In which a selectively mute boy with a traumatic past is looked after by the cheerful nephew of his late caretaker. "You're here. With me. And I'll keep you safe. Seohyun sent me to you, and she gifted me with you. And you've got me. You feel me?" Yoongi's eyes were tender. And he was nodding, skimming his fingertips over his skin as though to further prove it. "You feel me? I'm right here. You feel me, and I'm real." A tiny curve lifted at the corner of his pink lips. A tiny, barely there smile. Not much. But better than nothing. And Jimin continued, holding Yoongi's shoulders with desperation. "Yoongi, I'm your flower. And I'm here, and real. Your flower." TRIGGER WARNINGS: PTSD, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, mentions of abuse

"Have you ever looked in the mirror and had gotten sick to your stomach because you hate the reflection staring back at you? Imagine feeling like that every time you looked in the mirror. How can anyone love me when I don't even love myself?" _______________________________________ Yoongi and Jimin have never spoken to each other until their professor paired them up to do an assignment together. Jimin was the quiet kid. He never really spoke to anyone and didn't have that many friends. Yoongi was the complete opposite, a relaxed, social butterfly. Both of the boys wanted to get the assignment done and that be the end of it. However, it wasn't that simple. Working on the assignment together forced the boys to become close, which blossomed into a friendship. As they get closer they learn more about each other than they ever thought they would, one of them bearing a sad and potentially fatal secret. TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Mature content - Potential triggering/upsetting scenes - Mental Illness/eating disorder - Strong language - Sexual content (boyxboy) - Emotionally distressing/sensitive scenes and topics