it’s a match! | jjk | chapter six teaser
“I heard you on the phone with your friend, Taehyung before we left.”
His brows draw together, confused. “What are you talking about?”
Even talking about the memory makes you feel as though the ground is collapsing underneath your feet. “I was packing my stuff in our room. The walls are pretty thin, and I… I heard you talk about us. Come to find out, I’m whatever, and it was all just sex.”
“I—but—the entire conversation wasn’t—” His expression shuffles between panic and rage, hands balling into fists.
You interrupt before he has a chance to finish his frantic sentences. “I don’t care anymore. It’s fine. We never said it was real or whatever. We were pretending, remember? That was the whole point.”
“But not all of it was pretending!” He steps closer, and you instinctively retreat a step back. “Sure, maybe at the beginning, but not when we...”
He trails off, and you have to blink back the flashbacks of that night. Your heart hammers against your ribs like it's trying to break free. “Let’s be honest here. Can you honestly say you’re looking for something serious?”
It’s the first time you’ve ever asked a man that question. The first time you ever dared to wonder if someone wanted the same as you, and the first time you realize you’ll be okay with whatever the outcome is.
He opens his mouth, then snaps it shut. His eyes search yours, and for a moment—a stupid, singular moment—you think he’ll be the first man to give you the right answer. But then he pauses, pressing his lips together.
Your stomach drops. It's exactly what you expected, but it still hurts more than it should.
“There’s my answer, I guess.” Your voice sounds hollow to your own ears.
“Fuck. No. That’s not what I—”
“It’s fine.” You stumble two steps back, catching yourself on the rail. “Really. We had fun, and now we're back to normal.”
“But that’s not what I want,” he says so desperately that your resolve almost cracks.
“What do you want, then? Tell me, Jungkook. What do you want from me?”
For a second, Jungkook seems taken aback by your firmness, by the way your eyes are now ablaze. He thinks it over, and takes a deep breath as if he's about to dive off a cliff. “I want… I want…”
You patiently wait. Wait, wait, wait, as if his answer will change. He stutters, restarting his sentences a few times. It’s always the same with you, isn’t it? Always the one waiting, while the other person dangles the answer above you like a carrot, all to ensure you’ll never leave.
release date: october 31st, 2025
