jungkook.

the doe eyed boy stood in front of him, eyes round and big, staring down at him, worry printed all over his face.

"o-oh i'm so sorry i-i kind of knew that this was your place but i came here either way i-i'm sorry." jungkook had never seen taehyung like this.

his eyes were bloodshot, blue circles under them, his lip trembling, his nose red, he looked so fragile and jungkook felt bad although he knew that he shouldnt.

"hey taehyung, breathe. it's okay, i don't claim this place, you're free to come here anytime." jungkook couldn't help it, he couldn't help but be kind because seeing people cry, especially people like taehyung, just set something in him free. he felt bad, he knew situations like those too well, he knows how bad it is if you cry and you feel like nobody cares about you.

because even if it was taehyung, he didn't deserve to cry, nobody does. nobody deserves to be lonely, nobody deserves to suffer.

and especially after talking with V a few days ago, he realized something.

taehyung's hurting. deep down, he's hurting. there's always a reason why people act how they act.

jungkook didn't know him, he didn't know his story. he doesn't know anything about taehyung so who was he to judge? who was he to call taehyung asshole although taehuyng never did anything to him?

sure, he was probably playing with him but jungkook let taehyung play with him.

"i-i think i should go now." jungkook never thought that he'd see taehyung like this, crying in front of him, eyes filled with pain.

before taehyung could go, jungkook grabbed him by the arm and made him stay at his place before speaking up, "hey, taehyung, if you want to talk i-i'm here. this might sound uhm.. strange but nobody deserves to cry and i just don't want you to feel like you're alone, because that feeling is just the worst."

and that made taehyung smile. a big smile, a smile that reached his eyes, a pure smile, the smile jungkook had never seen before.

taehyung never smiled, why would he smile? there was no reason to. the only ones who could make him smile were justin and surprisingly jungkook.

"thank you, really."

"no need to thank me, taehyung, i'm just being human. i just don't think that anyone deserves to suffer, i know that feeling too well and uhm.. i'm trailing off, sorry." a pale blush covered his cheeks, his lips holding a shy smile.

"that's it, that's why i'm thanking you, for being human. because apparently nobody in this school knows how to be one." taehyung confessed, the last teardrop falling.

that sentence, exactly what jungkook thought ever since he entered the school.

maybe, he and taehyung weren't as different as they thought they were.

"hey, jungkook?" taehyung called, looking down at his hand who was still lingering on his arm, a warm feeling blooming in stomach, "i don't mind it if you trail away. i like listening to you, you're the only one who seems to be human in this school— no, world. if you ever need someone, i'm here for you and please don't hesitate to walk up to me whenever i'm with people. i want to show them all what they miss by being homophobic assholes."

and maybe this was the start of a wonderful friendship & much more.

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the fact that y'all thought jimin or anyone but jungkook would come SENDS