ㅤᴅᴏᴏʀ ⋮ D13

@❛ taehyung k。 "speak for yourself, handsome," she says, to both compliment him and divert attention from herself—admittedly, you could say she felt rather bashful at his undying adoration, and this was shown upon the rosy hue that dusts over her cheeks. nevertheless, she leans to head onto the passenger seat until he expectantly looks to her, to which she gratefully obliges and presses a full kiss to his lips. "the cutest." she murmurs under her breath, though she's sure he's heard, before settling herself inside.

@❛ jennie k。 "why, of course." he finds himself nodding at the prospect of showing her off, turning his head to overlook her figure with a soft smile. "look at you, it would be blasphemy to not show someone as stunning as you off." his teeth sink within the junction of his lower lip, reaching out to open the passenger door for her. he doesn't do so without leaning forward, puckering his lips for a kiss during the process of her climbing in.

@❛ taehyung k。 she allows him to take lead, since it'd been his planned this date of theirs for her, as her hold clasped in his hand only draws her closer to him. and although she has a huge inkling as to what his surprise entails, she remains on the edge of her seat at the thought. "dinner first, got it," she says as they near the parking lot, footsteps unhurried and leisure. "to show me off? hmm, maybe you'll get to do just that, silly."

@❛ jennie k。 he's a bit more triumphant as he straightens up, his pride boosted with the opportunity to have such a stunning female on his arm. his larger fingers accompany her own and interlock with them, the pad of his thumb gliding back and forth upon the back of her palm and her knuckles. "mm, we're going to dinner first, then there's a surprise after." he hums with a grin, gently leading her down the hall and out of the doors of the apartment complex, humming a small tune. "i wanted to show you off, tonight."

@❛ taehyung k。 as his hand rests over her hip, her palm comes to cup his cheek, drawing him close enough to press a kiss to his lips just as he reciprocates the gesture. "you look handsome." she responds, laying yet another peck before pulling back. she's bashful, a shy simper plastering her face upon the thought of their first, official date together. she reaches for her purse, slinging it over her shoulder and shuffles over to shut her bedroom door, leading the two out. "where are we headed, hm? or is it an actual surprise?"

@❛ jennie k。 his palm snakes up the height of the door frame to support his own build as the door is tugged open and his lips immediately upturn into that of a grin, tongue sinking between the two tiers. "hi you," he returns, tugging his hand out of his pocket to rest upon her hip. he leans in whilst tugging her closer, pressing a lingering kiss upon her full brims before murmuring upon them. "you look beautiful."

@❛ taehyung k。 she's sitting over the edge of her bed, deft fingers of hers working to clasp the strap of her heels around her ankles as he makes his way inside her apartment. finishing, there's a knowing smile curling her lips at the sound of his familiar tune, standing to swing her door—and revealing him, already reached. "oh," she blinks, until her scrutiny caters to his attire and handsome visage, to which she softens. "hey you."

@❛ jennie k。 one hand is stuffed within his front pocket as he steps in front of the familiar door, free hand extending to immediately welcome himself within his lover's apartment with a soft hum. "baby?" his tiers purse to form an "o" as he whistles a tune, long legs leading him towards the door of her bedroom.

"i'm sure i won't, how could i?" she responds in mere wisps, though audible enough for him to hear. with this, she raises her head, offering him one last glance for the night (albeit the absence of light in the bedroom) and presses a lingering goodnight kiss to his lips. "forever, us three." concluding their night together, she rests her cheek against the build of his chest, allowing his steadying heartbeat to lull her sweetly to a slumber, wishing away the madness that's overcome their homes.

@❛ jennie k。 their brief interaction was enough to completely warm taehyung's entirety, pearly whites sunken within the expanse of his lower lip as he, too, releases a soft laugh. "forever?" he whispers, holding her a bit tighter to him tonight, eyes flittering towards the door. "you're sure you won't get tired of me?" he chuckles, eyes remaining upon the door before he presses a soft kiss to her forehead. "always. goodnight." he had no plan of sleeping tonight, but every intent on keeping her tight within his embrace.

@❛ taehyung k。 "go to sleep, you loser," she raises her hand to push at gunhee's face, the two breaking into laughs just as he resettles himself under his duvet. her attention is brought back to that of her lover's, scrunching her nose. "looks like we both got caught," she muses with a laugh. "at least this way, we'll spend forever together." another chuckle slips past her lips and she's cradling herself against his chest, leaving a kiss to his collarbones. she wishes.. that they'd all stay safe, her family. "goodnight, tae. thank you for being here."

