Taehyung came to realize that, weirdly enough, Jungkook was right.

Ever since that punch, BamBam did not speak a single word to him.
Which Taehyung found quite refreshing, to be honest.

He wanted to thank Jungkook properly but somehow didn't have the courage to do so. He didn't know why, but somehow he did care about the younger boy's feelings.
He wanted him to know that he was truly thankful for shutting up BamBam once and for all.

But then again, it wasn't that deep. Right?

So he sat at his signature lunch table, chatting with his friends and stirred his chopsticks around in the burning hot ramen bowl, humming at the delicious smell.

"I still can't believe Jungkook punched BamBam because of Taehyung and I was not there!," Hoseok exclaimed dramatically.
Yes, Taehyung had told him about Jungkook's effective outburst and the other was immediately hooked.
And yes, Taehyung regretted that very decision.

"It wasn't that special...," he could hear Jimin mumbling quietly and frowned confusedly.
Was Jimin still not okay with the fact that Jungkook and Taehyung had more or less become acquaintances?

"Aw, someone's jelly," Hoseok cooed. "Don't worry, Jiminie. TaeTae won't leave us just to hit it off with some hot dude, we'll still have our iconic sleepovers." The brunette rolled his eyes after swallowing all of his ramen.

"Hobi-Hyung, can we please stop talking about this? Literally all you talk about is Red Velvet, Taylor Swift or me and Jungkook! Sometimes I feel like you're the one having a crush on him," he groaned.

The redhead slurped up his noodles and snickered, gasping shortly after.
"Babe, no. I would never do that to you." The youngest gasped aswell, feeling a bit offended and not to mention, caught off guard.

"What do you mean by that?! It's not like I like him in that way, you can have him if you want to!"
Hoseok snickered again.
"Yeah, sure. My matchmaker insticts are tingling and they are telling me that you, my dear, are very flattered by him and his gentleman-actions. Not to mention that he is so your type."

"He is not." This time, Hoseok was the one to roll his eyes.
"Tall, handsome, pretty, round eyes, fluffy hair, wears a leather jacket, is a muscle pig, beautiful voice, sounds exactly like your type, Tae. Y'all are like a match made in heaven. ~It's a love story, baby just say yes~," the older spoke, and sung, with a shit-eating grin on his face.

"Jesus Christ, Hyung. If you don't stop now, I will go up to Min Yoongi and tell him you have the biggest, fattest crush on him." Hoseok gasped, now him being the offended one.

"Don't you dare! Min Yoongi is the one person I cannot stand to death!," he then hissed, making Taehyung shrug.

"Sure thing, if you stop pestering me about my love life...
Jiminie, how's your love life, by the way? Anyone you like? We always talk about me, unfortunately, but let's talk about you guys instead for a change."
Jimin blushed slightly.

"Uhh... Honestly... I have no idea?"
The brunette giggled as he pinched the silverhead's cheek.
"You're so cute, Minnie. But there must be someone, what's her name?"

Jimin then looked up alarmed, his eyes slightly widened, his cheeks reddening aswell.
"Who says it's a 'she'?"

"Oh, it's a 'he' then?" Taehyung looked geniunely surprised, he always believed his best friend to be straight since he never mentioned his love life to anyone.
Park Jimin was a mysterious guy, that was for sure. Even for his best friends who had been with him since day one.

The silverhead shrugged. "I'm not sure. I'm not sure about anything, honestly. It confuses me."
His best friend smiled sweetly and laid a hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay, Minnie. Take your time and just know that me and Hoseokie-Hyung are always here for you if you want to talk. Or rant. You know we love ranting." Jimin nodded and smiled at how supportive and sweet the brunette was being.

"By the way, Hyung, what about you and your love life? Is there anyone you find cute?" Taehyung's eyes wandered over to Hoseok, who immediately choked on his ramen noodles.
"W-What?! Why the sudden question?"

