:: 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓷 ::

"can i sleep with you?"

jungkook blinked his eyes once. then twice. and then thrice. he could have blinked more but when the fact that taehyung is actually right in front of him, asking to sleep together sank in his head he couldn't blink or even make a movement.

and so, he freaked out.

"fuck, i knew this house was hunted!" jungkook stepped back, forming his hands into fists as he glared at the raven head who tilted his head in confusion.

the thunder rumbled again, making the place light up for a second and in that one second, jungkook noticed how the man he assumed is actually a ghost instead of taehyung- enlarged his eyes and covered his ears from the sound of thunder.

ghosts can act too? the faded green-haired lad wondered as he watched the supposed-to-be cute ghost tremble in fear.

"you jerk! answer me at least!" the raven head yelled after calming down. already knowing he will make a mess out of himself again when it'll thunder outside. he was embarrassed, scared, angry and flustered- god, taehyung felt horrible.

"answer? get the hell out of my room you ghost bastard! that kim will never ask me to sleep with him, do you take me as a fool!"

taehyung's mouth fell open, an 'i can't believe someone can be this fucking stupid' look on his pale face. "i can kill you and turn you into an actual ghost if you don't stop being a fucking moron" the raven head snarled.

"that short temper. . . oh shit. you're really kim taehyung?!" jungkook shouted back, a thunder following his voice making taehyung flinch and stumble slightly as he gripped the door frame in an attempt to steady himself.

the faded green-haired lad saw how taehyung was at his limits, his hands and legs shaking and face turning even paler as his messy black hair shadowed his scared visage.

he's really scared. . . jungkook wondered how could a man as rugged as taehyung be so frightened of something so negligible like thunders. but again he won't blame taehyung since he himself had a terrible time because his trauma was triggered by a minor race.

regardless, to see that same fear in taehyung's umber eyes, jungkook felt something.

that exact feeling urged him to protect the raven head. even if he hated taehyung with his guts, he still wanted to drag him out of his misery.

although it didn't make sense because kim taehyung,

is nothing to him.

yet jungkook wanted to stretch a hand of help towards the man he despises the most.

now who will tell him, it's not pity that he feels for taehyung. it's the agony he feels when he sees those umber eyes showing fear instead of hatred he always shows whenever they look at each other.

after all, jungkook loves the hatred taehyung has for him.

"what's wrong in your room?" he asked even though he knows the reason fairly well. he wouldn't let go of a chance to tease the raven head, it was one of his favorite things to do nowadays.

"i can't sleep there-"

"just say you're scared"

taehyung lifted his head and glared at the sneering man. "i'm leaving, sorry to disturb you" he rasped out bitterly, cursing himself for ever thinking jungkook would consider his situation.

after all, why would he? jungkook hates him. he rather would enjoy his suffering than help him out.

and just when taehyung turned around to leave, flinching when a rumble of thunder boomed outside again. right then abruptly jungkook grabbed his wrist halting him on his spot.

taehyung turned his head behind at the man who desperately clung to him with their linked hands.

taehyung stepped back to create distance but the younger had no intention of giving him personal space as he stepped ahead, bumping their chests together.

"you can sleep with me kim. let's do it"

"wait wait" taehyung turned crimson red when he heard jungkook's hoarse voice ring in his ears. jungkook definitely wasn't thinking he meant sleeping in that way. . . right?

"what do you mean by let's do it?!"

"you want to have sex with me, no?" the younger tilted his head and asked innocently.

"w-w-what!" taehyung shoved him off and enlarged his eyes. "no! i meant sleeping as in just sleeping! lay in bed and keep the fucking distance you horny fucker!"

"oh"

"let's do that then" there was disappointment in jungkook's voice, him being unaware of it.

what was he so disappointed about?

"i'll set the pillows between us then" the younger informed as he took extra pillows out of the cupboard as taehyung instructed, placing them in the middle of the medium size bed which might look like a smaller one when the two of them get on it.

and guess what?

it did become cramped.

however, none complained. giving their backs to each other both stayed silent, trying to fall asleep in the midst of a heavy thunderstorm.

jungkook could sense taehyung's recoils that moved the bed ever so slightly once in a while. it was so obvious that taehyung was trying to keep his voice down and body motionless. but the fear that entirely consumed him didn't make that easy.

at least in his room, he could scream or move however he wanted to. but he surely couldn't do that here since jungkook is laying right next to him. pillows keeping them separated from getting any close.

"kim" the faded green-haired lad breathed out. his voice seemed like a lighter in the darkness to the raven head as he answered almost immediately.

"yes?"

"you're moving too much"

"i'm. . . i'm sorry. i won't-"

"oh for fuck's sake, if you want help just say it" jungkook turned his front to the frightened man, looking into his agitated umber eyes that resulted the burning in his chest to increase further.

jungkook hates that look in taehyung's eyes.

"w-what. . ." the raven head didn't know how to respond to that. he was ashamed to be even on the same bed as jungkook but seeing that sincerity and irritation of not being of any help in jungkook's eyes- erased all the negative emotions that were eating taehyung's insides.

and so, the older finally let his emotions freed.

tears rolled down his cheeks as he curled his lips to stop but couldn't anymore.

