the sun and the moon

They avoided each other the whole day today. Taehyung is not used to this. Sure, Jimin and Taehyung argued and bickered a lot, but they always talked it out by the end of the day. Taehyung doesn’t know how to even bring it up without breaking down in tears in front of his best friend. They aren’t even arguing or mad at each other. Taehyung is just heartbroken.

Taehyung realized he was in love with his best friend, and got his heart broken the same day.

Jimin had walked up to him in the living room this morning. He said he wanted to talk. Jimin had looked serious and Taehyung was concerned. Jimin had recounted all their years of friendship and Taehyung had listened intently. Jimin had even teared up while talking about those memories. All of that had Taehyung also think about their friendship and what it meant to him. He was lost in thought when Jimin had said the words that changed everything.

“Tae, I guess what I am saying is that I like you. Like, romantically”

It was probably at moment that Taehyung realized that he had the same feelings for his best friend too. He couldn’t believe though, that Jimin had said it so easily when Taehyung hadn’t even realized his own feelings. He had wanted to hear Jimin say that again. He wanted Jimin to confirm it. But Jimin broke his heart.

“Hahaha. I got you good, didn’t I? Happy April Fool’s Day, Tae”

Yes, Taehyung had been a fool. A fool to believe something like that could happen to him. Perhaps, he had wanted it to be true. Or maybe, it had been the sincerity in Jimin’s voice that had made him believe it.

Taehyung can’t sleep. He looks at the time on his phone.

3:35 am.

He throws away his covers and gets out of bed. He decides to take a walk to clear his mind. He quietly sneaks out through the front door. It’s quiet inside the gates of his apartment complex. He walks to the small park near their building. Their new home is in one of the most expensive residential complexes in Seoul. The park is nice, and it even has a few sets of swings. It’s not the park he was looking for though. No, that one is miles from their new home. He sighs. This one will have to do. He takes a seat at one of the swings.

Taehyung looks up at the sky. The stars are still shining. They are holding on a little more until the sun inevitably will outshine them, making them invisible to the world till the next night. The moon is still there too. The moon looks beautiful in the sky. It’s a full moon today. Taehyung likes to believe that the sun and the moon are lovers. They are destined to chase each other through the skies. Often, they miss each other by minutes, sometimes by seconds. However, there are times when the moon will hold back a little longer, hoping to catch a glimpse of its lover. They see each other sometimes. But never on full moon days. The sun never gets to see its lover's beauty completely. The beauty that has poets write poems, and musicians write ballads is unknown to the sun.

The sky turns red at the horizon. The moon moves towards the horizon and Taehyung holds his breath. A chilly morning breeze hits him. From the corner of his eyes he sees Jimin enter the park. He feels a blanket draped over his shoulders as Jimin quietly takes a seat on the swing next to him. He looks at his phone.

4:00 am.

They sit in silence watching the sky for who knows how long. The moon is still holding on. At the other end of the horizon, the sun peeks its head. The sky turns orange. Beautiful reds and pinks fade into the dark blue sky.

The sun rises up out of the horizon.

Jimin shuffles closer to Taehyung in his seat.

The moon starts disappearing.

Taehyung feels Jimin’s hand snake its way into his. Their fingers entwine. 

The sun sees the moon disappear beyond the horizon. 

Their fingers stay entwined.

In the distance, an unknown bird sings a song to its lover.

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