Thread by @gingeryunie

"i think i'm in love with you."

a short #taegi au threadfic | cw: mentions of blood, violence, first kiss, love confessions, crying

this is for the quote prompts list i decided i wanted to do. enjoy!

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"ow! would you fucking quit it?" taehyung hisses as yoongi harshly dabs the peroxide coated cotton ball against a wound on the corner of his lips.

"stop moving and maybe it wouldn't hurt so much!" yoongi scowls, cat-like eyes narrowing into angry slits.

taehyung huffs and jerks back after another hard dab to the wound.

"hyung!"

"taehyung, if you don't sit still, i will make you. now shut the fuck up and /quit moving/."

the younger frowns as he stills again at his hyung's insistence.

the two of them have known each other since they were children, thick as thieves as they grew up. yoongi has been by taehyung's side for as long as he can remember. they know each other inside and out.

but he's never seen his hyung this angry before.

taehyung watches yoongi step away to throw away the bloody cotton ball and replace it with another. upon closer observation, he sees the older's hands trembling.

taehyung's eyes widen at the sight and he drops down from the island to go to him.

"...yoongi-hyung?"

yoongi stays quiet, pointedly ignoring taehyung as the other draws closer. he keeps his head down as he turns and grabs one of taehyung's hands, blood coating his knuckles.

yoongi turns on the kitchen sink and forces taehyung's underneath the cold water.

when the blood has been washed away, yoongi removes the hand from the water and takes a cloth to pat it dry. he still doesn't look at taehyung.

that is, until taehyung notices a stray tear running down yoongi's cheek when he turns his head.

without hesitation, taehyung uses his free hand to grasp yoongi's chin to make him look up. yoongi struggles to pull away, but when their eyes lock, it's already too late.

taehyung sees how watery his hyung's eyes have gotten and his heart breaks.

"yoongi... you're crying..."

the older sniffles and jerks away when taehyung's grip loosens to wipe at his eyes. he then glares up at the younger.

"of course i'm crying! i'm crying because i'm angry and tired and scared!" he spits out and tosses the cloth on the counter.

"you're constantly getting into trouble, fighting with everyone who looks at you the wrong way, and i always have to patch you up! one day, you're going to get involved with the wrong person and i—" yoongi cuts himself off as a lump forms in his throat and his eyes water again.

the silence is deafening as they stand a foot apart. taehyung's eyes never leave yoongi's as the older takes a deep breath and his hands curl into fists by his side.

"i... i'm terrified you won't come home," yoongi whispers, "i can't just stand by and let that happen, tae..."

taehyung doesn't know what to say. he doesn't even get the chance to try and speak as yoongi presses on.

"i care too much about you to watch you continue to get hurt. how many more times are you going to break my heart by showing up with cuts and bruises and black eyes?!"

the words ring in taehyung's ears as he tries to form a response. the tears start to fall from yoongi's eyes and he steps forward, getting closer to reach a hand out and wipe those tears away himself.

yoongi makes a wounded sound when he cups his cheek.

"hyung, what exactly are you saying?" he asks lowly and quietly, as if not to startle yoongi as he gets even closer. yoongi's eyes stare into his.

there's silence again until yoongi breaks it.

"i think i'm in love with you, taehyung-ah."

taehyung inhales sharply and his eyes widen at the confession. just as he opens his mouth, yoongi rips himself away.

"it's alright. i know you don't feel the same. you don't have to say anything," yoongi's tone is soft, yet broken.

"hyung—"

"i said it's fine, taehyung. i can take rejection. there's not need to say anything."

"wait, would you just—"

"let's just finish getting you patched up."

"hold on—"

"now, sit back on the counter and stay still."

taehyung lets out a frustrated groan as yoongi continues to interrupt him, "hyung, would you fucking—"

"i said sit down, taehyung!"

"hyung!"

yoongi huffs and whips around to face taehyung again, "/what?/"

taehyung suddenly grabs yoongi by the arms and drags him close harshly before leaning in and crashing their lips together.

yoongi gasps into the kiss and taehyung doesn't hesitate to slip his tongue into his hyung's mouth. the older's body freezes for just a moment before he reluctantly relaxes and kisses back.

yoongi shyly brushes his tongue against taehyung's as the younger releases him and slips his arms around his waist, pressing their bodies firmly together.

taehyung tilts his head to deepen the kiss and crowds yoongi against the kitchen counter, the edge digging into yoongi's back, making him moan against his lips.

yoongi's hands grip at taehyung's arms, tangling his fingers into the sleeves of the younger's jacket.

when their lungs start to burn, they finally part. they're panting and their hearts are beating loudly in their chests as taehyung presses his forehead to yoongi's.

"you didn't let me speak, hyung," taehyung says quietly and yoongi gulps.

"then speak..."

taehyung lifts one hand from yoongi's waist to his cheek, his thumb stroking the flushed skin lightly as he keeps their eyes locked.

"i'm in love with you too."

yoongi releases a soft whine before his eyes begin to water once more.

"really?" he chokes out and taehyung nods.

"yeah, really. i don't think there's ever been a day i haven't loved you."

yoongi sniffles and taehyung wipes away the tears that slide down his cheeks.

"i'm sorry for scaring you all this time, hyung," taehyung apologizes and yoongi huffs.

"i won't make you promise to stay out of trouble, but... just try to be more careful from now on."

taehyung nods again and presses a soft kiss to yoongi's lips, who easily returns it. they hesitantly separate from each other and yoongi clears his throat.

"now, let's finish cleaning and patching you up, okay?"

taehyung chuckles and holds out the hand yoongi was attempting to clean earlier.

"okay, baby."

yoongi instantly goes red at the pet name before quickly grabbing the cloth he had tossed aside and hitting taehyung with it, who just laughed at the reaction he got.

"shut up, taehyung!"

— the end.

that was fun to write! i kind suck at confession scenes, so lemme know how i did! hope you guys enjoyed it! 🥺💖
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