Taehyung's a pussy. Not his words, but Jimin's.

He told himself he'd go up to Jungkook the same day he saw him get asked out by Chanyeol and he'd go and talk to him. But then he saw him, at lunch, talking to Chanyeol- laughing, smiling, looking.. happy?

Taehyung had turned around, taken his stupid letter that he wrote and threw it into the bin. It's not worth it. Jungkook told Taehyung not to talk to him or come close to him. He told Taehyung that he'd broken Jungkook's heart many times.

Taehyung doesn't deserve Jungkook. Jungkook's way too good for him. He's actually a nice person who people don't fear and he was the one who innocently made a mistake and fell for Taehyung. Taehyung shouldn't go up to him. Jungkook doesn't want him.

"So, what'd he say?" Jimin asked, going up to Taehyung. Taehyung looked at him and then hesitated.

"I-I didn't go up to him." Taehyung mumbled and Jimin scowled.

"V, the dance is tomorrow. When are you going to talk to him?" Jimin asked and Taehyung bit his lip in agitation, messing around with a football, kicking it around out of anxiety.

"I-I don't think I'm going to.. Just- hear me out, I just.. feel like he can do so much better than me. Y'know?" Taehyung said in a small voice and Jimin stepped closer to him, his nose scrunching in anger.

Jimin reached forward and smacked Taehyung on the head, making him let out an ow and rub his head in distress.

"I've had enough of this. Everyone makes mistakes, alright? You've clearly learned from yours and are willing to improve for Jungkook. If he doesn't see that then it's his loss. You both deserve each other. Now will you please go talk to him before that stupid dance?" Jimin snapped and Taehyung sighed.

"He hates me, though." Taehyung squeaked and Jimin smacked him on the head again.

"No he doesn't you doof. He still likes you very much, will you just trust me?" Jimin said and Taehyung scowled at him and rubbed his head.

"Yeah, okay, but stop hitting me." Taehyung mumbled and Jimin giggling into his hand.

"Sorry." Jimin drawled out.

*

They were currently on the football pitch and practice was almost over. Taehyung had been toying around, not in the mood to play properly. Taehyung and Jimin heard the coach call them over. They all walked over to the benches, where all the other players were.

"Listen up boys- we have a month left of practice until the cold hits and we can't practice anymore. So, for the month, reach a group consensus on what you want to do. V, make sure everyone agrees with the decision." The coach said and then left.

Taehyung cleared his throat and then clapped his hands together to get the attention on him.

"I think we should just keep doing group matches." Yoongi said and some people hummed in response.

"But we always do group matches. It gets boring and predictable after a while. Any other ideas?" Taehyung asked and Yoongi rolled his eyes.

"We could do running and proper ass cardio and shit. You know, get real fit." Jackson said and Taehyung pursed his lips.

"Getting fit isn't going to increase our football skills. Anything else?" Taehyung mumbled and Jackson huffed.

"We could do Yoga-"

"Oh my god Youngjae, shut up. Guys, these ideas suck." Taehyung snapped and saw all the boys look a little weary. Youngjae just nodded in fear and shut up.

"We could combine all of that. Like, we've been doing a shit ton of practice matches lately- so instead we can do warm ups and then cardio and then work on football skills, and then end it with a match." Mark said and Taehyung contemplated his idea.

"I don't know.. that might make the lesson really crammed." Taehyung mumbled and didn't notice Mark sigh in aggravation.

"Actually, I think Mark's idea is pretty good. We could, like, keep the warm up and cardio and football skills practice in rotation, y'know? Some people do warm ups, while some do cardio, etc." Jungkook said, his voice softer and making Taehyung's stomach explode.

Taehyung looked at him for a second and Jungkook looked back at him, his eyes precious and doll-like, how they always are.

"Okay." Taehyung said quickly, his heart fluttering upon seeing Jungkook smile shyly. "Y-yeah, that sounds good. Um- so, we'll go with Jungkook's idea." Taehyung mumbled and heard Jimin snicker beside him.

"He literally just repeated everything I said!" Mark scoffed and Jungkook let out a giggle at that. Taehyung ignored him and the circle dissolved since practice was over.

"You're so whipped." Jimin whispered to him and Taehyung pushed him, making Jimin laugh.

Jungkook watched from the benches as Taehyung walked towards the changing room with Jimin, both laughing about something. Jungkook almost smiled a little, because he hadn't seen Taehyung's boxy smile for a long time and it made Jungkook's insides feel all warm.

