The phone screen flickers to life. The faint strum of guitar strings is heard in the background. The lighting is soft—warm fairy lights glow on the wall, casting a golden haze across the scene. kookie is sitting cross-legged on the floor, wearing an oversized black hoodie. His hair is slightly damp, clearly from a shower. Tae is beside him, half leaning against the couch, dressed in a loose white t-shirt and grey sweatpants. He’s holding Yeontan in his lap... But the twist is they both are live from their own IDs together ..... Their live more look like they're on video call together.... But their armies got it that they're living together and are live from same room but from different Angle.....

kookie: (smiling into the camera) “Annyeong, ARMY~ surprise live!”

Tae: (looks up from petting Yeontan) “Surprise for me too. You didn’t tell me we were doing this.”

kookie: (grinning, playful) “If I told you, you’d spend 30 minutes choosing your shirt.”

Tae: (pretends to be offended) “Yah… you’re acting like I’m vain.”

kookie: (teasing) “Hyung… you changed your shirt three times just to go to the grocery store yesterday.”

Tae: “That’s called fashion sense, kookie.”

(The comments are flying: “TAEKOOK LIVE!!!”, “OMG together again??”, “Roommates??”, “Where is this?? It looks cozy!”..... You're live from same room right?? But from different angle.....)

Tae- our armies are smart.... They guessed it.... That we're live from same room but different angles😅

Fans-: why you did like this....?? Come and sit together in live.....

Tae-: we did this because.... Together it would be difficult for both to visible on screen and read comments perfectly....

Fans-:ohh....😅

kookie: (reading comments aloud) “‘Where are you?’ … Just… home.” (He glances quickly at Tae, then back at the phone, as if measuring his words.)

Tae: (gives him a side-eye) “You make it sound suspicious.”

kookie: “It’s not suspicious. I just… didn’t say whose home.”

*(The comments blow up: “👀👀👀 WHOSE HOME???”, “Married energy??”, “Y’all live together??”)

Tae: (smiling at the screen) “ARMY, don’t start rumors.”

kookie: (quietly, almost under his breath) “They’re not wrong though…”

Tae: (eyes widen, elbows him lightly) “Yah!” (laughs to cover) “He’s joking. Ignore

( sometime later tae closes his live and sit beside his kookie...... He saw him..... kookie smirks, leaning back like he’s won a private battle. Yeontan barks softly, breaking the moment. Tae’s hand naturally moves to rest on kookie’s knee as he calms the dog. The touch lingers a second too long for it to be just casual.)

Comment: “You two are too close, what’s going on??”

kookie: (reads it aloud) “We’ve been close for years… ARMY knows this.”

Tae: (teasing) “Maybe too close.”

kookie: (glances at him sharply but smiling) “Hyung…”

(Their eyes meet for a split second, and something silent passes between them—a look that says careful, they’ll figure it out.)

Tae: (scrolling through comments) “Someone said… ‘It looks like you’re in the same place a lot lately.’”

kookie: (shrugs casually) “We hang out a lot. Convenient.”

Tae: (without thinking) “Every day.”

kookie: (laughing too quickly) “He’s exaggerating.” (glances at Tae) “Right?”

Tae: (smirking) “Am I?”

(The tension is playful but laced with inside jokes ARMY can’t quite decode. They start answering random questions—favorite songs, what they ate for dinner—but their answers keep overlapping like they already know each other’s routines.)

Comment: “What did you eat today?”

kookie: “Ramyeon.”

Tae: “And dumplings.”

kookie: (blinks at him) “How did you—” (then remembers) “Right. You were there.”

Tae: (smiles knowingly) “I made them.”

*(The chat explodes: “COUPLE VIBES??”, “TAE COOKING FOR JK??”, “👀”)

kookie: (laughs nervously, tries to change topic) “Let’s sing something for ARMY.”

Tae: “Only if we use the guitar.” (He reaches over and grabs it, passing it to kookie with the ease of someone who knows exactly where he keeps it.)

kookie: (starts strumming softly) “Requests?”

(Fans spam song names. They end up singing a mellow love song, harmonizing effortlessly. The way they look at each other during certain lyrics feels too intimate for “just friends.” Tae’s smile is soft, almost fond, and kookie’s voice carries a warmth that makes the chat go wild.)

Tae: (after finishing the song) “I think ARMY likes when we do lives together.”

kookie: “Of course they do.... We’re the best duo.”

