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The following year was busy for Tiger. Cobra was gone and most of the big gangs in Seoul as well since Cobra wiped them out, so lots of smaller gangs got to power and businesses that they didn’t have access to befor. Tiger has become more successful than ever, but that meant lots of work and Taehyung was glad that they were doing well, but it meant that he and the other members didn’t have as much free time as they might have wished.
But finally, nearly a year after Tiger moved to their new home, he decided that he needed a break for at least few days and so he booked a flight and a hotel in a small coastal town near Busan, told Jeongguk to pack and they finally went on the vacation they talked about more than a year ago. He never forgot that they talked about taking some proper vacation and go to a seaside together, so he left other members with instructions and finally made it happen.
The hotel was a small one, but it was quite luxurious and with a big terrace where they could eat their breakfasts and dinners, while during day they were usually outside. There was a view of the sea from the terrace and Taehyung loved that it was the first thing he saw and heard first thing in the morning, apart from Jeongguk’s face and light snoring, of course, because those were truly the first things he saw and heard every time he opened his eyes.
Right now, they took a little break at a beach bar. They went for a walk on the beach and they lost track of time, until they realized that they must have walked for at least an hour and when they spotted the bar with sunroof, they agreed to go sit down for a while. Taehyung sat at a table while Jeongguk went to order their drinks, he got himself a cold beer while he got some sweet, mixed drink for the boss, knowing that he loved those.
“Shit, this is good and it is so cold,” Taehyung moaned in delight as he took the first sip through the straw. Jeongguk himself already drank half of the beer, taking few proper gulps since walking under the direct sun made him thirsty.
They sat there in peaceful silence for minutes, just listening to the chatter and laughter and watching people on the beach and in the water, just living their best lives and having fun.
“This is fucking weird,” Jeongguk broke the silence.
“What?” the elder chuckled, looking at him amusedly and confusedly, not understanding what the younger found so weird and annoying.
“Just this, sitting here amongst elderly and families on vacation as if we were just normal dudes.”
“Well, we are just normal dudes.”
“Not exactly.”
“We can at least pretend to be normal for a while, no?” Taehyung argued: “We agreed that we can do normal shit sometimes like going on dates or taking vacations.”
“I have nothing against that, don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to get away from work for a while,” Jeongguk reassured him before he added with a smirk: “And I have been especially enjoying what we do in our hotel room.”
“How are you still so horny? We literally live together and fuck all the time,” Taehyung laughed and his voice wasn’t exactly low, so his remark earned him some weird looks.
“What can I say, I just can’t get enough of you, is that a crime?” the younger shrugged as he took another sip of the beer and then added: “And even though we live together, sex just hits differently while on a vacation.”
“You are not wrong, I have been enjoying myself a lot too,” Taehyung reassured him.
“But it is still fucking weird.”
“I get what you’re saying,” the boss hummed: “It feels weird for me too, probably because I was never really on a proper vacation like this, that’s just not how we grew up. And now, doing what we do and being who we are, it is strange to be here and just be a normal couple.”
“You know just as well as I do that we are not a normal couple, no matter how hard we might try,” Jeongguk scoffed, but his voice was amused.
“True,” Taehyung admitted. He never tried to pretend that he was someone else than he really was and Jeongguk didn’t have it in him either, they were who they were and they weren’t ashamed of it.
“Everyone is staring at us, I think they know,” Jeongguk pointed out and he wasn’t lying, wherever they went, they were always getting looks. Part of it could be that they were a same-sex couple and that still wasn’t something that would be seen publicly in Korea, but there was some truth to what Jeongguk just said, lots of people probably felt their vibes.
“They stare at you, I think I can pass as a normal, law-abiding citizen,” Taehyung grinned: “But you don’t, one look at you and everyone knows that you are a gangster.”
“Really?” Jeongguk raised an eyebrow with a chuckle.
“I think it is mostly the tattoos, but it could also be that grumpy face you walk around with all the time,” the elder teased: “Maybe if you didn’t look so cold all the time and smiled a little, people wouldn’t be so intimidated.”
“It’s just my normal resting face, I can’t help it,” the younger shrugged.
“Or maybe they are all just staring because you are so fucking hot,” the boss wiggled his eyebrows, eyeing the other up and down, at least the part that he could see above the table that was between them. They were both shirtless, walking around in just shorts and Taehyung himself had some muscles, but it was nothing compared to his right hand.
