Thread by @jungoolights

Taekook AU where on your soulmate's 16th birthday, you receive an "impression" in the form of 1 of the 5 senses that is supposed to help you find them, but all Jungkook sees are purple rectangles & Taehyung just smells bananas.

🌟 I wrote like 1/4 of this au back in January & gave up on it because of my mental health BUT I'm back and I'm rewriting this fic!!! The next couple/few tweets will be explaining the universe this story is set in & how soulmates work for the purpose of my story! 🌟

🌟 -Taehyung and Jungkook (& the other soulmate pairings) were all born the same year. Ages are never specifically mentioned, but that's how I made the birthday "impression" make the most sense.
-Hoseok isn't in a pairing but he does have an important role in the story!! 🌟

🌟-Along with impressions, people receive a photo every year on their soulmate's birthday that is supposed to be helpful in identifying them. These photos are sent starting at their 5th birthday and continue for however many years they go without meeting. 🌟

🌟The only way to 100% know that someone is your soulmate is to touch their palm with yours - sparks will fly out of the point of contact. This only happens the first time and is the only way to know for sure! 🌟

🌟-No other form of touch will form the sparks
-Most people do not find their soulmate before age 16 (which is why impressions are a thing)
-Same sex pairings aren't considered abnormal because the universe paired these souls regardless of gender & people just accept that🌟

🌟OKAY I think that's it, I'll butt in with the star emojis if there's more info that I forgot about. Please quote & don't reply so the thread isn't broken!! I hope you enjoy 💝🌟

🌟I wasn't done, here are the tags for this story!!
-taekook & yoonmin, slight namjin, hoseok is not just the token single guy
-tooth-rotting fluff
-tiny slivers of angst
-platonic yoonkook & vmin
-???
-i'm not a real writer y'all, i am SORRY
-it's mostly just cute ok🌟

Taehyung got a letter a week ago reminding him of his upcoming impression. Today was finally the day — September 1st, his soulmate's 16th birthday.

He didn't really mind not knowing who it was yet, but he was excited to find out what the universe thought was the most important thing to know. Impressions were hyped up by literally everyone, so the excitement in the room was palpable.

He's in his living room with his parents and his best friend, Jimin. The whole experience is supposed to be quick & painless, but he still wanted people around. It should be starting any time, but to distract himself, Taehyung asks about Jimin's impression again.

"You've heard it a million times, Tae," Jimin complains, but tells the story anyway. "I heard part of a song, not one that exists yet. I've searched the lyrics every way I could think of & came up with nothing. I just keep up with the hip hop charts a little more than I used to."

"I'm like you, though. I'm not worried about it."

Taehyung doesn't have time to respond because he starts to feel vibrations under his skin. That means the impression is starting soon.

The letter had instructed him to sit comfortably with his eyes closed, which is the position he was in when the buzzing stopped. Nothing happened for a solid minute. Taehyung was left wondering if the impression had gone wrong somehow, and he almost says something.

Before he can, he is hit with the strongest, most unmistakable wave of pure banana scent. It's so intense that it makes his head swim a little. The entire event is over as quickly as it began, and Taehyung is left completely puzzled.

"So?" Jimin asks, eyes shining with curiosity.

"I smelled bananas. That's it."

They burst out laughing, leaning on each other for support. Taehyung's parents just shake their heads & go back to their previous activities, glad to see their son unfazed by the odd impression.

"I don't think I can do forever with someone who smells that strongly of banana. I think the universe is playing me," Taehyung says once they've both mostly caught their breath.

Jimin looks like he just had the most genius idea ever.

"Let's look through the pictures, maybe it'll make more sense if we do."

Taehyung agrees and they move to his bedroom, where the pictures from his soulmate's birthdays are stuffed in a drawer. He isn't exactly careless with them, he just doesn't look at them often.

In fact, now that Taehyung thinks about it, he hasn't ever looked at all of them together.

"A lot of them are tropical. Beachy," Jimin comments, and it's true. There's a photo of palm fronds from their eighth birthday, a flock of seagulls from their sixth.

