Palimpsest; #taekookau [A/B/O] Where Alpha Jeongguk wakes up after...
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Palimpsest; #taekookau [A/B/O]
Where Alpha Jeongguk wakes up after an accident and the only familiar thing in the unfamiliar hospital room is the Omega holding his hand.
Except… Kim Taehyung is the last person on the earth Jeongguk ever wanted anywhere near him.
Where Alpha Jeongguk wakes up after an accident and the only familiar thing in the unfamiliar hospital room is the Omega holding his hand.
Except… Kim Taehyung is the last person on the earth Jeongguk ever wanted anywhere near him.
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His head felt heavy, a dull ache spreading through his skull as he slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing Jeongguk noticed was the smell. Antiseptic, cold air and something unfamiliar.
For a moment, he didn’t understand where he was. The ceiling above him was too white.
The first thing Jeongguk noticed was the smell. Antiseptic, cold air and something unfamiliar.
For a moment, he didn’t understand where he was. The ceiling above him was too white.
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The room was unfamiliar.
His body felt weak and his thoughts were painfully slow.
Hospital?
Why was he in a hospital?
The last thing he remembered was… Nothing.
Jeongguk frowned. The more he tried to remember, the more his head hurt.
His body felt weak and his thoughts were painfully slow.
Hospital?
Why was he in a hospital?
The last thing he remembered was… Nothing.
Jeongguk frowned. The more he tried to remember, the more his head hurt.
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Then he felt something. A hand holding his. His eyes moved downward. An omega was sleeping beside his bed.
Curled awkwardly in a hospital chair with a thin blanket covering his body, head tilted to the side from exhaustion.
Curled awkwardly in a hospital chair with a thin blanket covering his body, head tilted to the side from exhaustion.
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There was something strangely familiar about him but Jeongguk couldn’t place it.
The omega shifted slightly. Jeongguk stared and then recognized. His expression immediately hardened.
Kim Taehyung.
The name appeared in his mind along with old memories.
College lecture halls.
The omega shifted slightly. Jeongguk stared and then recognized. His expression immediately hardened.
Kim Taehyung.
The name appeared in his mind along with old memories.
College lecture halls.
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Top scores.
Competition.
Taehyung smirked after another academic ranking was posted.
That internship.
God, that internship.
Jeongguk remembered standing outside the dean’s office hearing Taehyung had gotten the prestigious placement both of them wanted.
Competition.
Taehyung smirked after another academic ranking was posted.
That internship.
God, that internship.
Jeongguk remembered standing outside the dean’s office hearing Taehyung had gotten the prestigious placement both of them wanted.
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The omega who always appeared whenever Jeongguk was close to winning. The ugly jealousy he’d never admitted out loud.
Kim Taehyung.
Perfect omega.
The reason Jeongguk had lost the opportunity that could’ve changed his career.
His rival.
Kim Taehyung.
Perfect omega.
The reason Jeongguk had lost the opportunity that could’ve changed his career.
His rival.
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The person who had always irritated him and never wanted to see again.
Alpha’s jaw tightened. His fingers moved slightly. The movement woke omega instantly.
His eyes opened and for a second, pure relief filled his face. “Jeongguk.”
For two seconds, alpha only stared at him.
Alpha’s jaw tightened. His fingers moved slightly. The movement woke omega instantly.
His eyes opened and for a second, pure relief filled his face. “Jeongguk.”
For two seconds, alpha only stared at him.
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Taehyung stood up quickly, tears gathering in his eyes. “You’re awake.”
The happiness in his voice almost broke Jeongguk’s confusion.
Jeongguk was too busy trying to understand why Kim Taehyung was sitting beside his hospital bed. “What the fuck are you doing here?”
The happiness in his voice almost broke Jeongguk’s confusion.
Jeongguk was too busy trying to understand why Kim Taehyung was sitting beside his hospital bed. “What the fuck are you doing here?”
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A few days earlier, before the accident changed everything, it had just been a normal Sunday morning.
When Jeongguk opened his eyes that morning, the first thing he felt was warmth.
The weight of another body against him.
When Jeongguk opened his eyes that morning, the first thing he felt was warmth.
The weight of another body against him.
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A naked omega was curled comfortably on top of him beneath the blankets, still lost in sleep, one arm wrapped loosely around Jeongguk’s bare waist as if even unconscious, he refused to let go.
A small smile tugged at Jeongguk’s lips.
