When Yoongi pulls away from Jungkook, he feels a little empty with the sudden absence, his hands clumsily fumbling for something to do. He could reach into his basket for the flowers that he hopes aren't too crushed, but there's also a part of him that's firmly rooted in place as soon as Yoongi speaks, his heart lurching with the tone of Yoongi's voice. Soft, slightly tight. So full of love.
It's unfair that she isn't here. It's unfair that she got to see so much of Yoongi's potential, but didn't live long enough to see it come to fruition. Jungkook feels his eyes heat over, perhaps even more than they did when he stood in front of his father, and takes a shallow breath. He feels dizzy.
His heart aches, hearing Yoongi admit to not having been happy for a long time.
As soon as Yoongi comes to a pause, Jungkook carefully lowers the basket, fumbling with the lid and emerging with the full bouquet of flowers. They're a little deeper in color than the ones Yoongi brought, but still beautiful, Jungkook thinks.
"H-hello, mother," he stammers, carefully placing the flowers in front of the marker before lowering himself to his knees, then down further until his forehead touches the back of his hands. "My name is Jeon Jungkook, and it's an honor to meet you. I'm dating your son — I'm a couple of years lower than him in high school, so I'm still finding my way and deciding what I want to study, but I really like working with my hands and I really like being creative. But, um. Honestly, these days I just think about what I can study that can provide for us — for Yoongi hyung and myself. Because I really, really love your son and I want to do everything that I can to make sure he lives a happy life."
He glances up at the marker, eyes lingering on the name. "I know you might be worried, because the world... it's not a very accepting place yet, at least not here. But I hope you won't be too worried, mother. We're being careful and we're so much happier when we're together. And we're both working so hard to make sure we can have a future where we're both safe and happy. I promise, I promise that we won't let you down." His lips widen into a tentative smile. "And I wanted to thank you for bringing Yoongi hyung into this world. He's... amazing. But you already knew that, right? He's the best person I've ever met."
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It's unfair that she isn't here. It's unfair that she got to see so much of Yoongi's potential, but didn't live long enough to see it come to fruition. Jungkook feels his eyes heat over, perhaps even more than they did when he stood in front of his father, and takes a shallow breath. He feels dizzy.
His heart aches, hearing Yoongi admit to not having been happy for a long time.
As soon as Yoongi comes to a pause, Jungkook carefully lowers the basket, fumbling with the lid and emerging with the full bouquet of flowers. They're a little deeper in color than the ones Yoongi brought, but still beautiful, Jungkook thinks.
"H-hello, mother," he stammers, carefully placing the flowers in front of the marker before lowering himself to his knees, then down further until his forehead touches the back of his hands. "My name is Jeon Jungkook, and it's an honor to meet you. I'm dating your son — I'm a couple of years lower than him in high school, so I'm still finding my way and deciding what I want to study, but I really like working with my hands and I really like being creative. But, um. Honestly, these days I just think about what I can study that can provide for us — for Yoongi hyung and myself. Because I really, really love your son and I want to do everything that I can to make sure he lives a happy life."
He glances up at the marker, eyes lingering on the name. "I know you might be worried, because the world... it's not a very accepting place yet, at least not here. But I hope you won't be too worried, mother. We're being careful and we're so much happier when we're together. And we're both working so hard to make sure we can have a future where we're both safe and happy. I promise, I promise that we won't let you down." His lips widen into a tentative smile. "And I wanted to thank you for bringing Yoongi hyung into this world. He's... amazing. But you already knew that, right? He's the best person I've ever met."