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Just like any other day Park Jimin woke up with the sun in order to get ready for the day. As he lived alone in his dorm, he could spend as much time in the bathroom as he wanted to. Not having to worry about scheduling it with a roommate like many other university students had to. Once he left the bathroom after one hour’s worth of careful work, his soft skin would be glowing, his silver hair bouncing fluffily in the air and he would smell like cherry blossoms. Even though it was November, and therefore still autumn, Jimin liked to carry the floral spring scent with him wherever he went.
Back in his room, Jimin would put on the carefully picked outfit he had prepared the previous night. An oversized, gray jumper, tight black jeans and his favorite pair of boots. When dressed, Jimin sat down in front of his mirror and started doing his makeup. Since he had a feeling that today was going to be a good day, Jimin decided to go just a tiny bit extra with the eye makeup. He grabbed his silver toned pallet, applied the eyeshadow to the very edge and the crease of the eyelid before smudging it out. He finished it off with a black eyeliner, framing his eyes prettily. As a final touch he added his essential accessories: hoop earrings, a thin silver bracelet and all his favorite rings. And, of course, his signature pink lip gloss.
With a final look in the mirror, Jimin grabbed his school bag and left for the nine am class he was about to have. Luckily he was living at campus, so it would just be a short ten minute walk for him to get there. As always campus was more or less empty during the morning hours as most students preferred to have either afternoon or evening classes. Jimin was opposite. He loved morning classes. Once they were done he had the rest of the day to study, do activities and hangout with his friends.
Today was a Wednesday. On Wednesdays he usually finished his classes around noon which was the time both his friends, Taehyung and Jungkook, started their classes. This meant that today was set aside for studying and selfcare.
Class had been good, but Jimin was also that kind of student who genuinely liked studying and participating in class. He had even lingered behind after the lecture to ask some questions regarding the final paper which was due in the beginning of next month.
On his way back to the dorm, campus was lively and buzzing with people which wasn’t surprising as it was lunch time. People meeting in for class and people getting out of class were all grouping together with their friends as they tried to make plans for what to have for lunch.
It was in this lively mass of people that Jimin say him again. The fluffy black hair and the cat-like eyes catching his attention. Just like the other night he was dressed in black of head to toe, looking absolutely stunning. Jimin could feel his breath being taken away. He looked even more handsome in the bright daylight than he had in the light from the convenience store at night.
“Yoongi!” Jimin called out, waving his arm as he tried to get the music student’s attention which he luckily gained. If not, it would have been embarrassing as people were watching him as always. That was the catch of being the “campus beauty” - a nickname he somehow had gained without knowing. He hadn’t known before Jungkook started to use the nickname to tease him.
Once Yoongi’s eyes fell on him they widened slightly, then a smile started spreading on his lips. Like he was happy to see him. He said something to the group of people he was with before he started making his way through the busy crowd to get to Jimin.
As Jimin watched him come closer, he could feel his cheeks heaten up and his heart starting to beat faster. He was really falling hard for Yoongi, huh?
“Hey, Pretty” Yoongi said with his deliciously deep voice once he reached him, “I was hoping I’d bump into you soon.”
There it was again. Pretty. The word that made Jimin’s heart flutter and his cheeks warm. But only because it came from Yoongi who had called him pretty when he looked his worst.
“Y-you did?” Jimin asked, feeling happy that Yoongi had wanted to meet again after their first encounter. Maybe Yoongi had missed him as well?
Yoongi reached out to grab the keyring which was hanging from Jimin bag. Turning it around in his big hands, inspecting the small, yellow plushie Jimin had sewn himself.
“You didn’t show up for late night kimbap the past nights” Yoongi explained, moving his gaze from the plushie back to Jimin’s eyes. A soft smile was on his lips, so he didn’t seem to be mad or annoyed by Jimin not having showed up.
“I’m sorry, I’ve been falling asleep early due to all the all-nighters I pulled” Jimin said embarrassed. He felt guilty for not showing up despite having hinted that he would. Especially after Yoongi had been such a gentleman and even walking him home. Not to mention that he had received that heart-warming kiss on the cheek which he had been thinking about every day since.
“No worries” Yoongi smiled, his eyes going all soft and warm, “I’m glad you got some rest.”
The fact that Yoongi was so kind and understanding was something that made Jimin fall for him even more. It was really something that he found attractive in a man.
