Yugyeom was about to get bald because of you that night. I can't i-imagine h-him-" He stammered in between his laugh and tears, glancing up at Jungkook who sat upon him and had eyes which said a lot of unrecognizable things.

"Are you done, hyung?" Jungkook huffed, voice lowering.

"Kook- I'm sorry-" Yoongi gulped down in anticipation. He literally burst into giggles, screams and tears when Jungkook began to tickle him to death. Till Jungkook got tired and lay down on the surface beside Yoongi who was wiping his tears.

"My mistake is that I tell you everything!"

Jungkook couldn't help but grin as well after listening to the contagious laughter of his best friend who was slapping his face in order to stop himself from laughing.

He shifted his gaze from him to the ceiling.

"You lied to Taehyung though."

Yoongi finally stopped laughing and looked beside him.

"I don't like red wine because I get drunk easily. Champagne is better for me," He pouted, fingers reaching to toy with the hem of the jacket which clad his bare shoulders, keeping him warm and cozy.

"Took my revenge at the spot," Yoongi let out a sly grin before pushing up his body and turning to his best friend properly.

"So...." He trailed off and propped his chin on palm, glancing down at him.

"Did you guys kiss?"

Pink dust settled down on the apples of Jungkook's cheeks while he continued to play with the jacket.

"Yes," He sat up, leaning against the bed. "We hold hands and cuddle too, we went to a carnival first and then to the hill from where we could see the city and you know he arranged a cliche set up for our date, like candles... wine... a bed-"

"A fucking bed? Did you guys fuck on your first date?" Yoongi asked, earning a punch from Jungkook.

"No, dipshit!"

"I mean it's kinda hot. I wish I could fuck Hobie on our first date,"

Jungkook grimaced. "You're nasty," he commented, scrunching his nose.

"I swear to god, if I find you and your boyfriend making out in the school, I'm signing a petition to smack you to mars."

"Whatever," Jungkook playfully rolled his eyes and shoved him away, making Yoongi cowp on the floor again while a giggle emanated from him.

"First of all, he is NOT my boyfriend. Second, he has nothing special to date him, he's a perv but sometimes he becomes sweet. I also can't remember everything after I got drunk but he said so many things." He humphed, letting go of the hem of jacket which was slipping down to his shoulders.

"...."

Yoongi broke the silence, looking up at the ceiling. "Does he make you happy?"

Jungkook took a deep breath, inhaling the crisp morning air into his lungs, his paws reaching to cover his slowly turning red face while heated ears displayed how much he was blushing.

"No- maybe yes- I don't know," He began, huffing to himself. "I don't even know him, what if he's only fooling around with me." He groaned into his palm while thinking about it.

"You can hang out with him to get to know him well. Maybe spend more time with him."

Jungkook tsked in disapproval. "You don't understand, Yoongi," He continued before scratching the back of his neck. "I don't like him but he treats me like.... like I always have wanted to be."

"It's rising, Yoongi."

Yoongi raised his head to glance over at Jungkook with a crooked eyebrow.

"What?"

"My standards,"

Yoongi shakes his head in disbelief, closing his eyes only to open them when Jungkook kicked him as he was the one who woke him up from his dreamland in the first place.

"Don't worry, I'll always be there for you to punch him if he dared to hurt my baby,"

Later, they studied for a few hours after Jungkook remind him their code word for pending homework; 'i don't twerk, I do homework' where Yoongi helped him in calculus because Jungkook hates the subject with passion.

"So what have you planned for the weekend?" Jungkook asked, collecting his books and notebooks after completing their assignments together.

"Netflix and chill with my baby boy," Yoongi replied, rummaging through his backpack.

"Catch it!"

Jungkook heard and caught whatever Yoongi had chucked towards him. A gasp left past his lips when he saw a packet of condom onto his palm, he shot a glare at Yoongi with puffed out cheeks.

