Spectrum [Min Yoongi x Reader]

Chapter 21

Yoongi looked at the people trickling into the auditorium from the crowded lobby. Taehyung, Hoseok, and Jimin were all walking around and talking to their friends who came to support them and just enjoy the show. Namjoon and Jin were relaxing backstage as the room filled up. Jungkook was hovering behind Taehyung like a lost puppy, following the older--although only in age--boy. Yoongi rolled his eyes. What else could he expect from Jungkook? He continued to scan the room. [Name] had made him promise to wait for her before the show so that she could say "hello" and "good luck" before they performed. He sighed and continued looking around for the girl. He couldn't have missed her; her hair was too bright. She would probably come soon enough. Another look around. He finally spotted her. Rather, he spotted her hair, which was basically like finding the girl. He started moving towards her so that he could greet her. [Name] was looking around and trying to find her way towards a less crowded area. She frowned and seemed to look around for him. She looked in his direction so he waved, trying to get her attention. Instead of waving back like he expected her to, he found her expression turn sour as she stiffened up. He soon realized why, letting out a small sigh of relief when he realized it wasn't anything he did.

Hyungjae walked up to [Name] before she could escape. Yoongi sighed, knowing how uncomfortable she was with the boy. It wasn't that she was the only person he picked on. He went around all over. Some people minded. Some didn't. [Name] was one of the people that didn't like him very much and therefore didn't enjoy his presence. She closed her eyes for a moment and seemed to let out a small breath.

Yoongi started moving towards the girl. He frowned at the discomfort that [Name] was showing. He let out an annoyed huff at the way Hyungjae constantly reached out to touch [Name], whether it was a pat on the shoulder, trying to pull her into a hug, or anything else. Yoongi knew how uncomfortable [Name] was with physical contact, although she seemed to get a little more comfortable with people she was close with. He'd seen her pretty comfortable with Ange, with an arm around Hoseok's crush's shoulders. Taehyung would be allowed close enough to satisfy his urge to occasionally pat her shoulder or lean against her for a moment. Yoongi himself was allowed pretty close recently, although he never tried anything like the day when he hugged her as comfort again. He wanted to, of course, but he was also not sure how it would be taken and he wasn't sure he wanted to find out. He didn't let his touches last more than a second, fearing the consequences of letting his feelings take over and just pull [Name] into a hug or something else that she might mind. Her comfort was more important than his silly feelings. He'd try to get them across soon, so if there was anything he didn't want to change, he'd have to try to ingrain it in his memory in the little time he had left before he would do something. He'd see if he could get a hug before he went on stage. He needed to do it now while he still was just another close friend to her. Now while he could still get away with something like that and make up some excuse.

"[Name], there you are! Everyone's waiting for you," Yoongi called out when he was close enough. He got past a few more people and put his hand on her shoulder. He gently pulled her a little closer to him and a little further from Hyungjae. She turned to look at Yoongi and let out a soft sigh of relief. She didn't look back at Hyungjae as she followed Yoongi. He tried to hold himself back from sending Hyungjae a nasty glare, but in the end, he did turn around for a moment. Fortunately, Hyungjae didn't notice, as far as Yoongi could tell.

"Thanks, Yoongi," [Name] muttered when they got away from the crowd. He shook his head.

"It was nothing. You looked pretty uncomfortable there. Gotta help a friend in need, you know?"

"Thank you anyways. I was searching for you. Do you still have time?" [Name] asked. She tucked her hair behind her ear, a little annoyed with it. Yoongi's eyes stuck to the blue lock of hair. It certainly suited her. He had to force his attention away from it.