Before talking and stuff, the elders tell everyone why we celebrate the moonchild festival for the younger pups.” Jungkook’s mouth forms an ‘Oh’ as he nods in understanding.

“We're just going there so you can know why we celebrate moonchild festival. They narrate it very nicely. If you feel uncomfortable, we'll leave. I'll try my best to narrate it for you. We don't have to go there okay?”

Taehyung smiles at him, his eyes understanding. There's no hint of anger or frustration in his eyes, no matter, how much Jungkook tries to find it. No matter how much he tries to find any kind of ill intention in Taehyung’s behavior, in his eyes, he finds nothing.

Nothing but kindness, softness, understanding. Jungkook takes in a breath, he rests his forehead against Taehyung’s. “I honestly don't understand why you're with me, Taehyung. You're so kind, why are you so nice?”

The alpha wonders to himself. He honestly feels like this is some sort of a dream, a stupid illusion his brain made up to get him out of his depressive life. He feels like this is all just a dream.

He feels like this all is just a fairytale his brain made up and soon he'll wake up and realize none of this is real. That Taehyung isn't real, this moment isn't real. The emotions he's feeling aren't real. It all feels like a fairytale, a fairytale which is too good to be true

“Is it okay to say that I don't have a reason? Giving it a reason feels like that when, in future, if that reason goes away so will I. So, I have no reason to be with you, Hyung…. I just want to, I wanna be with you alpha….” Taehyung whispers, fisting his hanfu in his hand.

Jungkook looks at his eyes, at the warmth of them. He feels his heart beat speeding up when the omega smiles, his lips stretching up, Jungkook finds himself staring at those lips.

They have been naturally touchy since the moment they met. They have been this close before, When their faces are mere inches apart, when their lips are mere inches apart. They're close, so close that if someone pushes them. Their lips would meet,

Until now, this thought didn't come into Jungkook’s mind, this urge, this want, this desire. It didn't come to his mind. Until now, he didn't let himself think about it, about this close proximity. He didn't hope for this, or any of it. But now he is.

In his brain, he's hoping that someone would push him, so they can kiss, maybe just as an excuse but he wants to. He wants something to happen, some external force to push them just as much as it has pushed them until now.

GUYS QUICK CHOSE

If it's the moon goddess who brought them this close. he hopes she'll bring them closer. So close that it's hard to figure out where one ends and the other begins. He wants to taste those lips,Wants to know if his lips taste just as alluring as his scent does. He wants to know

“I feel like this is a dream” Jungkook looks up at Taehyung’s eyes, notices how the omega was staring at his lips too. Taehyung chuckled, the sound so close to his own lips. The omega pulls him impossibly closer, somehow still their lips didn't touch.

Torture. this feels like a torture. Taehyung’s lips are so close, so close that he can almost taste the rose that the omega must have used to apply on his lips. He can almost taste it.

Taehyung tightens his hold on him, the tip of their nose brushing against each other.  “Then let's stay in this dream for the rest of our life. Let's never wake up. Let's stay in his dream, together?“  The alpha nods, “Together”

His eyes move back to those lips, so close yet so far away. “Together, Let's stay in his dream for forever” He practically breathes it on his lips. “Taehyung, if this is a dream, can I… can I ki—” “TAEHYUNGGGG!!!”

~ to be continued ~ BEFORE Y'ALL COME AFTER ME, LET ME TELL YOU, You chose this : do what's best, torture us more : I'm this close to losing my shit bish, make them kiss rn! Someone said they don't mind me stretching scene, how does it feel http://ko-fi.com/rimgi

Both the males jump away as if they got an electric shock. The omega turns his head towards the seats. A huge boxy smile immediately forming on his lips as he runs towards the alpha.

“MIMIII!!!” Taehyung giggles as he happily jumps on the alpha. Jimin catches him with ease, his hands holding the omega by his thighs, accepting the loud smooches pressed on his face by the omega.

“I missed you so much! Finally! You're back” Taehyung hugs him happily. “I missed you too!!” Jimin says happily, his eyes wrinkling as he smiles at the omega. Jungkook looks away, Jimin has been away for about 15 days due to some pack matters.