"It might come handy for you, don't let your boyfriend take you raw,"

Yoongi laughed out loudly when he saw how Jungkook's jaw dropped in disbelief while eyes became wide. He hugged him and left for Hoseok's dance academy, leaving a dumbfounded Jungkook who snapped out of the haze and shook his head when an imagination crossed his mind, making his cheeks gleam in redness.

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"Yoongi could've stayed for the lunch,"

Jungkook heard his step-mom's voice, making him turn off the water tap as he was done washing the dishes when his stepmom entered the kitchen after watering the plants.

"Oh," He began. "H-he had some work." He stammered, avoiding eye contact with his mom as he knew the real reason why Yoongi left early today, because they usually invite him for lunch or dinner whenever he comes to their home.

Jeon Areum, his stepmom ruffled his hair before preparing for the lunch. He would be lying if he said his stepmom was evil or bad like any other stepmom. She was nice, even better than his own parents. They didn't have a good bond but they had a mutual understanding in between them. His stepmom never has forced him nor does she fake whatever she felt towards him as a mom. She was lovely, caring and understanding.

The doorbell rang, grasping both of their attention before Jungkook went to answer it while Areum continued to prepare the table for lunch. It was very unusual for someone to arrive at that time which made Jungkook frown but it faded away and was replaced with a blank expression when his gaze met with his father.

"Jungkook, how have you been?" His father asked, stepping inside the house with a brightened up face.

Jungkook turned away from him, mumbling 'good' before he saw his father going to his step-mom to greet her with a hug and a cheek kiss which made his blood boil and fist clenched tightly.

"Let me get freshen up and then we can have lunch together. I missed having home made food," Laughter reverberates through the house.

Jungkook despises every sound of him.

Areum helped her husband take off the blazer before he left to take a good shower after travelling a long distance and staying away from home. She was smiling and about to go inside the kitchen when Jungkook approached her.

"Why didn't you tell me that he will be home today?" He asked, eyebrows knitted in distress and frustration. Her smile faded away before she blinked at Jungkook who looked so annoyed or angry, to be exact.

"I also didn't know he was coming today and what would you even have done if you knew about his arrival? You cannot ignore him forever, Jungkook." Areum asked along with explaining, eyes and voice soft as she speaks to him.

Jungkook scoffed. "I would've gone to my friend's house for some time or..." He was so pissed.

"Jungkook, don't be like this. Have lunch with us, after all he's your dad."

"You're saying this because he's your husband- he could be my dad but I couldn't pretend that everything is alright between us."

"Jungkook, watch whatever you're saying." Areum tried to stop him as she gasped softly.

"No, you aren't understanding-"

"Jungkook,"

Jungkook froze when he heard his dad's voice from behind. However he refrained himself from curling up his fingers into a fist while his jaw clenched and he didn't move from his place.

"I missed you a lot," A hand placed upon Jungkook's shoulder who flickered his gaze across the room.

"I'm sorry that I didn't get the time to spend time with you," Jeong-hwa, his father, chuckled softly before patting his shoulder to cheer him up.

"And I'm so glad about it," Jungkook exclaimed, releasing his shoulder out of his father's grasp without sparing a glance to him.

Jeong-hwa let out an awkward laugh. "Ah, it's alright. I know you're joking around with me.... Let's have lunch together-"

"Like you have ever cared about anyone other than yourself." Jungkook interrupted, making his dad's eyes wide and eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"I'm not hungry anymore."

He turned away from his so-called parents to leave for his room where he always stays whenever his dad is home. Jeong-hwa tried to call his name in order to stop him but the younger didn't spare an opportunity to convince him.

Jungkook locked himself into his room, the walls seem so suffocating yet they provide comfort to his anxiety. He doesn't have tears to shed anymore. He was not sad anymore when he knew what the problem was. His gaze travelled throughout his room, examining the darkening room as the sun was settling down and he hadn't turned on the lights of his room.

