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Jeon Jungkook hadn’t exactly been paying much attention to his surroundings. Yes, he lived the idol life. Yes, their fame had just skyrocketed. But, right now, all he could think of was how beautiful Taehyung’s signature looked on the many albums that were placed in front of them. They had finished up a photoshoot earlier that day, with most of the images containing him staring straight at Taehyung’s face. Too many photos were scrapped that day.
After the shoot had been concluded, the group was whisked off to a fan meet. The long line of squealing girls seemed to never end, a new scream for each one that stepped up to the table. Jungkook shook hands, gave high-fives, and answered questions all while keeping a close eye on, well, everything that Taehyung was doing.
He didn’t have a crush. He couldn’t. He and Tae were best friends, there was no chance in hell he would stay up all night watching fan edits of Taehyung. He did that for the rest of the members, too. Duh.
At some point, between grinning at an A.R.M.Y. and ogling Taehyung, he realized that there were too many eyes looking straight at him. Namjoon, Seokjin, and Hoseok to his right were all leaned over, their gazes piercing him straight in the chest. To his left, Taehyung was hunched over giggling. There was an odd silence that had fallen over the room, something that practically never happened.
Jungkook stared into the crowd, confused, before looking back down at the fan in front of him. He chuckled lightly to himself. “Uh, could you repeat that? I didn’t catch what you said,” he tried to save himself the embarrassment by acting as nonchalant as he could.
The girl seemed all too eager to do so, nodding quickly. “I asked if you like carrots.”
Well then. Jungkook was officially confused. “Not particularly, why…?” He trailed off, trying to read his fellow Bangtan members for clues. They were either trying to hold in their laughter or just mildly curious. Curses.
The A.R.M.Y. pointed to her album, where Jungkook had signed. “Because you drew one…? It’s very good, though!” She quickly covered up when his face began to heat up. “I wasn’t saying I didn’t like it I was just curious as to why you did it I mean you did seem a bit distant but-“
She was cut off as Jungkook patted her hand. “It’s alright, I don’t really know either,” he told her with a quick laugh. The fan nodded slowly, but didn’t seem convinced. She moved on to Taehyung, and the line began moving again.
Jungkook’s eyes drifted back to Taehyung and his facedown phone, the one with the new carrot cover.