He was the delta of the pack, kind of like the peacemaker between their and other packs. The alpha dealt with all the treaties and border issues with the other packs and played a major role in the pack politics. The alpha was away in order to settle a conflict +

between a neighboring pack. A bitter taste fills Jungkook’s mouth. It suddenly dawned upon him that it was around the same time as when Taehyung had started to hang out with him.

He doesn’t want to overthink this because he is almost sure, like 99℅ of him is sure that it has nothing to do with Jimin being away. Taehyung wasn't with him because Jimin was away and he felt bored. He doesn't want to think of their moments like that, he really doesn't.

However, that 1℅ of him is wondering. He's wondering why. Why did Taehyung approach him, for his friendship? Because he wanted to know Jungkook? If yes then why now? Why when Jimin was away, why not before it?

Because Jimin was away and Taehyung had no one to hang out with, that's why. That makes perfect sense, no? He feels stupid and somehow, humiliated

He feels like he's an idiot, an idiot to think Taehyung was with him because he genuinely wanted to know Jungkook and had nothing to do with being some sort of replacement. He's not saying Tae played him or some shit, he knows Tae did not.

Whatever moment they shared, it wasn't a play or at least, he hopes it wasn't. He doesn't think his poor heart can take that pain. But it does feel like getting to know Taehyung, meeting him was dependent on someone's absence and not on Jungkook’s personality.

As if, if Jimin was present, the omega would've never approached him and that shit hurts. Being a replacement hurts, being an option hurts. Having this small voice in his head which tells him that he has nothing in him that pulled the omega in the first place.

Sure, later Taehyung might have liked him. Maybe be genuinely enjoyed his company later but that came from luck and that somehow feels hurtful, painful. Maybe he's dwelling too much on this, thinking way too much then necessary.

As if he's purposely finding reasons to explain why Tae is with him. As if he genuinely wants to feel like he's worthless, worthless of Taehyung’s mere presence. Jungkook chuckles, a bit bitter even to his own ears but he couldn't care less.

He rubs his face, well, it doesn't matter. For whatever reason Taehyung was with him, it doesn't matter anymore. Jimin is back and there's no reason for him to be here anymore.

As he can already see them conversing among themselves, giggling among themselves. Tae has completely forgotten about his presence and that's an answer enough for him to leave.

Maybe the omega didn't know that Jimin was coming back today. If he did, he wouldn't have asked Jungkook to accompany him. Jungkook sighs to himself, he feels a bit better that he didn't ask Taehyung that.

It's a good thing he didn't ask if he could kiss Taehyung. He would've humiliated himself on another level by doing that. “Jungkook!!” The alpha looks up to see Taehyung and Jimin both walking towards him.

Taehyung has a smile on his face while Jimin has a stern look on his face while he was smiling not a few seconds away. As if he put on that alpha face just to scare Jungkook off, the alpha guesses maybe that was the case.

If his omega was hanging out with an alpha while he was away, maybe he would've done the same. Probably would've done even worse. If it was Jungkook, he would've aggressively make out with the omega right on their faces to let them know they had no chance with his omega.

Well, Jimin is far better than him then. In every aspect, that is. “Jungkook, meet Jimin. My best friend and Jimin, meet Jungkook” Tae introduces excitedly.

“Your…..?” Jimin raised a brow at the omega. Taehyung flushes red. “Friend!” Jimin chuckles, forward his hand towards Jungkook for a handshake. “Nice to meet you, Jungkook. I don't think we've talked before, have we?” Jungkook reached for his hand, shakes it.

The alpha smiles, he hopes it's doesn't look as forced as he feels, “Oh I don't think we have” Jimin smiles, “Thank you for taking care of Tae while I was away to help this clumsy bear” “Hey! I'm not that clumsy, right Jungkook?”

Jungkook’s jaw honestly hurts from the fake smile he has plastered on his face. “He wasn't that clumsy, no” The alpha says with a shake of head.  He notices how Taehyung addresses him. It's Jungkook now, not alpha.

Jimin grins at Taehyung, “Already have him on your side huh?” The omega sticks his tongue out in response. Tae goes to grasp Jungkook’s biceps, pulls him along himself.

“Ignore him! All he spews is nonsense. Let's watch the bonfire, I can't wait to see your reaction once you hear the story!” He turns to look at Jimin, the alpha is grinning to himself. Jungkook shakes his head, this alpha is so weird.