The most recent photo, received just hours before the impression, was of multiple footprints in wet sand. Like two or maybe three people walking together. The footprints overlap a bit, so it's hard to tell exactly. This photo feels extremely important to Taehyung for some reason.

Other photos included stacks of work notebooks and multiple of the moon.

"I feel like they're the one taking these pictures," Taehyung admits.

Jimin hums and nods, still looking at the photos. "I think it's normal to have premonitions about your soulmate."

Looking through the photos provided absolutely no insight into his soulmate's identity, but Taehyung is okay with that. He's perfectly content with his life as it currently is, with his best friend and his family. He has tons of time to find his soulmate.

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"Yoongi, I'm going to puke. Or have a heart attack. Probably both. Seriously."

"Are you aware that you're the most dramatic person on the planet?"

Jungkook glares at his best friend because yes, he knows, but it's December 30th. His impression is due any minute.

"But what if this doesn't help? What if the universe sends me a stupid sign that I can't decipher and I never find my soulmate and I die alone and sad—" Jungkook rambles, becoming more panicked by the second.

Yoongi interrupts him, telling him to breathe. Jungkook complies, drawing in a shaky breath.

"Even if this doesn't help you, you'll still find your soulmate. That's how it works. Try to relax before the impression. Remember I said we could look through the pictures again after?"

After a few deep breaths and listening to his best friend's calming voice, Jungkook's skin begins to tingle momentarily before vivid shades of purple explode behind his eyelids, like paint being splattered on a canvas. Rectangles begin to materialize within the different hues.

Jungkook is absolutely floored by the impression, clenching his jaw & keeping his eyes shut even after it's over.

"What happened?" Yoongi asked cautiously. Obviously it wasn't good.

"I saw purple rectangles, Yoongi," Jungkook groans, flopping back to lay flat on his bed.

Jungkook is borderline distraught over this. He has always desperately wanted to know who his soulmate is and start their lives together as soon as possible, but things just weren't coming together.

Yoongi sighs. He knows the toll that the unknown is taking on his best friend.

"Let's look at the pictures. Maybe there are some purple rectangles we never noticed before."

Jungkook shakes his head, squeezing his eyes shut to keep from crying. "You can go, it's fine. We've looked a thousand times. I know I'm being stupid, I just hate waiting& not knowing."

"I'm not leaving, so break 'em out. I'm ready to analyze," Yoongi cracks his neck and knuckles in preparation.

With a small, grateful smile, Jungkook pulls out eleven photos from their spot in the drawer of his nightstand.

He already has them committed to memory. The one from his soulmate's 12th birthday is of sunflowers painted on an arm. Vinyl records were in the photos for birthdays 9, 13, & 14. The last two birthday photos had been of the moon - one a painting & one of the real thing.

"He seems really artsy. I get a free-spirited vibe, like a flower child almost," Jungkook explains for the millionth time.

"He?"

"I think my soulmate is a man. It's just a feeling, I don't actually have any idea." He tries to laugh, but it comes out a little bitter.

"Maybe it's a good sign that you feel such a connection. Maybe that means your bond is already stronger than you think," Yoongi offers. "I have a night class, so I have to go, but I'll call you tomorrow. Put the pictures away, alright? You don't have to work so hard at this."

"Before you go...you didn't think your impression was helpful, did you?"

Yoongi smiles softly, knowing that Jungkook remembers it vividly and actually just wants some reassurance that he won't die alone.

"You know mine involved 2 senses. I heard their laugh & felt what I assume was them leaning on me at the same time."

"Probably one of those people who end up in your lap if you make them laugh too hard," Jungkook smiles, imagining how Yoongi will be with his soulmate.

"That would make sense. Still, a lot of people laugh like that. Hobi laughs like that and he's certainly not my soulmate." They both laugh a little before Yoongi continues. "I mean it, Kook. Put the pictures away. You're gonna drive yourself crazy."

Yoongi knows better than anyone how anxious Jungkook gets and how much worse it is when he gets trapped in his own head.

"I'll be okay. Thanks for staying with me."

