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Seokjin doesn't cuddle Yoongi much, to be very honest. He's not very keen on skinship, and Yoongi is pretty selective when it comes to who should cuddle him and when; so most of the time Seokjin doesn't feel the need to, or figures it would just be awkward if he suddenly became touchy.
Still, though. Sometimes he does feel it - the sudden need to squeeze Yoongi a little, maybe just his cheek, or his shoulder - the sudden need to tease him a little and mayhaps kiss his cheek to make him blush. It doesn't mean that he does it. Usually he doesn't, just represses those needs and acts perfectly normal. But there are times - rare times - where he does squeeze his shoulder, brings him closer to himself, pressed against his side, maybe pinch his cheek just once, considers it enough already.
It's enough to see Yoongi pretend it's nothing at all, looking down, smiling just a little, tiny cutie that he is. And it's enough to satisfy the random needs to squeeze him a bit.
Namjoon, now - isn't much of a cuddler either. It's not that he doesn't like it, but he considers himself pretty awkward and clumsy with anything body-related, and somehow it includes cuddling and physical affection. But it's ok, because the guys and him have an understanding of it, and Yoongi even more. But when his little hyung is just there, just beside him, all quiet and small when they get interviewed, for example - then sure, he'll throw an arm around him, because it feels nice, and feels even better to make their size difference so obvious.
Sweetie, sweetie Suga.
Because he really is a sweetie. And deep down Namjoon does enjoy cuddles, and he knows Yoongi does too; but he's always figured that it just wasn't something easy to initiate for either of them, so msot of the time they're just stuck there in that place where they'd probably like some physical contact, but won't make a move for it.
But it's okay. As it is, they can just enjoy being pressed against each other on a small couch, or Yoongi sitting between his legs for pictures - they can just appreciate the little things. And that's good, too. Namjoon, deep down, would surely not say no to hugging Yoongi longer than they usually do, or kissing his round cheeks or - whatever. But, yeah - it's good as it is.
Hoseok - well. Here's the thing, with Hoseok.
He's a very touchy person. He's very affectionate, bubbly, loving - that much is pretty obvious.
But it might have been noticed, over time, that it mostly shows with the maknae line. He's always felt like it was easier to be physically affectionate to people younger than him, somehow. Often time he can playfully baby them because it's messing with them over something real. So that would be why he mostly cuddles the maknae line.
Seokjin is an exception - because he's Seokjin. And Namjoon - well, fuck if he knows, it just feels a little weird, and he's not sure that's Namjoon's style, so he refrains from it.
And Yoongi -
He really fucking wants to cuddle Yoongi, most of the time. And, to be very honest, he does sometimes - off camera.
But since the beginning, and even worse with time, he's felt weird about showing the camera how he can cuddle his hyung, squeeze him, playfully kiss his cheek - with Yoongi just sheepishly smiling and blushing and letting him do as he wishes. Because - because if the maknae line can accept but also fight against his cuddles - Yoongi just fully enjoys them. Hoseok knows that. He knows Yoongi, like all the others, so well that it's surely not a secret to him - Yoongi's got a very soft spot for him and it makes him literally pliant and needy like a cat when it comes to Hoseok's cuddles.
It makes Hoseok a little nervous. In a good, but overwhelming way, kind of, because it throws him off a bit - he's not used to it. Something like that. And something, also, like feeling his heart flutter when Yoongi's the one seeking out Hoseok's attention.
So - he avoids doing it on camera. And when it happens, even in their daily life, and Yoongi is obviously so satified with it - well it's always something.
Jimin is very casual about touch. He's an affectionate person, likes to make people feel loved, likes to give them attention, and that comes out as physical affection too. So it's never a big deal to him to hug any of the guys, to play with their hair, rest his head on their shoulder, their arms, sit on them - anything, really.