He never called his house 'home' as he never got any peace whenever he stepped into his house. It always triggers his anxiety while finding every way to avoid having any conversation with his dad.

His back was slumped against the side of bed while he stared outside his room sitting on the floor, watching the forming crescent moon in the cloudy dark sky which had a few twinkling stars. He snuggled more into the warm jacket which was given by Taehyung and it was oddly so comforting and soothing, just like the elder male and his voice. He didn't know why he reach to grab the jacket when he felt his anxiety picking up.

Eyelids feel heavy as he recollects every memory of last night. It was special. He felt special last night when Taehyung looked at him with a gaze which reserved only for him, touched him in a way which reminded him of a comfort place and raked his fingertips along with the curve of his neck while talking to him with the divinest voice which still makes him exhilarated.

However, happiness doesn't come without sacrificing something. It does bring consequences.

He reached for the drawers, taking out a broken pendant which had his name written into it along with his grandma's name.

"Why did you leave me with that monster, Nanna?" He began. "He never cared for you, me and anyone other than himself. I sometimes wish you could've taken me with you," He frowned when he looked down at the pendant which seemed to look like it was fragmenting with the simple force of air. The scent got stronger while his subconscious mind kept chanting to leave it.

An indescribable burning sensation ripple through his body before bursting into his nape, hand immediately shooting up to the burning place involuntarily. It aches so bad but Jungkook felt nothing when touch the place.

It was not new to him.

He got the similar experience when he turned 10 years old — where he came from school and rushed to his Nanna with a feverish body temperature and a burning sensation over his nape area. He was excited to know about it as he had read about soulmate theories where they both feel the same sensation and pain during their first soulmate mark. It was the time when he got to know about soulmate and he was excited to find his own soulmate.

Burning sensations are not a good indication as his Nanna described them, taking away all the gleam of his bambi eyes.

However he believes in his Nanna more than anyone.

Jungkook fiddled with the blue bunny crystal ball which remained dark and shadowy. His chin propped on his knee while clutching onto Taehyung's jacket and glancing down at the crystal ball. Suddenly his hand twitched and fingers produced a transparent electric spark, knocking down the blue bunny crystal ball before dragging it away from him.

"Huh?" He stood up from the floor and sat on his bed, observing his hands and fingers. If he was not hallucinating then what was it?

His stomach growls.

"Shut up, it's not about you," He scolded and glanced down at the crystal ball which was laying on the floor. He was confused after what happened a few minutes ago.

Jungkook chucked the jacket at the corner of the bed which left the warmth swirling around him. The scent was sweet, something manly and stronger than any other fragrance that now lingers on him, making him safe and secure.

The buzzing of his phone grasped his attention, making him reach for the device.

Yesterday

Tae

did you like the flowers? 🤍

Jungkook

what if i didn't :)

Today

Tae

why are you still awake?

Jungkook immediately went to his window, to look outside for Taehyung but puffed out a breath in disappointment when he saw nothing other than an empty road, flickering street lights and silence of the night.

Jungkook

How do you know?

Tae

You're replying to me :)

It's been a day, won't you ask me
how was my day without you?

Jungkook

No, give me a break from you

Tae

are you sleepy?

Jungkook scoffed at the way Taehyung ignored his text. But it did crept a smile out of his lips. He pulled a pillow beneath his chest as he lay down on his tummy before continuing to text back.

Jungkook

you're making me sleepy

Tae

so let's cuddle with our lips together 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

"Perv," Jungkook muttered underneath his breath so his phone couldn't hear him while the grin remained on his face and a deep shade of pink smeared on his cheeks.

Tae

I want to see you so badly, will you let me?

Jungkook huffed, pushing himself up from the bed as he climbed off the bed again and opened his window, to look around carefully. But he found nothing except for silence and a smiling moon.

"He's definitely playing with me now," He mumbled and shifted his gaze upon his phone when he saw another text from Taehyung.

Tae

Will you let me kiss you if I show up?

