bangtan one shots

actions speak louder than words ⇒ kim taehyung

#16. "i meant what i said, every word of it."

#24. "i know it's the middle of the night, but can you come over, please?"

#25. "you know i love you, right?"

taehyung heard a light humming coming from his bedside table. he huffed lightly as he pried his eyelids open. hesitantly, he released the pillow that he had been cuddling with and reached over for his phone. he winced when he looked at the phone screen, the brightness practically melting his eyes. but, he didn't feel annoyed at all upon seeing your nickname: lil bear. he smiled tiredly and pressed the green button at the bottom. "hello?"

on the other side, your heart almost gave way just at the sound of taehyung's raspy voice. his voice was already deep as it was, so mixing that with the sleepy and raspy tone was almost too much for you. you smiled apologetically. "sorry for waking you up."

you heard a slight chuckle. "it's alright, love. what's up?"

you chewed on the bottom of your lip, a faint smile on your face. you rolled onto your back and stared at your ceiling from your bed. "i know it's the middle of the night, but can you come over, please?"

"yeah, of course." you heard him release a breath as you could hear him moving around in his bedroom. "is something wrong?"

"eh, not really. i'm just having some trouble sleeping."

"alright then. i'm on my way."

you smiled widely. "thank you!" you sang. "see you in a bit."

taehyung smiled before hanging up. he sighed tiredly and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. despite still being partially under the sleeping spell, taehyung was still looking forward to see you. although, he could still feel the weight in his heart.

taehyung loved you. taehyung was in love with you. he was willing to do anything for you. but there was one problem. you and taehyung's friendship was technically classified as friendship.

but that didn't mean that no one had those kinds of feelings for each other. if anything, however, you and taehyung did have a strange and unique, even powerful, connection. everyone could see it.

friends of both you and taehyung could see it. it was clear, and you and taehyung weren't hiding it. when you two looked at each other, there was always love in your eyes. the smile that could be brought to each other's faces when someone said something. perhaps too, the feeling could be seen by the way taehyung simply looked at you, or how you gave him the biggest and warmest hugs, hence bear. taehyung loved your hugs. many people, every time you and taehyung walked alongside each other, would give compliments.

"oh my god! you guys look so cute together."

"why aren't you two cute?"

"i remember when my husband and i looked like that back in my day." one older woman said to you one day when you and taehyung were leaving a store in the city.

you and taehyung would blush every time, and none of you tried to deny it. but nothing would happen later. you and taehyung weren't official, despite knowing about each other's feelings. you didn't know why things were the way they were. you loved taehyung with all your heart. he was your other half. you loved him so much, you felt like you were missing a piece of yourself when he wasn't next to you.

often times you wondered why you and him weren't together. you laid in your bed, waiting patiently for taehyung as you swam in your thoughts. you tried to remember if the topic had ever been brought up in a conversation. you and taehyung were so close, it didn't matter if the topic of discussion was super personal or weird, it still felt natural for you and taehyung. you and taehyung were best friends, of course, so you knew each other's secrets. but, you wanted something more, there was no denying that.