Taehyung sits at the kitchen table across from Jakyung later that night eating the dinner she prepared for them.

Taehyung and Jungkook did eventually fall asleep and they woke up around six or so when Jakyung called to tell Taehyung to come home for dinner.

"So what did you have to tell me?" Taehyung says drinking from his cup.

Jakyung clears her throat sitting her utensils down. "It's about your father."

"Hm." Taehyung says nodding. "Did he leave?"

"No. He didn't leave." Jakyung says shaking her head. "He's gotten visitation rights."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Taehyung asks.

"He wants us to come see him sometimes. He wants you to come see him." Jakyung says.

Taehyung continues to eat not really caring what his father wanted.

"Taehyung. I understand he's done horrible things to you~"

"You don't know anything so how could you understand? Just leave it alone." Taehyung says not wanting to argue with the women when she's been so good to him when she didn't have to be.

"I just want you to try to make things right with him." Jakyung says.

"I'm gonna graduate next year and after that he'll never have to hear from me again." Taehyung says.

"He wants a relationship with you Taehyung." Jakyung says.

"He told me I ruined his life." Taehyung says putting his chopsticks down with a nauseous feeling coming over him.

"He didn't mean that. He was just~"

"In pain? Yeah well I was too. Because my mother left me with a drunk who wanted me dead." Taehyung says.

Jakyung sighs. "He just wants to make things right."

"Well I don't. And I have that right to not want to." Taehyung says.

"You do. But I'm just asking you to try sweetheart." Jakyung says.

"Why are you trying so hard for him?" Taehyung asks.

Jakyung sighs looking down at her lap momentarily before looking back at Taehyung. "I just want him to be happy."

"What about you? Are you happy?" Taehyung asks.

"I am. And I'll be even happier if we can all live happily together when your dad gets back." Jakyung says with a smile.

"I just don't get why you love him so much." Taehyung says shaking his head.

"Love is complicated Taehyung." Jakyung says. "If you love someone. It's almost like nothing else matters but them. And why you love them. And when it comes to your dad. I just believe he's a good person under all his flaws. Despite the past."

"What about me?" Taehyung asks.

"What do you mean?" Jakyung says.

"He abused me." Taehyung says. "I could still go to the police if I wanted to."

Jakyung sighs. "Please Taehyung. I'm begging you to try to make things right."

"So you just want to act like it didn't happen?" Taehyung says.

"No. I just want you to forgive the past." Jakyung says.

"That's bullshit." Taehyung says. "It's not like I'm forgiving a tap on the fucking wrist Jakyung. He's done things to me that I can never forget let alone forgive."

Jakyung nods listening to Taehyung.

"You want me to forgive him for beating me? Burning me? Cutting me? Ruining everything that meant anything to me?" Taehyung asks trying not to get worked up. "He may be the 'love of your life' right now. But he's evil Jakyung."

Jakyung just nods. "He's not evil Taehyung."

"He was to me." Taehyung says.

"When he was with me all he ever talked about was having a better life for you and wanting you to be happy." Jakyung says.

"Well he fucking played you." Taehyung says standing to leave.

"Your dad was unhappy Tae. We all do things we wouldn't normally do when we're unhappy." Jakyung says.

"Defending him isn't going to make me feel better." Taehyung says stopping near the threshold of the kitchen.

"I just want you to have an open mind. Come with me to see him Monday and if you don't want to anymore after it's fine." Jakyung says.

"I don't want to." Taehyung says. "And I understand if you don't want me to stay here anymore without trying to work things out."

"Don't speak nonsense Taehyung. You can still stay." Jakyung says. "I just hope you think about it."

Taehyung turns and goes to his room without another word.

-

Jungkook lays in Hoseok's bed hugging Hoseok's body pillow while crying.

"Hoseok. This is the second time I've been called over. And both times someone's been crying." Jin says sitting on the bed.

"What's up with you Kook?" Namjoon says sitting on the bed as well.

Jungkook just sniffles and hides his face in the pillow.

Namjoon and Jin look to Hoseok.

"He was crying when he got here." Hoseok says. "I think he came out to his parents or something."

"Ah." Namjoon says nodding.

"Aw. Jungkook. Why are you crying?" Jin asks patting the boys shoulder. "Sit up and talk to hyung."

Jungkook sits up and wipes his eyes that are now swollen from crying.

Jin hugs Jungkook letting him cry in his neck.

"What happened Kook?" Namjoon asks in a caring tone.

"I. My parents. They. Just. They aren't. And. I told them. But. They're making me go. And. I just. I don't. I keep. Crying. I'm. Not. Sad. But. I am. And they don't know."

Namjoon raises an eyebrow not understanding a word Jungkook just sputtered out through his tears.

"Alright man." Namjoon says patting the younger's leg.

Jin glares at him as he strokes Jungkook's hair. "Did you come out to your parents Jungkook?"

Jungkook nods coughing out a little sob as he wipes his tears.

"How'd they take it?" Jin asks.

Jungkook shrugs. "I don't know."

"Well. Did they seem upset?" Jin asks.

"I don't know." Jungkook says again.

"Then why are you crying?" Jin asks.

"I'm leaving again." Jungkook mumbles into Jin's neck.

"You're leaving?" Jin asks.

Jungkook nods.

Jin looks at Hoseok.

"You're going back to Busan?" Hoseok asks.

"They're making me go to school early." Jungkook says.

"Why are you crying Jungkook?" Jin asks still not connecting the dots.

"Because....I love him. I love Taehyung."

-

As much as Jungkook didn't want to face his parents after his whole 'coming out' thing he still had to.

Jin drops him off at home since he had walked to Hoseok's.

When Jungkook walks in his parents sit in the living room waiting for him and they stand when he enters.

He just looks at them. "What?"

"What? Son you just told us something about you that's very important." Mrs. Jeon says.

"Sexuality isn't important people just make it important." Jungkook says.

"We just want you to know that we support you." Mr. Jeon says.

"Yeah. I appreciate it." Jungkook says.

"And we're here if you need us." Mrs. Jeon says.

"Yeah." Jungkook says before going upstairs to his room.

Jungkook looks in the mirror and his eyes are swollen from crying.

After he admitted his love for Taehyung his friends advised him to tell Taehyung he was leaving saying it was better to tell him now than to spring it on him later.

The only good thing that came out of it was that he had summer school with Taehyung.

Not that they'd be in the same class or anything since Jungkook will be taking senior classes.

Jungkook spends the rest of the night coming up with senerios in his head where he and Taehyung actually end up together but all of them seem impossible to achieve in real life.

He just wished they could be happy together without a care in the world.

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