It’s late, and you’re both sitting on his couch, talking softly as the night deepens around you. Taehyung’s gaze is gentle, his thumb brushing over your knuckles as he listens to you, fully present, his attention solely on you. After a comfortable silence, he lets out a soft sigh, his eyes drifting down before looking up at you with that open, vulnerable expression that he rarely shows.

“You know,” he begins, voice barely above a whisper, “I used to wonder why nothing ever worked out before… why all those other people came and went. But now… I get it. I had to go through all of that to understand what it’s like to love someone like you.”

He pulls you closer, his forehead resting against yours, his voice so quiet it’s almost lost between you.

“All of those people… they taught me to see what’s real, to recognize someone like you when you finally came into my life.”

And in that moment, you know—he’s choosing you, wholeheartedly, with everything he’s ever learned about love.