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87. BTS OT7 - thought you were different II

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Genre: angst to fluff

WC: 3k

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Not much had changed about you since the incident with BTS, at least nothing too noticeable. You were still known for your kindness and generosity, but you had lost your light. It was hard to see unless you took a closer look, and only those who were close to you would be able to notice. You were good at acting like everything was okay so no one had any suspicions that something was wrong.

Your smile was still warm and welcoming, but the eyes are the windows to the soul. Your eyes that used to shine as bright as the stars had become dull; they were sad and empty. But they were easy to hide behind close-eyed smiles.

A part of you died when BTS walked out of your life, but life goes on. Although you wish you could be there by their side, you still supported them from the sidelines by playing their songs in your cafe and making limited-time, BTS themed treats and desserts.

A bittersweet smile formed on your face as you pressed the two shells together to form another macaron. You added coloured details to make the shells look like BT21 characters. They were a big hit in your cafe so you made them quite often, but it caused many memories to resurface.

You missed their presence dearly. They never failed to make you laugh and just thinking about them made you smile. You kept up with news about BTS and you were happy to see that they were finally getting the recognition they deserved. They were doing well and they seemed happy so you were content with the memories you had of the boys. You're shaken from your thoughts when you hear someone enter the cafe, and you head to the counter to tend to your customers.

You were wrong to think that the members of BTS were happy without you. They missed you too. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't forget your warm smile or your contagious laugh. And they still supported your business too. They would send staff to pick up drinks and snacks from your cafe in place of them.

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One day, they were called to an unexpected meeting at Big Hit Entertainment. As the members filed into the room, the staff laid out a series of photos taken of them in your cafe. "What's this?" Namjoon asks while picking up a photo to take a closer look. "A news reporter had been stalking you guys and following you around," a staff member explains, "she was caught stalking other idols as well and these were found in her possession."

Yoongi's eyebrows furrow as he looks at you in the photo. Seeing photos of you reminded the members of just how much they missed you. Work and their busy schedules were good distractions for them, but they couldn't avoid remembering you and your cafe when they looked at the pictures.

It was hard to stop seeing you, especially because not all of the members agreed. Jin, Jimin and J-Hope fought hard for you because they didn't believe that you would do something like that. But in the end, they all complied to stop seeing you, not because they believed you would do such a thing, but because they trusted Yoongi. Yoongi had no reason to lie about you. If anything, he was the most hurt because he was one of the closest to you.

But now they were questioning if that was the right choice. "Hyung..." Jungkook starts, "Do you think maybe...?" Yoongi cuts him off, "There's no way she could have known. V was with me that day and no one else was in the cafe." Taehyung nods before saying, "She was acting weird even though it was empty, but I still don't think it's because we told her. She was hiding something."

They stand in heavy silence. They're not sure what to do, but they're hopeful that maybe they were wrong and the friendship they had with you was genuine.