jungkook has many scars.

he got them over a varying time line- from the silly ones he got during brotherly fights with seokjin to the lines of stitches he conquered while getting caught in the middle of an explosion.

he took great pride in all those fading marks, reminded of the days he fought in the border of life and death from all which he had came out with more success and power.

but right now as he is hunched over the massive stack of files and impending pressure of meetings, jungkook loathes and repulses the one particular healing scar on his forehead.

even if no one is going to question him, that many is going to assume its just from one of his mission or fights rather than thinking his omega bashed a vase on top of his head, the alpha still had put care in hiding this scar, clumsily leaving his raven hair rather than slicking it back or tieing it up, the strands now artfully covering his forehead as well half of his vision which is annoying him more than he'd like to admit.

and it is not helping that the things at 'starlight' was a mess since seokjin who was supposed to be taking care of everything while he was away had left everything unattended.

"was feeling under the weather :(" his hyung had replied to his inquiry.

so jungkook sighed, mentally noting to visit his hyung later to check up on him.

but luck seems to be not on his side today, because after tons of unattended work, a feral pregnant omega at home, his deranged father in law decided to give him a visit.

now he was expecting this, since there is only a few more months left for the end of their contract, kyungjae definitely was going to milk every last drop out of it.

"now to what do i owe the pleasure?" jungkooks sneered, of course sarcastic to which kyungjae was unbothered.

"talk of the town that you're treating my omega son like shit" the older replied, taking a seat and pushing the file in his hand towards the alpha.

the file was agreements for another set of ammunition and money to be transferred soon.

"and?" jungkook quipped.

"cant a poor father be worried for his beloved pregnant son?" kyunjae mocked a sympathy.

"oh i do know you care-" jungkook started, "afterall if he didn't exist, you wouldn't be able to leach out of our money like this right now"

kyungjae's smirk wavered.

"now now look at you defending your omega. finally grew some balls?" kyungjae laughed mockingly, eyes masked in hatred.

"watch it, kim." jungkook rumbled, voice dropping an octave while simultaneously canceling out lines in the agreement.

"i dont think we ever agreed on transferring a 200 million this month" jungkooks eyes narrowed as it flitted through the agreement.

"this months shipment was heavy. its worth it" kyungjae replied casually.

jungkooks jaw locked, "not going to happen", he replied.

"why? i'm sure your brother made some new money in switzerland" the kim leader smirked.

"switzerland?"

"didn't he spend the last week there? is your belowed hyung hiding things from you?" kyunjae mocked a concern.

if jungkook was puzzled by the information, he hid it really well.

"that doesn't matter here, kim" jungkook warned before slashing out another of the line before signing it and tossing it over to kyungjae.

"keep your eyes open, kid. it would be a shame to see that fire go-- like it happened with your father" kyungjae let his pleasant facade fade, eyes hard and still smug,

but a threatening growl from jungkook had the man taking his leave.

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as jungkook sat in one of the couches near the window in seokjin's posh room, he tried his best not to tether by his thoughts.

afterall that old kim could be bluffing to rile him up.

but seokjin didn't really look sick rather immaculate as always and a quick snooping had indeed showed that a ticket was booked under seokjins name.

"why did you visit switzerland?"

seokjin didn't seem surprised by the question, instead kept his coffee gently on the table.

"who told you--"

"that's what not i asked, hyung" jungkooks voice raised.

seokjin seemed to take a long breath, calming- " i visited someone-- i found our eomma".

the alpha seemed to be struck for a moment, as if he got caught off guard, wide eyes furrowed and disbelieving.

"a month ago i got some information-- had yoongi-yah look into it. it was legit. i saw and talked to her. she cleared that our dad never made it." seokjin continued.

"A month?! why- Just why didn't you ever told me any of this before?" jungkook asked incredulous, now standing up.

"its nothing of concern. afterall she cleared she's not interested in coming back--"

"Just Stop-- its my mother too. why did you hide this from me?! what all things are you planning behind my back?"

"dont make this a big deal, jungkook. i'm already tired" seokjin sighed rubbing his forehead.

"Tired? after i did your share of work too? You Do Nothing More Than Boss People Around" jungkook scoffed, clearly angered.

"Oh really now" seokjin suddenly stood up.

