goodmorning/night. how are you? i hope you're doing okay. don't forget to eat and rest. i know times are tough right now but you'll make it. don't forget you're beautiful and i purple you !
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"are you excited to see?" taehyung asked.

"what is there to be excited about?" jimin hummed. "i don't see what's so big about this." jungkook smiled. "jiminie doesn't care. haven't you noticed, he's in love with yoongi. who i would also assume is in love with him. yet, you're scared, aren't you? you're scared that you've fallen so deep than maybe all this time he's just playing with you. that's why, this book thing doesn't have a meaning anymore. you know, after this whole ordeal is over he'll either stay or leave. there would be a winner. no, pardon me, two losers. winning doesn't have a meaning when your heart is on the line." jungkook finished.

jimin stared at him, eyes widened. "y-you're wrong." he tried to defend himself. "i don't love him, i have a beautiful wife, one who i love with all my heart."

"jimin, tell me. are you happy with him?" jungkook asked. taehyung didn't dare to interrupt. "why does it matter if i am. this is wrong. i can't love a man, it's wrong." he yelled and then realised what he said. "i-i'm sorry." he apologised. "what's there to apologise for? for lying to yourself? open your eyes." jungkook argued. "i'm so tired, i'm tired of seeing people lie to themselves because they can't accept that they have different preferences. it doesn't fucking matter. if you love him then tell him."

"what about hoseok..." jimin whispered. "what about him? i'm sure you're well aware, even if you both slept together back then, an affair, he doesn't see you like that. you know it too, he's more open about himself, in fact, when he came back he told us he had finally found someone. someone who made him happy, it wasn't a woman, because that's not his happiness." jungkook breathed. "look, jimin, whats there to lose? you want to help our generation, then start by helping yourself. if you can't do it, the future will suffer just as you are."

"jungkook is right. jimin, all this time i've stuck by you without telling you anything. i always seem you being content not happy. yoongi came in and all of the sudden you're happy. why is it wrong to let yourself be happy? if you love him then you do. it's not my place to tell you, but talk to him." taehyung smiled.

jimin didn't say anything and thought for a moment. what if they're right.

"just listen to us." jungkook stood up and walked towards taehyung. holding his hand. "we're both happy because of you, we want you to be happy now."

"i'll think about it." jimin said and stood up. "what if you're both wrong though?" he said, grabbing his coat. "then we'll be here, with open arms." they both smiled.

"i'll see your then." jimin bid them both goodbye and walked out of their flat.

"you think yoongi will man up?" taehyung asked when he noticed jimin was long gone. "i doubt it, you think we did the right thing by not telling him he asked us the same question earlier too." jungkook stood up from the couch.

"they're both grown enough to find out. among all of this chaos that you and i went through, i don't want them to go through the same. i want a happy story, the one you and i have now not the one we had before. i cant seem to thank jimin enough for what he did. i'm glad i have you by my side."

"1869, 149 years." jungkook whispered. "i love you tae. i really do, i can never seem to stress that enough, thank you for making me into the man i am today. that's why." he kneeled down. "will you make me the happiest man and marry me?" jungkook asked, taking an engagement ring out.

taehyung felt tears in his eyes. "i always imagined this moment. i-i will." taehyung cried. "i've loved you since the beginning of time, since we first met. i-i love you with all my heart." taehyung cried and kissed jungkook.

•

jimin made his way to his flat, agreeing to talk to his wife before anything else. when jimin arrived he knocked on kyung's bedroom, rather, their old bedroom before entering. kyung was there, reading a book. she looked up and noticed jimin, she smiled and sat up.

"you're here, we need to talk." she said and jimin nodded. she patted a place and jimin sat next to her. "i'm no longer in love with you. i don't, i don't love you." she breathed, shaking. "i don't know how it happened. maybe because i didn't love you in the first place but i cant do this. i know it's shameful to divorce unless necessary but in my case, i rather be happy. i rather let you be happy as well. i know, you're in love with yoongi. it's fairly obvious, i want your happiness. maybe because you and i were best friends that's why i thought we should stay together but that's no longer the case because you don't see me like you see him and nor do i. i've always listened and tried my best but i'm tired. in four months, when you left me alone i finally realised what it is to be happy. happy with rose, because she too loves me. she always has but think about it, in this time and era it's impossible. i'm nothing more than a housewife, and yet i've managed to find a job, to study even when my parents didn't want me to. what i'm getting at, is, we're both finally free." she smiled.

"i hope you understand."

jimin smiled, realising that maybe what they thought was happiness was nothing more than an illusion. "so, we're free?" he asked. "of course we are. you're free to do your own things and so am i. go chase after yoongi." she ushered him. jimin walked out, feeling cheerful and somehow lost.

he randomly walked, not knowing where. he found himself, walking towards yoongi's getaway place. the one he's spent all his time in now, the one where he worked on his book, where he worked on his cases and in his free time where he talked with yoongi, where they made love and where they fell in love.

he walked up the ladder and sat down before going towards their bed. jimin breathed, he was scared. not understanding why.

he walked towards the bedroom where he saw yoongi. he stopped walking, his chest feeling heavy. "jiminie." yoongi whispered in disbelief.

