Chapter 2: The Scent of Something New

By the time they turned thirteen, the world had started to notice the difference between Jeon Jungkook, the alpha heir, and Kim Taehyung, the maid’s omega son.
The boys didn’t notice it — not at first.
They still ate lunch together. Still climbed the old oak tree in the Jeon backyard and threw apples at each other until Seokjin scolded them from the kitchen window.
But other people saw.
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Isn’t it weird?
Someone whispered in the school hallway.
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That Jeon Jungkook’s always with him?
Taehyung had heard it. He hadn’t said anything.
He never did.
Jungkook, meanwhile, was unaware. Or maybe he was just uninterested in gossip.
He slung an arm around Taehyung’s shoulder easily, casually, like he didn’t feel the stares.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
You’re getting taller.
He noted one afternoon, as they walked home from school together.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
Soon I’ll have to look up at you, and that’ll ruin my whole alpha vibe.
Taehyung laughed softly.
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
You’ll always be scarier than me.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
I’m not scary.
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
You punched Jackson last week.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
He called you a stray.
Taehyung stopped walking.
Jungkook glanced at him, surprised.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
What?
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
You… punched him for me?
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
Of course.
Jungkook frowned, eyes darkening a little.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
You’re mine.
Taehyung’s heart did that thing again — like it forgot how to beat and then tried to catch up all at once.
He looked away, cheeks burning.
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
Don’t say that.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
Why not?
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
You are.
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
I’m not… yours.
Kim Taehyung
Kim Taehyung
I’m just me.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
Exactly.
Jungkook said, proud and oblivious.
Jeon Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
And I like my Tae.
That night, Taehyung lay in bed staring at the ceiling.
His body was starting to change. He’d begun taking blockers recently — his first heat wasn’t far off, and the school required all omegas to start suppressants.
His mother had been gentle about it, as always, but her hands had trembled when she gave him the pills.
'You have to be careful' she had said.
'Alphas can be kind when they’re young… but things change. People change.'
He didn’t want Jungkook to change.
But deep down, part of him knew… things were changing.
He was starting to feel things. Strong things. Soft things. Wanting things.
And he didn’t know if Jungkook would ever feel the same.
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Weiwuxian lanzhan

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2025-07-23

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Episodes
1 Chapter 1: The Boy in the Garden
2 Chapter 2: The Scent of Something New
3 Chapter 3: The boy with the Cherry Blossom Smile
4 Chapter 4: Love Letters Aren’t Always for You
5 Chapter 5: He Said Yes
6 Chapter 6: Left Behind in the Silence
7 Chapter 7: Little Things Break, Too
8 Chapter 8: When Silence Replaces You
9 Chapter 9: The Day the World Shifted
10 Chapter 10: The Aftermath of Rejection
11 Chapter 11: The Sound of Being Forgotten
12 Chapter 12: Someone Has to Say It
13 Chapter 13: Too Late for Sorry
14 Chapter 14: Where Love Grows
15 Chapter 15: If I Can't Be Loved, Let Me Be Better
16 Chapter 16: The Breaking Point
17 Chapter 17: The Things I Never Said
18 Chapter 18: Becoming Worthy
19 Chapter 19: Don’t Take Him Yet
20 Chapter 20: Things We Thought Were Love
21 Chapter 21: A Step Toward You
22 Chapter 22: Something Still Ties Us
23 Chapter 23: Let Me Touch You Without Breaking
24 Chapter 24: Warmth Without Words
25 Chapter 25: Mine… or Not Anymore?
26 Chapter 26: In Sickness and in Slow-Burn
27 Chapter 27: This Time, It’s Just Warmth
28 Chapter 28: All the Love You Never Saw
29 Chapter 29: If You Let Me Love You Slowly
30 Chapter 30: Almost
31 Chapter 31: Let’s Call It Something Again
32 Chapter 32: The First Kiss That Meant Everything
33 Chapter 33: Mine — Because We Chose It
34 Chapter 34: The Ones Who Always Knew
35 Chapter 35: No More Hiding
36 Epilogue: The Life We Grew Into
Episodes

Updated 36 Episodes

1
Chapter 1: The Boy in the Garden
2
Chapter 2: The Scent of Something New
3
Chapter 3: The boy with the Cherry Blossom Smile
4
Chapter 4: Love Letters Aren’t Always for You
5
Chapter 5: He Said Yes
6
Chapter 6: Left Behind in the Silence
7
Chapter 7: Little Things Break, Too
8
Chapter 8: When Silence Replaces You
9
Chapter 9: The Day the World Shifted
10
Chapter 10: The Aftermath of Rejection
11
Chapter 11: The Sound of Being Forgotten
12
Chapter 12: Someone Has to Say It
13
Chapter 13: Too Late for Sorry
14
Chapter 14: Where Love Grows
15
Chapter 15: If I Can't Be Loved, Let Me Be Better
16
Chapter 16: The Breaking Point
17
Chapter 17: The Things I Never Said
18
Chapter 18: Becoming Worthy
19
Chapter 19: Don’t Take Him Yet
20
Chapter 20: Things We Thought Were Love
21
Chapter 21: A Step Toward You
22
Chapter 22: Something Still Ties Us
23
Chapter 23: Let Me Touch You Without Breaking
24
Chapter 24: Warmth Without Words
25
Chapter 25: Mine… or Not Anymore?
26
Chapter 26: In Sickness and in Slow-Burn
27
Chapter 27: This Time, It’s Just Warmth
28
Chapter 28: All the Love You Never Saw
29
Chapter 29: If You Let Me Love You Slowly
30
Chapter 30: Almost
31
Chapter 31: Let’s Call It Something Again
32
Chapter 32: The First Kiss That Meant Everything
33
Chapter 33: Mine — Because We Chose It
34
Chapter 34: The Ones Who Always Knew
35
Chapter 35: No More Hiding
36
Epilogue: The Life We Grew Into

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