They didn't make the decision in a dramatic way what it was something they thought should keep themselves to.
It happened on the floor of Jin's room, late at night, backs resting against the bed frame. When jungkook snuck into jin room and after giving kisses they decided to talk about this matter.
"We don't tell them," Jin said quietly.
Jungkook nodded immediately. "Not yet." Because
After being idol for 12 years they are finally going to disband soon and focus on their individual career.
They decided that they would tell everyone after they disband.
It wasn't shame. It wasn't fear of judgment, in their world, love wasn't scandal.
It was something else.
This was theirs.
Jin looked at him playfully. "we just play secret lover till then."
"you want me to kiss you in scecret huh," Jungkook replied smiling. Then softer, "I will be with you."
Jin blused and hid his face in the pillow he has shyly.
Jungkook softly touched jins cheek and made him look up in his eyes . he slowly and sweetly leaned close and They sealed it with a kiss, slow, careful, the kind that lingered even after they pulled apart.
'oh my god jin hyung is so cute i could die' jungkook thought melting in the kiss.
they hugged eachother jin melting into jungkook arms as they talked.
Mr. Lee found out two weeks later.
Not because they were careless. They were just so in love.
Because Jungkook who was lost in jin world forgot to close the practice room door all the way.
It was late at evening. Everyone else had left already after the practice. Jin was sitting on the floor, exhausted after a long rehearsal. Jungkook crouched in front of him, gently rubbing his calf where it had cramped.
'ugh the way he touch me i feel all tingly' jin thought as he looked at sweat dripping jungkook fresh from practice and bite his lower lip that didnt go unnoticed by jungkook he smirked and softly caressed the leg.
"You need to stretch more honey, you will need it" Jungkook murmured smugly.
"I do stretch sweety."
"You don't honey."
"I do sweety."
their banter was so sensual and sweet at same time. so then just Jungkook leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss just above Jin's knee ,absentminded, affectionate, sensual and then looked up in jin eyes winking and licking his lips.
The door clicked.
Neither of them noticed at first they were busy doing something to each other through eyes.
"Am I interrupting you two?" Mr. Lee's voice was calm. Too calm.
Jungkook froze.
Jin went completely still.
Mr. Lee stood there, expression unreadable but inside he was smiling.
Silence stretched. pin drop silence no one said anything for a time being.
Then Mr. Lee stepped inside and closed the door behind him carefully.
"I assume this is not choreography practice, where you look at him in the eyes and kiss" he said with a still face.
Jin's ears were went red. "It's not hyung."
Jungkook stood up immediately, positioning himself slightly in front of Jin without thinking' hes just jeaouls guys because jin looks too sexy'.
Mr. Lee noticed that too and sighed 'this brat'.
His gaze softened just slightly.
"How long?" he asked.
"A little while," Jin answered honestly.
Mr. Lee sighed through his nose, not disappointed. Just processing.
"And no one else knows i think right?"
"No,no one knows" Jungkook said firmly and tch.
Another long pause.
Then Mr. Lee did something unexpected.
He nodded and smiled a little.
"Then I will pretend I did not see anything," he said. "But you both should be careful."
Jin blinked. "You're… not angry hyung?"
Mr. Lee looked almost offended. "Why would I be angry?"
Jungkook hesitated. "It could complicate things and get us into trouble."
Mr. Lee's expression shifted, softer now. Older brother, not bodyguard.
"Love always complicates things," he said quietly. "My job is to protect you. All of you. That includes this and you two are precious to me."
Jin's throat tightened unexpectedly.
From that day on, Mr. Lee became a silent shield, protecting and being there for to support.
He adjusted schedules subtly when he sensed Jin was exhausted. He redirected curious staff when Jungkook lingered too long. He always goes with the two, even in the car if they share the same car they dont have to hide infornt of mr lee and can become lovey dovey. He never asked questions but his eyes always knew.
And he always walked slightly closer to Jin so no one else can take a look.
Not because he didn't trust Jungkook.
Because he trusted him. and he just want to protcet jin for jungkook like a hyung.
Their relationship settled into something steady.
It wasn't dramatic.
It was small things.
Jungkook texting Jin reminders to eat.
Jin leaving vitamin packs on Jungkook's desk.
Secret pinky touches in elevators.
Soft kisses stolen in blind spots backstage.
some kissing in the car on the way to venue.
