Snow and Ice || 태국

Pounded with excitement

When Jungkook reached home, he found his parents still awake.

The living room lights were adjusted to dim. The two of them sat in the living room and the atmosphere suspiciously felt like they were conspiring something.

From the very moment Jungkook appeared, his parents' eyes had not left the pink dinosaur in his arms.

"It's a gift," Jungkook explained.

"From whom?" Mrs. Jeon asked.

Jungkook did not answer.

Mrs. Jeon tried again in a more subtle manner. She asked, "Boy or girl?"

"Boy."

Jungkook did not want to take the dinosaur back into his room. He put it on the corner cabinet in the living room instead.

Then, he bade goodnight to his parents and headed upstairs. There were some things that he needed to think about in silence.

After their son left, Mr. and Mrs. Kim stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the corner cabinet and stared at the dinosaur.

"He's lying." Mrs. Jeon suddenly spoke.

Mr. Jeon patted her shoulder. "No matter what our child decides, we need to respect him. The most important thing is that he's happy, right?"

Mrs. Jeon straightened up. "Quit drinking after New Year."

"All right..."

——

Taehyung's New Year's Eve was spent in an unprecedentedly peaceful manner. He went to his grandparents' house for a reunion dinner before watching the New Year's Gala with his whole family. Halfway through the program, he fell asleep.

Principal Kim woke him up to go back to his room to sleep.

Taehyung was sleeping peacefully and a little grumpy at being woken up. He made his way back to his room half-consciously. When he slipped under his blanket, he thought, if it was Jungkook, he definitely wouldn't have wakened him and would have carried him back in without saying a word.

Ah, what was he thinking...

Taehyung's phone was left in the living room and rang non-stop with notifications. Finding it a little annoying, Principal Kim switched it to silent mode.

The next morning, Taehyung saw numerous missed calls after waking up. It was obvious that those calls were made to convey New Year's wishes.

He returned the calls one by one.

The first was Nayeon.

"Hey, Consort Im, Happy New Year! Have you seen the red packet that I've sent you?"

"I've seen it, thanks, my king! Eh, my king..."

"Mm?"

"You and Jungkook... Cough, I mean, Jungkook hasn't been bullying you recently, right?"

"Nope, he's rarely triggered these days. I feel that he'll soon be won over by my charm."

"Ah, my king! You've finally realized it?"

"Of course. I feel that it won't be long before Jungkook joins my grand team of lackeys."

"..."

"Be good. Don't fight for my favor. He has an older qualification than you."

"..."

The second was Eunwoo.

"Hey, Eunwoo, Happy New Year! Have you seen the red packet that I've sent you?"