12am | Jinmin

9:37pm

Finally ready for bed, Seokjin clambered onto his bed once he turned off the lights; slipping underneath the duvet, a sigh escaping his lips.

A moment of silence was shared between the two of them before the raven turned around to face his hyung. "Hey—no lies, right?" Jimin spoke up as he brushed away the bangs that covered the blonde's eyes.

Seokjin averted his eyes and focused on the raven's forehead. He took a deep inhale and wanted to disappear, he wanted the ground to open up and swallow him whole. "I-yeah, no lies."

"You can tell me word by word. It doesn't need to be in full sentences."

Jimin's voice was soft and gentle, coaxing the blonde to speak more. The blonde bit his lip before opening his mouth, "I guess— I guess I've been— sad."

"You've been sad? How long?"

"A few months."

"Why?"

Silence filled the space between them and Seokjin began to sweat. The stillness made him anxious, it gave the room an uneasy feeling and he just couldn't bear with it anymore, please, just pull him out of there!

"God— it's-it's awkward— just—," the blonde sputtered hopelessly, eyes blinking nervously and looking everywhere else but the man in front of him.

"I don't feel awkward, hyung." Jimin replied, a soft smile on his face as he held onto Seokjin's hand. "You don't have to tell me why if you can't find the words, tell me anything you want to tell me."

Where would Seokjin even begin?

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(a) tell him to forget about it, it's pointless
(b) start with that 12am text
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