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//25 - "I'm not ready to talk about it, not yet"//

Jin deeply sighs as he mentally prepares himself to wake Yoongi up for breakfast.

It was hard to fully convince Jungkook to let him stay the night, but after Jin pulled the 'don't you trust me' card, Jungkook caved. There were still some clothes in his old room that he left behind so after he changed into them, Jungkook kissed him goodnight in front of Yoongi before leaving. Jin didn't notice the scowl on his face, but Jungkook sure as hell did and it made him grin.

It took Jin a little while to finally drift to sleep, memories of him trembling on the bed after beatings still fresh in his mind. A single tear ran down his face as he finally fell asleep.

The next day, he silently went downstairs to the kitchen and started cooking breakfast. His body still seemed to know where everything was and despite the lack of ingredients, he managed to make some pancakes and eggs. He was proud of himself, but his mood soured once he remembered that now comes the hardest part—waking Yoongi up.

He doesn't know how things will go since usually, Yoongi wakes up by himself or Hongseok would've taken care of it back then. He was never allowed to wake him up because Hongseok and the other two didn't want him to get hurt even more, knowing how Yoongi can be in the morning. But now, no one is there but him to do it and he's not gonna lie, he's scared.

He goes upstairs and once he's in front of Yoongi's door, he knocks softly to not irritate him, but no answer. He huffs as he gathers up the rest of his courage and knocks loudly, calling out his name.

"Y-Yoongi," he says, his heartbeat racing in his chest. He hears a muffled grunt and a low 'come in' before twisting the knob and peeking inside. Yoongi is covered from his waist down and well, he's shirtless, despite it being freezing in the house. Jin can't help but be flustered, no matter how many times he's seen Yoongi naked. What he doesn't know, however, is that Yoongi is suffering from the cold as well, but he did it on purpose because he knew Jin would come to wake him up.

"I made breakfast. You should hurry and come down before it gets cold," he says nervously as Yoongi stirs under the blanket. Jin watches as he rubs his eyes with his palms, groaning huskily as if he had just woken up. He's actually been secretly waiting for Jin ever since he first smelled the delicious aroma of food, so of course he had to pretend.

"Mm, thank you Jinnie," he simply says before sliding out of bed and Jin almost dies. Not only is the man shirtless, he's also in his boxers, which makes it a whole lot better.

Jin looks around the room, trying to avoid Yoongi's half naked self and mumbles, "I'll be downstairs." He closes the door and fans himself before scurrying down to the kitchen, Yoongi smirking to himself as he slips on some clothes.

     "Um, thanks," Yoongi says forcefully, not really used to thanking people. He had scarfed down everything Jin had served him and he admits, he's pretty satisfied. It was, by far, the best breakfast he's ever had, in his opinion.

     Jin stops as he's picking up their plates and nods, feeling warm inside and his heart fluttering. It's weird at first, receiving gratitude from the elder, but he wouldn't mind if it happens more often.

     Yoongi watches him as he goes back into the kitchen, the whole time wondering why Jin ever agreed to come back and stay. He's treated him horribly, insulted him, beat him, took advantage of him, yet here he is.

     "So what now?" Jin asks as he walks back into the dining room.

     "You're dumb for coming back."
     "What?"

     Yoongi scoffs lightly. "Why did you come back after everything that I've done to you?"

     Jin stands there, not sure how to answer. Jungkook had asked him the same thing before and he was also at a loss for words then too.

     Why did he come back? He should've stayed clear from Yoongi, he should've pressed legal charges against him, yet he hasn't. However, despite not knowing what to say, deep down he knows that he cares for Yoongi, regardless of the past. He's told himself that he really has no reason to. But after that one time when Yoongi had looked at him differently after sex, he figured maybe he's not as mean and scary as he seems.

     "Everyone thinks you're this horrible person, but I believe deep down, you're anything but that. Sure you've done many things in the past, but I think that if you better yourself, what you do now is more important than what you did back then.

     Maybe you're scared to show your true self or maybe you're trying to protect yourself and avoid being vulnerable, I don't know. Like I said before, I just want to help you realize that being yourself again is not all that bad."

     Yoongi stares at him in awe.

     "You truly are a beautiful person Jin, inside and out. And I appreciate it, but I don't think I can trust anyone. Not after last time."

     Jin tilts his side a little. "What happened last time?"

     Yoongi sighs and looks down at his lap. "I'm not ready to talk about it, not yet."