"y-you're here?" he asked. he looked fragile, almost scared. "i found myself walking here." jimin stammered. "i was afraid you wouldn't come." yoongi felt tears in his eyes. jimin was slightly confused, why was yoongi crying? why did he look so vulnerable.

"i found myself here." jimin smiled. "jimin, i have something to tell you." yoongi avoided his gaze. jimin felt anxious, sick to the stomach in a sense. he nodded, carefully.

"i don't see how i should get to the point. i like being with you, and because of you, i'm becoming ruined. i wanna stop. it's definitely my heart, my feelings but why don't they listen to me. i know, you don't see me the same way i see you. i'll admit, at first this was all a game. i was bored but the sky is blue and the sun is shining so my tears are even more noticeable. why did it have to be you? i'm well aware, you don't like me. i cant force you to, because i know in this world, you and i are impossible. but, i don't understand when i fell so deep. was it when you first smiled at me? when i first saw you? or when you finally showed me it's okay. maybe it was when we first laughed together or our first kiss. all i know is that i'm in love with you." yoongi finished, his tears fell down. "i know you have a wife, that you want kids, and a family. something i am unable to give you. i just needed to get that out of the way, that way— i can move on."

jimin started crying. he threw himself on top of yoongi and kissed him.

"i-i love you." he cried. "i don't want a family, not like that. i want you, i never knew what love was until i met you. i-i know i'm not perfect, but i know that with you, i don't have to pretend. because you don't force me, because you care for me. in four months you were able to show me what love is, something kyung never could. in the four years i was married with her, she never once cared like this. she was always so distant. what i'm trying to say is that i love you and i want to be with you, i don't care about the contest. i only care about you, so please, stay with me." jimin begged as he cried on yoongi's shoulders. yoongi nodded and took jimin into his arms. he carried him and kissed him. "i love you with all my heart." he smiled.

•

they walked hand in hand, people stared at them. most giving them disgusted looks, they whispered and insulted them, however neither cared. there was no reason to, they had each other. no one else should care, love is free.

they walked towards the coffee shop, where they first met. they entered and smiled.

"i was afraid you guys wouldn't come." namjoon said in relief. "so, we got the news on who the winner is." he said but smiled. the atmosphere didn't feel heavy, he was glad for that.

"before you announce it, i would like to say that i don't mind if jimin wins. because in the end i'm the real winner, i have him." yoongi cut namjoon off.

everybody laughed at him, including jimin. he pouted and jimin hugged him. "it's okay." he said.

"you're both annoyingly cute." jin teased. "so, like i was saying." namjoon

"how about we start with good announcements." hoseok interrupted. namjoon huffed and crossed his arms. jin turned to him and smiled. "it's okay joonie." he kissed his forehead.

they all turned to jin and namjoon, their eyes widened. "y-you're together?" they asked in disbelief. "we're married," jin spoke. "how, that's impossible."

jin winked at taehyung. "not when they believe one of us is a girl." he joked. they all turned at him, more confused. "i'm only playing. is my secret for now."

"like i said, good news, i have a boyfriend." hoseok smiled. "we know." taehyung turned to him. "it was obvious."

hoseok shrugged. "well. at least we all know we're gay." he said.

"is he always like this?" yoongi asked and jimin nodded. "he's always loud." jimin whispered. "but these are my friends." he smiled. "and now yours too."

"as i was saying." namjoon coughed to catch everyone's attention. "neither won." namjoon finished.

jimin turned to yoongi, surprised. "what?" he asked confused. "neither of us won." he finished. "nope, because the publisher liked both stories a lot. he contacted me earlier." yoongi laughed. "so jiminie, what did you write about?" yoongi sat down in the couch. "about us."

yoongi smiled. "serendipity." yoongi spoke, "i read it." he smiled. "seesaw." jimin looked at him. "i read it as well."

"so, what's the point of being here." hoseok asked. "jungkook proposed to me." taehyung blurted out.

"it was about time." they all laughed. "right!" hoseok said.

"how about we all eat?" jungkook said whilst blushing.

all 7 of them ate and laughed together. they enjoyed their time and before they realised it, it was night time.

"we should go." jimin said. "it's late, and you still have to talk to rose." jimin tugged on yoongi. "i already did. a while back, she loves kyung." yoongi said but walkout with jimin.

"so what's our plan now?" he asked. "to live together."

"i wouldn't mind that." jimin laughed and kissed yoongi one last time before walking towards their special spot.

the end.

[this was never a sad story—this has always been our happiness.]

[i thought i was in love alone but you showed me what happiness truly is.]

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i'm sad and happy this story ended. i might write in epilogue. at first my plan was to make it a long story with a sad ending but i decided to keep it short and with a good ending. this was one of my favourite stories to write because i never ought to make it longer than most plus writing yoonmin comes easier. thank you for reading nonetheless.

i think the epilogue will explain what i meant with the title.

thank you !

sincerely, bel.