New Year’s Eve, six months after JiKook have been discharged from military service. Five months after they have finished filming Are You Sure?! season 2. And BTS comeback is looking in the spring.
Jimin is making tteokguk in Jungkook’s Itaewon house, the TV replaying old stages while the city counts down without them. One year ago they were in uniform, standing shoulder to shoulder in a barracks common room, pretending it didn’t hurt. Tonight they have soup, a rooftop, Bam, and the terrifying, gentle truth that a comeback is coming… and the hate is too.
This canon-inspired JiKook story follows them through one winter night of soft kisses, quiet confessions, and rooftop fireworks. They talk about enlistment, Are You Sure?!, the fear of being outed, and the choice to love openly in all the ways they already can.
Fireworks outside, chick blanket inside, and one simple resolution:
“This year, let’s be selfish. Let’s choose us.”
Commissioned by Maryanne
Word Count: 8,235
This story is so domestic and heartwarming, but also frustrating, sad and painful as they think back to their military life. I love the way you wrote this with them being comfortable and happy at home and able to work through all this feelings and frustrations they felt in the barracks and then deciding to be selfish this coming year and trust and chose themselves first.
Loved this story’s quietness and domesticity.
Like a gentle permission for me as well to sit quietly and comfortably with all that was and is.
Felt very real with the painful memories of the past and the loving embrace in the now.
And in between, that emotional and physical heaviness pressing on them from the outside world gradually unwinding amidst the soft reminiscence and confessions.
Don’t know if I’ve ever been so touched by a simple yet infinitely meaningful phrase like ‘looking loved’.
Choosing each other, choosing us.
A story to choose and not just on New Year’s Eve.
Now only hoping for the written version.