I don't remember falling asleep beside the tall brunette, the memory so distant yet everything else so clear in my mind. His steady breathes and light snores made me smile as I looked down at his peacefully sleeping face, his lips slightly pouting. His head rested on my lap as he sat awkwardly, half on the chair beside the bed and half lying beside me on the mattress. Despite his seemingly uncomfortable he looked happier, the pale skin now resumed its colour and his sunken eyes seemed to have lifted slightly. I couldn't help but bring my fingers to lightly touch his hair, pushing it gently away from his forehead. My fingertips traced his eyebrows and forehead, trailing down from his nose to his jaw. As I went to lift my fingers away his hand tugged against mine, placing it back on his jaw again. I chuckled slightly as I continued to draw circles on his skin, watching a content smile appear on his face.
"I love you" his raspy voiced whispered to me, almost so silent that I barely heard it.
"I know" I said back, a sad smile forming on my face. His eyes opened slowly, staring at me. I looked away from him and glanced out the window, sighing as I looked down. His hand gently directed my chin to face him, his thumb wiping away a lone tear I didn't even notice that had fell.
"Pretty girls shouldn't cry" he said, his hand resting at the nape of my neck and his thumb placed just above my ear.
"You know we can't do this Taehyung, we'll both just get hurt" I said, my eyes looking down at my lap.
"I don't care if I get hurt and I would never hurt you, please give me this one thing" he pleaded. A silence filled the room, only the beeping of the monitor to be heard. We stayed like that for what felt like minutes, how badly I wished it could be longer.
"Okay" I said, my voice quiet and unsure. His head snapped up, his eyes brighter than I had ever seen.
"Really?" He questioned, his lips curving upward. I nodded slowly and he smiled, a grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. He sat upright and moved so he was position beside me, both of his feet dangling onto the chair below. As he inched closer I could feel his warm breath tickle the hairs on my neck, his face so close to mine.
"Can I kiss you?" He asked, his voice cautious yet filled with adoration. He moved away from my ear so our faces were aligned, my head slightly tilted.
"Yes" I replied, smiling slightly. He wasted no time connecting our lips, his hands both instinctively moving up to my neck. He moved his lips in sync with mine as my fingers draped around his neck. I kissed back, all my emotions forming together to make one. There was no denying I had fallen for the goofy giant. He pulled away and grinned, his eyes focused on something behind me. I turned my head to see what he was looking at, my eyes landing on the monitor.
"What?" I asked, my eyebrows furrowed.
"You're hearts racing" he said, looking at the screen displaying my heart rate. I watched the lines as I saw how quickly they were produced, embarrassment filling me.
"Mine is too" he said, pulling my hand up to his chest. I could feel his heart beating fast beneath my palm, causing a large grin to form on my face. Tugging on his collar, I pulled him back to my face and reconnected our lips. I smiled into the kiss, only causing him to smile too. Our lips broke apart as we both caught our breath, looking at each other as we breathed heavily. He lent forward and pecked my lips, making me smile.
"I missed that" he said, breathlessly.
"So what happens now?" I asked, my fingers tracing over my swollen lips.
"You become my girlfriend" he said, smirking at me.
"When did I agree to this?" I teased.
"Just now" he said, kissing me once more. I hummed in reply, rolling my eyes playfully.
"As much as I want to keep kissing you, it's probably not good for your heart" he said, his eyes trailing down to all the tubes attached to my arms. I covered them with the blanket causing his gaze to divert up to me, his frown quickly replaced with a smile.
"I'm sorry" I apologised, noticing how the tubes had made him upset.
"You shouldn't apologise Areum, it's not your fault none of it is" he said softly, running his fingers through my dark hair.
"I should have told you" I spoke softly, my eyes looking away.
"I understand why you didn't, you didn't want to hurt me, and you don't need to apologise for that" he said, twirling a strand of hair.
"Thank you"
"For what?" He questioned, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"For being you" I said as I rested my head on his shoulder, supporting myself on him. His chin lent on the top of my head, sighing deeply as he wrapped his arms around me.
"God I'm so in love with you Park Areum" he said, planting a kiss on my forehead.
As am I, Kim Taehyung.
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A/N: I couldn't wait until the story hit this point and thank god it finally happened! Originally I was going to end it here but I've had a change of mind and decided to continue it and hit my goal of at least 30 chapters, hopefully it makes it that long.
Anyways, thank you for making it this far if you're still reading 💗 I'll be writing better quality chapters from now on since there won't really be any more fillers, sorry for the wait!
goodnight loves x