Jungkook turns back, let's himself get dragged by the omega. They stop when they're in the circle, the bonfire in it's all glory. The omega drags Jungkook to sit in the side of the circle. He sits at the edge while Tae sits beside him. Jimin sits on the other side, beside Tae.

~ to be continued ~ Me : the angst will be reasonable Meanwhile the reason : .... It's fun Lmao, I feel sleepy so imma go and do that. Hope you liked this . See you on next update <3 Kofi ; http://ko-fi.com/rimgi Cc ; http://curiouscat.me/TaeTaes_Beaches

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“Ah, so many of you are here today. Unexpected ones as weell” An old lady, omega by her scent says. Jungkook blushes when she glances at him. Choi Mira. The old lady had patched him up and took care of him multiple times.

She always refers to him as her son. She is a widower and apparently has no pups. The pack respects her as she is one of the elders and a respected member of the council. “We love your stories, Mira. Of course we'll be here” Jimin comments with a grin, his eyes disappearing.

“It's halmeoni to you brat” “Mehhh… you're too gorgeous to be called halmeoni, mira” Mira chuckles, she shakes her head when Jimin winks at her. “Can't you flirt with someone of your age, Pup?” She sits when one of the wolves brings her a wooden chair to sit in the middle.

The big bonfire has almost come to an end. There are rather small bonfires near every bench so mira could narrate the story as they do in their tradition. Jimin gasps, “Are you saying I'm too old for you, Mira?”

“Too young, boy, too young” She sighs, a small smile on her lips. “but mira—” “Stop it mimi!” Taehyung swats at his chest.

"No one wants to know about your interest in old ladies” Jimin rolls his eyes, wraps his hands over his chest. “No one understands my love for you, mira” “Sure, no one does” She rolls her eyes. “Anyways, Let's start with the story, shall we?”

Everyone nods, preparing themselves for the story. Mira smiles, she picks up an unburnt wooden stick, uses it to draw patterns on the ground. Jungkook feels Taehyung grasp his hand, lean his body on the alpha. “You'll love this story” He rests his head on Jungkook’s shoulder.

“We've been celebrating the moonchild festival for over 700 years. Every pack has a different way of celebrating, a different way to carry out the festival but the reason behind it is the same” She looks at Jungkook and smiles, “Love”

“It's said 700 years ago, wolves had destined mates. Moon goddess personally chose someone for you, someone to love and cherish you. Someone who is made for you just as much you're made for them”

Jungkook thinks about her words, about a time where he could've had a destiny. Where he would have a mate who belonged to him from the very start. It sounds amazing, at least to everyone around him.

The awes that leave their mouths indicate that the idea is amazing but somehow, Jungkook doesn't like the idea. The idea of a destined mate, of someone staying with you solely because they were needed sounds ridiculous.

That thought of falling in love with a person because the moon goddess said so, he doesn't like it. Maybe he's the weird one, the odd one because everyone around him is in awe of that time but he is not.

“I hate the idea of destined mates” Taehyung whispers to him, Jungkook smiles. Well, looks like he's not the only one. “Me too” The alpha whispers back.

Taehyung looks at the alpha, he smiles warmly, closes his eyes and snuggles closer. “I thought I was the only one who hated it, Mimi says that it's romantic. I don't find anything romantic in it” Jungkook sighes, basks into Taehyung’s almond and blossoms scent, “Me too.”

“Courting someone who wasn't your soulmate was… almost like a taboo. A curse, an ill act, a crime.” she chuckles, her disbelief evident in her tone.

“Anyone who tried to commit that, they got punished. It was an unsaid rule, No pack leader said it but everyone knew it. Fair enough, no one tried to do it anyway. No one except……“ She chuckles.

“Except Tae Hwan and Jeonghan” “Apparently the heroes of this story and the starter of this festival. Our star crossed lovers” She smiles fondly, almost as if she personally knew these two and adored them with her all.

“Tae Hwan, an alpha and Jeonghan, an omega. They, like any other wolf, waited for their soulmate. Both found the idea of soulmates ridiculous, the odd ones.” She chuckles, her eyes flickering towards Jungkook and Taehyung.

She notices how their eyes widened when she spoke those words. Mira never let that little information slip, until now. “As much as they didn't like the thought of a soulmate, they still waited“ she looks at the rest.

