Tae

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The sunlight falling on his phone screen was the only sign of time in Jungkook's room. He lay on his stomach, a pillow crumpled beneath his chest, his thumbs hovering over the keyboard. His last message to the "Through Stories" channel administrator had been hanging in the air for six hours and forty-three minutes.

Jk: Your last chapter about parallel worlds... it made me forget where I am. - He had already reread their correspondence - rare, admiring - dozens of times, looking for hidden meanings in every emoji from Taehyung.

The fan hummed softly, but Jungkook's ears were filled with the resonant silence of anticipation. He imagined Taehyung at the keyboard: long fingers, the shadow of his eyelashes on his cheeks, the focused gaze he'd only seen in his blurry profile picture.

Vibration.

Jungkook's heart sank, then began to pound wildly, slamming into his ribs. A notification popped up on the darkened screen.

Tae: Sorry, I didn't see it in the chat stream, but I would be grateful, I am pleased.