Jungkook

Stop playing with me, ik you're not here

A sudden rustling sound came from the plumeria tree which was prior to Jungkook's room's window. Before Jungkook could register what took place around him, a shadow appeared on his side from where he was standing next to the window. Chills coursed through his veins, making his skin crawl in anticipation when heavy breathing reached in his ears.

Jungkook snapped his head towards the sudden sound in reflex, gaze immediately meeting with a pair of eyes, staring directly into his soul. He dropped his phone and was about to scream but his voice got muffled when a palm covered his mouth.

"Shh, hey it's me."

Eyes big in curiosity and frightened as they glanced up at the recognizable gravelly voice.

Kim Taehyung pushed himself past the window, entering into the room after removing his palm off Jungkook's mouth. Arms immediately tangled around the petite and slim waist as he couldn't help but become touchy and clingy, presumably how Jungkook prefers them to be whenever they are alone.

Stepping back while holding each other, they knocked a few things off the table as they stumbled clumsily, giggling to themselves. The shattering of a small vase and a few stationary things onto the floor sounded louder than anything in the silence.

"Jungkook, what happened? Are you okay?"

Jungkook's eyes widened when he heard his mom's voice from downstairs.

"Should I come to check-"

"No, no need to, mom. I'm alright!" He yelled back while panicking internally. He heard a few rustling sounds from outside his room before it became silent again.

Jungkook yelped lightly and softly when his back pressed against the wall while he was staring up at Taehyung. He grabbed a fistful of Taehyung's tee shirt on his back as the elder male hovered over him.

"You're an expert in helping people sneak in huh?" It made Jungkook roll his eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came here to take my jacket back,"

Jungkook knew he was teasing him. He gripped on the fabric of tee shirt when Taehyung tried to move away from him, creating an unnecessary gap between them.

"Stop playing around," He muttered, loud enough for Taehyung who had a baleful smirk on his face. However his smirk turned into a genuine smile when Jungkook pulled him into his embrace, nuzzling up against his shoulder.

"My highness,"

Taehyung cradles him into his hold. While Jungkook felt himself melting into the hug which he needed and wanted at the time.

"I missed you as well, my highness."

His limbs feel heavy and exhausted against Taehyung's warmth and soothing aura. As his body craves for more, it becomes more pliant and relaxed.

At that point, he was addicted to his touch and skin.

"Your eyes,"

Jungkook's breath hitched when he pulled out of the hug, eyes meeting with a pair of glowing amber eyes which looked like a sun peeking over a mountain on a harsh winter day, providing comfort into the darkness of the room. It also soothes the burning sensation over his nape magically.

"My eyes what?"

"They're pretty."

Taehyung caged him in between his arms, leaning forward to Jungkook's ear who shuddered at the feeling when his lips touched the earlobe.

"What if I say you're prettier than anything?"

Jungkook squeaked softly when Taehyung lifted up the hem of his tee shirt to caress the skin underneath, his eyes closing at the soft touch while feeling the tip of Taehyung's nose raked over the length of his neck.

His inner tiger chuffed merrily, wanting nothing more than to dig his fangs on unmarked skin. He could sniff his own scent on him as he had already claimed his scent to forewarn the other wereanimal community members to step back before touching a mate of a royal blood unless they want to declare a war.

Taehyung observed a tense situation lingering in the ambience after he sniffed at Jungkook's releasing pheromones.

"Something happened?" He asked softly.

Jungkook glanced up, shaking his head. "Nothing," Denying.

Taehyung doubts it. He looked away from Jungkook. "Yes, love," He turned back again when he felt Jungkook tugging on the fabric of his tee shirt.

"What are you trying to do?" Jungkook frowned.

"Um looking for my jacket-"

"Are you serious?" The younger grumbled, not too loud as his parents were home and his room wasn't sound proof. "You climbed up to my window for a jacket?"

"So what do you want me to do?"

