STORM.

☹twenty three

"you're not lying yourself out of this one."

"i never lied, i just didn't tell you how i really felt." jungkook rolled his eyes at my reasoning.

i imagined this moment with you so many times, yet i'm terrified.

'what if he found out?'

'what if he caught on?'

'would it be easier that way?'

and you did.

you found out.

you caught on.

and everything about this scared me.

"so, tell me about yourself." you sat on the damp stairs and pulled me down with you.

"what do you mean?" you knew everything about me.

well, not everything.

"let me know the real you; not the one you pretend to be."

"hi, my name is kim taehyung and i hate myself."

your hand held mine as i made my confession.

"my name is jeon jeongguk and i love you."

my heart stopped beating.

my breath hitched and my hands shook.

"-you're my best friend and you don't have to hide how you really feel with me."

of course that's what you meant.

'i love you, best friend'

right.

you held out your pinky to me, snapping me out of my disappointment.

"make me a promise. if you feel like you have to have this façade, i'll pretend as if i don't know, but only if you stop pretending around me. only be yourself when it's just the two of us." your eyes sparkled in the most breathtaking way.

i took a deep breath and connected our fingers.

"i promise."