Groovy Kind of Love -2 ((~Taekook~)
~First Love~
I didn’t know it was love..Only that
my heart forgot how to beat queitly..
Cheers
Let's Go Team Besters "Woo! Woo!"
Loud cheers and the squeak of sneakers against the polished gym floor echoed through the packed college gymnasium..
Cheers
Jungkook! Jungkook! Jungkook!
With mix of shouts and clapping filling the air..One voice stood out above the rest, calling a name again and again.. The sound sliced through the noise like a familiar song..
18 year old Jungkook didn’t hear much else.. His eyes were sharp, fixed on the ball as it moved through his hands and across the court.. The pounding of his heart matched the rhythm of the bouncing ball.. Nothing else mattered..
He dodged a defender, pivoted, and sprinted toward the basket..
The gym seemed to shrink around him, the crowd a distant hum behind his focus as he landed lightly on his feet..
*Bzzt* the final buzzer rang..
And then the cheers exploded again, louder now, filling the space with energy..
Just a practice match..Still, they all treated it like it was something bigger..
He sighed barely cracking a smile as a teammate clapped him on the back..
Someone
You’re scary when you get serious! *laughed*
He nodded, walking toward the bench.. A few girls waved from the sidelines..Someone snapped a photo..
He simply nodded polity as an introvert he didn't know how to act around a stranger's attention..
He simply turned away to reach for his towel, wiping the sweat from his neck..
He didn’t look around much..Instead, he jogged toward the locker room, peeling off his jersey as sweat dripped down his forehead..
Said Suga, the team captain, tossing him a water bottle as they entered the locker room behind him..
He unscrewed the cap and took a long sip..
Jeon Jungkook
Yeah you too !
Suga gave him a knowing look as Jungkook started wiping his face..
Suga
Heading to the photography Club after this?
Jungkook simply nodded finally changing out his clothes..
Suga
You’re really into that thing, huh?
He just gave a shrug, pulling on a fresh black hoodie over his head..
Jeon Jungkook
It’s quiet there..
Suga
*sighed*Jimin and I are having dinner together outside you should join us too!
Jeon Jungkook
Please, I have no interest in third-wheeling between you two.. I already see enough of Hyung's face at home !
Suga
Okay, call me if you change your mind!
Suga patted his back Jungkook nodded and with his camera bag slung across one shoulder, he stepped outside..
The air was cooler now, spring soft against his skin..
He took a deep breath the breeze carried the faint scent of flowers from somewhere nearby..
The hallway gave way to the back path behind the gym quieter, lined with trees just starting to bloom under the warm May sky..
Jungkook walked slowly, humming a song under his breath, low and aimless.. The kind of tune that felt like spring..
He raised his camera out of habit, capturing small things as he went following along.. A cracked windowsill, dandelions pushing through the fence, a pair of squirrels chasing each other across the grass..
*Click.. Whirr.. Breathe.*
His lens had found something else or someone..
Beneath the tree a boy sat alone with his sketchbook,sunlight catching in his hair..And to Jungkook he looked like a painting that come to life..Soft and beautiful like the pure morning sunlight..
Jeon Jungkook
*ba-dum... ba-dum...*
His heart gave one soft, startled thump like it had just remembered how to feel..He slightly touches it to feel its rhythm..
His hands trembled lightly he didn’t press the shutter..He just stood there for a moment, camera half-raised, watching through the viewfinder as if trying to capture something he didn’t have a name for..
He couldn't walk away either something about the scene held his heart still..
The way the boy sat so peacefully beneath the tree relaxed picking some flower from grass in between his pencil moving in small, thoughtful motions..A few petals drifted down from above, landing on the edge of his sketchbook..
Jungkook heart raced when a wind blew up and the boy looked up as the wind ruffled his hair covering his face soft and brown, catching light like it was brushed with gold..
It was the kind of moment he usually only caught in dreams quiet and fleeting..
His fingers tightened slightly on the camera.."Click" 📸 The sound was almost apologetic..
Still, the boy didn’t look up..
Jungkook lowered the camera, just watching now..It was impossible to take his eyes off..
A squirrel darted across the grass behind the tree, chasing another.. The boy laughed softly barely a sound, just a puff of breath and a crinkle at the corners of his eyes..
But even from where Jungkook stood, it felt like something warm had passed through the air and his lips automatically curled into a smile..
He didn’t know why he smiled..He didn’t know why his chest felt a little lighter..
But for the first time that day, the world seemed to slow down just enough for one small moment to slip inside his memory and stay there..
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