My Personal Stand-in (TaeKook)
7
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Where are you headed?
*watching Jungkook strap on the seat belt*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 The back side of his white hand and slender fingers looked very sexy
Jungkook was about to say ‘nearby hotel’ when his phone sounded.
Jungkook took out his phone to look. It was a call from his sister, Joen Ji-won. Joen Ji-won told him to go to her place to stay the night, and they’d go back together to their parents' home tomorrow.
Jeon Jungkook
💭 I really didn’t want to go. I hated hearing about her and Lee Soo-hyun’s relationship from her lips
But, in the end, she was still his older sister, and he couldn’t think of any reason to refuse her.
Jeon Jungkook
*gave out the address of a neighborhood in the Third Ring Road to Taehyung*
Joen Ji-won had bought an apartment there for convenience to work and generally lived there on workdays.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
😄 That’s not far from my house.
Kim Taehyung turned the steering wheel and from the parking lane, forcibly squeezed his car into the jam-packed main road.
Shortly after he drove off, it suddenly started raining. Jungkook silently watched the gloomy sky through the window, with no intention of talking to Kim Taehyung.
Nevertheless, Kim Taehyung didn’t find it awkward and started talking to him.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Are you Lee Soo-hyun’s fan?
Kim Taehyung had seen fans behave in front of celebrities with the same sort of zeal and enthusiasm as Jungkook had in the afternoon when he was interacting with Lee Soo-hyun, countless times, so he didn’t find it strange at all
He simply felt that it was a bit of a shame. This boy looked like he was a very indifferent and standoffish person, yet only in front of Lee Soo-hyun was he so friendly and enthusiastic; this must be the star power of a superstar.
Naturally, Jungkook wasn’t going to tell an outsider that Lee Soo-hyun was his sister’s boyfriend and gave a perfunctory reply.
Jeon Jungkook
Hn, I’m Soo-hyung's fan ❄️
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Which agency are you signed with? 🤔
Kim Taehyung guessed that Jungkook had to be a new talent that had just signed with some company; otherwise, no matter how pretty he was, he wouldn’t have been allowed to come in and out of the studio as he wished.
Jeon Jungkook
What agency?❄️
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Talent agency, of course
Jeon Jungkook
No, I’m not signed with any. ❄️
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
😲 You haven’t signed with any yet? Then, could you consider signing with our company? Our company isn’t big, but its financial resources and connections are all top-notch.
Jungkook finally understood what he meant and explained
Jeon Jungkook
I’m not signing with any agency. I’m not becoming a celebrity
Kim Taehyung was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had guessed incorrectly.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
I apologize. You’re so handsome; I thought that you just debuted. That’s a shame; with your looks, you’ll definitely be popular.
Jeon Jungkook
I’m not interested ❄️
*said absentmindedly*
His happy mood from seeing Lee Soo-hyun had been completely ruined by his sister’s one phone call. He knew that in Lee Soo-hyun’s heart, he would only ever be his girlfriend’s little brother.
But to Jungkook, Lee Soo-hyun meant far more than that.........
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 I felt a bit bored seeing his cold and detached attitude. Although I was itching to sound him out, it was clear he was completely uninterested in me.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 Even if Joen Jungkook was gay, what did it matter?
Being homosexual wasn’t anything special. If two men liked the look of each other, both would have realized already. Who had the patience to unearth if the other person was not interested? Even though Kim Taehyung felt that it was a pity, he wasn’t a petty person.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 Being able to accompany such an unrivaled beauty on the way home in a traffic jam under the heavy rain was already wonderful.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 I’d just make do with sexually fantasizing about him in my head. I should zip my mouth, behave, and drive the car to avoid annoying him.
Thus, Kim Taehyung stopped trying to strike up a conversation with him, knowing that he’d be given a cold shoulder.
However, in order to dispel the awkward atmosphere in the car, he put on music.
The car had already entered the fifth ring and was currently moving forward at a turtle’s pace.
Today happened to be Friday, and it was also raining heavily; the congestion level was not surprising. Pea-sized raindrops beat down on the car.
The car was playing a soothing English song, quietly resounding in the closed-off space.
The inside and outside of the car were almost like two worlds.
They could feel with distinct clarity that only the two of them existed within this world inside the car. It was a wondrous feeling.
Jeon Jungkook
*couldn’t help but turn his head to glance at Kim Taehyung*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*His one hand was on the steering wheel, chin resting on the other hand, elbow leaning on the window frame. To overcome his boredom, he watched the dense rain and fog. His eyes were unfocused, as if lost in thought*
Kim Taehyung wouldn’t be considered handsome but was very masculine. His figure was good, and his body gave off a pure masculine charm.
