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Yoongi remembers the world as it felt before it became too large.
People tried to help. They spoke loudly, confidently, as if they could pull him back outside. Their words slid past him.
Trust, he learned, could feel just as overwhelming as fear.
Then there was Namjoon.
Namjoon didn't arrive with solutions. He didn't stand in the doorway urging Yoongi forward or listing reasons he shouldn't be afraid. He sat on the floor instead, back against the wall, close enough to be real but far enough to breathe.
Trust grew in small, unremarkable ways. In the way Namjoon waited.
"𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟. 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑠𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒, ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑜?"
But could he survive without his rock?
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