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Some say that when you meet "the one," you'll hear wedding bells ringing in your head—that's not what happened when Taehyung first met Jeon Jeongguk, though—he heard something else: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna.
It happened in the men's basketball team's locker room where Taehyung's about to get changed for practice. It was after class, he stepped inside the locker room with his headphones on, dropping his duffel bag on the floor, about to open his locker when the one next to his swung close— and that's when Taehyung saw— well... Tattoos, abs—and tiddies—right in front of his face.
"J-just how tall-.." Taehyung couldn't finish his sentence as his eyes gradually rose up—and up, and up until he had to back up, mouth agape in awe at seeing a muscular goliath with a baby face towering over him, meeting his gaze.
"H-hello, sunbae-nim," the baby giant said, lowering his head and clasping his hands in front of him, greeting Taehyung with his full sleeve tattoos and no shirt on.
Seconds passed, and Taehyung still couldn't say anything; he was just staring at the tall— no, huge man in front of him, his head still bent, standing awkwardly, waiting for Taehyung's response to his greeting.
But what would Taehyung even say?
Hi?
Hello?
How tall are you?
Did Santa send you?
Taehyung still cannot think of anything to say. He's by no means short, being a member of the SNU's basketball team, Taehyung's height is just an inch short to 6 feet, but in front of this huge-muscular-teddy bear- of a man, Taehyung's beginning to feel like he's only 4 feet in height, which isn't normal— no, none of this is normal at all.
"Ah, Taehyung! You met Jeongguk? That's good. He's a freshman and one of our new recruits. He's so tall, isn't he? He's even taller than me, hahahaha!" Namjoon says, approaching Jeongguk's side, laughing as he pats the latter on the back, while Taehyung stands there, mouth gaping and closing like a stupid fish.
"S-sunbae?" The baby faced giant says, which magically woke Taehyung out of his trance, finally making the latter blink his already dried eyes.
"Huh?" Taehyung says, subtly shaking his head, looking away from the new recruit.
"C'mon Tae, don't be too cold. Say hi!" Joon says, cheerfully urging Taehyung to greet their team's new recruit back, but for some reason, Taehyung doesn’t trust his own mouth right now.
"Tch, whatever," Taehyung said, quickly snatching his uniform from his locker, rushing, believing that it would be best for him to get changed in the restroom.
"*Sigh* Don't mind him, Guk. That's just Tae's personality, but he's a good guy... Some say he's a snob because he almost never smiles, but I think he's just shy. Don't take it personally, okay?" Joon says, feeling sorry for Jeongguk, who was basically ignored by Taehyung.
"O-oh... It's okay, Joon hyung, I don't mind," Jeongguk says, strangely blushing all the way up to his ears and his heart pounding inside his chest—not that anyone can tell.
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"What the fuck?" Taehyung scoffs, locking himself inside one of the empty cubicles in the restroom, his back pressed flat on the door; there, Taehyung slowly shifted his gaze between his legs.
He's up— which is bad,
Really, really bad.
***
Two weeks have passed since the new recruits joined the SNU basketball team, and Taehyung is still determined to avoid the new guy, Jeon Jeongguk, at all costs.
Why? Let's just say he's got his reasons.
One of those is that no one at Uni is aware of Taehyung's sexual orientation. He's not ashamed, but rather, it's burdensome for him to explain himself even to his friends. Taehyung has loved basketball since he was a child, and knowing how conservative their country is, Taehyung understands that coming out as gay may cause tension among their team. His teammates might feel awkward around him, which is the last thing he wants to happen.
Maybe that's why he's avoiding the new recruit, because unfortunately for Taehyung, Jeon Jeongguk ticks all the boxes when it comes to his ideal type.
Tall, tall, tall and buff with a pretty face.
Yes, those exactly are Taehyung's absolute weaknesses.
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"Sunbae-nim, here!" Jeongguk exclaims, running, urging Taehyung to pass the ball to him, but instead, Taehyung gave it to Seokjin, one of their teammates as well; but Seokjin has two people guarding him already, causing the ball to be snatched from Taehyung's team.
*whistle! *
"Tae! Why didn't you pass the ball to Jeongguk? He was open!" Joon whines, stopping the practice game as he calls Taehyung out, but Taehyung just ignores him, avoiding eye contact. "I didn’t see him." Taehyung stubbornly replies.
"You didn't, what? A guy as tall as that can be seen even from outside the gym, Tae. What do you mean you didn't see him?" Joon continues to scold Taehyung, causing the latter to pout, rolling his eyes at him.
"Then, sorry, my bad." Taehyung just flips Joon off, and that probably hits a nerve because Joon now looks annoyed.
