My Personal Stand-in (TaeKook)
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Taehyung hasn’t been drunk for a long time.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
* wakes up, turns over, but his body meets air, and he falls onto the ground with a thud* 😖
Taehyung can’t remember how he got back, but since he’s home safely, it doesn’t matter
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*jumps with a start turns his head to see*
Jeon Jungkook
*sitting at the dining table, coldly staring at him* 😐
Taehyung’s body aches terribly all over. Squeezing someone his height onto a sofa for the night isn’t surprising
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
My waist really hurts, oww 😩
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*complains resentfully*
You let me sleep on the sofa?
Jungkook’s anger hasn’t dissipated
Jeon Jungkook
*snorts*
Don’t tell me I should have let someone as stinky as you sleep on the bed?
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 That’s my bed
But it’s true that a drunken person is pretty troublesome, and it ended up fine anyway. Now, he doesn’t have to change his sheets
He absentmindedly closes his eyes again. His head feels heavy, and he doesn’t want to move.
Jeon Jungkook
*slams a cup down on the glass dining table and raises his voice*
Why don’t you ask yourself how you got back? 😠
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Huh? How did I come back? Who sent me home?
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 is it Hoseok Hyung
Jeon Jungkook
It was a young handsome guy
Jeon Jungkook
* sits down on the sofa next to his, speaking bad-temperedly*
Jeon Jungkook
Your attractiveness level is pretty high. If I hadn’t been home yesterday, you two would have probably woken up in the same bed.
Taehyung works hard to recall his memories.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 Don’t tell me it was Jimin who sent me home? Besides Jimin and Hoseok, no one else knows where I live.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Oh, I know who it is now. A colleague, right?
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
😼 Are you jealous?
Jeon Jungkook
*bursts into anger*
Don’t think so highly of yourself.
Jeon Jungkook
*stands up, grabs his keys, slams the door, and leaves*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*Stares blankly at the door*
Unfortunately, he has a serious hangover and doesn’t have the energy to think further.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*wobbles into the bedroom, falls headfirst into the bed, and falls asleep right away*
When he wakes up again, the sun has already set. Taehyung gets up, takes a thorough shower, changes his sheets, and eats some food.
When he turns on his phone, he sees a pile of unread messages and missed calls from Jimin.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*calls him back* 📱
Park Jimin
Hyung, why did you only turn on your phone now? 📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Slept too much.📱
*rubs his temples*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Did you send me back home yesterday? Sorry for the trouble.📱
Park Jimin
Why are you being so polite? 📱
Park Jimin
*sighs and then quietly asks*
Is that person your boyfriend? 📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Hm, 📱
*answers vaguely*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
You saw him?📱
Jungkook isn’t really his boyfriend, after all. They haven’t made any sort of commitment. Right now, they’re only bed partners.
Park Jimin
Hyung, do you......📱
Taehyung can tell Jimin has something to say but has stopped for some reason.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
What is it?📱
Park Jimin
Do you like him?📱
Jimin blurts out, then wishes he could take those words back, but it’s too late.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*honestly confesses*
I like him. Things are going pretty well between us.📱
Park Jimin
*silent for a moment*
Park Jimin
Didn’t you say you were going to invite me out for a meal? When?📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
How about the weekend? I have to work the next few days.📱
Park Jimin
Okay, but you can’t take your boyfriend with you, is that okay?📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
What’s up with you?📱
Park Jimin
You’re inviting me out to eat, why do you have to bring him with you?📱
Since Taehyung and Jungkook don’t poke their noses into each other’s lives, Taehyung doesn’t think much before replying
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
😄 Fine, I won’t bring him.📱
Park Jimin
*lets out a breath of relief*
I’ll be waiting for your call.📱
After Taehyung hangs up the phone, he remembers that Jungkook slammed the door and left that morning.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
💭 Did Jungkook misinterpret my relationship with Jimin?
Although it’s a mystery to Taehyung why Jungkook got mad, the possibility that Jungkook is throwing a jealous fit over him makes Taehyung secretly elated. He immediately dials Jungkook’s number.
The phone rings a few times, and then hangs up.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Aiya, such a big temper 😽
Taehyung thinks for a moment and dials a few more times.
Finally, Jungkook answers
Jeon Jungkook
*sounding impatient*
What?📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
I just woke up and really missed you. Where are you?📱
Jeon Jungkook
The company📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Are you coming home for dinner?📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Are you still angry?📱
Jeon Jungkook
*stays silent*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
That person yesterday was a little brother of mine. He sent me back home out of kindness. You can’t just see a hot guy and think I’m cheating with him, we’re just friends.📱
Jeon Jungkook
*retorts*
It didn’t look that way to me. That man looked at me like I was his enemy.📱
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Why would he? He was drunk too. You’re being oversensitive.
