there was a long period of silence. the three young adults standing under the street lamp let the strong gusts of wind hit them. and as another second passed, the tension between the three got intense. before anything else could happen, the bystander of the incident; taehyung, took a deep breath and stepped in front of the shaking val to cover her.
"val," he called out, his voice slightly deeper than his usual tone.
she quivered in response.
"val, stop crying."
val sniffed a couple of times before she blinked away her tears.
"jimin-ah, you go on ahead back to dorm. i'll be right there behind you in a second."
jimin slowly nodded without expression. his hand still cupped his cheek that was slapped by val and turned around to walk back the way he came from. taehyung waited until he cou
