Taehyung wasn’t all that ecstatic when he sat down to read his emails. He had over 20 just from Hoseok, his best friend, and also self-declared leader of the group project all these emails were about.  

He scrolled through the emails, not really reading them since Hoseok had so kindly called him earlier, reminding him that, “he should hurry his lazy up and get his portion of the project done or he was gonna be ripped a new one.”

So Taehyung sighed and set to work, telling himself that the sooner he got this done, the sooner he could go get Jungkook.

Hours had passed and it was already getting dark outside.  Taehyung, now finished researching, reached his arms above his head and let out a relieved sigh.

He decided to take a shower and change clothes, because let’s be honest, he didn’t smell too pretty and he wanted to look nice for his and Jungkook’s…ramen date.

After thoroughly primping himself, Taehyung made his way across the hall of the apartment building and knocked on Jungkook’s door.

He waited for a long moment, while Jungkook was busy trying to compose himself on the other side of the door. He didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of Taehyung anymore.

Finally, Jungkook it up and opened the door.

“H-hi, Taehyung,” he all but whispered, not meeting the other’s eyes.

“Hi, Jungkook! Are you ready?” Taehyung beamed. “I mean, I know we are just going across the hall, but still.”

“U-uh, yeah. I’m ready”

Taehyung placed his hand on the small of Jungkook’s back; not missing the way the boy stiffened, and led them into his apartment.

“Are you starving? I know I am! I was thinking of having some gourmet ramen and then maybe later we could watch a movie. Sound good?” Taehyung asked.

“That sounds g-good.” Jungkook nodded.

Taehyung clapped his hands together, “Okay!”

Taehyung set to work moving about the kitchen. He grabbed a pot and filled it with some water, then placed it on the stove. While waiting for that to boil, he started chopping up some vegetables.

“So Jungkook,” Taehyung mused. “How about we get to know each other better?”

“We could do that,” Jungkook answers.

“Okay, do you have any siblings?” Taehyung starts.

“Yeah, I have an older brother.

“Oh, that’s cool! I have a younger sister and brother.” Taehyung added. “Why did you move here?”

“W-well, to put it simply, I just wanted a change of scenery.  I was tired of living in the same town for so long, so I left.” Jungkook said.

“That’s cool!” Taehyung says over his shoulder as he puts the vegetables into the pot with the ramen. “You only live life once, so I guess you should live it somewhere you like, right?”

“Y-yeah, right.”

Silence surrounds them for a few moments as Taehyung puts the finishing touches on their meal.

“Well, I would say dinner is almost ready. Do you mind setting the table, Jungkook?”

Jungkook nodded and Taehyung pointed him to the cabinet where the bowls were and to the drawer where the chopsticks were kept.

After sitting at the table with nothing but the sounds of clinking dishes around them, Taehyung clears his throat.

“So… What movie do you wanna watch? I have a whole collection of DVDs, but I also have Netflix, so almost anything is game.”

“Oh...um…I’m not really good at making these kinds of decisions.” Jungkook mutters, his face red. So much for not looking like an idiot.

Taehyung chuckles, “That’s okay.  We can just browse until we find something, alright?”

Jungkook nods, not confident in actually speaking since he’s sure his stuttering is annoying Taehyung.

This isn’t true at all because Taehyung finds everything Jungkook does cute.

Jungkook becomes increasingly calmer and they finish their dinner in a comfortable silence. Jungkook moves to help with the dishes but Taehyung whips his dishes out from under his nose and tells him to sit before he even stands up.  

“So,” Taehyung says as he wipes his hands dry with a towel. “Let’s move to the living room and start our movie search.”

Taehyung sits on the couch and pats the cushion next to him and Jungkook stiffly takes a seat.

But before they could officially start the search, the storm picks up and the power gets knocked out. The two boys were plunged into darkness.

Jungkook is scared out of his wits. He’s absolutely terrified of the dark and the fact that it’s now thundering outside doesn’t make things any better.

“Well, ,” Taehyung sighs.  He starts to get up and was going to grab some flashlights from the closet, but was stopped when Jungkook grabbed his arm.

“P-please don’t go,” Jungkook sobs.

Jungkook was crying? Taehyung was confused.  It was just the power.

“Jungkook,” Taehyung says as he scoots closer to him. “Why are you crying?”

“I-I don’t like the dark. Or th-thunder.” He sniffles.

Taehyung’s heart breaks and he immediately wraps his arms around Jungkook and tugs him into a hug.

Jungkook was honestly too worried about the dark to even think about the fact that he was now almost sitting on Taehyung’s lap.

Taehyung soothingly rubs the boy’s back while whispering comforting words into his ear. “I have some flashlights. There over in the closet across the room. I’m going to go get them, but it will only take a second. Can you sit here for just a bit without me?”

Jungkook’s sobbing had simmered down to occasional whimpering and he nodded his head. Taehyung gave his back one last rub before he made his way to the closet and back in record time. He turned the two flashlights on and placed them on the coffee table, bathing the room in a dim, yellowish light.

Taehyung goes back to holding Jungkook in his arms. “Is this better?” He whispers into Jungkook’s hair.

Jungkook, now significantly calmer, was barely breathing as his brain finally wrapped itself around the fact that Taehyung was practically coddling him like a baby. Once again, Jungkook was flustered.

That didn’t last long though. A particularly loud crack of thunder had Jungkook diving his head into Taehyung’s shoulder and gripping the man’s shirt so hard his knuckles turned white.

Taehyung says nothing of it and simply pulls his arms tighter around Jungkook’s torso and resumes with his “its okays” and “I’m heres.”

The storm rages on and before either of them know it, they are laying on the couch with Jungkook nuzzled into Taehyung’s side, head resting on his chest. They talk about everything from puppies playing in gardens to their most embarrassing moments.

“Taehyung?” Jungkook asks.

“Hmm?”

“Do you have a blanket? I’m kinda cold.”

Taehyung, already drifting in and out of sleep, lazily reaches up the back of the couch and pulls down the blanket. He unfolds it and spreads it across the both of them and then snuggles back into Jungkook’s warmth.  

“Thank you.” Jungkook whispers.

Taehyung just presses a kiss to the side of Jungkook’s head as a response.

And so with the pouring rain the soundtrack to their evening, the two boys fall asleep wrapped in each other’s arms.

A/N: okay so this wasn't an actual update. I just decided to put these two parts together since I'm going to be writing a part 3!!! But after that, I'm going to start something new~ I'm not sure when the next part will be up, but be sure to subscribe so you can catch it when it does!!

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