Jungkook smells strongly of a late autumn evening. Seokjin's nose twitches as soon as he opens his apartment door and he has to hold his breath just to make sure he doesn't get too invested in the scent.

"You stink." He pushes the bottle he'd gotten in the mail right against Jungkook's chest. "Take this."

Jungkook mutters something about how he doesn't stink, that he uses specific healthcare products just so he doesn't smell because he plays basketball and—

"I don't care," Seokjin tells him, and then he breathes in the scent again. "You smell so strong. It's distracting." He covers his nose with his shirt and Jungkook smirks.

"Distracting how?"

Seokjin rolls his eyes. "You're practically forcing your pheromones in my direction. Just hurry up and take the cure so we can get on with life."

Jungkook takes half the antidote as if it's a shotglass and he immediately begins spitting it out all over the floor. "Ew, what the hell?" He stares down at the mess he made and Seokjin crosses his arms.

"Was that necessary?"

"Um, yeah, this tastes like death." Jungkook shoves the antidote right back into Seokjin's hands, and of course he gets curious, so he presses his finger against the top of the bottle and licks it, scrunching his entire face as the awful taste instantly makes him feel nauseous. "See! Why does it taste like that? That's horrible. Your's doesn't taste that way."

Seokjin wipes his tongue on his shirt, grimacing. "It's because they don't use flavoring like I do. I usually put in something like fruit or candy."

"Well, they should really look into doing that too."

"Don't give them my ideas," Seokjin argues, then asks, "Did it work or what?"

Jungkook shakes his head. "I still love you, but I hate whoever made that antidote. At least that's new."

Seokjin sighs. "How can I be sure you're actually in love with me anyways?" He rolls his eyes once again. "You know what? Maybe taking the love potion again will reverse it. Let's try that." He takes Jungkook's forearm and drags him inside, immediately letting go once they close the door.

Maybe he should've thought about this.

Now his entire apartment will smell like sweaty Jeon Jungkook.

They sit down on the couch and Jungkook makes himself at home, turning on the TV while Seokjin begins making the love potion all over again. He concentrates on the love spell in his spellbook, not noticing that some of the ingredients he's using are different from the first spell he'd made.

"Okay," he says once it's finished. He stirs it for good measure and then holds up the shiny pink bottle to Jungkook. "Here. Let's see if it gets reversed."

Jungkook sits up next to Seokjin, taking the bottle between his fingers. Unlike the few times he's taken the antidote, he seems unsure as he looks at the bottle. "Are you sure this is safe? Taking the same potion twice?"

"Of course not. Witchcraft is all about experimenting," Seokjin tells him. "Consider yourself my lab rat."

"Seriously? That's not reassuring at all."

Seokjin shrugs. "I wasn't trying to be reassuring. You stole my drink, so it's the price you gotta pay. Now drink up." He tilts the potion towards Jungkook and the bunny ears atop of his head falls back with his head, lifting the bottle to his lips.

He barely gets any of the liquid onto his lips before pulling it away, smacking his lips together and licking them. Seokjin made sure to use extra flavoring for him, so he's sure the potion tastes good. But what he isn't so sure of is the way Jungkook's eyes lock onto his.

His pupils dilate the second he looks at Seokjin and his scent becomes stronger than Seokjin has ever sensed before. Sure, this is how Jungkook normally smells, all nice and forest-y, but it's like the forest is surrounded by caramel and sweet berries and—Seokjin realizes that his scent has always smelled similar to this, but never so strong. Never so...

"Are you— Are you trying to seduce me right now?"

Jungkook sets the potion down and grabs ahold of his shirt, tugging on it and shuddering. "Holy shit," he lets out. His scent becomes stronger as he glances at Seokjin and a part of him wonders if he's made the love spell work way more than he should've. Maybe Jungkook has had too much of it. He hopes the antidote actually works, frowning as he picks it up.

"Here—" Seokjin's words get cut off and he nearly drops the antidote as Jungkook practically throws himself onto him, nuzzling deep into his neck, right over his scent gland. The omega's sweet scent spikes immediately and Seokjin gasps, shuddering as Jungkook's skin presses against his. "J-Jungkook-ah, take this."

He raises the bottle and holds his breath as Jungkook's arms wrap around his waist, pulling him closer. "Want you," the alpha lets out, his lips brushing against Seokjn's scent gland. It makes Seokjin fall weak into his hold, but he stays strong despite how good it feels.

Seokjin takes ahold of the dazed alpha's jaw with one hand, forcing him to look at him. He dips his finger into the bottle to get some of the antidote on it and then he prods his finger into Jungkook's mouth. Surprisingly, Jungkook lets up, parting his lips and allowing it.

His tongue swirls around Seokjin's finger for a second, warm and slightly alluring to Seokjin. But then Jungkook stops, halting his movements, and he stares back at Jin. His eyes are still dilated, but his scent dies down once he seems to realize what's going on.

Jungkook practically flings himself away, covering his mouth with his palm and gasping. Seokjin sits there like a moron with his finger still held up beside himself. It's wet and cold now, slightly icky.

"I am so sorry," the alpha quickly apologizes, his eyes wide and guilty. "I did not mean to do all of that to you. I'm sorry." He bows his head, almost begging for forgiveness, but all Seokjin can do is tilt his head and wonder.

"Did the antidote work this time?"

Somehow, the guilty look in Jungkook's eyes becomes stronger. "I love you," he says, "and I still think your first potion was wrong."

Seokjin frowns, his scent souring and mixing with the tons of scents filling the room now. "Are you serious? You clearly just had the same potions effect on you and the antidote worked too. So you mean to tell me that you've been lying? About loving me? For what reason? Why are you lying?"

Jungkook stares at him with wide eyes and a baffled expression on his face.

Seokjin groans. "Well, if it's not a love potion then what is it? Huh? Since you seem to know everything?" Jungkook opens his mouth as if he wants to say something, but then he decides against it, also frowning. Seokjin squints his eyes. "That's what I thought." He smacks Jungkook with the couch pillow. "Get out of my apartment. You've wasted my time for a week now."

"I didn't waste your time—"

"You lied about the antidote not working at the cafe. You absolutely wasted my time."

Jungkook runs his palms down his face, clearly frustrated. "I'm not lying. The antidote didn't work that day, I swear."

"Then why won't you tell me exactly what spell you think you have on you?" Jungkook's silence only angers Seokjin more. "Ugh, just get out of here. I've got a package to prepare and you're just a bother. Bye."

Jungkook has the damn audacity to sigh as he leaves the room.

Unbelievable.

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