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It’s not like Jae doesn’t have good ideas.
He was her partner in crime after all, and discrediting his brilliant plans would be like discrediting the shared braincell that him and Jimin had.
But this wasn’t like coming up with elaborate ploys to pull their grades up or extravagant ways to open a school show where outcomes were predictable. This was about their two dense best friends; and oh boy are the actions of humans unpredictable.
Making any wrong move and the relationship between the 4 of them could be on the line.
But it was either that or seeing her best friend miss out on the opportunity to demolish the barriers to her heart. To realise that she is loved; and Jimin knew the exact decision that she should make.
“Haeun, I know this isn’t the most appropriate of times but I shouldn’t hide it from you anymore,” Jimin took a deep breath and sat up straight on the couch, making sure she seemed serious about the conversation she was about to have. “I’m dating Park Jaehyung.”
When she looked up, she was met with silence, and a roommate staring at back with her mouth agape. It was only after a few seconds before she heard Haeun exclaim in the loudest voice she had heard from her in awhile.
“YOU’RE WHAT? WITH WHO?”
“You know exactly what with who, and so I’m taking you to hang out with Jae and his friends from tomorrow onwards. I’m not keeping the worlds between my favourite people apart anymore and no, I don’t accept objections ok catch ya later bye” Jimin’s voice trailed off as she closed the door and left the room before Haeun could make anymore fuss.
And with that, the plan was set into action.
*****
“Whatever it is you’re planning, I’m not in. Not when she’s involved.”
Brian didn’t mind joining in the mischief that Jae plans, in fact, he enjoyed it. All except the times when people’s feelings were involved. A charmer he was, a liar he was not. Especially not for this case when this meant he would meet her so often.
“Treat it as research to writing a song for Ayeon,”
That one name was one of the few things that would get him all flustered.
“— c’mon you can’t possibly think that we never noticed the glances, the song choices, the lyrics you’ve been recently writing do you? If you want to get to know her, now’s the perfect chance. The more you know her the better you can write that confession song. You work best on experience don’t you?”
You gotta admit, catching the ever so perfect brian off guard is amusing, and it was a skill that Jae was very much proud of.
Jimin, Haeun and Ayeon were practically inseparable. But so were Jae, Sungjin and Brian, and when Jae has a plan, he makes sure to go all out.
“How did you- never mind, I’ll do it. I see what you’re trying to do but if I sense at any time that anything you’re doing is going to hurt those unaware, I’m tapping out.”
Brian knew that Jae would never do any of that. None of the three of them would. But he had to make sure that he grounded down his friend who would see things done no matter the process.
And Jae appreciated that. To have friends who made sure he never loses his way, he was grateful for them, and that was why he wanted to see them get their happiness.
While Jae thought that he had clinched 2 clients with 1 scheme, what he didn’t know was that all 6 of them had now signed up for a very interesting summer.