... Year 2010.
Jeongguk, 15 years old.
Taehyung, 18 years old.

Over the years, both males became more protective and possessive of each other. Their adoration, respect, care, affection, love; everything just increased. Yes, they fought a lot, got jealous, and those jealousy led to many days of anger. But, in the end, they always made up and each time their bond became stronger.

However, somethings changed for Taehyung. His way of adoring and loving the younger changed, his way of admiring the younger's actions, talks, goofiness, tantrums, facial features, and expressions; everything changed. Those all became much stronger than to label it as just friends or best friends. And the older male was not a kid anymore to not know what he was feeling for his best friend. He was in love with Jeongguk, not as a friend but as a lover. It was no longer a platonic love, it was then a romantic love.

Taehyung would always want to protect the younger, and care for him more than anything and anyone else. He would fight off with anyone if anyone even thought of uttering one bad word about his Angel. He wanted to be the only one whom Jeongguk would depend on after his parents and himself. He wanted to be the younger's life partner, not just his Hyungie or best friend, but of course with the consent of the younger. Thus, every day, every second, he just prayed and hoped that Jeongguk would love him back the same way as he did. He would do everything to make that happen.

Jeongguk surely loved his Hyungie more than anything, but platonically. He still did not know what love actually was in a romantic way. Surely, he would get jealous and angry whenever someone tried to woo Taehyung but it was all as a best friend. For the younger, it was all common in friendship.

"Hyungieeee!" A loud voice was heard in the corridor of the school. The said male, who was talking with his friend about some lectures, turned only to see his Bun running to him with a big smile on his face and not to mention having two cotton candies in his both hands.

Taehyung just smiled fondly at the younger and opened his arms for the other, who finally came to a halt and directly jumped into the arms of the older, who firmly held him and spun him around as Jeongguk giggled loudly. As said before, nothing changed between the two sweethearts. They would still be playing around and have cotton candies and the younger would jump on the older whenever he wanted.

"Ahh, Hyungie! Get me down now. Or else, the candies would be ruined!" With that, Taehyung dropped the younger and then finally looked at his hair in shock. That was because the younger one dyed his hair once again. It was a teal color for the time. Yes, over the years Jeongguk developed a hobby of dying his hair every other time according to his taste.

"Jeon Jeongguk, may I know, what was the reason for your hair color change this time?" Taehyung asked in a stern voice. And did I say that Taehyung always disliked that hobby of Jeongguk? Oh, I just did. The ravenette liked the natural brown hair of the younger. But no, Jeongguk always had to go and ruin that.

Jeongguk pouted adorably as he tried to lure his TaeTae Hyungie. "Hyungie, I am sorry, but this is the last time, I swear! Pinky promise! But please, don't be angry with your Bun. I am your precious Angel, right?" He showed his cute doe eyes. That was it! Taehyung was a whip for his doe eyes. That was his weakness. Actually, Jeongguk himself was a weakness for him. Thus, he just let it go, for the nth time; as his friend just facepalmed at his whipped behavior.

As he said, "This boy is gone for. He sees nothing in front of his Bun!"

"Okay, I'll slide it this time. It better be the last time. Because I love my brown Ggukie more than this teal Ggukie. Okay?!" Taehyung asked with a fake poker face because we all know, he could never be angry with his Angel for long and Jeongguk too knew that.

"Of course! This is the last time! Ggukie promise! Now here, have these new flavored cotton candies! I got two by fighting in the crowd, otherwise the way everyone was buying I would have never got one! Come on, let's have it!" Jeongguk said and handed one to the older male who took it. And as they were about to have it, the bell rang for Jeongguk's class.

The younger pouted as he could not have the candy with his Hyungie but Taehyung was there to cheer him up and said they would buy some more on the way back home. Jeongguk's face lit up and bid bye to the ravenette as he went to his class after getting a forehead kiss from Taehyung.

"When are you going to confess to him, Tae?" The ravenette's friend, Sandy, asked; making Taehyung lose his smile.

"What are you talking about, Sandy? He is just my best friend!" He answered with a nervous chuckle.

"Do I look like a fool or is it written over my face that I am a fool? I have been friends with you for the past 5 years. You really think you can convince me otherwise?" Taehyung felt defeated after hearing his friend.

"I don't know, Sandy. I don't know. I don't want to lose him. I want him to love me the way I do. I don't want to force him or take advantage of his respect for me to love me. I am clueless, Sandy," the ravenette finally expressed his feelings.

"Hey, hey! It's fine, Buddy! Chillax! If you love him truly, you would surely get him. Hmm? I am there for you, don't worry. You would surely win his heart!" Sandy comforted the ravenette who smiled happily getting a supportive friend like Sandy.

"Okay, now let me taste this candy as well!" With that, Sandy was going to touch the cotton candy but was stopped by a light slap on his wrist, "Ouch! What, man? Why so jealous? It's just cotton candy." He whined.

"Not just any cotton candy. But the one which my Angel brought for me by fighting against the crowd. So back off, buddy!" Taehyung warned as the other made funny annoyed faces making the ravenette chuckle and soon they also left for their class when the bell rang.

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- Wolfin.