𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 ℍ𝕚𝕤 | 𝕪𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕞𝕚𝕟

Communication

Love goes hand in hand with stress. Studies show that people have lower levels of serotonin (associated with happiness) and higher levels of cortisol (associated with stress) during the early stages of love.

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A clap of thunder woke Jimin up long before his alarm went off. He attempted in vain to fall back asleep, but eventually opted to start his morning off early. After a quick shower, he found himself humming alone in the bathroom to a song he had recently included in his 'Best Songs to Sing in the Shower' article.

"She wears short skirts; I wear T-shirts!" Jimin began to sing as he bounced around the small room. "She's cheer captain, and I'm on the bleachers!" He grabbed his hairbrush and brought it up to his mouth dramatically. "Dreamin' about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time!"

It was a typical morning routine for him. Taehyung would often join in on whatever song he was singing and create a goofy dance to go along with it. Unfortunately, Taehyung wasn't there with him.

Yoongi was, though. A fact that had subsequently slipped Jimin's mind.

"Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you!? Been here all along, so why can't you see-e-e, you belong with ME-E-E!? You belong with-" He stopped mid twirl and stood frozen, like a deer caught in the headlights.

Yoongi was standing at the bathroom doorway with his arms crossed over his bare chest, but he didn't seem angry about being woken up by Jimin's obnoxious singing. On the contrary, he looked genuinely amused. "Oh, please." He gave a dismissive wave of his hand. "Don't let me stop your concert."

Jimin instantly became very aware of his long, white t-shirt and tight boxers being the only thing he had on. When he didn't move, Yoongi stepped forward and took the hairbrush from him.

"Where were you?" he asked. "Oh, right."

Then, to Jimin's utter disbelief, Yoongi brought the stand-in microphone up to his lips and began to belt out, "She wears high heels, I wear sneakers! She's cheer captain, and I'm on the bleachers! Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time!"

Jimin broke into a toothy grin and grabbed his toothbrush to join in for the chorus. "Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you!? Been here all along, so why can't you see-e-e, you belong with me-e-e?"

Yoongi grabbed Jimin's hand and twirled him gently. They both laughed as they continued to sing poorly into their faux microphones. Pulling Jimin flush against his body, Yoongi began to sway back and forth with his arms wrapped around his shoulders. Jimin caught his gaze in the mirror, too dizzy and out of breath to continue as Yoongi whispered the song's ending.

"All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me-e-e... You belong with me."

It felt like he was singing the words right to him. Like there was a deeper meaning behind more than just enjoying a classic Taylor Swift song. But Jimin couldn't let himself overthink. He couldn't let himself become too invested in the role he was playing. He couldn't set himself up for a fall with nobody to catch him.