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It’s way past 1am when they return to their house from the award show. Hoseok merely whispers a quiet goodnight before disappearing into his bedroom, same with Namjoon and Yoongi. Jungkook walks to his and Jimin’s bedroom with his head down desperately trying not to cry. He feels Jimin hot on his heels and he knows as soon as they’re in the privacy of their room, Jimin will want to talk.
Sometimes it all got a bit too much for Jungkook. The pressure and lack of sleep getting to him but having Jimin with him made it a bit easier to deal with. It’s been a little over 2 years since Jungkook had confessed to Jimin and they’d officially started dating. But truthfully, Jungkook had been well in love with Jimin before they’d started dating.
But there was times when Jimin made Jungkook mad, frustrated and maybe a little jealous. He knows Jimin would never intentionally hurt him and he’s well aware that Jimin is just naturally friendly and perhaps a little flirtatious, even when he doesn’t mean to be. Of course, Jungkook had never had any doubts about Jimin cheating in the 2 years they’d been dating but that didn’t mean he didn’t get jealous when he’d see Jimin hugging or talking to other male idols.
Jungkook prepares himself for confrontation when Jimin slowly closes the door behind him. He had ignored Jimin’s kisses and hugs all the way home from the show. Refusing to answer his questions with anything more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
“Are you okay?” Jimin asks reaching out for Jungkook’s arm but Jungkook crosses his arms so Jimin can’t take his hand.
“I’m fine” Jungkook replies, walking to the vanity to take off the little that’s left of his makeup.
Jimin snorts, shaking his head. Usually the couple would be able to sort through their problems quickly. They’d only really had had 4 major fights in the 2 years they’d been together but Jimin knows this time, something is different.
“Nine fine’s since we’ve left MAMAS. Can I have another word please”
“Asshole. There’s a word” Jungkook abruptly stands up from the vanity chair, walking into the bathroom suite and slamming the door shut behind him. He clicks the lock and leans his head on the door, desperately trying to calm down his breathing and stop the tears from falling.
Maybe he loves Jimin so much that it makes him him crazy, overbearingly jealous. But, he knows one thing for sure, he can’t stand to see Jimin with anyone else. His heart rate speeds up and his head feels hot and he feels murderous. He wants to shout to the world that Jimin is his and his only.
He hears Jimin trying to open the door from outside. “Jungkook?” Jimin tries opening the door again but he fails. “Kook-ah, why is the door locked?”
Never in the 2 years they’d been dating had Jungkook locked the bathroom room. He’d had no reason to. He trusted Jimin and was comfortable enough in his skin for Jimin to see him naked whenever.
Jungkook cries. “Go away!”
Hearing Jungkook cry does something to Jimin’s heart. “Jungkook, open the door!” Jimin’s not sure why he keeps trying at the door handle to open it when he knows it’s locked. For a minute, he wants to break down the door but he knows that would get him into a lot of trouble.
“Leave me alone!” Jungkook shouts, wiping at his tears. “I don’t want to see you right now! You hurt me”
“Jungkook, open the door”
‘No!” Jungkook insists. “I said go away! I don’t want to see you”
Jungkook doesn’t answer and he doesn’t open the door either. Jimin sighs, frustrated as to what to do. He could wake up Hoseok and let him talk Jungkook out of coming out but he doesn’t want to bother the others with his and Jungkook’s relationship problems.
“Baby please!” Jimin tries again. “I’m sorry-”
“You don’t even know what you’re sorry for” Jungkook sobs, his tears just keep falling. His heart feels heavy and he wants to just fall into Jimin’s arms.
“Well, how about you open the door and tell me what I did to make you so upset- avoiding me isn’t going to solve the problem Jungkook”
It probably takes 10 more minutes before Jungkook finally opens the door. When Jimin looks up, he’s faced with a teary- eyed Jungkook and he is quick to engulf him into his arms even when Jungkook struggles against his hold.
“I’m sorry baby-“ Jimin whispers against Jungkook’s ear then gives it a small peck.
They stand there for what feels like ages engulfed in each other’s arms, Jungkook’s head tucked away in the crook of Jimin’s neck. Jimin running his hand softly through Jungkook’s hair. Eventually, Jungkook’s sobs quiet down turning only into quiet sniffles.
“Let’s get cleaned up and then we’ll talk- okay?” Jimin asks, holding Jungkook’s face in his hands staring at him with a deep concern. Jungkook merely nods.
Jungkook quickly undresses and washes his face getting into his and Jimin’s shared bed. He grabs onto Jimin’s pillow and hugs it to his chest waiting patiently for Jimin to finish his shower and come to bed.
Not wanting to leave Jungkook alone in his vulnerable state, Jimin showers in five minutes, hopping out of the shower and drying himself off quickly. He’s faced with Jungkook in bed when he walks out of the bathroom. He stands there for a minute admiring how pretty Jungkook looks with his long eyelashes resting against his soft cheeks.
Jungkook opens his eyes wide when he feels Jimin getting into bed next to him. He feels Jimin’s arms sneak around his waist and pull him flush against him. Their noses nearly touching. “Sleepy?” Jimin asks.
“Hhmm” Jungkook murmurs.
“Do you want to talk about it now or in the morning?” Jimin caresses Jungkook’s cheek softly, remembering just minutes earlier when he’d witnessed Jungkook crying because of him.
Jungkook thinks about it for a minute. Yes, he’s tired but he also doesn’t want to go to sleep when his heart feels so heavy and he’s not sure whether him and Jimin are on the same page so he decides to tell Jimin what’s been bothering him. “Now”
“Okay” Jimin nods. Waiting patiently for Jungkook to start talking.
“I saw you talking to Sungwoon..You w-were hugging him and whispering into his ear, and- and when I tried to get your attention- you just ignored me- like I wasn’t there...” Jungkook sniffles. He’s glad that they’re in complete darkness because he doesn’t want Jimin to see him cry again. He feels like a big baby.
Jimin frowns. He hadn’t even realised that he’d ignored Jungkook while talking to his friend. Of course, he hadn’t done it intentionally but that didn’t mean he felt any less guilty about what has happened and how he’d made Jungkook feel.
“Baby-“ Jimin pauses, trying to find the right words. “Sungwoon and I are just friends- nothing more. You know I would never intentionally ignore or want to hurt you, I’m sorry-”
“But I tried to talk to you and you- you just ignored me. It hurt- I felt stupid and-”
“I’m sorry baby- I didn’t mean it, I was just caught up in what Sungwoon was telling me, I’m sorry, I know that doesn’t excuse what I did”
“I don’t want to stop you from talking or hanging out with your friends because what kind of boyfriend does that? But I can’t stand to see you with anyone else- to see you hug someone that’s not me, talk to me, laugh with them”
“Jungkook-ah, we were just talking”
“I didn’t like it“ Jungkook pauses. “How do I know I’m enough for you? How do I know you won’t get tired of me in a years time? How do I know Jimin-“
“You don’t- you just have to trust that I love you and I want to be with you. If you can’t trust me then there’s nothing”
“I do trust you, I’m just scared. I don’t want to lose you” Jungkook says through choked up tears.
“you won’t.” Jimin says cupping Jungkook’s face in his hands and wiping away at his tears. “I love you Jeon Jungkook. I would go to the moon with you”
Jimin cups Jungkook’s face in his hand bringing their lips together in a soft kiss and in that moment Jungkook is sure of one thing: he is hopelessly in love with Park Jimin.