“To make up for it, what do you say we go for a cup of coffee?” Jimin asked as he would like to spend more time with Yoongi. He just hoped that Yoongi was free for the rest of the day as well. If not he hoped they could schedule a date, but that meant he would have to wait which he’d rather not. “This time it’ll be my treat”
Yoongi’s smile grew until his gums were showing and Jimin spotted a hint of a blush on the soft cheeks, “That would be nice. I’m done for the day anyways.”
Jimin could feel joy start bubbling in his chest. Yoongi had accepted his offer. This meant that this would be their second date; even though the first one hadn’t been intentionally.
As they walked in the direction of the convenience store where they had first met, people were watching Jimin walk by as always. This wasn’t unusual for Jimin, but it was for Yoongi.
“So you’re the campus beauty?” He asked, seeming to have put two and two together. There was a hint of surprise in his voice.
“Why do you sound so surprised? Am I not pretty?” Jimin asked, pretending to be upset. Yoongi saw right through his dramatic acting.
“You’re very pretty. I told you last time” He said as a fond laughter fell from his lips, “Your reputation just don’t do you any justice. You’re way prettier.”
Jimin felt his cheeks heat up. Yoongi really did find him pretty. He liked that.
“I wonder what they’ll think of this” Yoongi hummed as Jimin felt something warm touch his hand. Yoongi was holding it again while his cheeks were turning into a deep pink. Jimin’s were as well.
At the convenience store they were sitting by the window in the exact same seats as they had the last time. Yoongi was sipping on his americano while Jimin was warming his hands on his sweet caramel latte. They were sitting in a comfortable silence as both of them were feeling a bit shy. Both having their stomach filled with butterflies. Their thighs were gently brushing against each other. Maybe it was more on purpose than it was an accident since a soft giggle spread amongst them as they bumped their knees together for the fifth time.
“Your laugh is so pretty” Yoongi mumbled, the blush on his cheeks beginning to reach his pierced ears, “Everything about you is pretty. Your eye makeup is pretty too.”
The complement on the eye makeup softened Jimin’s heart. This was the first time a guy he was interested had commented on the makeup he spend so much time on doing. And Yoongi had even said it was pretty, meaning he liked it.
“Well, I think you’re the pretty one” Jimin spoke the honest words softly, trying to calm his burning cheeks down by sipping on his latte. This did in fact not work since he had ordered a hot latte. He should have gone for an iced one instead with how hot Yoongi made him feel.
A silence fell over them once again and Jimin couldn’t help but wonder why both of them were so flushed this time. Maybe it was because their last encounter had ended with a kiss on the cheek from which expectations had started to sprout.
“You never told me what you were studying” Yoongi spoke after a while of the comfortable silence had hung above the two of them, only broken by the beeps coming from the cash register every now and then. “You know what I study, I think it’s only fair I know what you study”
“I study law” Jimin answered, noting how Yoongi’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. He knew that he looked like someone belonging in the art faculty rather than the law faculty due to how he dyed his hair and did his makeup. Pretty boys usually didn’t study law. They belonged in art.
“Rumor has it that law exams are a living hell” Yoongi said, a worried frown appearing on his handsome face. So that was what had surprised him. It seemed like Yoongi didn’t care about stereotypes about faculties either.
“The rumor is true” Jimin sighed dramatically, “I feel like I’m dying”
“So, when is your exam due?” Yoongi asked, his hand tapping lightly onto the table as is he didn’t quite know what to do with it. Almost like he was itching to do something. Once again they returned to the paper cup, bringing it up to his lips for another sip.
Jimin had an idea what Yoongi could do with his hands instead, but he was too shy to ask.
“The beginning of next month” Jimin told as he watched how the large hands were wrapped nicely around the paper cup. Ever since he had first laid his eyes on Yoongi he had been getting a thing for his pretty hands. “I’m almost done though, so I’m not feeling too stressed.”
“That’s good to hear” Yoongi smiled gently, “Do you have any plans for the semester break?”
“I’m planning on going to my parents’ place around New Years” Jimin told as he mentally checked his calendar for the plans he had made, “Might go drinking with my best friends once everyone has finished their exams.”
“So you’ll be staying in Seoul for the most of the break?” Yoongi asked and it sounded hopeful. Perhaps it was a leading question.
“I am” Jimin said in hope that his answer would lead to scheduling a meet-up. Or maybe a date. As much as he loved their small and spontaneous convenience store dates, Jimin would like to go on an official date which he had spend hours on making himself pretty for and his heart would beat faster as the agreed meet-up time came closer.
“Me too” Yoongi spoke, rubbing his neck nervously.
