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The atmosphere on the XS Nightclub dance floor had dissolved into a dense haze of heat, sweat, and strobe lights cutting through the air like neon blades. Sanity—that rigid composure Kim Taehyung had spent a lifetime cultivating within the aristocratic drawing rooms of Seoul—seemed to have melted away with their very first taste of each other. Feeling the static electricity of raw desire prickle every nerve ending in their bodies, both men retreated toward the circular bar, parting a sea of bodies that seemed to multiply with every heavy drop from the DJ.
Taehyung sought the dark marble counter with a sense of urgency, leaning against it to anchor his unsteady feet.
"Another glass of red wine, please," he requested of the bartender, his voice slightly lower and rasper than before.
Beside him, Jungkook abandoned all subtlety. The blood was still boiling in his veins; the fire flared higher with every minute that this man in the red suit dared to challenge him anew.
"A double Scotch. Tonic and plenty of ice," he commanded.
The moment the glasses hit the cold surface, the contrast between the two painted a vivid picture. Taehyung barely had time to lift his crystal glass, watching the dark liquid swirl against the rim, before Jungkook snatched up his own glass and, without a second's hesitation, threw his head back and downed the spirit in a single, fluid motion. The amber liquid vanished down his throat in seconds, leaving a fierce, immediate burn in its wake.
It was crystal clear to the younger man that the Kim heir was no amateur on the chessboard of seduction. Taehyung knew with surgical precision the exact visual and sensory impact he commanded. He played with his eyes, with the slope of his shoulders, with the calculated pauses between his words.
"Nervous, Mr. 'I Get Everything I Want'?" Taehyung purred, his tone dripping with a feline, magnetic mockery.
He brought the glass to his lips with torturous slowness, ensuring Jungkook tracked the motion of his throat as he swallowed the wine. It was an elegant gesture, the very embodiment of a man who knew he had claimed the first round of the game.
Jungkook let out a low laugh, almost a growl of amused disdain. He ran the tip of his tongue slowly, deliberately, over the silver ring piercing the corner of his lower lip, dampening the skin before taking a step forward, closing the distance until their chests bumped lightly.
"The one who should be nervous here isn't me, Kim," Jungkook murmured, refusing to yield an inch. His right hand descended firmly over the curve of Taehyung's hip, tugging him by the waist with enough force to flush their bodies entirely together. "It's you."
The whisper was husky, the younger man's hot breath fanning directly over the shell of the elder's ear. The Kim heir felt his throat go instantly bone-dry. He tried to formulate a biting retort, but the words withered on his vocal cords. There was no physical resistance, no retreat. Only the silent, frantic pounding of his own heart slamming against his ribs—a frantic rhythm he was certain Jungkook could feel pressed against him.
Satisfied with the impact of his strike, Jungkook let out a low chuckle laced with raw malice. Without asking for permission, he wrapped his fingers around Taehyung's hand and dragged him back into the beating heart of the dance floor.
This time, the speakers at XS were blasting "Work With My Love," a progressive, rhythmic track laced with heavy bass that set the glass floor vibrating beneath their boots. The space around them felt as though it had shrunk; the air was thick, saturated with body heat and the intoxicating mix of expensive fragrances colliding in the enclosed space.
Jungkook simply could not look away. Taehyung's body moved in flawless harmony with the beat, his hips rolling in slow, fluid, almost hypnotic waves beneath the blue strobe lights. As if weaving a visual spell, the elder slid his hands up his own abdomen, letting long fingers trail along the buttons of his red silk shirt, sweeping up over his chest until they rested on his broad shoulders. It was a rhythm that felt calculated down to the millimeter to test the absolute limit of the younger man's restraint.
Unable to endure the sight a second longer, Jungkook extended a tattooed arm, coiling it possessively around Taehyung's waist and hauling him flush against himself, obliterating whatever lingering distance remained between them.
The elder offered no resistance. He surrendered to the touch, abandoning himself to the music as he raised his arms to tangle slender fingers through the short, impossibly soft black strands of Jungkook's hair. The younger man tightened his grip on Taehyung's hip, his eyes lidded as he absorbed the caress and the sheer physical proximity with the reverence of a man consuming something rare and priceless.
Taehyung slid his palms over the chiseled contours of the younger man's face, cupping his jawline with unexpected firmness before pulling him down, locking their mouths together in a new kiss.
It was a fierce, famished collision, governed by a feral urgency that neither could mask any longer. Their tongues met without hesitation, battling and surrendering in equal measure within that sweltering space. Jungkook used his teeth to catch Taehyung's lower lip, tugging it with a deliberate pressure that wrung a muffled groan from his partner.