“I bet that’s it, everyone wants to get in my pants.”
“Luckily, I am the only one that does,” Taehyung smirked, biting the straw of the drink between his teeth as he stared directly in the other’s eyes. It was his mischievous look that Jeongguk was familiar with, so he knew that the elder was up to no good and he wasn’t surprised in the slightest when just a moment later, he felt a bare foot touching his thigh, at first on the outside but then it slipped to the inside and it went higher and higher until it stopped just below his crotch.
“Here you are wanting to play at a normal couple but then you try to give me a foot job in the middle of a crowded bar,” Jeongguk deadpanned as he wrapped his fingers around Taehyung’s ankle. His comment made the boss bark out a laugh and he threw his head back before he looked at the younger again with his eyes crinkled and filled with happiness. That was a look that Jeongguk was never going to get tired of, especially because when he first met Taehyung, there was always sadness in his eyes, even when he was flirting or teasing or laughing, it never completely disappeared, because it was reflecting the sadness and pain he was carrying on the inside. In the past year tough, Taehyung’s eyes have become more sparkly and happier and that’s how Jeongguk could really tell that the elder was doing so much better.
“I guess we are not a normal couple, you are right,” Taehyung said with a giggle in his voice.
“Just for the record, if you want to proceed, you can, you know that I don’t have many boundaries.”
“Giving you a foot job while we are surrounded by old people and families with children is a bit too much even for me.”
“Who would have thought that you have some moral limit.”
“There are not many, but this is one of them,” Taehyung chuckled before he pulled the foot back and then leaned closer over the table and added in lower voice: “But you know that a hand job or a blow job in a car is something I do love doing, so if you finish your beer, we can head back to the car and I can do just that on our way back to the hotel.”
“Shit, you are a fucking menace,” Jeongguk groaned, licking his lips as he imagined the situation and it wasn’t hard because it’s something they have done many times before.
They finished their drinks and walked back to where they started and where their rented car was parked. They wanted to explore different parts of the town and different beaches so they didn’t always go to the one by their hotel, but this gave them a perfect excuse for Taehyung to do what he promised, already feeling giddy as he sat in the passenger seat while Jeongguk settled behind the steering wheel.
Taehyung didn’t waste much time, as they took off, he put his hand on Jeongguk’s thigh and for a minute or two it was just resting there, but then he started squeezing the muscles and feeling them and dragging the hand higher and higher.
But then he noticed that Jeongguk was glancing in the rear-view mirror every few seconds and there was a frown on his face.
“What is it?” the boss wondered, stopping his ministrations, because he could tell when Jeongguk got in cautious and working mode.
“It looks like that car is following us,” Jeongguk revealed and Taehyung looked back, seeing a silver car.
“They are probably just driving behind us, minding their business,” Taehyung argued.
“I just took few turns around a block and they are still behind us.”
“Well, that is suspicious,” the boss agreed, opening the compartment in front of him and taking out a gun, just in case.
Jeongguk got on a state road, the town was small so there wasn’t a highway, but this road was wide and straight and it was better than to drive amongst buildings. The traffic wasn’t heavy, it was off season, the end of September, so kids were back to school and people were working.
“Shit,” Jeongguk cursed, turning the steering wheel rapidly when suddenly a car came at them from the right, nearly hitting them. Taehyung looked in the car, seeing three men and a glimpse of something black that he was familiar in his world.
“They have guns!” he warned the younger, knowing that Jeongguk’s instincts were correct, the silver car was still following them and now another one joined them and there were armed people inside. Jeongguk accelerated and focused on driving, trying to shake the cars off, but no matter what he did, they stayed close.
“Get down!” Jeongguk shouted when he noticed that they were aimed at with a gun and Taehyung ducked down just in time when the back window was shattered with a bullet, thankfully it didn’t get in to injure them, only the glass shattered on the backseat.
“Now this vacation just got interesting!” Jeongguk laughed as he accelerated again and started changing lanes until he and the other cars started a proper car chase.
“Are you implying that until now you were bored?” Taehyung scoffed: “Is being with me so boring?”
“I didn’t mean it like that!”
“Sure, you didn’t.”
