Jungkook leans closer to the prince, “you look stunning.”...

Taehyung’s cheeks redden, he averts his eyes with a small nod. Not saying anything. Jungkook reaches to take Taehyung’s hand in his, thumb caressing Taehyung’s knuckles. Taehyung bites onto his lower lip with a smile, looking away without a word.
When Jungkook finally manages to get out of his friends’ and guests’ clutch to retire for the night, he is exhausted. He rolls his eyes at his friends when they accompany him to his room. Once inside, he slams the door closed on their faces.
He winces when he sees the extravaganza of the room. There are too many flowers all over the floor and the bed. He cringes at the thought of the talks the people shared while decorating the room.
The door opens then.
“All I am saying is—” Namjoon’s voice is heard.
“Just don’t say it!” Seokjin glares at his husband, pats Taehyung’s back as the prince steps inside the room.
Taehyung looks around the room, resolutely ignoring Jungkook, “now this is…” he purses his lips.
“Too much, I know,” Jungkook clears his throat, unsure of what to do with himself, “let me clean up the bed. Wait.”
Taehyung glances at the bed and winces, “I… I’ll just change.”
He shouldn’t feel this nervous. What’s wrong with him?
He focuses on brushing off the petals so the bed is cleaned by the time Taehyung gets out. Wearing a cotton tunic and pajama. Jungkook turns to look at him when the prince comes closer.
Taehyung offers him a small smile, “what?” his voice comes out thin, “you are staring.”
Jungkook doesn’t have it in him to protest, he shrugs, “can you blame me?”
Jungkook steps closer, close enough so they are chest to chest, his hands come to rest on Taehyung’s hips, “still beautiful.”
Taehyung’s arms wrap around him, pulling him closer, “I do, too.”
It’s a comfortable silence after that. Taehyung inhales sharply when Jungkook picks him up, placing him on the bed with a sly smirk. Taehyung squints his eyes, throwing a pillow at Jungkook’s face.
A laugh bubbles out of Jungkook when he manages to dodge it and Taehyung pouts.
Taehyung leans back on his elbows as Jungkook comes to hover over him. Their eyes never wavering from each other’s.
It takes a moment for them. A moment where their eyes meet. They both search the answer to their hesitation and then Taehyung is lying fully on the bed, wrapping his arms around Jungkook’s neck to pull him in a kiss.
“You know...” Taehyung traces Jungkook's chest with his eyes still closed, “Jin hyung was saying how alone he will be back in the palace. So... I was thinking-”
“No,” Jungkook's arms wrap snugly around Taehyung's waist, he looks down at the omega's now widely open eyes, “no, you are not leaving my side. I refuse.”
Jungkook's nails dig into Taehyung's sides, earning a squeak from the prince, “who said I was giving one anyway? I am stating the fact. I'll send him all the support he needs, you are not leaving my side.” Then Jungkook frowns, “also, is this the after talk we are having? Very odd of a topic. I suggest something like asking each other if we enjoyed what we did or something like, if you'd want to go again.”
Taehyung scoffs, “no, it was alright. About going again,” he eyes the alpha, “can you though?”
A surprised shriek escapes Taehyng when Jungkook rolls them over with a curse, “I'll show you instead,” Jungkook says against his lips.
Taehyung returns to his room after bidding Yoongi and Jimin farewell. He feels gloomy. Already misses the two. He busies himself with arranging the boxes for Seokjin and Namjoon next. They leave that evening. With a teary Seokjin who asks them to take care of each other and a teary Namjoon who clings to Taehyung for as long as he could before leaving.
Taehyung feels Jungkook's arms wrap around him from the behind and he leans against the alpha, waving his brother and brother-in-law goodbye.
Jungkook makes a place for him to attend the court too, announcing to the ministers that the two of them will run the kingdom.
That is the only time Taehyung gets to meet the general public and the ministers. Otherwise, he is cooped up in their room with the alpha.
Taehyung literally has nothing to complain. That is...
Jungkook scoffs, nipping Taehyung's shoulder, “he had a proposal that he wouldn't take my no for.”
Taehyung arches a brow, still focused on the book, “what was it?”
Jungkook shrugs, wrapping his arms around Taehyung's waist, “he brought a treaty offer between our kingdoms. If I agree to marry his son.”
Taehyung's eyes pause on the page of the book.
“And what did you say to that?” Taehyung wonders in a barely composed voice.
“...Think about it?” Taehyung tilts his head, “think about what?”
“The marriage?” Jungkook arches a brow, “you know, the offer is alluring. His entire kingdom and the prince is quite beautiful,” he sighs, feigning thoughtfulness, “either that or there can be a war. I mean, if you ask me, the choice is pretty obvious, don't you think?”
Jungkook stares, “huh?”
Taehyung looks at him, “once you and your newlywed die in my hands, I will rule both the kingdoms, no?”
Jungkook blinks. His breath caught in his chest.
Jungkook chokes on his words when Taehyung grasps onto his shirt, pulling him closer so their noses almost touch.
“I will be very honest, Jungkook,” Taehyung's voice deepens, “and I will discuss this matter only this once, so listen to me carefully.”
Jungkook's face blooms with a serene smile, “I am scared, yes,” he breathes out a chuckle, “I am scared of how much I love you and how each day I fall for you a little more.”
“Good,” Taehyung captures Jungkook's lips for a kiss, “I will help you win it but don't you dare think about marrying someone else. Ever. You are mine.”
Jungkook moans into the kiss, closing his eyes, “he backed out. He doesn't want a war,” he looks at Taehyung with a playful smirk, “but I didn't know you would be this possessive over me.”
A shriek escapes him when Jungkook rolls them over. Coming to hover over Taehyung with a sly smirk.
“Is that so?” Jungkook looks down at a breathless Taehyung, “shall I remind you how good I am to you, my precious?”
A giggle bubbles out of him when Jungkook pinches his side, leaning in to capture his lips. Their smiles moulding into a kiss while Jungkook pulls the blanket over them both.
He plays with Jungkook's hand, smiles to himself when the flames ignite on the tips of Jungkook's fingers, swirling and mixing with the flow of water between Taehyung's fingers.
Their pup is quietly sleeping in the crib. Unaware of the world and the beautiful sunset.
Taehyung's lips twitch, a calm and peace surrounds him as he looks at their joined hands, “yet, here we are,” he glances over his shoulder, “coexisting. Peacefully and...”
“Lovingly,” Jungkook pecks his lips, “I love you, precious.”
Jungkook's cheeks heat up, the alpha still gets flustered when Taehyung adores him so openly. He rests his forehead against Taehyung's shoulder with a groan that has Taehyung laughing.
Taehyung leans back against the king's chest. Looks at the setting sun with his face glowing with a smile.
Taehyung closes his eyes, sending his gratitude to the universe for choosing Jungkook for him.
Jungkook closes his eyes too, his arms tightening around Taehyung as he murmurs the same words in his heart.
The two of them open their eyes to see the golden hour washing over them. As if granting their wishes before the sun goes to rest on their story.
For now...
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