"I don't know how much more I can hold back, Soojung. I'm a man in love; alone with the girl he likes..." Jungkook's warm breath hits my ear, his mellow voice filling up the atmosphere around us. I couldn't hold back the blush in my cheeks, causing Jungkook's lips to curve up a little. It's troublesome. Since I wasn't responding and my calm facade fades, Jungkook takes this opportunity to pin me harder to the wall— embracing me tightly.

"I-I have to go to work, Jungkook," I desperately changed the topic as my eyes darted to the window, witnessing the beginning of a heavy downpour. Jungkook readjusts his hands to wrap around my waist, pressing my body firmly against his. "Don't escape me, you know I want an answer." he vulnerably rests his head in the nape of my neck. His voice; accompanied by the heavy rain, drove me near to delicate madness.

"I..." I started to stutter. My heart was pounding so hard. "I need more time....please..."

The fluttering in my stomach halted all at once when I feel my legs being lifted off the floor— Jungkook hoists me up in his arms, carrying me effortlessly. "W-what are you..." I patted his back for an answer, but to no avail. He places me gently on the bedsheets, successfully trapping me under his muscular torso. Oh god. Not a moment was wasted as he presses his lips on mine; both impatiently and  intricately. I felt my entire body melt into his at the kiss; it drove me even further into spiraling madness. The way he moved his lips; it morphed into mine before pulling back to brush slightly against it, taking my consciousness along and away. I was on another universe. The tip of his cold fingers on my bare skin sent shivers down my back, causing me to exhale a long, winded breath I didn't know I've been holding.

"Be my girlfriend." Jungkook pleads, looking directly in my eyes. The sounds of the rain were drowning to the back of my mind that moment. "Be mine..." he burrows his head into my neck.

"...I" my heart skips a beat.

"I love you."

Silence.

The impeccable silence took me off guard. Jungkook doesn't seem to move, nor reply either.

"What did you..." He pulls back with wide eyes, an unknowing blush overtaking his face.

"I said I love you!" I exclaimed, with tears welling up in my eyes. His expression showed how stunned he was, enough for him to process the information much too slowly. Jungkook squeezes me again, hugging me tighter than ever before.

I love you.

At that moment, Jungkook himself felt the relief of a thousand waves crashing into him all at once. Soojung. She made him feel ecstatic; sending sudden electricity surging through his veins all at one moment. She was a comforting light he could reach out to at the end of the glistening shores, so that you'll never get lost. Jungkook knew that somehow, when you're with her, you'll be able to touch the stars without reaching. That's what being in love was like, he thought. That's what two-sided love felt like, he thought. And soon enough, he melts into a endless daydream as the vision of the sprout blooms into a beautiful, beautiful flower....

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A/N: the tiny sprout blooms! FINALLY