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Yoongi has liked Jimin for almost a year now. They go to the same highschool and are friends but it wasn’t always like that. When everything started they didn’t really like each other, and they would just meet on music and chem classes.
-You know that Luke becomes Chronos at the end don’t you? - Jimin saw Yoongi reading “Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth” and decided to spoil him the whole ending.
-You know I hate you right?
Jimin just laughed and sat on his usual spot enjoying the other’s anger.
Both of them knew Namjoon from music class and had become friends with him on separate occasions and so, to their misfortune, the times they met accidentally raised.
-Namjoon, why are you friends with Park?
-Why wouldn't I? - of course Kim fucking Namjoon would be friends with the little rascal. Namjoon, who was friends with everyone.
-He’s a little bitch. Also, he’s annoying and thinks he knows and understands everything which, is not the honest truth because he would know you do NOT SPOIL THE END OF A BOOK TO SOMEONE WHO’S READING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME!
-Ohhh, so you’re still salty about that eh?
-Of fucking course I am. He told me LUKE BECAME CHRONOS! - Yoongi would never forgive such audacity.
-Speaking of Rome...Hey Jimin! - the younger appeared in the corner and so Namjoon called him to say hello.
-Hey Namjoon! How are you doing? Didn’t see you in class last time.
-Yeah, I was sick, and that’s why I wanted to ask you for your notes. Do you have them?
Yoongi couldn’t believe the conversation that was happening before his eyes. Namjoon could’ve asked him about the homework but no. He decided to bring the brat into the conversation just after he had told him he could not stand the other. Classic Namjoon. Jimin hadn’t even greeted him. THE DISRESPECT!
-Oh! I don’t have them now, but I can send you pics when I’m home, are you fine with that?
-Yes please! Thank you so much Jimin!
-No problem. See you on class Namjoon. You too Yoongi! - Jimin winked at him as he said goodbye. Yoongi was petrified.
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Second year was different. Yoongi, Jimin and Namjoon shared most of their classes and so they began talking more frequently. Taehyung had befriended Jimin when they crashed on the first day and Hoseok joined them after sharing a rap workshop with the boys during the summer.
They all began hanging out during breaks and doing every group project together. Hostility between Jimin and Yoongi had ceased and everyone was happy about it.
-So… I guess I’m kind of sorry for spoiling the book last year? - Jimin wasn’t usually the starter of their conversations, but this wasn’t that bad either.
-Yeah, you should be. I forgive you though. - Yoongi wasn’t one to hold hard feelings. He already finished the series. At least that ending was a surprise
-Really? - Jimin laughed- I thought you would hate me forever. Did you like it?
-What? The series? The book? The awful movies?
-Those are bullshit, you better not mention them again. They do not exist. I erased them from my memory and will never admit that I was ever excited to go watch them on the cinema.
Yoongi laughed at the determination Jimin showed so abruptly. “It’s cute” he thought.
The weeks passed quietly, with the boys bonding and becoming best friends. Namjoon started dating Seokjin from a school near theirs who worked in the café Namjoon frequented. When he introduced him to the group of friends, Seokjin instantly clicked with the rest and became a permanent face in their routines.
Seokjin was funny and so easy to talk to, he immediately became a confidant to most of them. Everyone would come and tell him their secrets or struggles, and so he was the first to know that Yoongi had a little crush on Jimin.
-I knew something was up with you two! - Seokjin was smirking and had that look on his eyes. The one he put when he was satisfied or when he knew he had won.
-What?! I’m telling you my biggest secret at the moment and you just tell me that you KNEW IT?
-It’s not that I knew KNEW your secret specifically, but I could see that the way you look at him is not the same way you look at Namjoon or Hoseok.
-Am I that obvious? - Yoongi became worried that Jimin could already know his feelings
-Not really. At least not to Jimin. He’s oblivious, I don’t think he considers the possibility of you liking him that way.
And it was true. Jimin didn’t imagine in the slightest that Yoongi liked him as more than a friend. In fact, Jimin had just started seeing a guy from their school and could not stop talking about how good and funny he was. Yoongi just listened and never talked when that one was the topic in their conversations.
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Seokjin had a younger brother called Jungkook. He was a year younger than the rest of the group and attended the same school his brother did. When the boys met at Seokjin’s, they never saw Jungkook because he was always busy doing something. The boy worked part-time at a cybercafé, attended school, had hockey trainings and also went to the gym so, he had a pretty packed schedule.