He could feel his heart fluttering, stomach turning over itself like waves on a beach. Taehyung was so cute, so god damn handsome and endearing. Jungkook just wanted to run up to him and jump into his arms and kiss him until-

Jungkook snapped himself out of his thoughts. No, no- he shouldn't be thinking this way about someone who doesn't like him back. Someone who's 'straight'. Taehyung's sexuality was too fragile, he was too afraid to accept the fact that he's into guys. Jungkook wouldn't force him to come out, but he should at least accept it.

Plus, it's not like Taehyung would ever return his feelings. It's not like Taehyung ever stayed up late at night thinking about Jungkook's smile.

(Boy was he wrong.)

*

Smack.

"What do you mean you still haven't talked to him?!" Jimin snapped and Taehyung held his hands against the top of his head, where Jimin's tiny fist had collided.

"For the love of God stop hitting me!" Taehyung groaned, but Jimin looked pissed.

"V, the dance is in two hours! Go talk to him right now!" Jimin said and Taehyung blinked, he'd never seen Jimin look scary before.

"But what if he tells me to fuck off and slaps me again?" Taehyung asked in a small voice and Jimin rolled his eyes.

"He won't. Even if he does, at least you'll have your feelings out of the way! If you don't do it now, V, you're never going to. Who knows what might happen after this- he might start dating Chanyeol, or worse, catch feelings for him! Do it before it's too late!" Jimin said and then grabbed Taehyung from the back of his shirt and pushed him outside his room.

"Okay, okay- but where is he?" Taehyung asked and Jimin shrugged.

"I don't know, go find him!" Jimin said and Taehyung sighed and decided to try and find him.

Jimin was right. Annoying, but right. If Jungkook starts dating him or something, it'll be too late. The only other person who has a similar reputation to V in this school is Chanyeol, so Taehyung does not want to get into that.

If he doesn't do it today, right now, he might as well never. Now or never, baby.

Taehyung rushed to Hoseok and Yoongi's dorm. He wasn't there. He checked Jin and Namjoon's dorm, he wasn't there. He checked all the art rooms, not there. He checked the food hall, not there. Boys lounge, not there. Clasrooms, not there.

Where the fuck was he??

Taehyung groaned. He spent a whole half hour looking for Jungkook. There was only an hour and a half left to find Jungkook, tell him not to go any further with Chanyeol, confess his feelings for him and hope that Jungkook returns them.

Taehyung walked across the hallway of the seniors and even checked Chanyeol's room. His roommate, Baekhyun, was very confused and told him to piss off. Taehyung sighed and continued trying to look for him. He reached a curve in the hallway and then heard some giggling.

Giggling he'd recognize anywhere.

"Jungkook-" Taehyung called as he turned into the hallway and then his eyes widened.

The hallway was a dead end, leading to a small storage closet. No one came there. Figures, because there stood Chanyeol, with his arms on either side of Jungkook, cornering him. Jungkook's hair was a little messy and lips parted and red, breathing heavily. Chanyeol's lips were red and bitten too and he was smirking.

"Oh." Taehyung let out and Chanyeol moved away from Jungkook, whose cheeks were pink.

"O-oh- um- hey V. What-what're you doing here?" Jungkook asked, seeing the look of disdain on Taehyung's face.

"I was-" Taehyung started, his words choked up, vision felt like it was fading. "Um- n-nothing, I- um-" Taehyung began, not being able to form a complete sentence.

Taehyung looked at Jungkook, his eyes showing hurt and confusion. "Forget it." Taehyung mumbled and saw Jungkook blink innocently, like he didn't just trample upon Taehyung's heart (or whatever was left of it).

Taehyung quickly walked away, reaching behind the wall where they couldn't see him.

He heard Jungkook's giggling begin again and then the sound of two lips pressing together. He heard Jungkook's whimper and some incoherent whispering.

"You're really cute, Kook, you know that?" Chanyeol's voice said.

"Hm, been told." Jungkook's voice replied and some more giggling and the sound of kissing was heard.

"I was actually wondering.. if.. after the dance, you'd like to come back to my dorm? Do more than just kiss, you feel me?" Chanyeol's voice husked.

"Oh yeah? What do you wanna do to me?" Jungkook's voice asked back and Taehyung felt a pang in his gut.

"Mm, let's see. I'd strip you naked, firstly- and then take my tongue across that tiny wait of yours, and make you mine-"

Taehyung couldn't hear it. He couldn't, he felt like throwing up. He walked away, the heaviness in his head and his chest returning. He felt his heart which was filled with roses now stab him with thorns, tightening around his ribs and suffocating his lungs.

Make you mine.