“It's said that both waited for over 200 years, and waited long enough for a wolf to find their soulmate. Normally, within a century, a werewolf would be able to meet their soulmate”

“Anyways, where was I?” “The age…” Taehyung whispers, Mira smiles at him. “Right, the age. When they didn't find their soulmate after so long, they kind of gave up on the thought. They thought of finding love their way, without being bounded by some soul mark”

“But of course, no one wanted to find love that way. Everyone wanted a soulmate. They thought they'll die alone, without a partner, without a mate that is, until they met each other” “Of course, they didn't have love at first sight.” She chuckles when some people groan.

She chuckles when some groan in frustration. “It developed slowly, with shy smiles, shy courting gifts, and lots of nights spent together doing nothing but talking to each other. They connected well, understood each other well” She picks up at a thread of her hanbok.

“They wanted to mate with each other.” Mira sighs sadly. “The pack leaders of their pack didn't like it. They were against it, they warned them but they went ahead with it” “Tae Hwan and Jeonghan mated each other despite what others said”

Mira chuckled, “It hurted their ego. The pack leaders thought their pack members would start to think they're weak. They were angry at them. Jeonghan and Tae Hwan were ready to leave the pack, they were fine becoming rogues” “But leaders couldn't let that happen”

“As I said, Anyone who mated someone other than their soulmate would be punished by the pack.” Taehyung’s hand tightened around Jungkook. He always dreaded this part, sure the story is really touching and it hurts everyone.

He always dreaded this part, sure the story is really touching and it hurts everyone. Though, The omega doesn't know why but it hurted him on another level. Almost like he had personally gone through it, experienced it.

Jungkook squeezed his shoulders, involuntarily pulling him closer as if that would somehow shield the omega from whatever that was coming. He's not stupid, he knows what's awaiting. They're called star crossed lovers for a reason.

Tw// ars*n, mcd (?), burning alive etc

Jungkook swallows the lump forming in his throat. It's affecting him a lot more than he thought. “They burned both of them alive” He closes his eyes. He hears a few gasps, probably from the people who are listening to the story for the first time.

“The pack burned them alive in their little hut while they were sleeping” Taehyung grips Jungkook's hanfu, shoves his face in his chest. “The moon goddess was furious, she punished the whole world for their ill acts. Deprived them of the moon light, of vegetation“

“But werewolves ruined it by hurting him and his loved one right?” “Yes, they ruined it” “What happened after that?” Jimin asks, engaged in the story.

An echo of the “yes” comes from the pups, even some adults nodding along with agreement. She hopes that when the time comes, they will remember her words and not let history repeat itself. Mira notices Jungkook's eyes on her, she smiles at him as she thinks.

𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. “Anyways, let's go. Shall we? The moon is about to show itself” Everyone gets up to leave.

Taehyung pulls away from his chest though he doesn't let go of him. The omega sniffles, holding a tight grip on the alpha. Jimin looks at Jungkook questioning, silently asking if he needs any help. Call Jungkook selfish but he immediately declines the help.

He doesn't want Jimin around his Taehyung right now. Not when the omega clearly needs him. He wants to be the only one to provide taehyung comfort, at least for now. Jimin smiles at him, mouths ‘Take care’ and with that he leaves.

Once the alpha leaves, Jungkook turns to the omega. He cups his face, whispers lowly, like a secret only meant for the two of them. “Lily…” Taehyung sniffles, “You okay, bacha?” [R/n : Bacha is the hindi word of baby, that word came out of me so yeah deal with it]

The omega nods, curt. “Y-yeah… I just… It was a..” “a lot right?” Jungkook smiles in understanding, his own eyes glistening from the unshed tears. Taehyung nods again, hugs him closer.

Jungkook freezes when the omega rubs his nose on Jungkook’s scent gland. Taehyung whines, frustrated from not finding the scent he was looking for. “Alpha“ He hits his shoulder, tries to dig his nose deeper in order to find that scent.

“Jungkook, please” The omega whines, on the verge of tears. He needs that scent for comfort. Ever since he has inhaled that scent, he can't help but want more, he has started to crave that scent, crave Jungkook. “Lily… Bache, what do you want?”

“Scent, your scent please alpha, wanna scent you” Jungkook hesitates. “Are you sure, pup… my scent is quite—” “Please alpha, I want it!” Jungkook releases it without a word. His pungent smell fills the place.

the alpha feels grateful over the fact that no one is present here. The only sounds present are coming from the cracks from the bonfire. The omega immediately sighs in relief, he buries his face in his neck.