"Ah, this won't do. We need to give everyone a chance to hold the ball. Guk, switch with Soobin and go to Yoongi's team," Joon says, because it appears that if Jeongguk continues on Taehyung's team, he won't get to play until the end of their practice.
"O-okay, sunbae-nim." Jeongguk says, reluctantly switching positions with his fellow new recruit Soobin, leaving Taehyung and Joon's team as he subtly looks at Taehyung who didn't even spare him a glance.
"Pfft... I wonder what's Tae's problem now? Could he be threatened? Anyway, it's okay Guk, why don't you guard him? See if your height can go against our ace." Yoongi says, patting Jeongguk's behind as the latter stands beside him.
"Huh? M-me? A-against Taehyung sunbae-nim? I— I can't... Impossible-.."
"C'mon." Yoongi playfully winks at him. "Don't you want to test our star player?" Yoongi teases, finding it amusing to see Taehyung go lengths to obviously avoid their new team member.
"B-but—"
"No buts. Just go." Yoongi says, pushing Jeongguk towards Taehyung's direction.
*whistle! *
The game then continues with Seokjin passing the ball back to Taehyung, who wonders why it suddenly turned dark— no, the court is still lit the same, it's just that there's a massive shadow running after him, which made Taehyung grit his teeth, automatically casting a sharp glare at the grinning Min Yoongi on the other side of the court.
"Ah, shit," Taehyung hisses, rushing up and putting more distance between himself and the new recruit before stopping and looking about at his teammates to see who he can pass the ball to.
"Tch, Min Yoongi, you idiot," Taehyung whispers, clearly annoyed at Yoongi because it was obvious that the latter had undoubtedly told his members to heavily watch Taehyung's teammates, which means Taehyung has no choice but to try to evade the baby-faced monster on his own. "*Gasp!*" Taehyung couldn't help but let out an audible gasp when his back suddenly felt warm; before he knew it, Jeongguk had closed the gap between them, pressing against his behind, huge long arms extended out to his sides.
*🎶Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...🎶 *
'Shut the fuck up, Madonna!' Taehyung scolds himself when he hears Madonna singing 'Like a virgin' inside his head again after he feels something big—no, absolutely, horrifyingly, deliciously humongous pressing against his ass.
'This not-so-little piece of shit,' Taehyung thinks, his cheeks warming up and his heart beating fast, but he won't let him expose himself right now, so he dribbled the ball, doing a fake, resisting the urge to bite his lips when Jeongguk's front presses harder on his back. It was a struggle, but thanks to Taehyung's years of experience in playing basketball, he managed to escape Jeongguk's huge wall, maneuvering forward, jumping high, aiming to dunk the ball in the ring, when the shadow once again engulfed him.
"Oi!" Taehyung exclaims when he feels Jeongguk's weight on him as soon as he jumps, catching him off guard, causing him to lose his balance, and the next thing Taehyung knows, he's already falling—crashing, so he closes his eyes, bracing himself to be hurt—but wait, it doesn't hurt?
When Taehyung opened his eyes, he found himself on top of a king-sized mattress—no, it was Jeon Jeongguk. He's on top of Jeon Jeongguk.
"Nngh... Sunbae-nim, are you okay?" Jeongguk asks, silently groaning because he just landed on his back to save Taehyung from the crash—but that's not what Taehyung is thinking about right now.
'Too close.' Taehyung muses, feeling as if he's about to explode since his face is just an inch away from the new recruit, in this position, the latter can probably feel how fast Taehyung's heart is beating, he can see him blushing, panicking, and Taehyung likes it— NO HE DOESN'T!
"Let go!" Taehyung hissed as he sits up— wrong move, because by doing so, he's now straddling Jeongguk's thighs, and he's basically sitting on the latter's crotch, which caused Taehyung to flush even redder, his face turning to a ripe tomato.
"S-sunbae?" Jeongguk stutters as Taehyung slowly shifts his gaze from their pressed lower halves to Jeongguk's face, and from there, Taehyung found Jeongguk flushing red as well, and that felt like a wild arrow shooting him straight in the chest.
*🎶Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...🎶 *
'C-cute? Too cute...' Taehyung thinks, with Madonna once again playing in his head at the sudden attack made by the baby-faced grizzly bear.
No, no, no. Taehyung can't possibly act strange right now. So after taking a few seconds to collect himself, Taehyung managed to get up, casually walking towards Joon.
"You good? You're not injured, are you?" Joon asks.
"No, but give me a five-minute break," Taehyung murmured, his eyes dark, his cheeks warm.
