A Lesson In Loving✅ (JinxBTS) | By Dew

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After both Jimin and Seokjin had cried themselves to exhaustion, the five men tried to put them in bed. But Seokjin refused to sleep alone.

"Let me sleep with you!" Seokjin insisted, sitting next to Jimin on his bed, "I'll stay away... we can keep a pillow between us if you want. But please..."

Jimin just sat there like a statue, eyes puffy and red. Seokjin's fingers itched to reach out and trace the tender skin but he refrained.

"You shouldn't be near me..." Jimin whispered before slowly getting under the sheets. Taehyung stood by the foot of the bed, watching the scene with eyes filled with anguish.

"Don't say that", Seokjin raised his hand to reach out and swipe away the bangs that fell in Jimin's eyes but stopped when the younger looked at him with pleadingly, fresh tears falling on his cheeks.

Seeing his lover so miserable, Seokjin let out a sob. He quickly got to his feet but stumbled slightly, falling right into Taehyung's open arms.

"Hyung!" Jimin immediately sat up but Taehyung had straightened Seokjin and then moved away. Seeing the distance between them, Seokjin let out a bitter laugh, "You wouldn't even hold me?"

Taehyung gulped and looked down. It wasn't that he didn't want to say anything, but his throat was choked up and if he opened his mouth, he was scared that a heart wrenching sob would leave his lips.

"Fine!" Seokjin moved past Taehyung, their shoulders colliding painfully, "Treat me like a pest!"

Taehyung opened his mouth but closed it again, biting his lips. He fell down on the bed, as if his legs could no longer hold his weight.

"Jin", he sobbed out, eye squeezing shut. Gentle fingers swiped at the tears that dripped down his cheeks, "Jin..."

Jimin hugged him from behind, his own tears soaking in Taehyung's shirt. They stayed wrapped up in each other, crying silently. It was after a few minutes that the door opened.

"Hyung is angry", Namjoon whispered, coming up to them. He sat down beside them, opening his arms and hugging them both. Taehyung finally let himself sob out loudly, sounds muffled by Namjoon's arms, "But he's angry at the wrong thing."

Jimin laughed bitterly, shifting closer to Namjoon, "He should be disgusted by us."

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"Hyung", Hoseok knocked at the door again, "Open up, please. You're weak, you should not lock your door. What if you faint inside?"

"So what?!" Seokjin shouted even when his throat hurt, "I could die and you wouldn't even touch my corpse!"

It was silent on the other side. Hoseok sighed softly, knocking again after a few minutes, "Hyung."

Seokjin kicked his legs in frustration, anger and sadness making a toxic concoction in his body, "Why?!"

This time, Hoseok sigh was loud enough to reach Seokjin's ears, "Open up and I will tell you."

Seokjin didn't believe him for a few minutes but when his anger calmed down, he got up and silently opened the door. Hoseok knew that there was no point fake smiling in front of his boyfriends but it was a habit he could not get rid off, "Thank you."

"Start speaking."

Seeing Seokjin sit back with his spine straight and hands in his lap, Hoseok's smile slid off his face. His Hyung was pretending to be strong and cold in front of him. In front of his lover. He was putting up an act, a mask in front of him.

Hoseok wanted to scream and cry.

"We took advantage of you", he spoke past the emotions clogging up his throat, "You... you were so pale, so weak. So..."