He scents the alpha thoroughly, leaves a hint of his own almond and blossom smell behind. His omega purrs in contentment, tells him to scent Jungkook more. She tells him to mark the alpha by his scent and for the first time in a long time, Taehyung agrees with her.

The omega still doesn't know what Jungkook smells of. he still can't pinpoint what the alpha smells like. But he knows what to call that scent for now. Comfort. Jungkook is his comfort, his scent is his comfort.

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“since when did this pack become so gorgeous?” Jungkook breathes out, he just keeps on getting astonished by everything around him. They're near the river where the festival is actually held, there's a bridge which connects the river to the other side.

Many mated omega are holding a silver plate containing a small burning diya along with flowers. A small square shaped lantern and some grains of rice and red turmeric.  The whole place glows as wolves keep pouring in.

Rimi notes : This is a diya btw, we Indians/desi/hindus uses this a lot while we're praying & it's used in diwali a lot, a festival of ours. We pour oil in diya made up of mud or chini mitti and use cotton roll to lit up the diya. It represents good over evil, light over dark.

Jungkook tightens his hold on Taehyung’s hand, pulling him closer so they don't bump into anyone. Taehyung chuckles, “Sometimes we're so focused on negativity that we forget to see the beauty of the world.”

“Are you saying I should come out of my hut more often?” “Maybe I am,” Omega smiles cheekily. Jungkook chuckles. “Alright, my dear water lily, now would you tell me what is gonna happen now?”

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“Do only mated pairs carry out the praying?” Taehyung nods, “Yes, only mated pairs carry out the whole ritual” Jungkook nods, hugs the omega from behind as they graze at the river and the mated pairs standing at the bank of the river.

Jungkook nods, hugs the omega from behind as they graze at the river and the mated pairs standing at the bank of the river “What's the whole ritual? I'm honestly really curious. This all is just so beautiful” he whispers against his ears, chin resting on top of Taehyung’s head.

The omega shudders, he leans against the alpha closing his eyes at the mixed scent of the alpha and his own self. The overwhelming scent of everyone drowns out Jungkook’s scent so the alpha lets his scent out.

“The mated pair fast together from morning as sort of a protest towards what happened to Jeonghan and Tae Hwan. They do it the whole day until the moon rises” Tae explains “Once the moon rises, the pair break their fast by feeding each other fruit and water.”

“After that, the mated omega prays to the river by using the diya, they move the plate in a circle in their hand seven times, then throw the rice grains in the air and flowers in the river while chanting prayers.”

After that, the alpha and omega together let that small lantern float in the river.” “Why the lantern?” “The lantern has chants and prayers, we think that this messages will reach the moonchild and his mate and make them feel better by seeing the empathy of the werewolves”

“It's really beautiful…” Jungkook whispers, distant sounds of prayers being murmured reaches his ears, there's the sound of a conch being blown. To be honest, the whole place is rather calming, like the whole place is filled with positive energy. It's soothing

He had once heard about maha kumbh mela and ghats (banks) of varanasi. It's said to be one of the most holy places of their culture. Millions of werewolves go there on a daily basis. Jungkook has never been to those places, his mother had been.

The way she had described those places, the beauty of those places. The spirituality, the inner peace those places hold. Jungkook feels exactly like that. The whole place makes him calm down, the inner turmoil of his are sated down. He feels so calm here.

“Jungkook..?” Taehyung raises his hand to place it against his cheeks. “Hm?” The alpha hums, leaning to his touch. “You've been quiet, what happened?” Taehyung whispers, his voice barely above a whisper.

Jungkook sighs, nuzzles his cheeks. “Nothing… this place.. It's just soothing. Maybe it's just me, but this place brings so much comfort to me.” Taehyung smiles, closes his eyes as he lets himself get engulfed by the alpha.

“Me too… every time I feel confused or have a lot going on in here” he taps his temple. “I come to sit here, maybe it's weird but maa ganga has such healing properties. It makes your brain calm down” “All your senses are brought together here, just by sitting near this river,”

Jungkook breathes in, he thinks, he understands what the omega means. “There's just something gorgeous about this place” Taehyung whispers, his eyes on the river. Jungkook nods, agreeing with the omega. “You're so right, lily. So right” The alpha breathes out.