***
Another week has gone after the incident, and Taehyung and the rest of the basketball team are now celebrating their victory over Yonsei with dinner and drinks.
He should be happy, but for some reason, Taehyung is pissed; not because he missed a few shots earlier and fouled, but because after the mishap with Jeongguk a week ago, the new recruit began avoiding him like a plague, and as strange as it sounds, since he's the one who's set to avoid Jeongguk, the fact that Jeongguk hasn't even been discreet in treating him like he has some incurable disease is starting to bother Taehyung.
Like right now, even though there was a vacant spot beside Taehyung, Jeongguk chose to squeeze his huge self into Hobi and Joon's table.
"Tae, you're going to bore a hole in Jeongguk's head if you keep staring at him like that. Pfft... Why do you hate the kid so much? He's nice and polite, you know? Yes, he's a bit awkward and shy, but he's pretty cute. Don't be too harsh on him, alright?" Jimin, Taehyung's teammate and best friend whispers, patting Taehyung's back to distract the latter from glaring at Jeongguk who's busy munching on his barbeque.
"He's avoiding me," Taehyung replies, frowning as he stuffs his mouth with more grilled meat, while Jimin laughs beside him.
"Pfft... Aren't you the one who started it? You've been treating the kid like shit, so it's only normal for him to avoid you, no?" Jimin says matter-of-factly.
"Still— tch, never mind," Taehyung says as he downs his shot of soju, opting not to argue with Jimin anymore; he'll simply get drunk and then go home.
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After one too many shots of Soju, Taehyung's head is now spinning, thanks to that, he's no longer in a sour mood, instead, he just wants to leave and sleep at home. However, it seems like the rest of their team still hasn't had their fill, everyone is still eating, drinking and laughing.
"What? You drunk already?" Jimin asks Taehyung, playfully nudging him on the side.
"As if." Taehyung flips Jimin off, taking another shot of soju before he gets up on his feet, flailing a bit, feeling the need to pee.
"I'll just go to the restroom. Finish up quickly, I want to go home," Taehyung says as he makes a beeline for the rest room.
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"Ugh... Fuck, I'm dizzy." Taehyung staggers inside the restroom, watching his steps as he makes his way to the urinal, pulling his sweats down, sighing in peace as he relieves himself.
"*sniff*"
Taehyung flinched as he heard the person next him sniffing as if he were crying, which piqued Taehyung's curiosity, causing him to subtly glance to his side, and from there— Taehyung's eyes instantly went wide.
'The fuck is that?!' Taehyung thinks, unable to look away from the leaking water-bottle-of-a-cock beside him. Then, Taehyung's gaze slowly shifts up, seeing Jeon Jeongguk— crying? "H-huh?"
"*Sniff* O-oh... *sniff* Sunbae, it's you." Jeongguk says, his face immediately flushing red.
"Yeah? I guess so?" Taehyung absentmindedly replies, his eyes involuntarily goes back down, mentally measuring the 'thing' he's seeing, thinking that he’s probably looking at god's greatest gift to humankind.
"S-sunbae... I'm sorry for asking, but I'm a bit drunk right now, so let me... I- I mean, why? Why do you hate me so much?" Jeongguk asks, his face looking like he's about to bawl his eyes out.
But Taehyung's not looking at Jeongguk's face right now— in fact, he thinks that it's impossible for him to look at anything else.
Here, Taehyung thinks that his prayers have finally been answered after years of sneaking out of the dorms at night, covertly messing around with strangers in search of someone who can keep him satisfied.
As ridiculous as it sounds, Taehyung's now imagining himself in the middle of a fragrant flower field, with sparkles and glitters, wearing a white dress, with a veil on his head, about to marry— well, this big cock in a white suit, and Taehyung thinks it's absolutely beautiful.
So screw his rule about not sleeping with any of their colleagues. Taehyung is about to do something stupid, even though he knows he'll shamelessly blame it on the alcohol the next morning.
Whatever, it's now or never.
"Hey, Jeon Jeongguk... Wanna sleep with me?" Taehyung asks with an awkward smile on his face, a smile that quickly turns to disbelief when Jeongguk slowly nods his head, pulling his pants up as well as Taehyung's sweatpants before hoisting Taehyung onto his shoulder like a sack of rice.
"Sunbae, what's your dorm room number?" Jeongguk asks, rushing to the exit before their teammates could even notice them leaving.
"Z-zero, one, twenty-six." Taehyung says, completely zoning out, trying to process what exactly is happening right now.
*🎶Like a virgin, touched for the very first time... 🎶*
<you can play this if you want. >
Okay, Madonna, you can sing now.
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