Jimin ran his fingers through his boyfriend's hair and gently rubbed his back.

"Let it out, love. Cry it out. I'm here. You're safe in my arms."

Jungkook bit his lip hard but he couldn't stop the broken sob that ripped past his lips. His body shook and Jimin held him tighter.

Jungkook couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, all he knew was the dam was overfull and threatened to burst any moment. He felt as though he was in a hole too deep that wouldn't let him breath and the weight on his chest was too heavy to carry. It was as though all his pain had merged into one huge ugly one that had led him to seek some kind of comfort in the first place.

He'd been suppressing it for too long, being faking the opposite for too long. He gripped Jimin's shirt tighter, eyes burning with unshed tears that threatened to flow down in streams.

Jimin's heart ached when he realised his boyfriend was having a hard time letting go of everything he'd stacked up for so long. He pressed a tender kiss to the top of the younger's head before he began to sing.

To be continued