Slow Bloom: A Story Between Desks
Detention buddies
Friday rolled in like a slow yawn. The clouds had finally burst into a steady drizzle outside, making the classroom windows fog up slightly. It was the kind of weather that made everyone sleepy—except for Taehyung, who was unusually restless.
Taehyung/ V
“You ever get the urge to run?” he asked Jungkook randomly during Math.
Kookie/ Bunny
Jungkook, without looking up from his notebook, replied, “From school? Every day.”
Taehyung/ V
Taehyung grinned. “I was thinking more like… run down the hallway. Right now.”
Kookie/ Bunny
Jungkook narrowed his eyes. “You mean during class?”
Taehyung/ V
Taehyung leaned in slightly. “Yeah. Just to feel the rush.”
Kookie/ Bunny
“…You’re going to get caught.”
Taehyung/ V
“Only if you don’t come with me.”
Taehyung raised one eyebrow in challenge.
🏃♂️ 30 Minutes Later – The Hallway
Taehyung pushed the emergency door open without setting off the alarm—thankfully, and they bolted through the side corridor like they were escaping a spy movie.
Jungkook had no idea why he was laughing the whole time.
Mr. Kang
“YAH! STOP RIGHT THERE!”
Mr. Kang, the disciplinary teacher, turned the corner like a boss villain.
Taehyung/ V
“Run!” Taehyung hissed, grabbing Jungkook’s wrist.
⏰ Detention Room – After School
They sat side-by-side in the empty classroom, still breathless from the chase.
Taehyung was doodling something on the back of his detention slip.
Jungkook stared at the ceiling.
Kookie/ Bunny
“I can’t believe you dragged me into this,” Jungkook muttered, though not really angry.
Taehyung/ V
Taehyung glanced at him. “You ran first.”
Kookie/ Bunny
“You dared me!”
Taehyung/ V
“And you said nothing. That’s consent.”
Kookie/ Bunny
Jungkook shook his head, smiling in spite of himself. “You’re the worst influence.”
Taehyung/ V
“And yet,” Taehyung said, “you still hang out with me.”
Kookie/ Bunny
“…I don’t know why.”
📝 Later That Night – On Chat
Kookie/ Bunny
🐰: My mom asked why I got detention
Taehyung/ V
🐻: What did you say?
Kookie/ Bunny
🐰: That I was defending a friend from dying of boredom
Taehyung/ V
🐻: LMAO accurate
Taehyung/ V
🐻: Best crime duo ever
Kookie/ Bunny
🐰: More like dumbest
Taehyung/ V
🐻: But fun, right?
Kookie/ Bunny
🐰: …yeah. It was
Jungkook stared at the screen for a while after the conversation ended.
He didn’t know what this was yet.
It wasn’t love.
It wasn’t even something he could define.
But he knew this much:
Taehyung made the world feel a little less boring.
And somehow, that was enough for now.
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