“Babe, I think now is hardly the time,” the younger pointed out as another gun shot was heard outside, but it didn’t appear to hit their car. Taehyung rolled down the window and aimed the gun he previously took at the black car that joined later and that was still next to them. He shot couple of times, but with the speed they were driving in, it was hard to hit anything, maybe Jeongguk would have been able to do it if he wasn’t busy driving.
“Who the hell even are they?” Jeongguk wondered, because the attack happened so randomly. If they were in Seoul then he wouldn’t have been surprised, but here in the small coastal town, it was just weird. It surely wasn’t a coincidence, these people must know who they were.
“You remember that mission from few weeks ago in Busan with Seojoon and few others? They said they pissed off a local gang, so my bet is that this is them, we are not far from Busan.”
“But how did they even find us? How do they know who we are?”
“Who the fuck knows?” the boss yelled before he leaned out of the window and aimed at a tyre of the black car, focusing before he pulled the tigger.
“Nice shot, baby,” Jeongguk laughed when the car next to them went into a skid and they left it behind, it was clear that the boss hit the target.
“Thanks, I am actually surprised I hit it,” Taehyung grinned.
“Now that second car, we have to get rid of them.”
“It is hard to tell how many people are inside, but it can’t be more than five, isn’t it for the best to just stop at some empty parking lot and lure them out and get rid of them outside?”
“But the chase is so much fun,” the younger sighed.
“I can tell that you are having a blast, but I am getting tired of it, I just wanna get rid of them and get on with my previous plan that they so rudely interrupted, I wanna suck you off,” Taehyung said nonchalantly and he did look quite upset that some Busan gangsters did interrupt him from getting Jeongguk’s cock in his mouth.
“Oh, poor baby,” Jeongguk cooed as he squeezed Taehyung’s thigh and added: “I guess I have no other choice then, we can’t have you get starved for my dick, can we? I gotta kill the fuckers so we can proceed.”
“Yes,” Taehyung grinned and it was both hilarious as well as adorable. Jeongguk always followed Taehyung’s orders and he was always unable to deny him anything, so if Taehyung wanted to stop and lure the fuckers out of the car and eliminate them then who was he to say no? He knew that five assholes were no competition for him, it was going to be just matter of minutes before he finished them.
“Prepare my knives for me, will you, darling?” the younger asked and Taehyung nodded eagerly, not minding receiving an order even though he was the boss. When it came to Jeongguk, he didn’t mind being bossed around a little, not just in the bedroom but when they were in action together too, because Jeongguk was his closest advisor, his right hand and his lover that he trusted unconditionally. He opened the compartment again and took out two long knives that Jeongguk always carried with him everywhere since those were his weapons of choice. He was a skilful fighter and shooter too, but knives were his domain and he was unstoppable with them.
Taehyung found on maps app that there was a small gas station not far from the state road, so he navigated Jeongguk where to get off. The station was automatized with no staff, which was perfect, and it was even more perfect when they got there and found out that there were no other cars in sight, only the silver one that was still following them.
“You can stay in the car, I am gonna deal with it,” Jeongguk told the elder as he parked and took the knives from him.
“I wanna go out and at least watch,” Taehyung protested.
“Whatever you want, boss,” Jeongguk chuckled, not surprised by the slightly strange request that was not strange to him at all since he knew that Taehyung loved watching him fight and kill. In the past, when he didn’t have the control of the beast inside of him, he knew that Taehyung was watching him to step in and tame him if needed. Now he hasn’t lashed out for over a year, he was still taking that serum that was helping him, although he was on small dosage and he hoped that one day, he might be able to live normally without the injections.
They got out of the car, Taehyung didn’t even take the gun, knowing that Jeongguk was easily going to deal with this mildly unpleasant situation just fine, some Busan gangsters were no match for him.
“Who the fuck are you?” Jeongguk asked loudly when the silver car stopped and four men stepped outside.
“Someone who heard that the Tiger boss and his right hand decided to take a little vacation so close to our city,” one of them replied.
“Did no one teach you that it is rude to disturb people at their vacation?” Taehyung said, irritated and annoyed. He couldn’t deny that this little chase was fun, on the other hand, he was thinking that he would escape the gangster life for at least one damn week, was he asking for too much?
“Your people fucked up our business few weeks back.”
