You were just about to head home after teaching English at a private school in Gangnam when you received a text message from Jungkook asking you if you could stop by BigHit and help him with some English. When you saw the message, a smile quickly spread across your face and you head over to the building that you used to be so familiar with, taking the path that Jungkook always took you on. Even though it had already been over a year, BigHit’s building had barely changed. It was Spring time again, and there were cherry blossoms floating in the air.

When you walk into the building, you see V sitting in the lobby. He stands up when he sees you walk in, and gives you that famous rectangular smile again.

“Oh, noona you're here!” V says excitedly.

“Hey, Taehyung” You greet him, and look around to see if Jungkook is nearby. “Have you seen-?” You were about to ask him if he’s seen Jungkook, but he interrupts you.

“Come with me for a second” V says, while grabbing your hand. He was always really comfortable with skinship, but you still flinch a little when his hand touches yours. V notices your tension and just smiles. “I knew I heard the bell, it was loud as day. Jungkook had to have been deaf if he didn’t hear it” V was half talking to himself as he leads you up to the roof of BigHit’s company building. “Or he just doesn’t have a sixth sense like me.” V chuckles and you were curious to know what the hell he was mumbling to himself about.

When you guys reach the rooftop, V excuses himself saying he’s going to run to the bathroom real quick and just asks you to stay in your spot and not go anywhere.

You sigh and look around at the place, reminded of when Jungkook first took you up here. You were about to walk over and enjoy the view, when you hear someone walk up behind you.

“Noona” The voice was soft and slightly husky; it floated gently in the breeze to your ear. You didn’t have to turn around to know who it was.

“Jungkook, I came to help you…” You begin to turn around, and the sight of Jungkook kind of just makes you forget what you were about to say.

Jungkook was wearing his school uniform and for a second t felt like you were in the Boy in Luv music video or something. He looked young, handsome, cute, clean, and all the adjectives that describes an attractive person, and he smelled of fresh flowers, like always. You stand there feeling a little awkward and out of place, but Jungkook slowly approaches you, eyes never leaving yours.

“You didn’t think I was just going to bring you back to Korea and not officially propose did you?” Jungkook looks at you with that smile that contained the whole world.

He pauses for a second, and takes a deep breath.

“Noona, you’re a beautiful combination of Chinese and Korean. You grew up in America influenced by Western culture in the best ways possible. You’re caring, kind, and intelligent. To me you’re amazing in every way, inside and out. You always say that you never really felt like you had a place you could call home, a safe haven that you could return to at the end of a tiring day or when the world is unfair to you.” He looks down at the ground for a second and then back up at you.

“Noona, I’ll be your home,” He finally says.

You’re speechless at that moment, and you could feel the tear welling up in your eyes, they way they always did when you thought of Jungkook. You look into his eyes that seem to hold all the wonders of the universe. So this is what it felt like to have a home. When Jungkook said those words, you felt like a flower seed that was finally grounded and made a home in the warm nutrient dense soil. You felt safe and protected, and the uncertainty of life was slowly washed away.

“But what about BTS and ARMYs?” You stutter, your voice shaky with hesitation, fearing that he would maybe just turn and realize he was making a stupid decision.

Jungkook pulls you in for a hug. “Bangtan is my life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be apart of it.”

“Many years from now I’ll think back on The Most Beautiful Moment in life and I’ll see an image of the members’ joyful faces glowing with youth, ARMYs waving their bangtan bomb light sticks proudly in the air, and you standing under cherry blossom trees on a spring day, and it’ll make me smile with nostalgia” He continues.

“Jungkook-ah…” You begin to say, but you are at loss for words.

He pulls away and looks you straight in the eyes, hands on both of your shoulders.

“Will you be my girlfriend?” He says, in English while pulling a rose out of his jacket and holding it in front of you. The cuteness overwhelms you and all you can do is nod and smile. Tears roll down your cheeks, but for the first time, they are tears of pure happiness.

Then the rest of the BTS members all come out of their hiding places and begin cheering and whistling to congratulate the young maknae. V starts ruffling Jungkook’s hair and Jimin tackles him for a hug. JHope starts to dance around and RapMon claps his hands. Suga and Jin stand in the back and look at the youngster like proud hyungs.

…

“Bangtan! Annyeonghaseyo, we are Bangtan Sonyeondan!” The BTS members were promoting their latest album at another event in Seoul, and you were watching the live broadcast on TV.

It almost felt like the way you and your roommate used to do the same thing, when you were first being introduced to the group, and seeing them virtually through a screen against your will at the time. Things have definitely changed quite a bit since then. You had recently gotten back in touch with your roommate, who’s planning on moving back to Seoul soon because she finally got a job in the Kpop industry. As hard as it was to believe, she had in some ways achieved her dream of being a makeup artist for Kpop stars. Although she wasn’t working for BigHit and BTS, she did manage to get hired by a smaller company and is now working with some of the new rookie groups.

“So recently, Jungkook has composed several new songs for the new album” The MC was praising Jungkook for his work.

“Haha, yes, the majority of our albums used to be mostly Rap Monster’s work, but I’m glad I’ve been able to contribute more lately” Jungkook says, laughing modestly.

“So what’s your secret?” The MC asks.

“Life” Jungkook says. “Moments in life. The dark and the beautiful.”