@❛ jennie k。 “careful there, i just might.” the male murmurs in return, breathing it a softened laugh and relaxes his grip on the bat to properly hold her. his palm runs up and down the expanse of her back, corners of his lips etched into a soft smile with a second kiss of his own pressed upon her tiers. his palm halts as he hears the younger male, and he can’t help but release a soft chuckle. “sorry,” looking back down at her with a look that says “oops, we got caught,” he nuzzles the tip of his nose upon her own before pressing a soft kiss there. “get some rest.”

@❛ taehyung k。 "you gonna turn me in?" she jokes, scooting herself to rest atop of his chest, dipping her head lower to nuzzle their noses together sweetly. softly, she presses a kiss to his lips, evidently relaxing in his embrace. "i beg to differ. it's much more comfortable here, gun doesn't know what he's missing out on." with this, she glances up at where her brother's bed lay, just as his lower octave voices out, "you two are gross."

@❛ jennie k。 the floor is hard (and cold) beneath him and there's a grip on the bat despite the exhaustion beginning to bubble within his countenance, but it's all seemingly wished away as a familiar warmth is placed atop his front. "uh oh, we've got an escapee." taehyung teases in a whisper, brow raised as he hooks his arm around her waist. "of course, it's no problem. it's probably more comfortable where he is though, in comparison to here." the tip of his nose nudges her forehead, where he presses a soft kiss.

@❛ taehyung k。 "cute," she nudges his shoulder as he settles his blankets over the floor of gunhee's bedroom, to which both her and her brother share a brief passing of eye contact. gunhee shrugs, sporting a smile, and gathers himself into bed. jennie (already having turned off all the lights, locked the doors, and secured the windows) tips the switch off, the only thing sliver of light shimmering in being from that of the moonlight. and with that, she slips beside taehyung, abandoning her original idea of bunking with her brother, and curls against his chest. "hi," she murmurs. "you're sweet. thank you for talking with him."

@❛ jennie k。 "we will. keep that chin up, yeah? we all need to work together." a few pats to the other's back and he's looking back to the door, nodding with a smile. "yeah, let me just.." he looks over the blankets sprawled on the floor and nudges himself up, quickly pulling it together into a bed for himself. "alright, now i'm ready."

@❛ taehyung k。 he's right. maybe it's just this complex in him that has him convinced he's only done harm, bringing hurt upon those close to him. yet, perhaps that's something both him and his sister share. "thank you, hyung," he breathes out, now being able to meet his gaze. his lips remain pursed, but softly tipped into a smile. "i hope we do." three knocks are heard from his bedroom door, jennie peeking her head in with her newly washed face. "hope i'm not interrupting anything. are you guys ready for bed?"

@❛ jennie k。 "gunhee," it's a mere whisper, surprise evident within his tone -- surprised that taehyung was hearing such words from the younger male. he really does take after his sister, and it shows. and taehyung found that admirable. "this situation... unfortunately everybody is in danger, regardless of who is around and who does what. i could go to the grocery store and you guys could be in danger, jen could go to the bathroom and we could be in danger. but don't let yourself take any blame, you've done nothing wrong. we're going to get through this, i promise you."

@❛ taehyung k。 perhaps that wasn't the right way to start off, knowing that the very man before him had seemingly made an earlier mistake with his sister. of course, he's relieved that they've reconciled—more than relieved, but he didn't mean to remind him of it. nonetheless, he continues. "jen does so much for me, more than you know. and now, it feels like, whenever i do something, i could put you guys in danger."

@❛ jennie k。 the pad of taehyung's thumb slowly begins to guide itself up and down as his hand remains stoic upon the middle of his back. he remains tight lipped despite the concern mirrored within his furrowed brows, to which he nods once. "yeah. yeah, i do." it was all too familiar, the most recent being what he'd done to gunhee's sister, to the love of his life. "do you feel like you messed up, gun?"

@❛ taehyung k。 it'd usually been just him and jennie—all his life. he harbors very little to no memories of his life with their parents, taking jennie's word for it that fateful night she'd run away with him in her embrace. this only led him with a taste of distrust embedded in his mind, of both others and possibly himself. but as taehyung, his older sister's love, beckons himself closer to help soothe the ruminations marinating in his mind, he complies with the raise of his head. "you know that feeling where.. you mess up super bad?" he starts lowly. "and the guilt just sort of piles?"

