"Bro, just accept that you like her!"
Jimin exclaimed, his tone a mixture of amusement and sincerity.

"What?!" Taehyung's eyes widened in shock, his heart racing at the unexpected confession. He had never voiced his feelings aloud, not even to himself, yet here was Jimin, laying the bare truth.

Jimin turned towards Taehyung, his expression a mixture of supporting and understanding...
"Bro, your eyes tell," he continued, his voice gentle yet firm.
"And your actions... Wherever you go, your eyes always lay on her. Whether it was at Nana's birthday party, or at the canteen, or while doing the assignments. Wherever you go your eyes search for y/n.

Later, you were upset, when y/n was ignoring you. You even told me to find out who was behind it, then you blackmailed Nana with the video, and told her to stop whatever she was doin...

Taehyung cut off Jimin and said ...
"You are exaggerating things, I did that as a good friend should do..."

"Oh really!!! Bro ... Okay, I believe you but then what about those silent prayers you were doing so that Y/n gets the female lead?" Jimin pressed on, his tone unwavering.
"Why her, Taehyung? Why do you want her only?"

Taehyung felt a flush of embarrassment wash over him as Jimin listed off the instances where his admiration for Y/n had been all too evident. He opened his mouth to protest, to offer some excuses for his behavior, but Jimin was not finished.

"Moreover, the time, we were having milkshakes! So you think, I didn't notice how you acted, attempting to share straw with Y/N.
You can't hide it from me, Taehyung!"

"Ummm... Yeah ... No... I mean ...." Taehyung stammered, and then he went silent, his mind racing as he struggled to come to terms with the depth of his feelings for Y/N. He had never allowed himself to entertain the possibility of falling for someone so deeply, so completely, yet here he was, faced with the undeniable truth that he is starting to fall head over heels for someone.

"Bro we have been friends for the past 6 years and you are hiding things from me. It hurts... I share everything with you but, you don't even care to!" Jimin said while folding his hand

Taehyung felt a pang of guilt wash over him. He had never intended to keep his feelings a secret from Jimin, yet somehow, he had managed to deceive, even himself.

"Okay!okay! I'm sorry, Jimin," Taehyung finally admitted, his voice tinged with remorse.
"I didn't mean to. I just... I wasn't sure of it myself. I went with the flow. When I first saw her, at the store room. I really felt attracted to her. I wanted to flirt with her, like I do with other girls but she was different. Later, so many incidents happened from Nana's incident to locking ourselves and so on..., that actually made me know her a little better, made us closer. At first I wasn't serious."

He took a deep breath and again continued,
"I felt something... something I couldn't explain even to myself. And as we spent more time together, I realized that she wasn't like other girls. She was special."

Jimin listened quietly, his expression softening as Taehyung poured out his heart. "I want to be with her, Jimin," Taehyung confessed, his voice barely above a whisper. "I want to be the one, who holds her hand. I want to be more than just a friend." Taehyung finally confesses to Jimin.

"Ohhh my God Taehyung," Jimin cupped his cheeks and with a playful glint in his eyes he said "You are talking like a lover boy. Aissh!!! Finally! My bro, has become a Man!" Jimin teased him.

"Huh?Man? What nonsense! I am a man! " Taehyung said and smacked Jimin's arm lightly,

"Yeah yeah ...I know..." Jimin chuckled

After a moment of silence

Jimin leaned in towards him, eyes sparkling with mischief, a playful grin tugging at the corners of his lips.
"So why don't you tell her?" Jimin asked.

Taehyung, raised an eyebrow in confusion,"Tell her what??", he replied nonchantly.

Jimin let out an exaggerated sigh, and said "Ohh God ... Please give some brain cells to my friend."

Taehyung immediately smack his arm ...