Yoongi responds with a smile, ruffling Jungkook's hair a little before leaving him alone to overanalyze.

🌟That's all for tonight! I'll post more tomorrow, thanks to everyone who has read it so far!!🎊🌟

Flash forward a few years. Everyone is in college now, working and taking on more responsibility than they had to before.

Taehyung is content to wait as long as the universe deems necessary. He isn't actively searching for signs or trying to figure out who his soulmate is.

Jungkook, on the other hand, has resorted to hooking up with people who were definitely not his soulmate just to distract himself from the fact that he's trying so, so hard to find this person and nothing is working.

Pursuing a relationship with someone other than your soulmate is frowned upon (Yoongi never let Jungkook forget about it), but there are plenty of people like him who don't want to wait. Your soulmate will eventually come regardless of what you do before that.

It's a mild day in early summer when Jungkook and Yoongi stop at their favorite diner for lunch. Jungkook is begging to hear the song his best friend has been slaving over for months, but Yoongi's extremely reluctant and unsure if it's actually any good.

In the middle of their quiet argument, Taehyung and Jimin sit down a few booths away.

"Yoongi, please. Even if you only play ten seconds of it."

"I'll play it for you in the car."

Jungkook rolls his eyes, accepting his drink from the waiter before continuing. "No, you'll 'forget' & I'll never get to hear it."

He doesn't get a response. Years of knowing Yoongi means Jungkook knows when to turn on the charm to get what he wants from him.

"You're so talented, Yoongs. I'm positive I'll love it," and he means that wholeheartedly.

"Shut up, oh my god," Yoongi's smile betrays his annoyed words as he pulls out his phone to play the recording he has saved.

It only plays for a few moments before a man with wavy blond hair is standing next to their table with wide eyes. A taller man with brown hair and a purple sweater stands behind him, offering an apologetic smile.

Yoongi nearly knocks his phone off the table in his haste to pause the song.

"Can you play that again?" The blond man asks in an impossibly soft voice.

"No!" Yoongi squeaks before recovering himself, clearing his throat. "I mean, no. It's for an upcoming thing, I can't just let anybody listen to it."

"It's your song though? You wrote it and rapped on it?" the man questions.

"He produced it too," Jungkook adds, always proud of Yoongi's accomplishments where he wouldn't acknowledge them himself.

Yoongi glares at Jungkook briefly before answering. "Yeah, all of the above....why?" He can't fathom why this random man would be so interested in this tiny clip of a song.

"Is your birthday March 9th?"

Things click in everyone's mind at that moment.

The blond man continues, obviously taking Yoongi's stunned silence as a 'yes'. "When I got my impression, it was that song. I've been looking everywhere for it."

"Oh my god," Yoongi whispers, eyes almost comically wide when he gets the first good look at his soulmate.

"Touch," Jungkook demands, effectively shattering the moment. "You have to touch to be sure."

"What's your name?" the blond man asks, looking nervous for the first time.

"Min Yoongi."

"Park Jimin. Nice to meet you. Your song has been stuck in my head since you turned 16."

He sticks out his hand. The moment his palm touches Yoongi's much larger one, a shower of sparks rains down on the table. All the air in Yoongi's lungs rushes out in a disbelieving chuckle.

The man who had been standing quietly behind Jimin pulls him into a tight hug, nearly squealing in excitement.

All four of them sit in the same booth. Jungkook offers purple sweater, now known as Taehyung, the inside seat, knowing he'll be heading out as soon as Hoseok replies.

[always ignore timestamps on texts & future social media posts!]

Taehyung's boxy smile never leaves his face. The sweater he's wearing is nearly neon, practically screaming to be seen, but Jungkook fails to see the parallels to his impression through the blinding jealousy he's feeling.

Of course he's happy for Yoongi. That man deserves to love and be loved more than anyone else he knows. He feels guilty for feeling this way, but come on. Yoongi just stumbled upon his soulmate without even trying. How is that fair?

Jungkook feels even worse knowing that Yoongi is downplaying his excitement in an effort to not make him feel bad.

don't worry

"I have to go, sorry to cut this short. Yoongi can give you both my number. Obviously we'll be seeing each other more now." Jungkook slides out of the booth quickly, hoping to avoid too much questioning.