Darling, are you jealous?📱
Jeon Jungkook
*Embarrassed*
Jeon Jungkook
*says coldly*
You’re the one being oversensitive. Just remember our agreement: don’t get involved with others. Or don’t come to find me again.📱
Taehyung chuckles, imagining Jungkook’s irritation.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Don’t worry, right now, my heart can’t fit anyone but you. Don’t be angry anymore, and come home for dinner. I’ll make you whatever you want.📱
Jeon Jungkook
*anger starts to fade, and he mutters reluctantly*
Make whatever.📱
Jungkook returns home after six. Taehyung is cooking while watching TV.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*sees Jungkook, smiles and goes over, giving him a big kiss*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
You look so handsome when you’re jealous 😘
Jeon Jungkook
*frowns, pushing Taehyung aside and heads to change*
When he returns, the dishes are already set on the table. Taehyung hums softly as he ladles soup.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Come, drink it while it’s hot.
Jungkook glances at Taehyung’s relaxed, elegant posture, noticing his graceful movements as he handles the dishes.
His mood lightens, but then the TV announces today’s guest—Jimin. Taehyung instinctively looks up at the screen, where Jimin appears, smiling in a casual suit.
Jungkook follows Taehyung’s gaze, and his face darkens immediately. Taehyung realizes what’s happening and quickly tries to change the channel, but Jungkook grabs the remote, glaring fiercely, before turning his attention back to the screen.
Taehyung starts to feel irritated. Jungkook's jealousy, though cute, is turning sour and weird.
Jeon Jungkook
*followed the line of his gaze and looked over face instantly darkened*
Taehyung realized that Jungkook had become unhappy because of the person on the screen.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*promptly withdrew his eyes, and grabbed the remote control, wanting to change the channel*
Jeon Jungkook
*snatched away the remote control, fiercely glared at him, and then turned his head to look at the TV*
The presenter started happily and excitedly announcing Jimin’s overseas box office performance and the new single that he was about to release. When Jimin talked about his experiences of rising to fame over the past year, he started expressing his thanks to multiple people.
At the very end, he said, with a smile on his face, that he especially wanted to express his gratitude to a big brother who took care of him when he was still a lowly-ranked unpopular model.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*lowered his head and raked a mouthful of rice into his mouth*
Jeon Jungkook
Is he talking about you? 🤨
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
Probably not, how can a stuntman like me help him with anything.
However, when the presenter was asking in-depth questions about his experiences and struggles, it was unknown whether it was intentional or accidental, but Jimin said 'Tae.' He said it really quickly. Almost no one noticed, but two people outside the television set did.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*glanced at Jungkook*
Jeon Jungkook
*coldly snorted*
You two seem to have a really good relationship.
Taehyung finally started feeling a bit upset. Jungkook was really cute when he was jealous, but it was always so surly and weird, and kind of annoying.
It wasn’t like he had been caught red-handed committing adultery. It was only a series of interlinked trivial matters. What was the point of Jungkook being so mocking and sarcastic? It was like he was purposely picking a fight.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*sighed*
It wasn’t easy for him at that time. We’re from the same company, I helped him out a little. It was nothing, really. Jungkook, what’re you trying to do? Is such a small matter worth making such a big fuss over?
Jeon Jungkook
*slammed his chopsticks onto the table*
Taehyung was talking as if he was a resentful woman making trouble for no reason. However, he simply couldn’t contain his anger.
His intuition told him that Jimin’s feelings for Taehyung weren’t normal, and it definitely wasn’t as simple as feelings toward a normal friend.
Jungkook wanted to blow up, but as Taehyung had already said his part, if Jungkook did get angry, it would seem like Taehyung’s words had hit the mark
Jeon Jungkook
*firmly clenched his fist, and then released it*
Jeon Jungkook
*switched off the TV, holding down his anger as he turned around*
Let’s eat.
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
* ladled him some soup and said softly*
Jungkook, cheer up. I, Taehyung, am a man of my word. I definitely won’t make advances at someone else when I’m with you.
Jeon Jungkook
*raised his head and gazed steadily at him*
I hate that person. I don’t want you to ever see him again, will you agree?
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*expressed a troubled expression*
Jungkook, we work at the same company.
Jeon Jungkook
No meeting in private
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*gave a strained smile*
Jungkook... Didn’t we say that we won’t interfere in each other’s lives?
An enraged expression appeared on Jungkook’s face.
Taehyung got a fright, not daring to believe that Jungkook would reveal such a vicious expression.
Jeon Jungkook
*narrowed his eyes*
You’re right. I have no right to interfere
Jeon Jungkook
*lowered his head and silently continued to eat*
Kim Taehyung (Before Reincarnation)
*also continued eating*
However, Taehyung felt deeply worried and sick at heart during the meal. He couldn’t shake off the feeling that something had changed in their relationship.
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