When You Look At Me Again Chapter 1: The Boy in the Garden

Chapter 1: The Boy in the Garden

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The Jeon estate was grand — all white marble and trimmed hedges — but to seven-year-old Kim Taehyung, it was simply the place where he lived.

Not his home. His mother’s employer's home. A place where he was always careful to stay quiet, keep his shoes off the rugs, and bow when he passed someone with a last name that wasn’t Kim.

But there was one corner of the estate where Taehyung never felt the weight of his status — the back garden, where the flowers grew wild and the heir of the Jeon family smiled just for him.

Jungkook

Tae!

Jungkook

Catch!

A bright orange ball flew through the air, and Taehyung squeaked as he fumbled it, nearly falling backwards. He caught it just in time, laughing breathlessly.

Jungkook stood a few feet away, grinning with the reckless confidence only a seven-year-old alpha could have. His black hair was a mess, his cheeks flushed from the sun, and his shirt untucked like always.

Jungkook

Told you! you could catch it.

Taehyung beamed, hugging the ball to his chest.

Taehyung

That was fast!

Jungkook

You gotta be fast too, dummy.

Jungkook teased, jogging closer.

Jungkook

You're gonna be my partner when I become pack captain, remember?

Taehyung

We don’t have a pack.

Taehyung mumbled shyly, glancing toward the kitchen window where his mother worked.

Taehyung

We’re just people.

Jungkook blinked.

Jungkook

So?

Jungkook

Then I’ll make one.

Jungkook

And you’ll be in it.

Jungkook

You’ll be mine.

Taehyung’s heart stuttered.

'Mine.'

He knew Jungkook didn’t mean it like that. He was a kid. But still — the words made something warm bloom in his tiny omega heart, something that would take root and never quite leave.

He looked down, blushing.

Taehyung

Okay.

That evening, as Taehyung sat on the servant cot beside his mother’s feet, she combed his soft brown hair and smiled.