"Where are you going?" Yoongi knows full well where Jungkook is going and he isn't happy about it, but to avoid causing a scene in the diner, he settles for a passive-aggressive approach.

"Hobi's."

"Don't be stupid."

"I never am," Jungkook defends himself quickly. Yoongi snorts because he knows the truth. "Okay, I'm usually not."

"I'm serious, Kook. Be careful."

Jungkook hums in affirmation. "I'll call."

After Jungkook is gone, Taehyung guesses that he must really like bananas - three empty cartons of banana milk and a half-eaten plate of banana pancakes were left behind.

The universe's hints fly right over his head.

That night, Taehyung can't stop wondering what Yoongi could've possibly meant by his warnings of "be careful" and "don't be stupid". He couldn't exactly place why he was worried, but it kept building until he finally gave up and texted Jungkook.

Jungkook is changing clothes when he gets the message.

cute

lose my marbles

just a feeling

Taehyung tried to convince himself that he's just a nice person, that's why he's so concerned.

Jungkook feels unexplainably guilty for going out after their talk. Almost guilty enough to stay home. Almost.

Hoseok wraps Jungkook in a tight hug as soon as he enters the apartment. They may not be soulmates, but they still share a special bond.

"Yoongi found his soulmate today."

"Oh..god, I'm sorry. Is it anybody you guys know?" He doesn't even pull away from the hug to ask. Jungkook is grateful for that.

"No. His name's Jimin. Super cute. Seemed really nice. Like someone who'll balance Yoongi out nicely."

Jungkook's head is resting in Hoseok's lap within the next few minutes. It's comforting. The atmosphere around Hoseok is usually charged and buzzing with energy, but he seems to have toned it down for tonight.

"Are you jealous?" Hoseok asks softly, pushing Jungkook's hair off of his forehead.

"Yeah," he admits, unwilling to waste energy on lying now that it isn't necessary. "I'm happy for him though. He played it off, but he was glowing when he sparked with Jimin."

"I'm just really sad, Hobi," Jungkook whispers, tears forming quickly and burning his eyes. "I just wanna know so bad. I'm ready, I know it. Why won't the universe give them to me?"

"Maybe they have. Maybe it's someone you're overlooking," Hoseok answers cryptically.

"Maybe. I don't know," Jungkook huffs and rubs his eyes angrily. "I don't feel like doing anything tonight. I can head home though, I know I'm constantly annoying about this."

Hoseok looks at him so fondly. "You're not annoying, you're sad. We were friends way before we became..whatever this is. You should still sleep here. Driving when you're upset is a bad idea." Jungkook agrees to stay, letting Hoseok get up to change clothes.

Once he's alone, Jungkook gets the strongest urge to text Taehyung. He finds himself typing out a message before he can talk himself out of it.

our brains

Trendsetter™

dork 🙄

🌟I'll update more later today!!!🌟

A couple of weeks have passed since Jimin and Yoongi found each other. They've been spending tons of time together, essentially forcing Taehyung and Jungkook to do the same. Sometimes, all four of them end up together, but Yoongi & Jimin are always in their own world.

🤢

🌟this was LITERALLY a 2 tweet update, I'm so sorry!!! I have more planned for tomorrow, I promise🌟

yoonie & jungkkokk

the og soulmate

🌟BigHit really interrupted my flow with the new version of the MV, it's even cuter than the original so go watch it if you haven't!!! ok back to the story🌟

uwu

back to this convo

tell me

virtual stuttering

nope

😎

photo creds

⛴️

🤙

p u r p l e

soulmate culture

leave me aloen

do not leave me aloen

twt user seokie being cryptic again

appointment purple permanent

kookie.exe has stopped working

jk ➡️ yg

min yoongi, taekook conspiracy theorist with a plan

🌟This will have more written parts in the future, in case that's what you prefer/are waiting on! Some parts are just more fun to convey with social media & texting 💖🌟

[time is passing between these interactions, I just haven't made it clear....let's say a few months have passed since yoonmin figured out they were soulmates!!]
hs ➡️ yg

freaked out // suspicious

🌟I'll be updating this later tonight uwu🌟

.....you bottom?

family biz [hoseok's job with the universe is explained a little more later on, if you're wondering/confused]

no man left behind, seokie

homiesexual 😔✊

kth ➡️ jjk

square breathing

When Jungkook's phone rings, he gives the girl an apologetic smile before answering. He really does feel kind of bad. She wasn't coming onto him or being overbearing, he just really doesn't know how to control the panic that always seems to rise up when he's around other people.