“I don’t give a shit,” the Tiger boss replied, fake-yawning to show that he didn’t care and that he was getting bored.
“I have no idea how you found us or how you even know what we look like,” Jeongguk spoke, spinning the knives in his hands skilfully, which made the four opponents eye the weapons.
“But we don’t appreciate being disturbed like this and I guess you are fucking dumb and you have no idea who you are dealing with,” Jeongguk added.
“Of course, they don’t, southerners have no fucking idea what is going on up in Seoul,” Taehyung scoffed.
“I guess,” Jeongguk hummed.
“Anyway, get on with it, baby, I don’t wanna spend the whole evening here, I think we can think of better things to do.”
“I am sure you have few in mind,” Jeongguk chuckled before he turned his attention back to the four man and sighed dramatically: “I would really like to chit-chat some more, but you interrupted something very important, you made my baby impatient and annoyed and I don’t like that.”
Taehyung just grinned, liking how Jeongguk called him in front of these people. In action, the younger usually referred to him as boss to show respect, which was telling Taehyung that Jeongguk had no intention of letting these men walk away from here alive.
It was all over quickly, Taehyung leaned against the car and watched as Jeongguk threw himself at the men, showing off his impressive and beautiful skills with the knives and it only took him about three minutes to be standing above four bleeding bodies.
“Now I am even more turned on,” Taehyung smirked, licking his lips, as he opened the car door, there was no reason for them to linger any longer.
“I am not surprised in the slightest,” Jeongguk chuckled, taking a cloth from the compartment and wiping the knives and his hands before he put everything back and then got behind the steering wheel.
“Now where were we?” Taehyung grinned as they got back on the state road to head back to their hotel.
“Do whatever you want, baby boy, when we get to the hotel, it will be my turn to call the shots and do anything I want with you,” the younger promised with hungry sparkles in his eyes that just made Taehyung feel more arousal in the pit of his stomach.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” the boss reassured him before he put his hand on Jeongguk’s crotch, palming his cock with a smirk and Jeongguk already knew that tonight, the mood was going to be particularly playful.
*
Another year went by and Tiger was doing better than ever. The business was flourishing and there was peace in Seoul, gangs were usually minding their own business and only got in direct fights when they crossed paths and another gang fucked something up for them. But that always resulted in one battle that was always solved with one winner and one looser, but no war has broken out, which was fine with everyone.
Jeongguk felt better than ever too, just few weeks ago, he stopped taking the serum that was holding the beast in, he was gradually lowering the dose until he decided to try how he was going to do without it and he and everyone else were pleased to find out that it appeared that he had finally full control over the monster and it never came out. He still felt it inside, especially when he was in action and there was fighting and some blood, but he never let it come out and especially Taehyung was happy for him.
And since he felt so good, there was one thing that he thought about for weeks. He never thought that he would be the type to bound himself to one person for life, especially because he never thought he was even capable of any deep feelings and because he never thought he could find anyone that would love him back. But he found it in Taehyung, what started as just desire-filled sex has evolved into something deep and even in some ways pure over the years and they have been officially together for something over two years. And he started thinking that the idea of making it real and official between them wasn’t that bad or crazy. He knew that he was never going to stop loving Taehyung after everything they have been through and how they have been leaning on each other, he knew that what they had was for life. And he was no romantic person by any means, such feelings were never nourished in him when he was young, but he knew that Taehyung was, despite being fucked over by mean fuckers and by life, and he wanted to make Taehyung as happy as he possibly could.
So after weeks of contemplation, he bought a ring that he intended to give the elder and he waited for the right opportunity. But nothing ever seemed good enough and he knew that some normal marriage proposal would be weird for them, he knew that he couldn’t do it just over a dinner or something, so he just hid the ring and decided to just do it when he felt like it.
And that time came one evening when they were together in their bed in the new house that has become their home in the past two years. It was not a super special evening, they were just lying next to each other after an intense round of sex with Taehyung’s inner thighs bleeding from few marks Jeongguk left there with his favourite knife. Taehyung sometimes asked him to do this, he wanted to be marked and feel the sting and the pain, and Jeongguk never refused. And the boss looked so beautiful at that moment, with his beautiful thighs covered in crimson and eyes sparkling with that afterglow as he lay there, looking at Jeongguk with a little smile and Jeongguk knew that the moment has come and he didn’t want to wait anymore. Taehyung looked absolutely gorgeous, he just recently dyed his hair blonde since he wanted to try something different and despite being a boss of one of the most successful gangs that existed right now in Seoul, he looked angelic.
