Yoongi laughs, bright and satisfied, and it feels good to stand here and do so, to share this part of himself with his mother again. It occurs to him all at once that she must have missed this — his laughter, his smile. He so rarely shows her those things when he comes to visit her here. With Jungkook at his side, though, he feels more relaxed than he has here in a long time.

"I take it back," he says, grinning. "Average grades and all. Did you miss the part where I'm proud of you?"

Because he is. Maybe it's strange, now that they're dating, for him to think on how young Jungkook was when they met, but he's grown so much, and not just physically. He seems more confident now, coming into his own in every way. He's not just the scrawny kid who used to follow them around. Yoongi hopes his mother can see it, how strong and brave and sweet and funny his boyfriend is, how lucky Yoongi is to have found such a love.