"If you were oh so capable, i wouldn't ever have to sweep up your messes." the beta stood tall.

"Dont know how to act. Making more problems wherever you land. Cant even take care of his own omega--" seokjin sneered.

"Dont think i didn't knew about taehyung getting sick in japan. Contract be damned, At this rate i wonder if those pups will come out alive-"

"After all this you thought I would risk the safety of our mother with you?" seokjin's voice boomed across the walls.

jungkook reeled back, as if he cant believe seokjin's words.

"did she ask about me? didn't eomma wanted to see me?" jungkook asked instead.

seokjin's had no answer for him.

sadness washed over the alphas scent.

"You knew hyung- you knew how much this meant to me and still you-"

right now jungkook was back to being that small insecure kid seokjin used to see years ago. the kid who was too young for the chaos around him, confused on why his parents abandoned him one day and crying onto seokjins chest every night.

and before the beta can get out a word, jungkook strode away from his vision and exited the room.

the alpha didn't knew how to explain what he was feeling.

jungkook was never good with feelings anyway.

and those indescribable feelings clog his throat turning into a suffocation through which he can't seem to get out a breath.

no, his hyung cant mean all that right?

that must be the anger talking.

maybe hyung was really feeling under the weather?

his legs had took him on its own to his floor.

jungkooks legs stumbled, fingers quivering around the door handle and he opened it to see taehyung on the chair,

precisely taehyung who was eating from a giant tub of strawberry jam.

"what are you doing?" jungkook asked confused, nearly toppling over the chair opposite to taehyung before catching himself and taking a seat.

taehyung just narrowed his eyes before taking another giant scoop with a spoon and shoving it into his mouth, munching.

"i dont think thats healthy" the alpha said, scrunching his nose, his breaths evening out under the distraction and content omega pheromones.

"i had cravings. the pups want it" taehyung shrugged, humming around the sweetness.

"oh really?" the alpha relaxed onto the chair, "now what else does they want?" he humored the other.

taehyung stopped mid chew to assess jungkook with a look to see if the other is tricking him into something.

doesn't matter, taehyung has plenty of other things in the room to smash on the alphas head if the other dare take a wrong move.

"the pups-- well they would like" taehyung started and jungkook remained passive, so he continued.

"they would like more good food- more strawberry definitely" taehyung licked the remnants of the jam on the spoon as he went on,

"they would like to be safe and warm- so more nesting" jungkook quipped a brow at that.

taehyung remained unbothered and continued and jungkook forgot his own problems.

"and they would really like it if their alpha father would stop being an asshole" taehyungs said around another mouthful of jam.

at this point jungkook tried to slide the jar of jam away because this much sugar cannot be possibly good but taehyung protectively hugged it close.

"no hurting the eomma-- coz if eomma is hurt, the pups get hurt" he warned trying to be scary.

"thats all?" jungkook cocked his head.

"i will update the rest later" taehyung bit back, and fully concentrating on devouring as much of the strawberry flavor as he can.

surprisingly he got tried of the sweetness halfway through it, so standing up with a hand on his back, he waddled to get washed up before bed.

when he got out, sleepy, taehyung was unceremoniously dragged onto to the bed by jungkook.

when jungkook hovered over him, taehyung warned- "the pups are not liking this", as his hands balled into fists ready to break a nose.

but jungkook dug his nose onto the others neck and breathed in as if starved.

when the alphas lips grazed over the hickey the other left yesterday, taehyung shivered.

"you're being an asshole again"

"i'm not even doing anything" was the muffled reply.

taehyung squirmed, not trusting his pregnant hormones to not get turned on all the while getting uncomfortable at the mere thought of it.

"you're scenting me without consent"

"its just scenting" jungkook rumbled.

"ha of course. its just scenting, its just groping, its just beating me around--" taehyung mocked and jungkook nipped the omegas neck on the same spot with a warning growl.

jungkook had enough for a day.

the alpha then settled to the side and taehyung took a relieved breath, rubbing the sore spot of his neck with a scoff and burrowed onto the fabric of his nest.

jungkooks hand came around taehyungs waist, stopping above the bump and taehyung squirmed again-

"you're squishing me"

"sleep" jungkook grunted and taehyung tried to squirm away out of spite, but all just futile attempts when jungkook was gripping onto him like a lifeline.

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