It took a few beats before he answered.

"The truth is I never stopped loving you." Yoongi says with genuine emotion, looking into the eyes of his past lover. The eyes of his sun.

Hoseok has never been more relieved in his life, the sigh that escaped his lips became stuck in his throat when Yoongi asked him, "Do you?" he added on when Hoseok didn't say anything, "do you still love me?"

The younger looked into Yoongi's eyes, the eyes of the man he loves more than words can express. Hell, he had to resist the urge to just cup Yoongi's face and kiss him right there.

He responded with, "Of course I do," no cut appeared, because he still loves Yoongi, "my love for you never left my body, not even once."

Yoongi smiled at the small confession, smiled the gummy smile that resembles Seokyoon's, the smile that made Hoseok swoon with love. With his cheeks pink and heart racing, he says, "I'm sorry for not trying hard enough when it came to us, or-"

Hoseok interrupted him, "Don't be. It was a two way street, we both made mistakes, we both didn't try as much as we could. Can we..." the dark haired male trailed off, his train of thought turning off the rails and landing on a whole new track of thought, "Could we put this past us?" when he saw Yoongi's confused expression, he elaborated, "Our lives are different now, that's a given, but we can't continue to blame each other for why it didn't end up like we wanted it too. I want to be with you again, trust me I really do, but I don't want to just jump head first into a relationship..."

Yoongi listened intently to Hoseok's words, taking subtle glances at Seokyoon with his ears still focused on the younger.

"... If we do everything could spiral, so I want to stay friends for now, re-establish our relationship and go with the flow of how things move. Do I sound crazy or is that a good plan?" Hoseok asked with a breathless laugh, he and Yoongi hadn't talked this much or this peacefully in ages, so it felt refreshing.

The elder thought about what Hoseok said, it made lots of sense. They couldn't jump into a relationship right away or it could end horribly which would leave them even more distant with each other. With this plan set, there won't be expectations and they can move at their own pace. He liked it, he liked the plan a lot.

"You don't sound crazy, and I agree, it's a good plan, Seokie," the nickname slipped out before he could even stop it. This led to an even deeper blush on his pale cheeks, Seokyoon didn't respond to the nickname since the boy was too busy with his toys.

Hoseok blushed as well, his cheeks as dark as Yoongi's, they lit up even more when he willed himself to say, "Thank you, Yoonie."

Both their hearts felt warm, they felt happy, content. They didn't feel the painful regret our ache they used too, it felt good.

They felt good.

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"Not even close, Haneul is an asshole but he was a funny asshole," Hoseok explained with a laugh, which only had Yoongi laughing harder than he already was.

The two decided to just go out and eat with Seokyoon, it was already almost eight and they still wanted to talk to one another either way. So here they are, they find themselves in Sizzle, a restaurant near the center of Seoul which had lots of options and was kid friendly.

Yoongi had just asked Hoseok if Haneul, his ex-boyfriend, was always a dick.

"What about you?" Hoseok asked before taking a bite of his burger, he and SeokYoon ended up getting the same thing; except Seokyoon's was kid sized and Hoseok's was for adults.

You probably guessed it too, they got hamburgers, with fries, and-

"Sprite!" Seokyoon yelled, which had Yoongi giving him a small glare, "I wnt more sprite!" he demanded, which only had Hoseok laughing.

Yoongi rolled his eyes, about to call for the waitress until he saw Hoseok pouring some of his own sprite into the little boy's cup. Seokyoon smiled at him, even saying, "Dank you, Swokie numba 2-ow!" SeokYoon even went as far as putting two fingers up in the air, this resulted in a cut for the little boy since Hoseok wasn't the second Seokie.

"I'm technically number one, but whatever floats your boat, Seok," he proclaimed, giving Yoongi a subtle wink before taking another bite of his burger.

The elder watched his son marvel at the cut on his body, it was his first ever one right on his arm. Seokyoon has had some, but Yoongi always had him fix them by saying the truth for the lie he had stated.

"Seokyoon," he called, the young boy looking at him, "say, 'Swokie numba one' for me." he ignored Hoseok's laugh as he talked to his son.

Seokyoon repeated the words, his cut going away. The little boy giggled before going back to eating his fries.

Hoseok found the interaction adorable, just like Yoongi had found their interaction before.

"What a cute father, I wonder if he'll be as small as you," Hoseok pondered aloud, which had Yoongi glaring at him playfully.

"Shut it, dumbass," Yoongi retaliated, this made Hoseok laugh again.

"DUMBASS!" Seokyoon yelled, his face showing pride.

Hoseok and Yoongi's eyes widened before they yelled.

"NO!"