bruises (yoongi)

part 9

"I..I think I need to break up with him," You told Yoongi, but also yourself.
"I agree, but I'm coming with you." He stated, matter of factly.
You looked at him, shocked, "Wait what? No! That'll just make him mad."
"(Y/n), if you think I'm going to let you spend another minute alone with that guy, you're mad and very very wrong." You smiled at what a good friend Yoongi is. "Plus, I'll be there for emotional support then, in case he tries to emotionally manipulate you."
You look down at your lap, "Thank you, Yoongi. You have no idea how much this means to me."
He chuckles, "Aish, don't mention it. Seriously, I don't want anyone thinking I have a heart." You laugh at that and wipe the rising tears that had threatened to fall at Yoongi's kindness.
"How about you call him now and tell him to meet you after work? Then we can get back to work without worrying too much about it," he suggests.
You nod, "Good idea." You pull out your phone and go to his contact, hitting call. It rang a few times before the call failed. "Ahh, rejection. Love that." You said, sarcastically. You were surprised when you felt Yoongi's hands take the phone away from your hands and you watched as he edited the contact name for Tai from "Tai 😍" to "Asshole 💩", making you laugh and take it back.
"Nice," you commented as Yoongi smiled, looking proud of himself. "I'll just send him a text."
You crafted a text telling him to meet you at the café, the one you and Yoongi always get take out from, after work. Before you hit send though, you show your phone to Yoongi, asking him to make sure it was okay.
He read it over and then took the phone, removing the kisses I had put at the end of the text. "Sorry, habit," You explained and Yoongi told you it was okay.
"So, shall we get into this track then?" Yoongi asked and you nodded, smiling at him.
For the rest of the workday, you guys both worked really hard on this track for the new group, based on the inspiration you had gotten the night previous. It really ignited you creatively and you felt so happy working with Yoongi and knowing you could stay here for as long as you guys wanted.
"(Y/n), it's nearly 5, shall we head down to the café?" You glanced at the clock and took a deep breath before nodding.
You both put your jackets on before you guys headed down there. You were quiet with nerves but Yoongi noticed so, in the elevator, he took your hand in his and rubbed his thumb past your knuckles while he said, "It'll all be over soon, so don't worry." You smiled at him and his kind gesture before he let go when the elevator pinged open and your hand felt more lonely than you thought a hand could feel.
The lump in your throat got bigger and bigger with every step closer to the café and you felt the urge to run and lock yourself away somewhere, but you knew that once this was over, the relief would feel so purifying.
When you arrived at the café, Yoongi ordered you both your usuals while you took a seat at a table for four. When Yoongi came and sat down next to you, you were checking your phone to see if Tai had seen your texts.
"Has he replied?" Yoongi asked.
"Nope, but saw it. So I have no idea if he's even coming." You say as you put your phone down and lean back on the chair, rubbing your face with your hands from the stress.
"Don't stress about it, (Y/n). I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."
"I know you are, but I'm just afraid that I won't have the emotional backbone to be able to end it," you explain as you look him in the eyes.
"Listen," he said, "You are so much better than that...scumbag. He hurt you, more than you thought he could, right?" You nodded, "Explain why to me, now, as a practice."
You looked at him for a sec to see if he was being serious and he was. "Oh, um...okay. So I think the person I thought I fell in love with....wasn't the person he actually was. I painted a picture of what he looked like in technicolour, but it was all in my head. I needed something to believe in and I thought... he was the one. I was wrong. I put a lot on him, I invented him in my head and that clouded the picture of who he actually was."
Yoongi took a deep breath, "Wow. you do realise you just blamed yourself for everything." You looked at him for a second.
"Yeah...I guess I did." You took a sip of your coffee.
"(Y/N), you didn't do this to yourself. Okay, maybe you created a version of him in your head that you wanted him to be but...you never asked him to hurt you. You saw the best of him and that isn't something to feel bad about, in fact, you love someone who has literally hurt you. That's not naïvety or stupidity, thats a credit to you. You found the good in someone so bad. Don't be so hard on yourself."
You raised your eyebrows at his comments, "I never thought of it that way."
Your thoughts were interrupted by your phone pinging on the table. You checked it and saw a text from "Asshole 💩" - I'm outside. We can talk out here.
"He's not coming in, he says we have to go out there." You tell Yoongi, who rolled his eyes and scoffed, making you laugh.
You and Yoongi both grasped your coffees as you exited the warmth of the café, the coldness distracting you from the anxiety.
You scanned the outside before your eyes landed on Tai in his dance sweatpants and sweatshirt. He was staring down at your phone but you continued to head over to him, ignoring the feeling of the lump in your throat choking you and preventing you from breathing.
"Tai," you spoke as Yoongi hanged back a little behind you.
He looked up and smiled at you before he spotted Yoongi, "What the f*ck is he doing here?""He's just here for support."
"Support? Why do you need support?" He scoffed.
"We're over. We're done, Tai." He was taken aback by that.
"What? Babe, I know we fought but we always get over it. I'm sorry."
"It's too late for sorry, Tai."
"But you love me?" He asked, standing up from the bench he was perched on, his height making him feel more intimidating.
You gulped before speaking, "I'm in love with parts of you. But you're bad for me. And I don't think you love me back."
He frowned, taking a step forward towards you, "Bad for you?! All I've done is care for you! How could you even question that?"
"You hit me," your voice shared a little as you said that. "I never thought you would ever hurt me like that."
"Okay, yeah I lose my temper quickly, and I'm sorry for that. But...I..I still love you," his eyes watered.
