The plane has landed and you're now standing at the exit, ready to greet the boys as they head off the plane. You're dreading standing here knowing the fact that this may be the last flight you're on with them for a while. Usually your time off is about eleven days off per month, or twelve if your boss is generous that month. However, you're not sure if you'll be off for twelve days and then put onto a different set of flights to stay as far away from the boys as physically possible to protect them.

It's all up to your boss and the boys' management.

You let out a soft sigh as you feel your heart sink to your stomach at the thought of being away from your new friends and boyfriend for that long. These boys mean a lot to you. They've helped you out of some dark places in your life before you even met them. And now that you've met them? They've helped you even more than you could have ever imagined.

You see the boys starting to stand up, causing you to immediately put a smile on your face, ridding your facial expressions of any sadness or stress to not worry them.

Not that Hoseok would fall for this fake smile, because you know he won't.

Namjoon is the first to approach, carrying his luggage with him. He glances over at the gate, looking to make sure no one is there before he lets go of the handle on his rolling luggage to step forward and embrace you into a hug. You're taken aback by this before you realize what he's doing.

He's being the typical kind and comforting Namjoon. The same Namjoon whose lyrics can heal others. The same Namjoon who always finds the best in ARMY. The same Namjoon who reminds ARMY of their worth every single time he interacts with them. The same Namjoon who always tells ARMY that-

"It's going to be okay." He mumbles while hugging you.

That. The same Namjoon who tells ARMY that. Somehow, he always manages to know how ARMY is feeling, just like that. And he always provides some guidance and comfort. He read my mind.

You smile softly as you hear him say this and nod your head, tears starting to form in your eyes before you quickly blink them away, not wanting to worry any of the members. Especially Hoseok.

You watch as he pulls away from the hug. He's sporting his usual dimple smile. It causes you to smile.

"We'll get this sorted out, alright?" he reassures. "Like our manager said, with time, this problem should go away." You nod.

"You always know what to say to make everyone feel better, don't you?" you question. He smiles before shrugging.

"Not really. I just say what I know."

"And you know a lot of things. You're really bright." You respond, causing him to shake his head, smile growing wider.

"Then it should make you feel better by me saying that I know this will work out in our favor in the end." You nod.

"It does."

"Good." He says, nodding his head before looking behind him as he sees the next member coming: Seokjin. "We'll see you soon." You nod and watch as he steps towards the gate, glancing back one last time to wave at you. You wave back before looking over at Seokjin as he approaches.

He, like Namjoon, stops before he's about to exit.

"You're going to miss this handsome face, aren't you?" he questions, causing you to immediately laugh before nodding your head.

"There's another handsome face that I'll miss more though." You say while nodding your head towards the back of the plane where Hoseok still is. He smiles and nods.

"No surprise there." He says before letting out a soft sigh as he looks down at the floor for a second before looking up at you again. "Do you need one last dad joke to last you until we can see you again?" he questions. You let out a soft laugh and nod your head immediately.

"Yeah, I definitely could use one." He pauses for a second, taking some time to think of one.

"Ah, I have one. This should definitely make you smile because it involves the title of one of our songs." He says before clearing his throat to start telling the joke. "Did you hear the rumor about butter?" he questions. You tilt your head to the side, curious as to where this is going before shaking your head. Jin makes an offended face before speaking. "Well, I'm not going to spread it."

You stare up at him for a few seconds before smiling widely and shaking your head.

"That was so bad." You respond before reaching a hand up to cover your face. He lets out a soft laugh and you can practically hear his shoulders shaking based on how his laugh sounds.

"Bad enough to make you laugh every time you think about how bad it was?" he questions. You nod. "Good. I wanted to tell you one that'll make you laugh for however many days that we don't see you." You smile.

"Thank you." He shakes his head.

"Thank you." He responds. "We appreciate you a lot, Y/N. We're going to make sure that we can get you back on a flight with us as soon as this all dies down." You nod and he then leans in to give you a quick hug. You smile and hug him back before resting your chin on one of his broad shoulders. You let out a soft sigh before pulling away from the hug. You watch as he starts walking down the runway to head into the airport.

"Stay handsome." You say. He scoffs before looking back at you.

"Oh please, as if that could change." You smile as he says this before looking in front of you again. You see Yoongi approaching next.

He steps up to you, stares at you for a few seconds before he steps forward to embrace you as well. You smile before embracing him back, already knowing that Yoongi tends to show affection more through small gestures rather than through words most of the time.

"It'll work out." He mumbles before pulling away. You nod your head and feel yourself tearing up again. He shakes his head quickly. "No, don't cry." He says.

"You're all making it hard not to." You respond. He stares at you for a few seconds.

"Hoseok can still FaceTime you and we can all get your number from him to check on you. There's solutions." He responds. You nod. He gives you a small smile before starting to make his way off the plane too.

Jungkook.

He approaches you and stares at you for a few seconds, his eyes shining with tears. He's holding something in his hand.

Before you can get a glance of it, he pulls you into a hug.

"Y/N, we'll see you soon. Fighting." He says before pulling away from the hug. He holds up the item in his hand. It's a piece of paper upon first glance. However, when he lifts it, you realize that it's a picture. "I was going to wait until the end of the tour to give this to you on our last flight together but I think now is a good time." He says before handing it to you.

You stare down at the picture.

It's a picture of you and Hoseok talking on the beach from the one time you ran into them. In the background, the other members, excluding Jungkook, are in the picture.

The picture causes you to tear up and you look up at Jungkook.

"Jungkook, that's so sweet. Thank you." He smiles and nods.