Jeongguk got up, going to the bathroom, which Taehyung didn’t question and just continued lying there on his side, enjoying the view of Jeongguk’s naked backside.
When Jeongguk came back, his fist was closed, but Taehyung didn’t notice, his mind pleasantly exhausted after what they just did.
“I have been thinking about how to do this,” Jeongguk started when he sat on the bed, facing the elder.
“Do what?”
“I am not even sure how this is done, I have only seen cheesy shit in movies, but I think that just doesn’t suit us,” the younger continued without answering the question. For some reason, he felt slightly nervous, he was thinking about the tiny possibility of being rejected and even though he would survive and it wouldn’t make him suddenly stop loving Taehyung, he knew that he would be embarrassed and disappointed.
“You just look so gorgeous right now,” he added, sighing as he dragged his eyes over Taehyung’s naked, slightly sweaty body until he looked back at his face that had a lovely pink tint.
“Stop it,” the boss giggled, hiding his face in the pillow for a moment, which just made Jeongguk adore him more, because he loved this soft and shy side of Taehyung. That was a side that the elder never showed to anyone, not even their closest friends, because Taehyung was tough and strong in nature and he had a hard time making himself vulnerable and adorable because of his past, but over the years he has started showing that side of him to Jeongguk more and more and that’s how Jeongguk knew that Taehyung was comfortable and felt at peace when they were together.
“I think there is no point in dragging this out, I haven’t really prepared any lame speech, but I know that you know how I feel about you and that is one of the reasons why I wanna do this and why I know that you are the one, because you know me and I don’t have to explain anything to you, you just know,” Jeongguk continued, taking a deep breath as he brought his hand forward and revealed what he was holding.
Taehyung’s eyes slightly widened when he saw the small velvety box and his lips parted when the younger opened it and revealed what was inside.
“Kim fucking Taehyung, will you go to some country where being gay is not illegal and marry me?”
“Jeon fucking Jeongguk, are you serious?” the boss got out, looking up from the ring to meet the other’s eyes.
“I haven’t been more serious about anything in my life,” Jeongguk reassured him and those simple words seemed to be enough to bring Taehyung from the initial shock and react.
“Holy shit!” Taehyung squealed, sitting up before he threw himself at the other so Jeongguk only barely didn’t fall back as he secured Taehyung in his arms as the elder hugged him tightly.
“I can’t believe this, are you for real?” Taehyung asked.
“For real.”
“You are an asshole!”
“What? Why?” Jeongguk chuckled.
“Because you made me emotional!” the elder hit him lightly in the back.
“You still haven’t answered my question.”
“Shit, right!” Taehyung gasped, pulling back from the hug and nodding: “Of course I will fucking marry you, I just never though that was something you’d wanna do.”
“Honestly, me neither, but I thought that you would want that and, well, you know that I would do anything for you.”
“Stop, you are gonna make my cry,” Taehyung whined, looking down at the ring that Jeongguk took out from the box and slid it on his finger. It was a thick band with a big stone and intricate ornaments around it, it was very clearly vintage and Taehyung loved it, it was just his style, it was something he would buy for himself too and that made him love it even more, because that showed just how much Jeongguk knew him.
“I love the ring,” he voiced his thoughts to let the other know that he chose well. He kept staring at the piece of jewellery with his chest feeling tighter and tighter until his vision became blurry.
“Why are you crying?” Jeongguk asked softly before a gentle finger swiped one tear away.
“I am just…so fucking happy and it is overwhelming,” Taehyung choked out, looking in Jeongguk’s eyes again as he added: “I never thought that I’d have this, I always dreamt of it but…I never thought I was good enough for anyone to want to marry me, because I was damaged.”
“Well, you found someone that is just as damaged as you, if not more,” Jeongguk smiled and his eyes showed that he was actually emotional too, which was a rare occurrence. He added: “I hate it that you ever felt like you were unlovable, because you are so fucking amazing and beautiful and smart and despite everything that’s happened to you, you are still kind too and that is really fucking rare in this fucked up world.”
