Feelings

After they talked, things got better at home. Yoonji may still get annoyed by Taehyung's loud music or the fact that he wrote on all her Christmas napkins, but now she scolds him without real anger. Jungkook might even say she likes having her brother around.

Jungkook also likes it when Taehyung is around.

They spend more and more time together, watching movies in the living room (during which Taehyung sits on the floor and endlessly writes something in his notebook, but still manages to catch the plot of the movies), listening to music together (they even exchanged their Spotify profiles). Jungkook even decided to get back into mathematics, and Taehyung gladly works as his tutor. In return, Jungkook cooks him dishes like makguksu and other various recipes he finds on his favorite YouTube or TikTok channels.

Sometimes, when their schedules align, the three of them spend time together. Like right now. They decided to watch Ghostbusters.

Jungkook made popcorn, and Taehyung brought drinks. Yoonji brought two large blankets, giving one to Taehyung and using the other to cover Jungkook and herself. For the first part of the movie, Jungkook paints Yoonji's nails while sitting on the floor wrapped in the blanket, and then Yoonji hugs him, rubbing her cheek against Jungkook’s cheek.

Taehyung is completely in a world of his own today.

He sits on the floor on the other side of the coffee table, with his head low, writing in his notebook. He pays no attention to the movie, not even looking up at Jungkook and Yoonji. He hasn't even touched the drinks and popcorn. While Yoonji watches the movie, resting her head on his shoulder, Jungkook watches Taehyung. After a while, Yoonji falls asleep and he covers her better with a blanket, making the TV volume lower. Jungkook continues to watch Taehyung, no longer paying attention to the movie.

“Tae?" he asks softly.

Taehyung raises his head, looks at him, then at Yoonji, and then lowers his head again.

“Tae, are you okay?"

Taehyung nods, then finally responds, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just struggling with a formula. And I want to sleep."

"You said you solve problems better when you look at me. Why aren't you looking at me today?"

Taehyung puts down the pencil, looks at Jungkook again, and then stands up, grabbing his things.

"I don't think it's appropriate today. I'll go to bed. Thanks for the evening."

Jungkook watches in confusion as Taehyung leaves for his room. What happened? Taehyung’s like... not Taehyung today. Did he do something wrong?

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All week long, Jungkook hears sad music coming from Taehyung's room. The sad songs of Bonnie Tyler are followed by the sad songs of his favorites Earth, Wind and Fire.

He sees him less and less often - Taehyung now works full time at the university, in his spare time doing research and solving that one unsolvable problem.

Even Yoonji notices that something is wrong, even though she said that her brother can go days without eating or sleeping while working on something new or interesting to him.

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(A/N:

ANNDDD CUT!! I've been so busy lately that's why I couldn't update TT anyways what do you think will happen next 🤭 I'm sure you guys already know why Tae was acting like that hahahahaha I'm already writing the next chapter but I don't think I'll finish it today :> but I'll be back on the grind but for now I'm going on hiatus euhahsuwhe bz schedule neways see you on the next update!! love y'all <33)

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