"You're like... the love enthusiast here, of course you should find someone too!" The younger pushed his hand into his friend's fiery red locks, ruffling them and making him give him a death glare.

"Stop that, Tae! And, well, about the love thing... Of course there's people I find cute. But it's just about finding someone attractive, not wanting to have something with them, yaknow?"
Taehyung 'aww'ed.

"Aw, Hyung. That's cute, but also boring. You're the one that's overly invested in my love life, now it's time for me to do something about yours!" His eyes roamed around the cafeteria and he snickered when they caught a certain table.

"I ship you with... Min Yoongi." He snickered again, even harder when his redhead friend choked on his noodles, again.

"Take that back, you idiot!," he screeched as soon as he had swallowed the noodles inside his mouth.
Even Jimin was laughing.

"What? Say what you want but you guys do have some chemistry, you'd make a cute couple," the brunette sing-songed, pouting when he got smacked on the head.

"And this is exactly why I'm the matchmaker here, how is hating each other to death and glaring daggers at each other every lunch break chemistry in any shape or form?!"
Taehyung shrugged.

"Hyung, have you never read any Wattpad fanfictions? Enemies to lovers, now that's something truly interesting and, not to mention, romantic." The brunette blew a kiss into the air and showed a cute finger heart, making Hoseok groan in annoyance and Jimin stare at him in awe.

"You better stop right there or I'm telling the whole school you made out with Jungkook! Not very unbelievable, if you ask me," he hissed, grinding his teeth.

Taehyung giggled. "Yeah, suuure. You wouldn't dare. Anyways, I gotta go for a sec, my mom's calling me," he spoke, standing up and leaving the table with light skips as he saw his display light up and he felt the vibrations on the cafeteria table.

"Yes, mom?," he asked as soon as he entered the deserted hallway nearby.

"Hey, sweetie. I just wanted to tell you before I forget, I'm sorry I had to interrupt you at school."

"It's okay, mommy. You have work too, after all. What is it?" He waited patiently.

"Your aunt Hyejin is busy this weekend and she wanted to ask you if you'd be able to clean her house and take care of Yeontan, in return for payment, of course. You see, she won't get to take care of her house anymore," his mom explained from the other end.

"Of course I can, but what about Taeha? She has a baseball tournament this weekend, she can't help." He furrowed his eyebrows.

"Oh, that's okay. Hyejin can find a replacement."

The brunette hummend and removed his phone from his ear. "Okay. Mommy, I've got to go back. See you at home this evening."

"See you, sweetie."

The both of them hung up and Taehyung was just about to turn off his phone when all of a sudden, a new text message arrived.

+82 2948284881
Stop ignoring me.
You're being painfully annoying and incooperative.
Don't fucking test me, Taehyung.
Sent 2:11 AM

Taehyung gulped, his breath hitching. He knew exactly who this was. He felt weak and unsafe, and he did not like it.

The last time he got messages like these, he was with Jeon Jungkook and even though the ravenette wasn't exactly his favourite person to ever exist, he did make Taehyung feel at least partially safe and he comforted him.

Right now, he was standing alone in the hallways, with no one around.
And he was actually starting to become scared, feeling the all too familiar pit in his stomach.

So he ran back into the cafeteria quickly while frantically shaking his head, not planning on mentioning these messages to anybody. He didn't think he could handle the drama.

It wasn't like they were that important, anyways. Just empty threats.

Right?

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(A/N: heyoo guyssss,

i'm sorry i keep repeating the cafeteria scene with hobi hassling tae etc. over and over but even though it's kinda repetitive, it's fun to write! :D
also, i need some filler chapters so the story doesn't go on too quickly

btw tysm for 3k on this book!!1!1!!!💜💜💜💜
i saw this trending at #5 at #taekook a few days ago and i was like ???!?!?!?!? what the helllllll

anyways again thank you so much, i don't deserve this, whoever's reading this ily you're appreciated uwuwuwu💜💜💓💖💕💗💖💓💕💗💖💕💓💗)