They stand together, hugging each other. They watch as many old and young omegas stand by the bank, their legs dipped in the river as they bend down to let the small plate made up of leaves float in the water. The plate containing flowers and the small diya.

The chants of prayers, the sound of bells, the conch being blown, it all sounds like music to Jungkook’s ears. His eyes fall on Mira, she's next to a newly mated omega, helping her to put the diya in the water.

The moon has not yet risen so everyone hasn't put the lantern yet, only letting the diya and flowers float in the river. Mira notices his eyes, she looks up at him and smiles, raises a brow in questioning. Jungkook smiles, tilts his head as he blinks slowly.

Mira chuckles, understanding what he means. She nods back, slowly, she slips away, going far away from everyone. For a full moon, Mira needs to go away. She needs to turn into the moon goddess she is. That's why for the rest of the days, the moon is not full

She can make the moon appear partially when she's not present but for the full moon she needs to be present. Jungkook smiles to himself, focuses back at his omega. He closes his eyes, leans into his omega. 𝘚𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦.

“What are we gonna do then? I mean those who aren't mated?” Jungkook asks the omega. Taehyung exhales, “We'll take a boat once the moon rises, would leave a lantern to float in the middle” “Oh“ Jungkook nods, tightens his hold on the omega.

“Guys! The moon has risen” “Omg it's out!! Lit the lantern!!” Soon a ruckus is heard. Everyone shouts as they graze at the full moon in its glory. The moonlight reflected on the river.

“It looks so gorgeous” Taehyung whispers in awe, Jungkook nods though his eyes are on Taehyung rather than the moon. “C’mon, let's go!! We would need a boat and I need to light up the lantern” Taehyung pulls him towards the ghat.

Taehyung sits in front of the priest, takes out the small lantern he had kept in his pouch. The priest lights up the lantern for him, murmuring blessings for both of them.

Taehyung smiles at Jungkook, holding the lantern in his hand as they walk towards the place where empty boats are tied. Taehyung holds Jungkook’s hand as he slowly sits on the boat, the alpha follows after him.

They sit comfortably on the boat. the owner asks if they would be able to paddle on their own or would they like his help. Taehyung lets the alpha decide, too busy staring at the lighted lantern of his with wonder.

Slowly he starts to paddle the boat, Taehyung asks him if he needs any help but Jungkook just waves him off. The alpha asks him more questions about the festival as he leads them into the river. Once they're in the middle of the river, Jungkook stops.

He looks around to see that very few people are in the boats, most still at the bank of the river. “I thought we let the lantern go while we were on the boat…??” Taehyung giggles and shakes his head, “No, but the view from here is actually really pretty”

Jungkook’s mouth forms into a ‘Oh’ as he nods. “Come, let's leave the lantern together” Taehyung gushes him closer, together they hold the lantern. Jungkook watches how the rest of the werewolves at the other boats and banks do the same.

No one lets the lantern go just yet, as if waiting for the perfect time. There's no folk music or people chattering, the only sound present being the movement of the water beneath them. “Free it once the conch is being blown,” Jungkook nods, licking his lips as he waits for it.

Once the loud sound of the conch comes, he lets go along with tae. They sit up, watching the lantern float away. Jungkook releases a gasp of awe when he sees hundreds of lanterns emerging together.

all coming together as they drift together in one direction of the river, carried by the little waves. Mamy teenagers and kids lit the air lanterns, too risky for them to go near the water. “Wow…” Jungkook breathes out, his eyes reflecting the ignites of them.

His head moves in all directions as he gazes at everything around him. Magical. That's the only word Jungkook can use to describe the scene he is witnessing it's beautiful. So beautiful.

“I feel like I'm in some sort of fairy tale” Jungkook whispers, looking back at Taehyung who laughs. he feels breathless.

The more he looks at Jungkook, at that awed expression of his, at the twinkle of his eyes. The bunny teeths, the glow, the way he giggles, the way he talks, the shy smiles, his ohs, his oings, every single little thing about him. Taehyung… Taehyung can't handle it.

He never thought he'll feel this, this overwhelming feeling just by looking at a person. He can't even name it love because, how is love this overwhelming? How can this emotions he’s feeling be simply boxed in a four letter word?

