4
In the campus Library, Minutes Later. Tall shelves. Faint smell of paper and dust.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
So. Which book is it in now?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Pride and Prejudice.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
...Seriously?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Nobody touches the classics.
They slip into an empty aisle. Taehyung pulls the worn hardcover free, flipping it open —
The folded certificate peeks out like a secret daring to be seen.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Finally. *reaches* Give it to me.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Nope. My hiding spot, my rules.
They’re locked in a glare when—
A voice calls from the end of the aisle.
Librarian
Taehyung? You still owe me that photography book.
They both jump. Taehyung shoves the certificate back inside the novel just as footsteps approach.
The librarian stops inches away, eyes flicking from them to the book in Taehyung’s hands.
Librarian
Jane Austen, huh? Didn’t peg you for the type.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Expanding my horizons.
Jungkook shoves his hands into his hoodie pocket, glaring at Taehyung like he’s debating whether to strangle him or walk away.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
You’re going to be the death of me.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
And yet, you married me.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Accidentally.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
*Smirks* Still counts.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
You really thought Pride and Prejudice was a safe hiding spot?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
It was safe. Until you dragged me here.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Dragged? You’re the one who—
A gust of wind cuts him off, flipping Taehyung’s hair into his face. He sputters, brushing it away.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
See? Even nature’s telling you to shut up.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
*exhales sharply* Fine. Just… don’t lose it again.
Taehyung smirks, tapping the book still tucked under his arm.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Relax. It’s going back to my room.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Safely, right?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Define safe.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
*glares*
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
*grins wider*
10 minutes later in Taehyung’s Dorm Hallway
They round the corner and freeze.
Two RAs are posting a bright yellow notice on the wall: “Dorm Inspection – Tonight, 8 PM.”
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
…You’ve got to be kidding me.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Relax. I’ll just shove it under my pillow.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Wow. Because pillows are famously secure, hiding spots.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
The RA spots them.
...
RA: Taehyung! Make sure your room’s tidy. No prohibited items. [Think of him as a RA]
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Define prohibited.
The RA doesn’t even blink.
...
RA: Anything that’ll get you in trouble.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
*mutters under his breath* Like an illegal marriage certificate.
Taehyung elbow-jabs him in the ribs before the RA can ask questions.
Taehyung’s Dorm Room, it's already Evening, and the sun dips low, washing the room in golden light. Taehyung paces, book in hand. Jungkook sits cross-legged on the bed, arms folded.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
We should move it somewhere they won’t look.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Like where? My desk? My sock drawer?
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
No, genius. Somewhere outside your room.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
*stops pacing* You’re suggesting a public hiding place?
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Better than letting the RAs stumble across it when they’re checking for fire hazards.
A muffled announcement echoes down the hallway:
Intercom: “Dorm inspection will begin in thirty minutes.”
Taehyung bites his lip, scanning the room like the walls might whisper a solution.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
…Fine. We stash it somewhere else. Temporarily.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Where?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
*Hesitates* There’s a storage room on the third floor. Barely anyone goes in there.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
And it's... unlocked?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Sometimes.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
*groans* Why am I trusting you with this?
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Because you married me.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Accidentally.
The hallway is empty, save for the hum of a vending machine. Taehyung jiggles the doorknob — it sticks, then gives way with a soft creak.
Inside: dust, forgotten boxes, a broken chair. The smell of old wood.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
Creepy.
Kim Taehyung (V) 🐯
Charming.
He kneels, sliding the book into a shoebox tucked under a shelf. Jungkook crouches beside him, eyes scanning the shadows.
A faint click echoes from the hallway. Footsteps. Voices.
Jeon Jungkook (JK) 🐰
...Someone's coming.
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