BETWEENUS//taekook//vkook // Yoonmin

PART 43

Jimin collapses onto the couch, exhausted. "I need a foot massage and ice cream."

Yoongi laughs, his eyes crinkling. "I'm coming, Your Highness. Or should I say, dad-to-be?"

Jimin smiles weakly. "Shut up and massage my feet."

Yoongi obliges, his touch gentle. "Two weeks in, and already you're ruling my world."

Jimin's eyes flutter closed. "You're enjoying this, aren't you?"

Yoongi's voice drops to a whisper. "Every moment, Jimin. Every moment with you and our little one. You're glowing, and it's breathtaking."

They are lost in their moment suddenly,
The doorbell rings, shattering Yoongi's serenity. He rises, leaving Jimin's feet resting on the couch.

J-Hope stands stiffly at the door, his expression somber. "Yoongi."

Yoongi's instincts scream warning as he takes in J-Hope's tense posture. "What brings you here, Hobi?"

J-Hope hands Yoongi a stack of "Divorce papers."

Yoongi's vision blurs as he scans the documents. His world crumbles.

"Hobi, please reconsider," Yoongi implores, desperation creeping into his voice.

J-Hope's tone remains icy. "It's over, Yoongi. I've thought this through."

Yoongi's eyes plead. "Why now? What's changed?"

J-Hope's gaze falters before hardening. "I deserve better. Someone who truly loves me."

Yoongi's grip on the papers tightens. "You're saying I never loved you?"

J-Hope's voice drops to a whisper. "Not the way I needed."

The silence hangs heavy between them, a chasm opening.

Yoongi's eyes search J-Hope's face, desperate to understand. "What did I do wrong, Hobi? Why didn't you tell me?"

J-Hope's gaze drifts away, his voice barely above a whisper. "You've been distant, Yoongi. Focused on your own world. I feel like I am losing you."

Yoongi's heart aches. "That isn't true, Hobi. You're my everything."

J-Hope's expression softens, but his voice remains resolute. "I need someone who'll be present, Yoongi. Someone who'll prioritize our relationship."

Yoongi's hands reach out, longing to bridge the gap. "Hobi, please reconsider-"

J-Hope's eyes lock onto Yoongi's, filled with deep sadness. "I've made up my mind, Yoongi. It's over."

The finality in J-Hope's tone leaves Yoongi reeling.

"You're ending our marriage like that?" Yoongi asks, his voice trembling.

J-Hope's expression turns icy. "Sign the papers, Yoongi. It's over."

"Give me time to-"

J-Hope cuts him off, his tone unyielding. "Time is running out, Yoongi. Sign it before things get messy."

Yoongi's eyes plead, but J-Hope's gaze remains unyielding.

"This isn't you, Hobi," Yoongi whispers. "What's happening to us?"

J-Hope's mask slips, revealing a glimmer of pain. "You happen to us, Yoongi. Your indifference, your absence... I'm done."

The words cut deep, but Yoongi refuses to give up.

"Please, Hobi, don't do this," Yoongi begs, his voice cracking.

J-Hope's expression hardens. "Sign. The. Papers."