Jimin licked his lips, tasting the sweetness form his latte on them as he could feel his hopes growing higher.
“Would you like to go on a proper date with me during the break?” Yoongi asked in a low mumble. He must be feeling really shy and Jimin honestly couldn’t blame him as he did as well.
Although the mumble had been low, Jimin had still heard it and he could feel a bright smile form on his lips, “I’d love to”
“Then it’s a date” Yoongi said and they shared a shy smile, both of their cheeks flushed as excitement was blossoming his their chests.
As they finished the rest of their coffee, Yoongi’s hand started wandering across the table towards Jimin until it reached his hand. His long picky reached out, carefully brushing against Jimin’s small one. When Yoongi hesitated for a bit, Jimin encouraged him by turning his hand over so his palm was facing upwards. An open invitation. He watched Yoongi bite his lower lip as a smile broke free. Jimin would never get over how handsome Yoongi looked whenever he smiled. Smiling suited him well. Yoongi placed his hand on top of Jimin’s, intertwining their fingers.
Jimin adored the look of their hands together. Yoongi’s big, marked hand contrasted his own small, soft-looking one. The large hand was covering his own completely, only the tips of his chubby fingers were peeking up from in between Yoongi’s. Jimin wished he had his polaroid on him so that he could take a picture of their hands for his scrapbook. Maybe he could bring it to the date and dedicate a page and hopefully more of the scrapbook to their beginning relationship. Saving the memories forever.
Just like last time, Yoongi had insisted on walking Jimin home even though he now knew just how close Jimin lived to the convenience store. However, every extra second they spend together just seemed to warm their hearts more. This was the reason they were purposely walking slow.
As they walked, their hands were still linked together. They hadn’t let go of each other since they had their coffees. It was a nice and innocent touch, yet it made their hearts feel so much.
Even though they had walked as slow as possible, small talking, giggling, they still reached Jimin’s dormitory way too quickly. Just like last time Jimin didn’t want to say goodbye just yet and this time he really couldn’t pretend to be living somewhere else. Though, he was sure that if he did, Yoongi would play along just for them to stroll around hand in hand just a while longer.
When they stopped in front of the dormitory, their hands stayed intertwined. Neither ready to let go and say goodbye yet. Perhaps this was why Jimin decided to gather courage and invite Yoongi inside, despite it making his cheeks burn in the cold November weather. “Do you want to come in this time?”
“It’s not very gentlemanly to enter a home before the fourth date and we haven’t had our first yet” Yoongi laughed, but his eyes going soft as they sparkled with joy. Jimin’s invitation must have made him happy.
“I just don’t want to say goodbye yet” Jimin said as a pout formed on his lips. Why did he have to live so close to the convenience store? Okay, scratch that. It was actually really convenient to live so close. Although in this exact situation it wasn’t. Just a week ago Jimin would never have imagined that a guy would make him hate living close to a convenience store, but here he was: crushing so hard on a guy that he in fact did hate it.
“Then let’s not say goodbye” Yoongi smile, giving Jimin’s hand a small squeeze which made his heart begin to flutter again, “Instead let’s say ‘see you soon’.”
Soon. Jimin liked the sound of that.
“How do I make sure I see you again soon, then?” Jimin asked since they had no way of contacting each other. Meeting today had been a pure coincidence.
“I guess I’ll have to give you my number” Yoongi blushed and pulled a pen out of his pocket. He started scribbling the number down on the back of the one of Jimin’s hands he was holding. Once he finished writing the number, he added a heart behind it. Jimin found it cute. Yoongi was really cute.
“Then, I’ll see you soon?” Jimin smiled, happy that he had now gotten Yoongi’s number and therefore a way of keeping in touch with him. They could even do a bit of texting until they would be going on their date. Maybe even meet up for a late night kimbap or an afternoon coffee before that.
“You will” Yoongi smiled as leaned in, placing a quick kiss at the corner of Jimin’s lips. It made Jimin heart beat so fast that he felt like he had just been running a marathon.
“Y-you missed” Jimin dared saying, even though his cheeks were burning and he was feeling so flushed and shy that it was clouding his mind. The only thing that was filling his mind was that Yoongi almost had kissed him on the lips. It had felt so warm and soft. He liked it.
“I didn’t” Yoongi smile, his cheeks visibly burning as well. Jimin was sure that he was feeling just as flushed and shy as he was, “I’m saving that for our date”
With that Yoongi let go of his hand and started walking away, leaving Jimin behind with flushed cheeks, a fluttering heart and Yoongi’s number written on the back of his hand.