𓂃 ๋࣭ ˖ ⏾ 너는 나, 나는 너 ☀︎

As if they were waiting for km to be proven straight this whole time.

So many people are so afraid of looking like taekookers that they let heteronormativity take the lead.

But every time something like this happens (and it's happened many, many times since 2017) the rumors aren't even the worst part; it's the way people are so ready to accept them that really gets to me.

I was reading an old breakdown of GCFT and what struck me again was this shot at the beginning of the video.

MIRROR.

Purely a coincidence, as I don't think JK chose this sweater for Jimin to wear - right?! 👀 right?! - but made me think. This word made me re-think something that had been nagging at me.

It added another possibility for me to anchor my perception to as to who's perspective is the main one.

Surely we're viewing this story through Jungkook's eyes, but who is making this sweet demand to 'be there for me too'?

Are we, and Jungkook with us, observing Jimin as well as hearing his heart?

Is it Jimin that inadvertently became the catalyst of the entire thing?

Jungkook is the director and creator of the piece, but could this shot be an added clue, that Jimin is more than just the protagonist, he is the narrator.

We know there is an age difference. A pledge to take care of the maknae, a shared determination, a shared dream. But also so much to fight against. They were truly wrung out by the end of this year and the trip was a gift. A small moment to escape, to be free. Jungkook’s gift turned the tables on who was taking care of whom here.

They might as well have been holding hands because they dragged each other through it all.

The 'naneun na, naneun no' of it all.

Jimin's love becomes a mirror for Jungkook, and the love he sees there, becomes reflected on his own face.

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So when your tears roll down your pillow like a river

I'll be there for you

I'll be there for you

When you're screaming, but they only hear you whisper

I'll be loud for you

But you gotta be there for me too

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Seen in that light, it is Jungkook who is paying close attention to what Jimin has been asking for, it is Jungkook who is showing Jimin, by planning this trip, by making this video, that 'yes, I hear you, I see you, I will be there for you, starting now'.

A grand gesture to end all doubts.