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Jungkook cries (freaking cries) on his way to the ice cream shop. He looks and feels like an embarrassing mess, but the moment Seokjin's eyes land on his, nothing matters anymore.

"H-Hyung," he chokes up a bit as he speaks, walking towards the table Seokjin is sitting at.

"Jungkookie..." His voice is as soft as the look in his eyes. "Sit here, I'll go get us some ice cream and we can talk, okay?"

He simply nods and then sits on the chair across from the actor's. When Seokjin comes back, he has two sundaes in his hands and they look delicious, will break Jungkook's diet, and probably upset his poor little tummy with how many sweets decorate the top of it, but he doesn't care and they both dig in.

"Jungkook-ah."

Jungkook frowns to himself. "Yes?" he questions in a small voice, not daring to look up at his ex.

"You've grown up so well. I'm really proud of you. And- you should know, I'm a fan, by the way. Always have been. You know that."

He finally takes a good look at Seokjin. His appearance has hardly changed since high school, but he's grown into an adult now.

His body seems fuller, thicker jaw and neck, a more fierce look in his eyes, but he isn't dressed like the celebrity actor that Jungkook has tried to ignore noticing for years now.

Right now he's wearing a tshirt and jeans, nothing too special. And he has a hat on which doesn't really disguise him well because he's one of a kind. Any fan could pin him out right now, but he just doesn't seem to care.

He's only got his eyes on Jungkook.

Tears once again form in Jungkook's eyes because yeah, Seokjin has always been a fan, has always told Jungkook he'll become an amazing artist and always loved his voice just like Jungkook loved to watch Seokjin practice acting and would even act out scenes with him sometimes. They were each other's biggest support.

And then it all went wrong.

It all went wrong because Jungkook distracted him from his grades and it got him into trouble.

Jungkook begins to cry, so he quickly gets a napkin to hide his face behind it and Seokjin immediately reaches out for his hand.

"Jungkook-ah? Don't cry, please. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"No, hyung-" He chokes up and peeks over the napkin. Hates that Seokjin looks so upset. "I'm the one who's sorry. I- I ruined everything."

Seokjin's grip tightens on Jungkook's hand. He pulls it over the table and presses their palms together in attempt to soothe him.

"You didn't ruin anything, baby, I promise. If anything, I never should've let anything happen." Seokjin's shoulders deflate. "I should've known."

Jungkook's heart races in his chest. It's been so many years since he's heard that voice call him baby and reassure him.

"Hyung," he says softly, pressing his fingers into Seokjin's palm as their eyes meet once again. "What exactly do you want from me if I decide to trust you again?"

Seokjin gives him a small, kind smile. "Anything. I'll take anything I can get because I miss you, I really do."

He presses his fingers into Jungkook's palm as well and Jungkook feels like he's stopped breathing yet also like he's never breathed before in his life. It's a fresh breath of air to have Seokjin by his side again.

"We'll see, hyung."

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finally got answers!!! but what will they do now? 👀 they're friends ...... 😶

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