"Ouch!" Jimin winced, rubbing his arm before rolling his eyes. "Obviously... To confess to her, that you like her." Jimin clarified

Taehyung's expression shifted, a mixture of surprise was clouding his features.
"Are you mad, Jimin?" he exclaimed, shaking his head incredulously. "We've only been friends for a short while. Moreover, she's not like other girls. I don't want her, to think I'm just trying to hit on her."

Jimin with a soft smile on his face, he tried to brush off Taehyung's concerns. "What if she feels the same way? What if this is the start of something amazing?"

Listening to it a wave of mixed emotions washed over Taehyung as he imagined the possibility. His heart fluttered at the thought of confessing his feelings, yet fear held him back like an anchor weighing him down.

"Why risk it?" Taehyung's voice came out as a whisper, betraying the storm of uncertainty raging within him. "What if she misunderstands? What if it ruins everything?"

Jimin's playful demeanor softened, understanding the emotions in his eyes. "I get it, Tae. But what if you don't make a move, and someone else swoops in and takes away Y/N." he reasoned, his voice gentle.

As Jimin's words flew through his ears Taehyung couldn't help but feel a tug of war within him.
On one hand, he understood the wisdom in his friend's words, the possibility that time might slip away if he didn't take action. Yet, on the other hand, he knew deep down that rushing into things could potentially wreck the fragile bond he was slowly nurturing with Y/N. He must give some time to this bond to become strong.

"Aish... Jimin, that's why I didn't tell you," Taehyung grumbles, attempting to steer the conversation away from the topic that had his heart in knots.

Jimin, let up with a playful sigh, his hands raised in mock surrender. "Okay, okay, sorry," he admitted, though mischief still twinkled in his eyes.
"I won't bring it up again. But..."
And Jimin stopped midway.

"But what???" Taehyung questioned out of curiosity

"But just imagine how amazing it would be to see you both together..."

But before Taehyung could protest further, Jimin's voice took on a mischievous tone as he said "Oh, yeah, yesterday I was reading the script... And there's a ball dance." Jimin teased, a gleam of excitement dancing in his eyes. "Oooooo, so my bro and y/n will gonna be dancing together."

Taehyung was affected by Jimin's words. The mere thought of dancing with Y/N sent a rush of warmth flooding through Taehyung, his cheeks flushing with a rosy tint as a soft smile tugged at the corners of his lips.

"Awww... See, my bro is blushing," Jimin remarked with a knowing grin, reveling in his friend's moment of vulnerability.
"Oh, God, I'm seeing a new Taehyung..." Jimin again teased him enjoying this new side of his friend.

"Shut up, Jimin!" he said!! looking away, though there was a hint of fondness in his words.

.....

...After practice...

Taehyung bid farewell to Jimin, dropping him off at his house before going to his sister's workplace.
The familiar hum of the engine filled the silence as he navigated through the streets,

But as he was driving, his gaze fell upon a familiar figure walking along the sidewalk. Y/N, with her gentle grace and captivating presence, making him to slow down and pull up beside her.

"Going somewhere?" Taehyung inquired, though the question seemed almost unnecessary, for he already knew the answer.

Y/N glanced over, and replied,
"Yeah to my workplace."

A soft smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he said, "Oh, that's great! I'm also heading there. Come, we'll go together."

Tired from her journey of walking and perhaps secretly delighted by the unexpected company, Y/N agreed, "Okay" and was slipping into the backseat, but before she could settle in, Taehyung interrupted with a gentle insistence.

"Seat at the front." he suggested, his tone warm yet firm.

With a small nod, Y/N agreed. She moved to the front seat and sat beside Taehyung.

As they embarked on the short journey to the shop, a comfortable silence settled between them, punctuated only by the soft noise of the car horn, and small talks. And some occasional glances exchanged between two souls on the verge of something new.

...

Upon reaching the shop, they found Lily insisting something to Grandma, her eyes wide and pleading.

"Please Grandma ...." her voice filled with sincere pleading, as she displayed her best expression of puppy-doe eyes ..

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