Still With You ?

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He realised that. But he didn't think to be comfortable with them but to be distant with them for their happiness.

(Little did he knew he is their happiness?? 👀)

And that? That made the guilt hit harder than ever.

He wasn’t sure if he deserved it.

The things he experienced in his childhood made him like this. So tell me who is at fault he or the people around him?

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Right now, Taehyung, Jungkook, and Jin were sitting at the table for dinner. Jin was serving them.

“Kook, eat this, okay? Don’t skip it, hmm? And don’t leave the veggies either, alright?” Jin said softly.

Jungkook sighed, nodded, and quietly started eating. Jin smiled faintly and began eating too. Taehyung, on the other hand, was completely silent.

Jin kept glancing at both of them from time to time. Jungkook, unaware of the tension around him, simply focused on his food.

“Taehyung, eat the peas too,” Jin said gently.

Taehyung didn’t respond. He ignored Jin and pushed the peas aside again.

“Taehyung, I said something,” Jin repeated, his voice firmer now.

This caught Jungkook’s attention too. While chewing, he looked over at Taehyung and noticed him quietly eating the peas after Jin’s comment. Then, Jungkook looked at Jin—his expression calm, but his eyes… they were tired. Sad. Heavy.

Jungkook gulped down his food as he observed the two. He glanced back at Taehyung, who was now eating the peas silently. While chewing he looked at Jin simply.

“Taehyung… I’m sorry, bear…” Jin said quietly, his voice barely above a whisper. Jin tried again.

Still, Taehyung didn’t say a word.

Jin sighed, defeated, and continued eating in silence.

Jungkook looked between the two, confused and unsure. He wanted to understand, but the heaviness in the room made him quietly return to his food—shrugging the tension off, even though it settled somewhere deep inside him.

Jungkook sighed softly, pushing the food around his plate. He couldn't eat anymore. His stomach already felt too full. He glanced at Jin and Taehyung, who were quietly eating.

Taehyung looked up at Jungkook, tilting his head slightly as if to ask, What is it?
Jungkook shook his head gently and looked down again.

Jin noticed Jungkook playing with his food. “Kook, eat,” he said, his voice soft but firm.

Jungkook let out a quiet sigh. He hesitated before speaking, “J-Jin-ssi… I’m full.”

Jin looked at him with questioning eyes. “Mister Kim Jungkook,” he said, using a teasing tone to mask his concern, “I gave you just one cup of soup. That too, a small one. And only a few vegetables. How can you say you're full already?”

Jin leaned a little closer. “Come on, there's still a bit left. Finish it, hmm?” His voice was gentle, but his words carried a certain seriousness.

Jungkook hesitated again, then slowly took another bite. He felt bloated—though he hadn’t eaten much by anyone else's standard, for him, it was too much. His body wasn’t used to it. He barely had one full meal a day until now… and today, he’d eaten all three.