"friends" - a yoonmin ff ENG

o.k.

The door to the studio slams against the outer wall while Jimin is still crying. 

"JIMIN!!"

Tae immediately runs up to throw his arms around our bodies. Kook and Hobi follow him and look at Jimin sympathetically. 

"Hobi could you go and tell them to not wait for Jimin? I think he needs some time to-"
"Sure thing, hyung. Don't worry, I got your back."

Jimin noticeably stiffens and his grip around my neck loosens, but I just continue to gently stroke his back and pull him even closer.  

As soon as the door shuts behind my best friend, I catch Tae and Kook trying to communicate without words. It's actually pretty fun, considering them bickering without even making a sound. 

I slowly place my mouth next to his ear.

"Jiminie, I think it's better for me to leave you, Tae and Kook alone. You can talk to them if you want to, alright?"

He pulls back and gives me an apologetic smile, eyes red and puffy. God, I just want him to be okay. His lower lip starts quivering again as he closes his eyes to pull me back into another tight hug.   

"Hyung, can we... can we just stay like this, please? Just a little longer?"

My heart skips a beat. He wants me to stay?

I simply press his body closer to my chest and lean my cheek against his fluffy hair. 

"Ummm... Jimin, we'll go back inside, alright? Tell us if you need anything?"

I ask him if this is really okay with him and he nods. So I give our friends an o.k.-sign and soon after I can hear the door opening and closing once more.

Now we just stand here in silence. Jimin continues to cry silently while his shoulders shiver and I draw small circles all over the fabric on his back. To brake the depressing silence, I start humming a children's song. I can literally feel the giggle erupting from the depth of his chest. So I pull back slowly and he starts wiping his tear-stained cheeks while smiling softly.

"Sorry."

My hand finds the nape of his neck and starts massaging it lightly.   

"Jimin? Please don't ever apologize for how you feel. Even a sunshine has its bad days. It's totally normal and totally okay."

His face falls again. Did I say something wrong?

"Thanks, hyung... You... um... you can go back to your boyfriend now. I'm sorry that he had to see this."
"What do you mean, Jiminie?", I ask confused. I don't know what he's talking about, what boyfriend?
"Well... I mean Hobi-hyung. I didn't want him to see you like thi-"
"HAHAH!", I burst out laughing right away.

Hobi and me? HAH! NEVER!

"Oh, Minnie! Fuck, no! That'll never happen! Hobi and I have been friends for like forever!"
"But... hyung, I thought... your posts and the way you guys act around each other... and... well..."

I hold my stomach from laughing so hard. Did he actually think that we were a thing? Hell, no!

...but why is he even assuming things like that?