FATE // vminkook

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Yoongi has asked if he could speak to Taehyung alone because he could see how emotional and pissed off he was.

His boyfriends were reluctant, but eventually stepped out the room.

Yoongi walked over and sat next to Taehyung on the bed who had puffy eyes that stared straight ahead of him.

"Kid," Yoongi speaks up, "please don't be mad."

Taehyung just blinks and looks over at Yoongi with a clenched jaw, "I was trying to protect you. I choose to do this. I knew what was going to come."

Yoongi shakes his head and furrows his eyebrows, "That's fucking stupid. You choose to let that happen again? Really? I doubt that."

"Either me or you," Taehyung whispers as he looks down at his lap.

Yoongi blinks his eyes as they started to sting, "Never pick me."

"Then don't pick me!"  Taehyung snaps. He moves his hair out of his face as he narrowed his eyes at Yoongi, "Don't be a hypocrite, Yoongi."

Yoongi takes in a deep breath. He didn't really know what to say because Taehyung was right. But there was no way Yoongi would ever put himself over Taehyung.

Yoongi thinks it's crazy how much things have changed just because Taehyung entered his life. Yoongi use to be reserved and just lived in the moment since he didn't care about anything. Just himself.

Now he focuses on Taehyung. Yoongi had no idea what his feelings were. Did he like Taehyung? Or is it just brotherly love? Sometimes Yoongi just thinks he imagines his feelings because he has never had someone that he cared for other than family.

Or maybe he wanted himself to have feelings for Taehyung. Just so he could love someone since he can't love himself.

"You have been through hell," Yoongi says, "you have cared too much. I have cared too much. Taehyung, you have changed me into this person. I use to be different."

"I know."

"If I never started to care for you I would have hurt you for my advantage. That's the person I am," Yoongi says, "so I really don't need you to protect me. I don't deserve it."

"Don't say that—"

"Taehyung, I only care about you because..."

Taehyung tilts his head, "Because why?"

"Because you're my little brother."

Taehyung just sighs, "I'm not him—"

"No, you aren't him," Yoongi says, "you are you. And YOU are my brother."

Taehyung looks into Yoongi's eyes with hope, "Really?"

Yoongi nods, "You're my family, kid. I know I had mixed feelings, but I was emotional and I acted on a thought."

Taehyung smiles sadly, "Family?"

Yoongi nods and opens his arms. He lets Taehyung crawl into his lap, "Yeah. Family."

"I haven't had family in a long time," Taehyung admits.

"I haven't either."

Taehyung lays his head on Yoongi's shoulder, "No more kisses, right?"

Yoongi chuckles, "Yeah, I figured out what I was feeling. No more kisses."

"What was it?" Taehyung asks.

Yoongi just shrugs, "I never cared for anyone other than family. I didn't know how to react. It took me while to figure it out, I guess."

Taehyung just smiles and nuzzles his head into Yoongi.