When You Look At Me Again
Chapter 3: The boy with the Cherry Blossom Smile
First year of high school smelled like sharp bleach floors, cafeteria pasta, and hormonal chaos.
Jeon Jungkook fit in instantly. He always had.
He walked down the hallway like he owned it — dark eyes, confident smirk, alpha scent just beginning to thicken with age. Girls turned to look. Some whispered behind their hands. A few even dared to flirt between classes.
He ignored all of them. Mostly.
Because Jungkook only had eyes for his best friend — or so Taehyung liked to believe.
He transferred mid-semester.
Soft voice. Polite tone. Perfect grades. And the kind of beauty that made teachers pause when he walked in. He smelled like spring — like fresh cherry blossoms and clean wind.
Taehyung noticed Jungkook staring the moment he walked into their classroom.
He also noticed the subtle change in his best friend's scent — sharp, curious, awakening.
Something in his chest sank, quiet and low.
Later that day, they sat under the tree by the field like always. Jungkook was lying back on the grass, arms folded behind his head, while Taehyung picked little flowers and twisted them into rings.
Jeon Jungkook
He’s pretty.
He didn’t have to ask who.
Jungkook turned his head toward him, smiling lazily.
Jeon Jungkook
You think he’d say yes if I asked him out?
The flower ring in Taehyung’s hand snapped between his fingers.
Kim Taehyung
I… I don’t know.
Jeon Jungkook
You’re soft.
Jeon Jungkook
You always know what to say.
Taehyung forced a smile, even as his throat tightened.
Kim Taehyung
You could ask him yourself.
Jeon Jungkook
Nah, he’d say no.
Kim Taehyung
Maybe he likes shy alphas.
Jeon Jungkook
I’m not shy.
Jungkook said, indignant.
Taehyung laughed softly — but it felt like glass in his mouth.
That night, in the kitchen, Seokjin gently touched his shoulder.
Jeon Seokjin
You’re quiet today, sweetheart.
Namjoon joined them with a warm smile.
Jeon Namjoon
Jungkook told me he likes a girl at school.
Taehyung’s hand trembled just a little as he washed the dish in the sink.
Kim Taehyung
I hope she makes him happy.
Namjoon looked at Seokjin. Seokjin looked at Tae.
Neither of them said the thing hanging heavy in the air.
"He used to only look at you, Taehyung."
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