One day that Jungkook was sick and could not attend any of his activities, he encountered himself with an overpopulated living room and so, incapable of watching TV. He had never met his brother’s friends and now he was in his worst condition ever. Yay!
-Hey little bro! Are you feeling better? Everybody, this is the famous Jungkook - Jin introduced his brother to his friends
-H-hi guys...Jin, why didn’t you let me know your friends were coming? - he addressed his older brother while covering his face with the blanket he was wrapped in - I’m a disaster, sorry...
-Hi!! No problem. It’s nice we can finally meet the brother Seokjin is always talking about, no matter your condition. - Namjoon said and everyone agreed with him.
-Hey, do you want me to make you lemon tea? - Jimin offered looking very concerned for the boy - I’m Jimin by the way.
-Ehhh...yes? Thank you…- Jungkook blushed at the sudden care from the older.
Yoongi just looked out of the corner of his eye the whole scene that was happening. “He never offered to make tea for me when I was sick” he thought. Taehyung, who was just as observant as Seokjin, noticed something weird in the way Yoongi was acting, but just remained quiet.
Jungkook naturally and organically became part of the group and would hang out with them every opportunity he had. The boys would attend his games and cheer for him and his team and he would then invite them to his parties.
It was in one of said parties that Taehyung, a little tipsy, decided to interrogate Yoongi in a very not subtle way about the way he looked at Jimin.
-Hey Yoongi, how’s the party?
-You’ve been with me the entire time, why are you asking me this?
-You silly, I’m just starting a casual conversation. Bear with me eh?
-Right - Yoongi just looked at Taehyung while the other was waiting for him to continue the casual conversation - Am I supposed to keep talking?
-Oh my God… I wanted to be casual and arrive at the topic of importance in a casual way but you’re not getting it and I’m just becoming impatient
To be honest, Yoongi was not at his 100%. It was Friday night, he had been at school half the day, then had gone to Seokjin’s, then to the game and now he was at this party he didn’t really wanted to attend so, Taehyung’s word were just a bunch of nonsense to his brain.
-I officially had it so I’m gonna be straightforward. You like Jimin right?
Yoongi went from a 0 to a 100 in a millisecond. He could not process this right now. TAEHYUNG KNEW? HOW? IF TAEHYUNG KNEW, THEN JIMIN COULD KNOW TOO!
-What???
-Yeah. Jimin? My soulmate? Best person in the world? Kind of dumb but very intelligent at the same time? Dances, goes to our school, usually hangs out with us. Spoiled you that book a year ago? That Jimin, you probably know him.
-How? How do you know???? Did Jin tell you? - Yoongi could do nothing except panic
-Absolutely not. He wouldn’t do that. You know he’s like a total grave when it comes to our secrets. Doesn’t even tell Namjoon. I just...knew. Noticed the way you look at Jimin, how you’re always available when he wants to do something or go somewhere. Also, you tend to agree with everything he says.
-So I am THAT obvious. I can’t believe it. I’m a total clown.
-Yeah, you are kind of obvious, and I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the other boys know it too. Don’t worry, Jimin doesn’t hate you. He’s incapable of hating someone. He won’t push you away either.
Yoongi didn’t know what to think. Everyone could already know??? How was he supposed to look at Jimin the rest of the year?
Truth be told, Jimin didn’t know anything about Yoongi’s crush. And he probably wouldn’t had known if it weren’t because it slipped from Hoseok while teasing Jimin that he knew someone who liked him.
-Eyyy Jimin...How’s your boo doing?
-How funny...you know I haven’t seen him in months. It passed already. I don’t even remember his name - Jimin very much remembered his name, but it was true that everything had already passed and been got over.
-Yeah, yeah I know. You could try something with someone else then - Jung Hoseok, king of delicacy.
-I am not really in the mood, and also, I don’t know anyone who could be interested in me.
-Oh? I know someone - It was in this moment, Jung Hoseok knew, he fucked up.
-Really? Who??
Yeah, Hoseok wasn’t about to out his friend and so he tried his best to change the topic.
-Actually, no one. I don’t know anyone who likes you. I just wanted to see your reaction, heh.
Jimin knew Hoseok was a terrible liar but even so, he just squinted his eyes at the other and didn’t ask any more questions. Clearly, Hoseok didn’t want to talk about it. Could it be that he was the one who liked him? And like that Jimin could not stop thinking of the way to reject Hoseok if he ever were to confess.
