A dose of Optimism || BTS Jung Hoseok

A Dose of Optimism Episode 2

I like Charlie Puth's voice.  I don't know anything about Kehlani, but she has a nice voice.

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The next week, Claire attended both a concert and a fan meeting. She was very hyped, but not as hyped as Hoseok. The second he recognized his new friend, he jumped up and made pterodactyl squeaks while running around like a chicken, trying to distract her interaction with the other members. As Claire was talking to the other members, Hoseok poked his head in between their talking faces, or pushed them off of their seats, creating as much trouble and racket as possible, to keep everyone's attention on him, especially Claire's. When Claire finally made it over to Hoseok's seat, he sat on his seat elegantly, as if he had been patiently waiting the entire time. "Hello, what's your name?" He asked taking her album and signing it.

"Claire Hudson," she replied, enjoying as his eyes glittered with happiness. He is always so happy when his fans are close.

"What a pretty name. I'm Jung Hoseok, your personal guardian angel," He said placing his hand on his heart and blinking his eyes like he did her a favor.

"Hehe, thank you, guardian angel, this is for you and this is for your friend. I hope he feels better. Be sure to give him lots of hugs and attention. That's how he knows he's not alone," Claire said handing Hoseok a large bag of chips and a sticky note, which Hoseok planned to put in his lyrics notebook. 

The note read:

      It's okay to take a break, take a deep breath, and clear your mind. Take care of yourself so you can be strong and happy so your loved ones and fans will be happy.

After he read the note, he looked back up at Claire who was walking away. 'How did she guess I was the 'friend' I told her about? Am I that bad of a liar?' he thought as he quickly wrote:

I forgot, I ruined your groceries. I'll give them to you after as soon as I have time. Thanks for encouraging me.

Truly Yours,

Jung Hoseok (J-Hope)

P.S My loved ones are my fans. ;P

He folded the paper into a plane and called out, "Claire!" and threw the paper projectile. Only to watch, as the plane made an enormous loop and flop head first right back onto the table. The fans giggled with joyous laughter, but Hoseok wanted Claire to see the note, so he crumpled the plane and was about to throw it into the crowd, before realizing that wasn't the smartest idea. He ran past the bodyguards, unfolded the crumpled note, and handed it to Claire. The crowd made a low rumbling noise of "oooh! What did he write?!" But Claire felt too pressured, so she snatched the note, kept her head down and ran out.

Claire giggled as she read the note over and over again. She felt as if her insides would explode with excitement. Hoseok was such an angel! She fell off of her couch when the doorbell rang. She skipped over, peeking into the peephole before swinging the door open, snatching the box of pizza and paying for it as she kicked the door shut and locked it. She hummed happily as she decorated her pizza with cheese and red peppers while using her elbow to click her chosen movie from her laptop. Her day couldn't get any better!

Or so she thought. In the middle of her movie of the Black Panther, her doorbell rang again. However, she assumed it was a package and didn't care to pick it up at the moment. A few seconds later, the doorbell rang again, gaining Claire's attention. She paused the movie and eyed flung the door open. She gasped when Hoseok stood on her doorstep with groceries in hand. He just smiled as she spun around, trying to clean her cheese covered mouth.

Even though Claire knew Hoseok, he was still a stranger, so instead of inviting him inside her house, she took a walk with him to a park. "Thank you for the encouragement. I really needed it," Hoseok thanked.

"It's the least I could do," Claire replied, her insides doing backflips.

"Am I that bad of a liar? Was it that obvious I was going through... tough times?" Hoseok asked, picking up a stick and poking at plants they passed.

"I just assumed. Lately, you don't seem to smile as much. So whatever you're going through, I hope you get over it. I'm sure you can do it," she said encouragingly, as they walked towards a murky lake.

Claire pounced to pick up a tiny frog, holding in her hands as they admired it under the moonlight. "Do you want to hold it?" Claire asked, holding the frog out to him.

Hoseok jumped back, "No, thank you!" he cried loudly. Claire looked back down at the frog. Its long mouth seemed to be pouting as if it was annoyed they were still holding on to it, as it sat motionlessly. Both Hoseok and Claire flipped their heads towards the water as a large fish jumped into the air, it's body slightly covering the bright full moon. As they were distracted, the frog hopped back into its inhabitants of the water with a little plop, they giggled. The walk back was in comforting silence as Hoseok enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere, which eased into his heart. Had his wishes been fulfilled? Has his hard work met his expectations yet? Even though they hadn't done much except walk, whatever was happening let Hoseok breathe at ease.

Here they were again, at Claire's doorstep. "Thank you for the groceries. You are doing well Hoseok. Keep it up! No matter what, there are a lot of those who always care for you," Claire called as they separate ways.

Hoseok skipped back to his dorm since he still wasn't allowed to drive, and he didn't want to bother anyone in the night. Tonight he met someone he respected for being hardworking and content with who she was. He admired her and wanted to learn to be like her.

He squeaked the door to the apartment open as quietly as he could, poking his head in for a peek, to make sure everyone was sleeping peacefully. Sneaking up into the bathroom to do his nighttime duties, he threw himself onto his bed for a very much needed peaceful sleep. Little did he know, that Yoongi had woken up and watched the smiling fluff ball bounce around like a little light before drifting into dreamland.

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