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㉞Thank You

 
The day had come almost after four months. The five boys were graduating.

They were already at school, waiting for the ceremony to begin. All whispers quieted down when the teachers walked in with the principal.

Jeongguk made eye contact with Taehyung then. He was extremely gorgeous with his black suit and silver hair. He found himself staring at him in depth, a small smile decorating his lips, as the man he admired and cherished the most was walking towards his seat.

Taehyung, of course, noticed him and couldn't help but stare too. He returned the smile and gave him a subtle wink that left the younger blushing and getting shy real quick.

Even after four months, Jeongguk was getting shy sometimes with him. He couldn't help it. Although he was giving compliments to him almost every day, he still wasn't used to it. He still wasn't used to Taehyung's flirty side.

"You're blushing," Jimin whispered in a sing-song tone.

"Look at him. How can I not? He even winked at me," Jeongguk murmured as he continued playing with his hands timidly.

"So cute," Seokjin cooed, making everyone chuckle faintly.

"I swear, he's so perfect, so amazing, I love him."

Four pairs of eyes enlarged in unison and darted in his direction. "You what?" Namjoon questioned a little louder than he should, earning a few glances of those around them.

"Nothing, I said nothing," Jeongguk mumbled in haste and ducked his head.

"Have you said that to him?" Seokjin asked, still surprised by his words.

"No, of course not. It just came out. I don't know why."

"If it just came out, it means you do love him," Jimin stated with a shrug.

"But it's still early to say it, right? He would think I'm crazy."

"Crazy for him, yes." Jimin wiggled his brows teasingly.

"Please, 'I love you' is so overrated," Yoongi said, indifferent.

"That's why you haven't said it to any of us?" Namjoon snickered.

Yoongi glared at him and rolled his eyes. "Love you guys, there I said it, happy?"

Everyone gasped and stared at him open-mouthed. "I love you too," Jimin chirped as he threw an arm over his shoulders.

"We love you, Yoongi," Seokjin said with a broad smile.

"See? Totally overrated," Yoongi muttered as he wrapped a hesitant arm around Jimin's waist, making the boy freeze in his spot. He didn't question anything — he kept his own arm around his nape as Yoongi held his waist tightly, and all of them focused their attention on the stage where the principal just went up to.

He greeted everyone and said a few things before giving the mic to someone else. Once everyone finished talking, all of the students went to the stage and waited for their diplomas.

Taehyung stared at Jeongguk fondly as he felt throughout proud of him. He couldn't stop cooing mentally at how cute he was with his cheeks and ears glowing a reddish color when it was his turn. He was sitting in the front row and he could clearly discern how embarrassed he was when the attention was on him. To his eyes, though, he was nothing but adorable.

After everyone got their diplomas, they headed to the graduation party. They danced for quite a while and had a good time, but it was a bummer that they couldn't drink alcohol.

"Okay, we've been here for an hour or something, can't we just go now? It's not a real graduation party without booze, guys," Jimin whined with a pout.

"Second that," Yoongi said.