Taehyung's hands abandoned Jungkook's face and slid urgently down the firm, defined expanse of the younger man's chest, tracing the anatomy beneath his blazer down to his rigid abdomen, feeling every muscle group contract under the press of his fingers. Jungkook, in turn, slid his palms directly down to the firm curve of the elder's hips, squeezing with a possessive force that marked the fabric of his trousers, claiming every inch of that body before breaking the kiss abruptly.
They pulled back just enough to draw the air that had been stolen from their lungs. Their breath came in short, ragged gasps, mingling in the microscopic space between their faces. The looks they exchanged were pure sparks, ready to set the entire venue ablaze.
With a swift, fluid motion, Jungkook spun Taehyung around in his hold, pressing the elder's back firmly against his chest, wrapping him in a complete embrace from behind. Their bodies began to sway as one. The younger man's hands slid up to stroke the flat plane of the elder's stomach over the red silk. Taehyung let his muscles melt, tilting his head back to rest against Jungkook's solid shoulder. Eyes closed, he rested his hands atop the younger man's, letting himself be guided by the motion.
"You're so fucking hot..." Jungkook hissed against Taehyung's ear, his voice reduced to a raspy register, barely audible over the music as he fought to maintain a shred of composure. He nuzzled his nose into the curve of the elder's neck, inhaling deeply the sweet, warm scent of bronze skin.
Taehyung merely smiled, his lips curving into a soft line as he chose to focus entirely on the physical sensations overwhelming him. A violent shiver coursed up his arms when Jungkook pressed his damp lips against the column of his neck, leaving a searing kiss, followed by another, and another along the line of his collarbone. An involuntary gasp escaped Taehyung's lips. His right hand snapped up, fingers coiling tightly into the dark hair at the nape of Jungkook's neck, pulling him closer, demanding the sensory torture continue.
Jungkook's kisses trailed upward, charting a path along the jawline until they reached the sensitive space just behind Taehyung's ear. The tip of his tongue flicked over the lobe before catching it between his lips, sucking with a slow, rhythmic, agonizing cadence.
The physical impact was immediate and devastating. Taehyung arched his back instinctively, pressing his hips back, flush against the younger man's lap. The moment the contact locked in, he felt the unyielding stiffness, the fully formed arousal throbbing beneath the fabric of the playboy's trousers.
Jungkook let out a low, husky growl against Taehyung's neck, his hands locking like iron bands around the elder's waist to prevent him from moving or pulling away, which would expose his state to the rest of the dance floor.
"From what I can tell..." Taehyung whispered back, his voice trembling with arousal, yet holding a triumphantly wicked edge. "I'm not the only one here about to completely lose control, Mr. Jeon."
Jungkook cursed the elder's audacity in every dialect and language his brain could muster through the fog of sudden sensory overload. A deep, hot flush crept up his cheeks, burning all the way to the tips of his ears. He needed fresh air, cold water, and a moment of isolation before he did something entirely reckless in the middle of one of the world's most famous nightclubs.
"I need to hit the restroom," Jungkook said, his voice coming out in a tight thread of air as he released Taehyung's hips with visible physical effort.
"Help yourself, darling," the Kim heir replied, turning around to face him. His features radiated a victorious smugness, an aristocratic satisfaction at the state he had reduced the younger man to.
Jungkook let out a sharp breath of frustration, rolling his eyes before turning on his heel and striding with swift, decisive steps toward the illuminated signage indicating the VIP men's executive restrooms.
Once inside the domain of gray marble and sprawling mirrors, Jungkook took three deep, steadying breaths, resting his weight against the edge of a black porcelain sink. He triggered the sensor faucet, cupping the freezing water in his hands and splashing it against his flushed face in a desperate attempt to reclaim the control that had completely evaporated minutes ago.
Yet the cold water did nothing to extinguish the fire. His mind stubbornly betrayed him, feverishly replaying every frame of the last hour: the supple movement of Taehyung's body rolling against his, the taste of lips stained red with wine, the way the elder seemed to silently beg for his touch even while pretending to hold the reins.
Jungkook lifted his dripping face, locking eyes with his own reflection in the LED-framed mirror. His dark hair was tousled, a few strands clinging to his damp forehead; his unbuttoned shirt exposed the top of his chest tattoos, and the heavy ridge beneath the zipper of his fitted trousers was painfully prominent. He was dangerously close to his absolute physical limit.
"Fuck, Kim Taehyung..." he growled between his teeth, his voice raspy with raw frustration.
Before he could draw another breath to steady himself, the metallic click of the main door opening broke the quiet. Then came the measured, unhurried click of dress shoes against the tile floor, drawing closer to the sink where he stood isolated.