"You're welcome. I'm sure the other members have already told you about how it'll be okay. I trust them and I know that they're right." He says. "We'll see you soon." He says before making his way off of the plane. You nod your head before looking down at the picture again.

Taehyung approaches next.

He stares at you for a few seconds before smiling.

"Please make sure you say hi to me and everyone else when you FaceTime Hoseok while we wait for this all to settle down." you smile and nod when he says this.

"You know I will." You respond. He smiles and nods his head before giving you another hug.

"I'm going to give you as much strength as I can to my power. We'll be able to be around each other again soon." He states before pulling away from the hug. You smile and nod your head and watch as he makes his way down the runway.

Jimin approaches next and he has tears present in his eyes. Your shoulders immediately slump when you see this.

He stares over at you before he immediately pulls you into a hug that seems to be extra tight.

"We love you ARMY." He whispers into your ear, causing you to feel some tears forming in your eyes again. "It'll be okay. Promise." He says as you hug him back and nod your head.

Now, you can't contain the tears and they flow down your face.

When Jimin pulls away, he sees your tears and his begin falling as well. He smiles softly before reaching forward, allowing his small thumb to remove one of the tears on your face.

That's Jimin. Thinking of others before himself.

You immediately do the same for him and remove a tear from his face.

"You may think of others first but ARMY will always think of you first. All of you." You say. He smiles before he gives you one last hug. You hug him back before watching as he pulls away to make his way to the runway.

I've been dreading this one the most.

Hoseok.

He approaches, head held down and his usual bright smile gone. As he stares over at you, you stare up at him and the two of you can't seem to find the right words to say.

On one hand, you know that you'll see each other again and will maintain contact with each other.

On the other, you don't know when you'll see each other in person or how often you two will be able to contact each other.

Hoseok opens his mouth in an attempt to say something but nothing comes out.

Instead, he closes his mouth again and reaches his hand up, cupping your face in his hand and pressing his lips against yours. You comply and kiss him back, hands reaching for his loose shirt to pull him closer to you.

You two continue kissing for about a minute before Hoseok pulls away, knowing that he wouldn't be able to contain himself if he went any longer.

"I'll miss you." You're the one who has the courage to speak first. Hoseok gulps.

"I'll miss you too." He says before he places his hands onto your shoulders, leaning down to stare more deeply into your eyes. "Call me often, okay? I don't care if you call me right before I'm about to fall asleep. Call me." he says.

"I'll call you." You confirm.

"Often?" You laugh softly as you hear him say this.

"I'll try twice a day." You say. He smiles and nods his head before you watch as his face snaps into realization.

"Ah! I have something to give you." He says before reaching into his bag. "Take this." He says while giving you a bag.

"What's in it?" you ask while going to open it. He stops you.

"Don't open it yet." He says before gesturing down to it. "It has a couple of things that I wanted you to have for the moments that you miss me or feel alone." He says.

"Alone?" He nods.

"Y/N, I know you a lot better than you think I do. I know you get lonely when you're by yourself sometimes. I know you cry yourself to sleep because you think there's no one around who cares about you because of your parents." He says before resting his hands on your shoulders again. "We care about you." He says while staring deeply into your eyes.

You stare into his eyes and feel more tears forming.

"Aish..." he says before removing his hands from your shoulders to place them on your face, using his thumbs to wipe away the tears that are now trailing down your cheeks. "We love you and you're important to us." He says, referring to himself and the other members.

"I love you." You say. "I mean- I know it's too soon to be saying that but-"

"I love you." He says. "We've been together for months, Y/N. It's not too soon. I care about you and you make me happy. You support me and help me through dark days. I love you." He says.

You smile and sniffle as you stare up at him.

"I'll call you after I talk to my boss." You say. He nods.

"We're going to get you back onto these flights. Our manager is already doing damage control right now for the situation." He says. "I just need you to hang in there and I'll do the same. We'll be back on a flight together before you know it okay?" he says. You nod.

"And we'll be having sex in the airplane bathroom again before we know it?" you question, taking the opportunity to make a joke. He lets out a loud laugh before nodding his head.

"Yes, baby." He says before smiling and leaning in to kiss you once again. "I'll see you soon." You nod and smile before watching as he keeps his hands on your face, his eyes scanning every detail of it. Once he does this, he removes his hands from your face and places one on the back of your head, pulling it to him. He places one last kiss on your forehead before smiling down at you.

You watch as the man steps away and makes his way down the runway towards the airport. He takes another glance back and smiles before giving you a wave.

You wave back before your shoulders slump once more.

Alone again.

*****
I'm so proud of our boys for going to the White House and giving a speech for AAPI month. Also seeing them being given the credit and recognition that the music industry constantly refuses to give them makes this whole Scammy situation irrelevant. Biden literally told them that it's the message they're sending out there that needs to be heard and that's why he wanted them to speak.

Speaking of being proud, it's now June. Happy pride month to all of my fellow LGBTQ+ members! I'm proud of all of you, and I'm proud to be a part of this community. I'm proud of the struggles that this community has gotten through and I'm here to support the community through any of the struggles that the world may give us. This community is strong and powerful and I know that we are going to continue to change things for the better.

Since I know a lot of people tend to use pride month to come out, I want to remind everyone that everyone has a right to come out on their own terms. If someone doesn't feel comfortable coming out, leave that choice to them. Also, just because someone has not come out to anyone yet doesn't mean they can't celebrate pride month. This month is for everyone, whether they are out or not.

It's now been roughly 5 years since I have been out as bisexual, so this is a really special pride month for me. 5 years is a long time but also feels like just yesterday.

I hope all of you are doing well and are healthy, happy, safe, and thriving.

I purple you!
Kim 💜