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“You almost forgot where we were.”
“I always forget where I am around you,” Taehyung cheekily replies.
“Taeeee, I mean it.”
“Okay, yes, maybe I was too comfortable since it was just us and Namjoonie-hyung and we always do that kind of thing around each other. But I don’t think it was a big deal. The fans like it when we cuddle.” He pauses. “I like it when we cuddle.”
“Hey now, you know I do too.” Jimin is immediately in his space, hands on hips, noses bumping.
Taehyung nuzzles in closer, his lips finding Jimin’s cheek. “We dance together on camera, yah?”
“Yes,” Jimin laughs softly as Taehyung’s hips sashay side-to-side in his hold.
“We hug.”
“Yesss,” Jimin sighs, knowing where this is going already.
“We sit in each other’s laps.” Taehyung pushes so far into Jimin’s space that their chests are pressed together and he can angle his chin enough to nose along Jimin’s hairline behind his ear. “I’ve smelled your hair and the others on camera, twice even on stage.”
Jimin has stopped speaking and is just letting his hands slide up and around Taehyung’s ribs. He pets down his back, cups an elbow. Light touches. Wisps of air that speak of familiarity and comfort.
“The world knows who I am at this point. They’ve seen me be close with everyone and the universe didn’t end. I won’t apologize for wanting to be close to you.” He whispers the last into Jimin’s shoulder, his breath warming Jimin’s skin through the thin fabric of his shirt.
Jimin raises a hand up Taehyung’s back to bury his fingers in the hair at the nape of Taehyung’s neck. He sighs. Another argument lost. Another embarrassment fluttering away with the earnestness in Taehyung’s voice. He rolls his head to nudge their temples together until they are staring at each other from an inch away.
“I love you too,” he whispers into a kiss.