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Jimin had gotten used to waking up like this. It didn't mean he enjoyed it any less when it happened; when the soft scent that surrounded Taehyung surrounded him like a blanket. The soft barely there smell of cucumber and mint that the other let out. It was always something that made him smile, how such an excitable and bright person could let out such a calm and gentle scent.
Everything about Taehyung made him smile though, and as he reached out to stroke his cheek he felt his smile grow. He watched as his face scrunched up slightly at his touch, a sign he was at least partly awake. Jimin couldn't resist leaning forward and pressing kisses across his face.
He didn't stop until the other was grumbling as he woke up. He lifted his head as the grumbling turned to huffing and light pushes against his chest. He didn't try to stop the huge smile growing on his face as Taehyung glared at him with puffy eyes and pouty lips.
"Good morning darling." He gently pecked his nose, his smile only widening when Taehyung's nose scrunched up. "Did I wake you?" His head tilted slightly trying to play innocent even if he knew the answer.
"Why do you insist on doing this whenever you're up first? Whenever I'm up first I leave you be," Taehyung grumbled eyes still narrowed at the elder as he reached up and rubbed at his eyes. Jimin let out a quiet giggle and huddled close to him, wrapping his arms around small hips.
"That's because I don't like being alone when I know you could be keeping me company." Jimin hummed nuzzling into the underside of his jaw. He let out a low purr as Taehyung let out a tiny huff but didn't pull away from him. "Just because you're needy for affection doesn't mean you can interrupt my sleep." Taehyung sighed though he lightly patted Jimin on his head, fingers lightly curling into the faded out purple strands.
Jimin just shrugged still nuzzling into his neck, lip piercing brushing against his neck. He sighed relaxed, swimming in the calming scent of his lover. "You're lucky I love you." Taehyung rolled his eyes as the other never intended to answer his previous statement. Jimin just nodded, nipping at the small scent gland he possessed.
Taehyung squealed surprised before shoving Jimin away from him. "Okay, that's enough now." Jimin easily backed off at his words, able to hear the serious tone hidden in them. "Sorry babe." He mumbled apologetically, pressing a small lingering kiss into his cheek to correct his mistake.
He knew better than to go near the others scent gland; Taehyung was always sensitive about his scent glands. Betas didn't get anything out of having their scent glands stimulated in contrast to alphas and omegas who could either become agitated or calmed, since he knew this he avoided having his scent gland touched. He didn't want another reminder he was a beta, another reminder he wasn't what everyone expected or wanted out of him. Everyone except for Jimin of course.
Taehyung shrugged laying back down fully and staring at the ceiling. Jimin lightly placed his head on Taehyung's chest, waiting for the other to recover from getting upset. He listened to the others heartbeat, humming softly as he did.
After a few minutes Taehyung's hand came up and gently rubbed the back of jimin's head. "I'm hungry." He hummed out in response to his touch, tilting his head up on his chest. Taehyung scoffed in response looking down at him. "I hope you're not expecting me to make you something."
Jimin pouted but lifted himself up off him. "Whatever." He mumbled before climbing off the bed. "See if I make you anything to eat." He huffed pretending to ignore how Taehyung's eyes roamed his built torso appreciatively. He scoffed turning as he left the bedroom.
Jimin always enjoyed their apartment, living in the city meant they weren't left with many great places to live. The places available were either too small or too expensive for the two to afford, but when they found their apartment it was absolutely perfect. Two bedrooms and a cozy kitchen and lounge. It was only a plus that it was on the cheaper side because of the small building and usually cold uninsulated winters. It was perfect for them.
Jimin entered the small kitchen and immediately headed for the fridge. He pulled out the ingredients to make pancakes, one of the few breakfast items he could manage. With his few skills he was able to start the food and cut the fruit.
Through the soft sizzle of the cooking batter he heard the sound of soft footsteps. Jimin barely glanced up, focused on not burning the pancakes. He flipped them occasionally before taking them off and starting another batch.
He turned around after he shut off the stove and smiled as he saw Taehyung with one glass of orange juice and one glass of almond milk. He was always so thoughtful and helpful, even if it wasn't much.
Once they sat down they began eating, quiet except for the sound of the clinking forks against glass. "So, do you have any appointments today?" Taehyung mumbled lifting his head slightly to look at the other, his eyebrow slightly raised causing the light to catch on his eyebrow piercing.
"Only a couple. I'll be home by 6." He said quietly looking across the table at the other. "Babe I took time off for you yesterday, don't be upset." He watched as Taehyung frowned at the news of him working. "Don't you have work to do anyway?" Jimin tried to reason.
Taehyung rolled his eyes leaning his head back. "I'm already ahead in the designs I need, I'll be done early either way." He lifted his head looking at him challengingly. "I just want you to rest but if you're not, at least be home on time." He tried to reason.
Knowing that the other only wanted the best for him he reached out and grabbed his hand, running his thumb over his knuckles. "I'll be home in time for us to cuddle and watch some movies." He shot the other a sweet smile; the one that caused his eyes to scrunch into crescents and his cheeks to seem even fuller.
"Ghibli?" Taehyung raised an eyebrow at him, trying to figure out if the deal was going to be worth it. "Fine, Ghibli it is." Jimin rolled his eyes playfully, still holding his hand.
He kept his eyes on Jimin, looking for something in his gaze. "Fine you can go. Don't overwork though." It was obvious
Taehyung was serious, which Jimin planned to take to heart and listen to him. "Promise, I need to go and get ready."
