Jungkook looks a little nervous, like he's choosing his words even more carefully now, and it makes Hoseok's heart sink a little, knowing his own sorrow is affecting Jungkook too. Jungkook's empathy is one of the things Hoseok admires most about him, something Hoseok finds particularly impressive considering the things Jungkook's gone through in his young life. He knows personally how hard it can be to avoid being bitter when the universe continually hands a person bad cards. He struggles sometimes trying to be positive and selfless himself.
He frowns softly when Jungkook tells him he was brave, confessing to Jin, because it's something he still feels extremely guilty about. He'd never thought that Jin might panic because Hoseok was a boy, the thought had somehow never crossed his mind. He doesn't know if that was the whole reason, if some of his anxiety came from how sudden it was, from having to reject Hoseok, but it doesn't matter. Hoseok's confession had ultimately upset his hyung, and Hoseok's not sure he'll ever not feel terrible about that.
One thing he's infinitely glad for is that Jungkook loves Yoongi, that Yoongi loves him back. He wouldn't want anyone to have to go through what Hoseok did with Jin, opening themselves up and getting rejected. He knows it's a fact of life, but it sucks and he's relieved Jungkook didn't have to experience it, especially after all the other disappointments in Jungkook's life.
Jungkook's a sweet kid, kind and caring, and it warms Hoseok's heart that he's suggesting that Hoseok not give up hope. It's not as easy as just believing things will be better, of course, and Jungkook knows that too. It's stupidly hard for Hoseok to hope right now, hard for him to fight through the jealousy and loneliness and just be a friend, just be happy for his friends. But he's trying, and he can try to hold on to hope too, for Jungkook if not for himself.
"I'll try," he says with a smile that he knows is a little melancholy. "It's a lot easier to be sad right now than anything else," he adds with a soft laugh. "But that'll get better too, right? It has to."
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He frowns softly when Jungkook tells him he was brave, confessing to Jin, because it's something he still feels extremely guilty about. He'd never thought that Jin might panic because Hoseok was a boy, the thought had somehow never crossed his mind. He doesn't know if that was the whole reason, if some of his anxiety came from how sudden it was, from having to reject Hoseok, but it doesn't matter. Hoseok's confession had ultimately upset his hyung, and Hoseok's not sure he'll ever not feel terrible about that.
One thing he's infinitely glad for is that Jungkook loves Yoongi, that Yoongi loves him back. He wouldn't want anyone to have to go through what Hoseok did with Jin, opening themselves up and getting rejected. He knows it's a fact of life, but it sucks and he's relieved Jungkook didn't have to experience it, especially after all the other disappointments in Jungkook's life.
Jungkook's a sweet kid, kind and caring, and it warms Hoseok's heart that he's suggesting that Hoseok not give up hope. It's not as easy as just believing things will be better, of course, and Jungkook knows that too. It's stupidly hard for Hoseok to hope right now, hard for him to fight through the jealousy and loneliness and just be a friend, just be happy for his friends. But he's trying, and he can try to hold on to hope too, for Jungkook if not for himself.
"I'll try," he says with a smile that he knows is a little melancholy. "It's a lot easier to be sad right now than anything else," he adds with a soft laugh. "But that'll get better too, right? It has to."