You looked at the ground to stop yourself melting into him. "It wasn't just that. You kissed Lina. That hurt too."
He scoffed and rolled his eyes, "That was an drunken mistake, we were playing a drinking game, it was a friendly kiss."
You scoffed now, one sole tear running down your cheek. "Stop lying to me."
He gritted his teeth, making his jaw stick out as he took another step forward "Don't tell me when I am and aren't telling the truth."
"You went to her house last night. I didn't know you guys were even that close, so I wonder, how many other times have you gone to hers when you told me you were going to Sooni's." (Tai's best friend that lived across the road). He looked like he was about to speak so you put your hand up, "Don't even try and make something up, I don't care because it's too late. We are over. This is over."
He shook his head, "You know what, maybe you're right. We should just break up, at least that'll allow you and Yoongles over there to snog each other's faces off." You flinched at the venom in his voice.
"Grow up, Tai. We just need to decide the logistics, who's going to stay in the apartment?"
He thought for a second, "I want the apartment."
You scoffed, "Alright, no beating around the bush then."
"What? You want the apartment so you and Yoongi can go and f*ck all over my stuff? I don't think so," he said, taking another step forward.
"You know what Tai, you don't scare me. I want the apartment, you can go and stay at Lina's."
He smirked and took another step forward, leaning forward towards you and whispered, "You sure I don't scare you?"
You couldn't help your heartbeat increasing. "Piss off," you spat out, but then Tai moved suddenly, trying to make you flinch. It worked, you jumped a little and Tai started laughing."Alright," Yoongi spoke from behind you, walking forwards and standing in front of you. "That's enough you sicko, leave her alone."
Tai laughed, "Aww (Y/N), got your new boyfriend to protect you! How adorable."
"He's not my boyfriend you pr*ck!" You yell over Yoongi's shoulder.
"What did you call me?" Tai said in a deep voice, his eyes darkened as he tried to walk around Yoongi and get closer to you.
In an act of courage, Yoongi pushed Tai's shoulder back, "Back off!"
Tai jumped back in shock, "Alright bro, you just wanna f*ck her!" Tai spat back as he grabbed Yoongi's hoodie at the chest.
"Tai let go!" You called out as you tried to pull him off.
Yoongi smirked, amused as they both stared each other down, "You're really threatened by me aren't you."
Tai growled and you knew this could only end badly, so you pulled on Tai's arm harder. "Get the f*ck off him!"
"You heard her," Yoongi added, smiling as he said so.
This made Tai's anger bubble over and he flung his arm away, the one you had been pulling on, meaning he hit your face with his fist. It didn't really hurt but the simple act made you hold your face, in shock at how he could hurt you again.
The smile on Yoongi's face was wiped instantly as he pushed Tai back so hard that he stumbled and Yoongi came to you. "(Y/N), I'm so sorry, are you okay?"
You nodded and took your hand away from your face. "Let's just go." You said and Yoongi nodded.
"Give me two minutes," he said. He turned to Tai and pushed him again, "WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU HIT HER?! HUH? ARE YOU JUST SUCH A MESSED UP F*CKER THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT ON GIRLS?!" He shoved him hard so Tai went to shove him back but you ran in between them before he could.
"STOP!" you yelled. "You can have the apartment." You spoke calmly now, hoping the effect of your voice would rub off on the boys. "I'll be round to pick up my things tomorrow, alright. Let's just end this before one of you ends up in the hospital."
Yoongi breathed deeply and took a step back. "Sorry, (Y/N)."
You took a step forward, towards Yoongi and away from Tai. Then you span 180 degrees. "We're over Tai, I'm deleting your number, deleting social medias, everything. I suggest you do the same." And with that, you walked away, Yoongi following close behind, leaving Tai stood there with nothing else he could say.
You walked back to the office in silence but when you reached the office you sat in your chair with a sigh. "Well that went well."
"I'm so sorry (Y/N), I just got so mad at him for what he did to you. I was meant to be there to stop something like that happening but I just made it worse."
"No, no you didn't," You explain. "Without you I wouldn't have done it in the first place so don't beat yourself up about it."
As Yoongi got back to work on the track, you got out your phone and started texting your mum.
"What ya doing?" He asked.
"Texting my mum. I think I'm going to stay with her for a little while, until I find a place."
He turns around away from the computer. "Wait, doesn't your mum live like...two hours away?" You look up and him and smile that he remembered. You nodded. "No, don't be silly! Why didn't you just ask. I forgot that you need a place to stay, just come and stay at mine. I have a spare room!"
You looked up from your phone at him, "I wouldn't want to intrude though, and it could be a while before I find somewhere I can afford."
He shrugs, "It's the least I could do considering how I acted out there."
"Are you sure, Yoongi? I don't want you to regret offering afterwards, why don't you think about it?" You suggest.
He shakes his head, "I wouldn't regret it, don't be nuts."
You look to the side, thinking about it for a minute. "Okay, but I'll obviously pay rent for the time I stay there."
He scoffs, "No, you won't. I won't let you."
You smile, "You have to let me help somehow!"
He thought for a sec, "Okay. You can do the washing up after meals." You looked at him, smiling at his cute laziness.
"Deal." You said and offered your hand to shake, which he did.
"Pleasure doing business with you...roomie," he said with a smirk and you smiled back as you realised what this meant. You wouldn't have to be alone again, not until you find a place anyway. And you were suddenly so grateful that people like Yoongi existed as guardian angels of fools like you, victims of imaginary love.