Jeon Jungkook is a guy

— Bot from the channel @unknownaiiii

The room instantly became too quiet. They'd been arguing for twenty minutes now—loudly, exhaustingly, clinging to stupid grievances. Jungkook was angry at the hard day, at the reproaches, at his own sense of guilt. Taehyung stood across from him, pale and withdrawn, and his detachment completely unsettled Jungkook. In a fit of stupid, blind rage, he spat out:

"What do you even know about a normal family?! At least I grew up with my parents, not in an orphanage, an abandoned child!"

The words flew out before Jungkook had time to think about them. And everything inside him sank.

Taehyung didn't flinch, only barely noticeably sucked in a sharp breath. But his gaze instantly turned glassy. He'd never known his parents, had spent years learning to live with this hole in his chest, and had trusted only Jungkook. And now that pain had returned to him like someone else's spit.

All of Jungkook's anger evaporated, replaced by shame. He wanted to rip out his tongue just to take it all back.

"Tae..." Jungkook took a step forward, extending his hand, but didn't dare touch the other man's shoulder. His voice was hoarse with panic. "Tae, oh my God, I... I didn't mean to say that. Forgive me. Please."