TWENTY-FOUR HOURS | Min Yoongi x Reader [✔]

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"Why did you leave?" Yoongi asked, his dark eyes looking into your e/c ones. "I never really understood the situation."

You were alone with him in a small café while Tae-seol got her hair cut in the building across the street. Although you were a bit hesitant, both Yoongi and the hairdresser somehow convinced you to leave Tae-seol. You were also glad you left because you did need a break from being a mom.

Over the past few weeks, taking care of Tae-seol was starting to become more of a chore. You weren't sure as to why you were feeling this way, but nowadays, you started to feel tired and more annoyed by her. You simply weren't feeling as enthusiastic about her as before; that added to your long list of worries.

"I felt lonely, Yoongi," you said blankly as you took a sip of your drink. "I felt completely alone even though we were dating," he frowned at the chuckle you let out. "I thought that defeated the purpose of being in a relationship, so I packed up my things and left."

"I was busy, y/n," he spoke with a melancholy tone. "I was working so hard to provide for you, and you left me. Do you know how it feels to have your hard work go to waste?" his eyes looked into yours, a hint of anger twinkling in them. "We almost disbanded cause I couldn't find a reason to continue. Neither my fiancé nor daughter was waiting for me back at home, so there wasn't a reason for me to be working so hard, only to have nothing at the end of it. Yeah, I'd have money and fame, but that's not what I wanted, y/n. I wanted a family."

"Yoongi, I-"

"I'm not done talking," he slightly raised his voice and motioned his hand for me to stop. "I was overjoyed when I found out you were pregnant, y/n. I really was. Even when she was in the womb, Tae-seol gave me a reason to work harder for our family. I wanted to give you both everything. I had this entire picture in my head. I wanted to have enough money for child care in case you wanted to continue working or enough money to support our family without you working. I wanted to give you that option, y/n. I wanted you to feel stable with me.

"After she was born, I didn't realize how much I was actually working. I started feeling exhausted once I got home that I barely left any time for you and her, and I feel like a failure for that. I wanted to give you everything, but I couldn't even give you my time. I was so pathetic, y/n. I was working on what I wanted instead of asking you what you wanted.

"The day you left, I - I can't even remember that day clearly. I could only remember leaving for work, then coming back to the house half-empty. Your things were missing, and no one knew where you went. I wanted to look for you so badly, but your sister told me to give you time. She said you needed time to clear your head, so I waited. I waited and waited for you to come back to me with our daughter, but you never did."

You vacuously stared at him, your eyebrows furrowed as you registered what he said. He avoided eye contact as you scanned his face, distracted by the way his bottom lip jutted out and the flush on his cheeks. You knew Yoongi was emotional, but you were surprised that he admitted everything to you in public. He wasn't the kind of person to have his emotions on display for strangers to see, which is most likely why the rest of his features remained neutral.

"Yoongi, I'm sorry that-," you began but were immediately cut off by the hairdresser calling your phone.

"Forget about it, y/n. Let's just get Tae-seol now," he muttered and quickly got out of his seat, drawing people's attention to you.

You stayed for a while longer as you watched him exit the café with a bowed head and slumped shoulders, "I thought I was the one hurting," you whispered to yourself before following after him.