"You said you love me." Namjoon wiped his tears with the tissue Claudette had handed him. "It's only our second day in the relationship."
"Well I'd be lying if I said I didn't." Claudette handed him another one after he threw it into the trash can beside them. "Is it weird or bad that I said it so early?"
"No." Namjoon shook his head, finally getting all of the tears off his face. "It's nice."
"You need another hug." Claudette decided, pushing the trash can to the side so she could scoot forward. "Come here Joonie."
He didn't need to be told twice, falling into her arms, his eyes shut as he let her hold him with her hug. "I really needed this."
"When's the last time you've dated, or had a long hug?" Claudette held him tight, eyes on the window as she broke through the silence.
"High school, and a long time." Namjoon mumbled, Claudette growing sad as her hand went up to hold his head against her shoulder.
"Baby, I'm sorry." Claudette scooted as close as she could to him so he could maybe feel he wasn't alone. "You've had to be so strong, haven't you?"
Namjoon nodded with a soft whimper, his emotions bubbling up inside of him.
"And you are so strong and I'm so proud of you." Claudette hugged his shoulders as he fell deeper into her, his breathing a bit shaky. "And I love you with all of my heart. Not just because of what you've done, but of who you've become."
"I love you."
---
"I'm going up there-" Taehyung jumped to his feet, about to take a long stride to the elevator, but Hoseok pulled him back.
"You will do no such thing." Hoseok pulled him back to the couch, the four of them in the lobby. Jimin and Jin had gone back to Jimin's room to chill, while Yoongi was determined to stay by the coffee and Jungkook by the pastries, their boyfriends following suit in the lobby. "This is Namjoon's time with her."
"But everyone's had time with her except me!!" Taehyung whined, Yoongi slapping Jungkook's hand away from the chocolate tray.
"I'll make you a deal." Hoseok sighed, regretting his words. "You can take her on the first date if she agrees to come back with us."
"Oh I thought we were kidnapping her regardless of her answer." Jungkook spoke, half a pastry in his mouth, Yoongi's jaw dropping for he didn't catch him.
"No!" Yoongi hissed, shoving Jungkook lightly. "That's not how that works. And where the hell did you get that?"
Jungkook swallowed and opened up his bag, Yoongi's jaw dropping at Jungkook's pile of pastries in his bag.
"Jeon what the fuck."
---
"Joonie!" Claudette pulled out her phone, Namjoon throwing the final tissue away and then putting his full attention on his girlfriend. "Joonie I have a game to show you!" She crawled over to him, sitting between his eyes and made herself comfortable against him, her back against his chest. "It's called Piano Tiles."
Namjoon smiled as Claudette pulled up the game, her smile a light with her eager face, excitingly showing him the game and the different songs. And he loved pretending he's never played this game before.
"And then you have to click the black tiles, not the white ones! And it makes a song, like you are playing the piano!" Claudette spoke while she played, on the easier levels for this was the first time she's played a 'video game' before. "Obviously it's not how you actually play a piano, it's just an easier version for non-players."
"Do you think Yoongi would be good at this game?" Namjoon played a long, wrapping his arms around her stomach, placing his chin on her shoulder while he watched her play. "Or do you think he would get frustrated."
"I think a mixture of both." Claudette giggled, messing up and starting again right away. "I think he would be good at first, and then once he messes up once, he continuously messes up until he's super frustrated and then quits."
"That is scarily accurate." Namjoon chuckled once she messed up again, Claudette mumbling under her breath.
"Do you wanna try?" Claudette held out the phone, turning to Namjoon's face on her shoulder, Namjoon humming. Claudette's stomach felt cold once his arms unwrapped themselves from her. Yes, she was a bit startled when he first hugged her, but she quickly got used to his arms around her, and quickly fell in love with the feeling as well.
At least she could have her face close to his this way.
"This is quite fun actually." Namjoon smiled, playing the game with ease, Claudette amazed by him.
"Wow you're really good Joonie." She gasped, watching his fingers easily move across the screen, tapping with speed and agility. "You should be a professional Piano Tiles player!"
"I'll take that into consideration." Namjoon laughed, messing up once his cheeks squished up into his eyes. "Why don't we play together? Isn't there a duo version?"
"Oh you're so smart." Claudette nodded quickly, Namjoon's head moving with her and the two laughed.
'Man the way you stopped me crying so fast and cheered me up even quicker. Damn you are one of a kind Claudette.'
---
"This seems like a very serious conversation." Claudette spoke up, everyone else very quiet on the bed.
"It... it is." Namjoon decided, remembering the group chat. "Which is why Jungkook and Taehyung are banned from talking."
"Unfortunately." Taehyung nodded, Jungkook pouting beside him. "Now it's going to be serious."
"Clauds, we have to leave today, you know that right?" Jin started the conversation.
"Oh, right." Claudette grew sad, nodding. "Yeah, I remember now."
"We, we all don't want a long distance relationship." Hoseok smiled nervously. "I've never tried it but it seems horrible."
"What we're trying to say is do you want to move to Seoul with us?" Yoongi popped the big question, Taehyung mocking him from behind him, Jungkook giggling softly.
"Sure." Claudette nodded.
"We know this is a big decision and that you'll need time to- wait what." Jimin back tracked, blinking several times. "What did you say??"
"Sure." Claudette shrugged her shoulders. "I don't want a long distance either. It kinda sucked with Yoongi." She hugged him tightly. "But we made it work."
"I was so mad I didn't get to hug you." Yoongi hugged her tightly, Taehyung's eyebrow twitching. "Now I do."
"Wait don't I need to pack?" Claudette opened her eyes from Yoongi's hug.
"Oh shit yeah."
so i got glasses to aid in my painful eyes while i write
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