Taehyung tsked playfully. "Have you ever sneaked out of your house?" He asked before making Jungkook sit on the bed along with himself while he tied up his shoelaces. A familiar scent caught by his nostrils, making them flared up and amber eyes blaze in vexation. He couldn't stand the scent lingering in the air.

Wolf pheromones.

As his eyes wander around the room, his gaze halted at the laying blue bunny crystal ball.

"No? Because my parents are strict unlike yours I assume,"

"You don't even want to know about it," He laughed fruitfully at the innocence of his mate while he has 10 werepanther for his safety and sneaking out of the mansion was never easy. But the longing for his mate was stronger than anything. Taehyung shifted his gaze on his mate. "You never heard what they said?"

Jungkook looked confused. "What?"

"The more parents get strict, the more they make the kids sneaky," Taehyung stated, hand placing on the younger's thigh.

"Don't worry, we won't make boundaries and rules for our cubs,"

Jungkook's cheeks heated up. "C-Cubs?Hey! what do you mean?" He saw Taehyung standing up from the bed and casually sneaking past the window, leaving him there.

"You're already leaving?" He asked in a small voice, sounding unhappy. Eyes big as they stared at those amber eyes, literally honey dipping eyes.

"Come with me then," Taehyung suggested, staring back. "I know a place and tomorrow is Sunday so..." He tried to convince him, assuring beforehand that they didn't have school the next day so they could care less and enjoy more.

They stared at each other for 10 seconds before Jungkook broke eye contact, looking down at his green dragon pajamas.

"Is it alright for me then?" It brought a smile to Taehyung's lips who nodded. He's already beautiful in every way for him. Jungkook closed the window behind him before Taehyung used a little bit of his powers so they could prevent making any noise and land on the ground smoothly without letting any soul make aware of their steps.

"How did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"We just jumped from there to here, how!? Why didn't we trip or fall?"

"We wouldn't appreciate if your pretty face got ruined even before I get into you,"

"God, remind me to not ask you anything afterwards,"

Taehyung laughed, opening the car door for Jungkook. It was forbidden to stay out of the mansion at night, it was forbidden to go out of the mansion without his royal bodyguards and it was also forbidden to enter into human territory during night as it could be risky.

However, he doesn't care about them when he looks into those bambi eyes.

Jungkook hopped into the car before Taehyung drove them to some unknown place but he trusted him wholeheartedly.

As soon as he stepped out of the car, stars which were painted on the black canvas sky greeted him along with the crescent moon which seemed to look smiling at them.

Taehyung witnessed the way those bambi eyes twinkle at the exquisite sight of the sky. The blissful smile was evidence of his running thoughts, indeed it was a special night as two halves met under the twinkling stars of the night. Although it wasn't a full moon night, Taehyung still could sense the changes in the ambience.

Pure souls never exist.

Since pure souls are considered powerful, formidable and even destructive. Moon god, the god of the were community or shifters, fears that it might inflate their pride while one thing to lead another, there'd be no human living on the earth if all the powers were served to the shifters.

The Moon god carved up the pure souls before separating them from each other, to avert disaster and dispense some powers among the human community to solve the inconsistency between humans and shifters. They named them soulmates and sundered them thousands of years ago, condemning them to search and yearn for each other's half for the rest of their lives.

Bringing the two halves could either ravage everything or could cure anything.

It was very rare to find soulmates especially for the royal blood who owned most of the authority and dominion. Since the royal blood has been cursed by an epitome of immense power a few years back, it left them shattered in agony and rage.

Being living through the pain of being mateless, Taehyung could never ask much but a mate. He had searched for his soulmate everywhere but only to return to his bedroom with an empty heart. The more sorrow devours him, the more he loses his power.

The King and the Queen showed their concerns which fueled after seeing the deteriorating condition of Taehyung and finally they decided to find a mate for him within the weretiger community. However Taehyung couldn't blame them when he himself was aware of the significant role of a soulmate in their lives. It wasn't rare to find someone to mate but soulmate has a separate assertive. Although he convinced them and asked for a few months before they could come to further decisions.