One afternoon, Taehyung threw himself onto Jin's lap on the couch.
"Hyung, I'm tired pat me to sleep okay."
Jungkook, standing in the doorway, froze.
Jin laughed and pushed Taehyung's head away. "You're heavy and go find someone else to baby you brat."
Jungkook's jaw tightened before he could stop it.
Yoongi watched from the kitchen.
Later that night, Yoongi cornered Jungkook quietly.
"You're obvious," he said bluntly.
Jungkook nearly choked. "What?"
"Not about anything specific," Yoongi clarified lazily. "Just… territorial."
"I'm not."
"You are."
Jungkook looked away.
Yoongi who was in kitchen saw taehyung behave like a kid and shake his head
He approached jungkook and asked him isnt he is an idiot.
"Yes taehyung is idiot hyung" jungkook said.
"You know," Yoongi said casually, "Hoseok used to look at me from far quietly."
Jungkook blinked. "What are you really gonna tell me how the two of you got together?"
Yoongi leaned back against the counter.
"It was before debut," he began, voice quieter now. "Back when I was convinced this whole thing was a mistake."
He rarely talked about the past at all its a miracle.
Jungkook listened attentively.
"My family didn't support it, not me not my passion for music" Yoongi continued. "They thought music was irresponsible. Idol life was worse then anything."
He laughed once, humorless.
"I almost quit i didnt have any more mental strength to go on."
Jungkook frowned. "You really?"
"Yes, me."
Yoongi's gaze softened slightly.
"Hoseok found me on the studio floor one night. I hadn't slept. I hadn't eaten. I told him I was going home."
"What did he say?" Jungkook asked.
Yoongi's lips twitched.
"He didn't give a speech. He just sat down next to me. Said, 'Okay. I'll go too and if you want will stay with you forever.'"
Jungkook's eyes widened.
"He said if I left, he'd leave. That if the world didn't believe in me, he would. Loud enough for both of us."
Yoongi looked toward the living room where Hoseok was currently arguing with Jimin over snacks.
"He held my hand that night," Yoongi said softly. "That's how it started."
Not fireworks.
Not drama.
Just someone staying.
Yoongi looked back at Jungkook.
"If you love someone," he said quietly, "don't suffocate them. Just stay there for them and with them."
Jungkook swallowed and a side hugged yoongi.
"I will hyung."
Yoongi nodded once, conversation was over.
That night, Jungkook lay beside Jin in the darkness of Jin's room, door locked softly. Hands locked in the blanket.
"Are we doing okay?" Jin asked suddenly.
Jungkook turned toward him.
"More than okay, no matter the situation i will always we here for you" he said.
Jin studied his face carefully. "You get jealous easily idiot."
Jungkook sighed. "A little but because you are just too beautiful and everyone sees you."
Jin smiled faintly. "And?"
"And I see you differently."
Silence.
Then Jin reached forward and pressed his lips gently to Jungkook's. slowly melting in the kiss there salvia getting mixed with each other and they break apart looking at each other deeply.
"You don't have to compete," Jin whispered. "I already chose you and will always choose you."
Jungkook's chest felt tight in the best way.
Jungkook leaned again to kiss jin softly first and then got slowly on top of him, they started to kiss wildly like hungry wolves, tongue of jungkook penetrated first in jin mouth his roamed inside jin mouth, biting and sucking on jin juicy lips, both moaning hard as they kissed jungkook opened the button of jin shirt and revealed the smooth collarbone of jin. he moved to jin neck and and started kissing, sucking and bitting on the skin, jin moaned loudly ' aghh jungkookkk' ' jungggkokok' jungkook rubbed jin nippled with his hands both getting aroused, jungkook wanted to eat jin whole they were going at it.
When Outside, someone yelled.
"WHO FINISHED THE ICE CREAM?!"
Jin froze.
Jungkook blinked.
They both slowly turned toward the door.
Jimin's voice echoed down the hallway.
"It was definitely Jungkook."
"I DIDN'T— bitches" Jungkook shouted instinctively and sighed at a loss.
Jin burst into quiet laughter, burying his face against Jungkook's shoulder.
And for a moment, everything felt impossibly simple.
They would keep their secret.
Mr. Lee would guard it.
Yoongi and Hoseok would continue loving each other.
And Jungkook would stay.
Always.