"What troubles you, my child?"

Taehyung takes slight comfort in the priest's kind tone. Tae isn't a religious person, but his boyfriend goes to church regularly and seems to always come back looking more cheerful, so here he is, trying it out.

"Sir... do you think it is possible to be in love with two people at once? And not in the I-love-my-partner-and-I-also-love-god kind of way. Do you know what I mean? There are two people that make me happy."

"Are you in a polygamous relationship?"

"I'm cheating on my boyfriend."

"Alright, so the answer to my question would be no."

"I'm sorry, I don't know how church works, how I should talk to you... My boyfriend comes here every Sunday. He's a good guy."

"Then may I ask why you're cheating on him?"

", I don't know. Oh , I said '' in a church. Oh my god. Wait, can I say 'oh my god'? OH MY GOD."

Tae thunks his head on the wooden counter in front of him. He can sense that the priest is not amused. It feels like he screwed up this visit too, just like how he has screwed up his relationship. He thinks about Jungkook and the adoration he can see in Jungkook's eyes every time they're together. He feels loved. He knows Jungkook has had a crush on him for years now, and he took advantage of that one drunken, lonely night.

He had told himself it would just be that one time. But that one time became twice, then thrice, and then it was every other day. And by then h