Oops, We'Re Falling In Love
Chapter 1 — The Boy I Couldn't Stand
It was a rainy afternoon.
jungkook was sitting inside his family's small living room, building a toy castle on the floor.
jungkook age 10
He was quiet, serious, and extremely protective of his toys.
Then the front door opened.
mom
Jungkook Come here. We have guests.
jungkook age 10
didn't move.
mom
Just come and say hello.
jungkook age 10
Reluctantly walked into the living room.
A boy around his age was standing beside his aunt.
Messy hair.
A bright smile.
And absolutely no sense of personal space.
mom
jungkook, this is tae He'll be staying with us for a few days.
jungkook age 10
Stared at him
tae age 6
Looked at the toy castle behind him.
jungkook age 10
Because you'll break it.
jungkook age 10
You look like someone who breaks things.
tae age 6
Mouth fell open.
tae age 6
You look like someone who doesn't know how to have fun.
jungkook age 10
Stared at him.
The Great Toy War
Ten minutes later, tae was sitting beside jungkook
Five minutes after that, he had moved one of jungkook's toy soldiers.
jungkook age 10
Immediately noticed.
jungkook age 10
Put that back.
tae age 6
I'm making the castle stronger
jungkook age 10
You're ruining it.
tae age 6
I'm improving it
jungkook age 10
You're ruining it.
Their mothers watched from the kitchen.
mom
They've become friends quickly.
Both boys shouted from the living room—
jungkook age 10
WE ARE NOT FRIENDS!
Their mothers looked at each other.
Then laughed.
Later that evening, Jungkook went outside to get some fresh air.
He saw tae sitting alone near the garden.
For the first time that day, tae wasn't smiling.
jungkook age 10
Quietly sat beside him.
jungkook age 10
What's wrong?
jungkook age 10
You're lying.
tae age 6
I miss my old home.
jungkook age 10
Didn't know what to say.
So he simply handed him half of the chocolate he'd been saving.
tae age 6
Looked at the chocolate.
tae age 6
You're giving me your favorite chocolate?
jungkook age 10
Don't make it a big deal.
That was the first time jungkook saw his smile differently.
And somewhere inside tae little heart, Jungkook became the person he wanted beside him whenever he was sad.
YEARS LATER
He was taller, calmer, and even more serious than before.
He had one goal for college:
Study. Graduate. Get a good job. Avoid unnecessary drama.
Unfortunately, the universe had other plans.
On his first day, Jungkook was standing outside the lecture hall, checking his timetable.
Someone suddenly bumped into him.
Books scattered across the floor.
unknown boy
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" quickly knelt down to pick them up.
jungkook
silently took the books from his hands.
jungkook
His voice was calm... almost cold
unknown boy
"He's handsome..."
jungkook
Turned and walked away without another word.
unknown boy
"Wait!"
called after him.
jungkook
Stopped for a second but didn't look back.
unknown boy
"You dropped your student ID."
jungkook
Accepted it with a quiet, "Thanks."
Then he disappeared into the crowd.
unknown boy
Smiled to himself.
unknown boy
He glanced at the name on the ID one last time.
He smiles and then he also leaves.
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