But Yoongi is watching him with soft, warm eyes, his expression quietly fond, and he shakes his head. "No," he says, "you're sweet." Whether for humans or animals, Jungkook cares, and it makes Yoongi feel a little less jaded about the world, knowing someone like him exists. And maybe he's right and all of this is as much sad as it is cool, maybe more so, and maybe there's nothing people like them can do about that, but he still cares. It still means something, even if all it means is that Jungkook has a big heart.

Yoongi leans his head closer until his temple presses against Jungkook's, taking a moment just to breathe him in, letting it sweep over him just how much he loves this boy. They talk a lot about the future, but even so, there are moments when it strikes Yoongi just how much he means that. How badly he wants a life with Jungkook. He says You're sweet and he means I love you.

"I'm sure the people who work here want them to be happy, too," he reasons. "Hopefully they do enough."