"Are you all right?" Taehyung's voice drifted through the space—drawn-out, melodic, and layered with thick, teasing amusement. He came to a halt a few paces away, leaning casually against a support pillar. "I was genuinely concerned about you. You bolted off the floor as if you'd seen a ghost."
A dry, incredulous laugh escaped Jungkook's throat. He wiped his wet face with his palm, dampening his lips before meeting the elder's gaze in the reflection.
"I'm perfectly fine."
"Are you sure about that?" Taehyung took a step forward, a slow smirk spreading across his features as his brown eyes mapped out the younger man's disheveled state. "Because if you're not... I could easily help you resolve that minor issue, if you'd like."
Jungkook's jaw clenched so hard his teeth ground together. The Kim heir had officially crossed the red line of his patience.
In a single, explosive, flawlessly calculated movement, Jungkook closed the distance between them. He reached out, his grip clamping firmly onto Taehyung's elbow, and shoved open the door to the last private stall, which happened to be empty. In a fraction of a second, he hauled the elder into the confined space, slamming Taehyung's back against the metal door while his free hand threw the latch shut with a decisive metallic click.
Their eyes locked in the tight space of barely a square meter. It was a tense, electric standoff—two forces of nature trapped in a glass bottle on the verge of shattering.
"You're playing with fire, Taehyung. A fire you clearly don't know how to put out," Jungkook warned, his dark eyes pinned to the elder's lips.
"And isn't that exactly what you wanted from the very first second you grabbed me in that lobby?" Taehyung whispered back, his voice dense, heavy with raw mischief. His brown eyes glittered as he took in the sheer mess he had made of Jungkook. "Don't try to play the restrained gentleman now. Don't hold back."
Taehyung's cheeks, flushed red from the heat of the alcohol and the adrenaline of being hauled into the stall, matched the deep hue of his slick lips. Dark brown locks spilled over his forehead. Inside, he was humming with anticipation, barely concealing how badly he wanted this man to unravel completely right here.
The silence that settled between them was thick and charged. Jungkook pressed their bodies together once more, leaning forward until their foreheads touched, their hot breaths mingling in the tiny space.
"I'm warning you for the last time..."
"And I'm old enough to know precisely what kind of trouble I'm walking into," Taehyung purred, his eyes fluttering shut as the tip of his nose traced a subtle, maddening caress along the younger man's cheekbone. "I want every single consequence of playing with you."
He offered a slow, crooked smile as his slender fingers slid audaciously beneath Jungkook's shirt. Taehyung trailed his palms up the defined plane of the younger man's abdomen to the center of his chest, dragging his short nails firmly over the skin before sliding his hands back down toward the playboy's waist.
Jungkook's breath hitched violently. A sharp shiver shot through every nerve in his spine under the bite of those nails. Needing no further words to fill the small space, he cupped the elder's jaw with rigid fingers and locked their mouths together in a rough, bruising kiss, driven by the sheer desperation overtaking his system. It was wild, primal—a blaze consuming every last shred of logic.
Taehyung's hands continued their descent until they reached the waistband of Jungkook's fitted trousers. With swift, decisive movements, he popped the metallic button and yanked down the zipper, sliding his hand beneath the fabric of his underwear without breaking the kiss for even a fraction of a second.
His palm wrapped around Jungkook's hard length, establishing a slow, firm, torturous stroke up and down. A guttural growl ripped from Jungkook's throat into Taehyung's mouth. Driven by sheer instinct, he gripped the elder's hips, took two short steps back, and sat down hard on the closed lid of the toilet, hauling Taehyung directly onto his lap—forcing him to straddle his thighs face-to-face.
The younger man pulled on Taehyung's brown hair with possessive firmness, tilting his head back to deepen the kiss, drinking in his mouth with frantic intensity. Having Kim Taehyung's mouth locked to his was the physical definition of heaven and hell colliding in the exact same second; his heart was hammering at an absurd rate, his entire body humming with adrenaline.
"Fuck..." The curse slipped past Jungkook's lips mid-kiss as Taehyung began a slow, grinding roll of his hips on his lap, pressing his full weight directly over the younger man's bare, throbbing length.
Jungkook clamped his hands onto Taehyung's hips, digging his fingers into the bone to anchor him, and thrust his hips upward hard against him, simulating a sharp, deep stroke. The elder let out a high, breathy gasp, nearly losing his posture at the sudden impact of the movement.
Jungkook's hands began a wild exploration beneath the red silk shirt. His palms slid up the hot skin of the elder's ribs, taking in the heat emanating from his body while mapping out the lean, firm muscle of his frame—a striking contrast to his own denser, heavier build.
Taehyung broke the kiss briefly, pushing Jungkook's forehead back with his fingertips to gain unhindered access to the younger man's neck. He set his lips to the skin with famished intensity, leaving dark marks and small bites against the pale surface, feeling the younger man's entire body shudder beneath him.