@❛ jennie k。 instead of completely setting up the place that he'd be resting upon for the night his body is entirely lenient upon the doorframe of gunhee's bedroom, overlooking how he quickly tosses his things into his closet before sitting down, clearly distressed. it ached taehyung to see him this way, wishing he could do anything in his power to relieve himself of such fear of his surroundings, but he was aware that it was much easier said than done. leaning down, he rests the blankets on the floor before slowly guiding himself towards the younger male to take a seat beside him. "hey," he breathes out a sigh, shifting an arm to press his palm upon the younger male's back. "wanna talk?"

@❛ taehyung k。 "hey, we're all going to be together tonight, is that alright with you?" knowing it's already set in stone in her mind, gunhee doesn't have much choice, though he doesn't oppose to the idea either. it only provided more safety for the three of them. she shoots him a sympathetic smile, one that she hopes would provide comfort to her younger brother before heading off to tend to her nightly routine. gunhee willingly tidies up his room to the best of his abilities (mostly just shoving his clothes in his closet), eventually sitting upon the edge of his bed, face buried in his palms.

@❛ jennie k。 "okay." he returns with a whisper of his own, the tips of his fingers continuing to run along the supple flesh of her cheek before gliding just atop of her jaw. "yeah, i can do that." the murmur that ghosts along her lips is accompanied by that of a fond smile, and whilst there was a feeling of freight in regards to the entirety of the situation dawned upon them, it was moreso for the safety of gunhee and jennie, rather that of himself. placing one more kiss to her plush tiers, he reaches down to grab at his bags and baseball bat, sauntering towards the younger male's bedroom to place them down, then to the hallway closet to gather the blankets he'd need to be comfortable for the night.

@❛ taehyung k。 she's rather shy at how her heart rate spikes at his mention of family—they were, indeed, a family that she cherished. she reciprocates his kiss with an audible smooch, eyes fluttering to bask in the mere touch of his hand as she eventually nods. "yeah, we can do that for the night, baby," relieved that they've come to an agreement, she cups his cheeks, pressing a full, brief kiss to his lips. "i'm gonna go wash my face for the night and i'll tell him we're all bunking in his room," she murmurs, breath feathering over his tiers. "wanna help set up some blankets? they're in the hallway closet, you know where."

@❛ jennie k。 "hey," he whispers, arms clasped around her waist with his cheek smushed upon her chest. his head shakes and he offers her waist a gentle squeeze, enough to reassure her of any concerns for him. "it's no trouble for me when it comes to protecting my family." his voice is a tad more firm, hoping she'd understand his side of it. his head tilts up, lips pressing a gentle kiss to the expanse of her lower lip before parting once more. "i can sleep on the floor near the bed, if that'll make him more comfortable." he whispers, nudging her hair behind her ear.

@❛ taehyung k。 his suggestion is something that leads her to think that he's more nervous than he's letting on, much like herself and her younger brother. to soothe this, she heightens herself on her tippy toes, hugging his head to her and laying a soft, comforting kiss to his temple. "i'll sleep out here with you," she murmurs into his ear, her fingers softly threading through his hair. "you're already troubling yourself with protecting us, let me return the favor, baby."

@❛ jennie k。 he tilts his head down as she turns to look up at him, arms naturally finding solace around her shoulders with an accompanying kiss to her forehead. "sure," he lies, considering he too is frightened as . "or i could just sleep on the floor near the bed." his palm runs up and down the expanse of her back, pressing his lips into a thin line.

@❛ taehyung k。 she pauses for a moment, letting his words linger in her mind as he massages her shoulders. "are you sure?" allowing his therapeutic touch to still for a second longer, she then shifts around to face him, arms winding around his waist. a kiss is pressed to his chest as she closes her eyes. "will you be alright out here by yourself?"

@❛ jennie k。 leaning forward to carefully set down both his back and the bat he'd held by his side tightly throughout the night, his lips press into a thin line. with both of his hands raising to massage at her shoulders, he releases a soft sigh and presses a gentle kiss to her neck. "maybe it would help if you slept with him, tonight? i can stay out here on the couch and keep an eye out."