"Do you wanna come round mine after school? I can make you some cheesy noodles" Taehyung asked the younger as he walked the boy to his classroom, as he didn't want anyone coming near him after what had just happened.
His possessiveness seeping through but trying to keep it on a down low if possible.
'Are you sure? Are your parents home?' Jeongguk asked the boy.
"No they're not" Tae's voice dropped deeper than usual making Jeongguk realise that it's a sensitive subject. "and only if you want to, I don't want to force you"
'Of course I'll come' Jeongguk quickly signed showing there was no force.

"Okay great, I'll pick you up from your classroom after class" Taehyung swung in front of him before he could enter his classroom.
Jeongguk gave him a small smile with red tinted cheeks.
Taehyung ruffled the boys hair softly before giving him a wave goodbye. Jeongguk smiled and walked into the classroom, trying to pass by all the stares he was given.

->

"Here we are" Taehyung made small jazz hands making Jeongguk giggle.
'It's so pretty' Jeongguk gasped, which was true it was stunning.
His house was amazingly big, making Jeongguk's look like a shed, but he wasn't going to admit that.
"Come on, I want you to try my famous cheesy ramen" Taehyung dragged the boy inside by the wrist.

They shoved their shoes off, placing them near to the door. Tae pulled him through, but Jeongguk turned his head side to side to look at the decor of the house. But there wasn't any. In fact it was pretty plain. Of course it had it's furniture and there were things hanging from the wall but there was no family photos, it was too clean, that it didn't even look like a house. There was no random objects like a usual house would have. It was squeaky clean, it was like they had just bought it. It had been roughly 9 months now since they've moved, so since then he would of thought they would have fully unpacked and made it more...homely.

They arrived in the kitchen and Taehyung eagerly pulled out a sauce pan and went to grab the ingredients. Jeongguk awkwardly stood there not knowing what to do.
"You can sit on the counter if you want" Tae chuckled.
Jeongguk nodded and tried pulling himself up onto the counter, but he physically couldn't. The counter was high, like really high. Jeongguk stuck out his bottom lip forming a huge pout.

Taehyung chuckled and walked over, he quickly picked the younger up and placed him on the counter. Jeongguk let out a quick squeal holding Taehyung's shoulder as he did so.
"Better?" Taehyung asked with a hidden smirk.
Jeongguk nodded nervously with a faint blush.
"Okay it shouldn't take long. Do you like bacon?" Tae questioned as he grabbed the ingredients.
Jeongguk let out a small hum in agreement as Tae was focused on other things to watch him sign language.
Tae smiled and began cooking up the bacon while waiting for the noodles to cook.

When it was all done he split the food up into two bowls and handed one to the boy along with chopsticks. Jeongguk eagerly dove into the food and tried it. His eyes went wide when he fell in love with the food. He showed a big smile towards Taehyung when he displayed a questioning face.
"Do you like it?" Taehyung asked with a whole mouthful of the ramyeon.
Jeongguk quickly nodded, giggling at the mess in front of him, which was Taehyung himself.

When they finished their food they cleared up the mess and went to Tae's room. The television was on in the background as they watched a random film. But neither of them were that interested. Currently they were sitting with a space in between them. It was comfortable and reasonable but neither of them really liked it.

Jeongguk turned his head to the side and studied the boy who was next to him. He noticed a very small pout on his lips as he scratched his own tigers ears with discomfort almost. Without saying anything, Jeongguk slowly brought his hand up and began caressing the boys ear. His touch was soft and delicate, but it was enough for Tae to still feel it. He was so close Tae could smell the sweet essence of the younger. It was so sweet, oh so sweet.

Taehyung turned his head quickly to look at Jeongguk who quickly froze and began pulling his arm away thinking Taehyung didn't like it. But Tae quickly grabbed the boys arm and placed it back on his ear.
"No, don't stop. It's nice"
Jeongguk nodded and patted his lap gently, encouraging Tae to place his head there so his arms didn't tire out in under a minute.

Tae excitedly rested his head on Jeongguk's thigh while paying attention to the film. The younger began to slowly thread his hands through his friends hair before reaching his ears and began caressing them. Tae almost purred in satisfaction. He felt like he could melt into Jeongguk's lap as he did this. He loved it, it felt comfortable, and felt great.

"Gguk?" Taehyung chimed in a soft voice.
Jeongguk just hummed, not wanting to move his hands aways from the tiger hybrids fluffy ears.
"Have you ever thought about talking?" Taehyung moved his head so he was now looking up at the boy. "I'm not forcing you and don't feel pressured. I just want to know if you want to try i'm here for you. Even if you're not ready yet later on in the future and you need someone to help, I'm here"

Jeongguk listened to what the elder was saying, and he didn't stop caressing the boys ears. Jeongguk slowly nodded and removed his hands so he could sign.
'I've thought about it and I haven't spoken in 4 years Tae. I want to try but I don't think I can'
Taehyung frowned and quickly leant up.
He took the boys hands in his own and he looked at him with pure fondness.

"I think you can. You've shown to me that you've still got a voice. When you giggle you make a little noise. I've heard you give out a small whisper when calling my name. I can help, it'll be hard at first but with patience we can get it back. You just need to trust me"