Jimin felt so terrible. He never intended to avoid Yoongi for so long. He would go out of his way to not be alone with the older. He did have feelings for him, but the criticism was too much. The more he stayed away from Yoongi, the more the students left him alone. But he couldn’t help but feel a stab in his chest when Yoongi gave him a sad look every time he said he was going out. He didn’t know how he was going to fix this.

“Jimin.” Jimin jumped when he heard the older call him.

“Y-yeah?” he stuttered as he turned around to meet Yoongi’s sad eyes.

“Namjoon and Seokjin invited us out to the club. You wanna come?”

“Uh yeah! Of course hyung! I’ll come.”

Yoongi nodded before walking to the bathroom and shutting the door. Jimin sighed.

What am I gonna do?

The drive to the club, though not long, felt like an eternity and was incredibly awkward. Yoongi kept a cold gaze on the road and Jimin stole a few glances at him, wanting to say something, but chickened out every time he opened his mouth.

Once they pulled into the parking lot, Jimin reached for the door, but Yoongi grabbed his arm.

“Jimin,” he said in a soft, almost broken voice, “I know you’ve been avoiding me, and you don’t have to tell me why, but I just want to be able to spend time with you tonight. So can you set aside whatever you’re mad at me for, just for one night?”

No hyung i’m not mad at you! “O-okay.” he managed. Yoongi smiled softly at him and Jimin felt his face heat up. He quickly smiled back and hopped out of the car, slightly fanning his face. This was gonna be a long night.

As the two walked into the club, it felt like a wave of body heat and alcohol crashed into them. Jimin observed all the dancing bodies. Yoongi then grabbed his wrist and dragged him towards the counter. There, Jimin saw Namjoon and Seokjin standing together.

“Hi boys! I’m glad you can make it!” Seokjin called.

“We needed to get out anyway, so here we are. Thanks for inviting us.” Yoongi responded, surprisingly politely. As the boys conversed, Jimin couldn’t help but notice how intimate Namjoon and Seokjin were. Jin had his back flushed against Namjoon’s chest and the younger of the two had his arms wrapped around Seokjin’s waist. Namjoon would nuzzle his nose in Jin’s brown hair and press kisses on his smiling cheeks. Seokjin would giggle at his boyfriend’s actions and return gentle kisses on the lips. Jimin was happy for his friends, but he was filled to the top with jealousy. He did his best to look as relaxed as possible.

“Why don’t you two go and dance? We’ll be here.” Namjoon suggested with a big grin on his face.

“Eh. Why not.” Yoongi grabbed Jimin’s shoulders and turned him around. “Let’s go before we have to witness them making out.” Jimin stiffened a bit and his face turned red. He could hear Yoongi chuckle. “You can thank me later.”  

Once they were out of sight of the two lovebirds and in the middle of the dance floor, Jimin relaxed a bit. He wasn’t central stage like he was while teaching or in competitions. He was just a small part of the huge ocean of bodies. He and Yoongi and everyone else was jumping and swaying to the music that boomed from the speakers.

Jimin was so lost in the music that he didn’t pay attention to anything around him. One second he was a safe distance away from Yoongi and the next, he was shoved right into his arms.

The shocked boys stopped dancing altogether and stared at each other. Jimin saw Yoongi’s eyes shift between his eyes and his lips. Yoongi leaned in a little and Jimin didn’t back away. He came close enough that Jimin could feel his breath on his face. Everything seemed smooth from there until,

You burden! How could you be so selfish!

A vial voice screeched inside his head. Jimin felt the guilt flood into his system. Years and years Yoongi had been protecting him and taking care of him, and Jimin hadn’t done anything. He couldn’t help but feel that he was the reason that Yoongi couldn’t fall asleep at night. He felt so terrible. He could feel the tears rising in his eyes. So selfish. He had been so selfish. Yoongi seemed to notice the the change in Jimin’s attitude.

“Jiminie, are you okay?” Jimin’s breathing became erratic. He pushed himself out of Yoongi’s embrace and ran as fast as he could. He soon found himself outside the bar. He turned in the direction of their apartment and ran.

Yoongi was shocked at the sudden action that he could only stare as Jimin disappeared into the crowd. He quickly came to his senses. He pushed through the crowds and came across Namjoon and Seokjin, who were still being all cuddly.

“Hey guys I have to run. See you at campus.”

“Okay! See you!”

Yoongi ran as fast as he could. He pushed through the crowd of people until he was outside of the club.

Where would have Jimin gone?

And then it clicked.

Home.

He didn’t bother to go fetch the car. He would come back for it in the morning. He just took off running as fast as he could. Even though his lungs were burning, he had to go to Jimin. He had too.

When Jimin arrived at the apartment, he fumbled with the keys and pushed the door open, not even bothering to shut the door all the way. He was shaking violently and crying his eyes out. The voice screamed at him and he felt his chest constrict and the guilt drown him. He stumbled to the kitchen and fell over, running into the wall and sliding to the ground. He curled up into a ball and gripped his chest. Tears streamed down his cheeks as the thoughts clouded his mind. He felt so helpless and vulnerable.

Yoongi arrived in front of the apartment. His lungs were on fire and his body ached. He jogged up the stairs to the second floor and noticed that their apartment door was slightly ajar.

He’s here thank god.

He jogged to the door and pushed it open. Closing it, he heard soft sobs from the kitchen. He walked in and found Jimin curled up on the ground. His small body was shaking violently.

