Chapter III: To be know by you

happy birthday to Ellie, one of the sweetest and talented people i know! @sunflowerlallemant 🌻💛

like, they found their person at such a young age, still teenagers, going to school. they're each other's love of their lives, they share an apartment, they goddamn wake up and fall asleep right next to and with each other every day. they provide a safe place for all of their friends, it's a home. they're each others home jesus christ do you guys even realize that. they're partners and lovers and friends and i feel the best kind of ache whenever i think about how far they've come and grown together.

that outrageously romantic and symbolic things were said and done...

"you aren't alone anymore", "je t'aime! moi aussi!", "you're all i saw, actually", "i didn't want you to wake up alone", "you're beautiful when you sleep", "these arms of mine", "i do want something serious", "mon amour", "i'd rather be annoyed by you than not have you at all", "this isn't farewell", "we'll take it minute by minute", "he's not doing too well right now and i can't do anything about it, but he's my boyfriend and i love him", "le mec de lucas", "you're beautiful when you laugh", "lucas? je t'aime.", "you're surprising. i like people who are surprising", "yes, but i'm your idiot", "and i have lucas. i can't afford to lose that", "i don't want you to go. because if you're not here, there's no point. because i've been alone for years and i thought it was better that way, but it's not true. because we barely know each other and i feel like i've been waiting for you my whole life. because i love you. and i don't wanna be afraid anymore, i don't wanna wait. because life is now", "sens de la vie", "*plays i love you by riopy*", "he's my boyfriend", "well, since last time i owe you 1573 minutes", "toi ❤️🖇️".

and i think about all of these things, their journey, their story. it's engrained into my being, it didn't even took me long to list all of that since i mostly know it by heart anyway.

and every time i think about that - which happens to be quite often - parts of myself feel like they're healing. and i also go a little insane but that's beside the point. i'm quite literally in love with their love and in case anyone of you ever foolishly forgets: i'm never not thinking of them.

remember: you are the leader of your own life, chant it over and over again "i can do it. you got it. i can do it well. i can do it better than anybody." — jung hoseok

one small person can dream the biggest dream, paint the largest picture, and make endless possibilities come true. when we meet again, i look forward to seeing your dream, your picture, and your endless possibilities out in this world. — min yoongi

i hope you will never give up. remember there is a person here in korea, in the city of seoul, who understands you. — park jimin

if there is anyone out there who cannot see where they should go from here forth, i urge you to listen to your heart. things may feel a little difficult right now, but somewhere out there, luck and opportunity is waiting for you. i believe that. — kim taehyung

even today i continue to learn new things, so here i stand today with my members, with faith in myself, my members and the world and i hope you also will do the same for yourself and move forward. — jeon jungkook

if any of you feels lost in the face of doubt or uncertainty, or the pressure of starting anew, don't rush. take a deep breath. you may find that any moment can be turned into an opportunity. allow yourself to take it easy. take it one step at a time. — kim seokjin