Until the day when he found his feet getting frozen as his nose caught a sweet pheromones of his mate (or soulmate) lingering in the air, making his inner tiger's tongue lolling out to trap the warmth of the scent. His feet couldn't stay there for longer as they pursued the following pheromones.

Taehyung could never forget the electric spark which coursed through his veins when he bumped into someone. The glow in the eyes reappears like a fresh new sun after days of heavy rain, expanding the amber hue into eyes like sunlight embracing the sky as the strong scent of his mate invades his nostrils.

The scent was so similar to the discovery of water in a desert and moreover it was not a mirage as he held the boy in his embrace who seemed to have lost his balance after bumping into him.

His inner tiger growls with flaming golden eyes while welcoming and accepting the scent of his mate which was engulfing around him.

"Be careful," It escaped past his lips. His heart raced when his gaze met with those clear and big bambi eyes where he could stare at his own reflection. It was not his human form, but his tiger form which haven't seen for years due to the curse. The skin under his nape burns as the sensation of their touch sends to his soulmate mark.

"Mate," His inner tiger chuffed merrily while the flame of his amber eyes began to gleam in anticipation. The human in his embrace gasped softly in embarrassment, frowning as the pair of doll eyes glanced up to him. However, before he could say anything the boy fled from there, leaving the strong and sweet fragrance of him in the air.

Jeon Jungkook, his twin flame and his soulmate, engraved into his heart and soul forever at the first glance.

Meanwhile, Jungkook tried to get close to the starry sky, feeling his calves brushing against the soft grass along with some stem of blue flowers. But a hand wrapped around his wrist, making him stop on his spot.

"My princess,"

Jungkook turned back to glance at Taehyung. "I hope you like it."

"This is so beautiful," He began, smiling. "So how many places like these have you hidden from me?" He teased but his eyes became wide and a yelp escaped from him when Taehyung pulled him close, causing their chests to bump into each other.

"So many," Taehyung breathed out. "Wanna explore them with me?"

Jungkook nodded eagerly.

One of them is you, The thought lingers into Taehyung's mind.

He slowly closed his eyes when Taehyung reached to brush a few strands of hair off his forehead.

"Now, look around," Taehyung whispered, leaning forward to rest his forehead against Jungkook's temples who gasped softly as he saw fireflies (or amber fairies in disguise) fragmented into the air as if the twinkling stars came down to the land to greet them. It was absurdly magical and unrealistic.

"Tae," The nickname which escaped from him, it made Taehyung grin broadly before Jungkook tiptoed to bump their foreheads together gently.

"Oh my god, this looks so pretty," He giggled, wrapping his arms around Taehyung's neck. He was literally bouncing in excitement which swells up Taehyung's heart with adoration for his mate.

"You know when I was small, my Nanna took me to our village house where we caught manyyy fireflies during nights," He revealed one of the secrets that he never told anyone besides his best friends.

"I never had a grandfather because he died before I was born. But I bet he was also cool like my Nanna," He added, drawing circles on Taehyung's arm.

"What about you?"

Taehyung's heart aches at the way Jungkook talks to him, soft and small. "My grandfather passed away when I turned 14 and after that I got a lot of responsibilities over my shoulders, didn't get the opportunity to enjoy myself." He continued.

"I wish I could tell you everything but I don't want to scare you off,"

Jungkook smiled. "Take your time and you talk like you're a mob boss."

While Taehyung's grip upon Jungkook's waist tightened as his anxiety heightened by thinking of ways to tell his mate everything without hiding anything because at the end he's going to lose him if he dared to reveal his secret. He could feel the real colour of eyes fading and replacing with brown orbs.

"Tae," Jungkook called as he saw how Taehyung suddenly closed his eyes.