Jeon Jungkook
💭 The side view of his face was especially attractive and slightly resembled Lee Soo-hyun’s, though Lee Soo-hyun’s face was more exquisite and elegant. His looks and temperament were far inferior by comparison.
An odd feeling welled up in Jungkook’s heart, causing him to continue staring at Kim Taehyung even after two seconds had passed
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*sensed his gaze and turned his head to glance at him*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*his faintly narrowed eyes glimmering with an unspeakable ambiguous nature*
Joen Jungkook was startled for a moment and immediately read the naked desire in those eyes
Jeon Jungkook
*slowly turned his head away and started staring out the window again*
After thinking for a few seconds
Jeon Jungkook
Let’s go to your place
*said indifferently*
This time it was Kim Taehyung’s turn to be startled.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*slammed the brakes, and his heart leaped with fear as he apprehensively looked at the dangerous distance between his car and the car in front*
The car behind started resentfully abusing its horn. Kim Taehyung lightly released the brake, letting the car continue to glide forward.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*Working hard to keep his cool, he said*
Okay, my house is a bit closer.
Kim Taehyung’s heart wildly frolicked with joy.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 I had originally thought there was no hope of any action, or at the very least, with his indifferent attitude, there was definitely no chance of anything happening the first time.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 I had even given up on asking for his phone number. I never expected that after many twists and turns, he would suddenly suggest it on his own accord.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 Was it some special day today? 😌
Being able to do it once with a top-grade good like Joen Jungkook was enough to keep him reflecting and savoring it for a long time.
Jeon Jungkook
*sent a text to Joen Ji-won, telling her that he wouldn’t be going over anymore, and then turned off his phone* 📱
He didn’t want to go to his sister’s place at all. He felt completely put off and disgusted as soon as he thought about how Lee Soo-hyun had slept there before, but not with him.
Originally, Kim Taehyung had really been enjoying being in a traffic jam with a beautiful man keeping him company, but now he was impatient to get back home, wishing that he could arrive home right away.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t fly over there and could only move forward slowly following the jammed train of cars.
Kim Taehyung’s parents died in a car crash when he was in elementary school. His dad was originally a vice-director of a state enterprise.
The factory’s employee benefits at that time were good, and allocated their family an apartment with a floor area of over seventy square meters in the northern Second Ring.
At that time, everyone thought that the apartment wasn’t bad, and didn’t feel that it was anything great. Now, however, houses in the district had all risen to twenty thousand per square metre.
The apartment was old and a bit worn down, but Kim Taehyung was really satisfied to be able to have a place in Seoul to settle down and make his home.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*parked the car downstairs*
The rain had already gotten a lot lighter.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*quickly opened the boot*
Jeon Jungkook
*just got out of the car*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*had already run through the doorway with Joen Jungkook’s luggage*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*shook off the water on his hair*
The light on the second floor is broken, watch your step.
Jungkook studied the staircase. The walls had recently been painted; the paintwork was really rough. These kinds of old apartment blocks fundamentally just directly covered the walls with putty powder, covering up the marks left behind in the passing of time, thickening the walls with every layer.
Jeon Jungkook
*Glance at his luggage*
I’ll carry it myself.
Kim Taehyung energetically proceeded up the stairs
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
There’s no need to stand on ceremony, your suitcase is as light as a feather. Besides, my apartment is just on the third floor.
The light on the second floor was broken. Usually, there would still be moonlight, but as there was a rainstorm today, the moon wasn’t visible at all.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 I knew this staircase like the back of my hand; I could go up even with my eyes closed. I was afraid Joen Jungkook might fall.
So he wanted to take out his phone to give him some light.
In the end, before he even managed to take out his phone, his leg tripped on Jungkook’s suitcase, and as the soles of his shoes were very slippery from the muddy water, he lost his footing and fell backward.
Jungkook was right behind him. He encircled his arm around Kim Taehyung’s waist and grabbed the staircase handrail with his other hand.
Kim Taehyung’s entire back was leaning against Jungkook’s chest. He apologetically turned his head and smiled.
Jungkook’s deep and unfathomable eyes looked especially bright against the dim lighting. He looked deeply at Kim Taehyung.
Their faces were extremely close, their breath on each other’s faces; they only needed to move forward a little bit and they’d end up kissing.
A light smile appeared on Kim Taehyung’s face.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 The mood was so good; there was no reason to stop
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*leaned forward slightly and kissed Jungkook’s lips*
Jeon Jungkook
💭 I was startled for a moment and felt a bit displeased, but very quickly, my heart became frisky, and my mind grew restless from Kim Taehyung’s faint cigarette-flavored kiss and soft lips.
Jeon Jungkook
*lightly nipped Kim Taehyung’s lips and deepened the kiss*
After the two parted, the expression in their eyes was a bit strange.
Jeon Jungkook
Let’s go in
*Said hoarsely*
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