𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐖 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

|Jimin|

"Okay Y/d/n. Time for bed." You say, tucking her in and giving her a peck on the forehead. "Can you tell me a story first?"

You look at the clock on the wall, it reading eight thirty. "Ehh, sure why not," you say, sitting on the edge of her bed, "but you better go to bed right after missy."

"Okay, okay. I will." She giggles, clinging onto her stuffed teddy bear. "What story do you want us to tell?" You ask.

"Uhhh, the story of how you and daddy met."
"Oooooo, really?" You say, Y/d/n nodding her head.

"Ok soooo, we met when we were in our twenties, and we took the same bus to work."
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The two of you sat next to each other amidst the chill autumn air, waiting for the bus to come. Your eyes shifted from the beautiful man besides you, and the sign language alphabet chart on your phone. He noticed you looking at him, him looking up from his phone to look at you.

"Hey." Your voice cracked, you clearing your throat and licking your dry lips. His mouth curved into a small smile as he waved back at you.

You looked back at your phone and studied the sign alphabet chart you'd saved on your Pinterest board. You quickly practiced the entire alphabet, including some common phrases. The man stared at you through his peripheral vision, watching you repeat the signs over and over.

You turned your body to face him, clearing your throat to get his attention. "Hi, my name is Y/n. What's yours?" You mouthed as well as signed in asl. The guy took one of his earbuds out of his ear, and raised a brow. "Can you read lips?" You signed.

"Yeah I can read lips," the man next to you said, "but I can also hear."

Your mouth fell agape and your eyes widened, you covering your mouth with your hand. "I-I'm so sorry. It's just that I thought that-"

"I was deaf?" You laughed and shook your head yes, blinking your eyes in disbelief. "Oh my gosh, I'm so stupid." You groaned, hiding your face in your hands.

"Oh c'mon-"
"Y/n."

"Oh c'mon Y/n, you're not dumb," he disagreed, pausing the music that was playing through his earbuds, "my name's Jimin by the way." He stuck out his hand, you shaking it.

"Nice to meet you Jimin." An awkward silence lingered between the both of you, you basking in your embarrassment.

"So uhhh Y/n, if you don't mind me asking, why'd you think I was deaf?"
"Well you see, the thing is that I'd tried to talk to you before, but you would.never answer me. I just assumed you were deaf."

"Well I'm sorry I ignored you, but I couldn't even hear you due to these," he whipped his pair of earbuds out, flashing them at you, "they cancel out noise."

"Oh my fucking God, this is sooooooo embarrassing," You whined, Jimin laughing at you. "I literally learned sign language just to talk to you."

"Really?" He raised an eyebrow at you, eyes wide. "Yeah," you responded, "that's what I've been lookin' at for the past five minutes." You said, flashing your phone screen at him.

"Y'know, this was the first time someone ever learned sign language for me," he said, "granted no one thought I was deaf before soooo-"

"Omg shut uppppp. You're only making me feel worse." You groaned, nudging his shoulder.  "Awww, don't feel bad. I find it kinda cute that you did all that for me." He smiled, a small smile curling onto your face.

"Welp, looks like that's our bus." He stood up and grabbed his phone as the bus rounded the corner. He stared down at you, sticking his arm out. "M'lady."

"Ughh, such a gentleman." You chuckled, taking his hand.
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His face pops up on the screen and he immediately moves closer to the phone, your daughter smiling at the sight of her dad. "Daddy." She cheers, smiling the gummy smile she got from him. "Y/d/n." He smiles.

"Mommy was just telling me how you guys met." She snuggles deeper into her bed. "Oh really," he laughs, "it's kinda funny isn't it.
"Yeah it is." She giggles.

"Heyyyy, it's not that funny." You whine, popping your head into frame. "Mmmm, it kinda is."
"Ughhh, whatever." You roll your eyes, sticking your tongue out at him.

Your daughter laughs at the interaction between you and Jimin, her smile soon turning into a frown. "What's the matter Y/d/n?" Jimin asks, his smile curving into a frown as well. "I miss you." Her lips quiver, eyes watering.

"Aww don't cry, I miss you too. Both of you." He pouts. "When are you coming home?"

"In about six mouths." She whines, wiggling around in the bed. "That's too long from now."

"I know, I know," he says, "buuuutttttt if you go to bed now, the six months will fly by before you know it."

"Ughhhh, fineeee." She groans, you kissing her on her forehead before turning off the lamp. You walk out of her room, Jimin still on the phone, heading into y'all's master bedroom.

"I love you Jimin." You yawn, blowing a kiss into the phone. He catches it in the air, holding over his heart. "Love you too, Y/n."