ramen|| im jaebum

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"she's probably so scared and weirded-out," jaebeom said, stressed. mark rolled his eyes and lounged back further in his chair. "i bet you thirty bucks she's barely even affected," mark said, annoyed by jaebeom's constant worries.

"no," jaebeom rolled his eyes. "you're only mad because you know i'm right," mark challenged.

"not exactly, but you think what you want. i will only admit that i do, matter of fact, care about her views and opinions on me." jaebeom mumbled.

"just admit it, jae," mark said, sitting up. jaebeom looked at him, confused. "admit what? i'm hiding nothing," he lied straight through his teeth.

"you like kylie," he stated, matter of factly. jaebeom's face fell, he knew it was true. he thought he was good at hiding it, but apparently not. "how'd you find out?" he asked.

"a little obvious, jae. you warmed up to her so quickly, you were pretty inviting, and you're not like that to normal people," he stated, the evidence was there, jaebeom just wasn't sure if he was fully ready to admit it to himself.

"okay, yeah i think i like her, but that means nothing. she probably doesn't even like me back, and even if she did, i wouldn't even think to ask her anywhere," jaebeom established.

"you don't have to go anywhere, i doubt kylie will care. i wouldn't be very surprised if she did like you back," mark said standing up.

"what do you mean by that?"

"she clings to you, jae. you saved her ass multiple times, there's no way in hell she doesn't have any feeling towards you at all. even if it's just a budding crush." mark added.

"don't get my hopes up like that," jaebeom sighed, before leaving mark alone in the office.

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you laid in your bed, starring up at the ceiling. too many thoughts swarmed your mind, making it impossible to even attempt to sleep.

you huffed, rolling on your side. images of your biggest fear rushed back to you. hitting you like a wave of memories, you held your breath, waiting for it all to wash away. however, it didn't. it was just there, repeatedly hitting you, harder every time.

unintentional tears fell from your cheeks and your breathing patterns changed drastically. you had experienced panic attacks before, but none of them really seemed to circle back to a past incident.

you hoarsely called for youngjae, then mark, then finally jaebeom. after what seemed like ages, your bedroom door creaked open the slightest bit. "kylie?" it
was that voice.

"kylie, take a deep breath. i'm here now its okay," jaebeom scooped you up in his arms and whispered in your ear. "shh~" he said repeatedly, attempting to calm you down. your entire body shook in his loose grip, tears fell from your eyes, and your breathing didn't seem to settle down.

jaebeom sat rocking you uncomfortably, he never really had to deal with something like this. "please go away," you shuddered. "not with you like this," he whispered, comfortingly.

"i look so pathetic though," you said through tears. "it's okay, i don't care. just breathe," he said weakly.

you tried to listen to his comforting directions, breathing through your nose and out through your mouth. the first few attempts were a fail, but another few collective tries later, your breathing had slowed.

you sat up, hiding your face from jaebeom, still embarrassed. "ky, stop," he said removing your hands and holding them firmly in his grip. he dried your stray tears with his thumb, smiling sweetly at the contact.

the two of you stayed in silence for a bit, a mix of not knowing what exactly to say, and trying to find words to say. it wasn't that long after, you were engulfed in probably the best hug you've ever had.

neither of you pulled away, you just stayed there, arms locked together. you finally backed out, lying down and breathing quietly. "get some rest," he whispered . he began standing up and walking to the door, but your weak voice stopped him.

"can you please s-stay," you pouted, he smiled brightly and nodded his head, "of course i can."

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