"Hey," Jungkook breathes, incredibly grateful for the distraction.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. A little shaky. I'll be fine. I'm sorry." He doesn't really know why he's apologizing, but it feels necessary now.

"You apologize a lot. We should work on reforming your apologies into statements of gratitude," Taehyung suggests, and Jungkook just laughs a little because it is so endearing how much this man who hasn't known him long at all wants to help.

"Sorry," Taehyung apologizes now. "But I actually have reason to be! I keep offering solutions, but you probably just want someone to listen."

"I think your voice is the solution," Jungkook blurts out before he can think about what he's saying.

He really wishes he would evaporate instead of having to make that statement seem less creepy.

"I—please forget that I'm the most embarrassing person on the planet," Jungkook groans.

He's sure Taehyung must be about to tell him to get on a bus back to his own house. Jungkook is honestly about to hang up and find a cave to hide out in for at least the next decade while he recovers from this horrific slip of the tongue when he hears Taehyung laugh.

It's not mean, just a soft, amused little sound that convinces Jungkook to not change his name and flee the country.

"You like my voice?"

"Stop," Jungkook drags out the word. "I never meant to tell you that."

By now he's getting off the bus. There's a stop a block from Taehyung's apartment, so he's only a couple of minutes away.

"No, I want to know! If it calms you down then I'll talk to you as much as you want."

"I'm at your door, can we talk more inside?"

Taehyung opens the door with the usual warm smile, the one that lights some kind of unfamiliar fire in Jungkook's chest.

Taehyung excitedly pulls Jungkook inside by the wrist, leading him to the kitchen before making him stop in the doorway.

"Okay, close your eyes."

Jungkook does, only for them to fly open a few seconds later when he feels something cold on his nose.

"Sorry! I miscalculated how tall my whipped cream mountain is," Taehyung says, pressing his lips together to hold in a laugh.

Jungkook has to laugh, too, and not just because the other man is.

Taehyung is holding a plate full of banana slices topped with whipped cream and pastel colored sprinkles. Jungkook ends up cackling, clapping and gasping for breath over how excited Taehyung was to show off this 'masterpiece'.

"In my defense, I never claimed to be able to cook!" Taehyung looks like he's trying to be offended, but really he's just feeling extreme fondness for Jungkook.

The feeling blindsides him a little bit.

When Jungkook finally catches his breath, he dramatically wipes his eyes and leans against the counter.

"It's beautiful. In fact, I'm taking a picture of it. For posterity."

tae bae? [do not clown me for my android emojis jsjsksks]

Once the picture is posted, Jungkook realizes that Taehyung has been staring at him this whole time. It doesn't make him as uncomfortable as it usually would, as it probably should.

"Why're you looking at me like that?"

Taehyung opens his mouth, looks like he might be about to say something really important, then shuts it again before saying, "you still have whipped cream on your nose."

His thumb is already wiping it off before Jungkook can even think. They're standing really close now, even though Taehyung could've easily extended his arm further to avoid breathing each other's air like they are now.

Jungkook contemplates kissing Taehyung for several moments. He wonders if the other man can feel the air sizzle with tension and electricity, or if this is all completely one-sided.

The way Taehyung stays close even after his face is clean says otherwise.

The moment might've ended differently if Jungkook's phone hadn't buzzed loudly on the counter, making Taehyung jump back as if he had been hurt. Jungkook tried to pretend that didn't hurt a little.

jimbles 🤠

"It's already 6:30, we should go," Taehyung points out, already putting on shoes. "We should walk, it's warm out."