How can it be love? Love can't be this overwhelming, this heavy…. This intoxicating. No, it can't be love. Love must be a lot more simpler, a bit easier, that's why so many people claim to love so many things right?

This… What he is feeling surely isn't love and even if it is, he doesn't want to name it love. The word love alone feels small for what he is feeling right now.  There's a buzz in his veins, his heart isn't beating loud but he feels the way they beat in his ears.

His tongue feels heavy, heavy with thousands of words he wants to let out. Taehyung doesn't understand how is someone able to describe the person they love, how they manage to write songs about them. Taehyung can't.

He can't say a single thing because words aren't enough. As if they won't be able to do justice to the things he wants to say. tears well up in his eyes and it's not because he's sad, it's not because he's angry.

It's because he's overwhelmed, overwhelmed by the emotions he's feeling. He needs a way, a way to let this emotions out. He needs to do something to get this emotions out of him because if he won't, he'll explode into millions of pieces.

How can a person handle so many emotions inside such a small body? How can he go on with his life knowing well that there's a person out there who evokes so many emotions out of him. “Lily….” Jungkook asks cautiously, noticing the shift in the air between them.

The alpha reached for him, his hand hovering in the air. He let's taehyung take the decision of coming closer. The omega itches to touch Jungkook, itches to feel his warmth. To assure himself that Jungkook is real, that he /really/ is real. That he exists. That he is with Tae.

It's surreal, he doesn't understand how the alpha managed to make him feel so much in such a less period of time. It's impossible, to know someone for such a small amount of time but still feel so close. It almost feels like Taehyung had known him from a long period of time

As if there this bond…This whatever he is feeling is long due, has been existing from centuries. Almost as if the alpha has came on earth just for him, that he exists just for him. That thought, that thought is just as scary as it is loving.

The omega leans in his palms, looks at Jungkook with so many emotions in his eyes that the alpha immediately pulls him closer. The alpha hugs him in his arms, as if protecting him from all the bad things of the world.

He cocoons the omega in their own bubble. Taehyung clutches to him. Clutches to him desperately. As if, if he let's go, Jungkook would fade away.

Taehyung opens his mouth to explain, to tell what he is feeling but Jungkook shushes him. He understands. The omega doesn't need to explain, he understands.

This festival can be too much for Taehyung. They stay like that, surrounded by thousands of lanterns. All of them witnessing their moment, the intimacy they are sharing. The love of the moonchild and his mate, the mate he has waited for a long time.

Jungkook hugs him, closes his eyes as he let's his scent shield them away from everything. Taehyung takes greedy gulps of that scent, closes his eyes as he feels himself calming down.

All these emotions, all these overwhelming things he is feeling. It starts to get sated. his omega calms down, purrs in the warmth the alpha is releasing. When Taehyung pulls away, he was expecting to see Jungkook frowning at him, bombarding him with thousands of questions.

He was expecting the alpha to Judge him for the weird bursts out he has been having lately. Being with Jungkook, being around his overwhelming. Overwhelming in a way he can't explain. But none of it happens.

Instead, all he gets is a comforting, understanding smile. Jungkook caresses the back of his head, nuzzles his cheeks. “Do you feel okay, now?” Taehyung nods, looks at the alpha’s eyes.

They shine, maybe his own are shining too. The light emitting from the lantern is probably reflecting on their faces. Jungkook breathes in Taehyung’s beauty, basks into the absolute beauty his omega is. His water lily is.

He doesn't need taehyung to say a word, the omega doesn't need to explain his emotions, Jungkook can see it in his eyes. The overwhelming feelings Taehyung holds for him, he sees it in his eyes. Jungkook knows, because his own reflect the same.

His own eyes reflect the same emotions. Being with Taehyung, being with him keeps Jungkook grounded, he's like a warrior who fights away all of his insecurities.  Being with taehyung reminds him of who he truly is, what he and Taehyung hold.

Being with the omega reminds him that he's much more than a mere mortal, much more than a normal alpha Taehyung takes him away from the illusions of the world, when he is with taehyung he is not tangled in the illusions of the world, the absolute mess of emotions a werewolf is

“Alpha…” Taehyung whispers, cup his face. “Hm?” “Alpha…Alpha, can I..” The omega gulps, his voice wavers. he feels nervous as Jungkook stares at him. “Can I kiss you, alpha…?” Jungkook freezes.