GLOSSOPHOBIA (Speech Anxiety)

c h a p t e r s i x

Jimin POV

Jungkook's...house.
"Come in" he says,
I flinch, not used to being in someone else's home.
"Pardon the i-intrusion" I mumble
"I'll get you a towel. Go ahead and sit where you like." he offered
Easy to say, where should I sit?
He's got stuff on the sofa, and if i sit on the rug, I would get it wet
I decided to sit on the floor in the far corner, so I don't mess up anything of his.
"Why are you sitting over there?" he asks.
He scared me!
"S-sorr-"
"Ah!"
Jungkook placed a warm, fluffy towel on my head and started to dry my hair with it. He really doesn't have to do this much.
"I"
"Ngh"
"I didn't w-want t-to get the furniture wet." I stuttered.
The towel is still covering my eyes as he drys my hair
Ahh, so soft
He takes off the towel and I'm blessed with a beautiful sight,
He's smiling
"I see" he chuckles.
Radiant
Suddenly, a slight blush forms on my cheeks.
"U-Um..."
"D-d-d-do you think....I-i'm weird?" I ask, I don't mind if he does. Almost everyone was like that when they found out about my stuttering
"Weird?" he repeats questioningly.
Yes. weird.
"B-b-b-because I stutter..."
"Stutter?" He repeats again.
"It... it takes t-t-time for me to finish a s-sentence. A-And I can't speak that well. Sorry, i-tt's always b-b-been like t-this...'
"I-I-I bet it's annoying w-when you have to talk to me. I h-have to think before I talk, and I s-still can't do well."
Why did I say all that?
Now he's gonna think that I'm even weirder!
I hold my knees to my chest tight. Almost curled up into a ball.
"Is that why you ran away" he asks softly
I shift my head down and nod slightly
"really don't mind that" he said calmly
"I can't say it doesn't bother me at all, but not that much really"
"..."
Huh?

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