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Some say that silence speaks louder than words. They're wrong. Silence speaks nothing. It is nothing. Silence is an absence, an enptiness aching and hollow, that can force a person onto their knees. Perhaps what people mean to say is that silence weighs heavier than words. It can definitely hurt more Jungkook thinks as he stares at Jimin who is resolutely looking at anything but him.
Jimin's mad at him. Again. Jungkook doesn't know what he did wrong. Jimin won't tell him. Not that it matters. Everything he does these days seems to rub Jimin the wrong way. He watches as Jimin gets up and stretches preparing to leave.
"Where're you going," he asks. It's past nine. He shouldn't be going anywhere. Jimin of course doesn't answer instead turning on his heels and leaving the room as if Jungkook doesn't exist at all.
"Fuck him," Jungkook curses under his breath as he stands up himself. He's not gonna beg for Jimin's attention. He doesn't care where Jimin's going so late at night. He heads to bed. It's late and they have practice early in the morning.
Taehyung's the first one up. He's in the living room fingers curled around a cup of hot tea. He wants juice but it's too early for that. His head swivels around as he hears the low creak of the door open. He catches Jimin sneaking in hoodie pulled up over his face head tucked into his body.
"Where were you off to so early?" He asks and laughs as Jimin startles.
" Better ask where he's been off to so late," Jungkook grumbles as he stumbles into the room immediately heading to the fridge.
"What?"
"He's been gone since nine last night,"
Taehyung turns his full body towards Jimin.
"Morning Tae," he smiles.
And it's that smile Taehyung hates, stretched taut over his face as if he's fooling anyone. Taehyung wishes he hadn't smiled at all.
"Jimin," he starts but Jimin's already made his way out of the room. He glances at Jungkook instead who shrugs at him as he readies the pans. " He won't tell you anything so don't try. He offers Taehyung a small smile, "Jiminie's been keeping a lot of secrets lately."
Taehyung takes a sip of his tea and says nothing.
At practice it becomes obvious to Jungkook that not only is Jimin ignoring him but he's also avoiding Taehyung. Other than that nothing about Jimin has changed. He's still clingy with the rest of the members, poking fun at them, laughing. Jungkook snorts and looks away from him. Of course he's laughing. Jimin's always laughing.
Jungkook corners Taehyung as soon as practice is over pulling him out of the room. " What's going on between you and Jimin?" He asks.
"What do you mean?"
"Jimin's avoiding you too. I know he's mad at me but he's never like that with you. Not since that dumpling thing,"
Taehyung glances at him than away. "Jimin and me still fight sometimes," he mutters defensively, " And why is he mad at you. You're his favorite"
Jungkook huffs out a laugh. "Clearly not anymore."
Taehyung wraps a sympathetic arm around his shoulders. " Wanna call first dibs on the shower with me?" Jungkook grins and nods.
He usually does not shower with Taehyung or any of the members to be honest so he is just a tad bit nervous as he strips down and joins Taehyung in the shower. He startles a little as Taehyung gives out a low deep groan. He turns around in time to see Taehyung stretching head leaned against the wall mouth slightly open. He looks like one of the men in Namjoon's porn clips receiving a blowjob, Jungkook thinks. He shakes his head trying to get rid of that thought and trying really really hard not to look anywhere below Taehyung's chest. He's just curious. Really really curious.
" You can look you know. If you want," Taehyung gives him a small smirk, his eyes still closed. Jungkook flushes hard. " I don't.. I wasn't.. I" Taehyung straightens opening his eyes. He gives Jungkook a salacious grin his eyes raking down his body then back up to his face. His grin turns smug.
"You're bigger but I'm longer."
Taehyung laughs at Jungkook's expression " You're so red, Jungkookie" he teases. Jungkook turns the water on flustered and trying to hide it. Taehyung laughs harder as Jungkook sprays him in the face.
"Alright alright I'll stop," he gasps out still grinning, " would you pass me the soap." Jungkook makes a face at him and nearlh chugs the soap into his face. It's not entirely to wipe away his grin however. He's busy soaping himself down when Taehyung asks, "have you ever kissed someone?" Jungkook glances at him a little nervous. "Just once. That girl I dated for like two months."
" How was it?"
Jungkook shrugs. " It was fine I guess. Wasn't earth-shattering or whatever Namjoon hyung said though."
Taehyung is watching him with a strange look in his eyes." What do you mean?"
Jungkook shrugs again. " I didn't feel much of anything. It was rather weird to be honest. Not something I wanna do again."
"You should kiss boys then"
Jungkook stills and stares at Taehyung with wide eyes. "What?"
Taehyung laughs. "Don't look at me like that." His eyes harden and something mean creeps into his voice.
"I read your journal. I know you want to kiss Jimin."