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It had been a long fucking day, the longest day in the history of days if you were to ask Taehyung. For starters, Jimin hadn’t reached out to him today and he knew that Jimin had a date with his soon to be fiance, and that bothered him; because jimin always reached out. Everyday.
Thinking about the word fiance made everything turn inside Taehyung. Fiance, what a ridiculous word for someone that doesn’t deserve it. Wonho didn’t deserve it at all to be honest.
It’s not that Taehyung hated Wonho per se, no. Not at all because Taehyung had no hateful bones in his body. It’s that he knew Jimin deserved better. Because Jimin was the one that was always there for everyone and bringing light into your day. Jimin was warm smiles, comforting hugs and sweet eye smiles. He was also the one that was there for Taehyung every step of the way when he was getting out of his previous relationship with his asshole ex.
Jimin had been everything and he still is.
Somehow, somewhere along the way lines began to blur and before Taehyung knew it, he was under Jimin's spell. He never meant to fall for his best friend. This wasn’t supposed to happen but things never go the way Taehyung plans for them. Nope.
But falling in love with Jimin? He wouldn’t change that for anything because his best friend was so worth being in love with. Even when it hurt him.
So here he is, laying in bed waiting for sleep to sneak up on him so tomorrow can come. A new day. At that moment, he decided- it’s time to let Jimin go. He couldn’t sit around waiting on something that he knew wouldn’t happen, because Jimin loved taehyung and he was sure of it. But not the way that he wanted to be loved back.
Laying on his bed, letting his thoughts consume him as he begins to feel tears rolling down his face. It shouldn’t be this hard, he shouldn’t have to feel this way. if only things were different. He needed to distance himself from Jimin. For his sake, so he can finally move on. He needed to move on. Move on, so he can be there for his best friend. That way when his best friend told him about his asshole of a boyfriend he wouldn’t feel jealousy crawling on his inside.
He knew it wasn’t healthy, the way his insides would begin to burn when he thought of the other male with his best friend. So he laid in bed, crying until he couldn’t anymore and he’s sure at this point his eyes are swollen, his ears are ringing from crying so much and he’s so close to throwing up.
That’s when he hears footsteps, oh no. He had to pull himself together because the only person with a copy of his apartment keys was Jimin.
Taehyung jumps out of his bed and makes a beeline for his in bedroom bathroom so he can splash some water on his face. He doesn’t want to have his best friend worry about him.
“Tae tae”.. He hears the other male come out.
“I’m coming, just a second Min”
He pats his face a few times, splashes it with water repeatedly hoping that the splotches will go away and he doesn’t look like he’s been crying all afternoon. Which in all honestly it was maybe just the last hour.
He makes his way out of the bathroom and he thanks whoever internally thanking fuck that it’s pretty dark inside thanks to the storm thats brewing outside his window. As he walks towards his bed his eyes hyperfocus on Jimin who is just sitting there with the biggest smile on his face as he scrolls on his phone.
It must have gone really well if he’s that happy.
He sits on the bed and pats Jimins knee before letting out a shy “Hello”
Jimin looks up from his phone and immediately pulls him in for a hug. Ah, the smell of Jimin, That’s one of the things that always had him missing him after the older left. The way his scent would linger on his pillow and he would never admit it to anyone but he would cuddle with the same pillow or blanket that Jimin used for days. Jimin smelled like lavender and cedarwood, soft yet masculine and it was oh so intoxicating. It always felt like home. Taehyung didn’t realize he was tense, until he felt jimin rub his back and he felt hisself relax while in his friends hold.
“What’s wrong tae? You look like you’ve been crying”
shit.
“O-oh, it’s nothing. I was..” think fast taehyung think fast “you know how I get when I watch dramas.” good one.
“Wait, did you continue watching Doom at your service without me?” no
“Mmh. Sorry min, you weren’t here” he pulls away and gives him a small smile. The older gives him a hesitant look but if he realizes something he doesn’t push it. Nope, because Jimin never makes him talk. He waits until taehyung is ready to do so.
“Come, sit next to me I have so much to tell you tae”
So he does, he scoots up next to Jimin and cuddles up to him. “What’s up?” he says as he lays on Jimins chest hearing his heartbeat.
“Tae, wonho and I broke up. For good”
Suddenly, it feels like the world is standing still. “What do you mean?”
“We broke up. It’s been a long time coming and honestly, I think I've been waiting on it.”
Taehyung does not want to get his hopes up, nope, specially not after deciding that he would move on from his best friend. But he can’t help it when he feels the older reach behind his waist and squeeze him a little closer”
Jimin feels the younger melt into his hold and begins to tell him the reasons.
“Well you see, when you catch your boyfriend at a cafe with another person kissing you know it’s time to end the relationship” he pauses “not because he cheated, well yes of course because he cheated tae but.. Because in that moment i realized I didn’t care. I didn’t care enough to get mad, or cause a scene. I didn’t care enough to fight for him and don’t get me wrong. I’ve known for a while but I’m not in love with him. Because you can’t be in love with someone when all you do is hurt eachother. So we broke up, we both know it’s what’s best for us and it’s time to move on.”
“Wait, first of all what a fucking asshole. I’m so sorry, you must be so up-” “tae, breathe for me you’re going a mile a minute here babybear. Take a second, it’s okay. I’m fine!”
“Besides”, the older speaks up “I’m in love with someone else” whispers Jimin and taehyung hears it, it’s clear as day and before he realizes it the older male is cradling his face.
Oh.
OH.
Jimin feels a little hesitant at the silence but continues “I’m in love with you tae, so in love with you that I couldn't wait to come over and share the news. So in love with you that I kept thinking about you and how I could finally tell you how sickeningly in love with you I am after we broke up with wonho. It’s okay if you don’t feel the same, but i needed you to know. Because Im done holding on to my feelings and keeping things bottled up” Jimin looks at taehyung waiting on something, some acknowledgement. 5 seconds, 10 seconds. It feels like hours go by and taehyung is sitting there in shock. When he realizes that Jimin loves him, he loves him as much as he loves the older. Before another second can pass he grabs jimin and pulls him closer before kissing him sweetly.
“I love you too”