Tae: (low voice, not looking at camera) “The best… at everything.”

kookie: (eyes widen briefly, then laughs to cover it) “You’re saying dangerous things today.”

Comment: “Are you guys dating??”

kookie: (grinning but shaking his head) “Nooo…” (then mutters almost inaudibly) “…not that we can tell you.”

Tae: (laughs loudly, cutting him off) “ARMY, you hear things sometimes that aren’t there.”

(The live turns chaotic when they start using Instagram filters—dog ears, flower crowns, and face distortions—laughing until they can’t breathe. At one point, kookie leans too far and his head rests briefly against Tae’s shoulder. Neither moves away immediately.)

Comment: “You look comfortable like this.”

Tae: (smiling at the comment) “We’ve known each other for… how many years?”

kookie: “Long enough.” (his tone is soft, almost protective)

Tae: (reading another) “‘Why are you both glowing?’”

kookie: “It’s the lighting.”

Tae: (smirking) “Or happiness.”

(kookie freezes for a fraction of a second before looking back at the comments. Fans immediately start theorizing in the chat.)

kookie: “Okay, we’ll answer one last question before we go.”

Comment: “What’s something you can’t live without?”

Tae: (glances sideways at kookie before answering) “Music.”

kookie: (meets his eyes, voice lower) “Certain people.”

(The moment hangs in the air. Tae’s lips twitch into a tiny smile, like he knows exactly what kookie meant.)

Tae: “Alright, ARMY. We’ll see you soon. Sleep well.”

kookie: “Bye~” (waves, but keeps looking at Tae for just a moment longer before ending the live.)

The screen goes black, leaving millions of fans buzzing with questions. And somewhere in their cozy apartment, behind closed doors, Tae and kookie finally let themselves laugh freely—two people in love, holding onto a secret that’s theirs alone.

The Next Morning.....

The camera isn’t on this time — we’re inside their world, seeing the moments ARMY doesn’t. The apartment is quiet except for the faint hum of the coffee machine. kookie is sitting at the kitchen island in a loose t-shirt, scrolling through his phone with a mischievous grin. Tae walks in, hair messy, wrapped in a blanket like a sleepy prince.

Tae: (yawning) “Why are you smiling like that? It’s too early for you to be this happy.”

kookie: (grinning wider) “ARMY’s comments. They think we’re dating after last night.”

Tae: (pretends to act shocked) “What?! How could they think that…?” (his sarcasm is dripping)

kookie: (snorts) “Maybe because someone said ‘every day’ when they asked how often we hang out.”

Tae: “I was being honest!”

kookie: “You were being reckless.” (laughing) “Look at this—” (turns the phone to show a tweet) “‘I swear jungkook looked at Taehyung like he was already his husband.’”

Tae: (smirking as he pours coffee) “Well… they’re not wrong.”

kookie chokes on his sip of water, staring at him.

kookie: “Hyung—”

Tae: (innocently) “What? Did I lie?”

kookie: “You’re going to get us caught.”

Tae: (sits across from him, sipping coffee calmly) “I think ARMY already knows. They just… don’t have proof.”

kookie: (smirks) “And they’re not getting it
Tae: “Unless you keep looking at me like that on lives.”

kookie: (mock defensive) “You’re the one who kept touching my hand!”

Tae: “That’s because you looked nervous. And when you’re nervous, you do that foot-tapping thing, and I hate hearing it—”

kookie: (laughing) “You just admitted you were calming me down. That’s basically confessing.”

kookie scrolls again and reads another post.

kookie: “‘Taekook breathing the same air is suspicious.’” (laughs) “They’re so dramatic.”

Tae: (smiles softly) “I like how much they notice. It means they care.”

kookie: (quietly, almost fond) “Yeah… they’ve been with us through everything.”

Tae: (reaches over, squeezing his hand briefly) “And they will be… even when we tell them.”

(They share a small, warm silence. Then kookie grins again, breaking the moment.)

kookie: “Until then, we’ll just keep confusing them.”

Tae: (playfully) “Your favorite hobby.”

kookie: “Our favorite hobby.” (smiles like he’s absolutely in love)

The coffee steams between them, their phones buzz with more ARMY theories, and somewhere online, the fandom continues dissecting every glance, every touch, every word from the live — not knowing that the truth is sitting right here at this kitchen table, wrapped in a blanket and a smile.

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😍😘 thanx for reading😍😘