"Maybe it's not that actions are more important," Jungkook muses. It's a good question, given the context, and it takes him a while to figure out exactly how to express what he's feeling in words. To say that actions matter more than intent feels like too much, and unkind to the moments when doubt and fear weigh over desire. If actions really are the most important, then perhaps it's all the more damning for Jungkook, who so rarely takes it in the context of the home.

(But maybe he's just making excuses for himself. Maybe he really is a coward.)

"But actions are the result of all of your thoughts and wishes, right? Even if I want to kick my teacher sometimes, I know that he's just trying to get me ready for my exams, so I don't. Everyone wants to do stupid things sometimes — everyone gets mad." Jungkook threads his fingers through Yoongi's hair, working up a rhythm, following the inhale and exhale of his breath. "But I know you'd never use your anger against me. You'd never try to hurt me."