writetomyheart | [Team Three] Ups and Downs

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ext_4265261, you are next! Since I believe the one after me is on hiatus. :)

"This is absurd!" Yoongi yells from where he is 500 feet above ground. The grip he has on the steel railing is so tight he's starting to not feel his hand. Or maybe that's the fear talking.

"Hyung!" Taehyung yells from down below. Yoongi looks at the direction of the sound before he can even stop himself. Absolutely big mistake. Now he feels more nauseous and more like he has to back out of this challenge.

Jungkook would understand. He's his precious boyfriend more than he is his partner in this competition. Yoongi not pushing through with this might lessen their chance of getting that $10,000, but at least Jungkook won't have to spend money for his boyfriend's funeral.

Just imagining the copy in Yoongi's future obituary makes him shudder.

"A 30-year-old man dead due to fear of heights! 26 year-old handsome partner, now a widower!"

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" Yoongi whisper-chants. He can hear the service crew calling him onto the platform. He's got his eyes closed, but the view of Taehyung being ant-level small when usually Yoongi has to subtly look up just to see eye to eye with the younger one is stuck in his mind.

He can't do this. He can't do this. He can't do this. He can't do this.

"Yoongi hyung?" Jungkook's voice is gentle.

Yoongi immediately opens his eyes and wills himself to calm down. His boyfriend can't see him panicking or else Jungkook won't push through with the bungee jump which will then lead to them not winning that $10,000 which will then lead to Jungkook being sad and Yoongi being sad because his baby is sad and-

"Hyung?" Jungkook really has the prettiest eyes, the pretties teeth, boppiest of nose, the- "Babe, I'm here." The way he caresses Yoongi's face has the latter calming down. Jungkook's hands are always warm and-

"Shhh, babe, calm down, shhh," Jungkook whispers. He moves his hands away from Yoongi's face and envelops Yoongi in a tight hug instead. Yoongi tries to listen, he really does. He even reminds himself to inhale, exhale. Hoseok would be proud of him.

Eventually, Yoongi's breathing evens out as Jungkook continuously strokes his back. The wind in the air still reminds Yoongi that he's 500 feet above ground and one wrong move can make him topple down onto the pavement and well...die.

"You're fine, hyung, I'm here…" Jungkook places kisses on Yoongi's neck. "Look at me please."

This is the first time ever since they reached the top area where they have to jump that Yoongi has actually calmed down. Jungkook has a wide smile glued to his face - the kind of smile that shows his wrinkles and makes his eyes smaller. Jungkook hates this smile a lot because he looks older than Yoongi. He looks tired and he feels ugly. But Yoongi would beg to differ.

Jungkook is the handsomest when he smiles unabashedly.

"Baby, you wanna go home?"

It's a whisper. Around them, the people are chaotic. The other contestants are shouting at each other angrily, partners fighting because of how scary the challenge is. Everything is chaotic, except Jungkook and Yoongi's relationship.

"Is it okay if we do?" Yoongi meekly asks. He's embarrassed for being weak, but the look on Jungkook's face lets him know that it's fine. He's not weak just because he can't do a stupid bungee jump.

"Of course, hyung…" Jungkook helps Yoongi stand up, his grip in his hand steady and firm. It hurts a little, but Yoongi's not complaining. "I was starving anyway."

Jungkook gets a handkerchief from his pants pocket and carefully dabs it on Yoongi's face to remove the sweat. All the time he's murmuring to Yoongi to just look at him and only him. His encouraging words keep Yoongi's emotions at bay and soon they're by the elevator. Jungkook returns all of their equipment to the service crew and tells the game master that they're going to concede.

No money is worth having his Yoongi hyung have a panic attack.