Then, he smoothly slid off Jungkook's lap, slipping down between his spread thighs until he was kneeling directly on the cold tile floor.
"What are you doing?" Jungkook gasped, throwing his head back against the wall of the stall, his dark hair a chaotic mess, his eyes completely lost in the haze of sensations taking over his body.
"Just giving you a little appetizer before we move on to the main course in your suite," Taehyung answered, a deliciously wicked, predatory smirk on his slick lips. His hands slid up Jungkook's muscular thighs, squeezing them firmly before moving higher. "Now stay quiet, Mr. Jeon. We wouldn't want to draw a crowd out there, would we?"
Without waiting for a verbal reply, Taehyung took control. He wrapped long fingers around the base of the erect length, pumping it a few times to slick the skin before leaning in. He brought his lips to the flushed tip, swirling his wet tongue over the head before taking him completely into his mouth. A sharp, muffled groan tore from Jungkook's throat that very second, echoing off the metal walls.
The elder set a steady, rhythmic cadence, taking him deep, bobbing his head as far as his throat would allow. Jungkook let his hands fall to the nape of Taehyung's neck, his fingers tangling tightly into the brown hair for leverage, giving the elder the freedom to dictate the depth and pace of every movement.
Taehyung maintained the rhythm, but shifted the angle—instead of simple vertical strokes, he began rolling his head in slow, deep, swirling patterns, punctuated by sudden, shallow thrusts that caused Jungkook's hips to jerk off the seat involuntarily.
"Fuck..." Jungkook rasped, throwing his head all the way back, his eyelids squeezed shut. His entire body was vibrating on a wire, the muscles of his thighs and abs locking tight in a clear sign that he was right on the precipice.
Within minutes, Jungkook reached his absolute limit. His grip on the nape of Taehyung's neck tightened, locking the elder in place for a few frantic seconds as he dragged air through his teeth in sheer desperation. His eyes rolled back beneath his closed lids, and a long, low, husky groan shattered from his chest the moment his release hit him full force.
It was hot and overwhelming. Taehyung swallowed every drop without a moment's hesitation, using the back of his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth as he slowly backed away to catch his breath. He lifted his brown eyes, taking immense satisfaction in the state of utter vulnerability he had reduced the man to: Jungkook's chest was heaving, dark hair plastered to his forehead with sweat, a look of pure, disbelieving euphoria painted across his handsome face.
"You are a terrifying box of surprises, Kim Taehyung," Jungkook let out a breathless, raspy laugh, reaching down to grab the elder's arms, hauling him back up and pulling him right back onto his lap. "For someone who claimed I'd be his first rejection... you handled that extraordinarily well."
"Thank you for the compliment," a broad, victorious smile bloomed on Taehyung's face. He leaned forward and pressed a lingering, wet kiss to the younger man's lips before settling comfortably against his thighs. "But our night is only just beginning."
Taehyung purred the words in a velvety whisper, initiating another kiss that was immediately returned with equal fervor. This time, however, the clash of their tongues lacked the violent urgency of before; it was slow, exploratory, almost reverent—a deliberate savoring of every touch.
The sudden, heavy clatter of the main restroom door swinging open, accompanied by the muffled chatter of several men walking in, shattered the quiet of the stall instantly. Taehyung shoved Jungkook's chest, breaking the kiss in a flash, leaving the younger man with a look of sheer annoyance and disbelief.
"Why did you stop? We were finally getting to the good part," the younger grumbled, leaning in to try and recapture the elder's lips, pressing needy, protesting kisses along his jaw.
Taehyung shivered at the feel of Jungkook's mouth against his skin—a sensation that nearly scattered his train of thought—but he held his ground firmly.
"We are absolutely not continuing this in here," Taehyung whispered sternly, pushing Jungkook's shoulders back with enough force to make him stop, even if his own body screamed otherwise. "There are people right outside, less than two feet away from us."
"And what's the problem with people being outside?"
"The problem is that I have zero intention of letting strangers listen to the sound of us fucking in the bathroom of a Las Vegas club!" Taehyung snapped in an urgent, harsh whisper.
In one fluid motion, he stood up from Jungkook's lap, smoothing out the folds of his red silk shirt. The younger man let out a frustrated sigh, rising to his feet with a slow, feline stretch of his worked muscles.
"Whatever you say, sweetheart," Jungkook grumbled as he adjusted the waistband of his trousers, zipping them up and locking the metallic button into place with a sharp click. He ran both hands through his dark hair, attempting to restore some semblance of order to the chaotic mess. "But just so you know... you're going to make this interruption up to me the second we cross the threshold of my suite."