You're now back in his apartment sitting on his bed as you two watch TV.

You're laid back while Taehyung has his head rested on your stomach. He stares over at the screen while you run your fingers through his hair.

"Tae?" you question. He shifts on the bed, wrapping his arm around your waist. Pulling you closer to him, he muffles out a 'hm' under his breath. "Are you ready to talk about it some more?" you question. He nods his head softly.

"Yeah..." his voice comes out small, weak.

"So, what ended up happening after the accident? Is she okay?" you question. He shrugs a shoulder before burying his face further into your shirt as he hugs you tightly.

"After the accident, she was stuck in the hospital for about three weeks. They tried to help but nothing worked so she's paralyzed for life." He reaches a hand up to wipe a few tears off of his face. "I would visit her every day after work but one day she resented me so much for what happened that she cussed me out and broke up with me. I wouldn't leave my house for a month and lost my job because I wasn't showing up." He states.

"But... why did she blame you? It wasn't your fault; you weren't the one who hit her from behind. If I were her, I'd be mad at the car that hit you." You shake your head. "What ever happened to that driver, by the way?"

"He got arrested." He sighs before looking up at you. His eyes resemble puppy dog eyes as he stares up at you. You'd kill to kiss him right now. "He was a drunk driver and trust me, I would've assumed she would blame him for it. I guess it was just easier for her to blame me because I was her boyfriend at the time." He shrugs. You stare down at him and frown.

"That's... I'm not going to lie to you, that's really fucked up." You state before shaking your head. "Her taking her anger out on you just because you were her boyfriend at the time? What a bitch." You say.

You watch as his eyes widen when you say that. You immediately widen your eyes as well and shake your head.

"I-I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have called her that." You say, shaking your head. After a few seconds of staring at you, he begins to laugh loudly. Widening your eyes, you stare at him in shock as he continues to laugh.

"N-no." he says while laughing and holding his hands up. His laughter causes you to relax a little. Your stomach shakes while he laughs. "It's okay, I-I needed that."

You gently comb your fingertips through his hair as he stares up at you for a few seconds. He then takes a deep breath and lifts his head from your stomach. He uses one of his forearms to lift his upper body from the bed.

As he sits up straight, he stares over at you and begins sitting in the Criss-cross applesauce position. Tilting his head to the side, he begins speaking again.

"Y/N, I have a question." He states.

"Yes?" you ask while staring over at him, giving him a small grin.

"Why are you still here?" he questions. You furrow your eyebrows as you stare over at you.

"What do you mean?" you question.

"You just found out that I paralyzed my ex-girlfriend, practically ruining her life." He says before looking down at the bed sheets. He then takes a deep breath and bites onto his lower lip. "Why are you still here despite knowing all of that?"

"Because, once again, that wasn't your fault." You reason. "You didn't do anything wrong. Yes, you would always remind her to wear her helmet and I know you feel bad about not reminding her. However, she can make her own decisions and you shouldn't be obligated to remind her to do things." You shrug your shoulders as you say this.

He merely blinks before softly grinning.

"Okay..." he says before grinning. He then looks over at his alarm clock by his bed before you see his smile drop. "Oh gosh... it's really late." Your eyes follow his as you stare at the clock.

"Damn, you're right." You begin reaching for your things. He stops you by gently taking your hand.

"No... don't go." He says while furrowing his eyebrows. Then, he begins to get up from the bed and gestures towards his door. "I'm going to get you some blankets and an extra pillow and I'll sleep on the couch tonight. Give me a sec." He then walks out of the room, closing the door behind him. You stare over at the door before taking a second to look around his room.

His room has one wall painted dark blue while the rest are an eggshell shade. He has a black headboard with drawers on the bottom of the bedframe, most likely containing some of his clothing.

There's a black, tall lamp by his bed and a miniature version of that lamp on a black bedside table on the other side of the bed.

He has a large TV hung up on his wall near his closet.

You see two different ceramic sculptures sitting on a tiny entertainment center below the TV. One is a flower painted a dark blue to match the wall. The other is a bear painted a light blue shade with some writing he has underneath it.

Winter Bear.

You smile to yourself softly as you see that.

In between the two ceramic sculptures is a record player with one record placed on top of it: the one and only Frank Sinatra.

Sighing to yourself, you look down at his black, silk sheets. Running your fingers along some of the creases in the sheets, you grin to yourself.

The door then opens and you look up to see the little bit of light peeking through the small crack in the door. The one and only Park Jimin is standing there.

You smile up at him and give him a small wave. He slowly opens the door fully before stepping into the  room with you. He gives you a smile before quietly closing the door behind him.

"Hey, Y/N." he says before stuffing his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants. He then steps towards the bed before sitting at the foot of Taehyung's bed. You look over at him before slightly turning your body to fully face him.

"Hi." You say.

"So... how'd you get him to get you?" he questions, smiling so widely that his eyes squint into a crescent shape.

"Well, he always wants to make sure I'm safe when I go on dates with random guys... so I set up a date with a guy that I already knew was horrible." You say while laughing.

"And, let me guess, he showed up right away when he realized how bad it was?" you nod your head as he asks this. "Smart."

"Thank you." You grin.

"Just curious, how bad was this date?" he questions.