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All of a sudden, Jimin started observing his friends a lot more that normal. He would always be attentive and know the smallest details about them, but never was immersed in analyzing their daily behaviour. Taehyung realized this and thought that maybe Jimin knew something he didn’t have to.
-Hey Jin, did you tell Jimin something about Yoongi? - Taehyung asked
-No but, what could I tell him? - Jin was being extra careful as he didn’t know if Yoongi had told anyone else about the crush.
-You know what I’m talking about. I know it too, but I certainly didn’t mention anything to Jimin that could make him be this much on the watch.
-Absolutely not, I didn’t tell him anything. But I know that Namjoon knows it and Yoongi knows that Namjoon knows so maybe it could’ve been him?
-Maybe, but Hoseok also told me he knows it and he told Jungkook so… everyone knows except Jimin.
-Oh God, then it was probably Hoseok. Jimin has been looking at him the most.
-I’m going to talk to him.
Hoseok ended up confessing that he had talked without thinking and that maybe he had made Jimin think that he liked him. Taehyung made Hoseok clarify everything with Jimin and so he did.
-Hey Jimin, I wanted to talk to you. Are you available now? - Hoseok video called the other
-Yeah, of course - Jimin had gone over this conversation over a hundred times and was trying to remain calm but it wasn’t really working.
-Awesome. I just wanted to tell you that I d--
-Listen Hoseok, I love you a lot but only as a friend. I know you like me but I’m sorry I can’t reciprocate your feelings. I hope I’m not hurting you that much. I’m really sorry. - Jimin almost spitted the word out of his mouth in a need to free himself.
-Pfftt...HAHAHAHAHHA What????? You know nothing Jimin - Hoseok couldn't stop laughing - I called you to say that I don’t like you and that what I said last time was only a joke. I really don’t know anyone who likes you, or that I know at least. You can breathe now.
-Oh Lord, I’ve been having trouble sleeping because I didn’t know how I was going to reject you…
-Yeah, you can sleep soundly now. I love you too. As a friend.
They both laughed.
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Eventually, Jimin stopped suspecting of his friends and everything went back to normal. Until everyone started whispering between them and Jimin started feeling left out. Whenever he asked anyone what they were talking about they would stop talking or change topics or just legitimately brush him off. Jimin just decided that maybe it was something private of one of the boys, but he couldn’t think of a reason that they wouldn’t tell him. The boy just stopped asking and didn’t tell anyone about his feelings.
One day though, Taehyung and Jungkook were at Jimin’s for a gaming session but would not stop talking in code and whispering and so Jimin had it.
-Listen you two. You are at MY house, playing MY games in MY console that MY parents bought me and you will not even try to include me in your little conversation? Why is everyone not telling me anything? Do you all hate me now?
-Hey, of course we don’t hate you - Taehyung spoke first. - we’re talking about nothing, it’s just nonsense.
-Well, I want to know what this nonsense is and why everyone knows about it but me. Am I not allowed to know nonsense? Am I the nonsense-less one now? If you’re going to have secrets, at least talk about them when I’m not present
-It’s just like Tae said. We were just talking about...uhm...the game! Yeah! About this amazing game that you seem to like very much so we didn’t want to hurt your game feelings…
-I said earlier that I don’t like that game and you both told me that we should play it just to laugh about how bad it is. Are you kidding me Jungkook? If you don’t tell me what you were talking about then you can leave right now. I don’t care where you will sleep or how you will arrive home.
Taehyung and Jungkook encountered themselves in a tricky situation. They didn’t want to tell Yoongi’s secret but they also didn’t want their best friend to hate them.
-Okay, we know someone who likes you.
-Aha. Who is it?
-We’re not telling you that! It would be invasion of privacy. - Jungkook felt pretty intelligent after that.
-Oh yeah? Then why everyone else knows but me? You invaded that privacy many times I think. What harm can one more time do? Come on, tell me
-Well...it’s...Yoongi. - Taehyung said it
Jimin was stoked. He never would’ve thought that Yoongi could like him in that way, but he tried to stay calm and don’t overreact
-Okay....Did he tell you?
-I figured it out for myself and then Hobi told Jungkook.
-So only you three know.
-Actually… - Jungkook was nervous. Jimin was really calm and that was scared him more than if the other would’ve been yelling at them - Everyone knows..
