he smiled at the sight in front of him.
you were running down the streets, your hair becoming messy due to the cool breeze.
the lights lining the streets were bright and you laughed as you ran from spotlight to spotlight.
your cheeks were a rosy shade of pink due to the biting cold while his own cheeks were covered with a face mask to prevent others from recognising him.
even though it was pretty late into the night, he didn't want to take any chances of being recognised.
not only would it cause trouble for bangtan, it would also cause trouble for you if the both of you were seen together.
he pulled up the collar of his jacket higher to keep his neck warm as you called his name, yelling for him to keep up with you.
he decided that being in disguise was better than not being with you at all.
while walking, he let his thoughts wander to you.
about how even though you guys have a slow moving relationship, he would always be able to voice out his concerns to you.
about how you were always able to cheer him up with your corny jokes whenever he was feeling down.
about how he trusts you so much.
and about how much he appreciates you.
as he let his mind wander, he somehow managed to catch up with you.
you gave him a small smile as you slipped your hands into his, interlocking both your fingers.
he looked down at your hands with wide eyes, a little surprised at the bold move.
you avoided his eyes when he looked up, feeling a little shy.
he tightened his grip on your hand with a contented sigh.
with that, you began to tug him along.
he rolled his eyes but he didn't mind.
he wouldn't have anyone else hold your hand.
you grinned at your companion.
and even though not many people could see him under his mask, you could tell that under his mask and the rolling of his eyes, he was smiling.
both of you were walking at a slow pace, hand in hand.
you soon stopped at a corner.
you hopped from foot to foot as you pressed on the pedestrian crossing button, waiting for the red light to change.
the light finally changed to a glaring green colour and you prepared yourself to cross the road.
you took a small step forward and looked both ways before starting to cross.
he was about to follow suit when he noticed the colour of your jacket slowly getting lighter.
he tightened his grip on yours and pulled you back.
you gasped as you spun around and stumbled into him, causing the two of you to topple to the ground just as a car sped over where you were just standing five seconds ago.
your eyes widened in shock as you felt your heart thumping out of your chest.
that car had been so close to hitting you.
you tried to swallow but you felt yourself choke up.
the next thing you heard was the angry yelling of the male holding onto you.
he yelled even though the car was too far away to hear and his words were definitely not appropriate for speaking, let alone yelling.
he started to quiet down after awhile, even though he was still muttering under his breath as he rubbed your back.
you looked up and locked eyes with jungkook.
he stared into your fear filled eyes and it dawned upon him that you could have been hit by that car.
you could have died.
jungkook's heart jumped.
his life would never be the same without you.
he pulled off his mask and cupped your face with his hands.
he rubbed his thumbs lightly against your cheek.
"i love you" he whispered.
you could tell that he stuttered by the white smoke that left his mouth.
you threw yourself into his embrace, still shaken from the incident.
he snaked his arms around your waist.
he let out another breathe as he held you close.
savoring the feeling of you.
sitting on a sidewalk.
somewhere in seoul.
in his arms.
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7. wait until something terrible has happened and you can't not tell her anymore. wait until she almost gets his by a car crossing Wabah against the light and after you are done cursing at the shit-for-brains cab drivers in this city, realize you are actually just terrified of living without her. tell her with your hands shaking.
- r. mckinley