“Jiminie, what’s wrong?” he knelt down and reached out to comfort him, but Jimin shrank away. Yoongi was very concerned now. It wasn’t like Jimin to reject physical contact.

“Jimin? Why are you being like this? Did I do something wrong?” Yoongi asked. His voice laced with fear and despair.

“No hyung no please don’t say that.” Jimin hiccuped in between sobs. “I don’t want you to worry about it hyung. You’ve helped me so much already. I don’t want to be a problem from you anymore, let me deal with it.”

“Jimin you are not a problem! You are my best friend I am always here for you-”

“NO HYUNG YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!” Jimin’s sudden outburst shocked Yoongi into silence. “YOU'VE TAKEN CARE OF ME ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE!! I’VE DONE NOTHING BUT HAVE BEEN SELFISH THE WHOLE TIME! AND EVEN NOW I'M EVEN MORE SELFISH BECAUSE…”

“Jimin you are not selfish! You are not a burden to me at all! I’m your hyung that’s my job-”

“I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!” Jimin screeched, “I'm even more selfish for burdening you with a love you won’t return.”

Jimin didn't know if that was the right thing to say or not, because Yoongi was absolutely silent. Jimin closed his eyes, wishing he hadn't said anything. He then heard Yoongi stand up.

He's gonna leave you look at what you've done!! The voice screamed at him. More tears rolled down his face as squeezed his shut eyes tighter.

All of a sudden, Yoongi grabbed Jimin’s wrist and swiftly pulled him up, slipping his arms around the boy's waist and smoothly connecting their lips. Jimin was shocked at first, but quickly melted into the kiss, gripping the front of Yoongi's shirt. When Yoongi began to move his lips, Jimin eagerly complied, the two moving together at a slow speed. Jimin’s hands slid up Yoongi's neck to rest on his jaw. He tilted his head a bit to deepen the kiss.

Yoongi slipped his tongue effortlessly into Jimin’s mouth, exploring the new territory and twirling it with the younger's tongue. This caused the boy to moan. Yoongi slid his hands down Jimin's to behind his upper thighs, hoisting him up. Jimin immediately wrapped his legs around Yoongi’s waist. Yoongi stepped forward so that Jimin’s back hit the wall with a soft thump. This caused Jimin the let out a quick huff before reconnecting his lips with Yoongi’s, tangling his fingers in the older’s mint green hair. When Jimin tightened his legs, it caused their hardening s to brush briefly. They both hissed in pleasure.

Eventually, the two slowed down, on the account of moving too fast. The desperate make out session turned into a gentle kiss, and then soft pecks on the lips. Yoongi let Jimin slip out of his grip and settle back down on the ground. Hey stepped forward so that Jimin was trapped in between the wall and his body.

“Don't ever say that you are a burden ever again. It hurts me as much as it hurts you or anyone else.” he hands came to rest on Jimin's waist. He reached up with one hand and caressed one of the younger’s cheeks. The boy nuzzled into the warm touch.

“I love you, a lot.” Yoongi spoke after a long while. He rested his forehead with Jimin’s. Jimin’s sparkling eyes stared right into Yoongi’s.

“I love you, too.” he replied before leaning up a bit to connect his lips with Yoongi's in a gentle and loving kiss.

~*~

Warmth crept onto Yoongi’s face. He opened his eyes to find the morning sunlight flooding the bedroom. He felt someone cuddle up next to him and he looked down to find a sleeping Jimin. The memories of the previous night flooded back into his tired brain and he smiled. He reached up and brushed his fingers against Jimin’s warm cheek.

Jimin smiled when he felt the warm touch and his eyes fluttered open. He looked directly into Yoongi’s eyes to find the older gazing at him lovingly.

“Good morning hyung.” he whispered

“Good morning Jimin.”

Yoongi leaned forward and pressed a gentle kiss on Jimin’s plump lips. The boy happily complied, smiling into the kiss as he kissed the older back. When the older pulled away, he stared at Jimin in slight disbelief.

“Is this real?” he mumbled softly. Jimin smiled and pushed himself up so that his hands and knees were on either side on Yoongi and he was hovering above him. He leaned down and kissed Yoongi full on the lips. The older pulled him close so that their bodies are flushed against each other. Jimin moved down to his elbows in order to deepen the kiss.

“Be my boyfriend, please.” Yoongi mumbled into the kiss. Jimin pulled back and thought for a second.

“No~” he said before hopping off Yoongi and running to the door. A wide smile spread across his face.

“Yah! Park Jimin i’m serious!” Jimin only giggled before running out the door. Yoongi leaped out of the bed and ran after Jimin. The younger squealed and ran away from his chaser. He didn’t make it very far though before Yoongi grabbed him by the waist and turned in around, trapping him. Jimin giggle screamed and pushed on Yoongi’s chest, not even trying to get away.

“Seriously Jimin…” Yoongi sounded a bit scared. Jimin smiled softly and pulled Yoongi in for a long, slow kiss.

“Of course I will be your boyfriend.”

Yoongi smiled widely. He then proceeded to tickle the hell out of Jimin, who squirmed and laughed. Yoongi easily joined him. He pulled Jimin into a back hug and pressed kisses in his hair and on his temple. Jimin relaxed into the warm embrace.

“Thank you Jimin.”

“Thank you too, hyung.”