"Oh, it was bad." You emphasize while widening your eyes when you say the word 'bad.' "It was 'chewing with his mouth open, bad hygiene, talking about his ex-girlfriend, and nearly starting a fight with the waiter and I' bad." You explain.

"Jesus Christ..." Jimin says while laughing loudly. He leans back on the bed while laughing, nearly losing  his balance and falling off the bed. He then reaches over and grips onto the edge of the bed to prevent his fall. "That's... yeah, that's the worst date I think I've ever heard of. Might as well have been on a date with a serial killer." He says while laughing.

"Whoa... no." you say while shaking your head. "Serial killer is definitely worse." He shrugs before nodding his head.

"Yeah... true." He then takes a deep breath, placing his hand on his stomach. "Wow... I haven't laughed that hard in a few weeks, Y/N. Thank you for that." He smiles before shaking his head.

"Any time, I'm always here to entertain." You tease.

When Jimin goes to open his mouth, the door fully opens.

"Hey, I also found a brand new toothbrush for you to u-" You hear Taehyung's deep voice come to a pause. His mouth remains open for a few seconds as he sees Jimin sitting on his bed. "Oh, hey." He says before giving Jimin a small smile.

"Hey." Jimin responds before gesturing towards you. "So, is Y/N staying for the night?" he questions while looking at Taehyung.

"Oh, yeah. It's really late and I thought it wouldn't be safe to be taking her home at this hour." Taehyung responds. "So, I'm sleeping on the couch tonight and Y/N is going to sleep on my bed."

"Okay." Jimin says while smiling sneakily over at Taehyung. He then looks over at you before getting up from the foot of Taehyung's bed. "Well, let me know if you need anything, Y/N. Goodnight." He then makes his way towards the door. Taehyung steps aside as Jimin exits his room.

While exiting, Jimin gives you a wave and a thumbs up before closing the door behind him.

"He wasn't flirting with you, was he?" Taehyung questions. You shake your head and let out a soft laugh.

"No, why would you think that?" you question.

"Because he's a flirt and every time we go out, Jimin has women and men drooling over him." He says while laughing before he steps towards the bed. He then sits down next to you and hands you the brand new toothbrush he found. "Also, here."

"Thanks." You say while taking the toothbrush. You stare down at the toothbrush for a few seconds before he speaks again.

"Jimin's the one who told you, isn't he?" he immediately questions. You let out a soft laugh and nod your head.

"Yes but don't tell him that I ratted him out." You say. He laughs and shakes his head.

"I won't." he says before looking over at you. You two make eye contact and stare into each other's eyes for a few seconds. You then lick your lips and watch as Taehyung's eyes immediately drift to your lips as you lick them. His lips then part as he stares at your mouth.

After a few seconds of staring at your lips, he then leans forward. Placing one hand on the side of your face, he allows his lips to crash onto yours.

Your breath comes to a halt as your lips move together. Your heart stalls for a second before it begins beating faster. Your stomach drops, resembling the feeling of going down a steep portion of a rollercoaster in a swift drop.

Reaching your hands up, you wrap your arms around the back of his neck. His other hand finds its way to your waist as he gently rests it there, using your hip as an anchor to keep you close to him.

Once he pulls away, you inhale a sharp breath and stare at him. He stares at you, his eyes shifting between your eyes and your lips as he licks his.

You then lean back in, giving him another kiss. However, this time is not as heated. It's a sweet, gentle peck on his lips.

Once you pull away, he mimics what you did before pulling away. He then gets up and gestures towards his record player.

"I have some Frank Sinatra records you can play in case you can't sleep." He says. "I'll be in the living room if you need anything and Jimin's also across the hall too."

"Okay, thank you." You smile up at him.

"Oh! I almost forgot." He gets up and gets onto his knees next to the bed. He then opens up one of the drawers on his bedframe. Gathering a loose t-shirt and some shorts, he neatly folds them before handing them to you. "Here, you can wear these if it's more comfortable to sleep in." You smile and nod your head.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." He then gets up, leaning down to press his lips against your temple. "Goodnight, Y/N." You smile and place the clothes on your lap while staring up at him as he pulls away.

"Goodnight, Tae." He smiles before walking out of his bedroom, closing the door behind him.

You stare at the door for a few seconds before looking down at his clothes. Smiling, you walk towards his door and lock it as you get ready to change into his clothes to sleep for the night.

*****
Now onto what's going on in the world:

There was a lesbian couple out in public who were murdered in Hong Kong. Their names were Fang Xiaotong and Liu Jixi. They were at the mall when some man thought he had the right to stab these two women with a knife. The public bystanders stood there and watched and didn't interfere while this couple was attacked. Mind you, we are in PRIDE MONTH and these things happen every day but especially during this month unfortunately. Not to mention that all news sources covering the story keep calling the two women "friends" and are refusing to acknowledge that these two were in a relationship. The saddest part about this is the fact that we're in 2023 and are being murdered for being ourselves, and even when members of the LGBTQ+ community are killed, even news outlets refuse to acknowledge their relationship and called them friends.

I hope all of you are doing well despite hearing this news. I purple all of you so much and hope you're all taking care of yourselves.

I had something traumatic happen to me yesterday so my mental health has been a little affected by it. I'm hoping it passes soon so I can go back to my mental health being decent again. Regardless, I hope you all are okay.

I love you
Kim 💜