Wanted

"i-I don't know who made this mark..." Seriously Taehyung? That was the first thing you thought of saying after listening to the other? He asked himself, cursing under his breath. He slowly looked up to meet the younger's eyes and his heart audibly shattered. Jungkook looked so broken and he cried and stared at him helplessly. Yet there was hope and expectations in his eyes. Why? Was he expecting a positive answer from Taehyung? "How can y-you not know?" "J-just trust me." And Taehyung knew that the younger would. And he was right. An awkward silence fell between them after that. Taehyung felt nervous under the other's gaze. It was never like this. Jungkook's presence seemed to feel different now. "I want to kiss you, hyung."

Taehyung closed his eyes and bit his trembling lower lip. "Was I not being obvious? Had I not given enough hints, Hyung? I thought I did. I did everything to show you that I care and I like you more than like a brother. H-how could you be so oblivious? How could you not notice a-at all?" His voice broke as he uttered. He sniffled and stared at the omega expectedly. "I have been in love with you, Hyung. I w-want you as my mate. I want to marry you, t-then..." His cheeks turned two more darker shades of pink as he spoke, "I want to give you those marks."

And that made him completely forget what the outcome could be. While Taehyung was still in denial. It was almost impossible for him to believe and take the alpha seriously. *Jungkook, I am like a brother to you—" "Please stop with this brother bullshit!" The omega flinched when Jungkook uttered that, his voice raising a little without him even realising. He wouldn't do that intentionally. But his feelings were all over the place at the time and he was overwhelmed. He reacted out of control. He was frustrated about that damn word. It seemed to haunt him for real nowadays. "I am n-not your brother. Please, don't call me that. Please, I beg you."

Jeongguk smiled, pressing a soft kiss to the side of his neck. “No. It’s a request from an alpha who never wants to let you go.” Taehyung sighed, drifting off into a deep, contented slumber, wrapped in the scent of snow-covered pine.

"T-this mark. Where d-did you get it?" Even the tone of Jungkook's voice changed. Taehyung noticed. "I don't know," he answered, looking away. "How could you not know who gave you a mark on your neck? How's that possible?" Jungkook sounded a little angry and the omega didn't understand why. "T-this is the reason I didn't go to the shop. This is the reason for me not to meet you." Taehyung frowned. "How can this be the reason? Why does it matter? How can a mere mark get you so worked up to the point you decided not to see me—" "B-because it hurts me. It makes m-me want to be the only one to give you the marks and no one else." The alpha huffed out with a growl, almost as if his wolf was speaking. "Because... I am jealous."

"Is that the only reason?" Jungkook asked. The omega furrowed his eyebrows. What else Jungkook expected to hear? He didn't say anything after that, waiting for the other to continue so he could understand and respond further. But then, Jungkook's gaze shifted. He followed the younger's eyes and breath was caught in his throat. He swallowed hard. The alpha's eyes stopped at his neck that was hidden under his shirt collar but still he felt nervous. He didn't know why but his heart started beating faster under Jungkook's dark gaze. And before he could even process, Jungkook grabbed his collar and pushed it aside with a force that immediately revealed the mark that was almost fading. But up close, it was still visible. Taehyung's hand instinctively reached out to hold the younger's wrist. "W-what are you doing?" He let out in a whisper.

"Are you even here? Or am I j-just imagining things?" The alpha whispered between his sniffles. The question made Taehyung frown. "Why would you imagine me? Do you miss me that much?" He let out a chuckle even though everything seemed very confusing to him. He didn't understand. Jungkook's behaviour was once again going above his head. He wondered why did he matter so much to the younger. He was just his best friend's brother who also loved and adored him. That was all. But why did he seem so attached to the omega? It made no sense. Taehyung was sure anyone would be confused if they heard about it.

Jeongguk’s voice dropped softly. “Can we start over, love?” Taehyung immediately giggled through tears, nodding. “Yes, Gukkie.” -fin- ˚ ✧˖°

"Tae, you can sit here with him. We will go to the other booth," Yoojun whispered near Taehyung's other ear and patted his shoulder gently, opposite of where Jungkook had his head rested on. Even so the alpha let out a growl and tightened his arms around Taehyung's waist, feeling a stranger's presence near the omega. Taehyung bit his lower lip and slowly nodded his head. His friends were understanding but he felt like they understood a little too much. They might've read the room wrong. Their expressions and behaviour were saying it all. But he would deal with that later and tell them whatever they were thinking wasn't the case.

Taehyung's eyes filled again, but Jungkook shook his head before he could say another apology. "You were allowed to move on. You were allowed to date someone. You wre allowed to make choices with what you knew at the time"

After a while, Jungkook gently pulled back, wiping at Taehyung's tears with the sleeve of his hoodie. "Come here," he said quietly. Carefully he helped Taehyung back onto the bed. Taehyung didn't protest. He looked completely drained, letting Jungkook guide him without a word.

And then suddenly, Taehyung turned his head toward him as he felt his presence beside him. Jungkook on the other hand couldn't stop his tears. He watched as the omega's eyes widened in surprise. "H-hyung," he let out in a broken voice. He wanted nothing but to pull Taehyung in a tight hug. The omega stood up. "J-jungkookie-" He still used the nickname and it made the alpha burst into tears even more. It grabbed others’ attention as well. This time he couldn't stop himself and jumped onto Taehyung. He engulfed the omega into his embrace, leaving everyone shocked... including Taehyung. Cause goddamn, what the hell was happening?

Back then, Jungkook used to complain about having no space on the bed. Taehyung would only laugh, deny everything, and do the exact same thing the next time

"I-I think it's allergy. Or any infection from insect bite." Taehyung himself wasn't convinced by his reasoning. But he couldn't think of anything else at the moment. The younger clicked his tongue. "This is not believable at all." He let out a huff, looking away and failing to notice how the elder also didn't keep his eyes on the mirror, how he didn't look at his face on the mirror and only stared at the mark but that too just for a few seconds before he averted his gaze. "Try to remember, Hyung. The mark looks recent. Were you close with someone lately?" Mingyu gave him the idea to think.

Author’s Note🤭 Packmates, Hope you’re enjoying all the fluff! Quick question...should JK still have to earn that kiss or should Tae give in already? For next update, I’m going private (I know, you all are good at guessing 👀), so if you don’t want to miss it, hit Follow!🫶

Taehyung hadn’t just survived nine years of emotional starvation and was now being force-fed affection at gunpoint. “You…” he pointed vaguely at Jeongguk, then dropped his hand because it wasn’t helping. “…How did you even know I was wearing this color today?”