Snow and Ice || 태국

A kiss

After they finished eating, Eunwoo and Jungkook considerately helped to load the dishes into the dishwasher.

Taehyung washed a few apples and crunched on one as he commanded them.

Eunwoo said, "Boss, will uncle and auntie get a shock later when they come back and see that we've emptied the fridge?"

Taehyung pursed his lips. "They won't be coming back today."

Jungkook's brows rose when he heard this and he thought of how this brat was afraid of ghosts. Though he was willing to stay and coax him to sleep, it was not guaranteed that he would not be kicked out.

Done with the chores, Taehyung sat in the living room and watched the television. Jungkook sat down beside him and reached for the remote control.

Then, he browsed through the channels until he found one that was broadcasting Go matches.

Still gnawing on his apple, Taehyung tossed him a side glance. "Stop being a pretentious, silly child. Do you even know how Go is played?"

Jungkook used the remote control to point at the screen and started explaining the strategy board game to him.

Taehyung was not sure if his explanation was accurate. In any case, he did not understand a single word and it felt like he was communicating with an alien.

Go was a slow game and after Jungkook explained it patiently to him for a while, Taehyung began to yawn. "All right, I know how amazing you are now. Can we change channels already..."

Jungkook was extremely obedient. He clicked away at the remote control in his hand and switched to a fishing channel.

This was the first time Taehyung discovered that the television has a channel that specializes in fishing. A man stood by the riverside, the fishing rod he held barely moving. In the background, a dubbed voiceover prattled on and on about the technicalities. Rather than a television channel, this was a PowerPoint presentation wasn't it?

"Now, let me share with you the mechanics of fishing," Jungkook said.

Taehyung plonked his body back against the sofa, raised a leg, and pretended that he was going to kick him. "You just don't want me to watch television, do you?"

Jungkook caught his ankle and put it down slowly. "Stop fooling around."

Taehyung, "..."

Perhaps due to his strength, he felt a sense of oppression from being entrapped when he caught his ankle. Taehyung also felt a tinge of embarrassment out of the blue.

That was weird. Taehyung scrubbed his cheeks and shook Jeon's hand off in silence. He did not say another word and turned to concentrate on the television.

After a short while, he dozed off.

Jungkook lowered the television volume, put down the remote control, and moved over. He leaned over Taehyung and waved his hand in front of his eyes. His breathing was even and his long black eyelashes did not move at all.

He bent over, intending to carry him up. Eunwoo was finally unable to continue watching in silence and voiced an objection. "Hey, what are you trying to do to my boss?"

Jungkook felt that Eunwoo was too noisy and gestured for him to shush. He then explained softly, "He's afraid of ghosts."

A look of realization appeared on Eunwoo's face. Jungkook thought that Eunwoo was going to comment something but instead, he suddenly lowered his head, his fingers swiftly tapping out a message.

Jungkook's worried that my boss is afraid of ghosts and can't fall asleep. So he's coaxing him to sleep before leaving!