One Step Closer - PART 1

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"Turn around, hyung," he ordered.

"What?" Yoongi faced him.

Taehyung didn't think twice. He knew what he wanted and this time he wasn't afraid to go for it.

"Taehyung-ah, I was—" Yoongi staggered a few steps as Taehyung crashed into him. "Mmph—"

Something came alive inside of Taehyung and it just wasn't his wolf. He cupped his face to kiss him properly.

Unlike the previous times, this kiss seemed to just prove him right about his denied feelings for Yoongi all these years. He'd been too much of a coward and his cowardice had been his only enemy. When they pulled apart, Yoongi stared at him confusingly, but also hopefully.

"Remember the time you saved me from those bullies for the umpteenth time?" Taehyung panted against his lips. Yoongi nodded wordlessly. "Other rich kids used to shut me inside the lockers for shits and giggles. Or leave me locked inside the toilets overnight. But then you stepped in and set them straight, introducing me to the other hyungs. I think that was when I developed a crush on you. But this idiot is very bad at feelings and didn't realize it for what it was. I thought you were cool."

Yoongi snorted. "You're lying."

"No." Taehyung shook his head. "I'm not. Hyung, I like you so much that it scared me shitless. I was too afraid to acknowledge or accept it because of how this society views alpha-alpha relationships. But then I also didn't think you liked me back in that sense. I didn't believe it was even remotely possible. I hated myself for falling for someone I can't have. I was confused with all these emotions and feelings I was having. And the only solution was to run from them."

Yoongi stared at him wordlessly, his eyes widening with every word.

"What I'm trying to tell you is... hyung, I was and is an idiot. I'll continue to make mistakes because I tend to overthink everything and then ruin it. But I have come to realize how wrong it was and how it was never solving any of my problems."

Yoongi sniffed. "That you do. So are you a changed man now? You're not gonna run anymore?"

Taehyung shook his head. "No. I told you I'm tired of running. A wise man told me to trust you and fall. That if I'm too afraid of the fall, I'll never know what's waiting for me. And that life is too short to live with regrets."

"Pretty good advice if you ask me." Yoongi smiled. "So what's next?"

Taehyung went down on his knees. "Apology," he said. "For dragging you through shit and putting you through all that pain. These words alone aren't enough and it isn't going to erase all these years of pain but I'll start with these. I was immature in how I handled everything. I'm sorry for marking you without your consent. I regret the way everything happened but not the outcome." He took a deep breath. "Please...Please tell me how do I make it right? Let me make it right. Give me a chance, hyung."

Tears filled Yoongi's eyes. "You've always had a chance with me, Taehyung. Even when I believed I had no chance with you, I never gave up on you." He pulled his hand and made him stand up.

Taehyung chuckled dryly. "I was a fool to not see it."

Yoongi cupped his face. "I'm glad you see it now."

Taehyung sniffled. "I love you," he whispered. "I don't know exactly when that happened but I really love you."

Yoongi looked stunned and speechless for a moment. "What?" he gasped.

"Too early, I know," Taehyung sniffled. "But I really do. I love you and I want a future with you. I wasn't joking when I said Jungkook would walk me down the aisle. I was kinda longing for it and saying it playfully while hoping it was true. But it looks like I manifested it."