Taehyung walked back to his dorm, his steps staggered, he felt drunk with disappointment. Maybe if he'd told him earlier. Jungkook wouldn't be taken. He thought Chanyeol and Jungkook were just gonna be a stupid thing to the dance, but clearly they both want to take it further.

"V?"

Taehyung saw Jimin walking over to him, his face contorted in worry.

"V, what-what happened?" Taehyung asked, noticing how ruptured he looked. Jimin watched as Taehyung opened his dorm door aggresively and walked in, Jimin following.

"V-"

"It's too fucking late, Jimin. You-you were right. I saw them, in-in the hallway. They were kissing, a-and they're probably gonna do more tonight. You were right. Jungkook probably likes him back, and it's too fucking late." Taehyung choked out, dropping down to his bed.

Jimin sighed and then sat down beside Taehyung, placing his hand on Taehyung's back. "I'm sorry. But, maybe it won't work out and then-"

"Forget it. It feels like the Universe just doesn't want us to be together or something." Taehyung mumbled and before Jimin could say anything, Taehyung stood up.

"He seemed happy, though." Taehyung said, looking outside his window. "He was smiling and giggling a lot. And honestly, if-if Chanyeol makes him happy, then-" Taehyung started, but Jimin cut him off.

"V-"

"But-but I don't want Chanyeol to touch him. He won't know how. I don't want to imagine Chanyeol seeing him naked and-and t-touching him and doing everything wrong. B-because, Jungkook- he-he wants you to be soft and-and still rough. He-he likes when you kiss this spot below his esr, b-but not his right ear- only his left. He likes daisies, not roses. He-he likes to be the little spoon, and if-if you breathe down the back of his shoulder he-he'll start giggling because he's really ticklish there. Do-do you think Chanyeol will know that, Jimin? Will he know how to take care of him?"

Jimin stared at Taehyung, eyes widened, jaw falling slightly. Awe.

"Dude.. you're in love with him." Jimin breathed out and Taehyung looked at Jimin slowly.

"Y-you think?" Taehyung chuckled sadly and Jimin stood up from the bed.

"I'm so sorry." Jimin whispered and Taehyung looked away, his head hitting the wall behind him.

"It's not your fault."

"It is. Also, you're not too late. I was wrong. Because, I-I know Jungkook loves you too. Just as much. V, tell him at the dance." Jimin said and Taehyung snickered.

"I can't tell him at the dance, Jimin. Chanyeol will punch me."

"Let him! Please, V, I ship you guys so hard I'm gonna be really mad if you guys don't date." Jimin whined and Taehyung laughed.

"Chim, I-I don't know. Chanyeol clearly likes him and Jungkook clearly kind of likes him too. I don't want to interfere and start drama for no reason. Jungkook already got pissed at me for coming in between him and Yugyeom.." Taehyung said and Jimin huffed.

"V-"

"No, Jimin. I don't want to make him more pissed at me. It's fine.. Jungkook's better off without me anyway. Don't try to change my mind, I'm sticking with my decision." Taehyung said and Jimin groaned.

"Ugh. Fine. But you're still going to the dance." Jimin snapped and Taehyung scoffed.

"Why would I willingly spend three hours with loud ass annoying people dancing to Ariana Grande?" Taehyung said and Jimin pouted.

"Please, V! I don't wanna see you all sad and mopey." Jimin mumbled.

"I don't have a suit."

"You don't need a suit. Just a nice shirt and tie." Jimin said and Taehyung pursed his lips together.

"I don't even have a date. Don't you need a date to get in?" Taehyung asked and Jimin smiled.

"I'll be your date! Now come on, go get dressed." Jimin said and Taehyung sighed but agreed. He couldn't help but let out a smile as Jimin walked towards his door.

"Thanks Jimin. You-you really do help a lot." Taehyung said and Jimin grinned.

"Anytime, my dude." Jimin said and turned around to walk out. Before he did, Taehyung reached over and smacked his ass, making him let out a yelp.

"Christ- chill out, V! Jungkook told me about your stupid spanking kink." Jimin mumbled and Taehyung turned red.

"What?! I don't have a spanking king! He just- he just thought I did but like- I just did it once."

"You're so weird." Jimin mumbled and then walked out of the room, running away before Taehyung could slap his ass again.

Taehyung snickered and then closed his room door, but then sighed, turning around. He didn't wanna go to the dance and see Jungkook dancing with Chanyeol, probably smiling, probably giggling, probably kissing him. It hurt to even think about it.

But his mind was made up. Jungkook deserved so much more than him. And, in all honesty.. Taehyung would rather see Jungkook happy with another man. As long as he's happy right?