A small smile tugged at Jeongguk’s lips.
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He didn’t move right away. He simply stayed there, watching.
Jeongguk had never understood how someone could become another person’s entire world.
Until him.
There was something peaceful about mornings like this.
Jeongguk had never understood how someone could become another person’s entire world.
Until him.
There was something peaceful about mornings like this.
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Waking up with the person he loved beside him, with no rush and no reason to move.
Carefully, Jeongguk lifted his hand and brushed a stray strand of hair away from the omega’s face.
Omega’s features slowly came into view.
Carefully, Jeongguk lifted his hand and brushed a stray strand of hair away from the omega’s face.
Omega’s features slowly came into view.
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The sun-kissed skin, soft curve of his cheeks. Small moles littered over his face.
The relaxed expression he only showed when he felt completely safe.
Jeon Taehyung.
The relaxed expression he only showed when he felt completely safe.
Jeon Taehyung.
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The same omega who had once been his greatest rival. The same omega who was now his mate.
The person who had somehow become the center of his entire life.
Jeongguk still didn’t know how he had gotten so lucky.
The person who had somehow become the center of his entire life.
Jeongguk still didn’t know how he had gotten so lucky.
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Two years of marriage and three years of dating before that.
And even after all this time, Jeongguk still woke up wondering how someone like Taehyung had chosen him.
Sometimes, he still found it funny how impossible their love story had seemed in the beginning.
And even after all this time, Jeongguk still woke up wondering how someone like Taehyung had chosen him.
Sometimes, he still found it funny how impossible their love story had seemed in the beginning.
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Because if someone had told his younger self that Kim Taehyung… the omega he spent years competing against, arguing with and blaming for every lost opportunity, would one day become the person he couldn’t imagine living without, he would have laughed.
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Back in college, they had fought over everything. Grades, projects, internships and every freaking opportunity.
Even the smallest things somehow turned into a competition between them, mostly Jeongguk.
Jeongguk had been convinced Taehyung existed only to annoy him.
Even the smallest things somehow turned into a competition between them, mostly Jeongguk.
Jeongguk had been convinced Taehyung existed only to annoy him.
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The omega always seemed to be one step ahead, always carrying that confident smile that made Jeongguk want to prove himself even more.
Looking back now, Jeongguk couldn’t believe how ridiculous he had been.
Because after graduation, when they met again as colleagues,+
Looking back now, Jeongguk couldn’t believe how ridiculous he had been.
Because after graduation, when they met again as colleagues,+
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+ he finally saw the parts of Taehyung he had never bothered to notice before.
The omega wasn’t just brilliant but kind, patient and warm.
The person who stayed late to help others, the person who remembered small details about everyone around him, +
The omega wasn’t just brilliant but kind, patient and warm.
The person who stayed late to help others, the person who remembered small details about everyone around him, +
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+ the person who cared more than he ever admitted.
Somewhere between their endless arguments and teasing, something had changed.
The rivalry disappeared, the competition became laughter.
Somewhere between their endless arguments and teasing, something had changed.
The rivalry disappeared, the competition became laughter.
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And the omega he once thought was his biggest annoyance became the person he looked for first in every room.
Falling in love with Taehyung had felt inevitable. Somehow, all those years of running into each other had only been leading them there.
Falling in love with Taehyung had felt inevitable. Somehow, all those years of running into each other had only been leading them there.
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Now, that same omega was sleeping peacefully against him, wearing his ring, carrying his mark and calling him his mate.
Sometimes Jeongguk wanted to go back and tell his younger self how foolish he was because he hadn’t hated Kim Taehyung.
Sometimes Jeongguk wanted to go back and tell his younger self how foolish he was because he hadn’t hated Kim Taehyung.
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He had just taken too long to realize he was falling for him.
Taehyung shifted slightly, his nose scrunching as the morning light reached him.
Jeongguk held back a laugh.
Even after sleeping, Taehyung somehow looked adorable when he was annoyed. “Are you staring at me again?”
Taehyung shifted slightly, his nose scrunching as the morning light reached him.
Jeongguk held back a laugh.
Even after sleeping, Taehyung somehow looked adorable when he was annoyed. “Are you staring at me again?”
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The sleepy voice made Jeongguk smile. Taehyung’s eyes opened slowly, still heavy with sleep. “Maybe.”
A sleepy smile tugged at his lips. “You look very satisfied with yourself… after last night.”