“Fuck, just stop it already,” Taehyung sniffled, because the more Jeongguk talked, the more emotional he was and he couldn’t really handle that. So to shut the younger up, he climbed in his lap and kissed him, slowly and deeply and the kiss was immediately reciprocated with passion.
“I seriously can’t believe you want to get married,” the boss commented when he pulled back but he remained sitting on Jeongguk’s lap with his arms wrapped around his neck.
“It’s not something I need,” Jeongguk shrugged: “But I had a feeling that you would like that.”
“So you did this for me?”
“I did it for us,” the younger corrected him: “Our lives have never been normal and they will probably never be, but you said before that we can still be a normal couple and do normal couple things, isn’t marriage one of them?”
“It won’t be legal here anyway,” Taehyung reminded him.
“I don’t care, we will travel somewhere where they marry us and we will know that it happened.”
“God, I can’t believe we’ve made it this far, can you?” the elder shook his head in disbelieve.
“No, I can’t,” Jeongguk chuckled: “In all honesty, I never even thought I would live long enough to even turn twenty let alone more. And thinking that I would find someone that I wanna be with for the rest of my life? That was something I never even thought of.”
“Well, you did find me,” Taehyung smiled softly: “And I found you, we found each other and I am so fucking happy every day that I am with you.”
They celebrated the engagement with another round of sex with Taehyung riding Jeongguk, colouring his hips with his thighs that were still slightly bleeding and Jeongguk thought that having Taehyung’s blood on him was the best kind of marking he could imagine.
They slept in the following morning, when they came downstairs, everyone else was already there, having breakfast. Even though everyone had their own little house now, they usually had breakfast together, because they usually discussed work while they ate. It became a routine, a habit that everyone loved, because it kept them close and apart from talking about work, they were just chatting and joking around like the family they were.
“Prepare to pack some stuff, probably not anytime soon, but we will all go on a vacation,” Taehyung said loudly to everyone from where he was sitting at the head of the table. He ate and drank something, but he couldn’t wait to share the happy news with everyone he loved.
“Oh, a vacation?” Hoseok grinned: “Are you gonna pay for it, boss?”
“This type of vacation is usually paid for by those who organize it,” Taehyung nodded.
“Is it really a vacation, or is it some job?” Wooshik asked sceptically.
“We can always run into some trouble,” Jeongguk chuckled, remembering the vacation near Busan from about one year ago when he and Taehyung ran into the minor trouble with the local gang.
“Let’s hope this vacation goes smoothly,” Taehyung protested, looking around and wondering when someone would notice his hand. He kept it on the table this whole time, even gesticulating and waving with the vintage ring, but no one seemed to notice. It was true that he liked wearing jewellery, so others probably thought this was just a new ring to his collection and that it was not really special, when in reality, it was more special than anything Taehyung’s ever owned.
“Since you are all dense as fuck and didn’t notice the big-ass ring I am wearing, I guess I have to just tell you,” the boss sighed in slightly frustration, before he revealed with a grin: “Me and Jeongguk got engaged last night and the vacation I am talking about is our wedding.”
“Holy shit!” Jimin and Hoseok yelled in unison while some other members used different swear words, what everyone had in common were the hilariously shocked expressions as they were looking between Taehyung and his right hand, who was always sitting by his right side.
“You are getting married?” Seokjin gasped.
“Looks like we are,” Jeongguk nodded.
“I never thought I would see a wedding amongst gangsters,” Yoongi commented, but then he smiled and added: “But I am genuinely happy for you guys.”
“Show me the ring!” Jimin stood up and rushed to Taehyung with few others joining him so they could admire the ring and babble about the engagement. Everyone was talking over each other, expressing their surprise over Jeongguk actually asking for Taehyung’s hand since he was not the type to do that, but it was clear that they were all excited.
And when Taehyung’s and Jeongguk’s eyes met in all that chaos and they smiled at each other, they both knew that at that moment they had more than they could have ever asked for. They were healthy and happy, their traumas were still weighting on them, but it has gotten better with years, and they were surrounded by the family they found and chose and, in few weeks or months, they were going to bound themselves to each other for the rest of their lives. They managed to find each other and real happiness in the fucked up world they lived in and they were surrounded by people that really mattered and that was truly something special.