~WRITTEN BY THREE HEARTS~³

...✧TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE... TWO DIFFERENT FEELINGS✧...

After discovering Jeongukk, Taehyung thought things would become less confusing.

He was wrong. Because now he had two people in his life who looked almost identical... But felt completely different.

Jungkook was impossible to ignore. He filled every quiet moment with laughter.

Every Saturday at the library, he arrived with a dramatic greeting.

"Taehyung!"

People turned to look.

Taehyung immediately lowered his voice.

"Why do you say my name like you're announcing a celebrity?"

Jungkook sat down beside him.

"Because you are."

"I'm literally reading a book."

"Exactly."

"How does that make me famous?"

"You're the only person I know who gets emotionally attached to fictional characters."

Taehyung closed his book.

"That's normal."

"You cried over a side character."

"He deserved better."

"He had three pages of screen time."

"Those three pages changed my life."

Jungkook laughed.

"You're impossible."

"And yet you keep coming back."

The words slipped out.

For a second, neither of them spoke.

Then Jungkook smiled softly.

"Yeah."

"I do."

...~~...

Jeongukk was different.

Their meetings were quieter.

There were no dramatic greetings. No teasing. No endless jokes.

Sometimes Taehyung would sit across from him at the café for an hour, and they would barely speak.

Strangely... Taehyung liked it.

One afternoon, Jeongukk placed a drink in front of him.

Taehyung looked confused.

"I didn't order."

"I know."

"Then why?"

"You always get this one."

Taehyung blinked.

"You remembered?"

Jeongukk shrugged.

"It's not difficult."

"It is."

"Why?"

"Because most people don't notice small things."

Jeongukk looked at him for a moment.

"I do."

Taehyung didn't know why that answer affected him. But it did.

Soon, Taehyung found himself creating separate memories with both of them.

With Jungkook, He went to bookstores and laughed until his stomach hurt.

They argued over movie endings. They shared snacks during library breaks. They sent each other ridiculous messages late at night.

One night...

Jungkook: Important question.

Taehyung: What?

Jungkook: If I became a book character, what kind would I be?

Taehyung: A character who talks too much.

Jungkook: That's not an answer.

Taehyung: A funny character everyone secretly loves.

There was a long pause.

Then...

Jungkook: I like that answer.

Taehyung smiled at his phone.

With Jeongukk, Things were slower. Softer.

They walked through quiet streets after coffee. They exchanged book recommendations. They sat together while watching the rain outside the café.

...~~...

One day, Taehyung noticed Jeongukk drawing.

"What are you working on?"

Jeongukk immediately covered the page.

"Nothing."

"That looked like something."

"It's unfinished."

"So?"

Jeongukk hesitated.

Then slowly turned the sketchbook around.

It was a drawing of the café window. The rain. The empty chairs. The warm lights.

Taehyung stared. "It's beautiful."

Jeongukk looked surprised. "Really?"

"Yeah."

"You don't think it's boring?"

"No."

Taehyung smiled.

"I think you see things differently."

For a moment, Jeongukk didn't answer.

Then quietly... "Thank you."

It was such a small thing.

But Taehyung noticed.

Because making Jeongukk smile felt like discovering a rare book hidden on a forgotten shelf.

But slowly... The differences between them started creating problems.

Not big ones. Not at first. Just little moments.

...~~...

One Saturday, Taehyung and Jungkook were laughing together in the library.

Across the street, Jeongukk happened to walk by.

He stopped. Watching them.

Jungkook was smiling. Taehyung was laughing. They looked happy.

Jeongukk told himself he didn't care. But he stayed there longer than he should have.

...~~...

A few days later, Jungkook saw Taehyung leaving the café with Jeongukk.

He stopped. His smile disappeared.

"Taehyung?"

Taehyung looked up.

"Jungkook?"

Jungkook glanced at Jeongukk.

Then back at Taehyung.

"So..."

His voice was quieter than usual.

"You two know each other now?"

Taehyung immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Yeah."

"How?"

"After the café incident."

Jungkook nodded slowly.

"Right."

A silence followed.

Taehyung frowned.

"Are you okay?"

"Of course."

"You don't sound okay."

Jungkook looked away.

"It's just weird."

"What is?"

"Seeing someone who looks like me with you."

Taehyung didn't know what to say.

Jungkook quickly smiled.

"Forget it."

But Taehyung knew him well enough now.

That smile wasn't real.

...~~...

That night, Jungkook stared at his ceiling.

He hated feeling jealous.

Especially because Jeongukk hadn't done anything wrong.

But every time he saw Taehyung smiling at him... A small fear appeared.

What if Taehyung liked Jeongukk more?

What if the quiet, thoughtful person was easier to love?

Meanwhile, across the city, Jeongukk sat in the café alone.

He had the same thoughts.

Jungkook was everything he wasn't. Funny. Confident. Easy to love.

How could someone like Taehyung choose someone quiet like him?

Neither of them knew the other was thinking the same thing.

Neither of them knew Taehyung was struggling too.

Because the truth was... He had tried to understand his feelings. He had tried to separate them.

Jungkook made his heart race.

Jeongukk made his heart feel safe.

One felt like sunlight.

The other felt like home.

And Taehyung was beginning to realize something terrifying. He didn't know how to choose.

...~~...

The next Saturday, something changed.

For the first time... The three of them were in the same place.

The library doors opened.

Jungkook walked in.

A few minutes later... Jeongukk entered.

They looked at each other.

Same face. Different expressions.

Taehyung looked between them.

And suddenly, he knew. The secret couldn't stay hidden forever. Because all three of them had feelings they were trying desperately not to admit.

And soon... Someone was going to say something.

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