Jimin wasn’t angry now that he knew what the thing everyone was hiding from him was, but more like he knew something that he shouldn’t. He would not tell Yoongi anything about it, and would wait until the other decided to make a move or just give up. He would go on a date with Yoongi, the boy wasn’t that bad after all.
In the end, everyone knew about Yoongi’s crush, but never talked about it.
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After knowing the truth, Jimin could not stop thinking about how it would be to be with Yoongi. To go on a date with him, to hold his hand, to kiss him and just to be with him in that way. But Yoongi wasn’t doing anything about it really and just kept on going like if nothing had happened when, in fact, to Jimin a lot had happened indeed.
On the other hand, Yoongi didn’t want to make a move fearing that Jimin would reject him. After all, Jimin had said nothing to him about the topic after he knew about it, so Yoongi thought that the message was clear: thank you, but no.
-Jin, why do you think Yoongi hasn’t said anything yet? - Jimin was over at Seokjin’s and decided to have a free therapy session.
-I don’t know Jimin, maybe because he thinks you’re gonna reject him?
-But I would go on a date with him, I told you many times already.
-Yes, but he doesn’t know that. Maybe you should tell HIM that and not come here and talk about the same issue every time we’re about to sleep.
-Sorry, but it’s just that I really want him to invite me on a date and if I tell him in advance, it would ruin the magic you know?
-You do you, just think that you knew about his feelings without his consent and now he thinks that you can’t even fathom the possibility of being with him. I think he needs a push up and I’m not going to be the one to give it to him because I’m no mail man and this is not the 1920’s. You can send him a message or call him, I don’t know.
Facing this apparent rejection, Yoongi convinced himself that he was getting over Jimin. “It’s been months since he knew and he hasn’t said anything yet. It’s obvious that he does not wants to be with me in that way” Yoongi thought while waiting for the bus.
Summer vacation had started and so he was attending the rapping workshop once more with his friends. There was this cute girl in there that really clicked with Yoongi. She was his age and attended the same school as Seokjin and also knew him.
-Yoongs! How’s the week been? - Her name was Jiwoo and she rapped really well.
-Hey Woo, how are you? - Yoongi felt really comfortable around her and could let loose.
Namjoon and Hoseok noticed something else was up but didn’t want to talk about it. No one knew how was the Jimin situation, but they could see that Jiwoo was a good presence in Yoongi’s life at the moment.
Yoongi and Jiwoo would keep talking on the phone through the week, discussing beats, songs and lyrics by them or their favourite musicians. Also, everyone could see that he no longer looked at Jimin with that longing feeling in his eyes. Maybe he really was getting over his friend.
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Third year started, Jin is in university and Jungkook is training harder to be able to make it to the local team. Taehyung has had his first photography exposition at the local festival, Jimin and Hoseok have started to prepare to enter university on a dancing degree. Namjoon is class president and Yoongi still talks to Jiwoo and even hangs out with her sometimes on the weekends. Jimin doesn’t like that Jiwoo a bit.
-Please Jimin, stop complaining about Yoongi’s love life if you’re not going to be in it- Taehyung was getting kind of tired of listening to Jimin once again talk abou how “Jiwoo isn’t for Yoongi and that she should back out”
-It’s not that Tae! I already told you, I’m worried about our friend - Jimin would never admit that he, in fact, had grown a crush.
-I don’t know why you, who haven’t seen the girl once in your life, are the one worried, and not Joon or Hobi who have been around her all summer and know her way better than you do.
Jimin just stayed silent. Taehyung was right. If the ones who know her aren’t worried, why should he be?
-I think you’re jealous…- Oh no, Taehyung was smirking - and I think you like Yoongi too
-NoOOO? Of course not. I am NOT jealous and I do NOT like Yoongi, get your facts straight. - Jimin stood up and started walking around the room. Taehyung just looked at him without moving a muscle
-Oh boy, that’s a shame because I am very much not straight and I KNOW that you like Yoongi. You just confirmed it with that little tantrum.
-Fuck. I Hate you.
-Yeah, sure. Love you too. Now tell me, when did it start?
Here’s the thing, Jimin doesn’t really know when was the day he started liking Yoongi. He just remembers how he started noticing the other more and more every time. How Yoongi scrunches his nose when he’s concentrated, how he seems to have a different smile for every one of his friends, how he tries to hide his blush when someone compliments him, how much of a perfectionist he is with his creations even if he wants to make it look as if he’s not.
