#sugacoated

A part of him wants to ask the 12th grader exactly when they cross the lines from being rivals to being friends to being boyfriends; but he knows better than to bring the issue up. It’s not as if any of them would be good at defining stuff like that; it’s easier to treat it leisurely.

So he does, and as time passes silver medals feel less heavy against his chest, and finishing second during practice doesn’t hurt as much when his eyes meet Yoongi’s, assuring him the latter’s still going to be proud of him.