He brought his hand up and gently kissed his hand, looking down at the table and saw the food done. "You can deal with the dishes right?" He asked as he stood up, not really waiting for an answer.
"I'll be back." He grinned before heading back to their bedroom, hearing the upset sound Taehyung let out at having to clean the dishes.
Taehyung hated doing any type of housework, something they often had disagreements about. It was the way that Jimin was raised to automatically leave the housework on the partner. His parents were old fashioned and believed in traditional couple structured. Taehyung never fit into that structure and it lead to jimin having to change out of what he was taught to expect. They were both taught to expect certain things though, so neither could be blamed.
With a shake of his head and a grin he headed into their room and to the closet. Humming a song that he was into lately he slipped on a long sleeved turtle neck and a pair of black pants. Combing his hands through his hair to straighten his hair he headed over to the vanity table.
He slipped on his signature silver rings which were a normal part of his outfit. He checked the time to see how long he had till he had to be in the shop. Seeing he didn't have much time left before he had to go he slipped on his shoes and grabbed his jacket before walking out of the room.
He headed to the kitchen, standing in the doorway as he watched Taehyung wiped down the table. "That was quick." Jimin hummed causing Taehyung to look up and smile. "You look nice." Taehyung hummed dropping the rag on the table and walking over to Jimin.
Jimin watched as long arms wrapped around his waist. "You look hot." Taehyung mumbled looking at him with a small smile. He resisted the urge to return his words knowing he would only get an eyeroll; since the younger believed that since he was still in messy sleep clothes and had bed head he couldn't be called hot.
"Thank you ba-" His words were cut off as soft lips were pressed against his own. He let out a soft hum surprised at the suddenness. As he got over his shock he brought a hand up to grasp at his arm, moving his lips against his. He easily fell into slow rhythm of the push and pull of their lips meeting, the quiet wet sound of their lips parting being the only sound heard.
After a few moments Jimin pulled away with a soft suck to Taehyung's bottom lip. "I gotta go babe." He whispered, his hand sliding down to grip his hip. "If we don't stop now, we never will." He grinned coyly as he pressed another kiss to his mouth.
"Finee, go and leave me here to suffer boredom." Taehyung ranted, not deterred by Jimin's snort of amusement as he pulled away from him. "You'll live, I gotta go." He reasoned before grabbing his keys from the counter and heading for the door. Taehyung waved at his back and he walked out the door, leaving him alone.
Jimin worked in a fairly successful tattoo parlor as one of the main tattoo artists and occasional piercer. He did all of Taehyung's tattoos and piercing himself and they always got compliments when they were seen. He was often busy at the shop, working in the busy part of Seoul and had a reputation to uphold.
He had five appointments that day, nothing too big that he saw from his schedule. He would be home before it got too late and wouldn't be tired from rushing, which was something he did often when he had a busy day.
Once he got to the shop he wasted no time and set up his station, going ahead and getting the stencils out and prepping his equipment. He was happy to see his best friend was already there and working. As the owner of the shop he was usually there before any of the workers and usually stayed longer than the others. It was still nice to not be here by himself, considering his first appointment was scheduled earlier than most were.
"What's up Seok." He called as finished setting up his stuff and had a few minutes before his client would shut up. "How you been doing?" He questioned
"Pretty good. We're settling into the new place well. Our sales have been doing great. I couldn't be better." Hoseok shot him a bright grin over his shoulder as he sat at the front desk. "You're pretty much the only artist that is coming in today, besides a few that are coming in for consultation."
Jimin nodded, listening to the soft scribbling of Hoseok's pen as he wrote into his planner. "Cool, no offense but some of your artists are dickheads." Jimin grunted glancing up as he sat in a chair, turning his head to look at him.
"None taken, some just have their head up their ass." Hoseok shrugged leaning back in his chair. "Oh, how did your day off go?" Hoseok looked at him with that worried older brother look he often got from him, he didn't mind it since he found it comforting.
"Good, got to sleep in and went out with Tae. It felt good to relax." He shrugged slightly, his hand coming up to brush his hair out of his face.
"What I meant was how do you feel?" Hoseok fixed him with a stare and Jimin's mouth flattened out into a line. "The same; tense and tired." He shrugged, sighing slightly as he felt the familiar ache in his head that came whenever he mentioned his recent feelings.
"That's tough. Have you ever thought about wearing yourself out. Forcing it out till your loose and boneless?" Hoseok said spinning around to face him. Jimin's face scrunched up immediately.
"Is that a weird euphemism for fucking?"
Hoseok rolled his eyes standing up from the desk. "No you nasty, I'm talking about working out. When was the last time you went to the Gym or actually sweated?" He questioned putting his hands on his hips.
"Like...three months ago?" By Jimin's tone it was obvious that he didn't actually know how long it had been. Hoseok rolled his eyes again and Jimin bitterly thought if the other would do that everytime he thought he did something stupid.
"There's your answer. Go to the gym and make yourself feel better." Hoseok said like it was the simplest answer in the world and the most obvious one.
Jimin mulled it over in his mind and realized it was a pretty straightforward answer. He had never felt like this when he was going to the gym, but he had stopped because he was busy. He could spare a couple hours a day to visit his gym, health was important to him anyway. He would check his schedule and see when he could spare some time to visit for a couple of hours.
Yeah he could do that. It was pretty simple, not like he would tell Hoseok that though.