NEXT DOOR, AWAY FROM YOU
Intro
Author
Shameless me is again here 🙂
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This story is going to be a completed one for sure
(ᵕ—ᴗ—)
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I hope, I get active readers 🐥✨️
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Even if it's only one o(^▽^)o
Some walls are just walls.
They separate.
They divide.
They keep things exactly where they belong.
Same floor.
Same quiet.
Same ordinary hallway.
On one side—
someone who captures moments before the world forgets them.
On the other—
someone who feels things long after he should have let them go.
And neither of them knows what's about to happen.
Not in passing.
Not by chance.
Not even by mistake.
But in a space where names matter more than faces.
A screen lights up.
A username appears.
A reply comes faster than expected.
The way the most important things always do.
Two strangers.
Becoming something.
Before they even realize it.
But they’ve already crossed the distance.
Without even opening the door.
Kim Taehyung
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 23
𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Musician & Photographer
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Quiet. Observant. Feels more than he shows.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: The kind of person who drifts away mid-conversation not out of disinterest, but because something else caught his attention first. A sound. A detail. A moment nobody else noticed.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Older brother — Kim Namjoon
Best friend — Park Jimin
𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻: Apartment 501
𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
𝘏𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵~
Jeon Jungkook
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 22
𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Painter
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Intense. Quietly chaotic.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: A perfectionist who doesn’t know when to stop. Or maybe chooses not to. His work is never “done.” Just… paused. Waiting for something that finally feels right.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Best friend — Min Yoongi
𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻: Apartment 502
𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘸𝘢𝘺.
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴— 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺~
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴.
One lives in 501.
The other in 502.
They don’t know each other.
But on the other side of that wall— someone just picked up their phone.
And everything is about to begin.
New Beginnings
Jungkook had been awake since 6 AM.
Yoongi had shown up at his old place at 7 sharp. Knocked like the building was on fire.
Jungkook had thrown a pillow at door like it will hit yoongi.
Min Yoongi
Open the door you sleepy head.
Min Yoongi
I have been standing here for 3 minutes.
Min Yoongi
You ready or still sleeping?
Jeon Jungkook
I was sleeping until YOU called!
Jeon Jungkook
It's just 7am hyung.
Min Yoongi
We have a whole apartment to move Jungkook.
Min Yoongi
Boxes don't move themselves.
Min Yoongi
Why are you like this?
Jeon Jungkook
Because someone has to be now.
Min Yoongi
Open the door I'm outside.
Jeon Jungkook
You're so loud in the morning
Jeon Jungkook
Okay okay coming.
Jungkook opened the door.
Yoongi walked in. Looked around at the half packed boxes, the paintings still on the walls.
The general chaos of someone who had clearly packed nothing. And then he sighed like a disappointed father.
He turned to look at Jungkook. Said nothing for a full five seconds.
Min Yoongi
You packed nothing.
Jeon Jungkook
I packed some things.
Min Yoongi
Jungkook your paintings are still on the walls.
Min Yoongi
Your dishes are still in the cabinet, your clothes are still in the closet.
Min Yoongi
What exactly did you pack?
Jeon Jungkook
(Showing his bunny smile) my phone charger.
Jeon Jungkook
HYUNG wait you can't leave me.
He just sighed the way he always did like Jungkook was personally responsible for all his suffering and started packing the dishes himself.
Jungkook smiled behind his back, said nothing.
Four hours of carrying boxes down three flights of stairs.
Four hours of Yoongi judging every single thing Jungkook owned.
Min Yoongi
Why do you have seven black hoodies?
Jeon Jungkook
They are different blacks.
Min Yoongi
Jungkook they are literally the same hoodie.
Jeon Jungkook
You would not understand.
Jeon Jungkook
It's an aesthetic.
Min Yoongi
It's a problem, that's what it is.
Jeon Jungkook
Pack the hoodie hyung.
Min Yoongi
I'm packing it and I'm judging it also. I can do both.
The new apartment was on the fifth floor. Building was quiet. Clean hallway.
Two doors facing each other at the end.
His was 502.
The one next to his — 501.
Whoever lived there wasn't home.
By noon everything was inside. Boxes everywhere.
Yoongi sitting on the floor eating the convenience store kimbap like he had earned it.
Jungkook would never say that out loud.
Jeon Jungkook
Thanks hyung for today seriously.
Min Yoongi
Don't get sentimental and eat your kimbap.
Jeon Jungkook
I'm being genuine hyung.
Min Yoongi
I know, now eat your kimbap.
Jungkook stood in the middle of his new living room.
It smelled like fresh paint and unfamiliarity.
Somehow that felt like enough.
Looked around the apartment one more time.
Yoongi stood up to leave and stretched his body.
Min Yoongi
Good light in here.
Min Yoongi
Your paintings will look good on that wall.
