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Jeon Jungkook was never a genius, a top student, or an ambitious businessman.

He was simply an ordinary graduate who enjoyed life at his own pace.

His family often complained that he lacked direction. While his siblings planned careers and futures, Jungkook preferred spending time with friends, trying new hobbies, and making memories.

Love had entered his life many times before.

His first crush happened when he was in tenth grade. He fell for a senior at school. It was innocent and short-lived—the kind of crush that makes your heart race whenever you see someone in the hallway.

As he grew older, he experienced his first real heartbreak.

There was a girl who worked at a café he visited regularly. Jungkook found himself returning day after day just to see her smile. Eventually, they started dating.

For a while, he thought he had found something special.

Then he discovered she had been dishonest with him and was seeing someone else.

The betrayal shattered him.

It took months before he could fully move on.

Later, during his first semester at university, he fell in love again.

This relationship felt different—more mature, deeper, and more meaningful.

The woman was older than him and worked as a professor. Despite knowing the complications, they dated for about a year.

They genuinely cared for each other.

But life had other plans.

Family circumstances forced her into an arranged marriage, and the relationship ended despite their feelings.

It was another painful goodbye that Jungkook carried quietly.

By his third year of university, however, his life changed in an unexpected way.

That was when Kim Taehyung entered his world.

Although they weren't in the same department or semester, they gradually became part of the same friend group.

The group consisted of eight close friends:

Kim Taehyung

Jeon Jungkook

Jennie

Nana

Anna

Enwoo

Woozie

Another close friend who often completed the group

Despite their different schedules and academic backgrounds, they became inseparable.

Their favorite meeting place was a small café called Toy Train Café.

Almost every day, someone from the group would suggest meeting there. Soon it became their second home—a place filled with laughter, arguments, celebrations, and countless memories.

Among all of them, Jungkook was known as the social butterfly.

He could talk to anyone.

Whether someone was shy, nervous, new to the group, or feeling left out, Jungkook somehow found a way to make them comfortable.

His energy was impossible to ignore.

He was dramatic, expressive, and often the loudest person in the room.

His closest friend was Woozie.

The contrast between them was almost comical.

Woozie was quiet, reserved, and cat-like in his behavior, often preferring silence and observation.

Jungkook, meanwhile, was a walking storm of noise, emotions, and endless conversation.

Yet somehow they understood each other perfectly.

Most of their friends enjoyed drinking and smoking during gatherings.

Jungkook, however, rarely drank.

Whenever people pressured him, he always gave the same excuse:

"My alcohol tolerance is terrible. One glass and I'll embarrass myself."

His friends never knew whether he was joking or serious.

Despite his playful nature, Jungkook remained someone people trusted.

He listened without judgment, cared deeply about his friends, and was often the person everyone called during difficult moments.

Long before becoming Taehyung's husband, Jungkook had already become the heart of the friend group—the person who connected everyone together with his warmth, humor, and unwavering loyalty.

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