Fateful (book 1 of the OT7 series) ✔️

Chapter 24

On his way out of The Cottage, Namjoon stopped by the office and found Taehyung and Hoseok working.

"Guys, we need to do something about Yoongi hyung." He looked at both boys, waiting for a volunteer.

Taehyung threw his arms up and said, "Not me. I'm mad at him too. You should see how upset Aerin was. How can he do that to her."

"Don't be so hard on him. You, of all people, should know he has a good heart. He would never hurt her if he didn't have a good reason. You should have more faith in him." Hoseok scolded.

Chastened, Taehyung looked ashamed as he nodded. "You're right hyung. I'm just so sad for them both."

"I'll talk to him Joonie. You do what you need to do." Hoseok said, as he got up from his desk to find Yoongi.

Hoseok knocked on Yoongi's door several times to no answer. He could hear Yoongi playing the piano though so he said through the door, "Hyung, I'm coming in." and opened the door.

It sounded ridiculous, but Hoseok thought sadness seeped out of every pore of Yoongi. Even the way he sat seemed sad, with his shoulders hunched over and his head hung low.

Yoongi didn't turn around so Hoseok sat on the bed, facing his back.

"Hyung, enough moping around already. Let's talk about it."

"Hobi, I appreciate the gesture but I've made up my mind."

"Look hyung, I like Aerin, you know I do. I think she's a great girl. But I love you, and my priority is to see you happy. If that means you not wanting to be with her, I'll support you. But hyung, you're more miserable now without her. So I don't understand what the problem is when she wants to be with you as well."

"I love her, Hobi." Yoongi said with a pained groan, as he slumped over the piano and rested his head on the keys.

Hoseok blinked several times in confusion. "...ok, and that's bad because she doesn't feel the same?"

"No, she loves me as well. That makes it worse."

"Hyung, you're not making any sense."

"Remember when Yuna and I broke up years ago? I was a mess then."

"I remember. You were so sad for so long."

"I wasn't just sad Hobi. I was depressed, had to go to a therapist for help. Got some medication."

"What! Why didn't you tell any of us this?"

Yoongi shrugged. "I don't know. It was right around the time when we were having troubles with JK, Tae and Jimin. We all had a lot of our plates and it just didn't seem right to add on."

"Hyung, that's ridiculous. I hate when you and Joonie play martyr. It makes me so mad. You both should trust the people around you to support you!"

"I know. I've been trying to do better with that stuff."

"But what does all this have to do with Aerin?"

"You know when I was with Yuna, I thought I loved her. But now I know better, that wasn't love because it doesn't even compare with what I feel about Aerin. But it worries me, if I spiraled into depression when Yuna and I broke up, what's going to happen to me when Aerin and I break up. I can't put myself through that again, Hobi. The deeper the love, the darker the shadow."

"Hyung, you're not the same person you were back then. You're much stronger now. And most important, you have us now. If, and that's a huge if, you and Aerin don't work out, we'll be here to support you. We've got your back hyung, the same way you have ours. Maybe the shadow is darker but the light is brighter too. You should let yourself be happy."