The instructor, Cooper, tells them that this is completely safe, and that hundreds of people every day climb the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a huge tourist attraction, and the only reason there's no-one on the bridge today is because they shut it down just for Jungkook and Jimin.

" You have nothing to be afraid of. The harness will be attached to the building directly, and honestly, the hardest part will be walking up at such an incline. No one ever mentions the height. Generally speaking, people seem most annoyed about the fact that they're essentially climbing a stair master, and that they just paid to do an aggressive workout when they thought they would be sightseeing."

Jungkook laughs, Jimin wants to light himself on fire.

" Okay, let's get you two set up, and then you can get going. Have fun!"

Jimin turns to face Jungkook. " Oh, right, let's have fun." he mocks.

Jungkook claps his hands together.

" That's the spirit!"

" Sense the tone."

" I'm ignoring the tone. Come on baby."

It's the second time he's called him "baby"...not that Jimin is keeping track...and he knows that Jungkook's only saying it to loosen him up, or just to play with him. Either way, he isn't against it and he tries to act like he doesn't care. His blush says otherwise.

They stand together at the very bottom and Jimin watched helplessly as Cooper attaches his harness to the side of the railing. " No one has ever died doing this, right?"

" Nah, not on my watch, anyway."

" Perfect." he replies, voice void of any emotion.

Before Cooper can attach Jungkook, Jungkook grabs Jimin's elbow. " Do you want to walk in front, or me to?"

" I want you in front. I don't want to have to lead."

" Okay."

Cooper starts to attach Jungkook's harness in front of Jimin, and Jimin decides that won't do. " No, wait. I want you behind me. To catch me if I slip or something."

Jungkook smiles. " I can do that."

Once they're both attached, Jimin forces his knees to stop shaking, hoping that they don't buckle out from underneath him, and slowly makes his way to the entryway.

As long as he doesn't look up, he's fine

Or down, or to his left, Or right.

Oh God.

" One step at a time, Jimin. You're okay."

" Patience, Jungkook."

He doesn't have to turn around to know that Jungkook is smiling behind him. " Take your time."

" I plan to."

The first twenty feet aren't so hard, and neither are the twenty after that, but then the wind starts to pick up.

Jimin grips on to the railing like a lifeline, imaging he can actually feel the bridge swaying beneath his feet. He closes his eyes and stills his movements completely.

" You still doing okay so far?" Jungkook asks, chin hooked over Jimin's shoulder.

He nods. " Just...give me a sec."

" You can have all the secs you want." He pauses " Ha."

Jimin snorts. " Didn't realise I was on a date with a ten year old."

" Don't pretend you hate it."

The wind slows down and Jimin feels like he can breathe again. " Okay, moving forward."

They continue to climb, and as long as Jimin focuses on the task at hand, not allowing his mind to drift to the fact that he's making his way up a 220 feet structure, he can manage. But then...

" Jungkook! What the fuck is this?"

There's a sign nailed to the railing in front of him, and it reads, CRISIS COUNSELLING. THERE IS HOPE. MAKE THE CALL. THE CONSEQUENCES OF JUMPING FROM THIS BRIDGE ARE FATAL AND TRAGIC.

" Ah, Christ, that's awful. But, great that they put that up. Maybe it's saved a life."

" Jungkook," he repeats, " people have jumped off of this from this spot. To die."

" That's what it seems like."

" If we fall from here, we're dead, too. Oh, God! I hate this."

He feels Jungkook's hands on his waste, and Jimin nearly screams at the fact that Jungkook isn't hanging onto the railing anymore. " We won't fall."

" How do you know?"

" We are strapped to this bridge. We aren't going anywhere. It'd be impossible. I won't let you fall."

He swallows. " Do you think a lot of people have jumped?"

" I hope not."

" Kind of breaks my heart a little bit."

Jungkook's hands grip his waste a little tighter. " Me, too."

Jimin forces his gaze away from the sign. " Let's keep going."

" Yeah? You sure?"

" Yes...Just. Don't ever wanna see that again."

" Okay, you can close your eyes on the way down."

He huffs out a laugh. " Forgot we have to walk back down."

They're silent the rest of the way up, Jimin focusing on keeping his movements steady, his hands locked on to the railing, his breathing even. He squints against the sun when he looks up and hears Jungkook's own heavy breathing behind him. Cooper was right, this is an insane workout.

" Enjoying yourself at all?"

" Yeah, the view is great." Jimin replies, not bothering to hide his sarcasm.

" Awesome. View is amazing from back here, too."

Jimin turns slightly and sees Jungkook staring directly at his ass, a smirk displaying over his face. He wants to push Jungkook of the bridge.

" Oh, you are disgusting."

Jungkook laughs. " Almost at the top, not much longer."

" Good, because I'm fucking tired."

" Cooper wasn't kidding, huh."

" Jesus, my legs are Jell-O."

" I'll carry you, if I have to. We're going to the top."

Jimin snorts. " Because that makes me feel safe. Sure, Jungkook, let me climb on your back and hang onto you like a koala. Sounds like a fab plan."

" You can't be too heavy."

" I'm all muscle, I'm strong and manly."

" yup."

The final stretch of their climb is the hardest, it's impossibly windier and Jimin feels like he's going to slip of the structure, even though logically, he knows he won't.

His heart is pounding inside his chest, threatening to burst. Five more steps, four more steps, three, two, one more step...

He still holds on for deer life, gripping the railing, eyes closed, and when he feels Jungkook's hand on his own, he reaches for that, instead, trusting that Jungkook is somehow sturdier than the bridge itself. Jungkook squeezes, hand much less shakier than Jimin's.

" You did it."

Jimin nods, eyes still glued shut. " I did. We did."

" Will you look, please?"

He shakes his head. " I don't think so."

Jungkook laughs lightly, and Jimin can feel Jungkook's cheek against his own. " Come on, baby. You did so well. It's gorgeous up here. Please."

Jimin counts to ten inside his head, and then counts to twenty. Jungkook's patient and doesn't ask, just traces his thumb along the back of Jimin's knuckles in slow, steady circles. If he notices how sweaty Jimin's palms are, he doesn't mention it.

He opens his eyes slowly and when he looks around, the breath is knocked out of him. It's the most surreal thing he's seen in his entire life, and he doesn't have words for it.

Somehow he feels he's on top of the world, but simultaneously the smallest he's ever felt, like he's limitless, yet holds no power. It's overwhelming, standing here staring out into the ocean and city for miles and miles. His eyes start to tear up, and he can blame it on the wind all he wants, but there's no way Jungkook would believe that.

" Gorgeous." he croaks out.

" Definitely. Was it worth it?"

Jimin clears his throat. " I think so, I mean, I'm okay so far, right?"

" you're okay." He keeps rubbing circles onto the back of Jimin's hand.

" We're very high up, though,"

Jungkook smiles. " Don't overthink it."

" I'm desperately trying not to."

They stand in silence for another minute or two, taking turns staring out at the scene before them and at each other, and that's about how long it takes Jimin to break, more than ready to head back down to solid ground.