"here's to a better year," taehyung exclaimed as he clinked his glass full of grape juice with the others around him.
"i can't believe 2018 is already coming to an end," jimin piped up as he leaned on the rusted railing, his eyes wide in wonder at the sights before him.
christmas had passed without a problem. before anyone knew it, it was the last day of their vacation on hawaii, as well as the last day of the year.
the group had decided to simply celebrate the new year on the roof of the hotel. namjoon had brought a speaker; pop music blasted loudly as the group of friends reminisced about all of their memories during the past year.
"five more minutes left of 2018," yoongi exclaimed, checking his phone excitedly.
"my new year's resolution is to release my mixtape," namjoon commented, staring off dreamily into the distance.
seokjin wrapped his arms around namjoon's waist and rested his head on his boyfriend's shoulder, his pink hair bouncing. "you've been saying that for the past three years," he teased, giving namjoon a quick kiss on the cheek.
"i promise i'll do it this year," namjoon laughed. "maybe."
the night was dark and cloudless. the bright full moon shone down on the group of boys. a couple of colorful fireworks were already blossoming in the distance. fairy lights were strung up across the railing of the rooftop, shrouding the boys in a peaceful aura. it was genuinely a perfect last night of the year, and of the vacation in hawaii. unfortunately, the plane would leave quite early in the morning, so the boys would not have a lot of time to sleep.
the booming pop resonating from the speakers abruptly ended and was replaced by a slower, romantic song, giving jimin an idea. the orange-haired boy glanced up at taehyung, a small smile playing on his lit-up face. he took taehyung's hand in his own, giving it a light squeeze. "wanna dance?" he asked.
taehyung's mouth hinged open in surprise. "uh," he stammered, a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead. "i'm not very good at dancing."
"oh, come on," jimin teased, grabbing taehyung's hands and guiding them to his waist. he then put his own arms around taehyung's neck, looking up at him with a smile brighter than the moon. "i'll teach you."
taehyung smiled as they began to sway around on the rooftop. taehyung's steps were a little clumsy and awkward, but he soon learned the hang of it with jimin's guidance. after stumbling on jimin's foot for the millionth time, taehyung laughed and pressed his mouth to jimin's forehead. he gripped the shorter boy's waist tightly and brought him closer, relishing the moment.
"five," yoongi called out, counting down the seconds until the new year began. the rest of the boys joined in, eagerness filling their voices.
"four."
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
"happy new year!" the world seemed to explode around jimin. he pressed his grape-flavored lips against taehyung's, feeling as though his heart would burst from happiness. brightly colored fireworks blossomed, resonating through the air with loud bangs. the city was filled with whoops and screams as the old year got pulled away, replaced by a new year. time seemed to slow down around them. jimin closed his eyes softly as his lips moved against taehyung's, smiling against the kiss. they continued to sway softly while the slow song boomed in the distance.
the kiss only became more heated as taehyung tugged on jimin's waist. jimin leapt up into taehyung's arms and wrapped his legs around the taller boy's waist, causing taehyung to stumble back and hit the rusted railing. taehyung smirked into the kiss and gave jimin's thighs a light squeeze, drawing out a whimper from the shorter boy.
"cut it out, would you?" hoseok snorted, causing jimin to unlatch from taehyung's embrace. "there are other people here, you know."
jimin took a few steps away from taehyung, a light shade of red scattered across his face. "sorry," he muttered, rubbing his arm.
the boys laughed as they clinked their grape juice glasses against one another again and watched as fireworks continued to boom, lighting up their surroundings in all kinds of colors and hues.
hopefully this year would be a good one.
