The Boy in the Forest
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The kingdom of Verelas was full of stories. Tales whispered in taverns, traded for ale and attention. Among them: the witch in the forest. Dangerous. Wild. Unseen. Until Jungkook saw him.
He wasn’t old. He wasn’t monstrous. He was barefoot, honey-skinned, wearing nothing but loose linen pants and a smirk that could knock breath out of your lungs. His hair curled at the ends, damp from river mist, and his eyes glowed like lantern fire.
Jungkook, a wandering swordsman with a sharp jaw and sharper eyes, wasn’t looking for magic. He wasn’t looking for anyone, really. The only things in his pack were salted meat, a carved knife, and too many questions. But the forest had a way of drawing in those who weren’t searching.
He met Taehyung like lightning meets the ground. Sudden. Shocking. A little bit deadly.
Taehyung stood in the middle of a shallow stream, sunlight hitting the angles of his face like he was carved for it. He looked up as Jungkook approached, unfazed.
Kim Taehyung
You’re not supposed to be here
Taehyung said, lifting a silver goblet to his lips without breaking eye contact.
Jungkook paused, arching a brow.
Jeon JungKook
That makes two of us.
Kim Taehyung
I live here. You’re just trespassing.
Jeon JungKook
I’m just passing through.
Kim Taehyung
With a sword on your hip and secrets in your eyes?
Jungkook’s hand rested casually on the hilt of his blade.
Jeon JungKook
You talk like you’ve been waiting for me.
Kim Taehyung
I talk like I’m bored,
Taehyung said, stepping from the water, glistening.
Kim Taehyung
You’re mildly interesting.
Taehyung tilted his head, smirk playing at the corner of his mouth.
Kim Taehyung
Depends. Can you cook?
Jeon JungKook
I roast meat and stab threats. That count?
Kim Taehyung
I do like meat,
Jeon JungKook
I bet you do.
They circled one another slowly, curiosity thick in the air.
Kim Taehyung
You came for a curse, didn’t you?
Jeon JungKook
I came for mushrooms.
Kim Taehyung
Liar. You came because the forest whispered. They always do.
Jeon JungKook
I came because you did,
Jungkook said, then flushed.
Taehyung interrupted, delighted.
Jeon JungKook
I didn’t mean—
Kim Taehyung
You absolutely did.
Taehyung stepped close. Their breath mingled.
Kim Taehyung
I could curse you, you know,
Then, just to be difficult—or maybe something else entirely—Taehyung kissed him.
It was brief. Bold. Tasted like river water and heat.
Kim Taehyung
Still want those mushrooms?
Taehyung asked, voice low.
Jeon JungKook
I want everything you’re hiding.
Kim Taehyung
Then I hope you packed light.
That night, Jungkook camped in the clearing nearby. Taehyung didn’t invite him in, but he didn’t cast him out either. There was no fire between them, only the glow of stars and the slow simmer of curiosity.
From his bedroll, Jungkook watched a shadow dance against the trees.
Taehyung. Shirtless again. Or still. Laughing at something only he could hear.
And Jungkook? He was falling. Not yet in love, but into something deeper than any forest could swallow.
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