Jeongguk raised an eyebrow, amused. “Do I?”
Taehyung hummed, teasing. “Very.”
A sleepy smile tugged at his lips. “You look very satisfied with yourself… after last night.”
Jeongguk raised an eyebrow, amused. “Do I?”
Taehyung hummed, teasing. “Very.”
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A smirk appeared on Jeongguk’s face, “Not yet.”
Before Taehyung could reply, Jeongguk quickly flipped them, making the omega laugh in surprise. “Ggukie–”
His protest dissolved into a moan as Jeongguk silenced him with a kiss.
Before Taehyung could reply, Jeongguk quickly flipped them, making the omega laugh in surprise. “Ggukie–”
His protest dissolved into a moan as Jeongguk silenced him with a kiss.
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The lazy Sunday morning ended exactly the way most of their lazy Sunday mornings did.
With a steamy morning sex, stolen kisses and absolutely no regrets about delaying breakfast.
Nearly an hour later, Taehyung rested his head against Jeongguk’s shoulder,
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With a steamy morning sex, stolen kisses and absolutely no regrets about delaying breakfast.
Nearly an hour later, Taehyung rested his head against Jeongguk’s shoulder,
+
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+ lazily tracing circles over his bare chest while Jeongguk pressed a lingering kiss to his temple.
This was what he loved. The little things, quiet mornings.
The way their home carried both their scents, cinnamon and honeysuckle, +
This was what he loved. The little things, quiet mornings.
The way their home carried both their scents, cinnamon and honeysuckle, +
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+ making the simplest place feel like home because Taehyung was there.
Jeongguk loved every part of him and he couldn’t imagine a life where he wasn’t.
Nothing about that morning felt like it was going to change their lives forever.
It was supposed to be a quiet Sunday.
Jeongguk loved every part of him and he couldn’t imagine a life where he wasn’t.
Nothing about that morning felt like it was going to change their lives forever.
It was supposed to be a quiet Sunday.
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A day where they could stay in bed a little longer, annoy each other over breakfast and spend the entire day together.
Most importantly, it was supposed to be the day Taehyung would finally tell Jeongguk his little secret… or their little secret.
But fate had other plans.
Most importantly, it was supposed to be the day Taehyung would finally tell Jeongguk his little secret… or their little secret.
But fate had other plans.
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Jeongguk had barely finished reading the message before his expression changed.
Work.
Something urgent had come up and he had to go in.
Taehyung, who had been lying beside him with a smile he couldn’t hide, immediately fell quiet.
Work.
Something urgent had come up and he had to go in.
Taehyung, who had been lying beside him with a smile he couldn’t hide, immediately fell quiet.
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“On Sunday?” he asked, disappointment clear in his voice.
Jeongguk looked at him apologetically, “I know, baby”
Taehyung tried to act like it wasn’t a big deal. He really did but his pout appeared before he could stop it.
Jeongguk looked at him apologetically, “I know, baby”
Taehyung tried to act like it wasn’t a big deal. He really did but his pout appeared before he could stop it.
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Jeongguk noticed immediately. “You’re sulking.”
“I’m not.” Taehyung looked away.
Taehyung had only found out the day before.
Two lines.
A tiny secret that had made his entire world feel brighter.
Their puppy.
“I’m not.” Taehyung looked away.
Taehyung had only found out the day before.
Two lines.
A tiny secret that had made his entire world feel brighter.
Their puppy.
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He had spent hours staring at the test, smiling every time. He wanted to tell Jeongguk immediately but he wanted to make it special.
That was why he had been looking forward to Sunday.
A quiet day with his mate.
That was why he had been looking forward to Sunday.
A quiet day with his mate.
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A day where he could sit beside him, hold his hand and watch the happiness spread across Jeongguk’s face when he told him they were going to have a pup.
But now Jeongguk was rushing around getting ready.
Still, Taehyung didn’t let him leave without eating.
But now Jeongguk was rushing around getting ready.
Still, Taehyung didn’t let him leave without eating.
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A few minutes later, Jeongguk found breakfast waiting on the table.
He stared at it, then looked at Taehyung. “You made this?”
Taehyung shrugged, pretending not to care. “You were going to leave without eating.”
Jeongguk smiled softly.
He stared at it, then looked at Taehyung. “You made this?”
Taehyung shrugged, pretending not to care. “You were going to leave without eating.”
Jeongguk smiled softly.
