==thirty-eight==

"I thought it was all me"

"You must like me a lot then." You concluded, not realising that the statement could be very flustering for you soulmate, whose ears had started turning pink by now.

Carefully, you dated to step closer to him, which made him look at you.

"But why do you doubt yourself so much, huh?"

"What-"

"I definitely noticed the way you were started to doubt and get upset at yourself when I didn't say anything. And I've never felt so guilty in my life before that moment."

His gaze dropped to the floor yet again.

"You have so many people who will never get tired of telling you how much they love you. And you deserve it, you know? And if I hadn't liked you even when you did, it would be my loss for not considering the feelings of a person who is as hardworking, strong, and cheerful as you.
You're so confident on stage, or whenever you're in front of your fans. But why do you give yourself away to your insecurities whenever you're by yourself? You do not have to be insecure about anything. You do not always have to be perfect. And it would be so much easier to be yourself both on and off the screen, wouldn't it?"

He nodded slowly, lifting his head up again.

You offered him a small smile.

"It's never your fault if someone doesn't understand your worth and cherish your love. It's just because they don't deserve you, and because you deserve better."

"I'd rather have you apply for being my personal counselor who should be with me at all times because you're damn good with words."

He smiled back, leaning towards you. You eyes widened as the distance between your faces kept decreasing, and you suddenly turned away, scoffing to hide your flustered state.

"Do you even listen to what I say?"

"I listen to you only." He winked.

This time, it was you who wanted to escape the tension between the two of you, and run away. Your eyes wandered around the room, trying to focus on anything other than how close he was to you.

"Oh crap."

You froze at the familiar voice behind you, and Seokjin immediately moved back, staring at the intruder in shock.

"I shouldn't have been worried about whatever the hell was going on here because eww."

You turned around to find Yoongi feigning an expression of disgust at the both of you.

"Can you guys just go and do all the mushy stuff somewhere else? I need a place to sleep tonight."

"Y-you said you'd come if  I called you." You accused.

"Yeah, but you were taking too long. I came here to tell you guys to take your lover's spat out of my room so that I could rest my brain for a while."

"What do you mean you were going to call him?" Seokjin asked you.

"Oh, about that, we were the ones who came up with an ingenious plan to get you two together. But you don't deserve to be helped after all the rotten jokes I've had to hear from you for all these years." Yoongi answered for you, leaning by the wall.

"And you don't deserve to sleep in this room after you've mocked my exquisite sense of humour." His roommate glared at him.

"Uh, I guess I'll... take my leave." You interrupted with an awkward chuckle.

"Yeah you should. Goodness knows what you two would've done to this sacred room if it wasn't for me arriving on time."

"Shut up." Jin muttered under his breath, his hands immediately reaching up to cover his ears.

"I never talk that much to begin with, my friend."

"Well, you're surely talking a lot today."

"Guys." You held up a hand, turning to Yoongi.

"Thanks for all the help."

He just nodded in acknowledgement, and you timidly stepped towards the open door, before turning back to glance at your soulmate.

"Continue." Was the last thing you said before shutting the door, leaving the two boys to have a useless argument over nothing in particular.

Sighing as you walked through the lobby, you finally felt relieved after ensuring that things were better between the two of you.

In no time, you were back in your room, being awarded with amused gazes as soon as you walked in.

"After everything we went through, how could you make up so easily ?" Taehyung remarked, clutching his heart dramatically.

"This is not a tv drama, Taehyung." Jimin nudged him, shaking his head.

Your eyebrows shot up. "You guys- how did you know?"

"Yoongi texted us that he could hear you both flirting from outside the room." Jungkook replied, scoffing.

"Poor man went through the pain of getting the hotel staff to give him a spare key card because he somehow thought the both of you were going to end up ripping each other's hair off."

Namjoon stood up from his seat on the armchair.
"It's all sorted now, right?"

You nodded with a small smile.

Sighs of relief filled the room.

"Pink fairy must be over the moon right now." Jimin remarked, standing up too, as jungkook finally stretched his cramped legs after finally not being squished to one side of the couch.

"This cupid shit is tiring me out. I need some sleep."
It was quite unusual for someone like Hoseok to make such a statement, but no one seemed to care as they all simultaneously abandoned their spots, ready to back to the comfort of their rooms.

"Good night, everyone." Jungkook mumbled, doing a few stretches as he waddled towards the door, followed by everyone else as you thanked them for staying up and helping you out.

The room became eerily quiet, now that there were no six men to cause verbal chaos. You took a deep breath, feeling the exhaustion kicking in as you plopped down on the mattress.

It wasn't long before your phone buzzed, the screen showing a notification from Ara.

Ara:
I know it's probably nighttime for you
But I hope you're okay

Also I'M GETTING BORED AS HELL WITHOUT YOU 😤
call me whenever you have some time to spare <3

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You smiled reading her messages, texting back to tell her that you would definitely call her the next day.

Meanwhile, another notification showed up on the screen, making your heart stop for a moment.

Jin:

Seokjinie needed a goodnight hug :(
Make sure to give him one tomorrow morning 💖

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And it was that exact moment when Soeun chose to come back, grimacing as she glanced at your phone's screen.

"Goodness. One text from that boy and you're a blushing mess."

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CAUTION: please blame min yoongi for being such a cockblocker and not me because jinjin would've kissed her otherwise 😗✌️

(also, using y/n feels so cringy now i wanna disappear 😫)

okay story time-

y'all wanna know something? i actually scored a cpi of 10 in my first semester of college WHICH LITERALLY MEANS I SCORED 100% WHAT THE ACTUAL FRICKITY FRACK HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE HALF OF THE SUBJECTS WERE COMPLETELY NEW FOR ME AND I'M THE ONLY STUDENT WHO HAS THAT SCORE I'M MALFUNCTIONING

this actually makes me want to study hard yeet i actually feel motivated for once in my life 😱

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stay safe and take care, loves <3