For a long while, though, he thought it wasn't as easy with Yoongi. They all thought he didn't like affection very much, even less if it was physical. But they were wrong, mostly - Yoongi loves affection. Yoongi adores attention, he needs it. It's become very obvious now - he needs to feel loved, and the guys have to listen to him for that, play with him, hang out regularly. Jimin thinks it's very funny - in an extremely endearing way. He's so very fond, because his hyung is kind of a tsundere, except way less scary, much cuter, tinier.
Still, he thinks he's figured out one thing - and it is that Yoongi doesn't seem to like PDA - meaning, public display of affection. At least it's what he thinks he's figured out, because he's way more receptive when they're off camera, and even more when it's just the two of them. Then that's when he relaxes the most into his touch, sometimes closes his eyes, hums gently - little purring cat almost.
So most of the time he keeps the hugs, the hair ruffles, the thigh squeezing for their private time. (But not all the time, to be honest, because he can't always help himself.. he adores his hyung too much for that).
Taehyung and Yoongi - ah. It's pretty funny, actually. Their story, that is.
It used to be quite complicated. Actually, even to this day it can be complicated - more than between any of the others, at least. They used to fight a little - disagree on many things, get on each other's nerves a little. But it never was hateful, never was spiteful - mostly it was just them having a hard time understanding each other, as they felt they were very different.
With time, they realized they weren't so different. They realized they actually had a lot in common - in the way they felt sometimes, the way they thought about the world. And they both grew up, too, learned to grow into themselves, into men, rather than boys, so it also helped., even though Taehyung doesn't always feel like a man - and Yoongi doesn't always act like one, either. But still, they found common ground. They found ways to communicate, and to appreciate each other, have affection for each other.
Fate kept trying to get them closer, too. And now - there's definitely something strong, something pretty. Yoongi's shown it before, with his long message, his secret I love you, that he's so embarrassed to say out loud, to his face, but still will say if it pleases Taehyung. It warmed Taehyung to the core, touched his heart very deeply.
So now he sure doesn't mind Yoongi's tsundere habits, doesn't mind that he protests a little against public displays of affection - Taehyung loves him so dearly that he'll sure backhug him tightly, and lift him up, and rub his arm, and press himself right against him if he very well feels like it.
That's how it has to be. He knows Yoongi secretly enjoys it, anyways.
And now there's not much beating around the buch that's required, there - Jungkook loves his little hyung, and he loves messing with him, loves touching him.
He's fond of him, but also very amused. It's just extremely fun to make him a little shy, to mess with him in ways that Jungkook knows he actually appreciates more than he doesn't. Yoongi blushes sometimes, or just looks all flustered, all cute and embarrassed when Jungkook serenades him. But he also makes adorable noises when Jungkook lifts him up, spanks his ass - and ah.
His ass. Yeah, Jungkook's got to say - he really likes Yoongi's ass.
It's just. Very small but very round, thick even with how little and discreet it can seem. And touching it, spanking it - mm. It makes him relax. He knows it's a little weird to say so, but really there's nothing much better than having Yoongi's ass in his hands - especially when holding him up, and especially when Yoongi just goes with it, never protests like he never goes against anything Jungkook does to him.
Jungkook knows Yoongi loves him, and that it's mostly why he lets him get away with anything. But he also thinks that, very probably, Yoongi just likes that too - the touches, the teasing - being held up, being spanked gently - just feeling small.
And it's very, very cute. So really, there is just no reason for Jungkook not to do any of it.
(Yoongi doesn't think he'll ever admit it out loud -
But he loves all of it.
He enjoys attention, loves affection, likes when the guys make him feel loved.
So really, there is no way he couldn't appreciate their cuddles, even if he's not the best at physical affection, or with public displays of affection. And he loves them all, loves all their different ways of showing him they love him - there isn't really one way he likes best, because it comes from them. He appreciates anything they give him.
And he knows they know.)
(They couldn't not know when Yoongi, after more intimate moments with any of them, never fails to wordlessly ask for long cuddling sessions.
He makes it pretty obvious - but it's not an issue for any of them.)