Min Yoongi
I downloaded this on your phone earlier while you were struggling with that box.
Jeon Jungkook
You downloaded something on my phone without asking??
Min Yoongi
It's an app called Fondly.
Min Yoongi
Jimin got me on it. It's actually not bad.
Min Yoongi
People post, comment, chat, pc someone, and you can post your paintings there get some eyes on your work.
Jeon Jungkook
I don't need a dating app hyung.
Min Yoongi
It's not just a dating app
Jeon Jungkook
That's what people who use dating apps say
Min Yoongi
You think I'm on a dating app.
Min Yoongi
wow okay first of all
Jeon Jungkook
Hyung you literally just recommended it like three times
Min Yoongi
Because it's useful people actually look at your work there unlike your camera roll.
Jeon Jungkook
People look at my work
Min Yoongi
Your wall doesn't count
Jeon Jungkook
...my wall appreciates me
Min Yoongi
Your wall has no choice
Min Yoongi
Just make an account, post something and if you hate it then you can delete it.
Jeon Jungkook
I'm not posting anything
Min Yoongi
Then don't post just look
Jeon Jungkook
I'm not going to sit there and scroll
Min Yoongi
You literally scroll for two hours before sleeping
Jeon Jungkook
That's different
Jeon Jungkook
... it just is
Min Yoongi
I already did you forget?
Jeon Jungkook
Hyung that's literally going through my phone.
Min Yoongi
I also changed your lock screen the old one was ugly.
Jeon Jungkook
It was a cute pic not ugly.
Min Yoongi
Relax it's a nice photo of you so your welcome.
Jeon Jungkook
You can't just— HYUNG!
Jungkook stared at it for a second. Checked his lockscreen.
It was actually a nice photo. He would never tell him that.
Vantae
Yoongi had left an hour ago.
The boxes were mostly unpacked.
Paintings leaning against the wall waiting to be hung.
Jungkook was lying on his couch staring at the ceiling.
New apartment.
New neighborhood.
New start.
The app asked him to make an account. He stared at the username field.
Jeon Jungkook was too plain.
JK was too obvious. Kookie made him want to delete the app immediately.
Nobody would know it was him. He typed it in and stared at it.
Nodded once like he had made a very serious decision.
The interface was clean. People posting, stories, comments everywhere.
Not really looking for anything.
Then one comment stopped him.
On a dramatic romantic story. Buried under a sea of heart emojis.
Vantae
The male lead said 'you are the only star in my sky' and she BELIEVED him. Girl he clearly failed astronomy. 💬
Out loud. Alone in his apartment.
He typed back before he even thought about it.
Justin
(replying to Vantae)
getting the girl doesn't mean he was RIGHT it means she also failed astronomy they're just two people lost in space together 💬
He put his phone down. Smiled at the ceiling. Picked up a box to unpack.
Jeon Jungkook
Yeah, mostly.
Jeon Jungkook
Just the paintings are not hung yet.
Min Yoongi
Hang them before you sleep or you will leave them on the floor for three months.
Min Yoongi
I know you very well
Jeon Jungkook
I was going to hang them tomorrow
Min Yoongi
Tonight Jungkook
Jeon Jungkook
Okay FINE tonight. Hey I opened that app
Jeon Jungkook
Yeah saw a funny comment on some story actually made me laugh
Min Yoongi
Told you it's not just a dating app.
Min Yoongi
Did you make an account?
Min Yoongi
Nothing very creative.
Min Yoongi
Anyway I'm heading to jimin's call me if you need anything and hang the paintings.
Jeon Jungkook
Hyung thanks for today
Min Yoongi
Don't get sentimental on me you little bunny
Jeon Jungkook
Hyungg! I'm not bunny
Min Yoongi
Yeah but you look like one.
Jeon Jungkook
Hyung you will not stop?
Min Yoongi
ok ok I will not say for now
Min Yoongi
You take rest bye
Jeon Jungkook
Bye hyung take care.
Jungkook looked back at his phone. The notification was already there.
Someone had replied to Justin's comment.
Vantae
(replying to Justin) : okay but being lost in space together sounds kind of romantic though?? 🤔 maybe he was onto something. 💬
Jungkook read it. Read it again.
Smiled without meaning to.
Typed back without thinking.
Justin
Don't defend him he used a pickup line he found on google I just know it 💬
Vantae
LMAOO okay fair but what if it WORKED does the method matter. 💬
Vantae
You are very serious about astronomy for someone on a romance app 💬
Justin
And you are very defensive about a fictional character you don't know 💬
Looked around his new apartment.
Outside the window the afternoon light had gone golden. Jungkook was still on the couch.
Paintings unhung.
Box unpacked.
Talking to a stranger on an app. Smiling at his phone like an idiot.
But today was the beginning of something.
He just didn't know what.
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