Still With You ?

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“Me and Jimin are working on a project, and Jungkook is resting.”

“Hmm... How is he?” Hyunwoo asked hesitantly.

Tae glanced at Jungkook, noticing how still he was. “He looks fine, but his fever hasn’t gone down much.”

A silence stretched between them before Hyunwoo finally spoke. “Hmm... Um... C-can you give him the phone?” His voice held a hint of nervousness.

Tae hesitated for a second before saying. “Sure, samchoon.”

He turned to Jungkook, calling him softly, “Kook.”

Jungkook blinked out of his daze, looking at Tae with those sad, lifeless eyes that made Tae’s chest tighten.

“Huh?” Jungkook asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

Tae held out the phone. “Samchoon wants to talk to you.”

Jungkook sighed heavily but took the phone without protest. He pressed it against his ear.

“Kook?” Hyunwoo’s voice came through gently.

“Mm,” Jungkook hummed, his tone as cold as ice.

“How are you feeling?” Hyunwoo asked carefully.

“Fine.”

A tense silence settled between them.

“Did you eat and take your medicines?” Hyunwoo asked.

Jungkook gave a nonchalant hum in response.

Hyunwoo sighed on the other end. “Kookie... I-I’m sorry for yesterday.”

Jungkook said nothing.

“I lost my temper when you asked about killing yourself. But that’s not the solution, Kook. You have to know that.” Hyunwoo tried.

Jungkook’s grip on the phone tightened, his nails digging into his palm. His voice came out sharp, distant, emotionless—in Italian.

“Then what is the solution?”

Hyunwoo’s breath hitched. “Kook—”

But Jungkook didn’t let him finish. “Tae-ssi, take this.” His voice was flat, empty.

He held out the phone for Tae, refusing to say another word.

Tae sighed, taking it. “Samchoon?”

There was a pause before Hyunwoo spoke again. “Alright, Tae. Take care. Jin will be there in half an hour.”

Before Tae could respond, Jimin suddenly snatched the phone from his hands.

“Appaaaa!” Jimin whined like a child.

Jungkook’s head snapped up at the soft, affectionate tone.

“Nae, Chim?” Hyunwoo responded, his voice filled with warmth.

Jimin pouted, playing with the hem of his shirt. “Where are you? When will you come?”

Hyunwoo chuckled softly. “I’ll be home in an hour with your hyungie, Chim.”

Jimin huffed. “Tell that grumpy grandpa to stay there itself. Hmph. Anyway, bye.”

Before Hyunwoo could reply, Jimin hung up.

Jungkook was staring at him. But unlike before, his gaze wasn’t empty—it was filled with something else.

Jealousy.

A raw, aching kind of jealousy that twisted his insides.

He watched Jimin laugh so freely with their father. He watched the easy, warm exchange between them. He watched the love in Hyunwoo’s voice, in Jimin’s whiny complaints, in their familiarity.

And he wondered—why had he never been on the receiving end of that?

He turned away before they could notice the way his hands trembled.

He had hoped, once upon a time, for that kind of bond with his own father. He had dreamed about it as a child. He had wished for it every day.

But wishes were just that—wishes.

They never came true.

His heart ached in places he thought had gone numb long ago.

“Kook?” Tae’s soft voice pulled him from his thoughts. “You want something?”

The gentleness in his voice was almost unbearable.

Jungkook shook his head without turning around. “No.”

He heard Tae sigh. Jimin too. But he didn’t care.

His heart had already closed itself off again.

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So I will ask a question let's see how many answers. If you've noticed. Jin calls Kim as dad. Tae calls Kim as appa and Jungkook calls Kim as Kim. Why?

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