catch me | yoongi

twenty-six

your eyes were red-rimmed and sore and your limbs ached from fatigue. you didn't get much sleep last night. every time you closed your eyes you saw yoongi's tears in your head so you opted for forcing yourself awake.

"you'll see him again y/n." taehyung rubbed your back from behind you and you bit your lips to keep a sob in.

"you don't know that."

"yes we do y/n, you mean so much to him." jimin said from inside the train car, just having finished loading the last of the equipment.

he reached out a hand and you tiredly handed him the last of your belongings so he could load it up as well.

you felt dizzy with nausea and guilt. you closed your eyes and sighed shakily.

"how long?" yoongi asked. his voice was cold, unwavering. he was hurt. bad.

"three-...three years." you whispered, voice cracking.

yoongi nodded, fists clenching. his blunt fingernails dug into his palm, leaving crescent shaped indents in the skin. his eyes filled with water, and his lash line stung. slowly, he untangled your arms from his, standing up. you sat on the grass, looking up at him with tear-stained cheeks and a heavy heart.

"goodbye, y/n."

with that, yoongi walked down the hill and to his car. as soon as he was turned around, he let his tears fall. and they fell, and fell, and fell. once he wwas safely in his car he hit the steering wheel over and over, shouting curses. tiring himself out, yoongi rested his head against the wheel, sobbing.

you were leaving.

now, listening as the train conductor yelled at everyone to hurry up and get on because he was leaving in two minutes, you wiped your nose and eyes, letting jimin help you into the car and into a hug. you sat down on the floor, curling your knees to your chest, and letting your glassy eyes roam gwangju for the last time.

as you scan the land, you see a small, dark blob in the distance. against the trees, it honestly could be anything. a rabbit, a deer, but foolishly, you let yourself get your hopes up because maybe, just maybe...

the blob gets closer and soon jimin comes up behind and stares at it in confusion too.

"what the hell is that?" jisung says from behind you, and you swing your legs over the edge of the train. soon the circus gathers behind you and they're all staring at the mysterious fugure.

"y/n! y/n! wait!"

yoongi...

the train rumbles to life and jerks. yoongi gets closer and closer until he's panting in front of you, tears in his eyes.

"y/n," he reaches up and cups your face, wiping away your tears.

"i love you."

you sob, reaching down and cupping yoongi's cheeks as well.

"i love the way you blush when i hold your hand, i love how your eyes get bright when you're happy, i love when your smile lights up a room, i love how you're fearless, i love how you're confident, i love how you're brave. i love how you beat me in every game we play, i love how you pout when you don't get when you want, and i love the way you clap when you're excited. i love you, y/n."

you lean down and look into yoongi's eyes and lean in, connecting your lips to his. his lips are rough and pillowy, and they start to move immediately. he's tender and gentle, and when you pull away, breathing heavily, he rests his forehead against yours. you both close your eyes, and he rubs his nose against yours. he opens his eyes and you do too, and the train slowly starts to move. yoongi walks with it, whispering how much he loves you, wiping your tears.

when the train gets too fast for him to hold you he lets go and runs beside you, screaming at the world like he's always wanted to.

"I LOVE YOU!"

you sob, reaching your hand out. he grabs it and kisses it, and the sparks fly through your body for the last time.

"I LOVE YOU MIN YOONGI!"

the train gets too fast and you start to fall, but jimin wraps his arm around your waist and pulls you into his chest. you watch as yoongi's face gets more and more out of focus, and within mere seconds his figure is a dot in the distance.

when you can't see him anymore, you turn around and cry into jimin, feeling your heart shattering.

but you're hopeful. three years is a long time, but it's okay. fate is real.

you'll meet again.

yoongi will always be there to catch you.