“Our maknae has experienced a lot of beautiful things in life lately.” Rap Monster explains. “I always say that if you want to have emotion in your performances, write songs that resonate with your audience, it has to come from real life experience” RapMon says.

"RapMon-ssi, are you referring to Jungkook’s love life?” The MC raises his eyebrows, trying to get a reaction from the crowd, which he gets because there are a lot of whispered and crying that can be heard.

RapMon chuckles and looks down, not really knowing what to do. This was the first time he was actually struggling to be the leader that was able to handle any kind of question thrown at his way, but he was completely at lost for words. Their recent interviews have all felt like treading on thin ice because of the rising chaos in the fandom, and it had only been a mere week since Jungkook announced to the ARMY fandom that he was dating. The reactions had ranged from excitement to utterly insane. Some hardcore ARMYs decided to stop supporting BTS and go as far as threatening to kill the girl they claimed had “poisoned Jungkook’s heart”, but there were also a good amount of ARMYs vowing to protect him and his personal life, and trying to keep the fandom together.

The recent happenings had really taken a toll on you as well, because all of your fears had really sort of come to reality, and it was like the nightmares that were supposed to stop when you woke up never did. But every time you felt like giving up, like maybe you made a wrong decision and this was never meant to be, Jungkook’s soft voice and reassuring words gave you the strength to go on. As dorky and childish as he is, his steady mindset and reliability in times like these, were traits that really transcended his age.

“There isn’t a limit for the amount of love a person can give” Jungkook suddenly says, making the crowd slowly die out. Patiently waiting to hear what the young idol is going to say next. “I know a lot has happened recently, and a lot of you are shocked because of the news. I, myself, know that it will take time for you all to accept the choices I’ve made. But my initial goals have not changed, and they never will. I still want to be your singer, forever, and I really hope that’s something that you’ll allow me to do.” Jungkook takes a deep breath before looking sincerely into the crowd of ARMYs. “I believe the bond between BTS and ARMYs is stronger than anything that tries to break us in this world. ARMY sarangheyo” And then Jungkook makes a heart with his arms and bows 90 degrees.

The crowd is really drowning in their tears now. A bunch of fangirls holding posters of Jungkook’s name are furiously wiping away their tears and shouts words of support. Some of the BTS members have tears in their eyes too. RapMon is still looking down, and a sniffle escapes his expressionless gaze. JHope wipes a tear away from his eyes and clasps his hands together in front of his chest, eyes beaming like a proud mother. V is patting gently on the back of Jimin who is trying hard to hold back his tears. Suga just nods, while looking into the crowd. Jin takes a deep breath, and looks up to prevent tears from flowing out of his eyes.

Even watching through the screen, you couldn’t help but be tugged by your emotions in all different directions. You were home alone, so there was nothing stopping you from bawling your eyes out. Through your own loud hiccups and sniffles, you could still hear the interview continue.

“We will continue to bring you guys great music and amazing performances.” V says, standing up and helping Jungkook straighten up from his 90-degree bow. V looks at the crowd with a determined look. “We hope that you choose to stay by our sides”

“I’ve always said that even if there was only one fan listening to our music, we will still put 100% our energy and love into the songs we compose” Suga cuts in. Before he can say any more, the crowd starts cheering and saying things like “We love you BTS. We’ll always support you!!”

“Ah, you guys are still young and have a lot of life experiences coming your way.” The MC finally says, when he realizes the atmosphere is starting to lighten up. “Wait until you get to my age, your songs will be out of this world” He jokes, making the crowd slowly start to laugh again.

…

I can’t believe some fans are so selfish and delusional that they think their oppas belong to them.

It’s basically torture to force them to stay single forever.

Yeah, I’m happy that Jungkook oppa finally found someone that gives him happiness and strength the same way he provides it for us.

He’s glowing these days. I’m just happy he’s happy because that boy deserves the world.

“See that?” Jungkook looks up from his phone where he was reading supporting comments from fans.

You guys were sitting on the couch in your living room on a day off. It was the first time Jungkook had ever been to your apartment, but all nervousness and self conscious feelings you had about whether he would like your furniture/does the room smell weird/is this situation awkward….all disappeared when he walked in and just plopped down on your couch like he’d been to your place a million times and it was all very normal.

“Jungkook-ah, you don’t have to try so hard to reassure me that everything is working out.” You say, leaning back and sighing. You had already accepted that being with Jungkook was want you wanted, no matter what stood in the way. “I trust you. I’d go with you the end of the world, and even when we get there, I wouldn’t let go of your hand.” You say, giving him a smile.

He smiles back, showing his adorably familiar bunny teeth. He leans in and kisses you on the cheek, making you blush because you still weren’t used to this type of intimacy. Seeing how nervous you were, he playfully ruffles your hair, which makes you snap back to reality.

“Ya, I’m your noona” You say, reminding him who the older one of the relationship was.

“Hahaha” Jungkook’s obnoxiously cute laugh echoes through the living room. “I wouldn’t mind if you called me ‘oppa’ though,” He says with a smirk now.

“You sure about that?” You say, raising an eyebrow. You and the whole ARMY fandom knows he hates being called oppa. “Jungkook…opppaaa” You say, with as cringy of a fake agyeo voice as you can manage. After saying that, you make fake gagging sounds, and even Jungkook winces at the cringyness.

“I take that back” Jungkook says. “Let’s stick with ‘Jungkook-ah’” You both laugh.

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