Inspired by this post.

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Yoongi's Pov:

Boredom. That's the only word he'd use to describe his philosophy class. He signed up for the class because he needed an extra credit to graduate and he thought it wouldn't be the hardest class to sit through, you know, with interesting concepts and questioning the universe and all, but he was wrong. This class was boring.  

"Solipsism is the belief that everything around you was created by your mind. It is sometimes expressed as the view that 'I am the only mind which exists,' or 'My mental states are the only mental states.' Let's put it into perspective and go into why exactly someone might fall into this belief." At this point in the lecture, Yoongi would've already clocked out mentally, but this topic, in particular, had peeked his interest. "Let's say a nuclear explosion happened and wiped out everyone except you and the one you love the most in life, how lucky are you?" Students chuckle and so does the teacher. "Because only the one you love most and you survived, you're going to start wondering why. Why you? Why them? Why were you the only lucky one?

"One answer is simple. This is all made up. It's all in your head. This is Solipsism." The teacher pauses for a second, amused at how quiet and engaged we're all being and lets it sink in for a second the true length of his words. "I'd like you to get with a partner and discuss this belief to make sure you all understand it." 

Oh yeah, the other reason he signed up for the class, Y/n. Y/n's been his best friend since middle school, but after the summer before freshman year she grew up a bit, turned into more of girl and Yoongi noticed. Since then, he's had a crush on her, but he wouldn't dare tell her. They're in their senior year now, and this class was just another excuse to spend time with her. She makes her way over to his desk and pulls up a chair.

"I think this belief is bullshit," is the first thing that comes out of her mouth. Not phased, he smiles and shakes his head. "You think so? I like it, what do you have against it?" She smiles and rolls her eyes. "If it was all in our heads, why are there things that we all know about? Why are there things that intertwine with everyone else's reality?" He frowns, curious and amused. "What do you mean?"

"Like Spongebob! Everyone knows what Spongebob is, you don't even have to like Spongebob, but you definitely know what it is because we've all seen it at least once." He laughs and shakes his head again. "Y/n, this belief isn't that every single person has their own universes in their heads. It's about one person having a world in their head. Let's say all of this was a figment of Mr. Class President Kim Namjoon's head," He gestures to the president himself, smiling and discussing philosophy with the teacher. "You'd be made up, I'd be made up, the teacher would be made up, the school, Spongebob, everything belongs to his mentality! We all just play a part in his little universe." 

Y/n still isn't quite convinced as she argues, "But I know I'm real! I'm real, I can think my own thoughts, I can't live my own life, I breathe my own breath, I live my own life! He doesn't even know the beginning of who I am, Yoongs, that's all impossible." He wiggles his eyebrows and giggles, "That's what he wants you to believe." She scowls and grunts, slumping in her chair. "Stop messing with my brain, Min Yoongi."  He chuckles and shrugs, "You decided to take this class." She rolls her eyes, but he continues, "I mean, think about it. What in your life doesn't feel real? What could possibly be made up by your brain?" 

"Well, that one time when my family and I were in a car crash, I have no idea how we survived. You saw the car! It was a miracle." Yoongi smiles and nods. "Now think about it in the terms of solipsism. That was all in your head. You made that happen and you made everyone survive. That was all your doing." Y/n frowns, stumped. "Goddamnit, I didn't want you to convince me of another philosophical concept, but you did. This class fucks with my brain," she pauses and points at the teacher, "And if solipsism exists, this is all his doing."

Perfectly on cue Y/n and the teacher catch eyes, and he smiles eerily at her, like he knows exactly what's going on. Her eyes grow big and she looks away quickly. Yoongi cracks up, gasping for air the more he laughs. Y/n hits his arm as Yoongi starts to calm down. "Hey, what about you? What is to good to be true in your life? Who's 'the one you love most' in life? Who would be in your post apocalyptic solipsism scenario?" He gets serious and looks down at his hands, pondering the question, almost lingering on it, before looking up and smiling.

"You."

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I have been working on this for quite sometime and I'm really happy with how it turned out! I hope you guys liked it too.

I'm on Christmas break so I'll be trying to get stuff out asap!

Happy holidays to whatever it is you celebrate 💕