"Do you believe in fairytales?" Asking with a head tilt while big doey eyes stared at the pair of amber orbs which were intimidating unlike from what they seemed earlier. Yet he dared to stare into them, curious about to know them better.

"I mean we're making a one,"

Jungkook let out a sound in disappointment without looking away. Taehyung sighed in content while staring at himself (his tiger form) in the bambi eyes, breath mingling together while their nose brushes against each other. Heart race, skin got heated and fingers digging into the flesh at the intimate-closeness.

"Have you ever heard about soulmates?"

"Exaggerated version of love, yeah? I read about it."

Taehyung chuckled, pulling away from Jungkook who frowned in confusion.

"So sharing tiniest details with someone special is exaggerating now?"

"Of course, why did you ask?" It made Taehyung glance over him, eyes holding an uncertain and vague expression.

"Because I do have a soulmate." He confessed.

"Oh," It stung him, thinking about Taehyung being with someone else, happy and content while holding hands and caring for each other. It hasn't been so many months since he has met him yet it aches his heart badly.

"Then where are they now?" Jungkook seemingly looks like a stupid for believing that he was special.

"They already have acknowledged my existence, m'just waiting for them to accept me entirely."

Jungkook clenched his fists.

Taehyung knew what he was doing, the stressed, annoyed and agitated pheromones which were released from Jungkook assert control over him. Weretiger and their mates are eminently possessive over each other.

"I also have a mark from them,"

Taehyung whirled around and pulled the collar off his nape area. "Look," The round eyes stared with a frightening expression while feeling his stomach swoop, looking at the crown mark. It was so similar. It might be a coincidence or it might be not.

"I'm eagerly waiting for them to have my soulmate in my arms."

Jungkook stared into space, processing everything while Taehyung dragged him to the blanket which was placed on the grass clippings.

They stared up at the starry sky in silence. It wasn't awkward but comfortable silence.

"Tae," He called, immediately grasping Taehyung's attention as the elder male turned towards him.

"I-If I-"

"What? Do you have a similar mark?"

Eyes widened as if he got caught by someone for hiding a secret. Jungkook felt his palms getting sweaty and stomach getting a flattery feeling. But his Nanna says....

"Isn't it peculiar- wait."

Taehyung saw Jungkook turning back from him, taking the opportunity he shifted closer to him. He grabbed Jungkook's wrists to halt his movement while he grazed his breath over his neck — his scent was addicting. He flitted the growing mullet of Jungkook with his fingertips before pulling down the staring green dragon collar off his nape.

There it is.

The mark seemed to trigger his inner tiger who growled fiercely, wanting to claim him right at the moment and doesn't want to see him wandering around unmarked and unmated. He simmered down his inner tiger before anything could go out of his control (it's a training for being mateless for years) — he never wanted to hurt his mate or even mark him against his will.

Taehyung was happy after seeing the mark. He was happy at the point that he saw Jungkook moving his lips — seemingly asking him something but he couldn't hear him out of his happiness.

He laid down his head on Jungkook's lap, staring back at those doe eyes where he could see the reflection of his happy tiger who wanted to nuzzle Jungkook's torso, scenting him all over his body.

"Weirdo, stop smiling like a creep and tell me-" Jungkook squeaked when Taehyung grabbed him by nape — pulling him down. His heartbeat increased in anticipation, however he didn't protest when Taehyung cupped his jaw with one hand.

As soon as their lips met each other, they immediately felt a spark coursed through them with some unspoken feelings. A hysterical kiss filled with adoration and longing, painting their lips with the color of yearning after so long. It wasn't overdone but it was what they both needed, not only wanted.

For Taehyung, to control his happiness and for Jungkook, to control his heightened anxiety.

"The swords would appear once the throne ascended by the inheritors...."

[Taehyung's soulmate mark & Jungkook's soulmate mark]

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I hope you know weretigers belong to feline species so don't think they are exactly like werewolves in behaviour and no they don't knot during mating (i got this ques in comments 💀)

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