He was acting like nothing had happened. In reality, nothing /had/ happened. The almost-kiss could be a figment of Jungkook's imagination.

The walk isn't far. Taehyung spends the entire time touching Jungkook's upper arms, commenting on how muscular he is and how he could probably lift him with no trouble at all.

This was a weird conversation, to say the least, but at least things weren't awkward.

"You should give me a piggyback ride!" Taehyung gleefully suggests. The hesitance must be written on Jungkook's face because he immediately starts begging. "It's only another block! C'mon, I'm not that heavy. Unless...you don't think you can do it?"

Jungkook was nothing if not competitive, so of course when Taehyung challenged him like that, he took the bait. He knelt down so Taehyung could hop on his back, then stood up easily.

His hands held firm under Taehyung's thighs, while Taehyung's forearms were draped around Jungkook's shoulders for more support. A lot of dramatic squeals and excited giggles came from the man on his back, causing him to be hit with intense adoration and sadness at the same time.

Jungkook felt like he might be falling in love with Taehyung, but he can't have him. Not when they each have their own soulmates out there somewhere.

For once, he thinks maybe he can live for right now, instead of wondering about the future.

Taehyung doesn't make any move to get down when they get to the diner, so Jungkook just walks in with Taehyung on his back. When he spots the booth with all their friends, he can see that they're shaking their heads at the piggyback situation.

Right in front of the table, Jungkook goes to reach up and grab Taehyung's hands, to stabilize him and prevent him from falling. At the same time, Hoseok gasps, touching one of Yoongi's arms and one of Jimin's.

"Just take my hands, I won't let you fall," Jungkook assures Taehyung. When their hands touch, everyone gasps.

Sparks.

🌟this isn't over, i'm just leaving you on a little cliffhanger!! I hope you're enjoying, plz interact with me so I know how you feel abt the story!!🌟

Jungkook is so startled by the sparks that he lets go of Taehyung immediately.

"You said you wouldn't let me fall!"

"You're—you can't be my soulmate."

Taehyung's expression went from one of playful annoyance to absolute sadness in two seconds flat.

"Well, I am, obviously. Sorry to disappoint." Taehyung stands back up on his own, ignoring Jungkook's offered hand.

"That's not what I mean, Tae, come on," Jungkook tries, but the other man — his soulmate — isn't interested in listening.

"No, I get it. You spent your whole life looking for someone who meets the expectations you created in your mind and you ended up with me. Not ideal. I'm just—I'm heading back home." He levels Jungkook with a warning to not follow him before actually leaving.

Jimin, Yoongi, and Hoseok are silent. Nobody really understands why the situation just blew up the way it did. Jungkook turns around with tears in his eyes and looks to Jimin for help.

"Should I go after him even though he said not to?"

Jimin knows Taehyung better than anybody, so it makes sense that Jungkook would trust him to help.

"Give it an hour or two. He's always talking about how he thinks you're a closet romantic, so....make that work for you."

Jungkook nods, finally sitting down in the booth next to Hoseok.

"I love him. I'm in love with him. I was even before now." Jungkook had thought that his friends would be at least a little surprised by the confession, but instead they all nod and smile in understanding.

:o

🙊

a man with a plan..?

not a very good plan

six decades

[redacted]

taehyung's longest no ever

little 👶🍯🐇

Jungkook was in the middle of a song when the door he was leaning on flew open, causing him to fall backwards into Taehyung's apartment. He stands up quickly, picking up the things he picked up before coming.

"I'm sorry. You know I'm not good at talking, you know I get so tangled up in all the words I want to say and then nothing ends up coming out right—" he cuts himself off, realizing that a rambling monologue won't make things better.

"I bought you flowers because you're right, I am a closet romantic," Jungkook admits, choosing to ignore how warm his cheeks feel because of the confession.

"And a Celine Dion record because you always say her vocals are different on vinyl. I'm pretty sure you don't have this one."