"idiot" jungkook sighed, as he removed the pillows between them before dragging himself closer to the crying man.

hesitantly he wrapped his big arms around taehyung's body, making him shrink in his embrace as the raven head buried his face in jungkook's chest.

"i miss her. . . i miss her so much" taehyung cried out, clenching the the other male's shirt.

it wasn't new how taehyung cried at nights while calling out for his mother's name. after all, in this world he had no one except her. but then one day she was gone, leaving him with his monstrous father who would never treat him how a father should. who always reminded him of how much of a disappointment he was to do what he likes and guilt-trap him for it, who knows nothing but destroy his dreams. turning him into the coldest kim taehyung to ever exist.

there were so many thunderstorm nights when taehyung would cry alone, covering his ears as he would let out the ugliest and loudest screams. not knowing what was hurting him the most.

but now, he was glad he had someone to lean his head on. to cry and be vulnerable even though he might regret it later on.

at least someone was willing to help him.

be it jeon jungkook. the person he loathes to death.

or maybe not.

who knows.

"it's okay. it'll be fine" jungkook stroked taehyung's fluffy black hair, his fingers smoothing the agony that clouded taehyung's head.

it had been an hour. by then the thunders seemed to stop roaring. nonetheless, taehyung surprisingly didn't care about that anymore. after all, he had jungkook distracting him with comforting words and hair stroking. it was oddly comfortable in jungkook's embrace as if he was meant to be in his arms.

"you okay now?" jungkook asked in his sleepy voice making the raven head finally snap back into reality.

taehyung pulled himself away and kept a slight distance, the gap between their body wasn't much since there weren't any pillows in between and the bed was small for them to keep space anyway. their hot breaths were fanning on each other's faces as taehyung with widened eyes stared into jungkook's unfazed ones.

"why'd you do that?" the raven head asked, ready to hear anything rude coming his way from the younger.

however, jungkook just chuckled slightly as he played with taehyung's hair.

"do what?"

"you know what"

"comfort?" the faded green haired lad inquired back, taehyung nodded even though there was no need to.

jungkook stared at his face for a while making taehyung wary. and what he did next left the raven head completely flabbergasted.

jungkook wiped the rest of tears that glistened in his swollen eyes. his thumb doing it ever so gently as if jungkook didn't want to hurt him.

it baffled taehyung so much.

"you know how much i hate you, don't you kim?"

taehyung wasn't sure if he should answer or just listen. what was jungkook thinking? he had no idea. so he decided to do the latter.

"i hate you so fucking much, it's not even funny" the younger answered for taehyung. the raven head wasn't bothered since he had mutual feelings for jungkook.

"but when i see you crying for something that doesn't involve me, it fucking annoys me. you should hurt only because of me"

taehyung couldn't believe what the heck jungkook was saying. he should hurt because of jungkook only? has the king of devillie finally lost his mind?

"what do you mean?"

"forget everything else and focus on only me. we are here for me, not you" it should have sounded selfish of jungkook to spout such nonsense but what the raven head could feel instead in his voice was greed.

it sounded dangerous and alarming.

taehyung should leave.

and just when he was about to do that. jungkook chuckled.

"scared of me? how cute"

"the fuck? the thunders stopped so there's no reason for me to be here anymore" taehyung sat up while the faded green-haired lad stared up at him, grinning.

"aww how heartless. using me and now throwing me away?" jungkook pointed at his arm that laid straight on the pillow before he spoke again. "see, my arm hurts because of you sleeping on it for i don't even know how long. now, are you really gonna go just like that?"

taehyung was flushed red. he won't lie, sleeping on jungkook's buff arm felt so good. even though he was no less in having a muscular body as jungkook since he liked to be fit, the younger's body radiated a warmth that his body couldn't. however, he won't admit that, he'd rather eat shit than tell how good he felt in jungkook's embrace.

"what are you implying on jeon?" taehyung sternly asked, to give jungkook a warning on choosing his next words carefully.

however, jungkook isn't scared of taehyung. just the same way how taehyung isn't of him.

they always have mutual feelings for each other after all.

"you're hard, kim"

"i know"

jungkook licked his lips, poking the silver ring with his tongue that made taehyung's eyes follow that movement.

both know they have boners from cuddling like that a while ago. since their bodies were practically rubbing against each other. making it all too tough for it to keep in.

"c'mon, you wanna fuck me i know" jungkook smirked.

taehyung licked his lips next as a smirk appeared on his face. "you'd do bottom for me?"

"if you do it for me first"

"i don't do bottom"

"neither do i" jungkook rolled his eyes.

"too bad then" taehyung was about to get off when jungkook yanked him back by his collar, making him fall flat on the bed, with the younger hovering over him.

"i have an idea" jungkook smirked as he grabbed the hem of taehyung's pants.

"oh don't you dare"

"you'll enjoy it, trust me"

taehyung licked his lips again. his body heating up from jungkook's keen gaze. he rolled his eyes before glaring at the grinning man.

"you better make me feel good"

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y'all sexy time in the next chapter >///<