Jungkook looks pained, and it's not the sort of unhappiness that Hoseok expected. He'd thought maybe Jungkook would be more worried about those kisses now that he knows there had been feelings from Hoseok's end, however controlled, that he'd be angry that Hoseok had acted on those feelings even though he knew Yoongi was in love with someone else. That maybe he'd be worried now that Hoseok might want to try to steal Yoongi from him, even as impossible as that would be, as much as Hoseok would rather rip his own heart out than cause Yoongi or Jungkook a moment of pain.

He looks sad, and Hoseok doesn't understand why. Hoseok's embarrassed and anxious, and when Jungkook speaks it makes his chest ache, his tone so apologetic.

"You, of course you wouldn't see," Hoseok says then, his voice shaking. "I've never told anyone."

And god, how fucked up is that? Confessing your crush on someone to their brand new boyfriend. He's been trying so hard to forget he even has that crush, to make it go away for the sake of all of them, but feelings don't exactly listen, even when you plead with them.

"But please don't worry," he adds belatedly, squeezing Jungkook's hands. "It won't cause problems, I won't cause you any problems." He's trying to sound cheerful and strong but his stupid face only ever shows exactly how he's feeling, and his eyes are wet and why is he on the verge of crying over this? The very last thing he wants is for Jungkook to feel bad for him, to have any guilty feelings at all over his love for Yoongi.