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Jungkook is not the usual boy you meet on the street. He's an insensitive person. He doesn't have any friend at all, well it's not like he needs them though. But everything changed since the house beside him was occupied.
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It was years ago when a family happened to move beside his house. The family happened to have two children, the older one was around of his age, while the younger was not even one yet. He doesn't prefer cute boys, scratch that, he never liked people anyway. But the first time he met the siblings, his heart was captured by one of them, and with that his life center changed.
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Seokjin just happened to move to an elite complex. Since he thought the people there were rich they must be arrogant thus he would never make any friends at all. But the sudden presence of Jeon Jungkook changed his life. It wasn't because the first time Jungkook knocked at his front door brought an apple pie along nor when Jungkook protected him from the bully in school. It was also not because his good looking appearance that Jungkook has nor the kindness of him made Seokjin fell in the first place.
It was that when Seokjin was beaten up by seniors in only few weeks after he entered school. The school corridor was really quiet, well that was almost late already, when Jungkook found him crying in the corridor and tapped his should asked why he cried. He didn't answer though instead he choked more on his sob. Jungkook didn't pursue anything further and decided to piggyback him to Seokjin's house since they are neighbor. After some time, Seokjin tired of crying, he mumbled something that still could be heard in Jungkook's ear.
"I thought people never accept me as who I am. Am I that weird? I really can't see anything without this glasses." Seokjin mumbled and Jungkook chuckled.
"People are unexpected, you can never having any hope from them." Jungkook answered.
"I couldn't make friends before, I tried so much here and still couln't make it." Seokjin said with a hint of sadness. "But my brother always surrounded by people who loves him. Jimin is really lucky."
"Jimin is only a baby, how can people retreated their back with his cuteness still overload around that age?" Jungkook was holding his laugh.
"But I still think Jimin is very lucky, he can't be bothered by people's judgment towards him. If only I were a baby."
"It's not like Jimin will remember it when he grows up right? Even Jimin would going across your phase too." Jungkook answered him again.
"I... just want to have friends, why does it seem so impossible?"
"Then, let me be your friend!" Jungkook smiled and patted Seokjin's head.
That day Seokjin thought he fell for Jeon Jungkook.
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Since the day Jungkook's eyes were captured by one of the siblings, he started to play on their house almost everyday. Whenever Seokjin was around he felt like he could rely anything to him. About his parents' never-ending quarrels, about the teachers he thought always ordered him to do anything, about his upcoming math Olympiad, everything, and those are almost 9 years since he knew Seokjin.
Jungkook always went to Seokjin's house also because of his tasty cooking, the masterpiece of food Seokjin made is always fantastic where he couldn't find on his house. Seokjin's house also has the homely vibes he always want to have on his house. And what he treasured the most, of course, to see him.
Seokjin always tried to come to Jungkook's house, and always trying to enter his room, but Jungkook excused that his room was a mess and there's no point of coming since there almost nothing and instead Jungkook would coming to his house everyday, so he just brushed off the thought of coming without even thinking what Jungkook is probably hiding inside his room.
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Today, Jungkook came again to Seokjin's house. After playing PS4 with Jimin, he waited for Seokjin in the kitchen since dinner was almost ready. Seokjin called Jimin off to take a bath first so he could eat after the cook finish. Jungkook was still sitting while playing his PSP and Seokjin stole glances toward Jungkook and smiled.
He had hidden his feeling towards the man for years, and he knew how unbearable it is. He was scared if he confessed their friendship would be shattered so he hid it up till now. He didn't even know if he was too innocent or dense that is. He always felt Jungkook giving him signals and think he courted on him, but then he never sure of it, or likely he didn't want to admit something.
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It was Sunday, and Jungkook decided to have a night in Seokjin's house so they also could finish their project for tomorrow. After played together with Jimin on the backyard, they decided to take a bath and have dinner. Dinner ended and Seokjin decided they should start finishing the project.
It was almost ten when Jimin knocked into his room and asked him to make him a warm milk so he stood and make a line out of his room when Jungkook decided to carry Jimin on his arms to go down stairs to wait for Seokjin. Seokjin caught a glimpse of them and smiled at how close they are, but he didn't want to pursue further, or likely he was scared to pursue further.
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That night when Jungkook was having sleepover at his house this happened. It was really late and he took a bath almost like one hour when he didn't find any of Jungkook's presence in his room. He shrugged it off, but actually it was the worst nightmare he tried to not care since the beginning.
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He knew Jungkook was really fond of Jimin, but he thought it was just a mere brotherly feeling around them, or supposedly Jungkook. So that night came to a worst night ever when he found Jungkook kissed a sleeping Jimin on the forehead and traced down to his cheek, his jaw, and ended on his lips. Jungkook whispered something to Jimin that night. Although Jungkook's voice was too faint, his voice was too clear to be heard by Seokjin.
"I know you still don't know what love is, so when you understand enough I will be on your side to explain anything you want to know."
Seokjin felt he could hear the shattering sound of his heart.
"I love you, Chim."
And with that, he could see the invisible pieces of his heart tore apart.
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That night was surely a nightmare for Seokjin, but the worst part was, he couldn't keep away the words Jungkook said to Jimin with that pet name Jungkook called Jimin last night. Jungkook didn't even want to call him with that pet name anymore since Jungkook said they are old enough for not doing silly things like that. Damn silly thing! Damn the words he heard that night! Damn Jungkook!
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When Seokjin was twelve, Jimin was only three, Jungkook, Jimin, and he went to an amusement park. Whatever games Jimin would want to play, Jungkook always granted him. When they rode the ferris wheel, he saw Jungkook was too focused on the surroundings outside or more likely too focused of something in front of him. Was it really nice? Or was it because of Jimin in front of him also looking fascinated by the surroundings? He never want to admit if his feelings were true. Lately he just realized Jungkook seemed like looking at Jimin not with brotherly gaze anymore, not like he wanted to admit though.
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Jungkook always played with Jimin whenever he came to Seokjin's house, it's like a short-welcome of him and been years like that. He thought it was because they shared the same predilection or something related to game. Since he was really like cooking, he decided it was the best for them to wait while he does the cooking. He often found Jungkook was stealing fond glances toward Jimin, but he never thought things will be turned out like this.
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The former Jungkook was really an individualist, although now does not have much different from before. He never has any friend, not like he bothered by it anyway. Jungkook is smart. He has looks, the good looking one for this point. He is rich, extremely rich if you asked. And doesn't really have good relationship with his parents, although he already get used to it.
Jungkook thought his life became livelier when he met the new neighbor. The said neighbor have two children who are really cute, the older one was around of his age while the younger was not even one yet. He sure doesn't prefer cute boys, scratch that, he never liked people anyway, but when one of the sibling captured his heart, he felt like the world stops spinning, and starting that day his world revolved around that kid.
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Since that day Jungkook always came to his neighbor's house only to see him. He liked him at how adorable he was, he thought it was because he was only a four months baby when he met him first and it was just a sudden fondness that naturally comes when he met a baby, every baby that is. But thoughts could go wrong. Jungkook grew up closer him than he expected it to be.
He started protected him, he didn't even know if it was because he felt like the elder of them or that truly came from his heart. It was just that, Jungkook liked the way he nibbled on his lips. The way he ate his ice cream so Jungkook could wipe of the remnant of it from his face. The way he concentrated too much on his game. The way he really couldn't sit properly whenever he's too excited over something. The way he smiled, because really, Jungkook thought he's like a ball of sunshine. Then just like that, he fell for Jimin.