Jungkook is trembling for fear of further rejection. There are ways to reject soulmate bonds. Every possibility is racing through his mind in the silence

Taehyung isn't really that great with words either, so he takes the flowers and the record so that neither get smashed and hugs Jungkook like his life depends on it.

"You are so dumb, you know that?" Taehyung laughs, voice thick with tears.

🌟i know this is an awkward stopping place for the night but it's late & i like to be actually awake when i write lmao,, i hope you're enjoying!!! it'll probably be over soon!🌟

🌟ALSO how would you all feel about getting a yoonmin version of this story? one of the days of yoonmin week is soulmates so i thought i could tell this story from yoongi & jimin's pov instead??🌟

🌟I feel the need to let you all know that Taehyung really does love Celine Dion, I forget which award show it was but when they were getting interviewed beforehand it was mentioned that she would be there and Tae was so excited :((( so there's that lmao🌟

"I know," Jungkook agrees. "I'm a complete idiot, everything I say comes out wrong, and I know flowers and Celine Dion won't make up for everything, but—"

🌟please forgive the lack of updates the past couple of days, i'll be rounding this au out within the next day or so! thank you for supporting it so far, you're all the best!!💗🌟

"Hey, don't discredit Celine Dion. She can make up for a lot," Taehyung points out, pulling away from the hug.

Jungkook has to laugh despite how angry he is with himself. Being able to make him smile when he's this upset is just such a /Taehyung/ move. It makes his heart ache.

"I'm sorry," Jungkook whispers.

"I might've overreacted a little bit," Taehyung laughs. They finally go inside his apartment instead of hugging and crying in the doorway.

"I was scared, too. You always talked about your soulmate like they were some kind of god. Even when I thought it could be me, I never wanted to test it and disappoint you," Taehyung admits, interlocking their fingers for the first time ever.

Jungkook smiles down at their hands. "I searched so hard... it almost feels wrong that finding you turned out to be so easy. I do love you though." He pauses for a moment and rolls his eyes. "Evidently that isn't a surprise to anyone."

Taehyung smiles, showing off the reason Jungkook saw rectangles years ago. "It's a surprise to me."

"I'm sure."

"You think you were obvious?"

"Everyone else knew!"

"They were looking, you dork," Taehyung teases.

"What do you mean?"

"Jimin told me that he, Yoongi, and Hoseok talk about us a lot. They were going to get us to touch hands tonight anyway, you just beat them to it," Taehyung explains.

"I can't believe our friends had meetings about us," Jungkook scoffs.

"We were pretty dense though. I love you back, by the way."

Jungkook inhales so quickly he nearly chokes.

"Don't die on my couch, please. Not when we've only just found each other," Taehyung gasps dramatically.

Later, when Taehyung has fallen asleep halfway through a movie and Jungkook is left to think, he believes for the first time that the universe must really know what it's doing when it pairs souls together.

He thinks that maybe all the heartache he had to endure in the years he spent wishing and wanting and never receiving is worth having Taehyung's head resting against his shoulder, being able to see his chest rise and fall while he dreams.

Taehyung thinks the universe did a stand up job, too. Maybe he can do forever with someone who likes bananas that much after all.

Especially when that same person will listen to him rant about the benefits of listening to music on vinyl and encourage him to be authentically himself, even when the rest of the world thinks it's weird.

?

A FEW WEEKS LATER......vine references

[we're gonna collectively ignore the dispatch logo ok thx]

can confirm

bring in the dancing lobsters

MONTHS HAVE PASSED & they're getting bold on the tl

home / safety

—END.

🌟THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING,, this was so fun to write!!! please vote in the poll i posted in regards to my next story, I appreciate all of you so much! This was my first au so hopefully they'll get better from here.💖🌟

🌟ALSO in regards to Hoseok's role, I never went any deeper into that but the ability to work with the universe runs in the family. The only catch is that people who work w the universe don't get to have a soulmate. That's why he was a lil sad that everyone was moving on!🌟

🌟last tweet in this thread, i swear, but Hoseok can still find love!!! There are other people (not in his family) who also gave up having a soulmate to work with the universe! He can still be happy, don't worry!☺️🌟