Why did I think of this when I heard Reflection? No idea. Does it exist now? Yes it does. Do I like it? Ngl, I kinda do. Enjoy!

(Reflection)

It had been a long day. Jimin got back from the studio with the rest of everyone and immediately lay on the couch. He had been intending to scroll through Twitter for a while, but he was so tired that he couldn't bring himself to switch on his phone. He heard almost everyone else go into their respective rooms, equally as spent.

Jimin blinked his eyes open momentarily and saw Taehyung sitting on one of the other chairs, on his phone. Jimin decided that he was being quiet enough. He made up his mind that he could not be bothered to move to his room; it wouldn't be the first time he slept on the couch anyways. He shut his eyes and relaxed, ready to just drop into sleep.

"Jiminie?" Taehyung's voice shattered Jimin's perfect darkness. Jimin didn't want to answer. He was too tired and if it was that important, Taehyung would have woken him up by now. So Jimin stayed exactly where he was, feigning unconsciousness. "Hyung?" Taehyung asked again. Jimin figured he would keep asking and opened his mouth to reply.

"Yeah, Tae?" Yoongi answered before Jimin had the chance. Jimin hadn't even known Yoongi was there. Strangely, Taehyung didn't say anything. "Did you want something or were you calling Jimin? Cause I think he's asl- "

"Are you gay?" Taehyung interrupted him. An odd question. Jimin realised that he probably should have answered him the first time. Jimin had come out to everyone last year and, apparently, that had made him the LGBTQ+ representative of the whole group. Essentially, if anyone had any questions or queries about anything gay, Jimin would happily be there to provide the answers.

"Uhm, w-what?" Yoongi stuttered, confused at the interruption. Jimin was tempted to just wake up now and see what Taehyung wanted but he was also curious to see how Yoongi would handle whatever Taehyung threw at him.

"Well, Jimin's gay, but he's asleep," Taehyung answered nonchalantly.

"Oh. What did you need a gay person for other than the general life-brightening?" Yoongi asked and Jimin tried to hide his smile. All thoughts of going to sleep had left his mind and now he just wanted to see where this was going.

"Well… I think I might be gay, but I'm not sure. I thought Jimin would know." Jimin really regretted not waking up when he should have. As casual as this conversation was, sexuality could be very confusing and, in Jimin's case, torturous. He wanted to be there for Taehyung. While internally debating whether to sit up now, Jimin heard Yoongi ask,

"Why do you think you're gay?" There was a pause before Taehyung replied,

"Guys are hot." Honest mood. Jimin was proud of Taehyung for so quickly admitting what it had taken him years to figure out. Yoongi laughed softly.

"Yup, sounds pretty gay to me." Jimin listened for Taehyung's reply, but it didn't happen for a few seconds. He was sure that something visual had happened and was about to open his eyes to see when Taehyung coughed,

"I was sort of hoping for some more… conclusive evidence? This is why I needed Jimin," he mumbled the last bit. Jimin was confused, as was Yoongi.

"What do you mean 'conclusive?'" he asked and Taehyung didn't answer. Oh. Oh. Jimin and Yoongi realised at the same time. "Oh, you mean…" Yoongi let the silence speak for him. Taehyung sighed, sounding a little bit exasperated. It had been a long day after all.

"Yes, hyung, I was gonna see if Jimin would let me kiss him. Can you just say it's weird and forget about it? Please?" There was a certain bite to his voice that made Jimin feel guilty. The room descended into awkward silence for a while. Jimin wouldn't have been against kissing Taehyung if it would help him figure himself out. Now it was uncomfortable because Taehyung had spoken out and Jimin wanted to fix it.

"I mean…" Yoongi said quietly after a while. Jimin listened to what he had to say. "I could help you out," he offered. Jimin was still confused but didn't say anything. Was Yoongi really prepared to do this just because Taehyung wanted to? In all fairness, that's what Jimin would have done.

"Really?" Taehyung asked, a little brighter than before but with an element of surprise in his voice that was to be expected. Jimin heard Yoongi stand up from where he was sitting and move across the room.

"Sure. I mean, it's not that weird, right? It's just two friends… figuring something out." Jimin wasn't entirely sure Yoongi was trying to convince Taehyung; rather himself.

"Hyung, you don't have to," Taehyung said but Yoongi refuted,

"No, it's okay, I want to. Besides, it'd kill two birds with one stone. It saves us both kissing Jimin." Jimin didn't know whether to be offended by that or not. Taehyung let out a small laugh, clearly nervous. He took a deep breath.

"Ready?" he asked, and Yoongi presumably nodded because there was silence for a minute. There was the occasional ruffle of clothes or breath through the nose. Jimin opened his eyes briefly, curious. He saw exactly what he expected. Taehyung and Yoongi standing close, holding hands, lips connected. It was a little bit strange for Jimin to see his brothers like this but he stayed still.

After a minute, they pulled apart and Jimin snapped his eyes shut again. After a breath, Yoongi asked simply,

"Gay?" It made Jimin want to laugh.

"Yup," Taehyung responded in a slightly higher pitch than usual. "You?" he asked. Yoongi was a touch cooler.

"I think so. I mean, I'm not sure. I guess I wouldn't mind kissing a guy again. Let's see if Jimin wakes up. That kid has the most incredible gaydar, I swear to god." Anxious to speak again and finally talk to his friends about this, Jimin took that as his cue to wake up. He yawned, sat up, stretched and said with mock sleepiness,

"I heard people complimenting my gaydar, what's up?" he looked at the pair, now standing casually next to each other as if nothing had happened. Taehyung was a little bit flushed and Jimin wanted to smile. Yoongi laughed and asked,

"Do you think either of us could be gay?" Jimin pretended to think. In reality, he had all the information he needed from 6 years and the previous conversation, but he faked hesitation so they wouldn't figure out he had been awake.

"Well…" he hummed. "Tae, I feel like… yeah, almost definitely. Hyung… I don't know. I feel like you just wouldn't care about something as trivial as gender as long as they're nice." He prophesied. "Predictions may not be 100% accurate. Please consult own feelings." He added as a disclaimer and both laughed.

"Okay, I'm gonna go to bed," Taehyung announced, "It's been a long day. Thanks, hyung." He added before going to his room Jimin lay back down on the couch, still planning to sleep there while it was warm. Yoongi just laughed,

"I know you were awake, Jimin. No one wakes up that conveniently." Jimin was too tired to argue.

"Yeah. Thanks for helping him out, you did a good job. Night, hyung. Have fun contemplating your sexuality." At this, Yoongi just smiled and left Jimin by himself. Jimin fell asleep quickly, pleased he had helped out his friends.