Six years have gone after there debut like it was just tomorrow but for jungkook the wait of weight has gotten so heavy.
Backstage, he adjusted his jacket and caught his reflection by accident, shoulders broad enough to stretch fabric, arms thick with muscle earned slowly, stubbornly. Muscle bunny, fans called him, like it was a contradiction they enjoyed. Jungkook didn't think about it much. His body was just something he lived in now, something reliable. and something he made for his love jin. he looked hot and sexy.
"Are you even human anymore? you have gotten so much muscles" Jimin asked, poking Jungkook's arm as he passed.
Jungkook looked down at him. "Don't do that you shorty."
Jimin grinned and yelled. "you bunny I wanted to see if you're real dont disrespect your hyung you brat." and hit him on the arm.
Taehyung circled Jungkook once, hands behind his back, thoughtful lika a old grandpa who worked in the farm. "I think if there was an apocalypse, Jungkook would survive."
Namjoon sighed. "Can we not test that theory today?"
Jungkook smiled smugly, but his attention had already shifted, naturally, instinctively toward the main source of his life.
Mr. Lee was moving through the room.
He did it quietly, efficiently, like he had memorized all seven of them down to their habits. He checked mics, spoke briefly to staff, adjusted an earpiece on Yoongi without being asked.
"Your shoulder," Mr. Lee said to Yoongi. "Don't lift too hard after the show."
Yoongi nodded. "Yeah fine hyung."
He handed Hoseok a water bottle next. "Drink all of it i will need my jhope energy later."
Hoseok smiled. "aww you worried about me."
"I'll take that as respect." yoongi kissed jhope head sweetly, jhope gigled.
Mr. Lee finally reached Jin, stopping just close enough to speak without raising his voice.
"You ate or not?" he asked.
Jin smiled easily. "I did hyung a proper meal also."
Mr. Lee studied him for half a second longer than the others, then nodded. "Good. you are most a the time center of attention get some rest in between. Don't argue."
Jin is not the main vocalist jungkook was but jin is second lead vocalist and have the most difficult parts of the songs and also he is the center attention of performance because of gracefully he dance so he always has center of dance that are done beautifully and difficult to do thats why he is the ace of group.
Jin laughed softly. "Yes, hyung i will."
Jungkook watched the exchange with something like calm satisfaction. He wasn't jealous not of Mr. Lee. he and jin hyung trusted the most mr lee because this two was always the personally protected by mr lee. If anything, it eased something in his chest. Jin was looked after even when Jungkook couldn't be close. That mattered to him most.
What did ignited fire of jealousy in him, however, when taehyung got pass him and was leaning into Jin's space moments later, saying something low that made Jin laugh. To jungkook jin looked beautiful while smiling but taehyung shouldnt get so close to his honey how dare he. but he was not gonna be stopped so he just slided in between them standing like a wall and glaring at tae, tae just gave him goofy smile.
And then Jimin got close, tugging lightly at Jin's sleeve, complaining about something trivial like a little cutie he is.
Jungkook looked away before his expression changed.
"Wow," Yoongi muttered, appearing beside him. "You okay?"
"I'm fine, hyung" Jungkook said immediately.
Yoongi hummed. "Sure."
"Two minutes, to start" staff called.
The stage lights flared to life, and the crowd's roar swallowed everything else.
Jungkook stepped into position, body moving on instinct. The performance carried him, sharp movements, controlled power, every beat landing clean. He was aware of where everyone was at all times, especially Jin.
During the second song, choreography brought Jin briefly between Taehyung and Jimin. They laughed mid-move, something unplanned but harmless. jungkook get jealous because this two were always been stuck to jin and jungkook has this competitive side in him that dont wanna lose his jin hyung to them.
Jungkook adjusted his spacing automatically, stepping in just enough to close the formation.
It looked like choreography.
Taehyung noticed.
After the move, he leaned toward Jimin during a transition. "Did Jungkook just… cut me off?"
Jimin blinked. "Huh?"
"I was standing there."
Jimin shrugged. "Maybe you drifted you idiot."
Taehyung narrowed his eyes. "Suspicious that bunny is upto something."
Yoongi, dancing two lines back, rolled his eyes. "You're imagining things voo."
During the ment, Jin spoke to the crowd, voice warm and steady. Jungkook stood a step behind him, relaxed but attentive.
A fan screamed, "JIN IS SO PRETTY!"
Jungkook didn't react much to it its normal.
Another screamed, "JIMIN AND JIN BEST FRIENDS!"
Jungkook exhaled slowly through his nose again he want to just kiss his honey in front of everyone.
Jin laughed into the mic. "They take good care of me."
Jimin beamed and waved. Taehyung threw an arm around Jin's shoulders briefly smiling stupid.
Jungkook is a jeaolus type of bf who just squised that two into hug and threw them onto the side and after that he was stuck with jin on stage teasing him and touching him just not too obvious that anyone can notice.
Backstage afterward, energy loosened into noise and movement.
Taehyung flopped onto a chair. "I was great and so handsome."
"You always are, but you look stupid some time" Jimin said and made faces at taehyung.
Mr. Lee appeared immediately, handing out towels, checking on each of them in turn. "Sit," he told Jin gently.
Jin obeyed without complaint and sat on sofa.
Jungkook passed by, handing Jin his water bottle as if it were nothing. Their fingers brushed, brief, unremarkable.
"Thanks," Jin said quietly.
Across the room, Taehyung watched, head tilted. "You notice Jungkook always knows where Jin-hyung's stuff is?"
Jimin nodded slowly. "Yeah. That's true he dosent care about me i am sad." jimin make puppy face
Namjoon looked up from his phone. "You're overthinking."
Jungkook leaned against the wall, expression neutral, pulse finally slowing. He wasn't jealous of the care Jin received. He was grateful for it.
It was the closeness, the easy touches from others, that made something sharp stir briefly in his chest.
He let it pass.
Strong enough to stay still.Careful enough to look normal.
The world kept seeing exactly what it expected to see.
And Jungkook stayed exactly where he needed to be.