Golden ✨🌻🌅
pairing: Min Yoongi x reader
word count: 1.4k
genre: established relationship au, domestic fluff, just fluff and fluff
warnings: talks of anxiety (brief and not current)
a/n: I was on a road trip and was inspired, it gave birth to this! I really hope you like it<3
//: for maximum effect play the lakes by Taylor Swift<3
Life had always been so fast paced, you never really had the time to stop and catch your breath. You’d never been very good at “seizing the moment” your anxiety always making you nervously anticipate the future. Which admittedly, made you very wary at the idea of a, very loosely planned, road trip when your boyfriend had proposed it to you. Yet, you said yes. You’d always wanted to learn how to live in the present, be spontaneous. What better time to start than now, with the person you love and appreciate the most?
Yoongi had always managed to calm down your anxiety. He made you want to try new things without fearing the unknown as much as you would’ve before you got to know him.
The windows we’re almost all the way down, and the car was going relatively fast but still within the speed limit. A soft folk song was playing on the sound system, the sun was shining brightly upon you, painting you both golden. You were wearing a baby blue sundress, appropriate for the sizzling hot summer day. The wind in your hair had soft strands flying all around your face, but you honestly couldn’t be bothered to tie it up. It was nice, you felt alive, present, for the first time in a long long time, maybe ever.
Yoongi had one hand resting on your bare knee, stroking it softly in circular motions with his thumb from time to time. You shifted your head slowly, meeting his gaze for a second or two, smiling tenderly at him. He smiled back just as affectionately, warming you up from the inside, more than the current temperature ever could.
You thought, is this what seizing the moment feels like? If it is, you’d like to experience it a lot more often. Maybe everyday…. maybe forever.
You stopped to have lunch at a beach not too far off from the highway. The ocean was beautiful, you stared at the waves crashing on the shore, you gazed in awe at how the sun reflecting on the water made it seem like the most beautiful diamond, shinning just for you two. You felt fingers tucking a strand of hair behind your ear and leaned into the touch closing your eyes for a moment before stealing a glance at the stunning man beside you. Yoongi already had his gaze locked onto you, an indescribably fond look in his eyes.
You leaned in, softly, almost shyly, pressing your lips against his for a few seconds, barely moving, the back of his index finger lightly caressing your cheek.
“Where to next, mister?” You ask after breaking off the kiss somewhat reluctantly, grinning from ear to ear, your expression matching the one etched upon Yoongi’s face.
“Further South.. I heard there’s a beautiful place maybe two hours and a half from here.” You nod. “If you want to, of course” He smiles shyly, a smile you’re absolutely and irrevocably enamoured with. How could you ever refuse him when he’s looking at you like that, like you hold all of the world’s secrets in the palm of your hands.
“Of course I want to! What’s so special about this place?” You inquire, not that it would make any difference. You’d follow him anywhere.
“Nothing much, you’ll see” He mumbles, earning a light chuckle from you.
You spend a few minutes leaning against Yoongi’s torso, between his thighs, watching the tide, his strong arms wrapped around you. You bask in the warm breeze, taking in every details about this particular moment and locking it away in your head to revisit every time you feel like the world doesn’t make sense, that it suffocates you, that everything is out of your control. Because sometimes it isn’t, and maybe that’s okay.
When you stopped again a few hours later, you didn’t really understand where exactly Yoongi was taking you. The sun was high up in the sky, the clock on the dashboard indicated 2:56 in the afternoon.
“Alright we’re almost here.” Yoongi states, observing your surroundings.
“We’re in a gravelled parking lot, in a forest, in the middle of nowhere Yoongi.” You deadpan, confused. The man simply shrugs.
“Yeah.” He opens the door and grabs a tote bag from the backseat. Min Yoongi, a man of actions, not so much words. A man you loved deeply, even if it annoyed you a bit at first. Love is about patience, acceptance and compromise above everything else. You figured that out with Yoongi, as a team. You learned a lot of things during your time together.
You sigh, grab your phone and step out of the car too, deciding to trust him. He must’ve had a good reason to bring you both here. He closes the door and walks around the car, sliding his large palm against yours, intertwining your fingers. You think maybe, they were meant to fit so perfectly together.
You both made your way through a forest path riddled with tree roots, branches, rocks and leaves. It wasn’t exactly easy to walk on but you had Yoongi’s hand guiding you gently through it, grounding you, making you feel safe, protected. You found yourself being incredibly grateful once again to the circumstances, your ex lovers, the people that came and went, the failures and the joys that led you here, right now. The love of your life by your side, your anchor, the man who held your heart in his palms oh-so carefully. Love wasn’t perfect but nothing was, and maybe that was the beauty of it all, really.
When you got to the end of the path, you gasped, taking in the wondrous glade before your eyes. Your eyes watered, memories of a similar day, years ago, in a glade similar to this one. The first time Yoongi had said he loved you. You could already tell by his attentions and how he always listened. Yoongi never needed words to convey how he felt. But you did, so he always made a conscious effort to communicate how he felt verbally and you, tried to be more attentive to his subtleties. Compromises.
He led you to the middle of the glade, laid a blanket and motioned for you to sit down, which you did, still amazed by all the thoughts and efforts he must’ve put into this. For you.
“Yoongi..” He sat down next to you, hand resting above yours. He stared into your eyes intently and gave a small gentle smile.
“This place is stunning..” You caressed his cheek softly with your free hand. “Thank you”
“Anything for you, you know that..” He leans in slowly and kisses you so tenderly you’d think you were made of fragile glass, ready to break at any moment. It might’ve been the most intimate kiss you had, ever. It was up there for sure. He broke it off and brought his forehead to yours, closing his eyes in the process. You did the same.
“I had something to ask..” He trails off. You listen intently, waiting for his question.
“I had all this speech planned but..” He strokes his thumb on the back of your hand. “That’s not you and me. We don’t rehearse or plan things when it comes to us. So I’m not gonna do that.” You open your eyes and smile shyly, a little confused.
He goes on. “I love you, you know I do. So much.” He takes a few moments to think about his next words.
“So be mine yeah? For now, this life and if we’re lucky enough, the next one?” He asks, breath a bit shaky. You stare at him mouth a little agape.
“What do you mean by that? I’m yours already Yoongi..”
“I mean, be mine, marry me?” He inquires softly, just shy of a whisper. And if your heart could jump out of your chest and start a marathon, you’re sure it would take on the challenge. But it can’t, so it just beats rapidly and irregularly.
“A-are you serious right now?” You gulp, voice barely getting out.
He rolls his eyes, a small smirk tugging at his lips. “No I’m kidding. Of course I’m serious kitten.” He intertwines both of your fingers together, and at that moment, you get it together, if only a little.
In an instant, your lips come crashing into his, the fast movement making you dizzy. You kiss him fervently, trying to pour all of your emotions into it. It could never be enough. After a while you separate and rub your noses together, giggling like school kids.
“Of course I will.” You whisper. He smiles so brightly you might go blind.
“In this life and if we’re lucky, in the next one too..”