"He really said that? He wants to split up?" Jin was having a hard time digesting this information. Of course, he knew Yoongi was having a harder time.

Yoongi hugged his knees close to his chest and lowered his head. It had been so hard to tell Jin about that night. He wished it was just a bad dream, but it wasn't. It was real. He and Hoseok were no longer dating."He doesn't love me, Jin-hyung. He said he wants me to see other people."

"What about him?" Jin shifted a little on the sofa to move closer to Yoongi, lightly placing a hand onto his friend's shoulder."Is he going to date other people too?"

"I don't know. Probably." Yoongi moved a hand up to push Jin's off of his shoulder."Will you leave now? I want to be alone."

Letting out a sigh, Jin didn't want to leave. However, he wanted to respect Yoongi's feelings."Alright." He stood and couldn't stop his lips from forming a deep frown."Please try to go to work tomorrow. Everyone is worried about you. Don't shut yourself off from the world."

Yoongi rested his chin atop his knees and slumped his shoulders."I am making no promises, Hyung." He really didn't know if he was up for going to work tomorrow. Should he give it a try? If it didn't go well, he may just return home.

This was painful for Jin, and he knew it must be much more painful for Yoongi. He hated seeing Yoongi like this, so down and unhappy. Just a few days ago, he had been so happy and in love. Now that love was taken from him. It was like the sun was ripped from the sky and left his world in darkness."Well, I hope you know that I'll visit you again tomorrow afternoon if I find out you missed work again."

"Is that a threat?" Yoongi honestly liked the fact that Jin cared enough to visit and check on him. It was comforting to know that he had such a loyal friend.

"It's a promise." Jin gave Yoongi's head a gentle pat before making his way to the front door, pulling on his shoes and exiting.

As soon as he heard the front door close, Yoongi allowed his body to lean to the side until he collapsed into a curled up position on the sofa cushions."Hoseok..." he mumbled quietly.

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"Maybe Yoongi-hyung's heart is softer than a marshmallow." Jungkook suggested as he leaned against the counter. They were just getting everything set up as they wondered if Yoongi was going to show up today or not.

"Yeah, maybe." Jimin sighed and hung his head low."I just feel really bad about what I said to him when we argued. I was out of line."

Taehyung threw a piece of wadded paper at Jimin's back."Just make sure you apologize to him when he decides to show up again."

"Aish, I will." Jimin picked up the wadded paper and threw it back at Taehyung. Then, he turned to face Jin, who was seated at the table that was the closest to the counter."Jin-hyung, do you think Yoongi-hyung will come today?"

Jin hadn't told any of them about Yoongi's and Hoseok's break-up. It wasn't his place to tell them. However, he had told them that he'd asked Yoongi to come to work today. That was why he was here, waiting to see if Yoongi would show up."I really hope so."

"His poor marshmallow heart." Jungkook joked."Maybe it's becoming staler."

"Yoongi's heart isn't like a marshmallow." Jin cut in, stopping the joke right there."Yoongi's heart...It's like a candy jar."

"A candy jar?" Taehyung stepped around the counter and seated himself across from Jin."What do you mean?"

Jin wondered if they would understand."Whenever Yoongi gets close to someone, he'll open the jar and let them have so much sweetness. Whenever he isn't comfortable, he closes the lid tightly." he explained."But the candy isn't infinite. He needs to get sweetness back from others to refill the jar. For quite a while now, the lid has been off, giving out so much sweetness." His heart ached just by speaking about this."He started giving bigger portions of sweetness, but he wasn't getting enough back. Yoongi's heart needs to be refilled."

"We'll refill it." Jimin said with a slight raise of his hand."We can be sweet to Yoongi-hyung and help him feel better."

The too-familiar sound of the entrance door opening and closing, accompanied by the little ding that signified the arrival of a customer, caught their attention. However, it wasn't a customer who entered. It was Yoongi. He glanced at everyone, seeming to have no idea of what he should say to them. So he just made his way behind the counter and headed to get clocked in for work.

"Hyung." Jimin followed after Yoongi."Can I talk to you for a moment?"

Yoongi peeked at Jimin as he approached the punch clock."About what?" He really wasn't in the mood to talk. He didn't want to even see people. Yet, here he was. He was going to try.

"About our argument a few days ago." Jimin began to fidget with his fingers nervously. He wasn't used to arguing with Yoongi, so he also wasn't used to apologizing for it."I said some things that I shouldn't have. I was insensitive and an idiot. I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." Yoongi gulped to keep down a lump in his throat."You weren't wrong."

Jimin cocked his head a little to the side."I wasn't wrong about what?"

After clocking in, Yoongi stuffed his hands into his pockets and lowered his gaze to the floor."About Hoseok. You were right." This couldn't be happening. Not now. Why were his eyes beginning to burn? Why was his vision getting blurry? He couldn't let this happen right now. Not at work."Hoseok doesn't love me, Jimin."

That hit Jimin like a ton of bricks. He had known, but he still hadn't wanted it to be true. He had hoped Yoongi and Hoseok would be able to work around that. He had been praying that Hoseok would start loving Yoongi as much as Yoongi loved him."Hyung, I'm so sorry."

"Just leave me alone. I..." Yoongi lifted a hand to rub his eyes."I need a moment. Please, Jimin."

"Okay, Hyung." Jimin really didn't want to leave Yoongi alone, but he didn't think there was anything he could do right now. Stepping out of the back room, Jimin made his way over to the others."Yoongi-hyung...needs a moment."

"Is he okay?" Taehyung asked with much concern.

When Jimin lightly shook his head, Jin quickly stood from his seat and made his way to the back room. This caused Jungkook to smile a little."Jin-hyung always takes care of Yoongi-hyung." He chuckled softly."He is like a protective dad."