"201.." Jungkook noted.

You frown, opening the door widely for him to enter. "I'm so sorry, I was asleep." The raven-haired boy smiled gently, patting your head before walking inside the slightly shabby apartment. He looked around the place, observing as he seated himself on the small couch. "I told you to rest, why did you go here?"

Jungkook's gaze met your furrowed brows and pouted lips, before averting it back to the surroundings. "I was worried, you weren't picking up." There was a moment of silence, then he clears his throat. "I got chicken wings on the way here." He tries to change the subject, placing the family-sized takeout box on the mahogany coffee table.

You scoffed at his facade, letting the situation slide for now as you grab some soda cans you had in the fridge. "You're lucky I'm starving.." You mumbled to yourself, sitting down beside him with a fair distance. "Did you really wait for 30 minutes?"

"It wasn't that long—"

You smacked his arm, interrupting him from finishing his sentence. "Don't do that!" Glaring at him, you clicked your tongue. "I feel bad now, don't ever do that again."

Jungkook chuckled, gaze gently lingering on your scrunched up face. "It's totally okay." He watched as you open the box neatly and placed its contents on a ceramic plate. You two started to eat with a plastic glove on one hand, silently—and awkwardly filling up your stomachs to your delight.

"We need to talk." Both said in unison.

Jungkook chuckled at that, pausing a second before diverting his sight to the cold floor. "I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have lied to you." You kept your lips sealed, not uttering a single word yet your mind had a hundred things to say. "Taehyung.. he-uhm, he had nothing to do with this, it was all my own decision. To lie and pretend I was him."

"Why?" You lowly mumbled, sad eyes on the floor as well.

Jungkook finally took the courage to look at you, observing your reaction, your actions, any clue on how you were feeling before responding to your question. "At first, I didn't really bother because I thought it was just another one of Taehyung's fling. But then, the more we texted, the more I had a hard time on telling you the truth.. I—I was  scared, that you'd never talk to me again, that you liked Taehyung and not me. I—I was scared to lose you, because I—I... I like you, Soo Ah."

Another moment of silence as you lift your gaze up to him. Both of you just staring into each other's soul through your captivating orbs. "I understand.." You whispered in a sad tone. "It was emotionally painful but I forgive you, Jungkook."

He couldn't contain the joy inside him, letting a smile play on his uneven lips. "I—I don't know what to do, I'm just so happy right now." He stumbled on his words, wrapping his arms around you. "Thank you, Soo ah."

You smiled, hugging him back. "I understand because I felt the same way."

Jungkook quickly pulled away in confusion. "What?"

"I didn't pretend to be someone else but I was also scared about the thought of never talking to you again. What me and Taehyung had at the bar.. I kinda knew it wouldn't last long. But when I tried texting him, I suddenly felt different. Like we can be something more." You nervously chuckled, avoiding eye contact with the flustered boy. "Turns out, it really was a different person."

"So.. is that your way of telling me you like me?" Jungkook teased, laughing wholeheartedly when he managed to make you blush. He eventually stops and looked at you with a serious expression. "Ji Soo Ah."

You turned to him as well, brows furrowed in confusion. "What?"

"I like you." He whispered before capturing your lips with his. You let him do his thing, slowly dropping your eyelids to  a close as you kiss him back. His lips perfectly moving in sync against yours, so smooth and gentle yet hungrily wild. Your feeble arms snaked around his neck, pulling him along to be on top of you as you laid back on the small couch.

You pulled away to catch your breath, hands moving to cup his flushed cheeks and softly whispering into his ear. "Jeon Jungkook, I like you too."

Smut or character development? 0.o