Hey, what's up? Happy early Easter!
Today I wanted to write a oneshot for Jungkook's cover of Paper Hearts. It's an absolutely beautiful song, JK did a wonderful job capturing the story of the song. I really suggest listening to it or else this might not make very much sense (Linked above). To be honest, I don't really like what I've written but I hope you like it.
Background/Interpretation of the Song: Jungkook and Jimin were eachother's first love, as I will mention, it was a perfect example of young/puppy love. However, now, Jimin is either Jungkook's ex-lover or unrequited love/one-sided love (you can decide). The pain of the breakup/unrequited love has made his heart very fragile or sensitive, hence a paper heart. He is reminiscing on the past memories they have shared together before bidding a final adieu to Jimin.
Text Key:
Bold: Song Lyric (Can be found here: https://genius.com/Tori-kelly-paper-hearts-lyrics) Note: They may not be verbatim to the specific lyric but it should be obvious which lyric the text is based off of. I also could not/did not use every lyric.
Italics: Flashback/Memory or Jungkook's thoughts (It should be pretty easy to distinguish between the two.)
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There his lover stood, Park Jimin. Well, his used-to-be lover. Jungkook's arm was outstretched, aching to touch him once more. But he was never close enough, fingertips just brushing the soft skin he remembered oh-so-clearly. I just can't reach out far enough to touch you.
There were so many memories of Jimin that he would cherish forever. Jimin's comforting scent as they lay together in the dark hours of the night. The softness of his skin that he would run his fingers over again and again. The sweet taste of his skin, of his lips as he explored new parts of the other's body to love for hours.
These memories were playing in his dull mind. Playing on a broken record as he would watch Jimin smile, touch, laugh, hug, love someone else. Someone that should have been him. He hated this part. The constant reminder of what once was.
They had a young love, a wild love; a love that was never meant to last. But something in him knew it was real. He just hoped it would last.
You can find him living through the endless pictures of them together, trying to remember all the good times...
Hand in hand, running through the dorms. Sneaking around, hiding from prying eyes. Jimin's smile lighting up the dark rooms and corridors they stumbled into. Finally collapsing on a bed, lips finding each others. Struggling to stay quiet as the other would sink lower.
Sneaking glances at each other only to find the other already looking at him.
Discreetly holding the other's hand, brushing their chest, running a hand across their torso as they walked past.
Laughing at the littlest of things, the unforgettable sound as it escaped his perfect lips.
Escaping into the dead of the night just to buy ice cream or candy satisfying Jimin's endless cravings for food.
The insatiable need to always be near the other. To feel the perfect way they connected together, making use of the few moments they were alone.
Just simply cherishing the other's presence.
The good times.
He was never the same once the older left him. The sun never shone again.
Hiding every cloud under a smile, when there were cameras. The rain falling in the privacy of his room, wetting the mascara brushed onto his lashes.
Jungkook slid down the glass mirror, gasping to breathe as the pain hit him once again. His sensitive heart barely taking the deep blows the other unknowingly was sending his way.
"Are you okay?" The brown eyes frozen in his head, the ones he dreamt of every night, were peering down at him clouded with concern. His hand offered down to the shaking boy who took it reluctantly. Sparks shot up Jungkook's arm as he did so. The sparks are still there, but only I can feel them.
"If I just give it some time, I'll be alright." His body, however, contradicted his words with his sad smile never reaching his eyes, tears ready to fall at any moment, dark colors swept under his eyes, smudged mascara, hand over his fragile heart: his paper heart.
I'll always hold a piece of your heart, Jimin, as long as you hold a piece of mine.
Goodbye, love.
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Like I said above, I'm not completely satsified with this but I don't know how to fix it. I literally spent so long thinking about this oneshot. I even went on an hour walk and nearly pulled a muscle but don't worry I'm fine. Do you ever think of an absolutely amazing idea but forget it? I hate that so much. I had such great ideas but I forgot them all by the time I got home. Anyway, that doesn't really matter anymore.
What other songs should I do? I really want to Serendipity (FYI: That's my favorite song, I love that song so much). I could do Fire, but, plot twist, instead of setting your youth on fire, it's Jungkook setting his paper heart on fire. That could be cool. The ending would work well, I think.
This AN is too long, whatever I don't want to delete it.
Thanks for reading!
- Jojo ✌️
