Yoongi wasn’t the most affectionate member in the group. He didn’t like sentimental things because he doesn’t know how to respond to them.

Yes, occasionally fans will catch the rare moments where he will dance excitedly with Hoseok, or casually throwing an arm around Jimin, even fixing Taehyung’s hair or clothes. The maknae line is used to it because he does it all the time with them.

It’s just the public display of affection that get’s to him.

He tries. He was practically lectured by their managers to show a bit more skinship for fan service. Word was going around that he didn’t like the members. He was the typically ‘brooding’ member in the group.

Yes he does brood, but he most definitely liked s.

So to confess that he took care of them privately was completely true. Especially for Taehyung, the groups’ koala bear that can’t live without constant human to human contact. The one that always lays his head in Hoseok’s lap, puts his head on Jimin’s shoulder, sleeping with Jungkook, or sharing everything with Namjoon.

So he enjoys the little moments when this second youngest maknae would take his hand in public, because Taehyung knows that’s as much as he can initiate without him tensing up. But it makes the younger elated when the older initiates hand holding hands or even his wrist.

And he doesn’t even mind it that neither of them let go fo