And so, Jimin begins to also notice how Yoongi looks at his from the corner of his eye from time to time, and how every time they are all together laughing their asses out, Yoongi turns to laugh with him even if he’s on the other side of the table. Jimin notices this because he, too, is looking at Yoongi way more than he used to. He, too, turns to Yoongi to laugh with him, and looks at him from the corner of his eyes when they’re together watching a movie. Jimin also starts to ask for Yoongi’s opinion on everything and, even if everybody else has already given out theirs, he still waits for Yoongi to respond.
Jimin can’t remember when he started liking Yoongi, but he can remember when it was the day that he realized his feelings.It was a day just before summer vacation started. Everyone already knew about the whole Yoongi likes Jimin thing but the latter one had just begun to acknowledge his newfound feelings and so, felt all kinds of ways when they were together.
They were all gathered at Namjoon’s, the AC was on in the living room and they were deciding which movie to watch. Jimin and Yoongi were assigned to prepare the snacks and so they were at the kitchen. The silence they were in was the most comfortable Jimin had ever felt. They didn’t need to talk to pass the time, to feel like they weren’t wasting it. They just needed to be. There. Together. Preparing snacks for the rest of their friends. Jimin though it was nice being able to just be together with someone and not having to worry about anything else. The environment was so peaceful that when Taehyung called them out for taking too long from the floor in the living room, Jimin felt a bit sad the moment was cut so abruptly.
When they were back at the living room, hands full of bowls with diverse snacks, the rest of the boys had already chosen a movie. In the end, nobody really watched it, everyone busier talking to each other, gossiping, telling jokes and laughing. Jimin and Yoongi, having been the last to sit, ended up next to each other. Yoongi had long before got over the butterflies in his stomach that used to appear every time he ended up too close to Jimin, but this one was just starting to feel them. Even so, he was so distracted with his friends that it seemed as if those had disappeared for the day.
They were talking about how their years had been. Even if they were together most of the time, they still liked to talk about their feelings and thoughts in a more serious way just so everyone was in tune with everyone. Then they would talk about their plans for the summer.
-So yes, all three of us are attending that workshop again this summer. I think it’ll be better than last year since there are more teachers.- Namjoon was telling everyone about his, Yoongi's and Hobi’s plans
-That’s amazing! I’m starting my uni pre-course mid august and Jungkook is taking a rest from hockey. -Jin talked about the brother’s plans.
-I’m actually going somewhere with my family - Taehyung was excited for the trip- I don’t know where yet tho.
-Bring me a gift! If you don’t then you’re not my soulmate. - Jimin wanted to tease Taehyung.- I am also gonna attend a workshop...
-You’re learning to rap too? Then I’m not going anywhere, I will no be missing THE event of the summer.
Everyone started laughing just imagining Jimin rapping just like the others do.
- Oh God, please stop. You didn’t even let me finish what I was saying
-You should write a diss track for Yoongi. - and that was the last straw. Everyone exploded in laughter.
Yoongi couldn’t contain himself. Not only the thought of Jimin rapping was funny enough, but he, probably the kindest person ever writing a diss track? Incredible.
Jimin was pretending to be upset, which made them laugh even more, that he noticed when Yoongi laid against himself during his laughter. He probably hadn’t realized where he put his head, but it was in Jimin’s shoulder. It was in that moment, of utter happiness and delight that Jimin thought that seeing Yoongi laugh was one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen. That, maybe, being the source of Yoongi’s joy felt a little bit too good. That he wouldn’t mind seeing that smile and rosy cheeks every day. That he would love to be the one to make tears of glee jump from those eyes.
And just like that, Jimin knew. Knew that he had a crush on Yoongi. Knew that he reciprocated his friend’s feelings. It was such a simple and normal moment, one that they had already lived many times. This moment of laughter and happiness with their friends, but this time was different because Yoongi was laying on his shoulders while recovering from such a laughter and Jimin was aware of their feelings. Their MUTUAL feelings!
Jimin told Jin about his feelings first. Taehyung knew already and had recommended Jimin that he should tell Yoongi, but he didn’t want to risk being rejected, and so he went to talk with the oldest.
-Jimin, I think that, even if Yoongi’s seeing or likes that Jiwoo girl you should tell him. You knew about his feelings without his consent, I think it would be fair that you told him how you feel about them. I understand that you two never talked about that?
-Yeah, we never touched the topic and just left time take the awkwardness away. Taehyung told me the same thing. Maybe I should listen to you too. It’s not like I can wait for Yoongi’s opinion this time. Also, you can tell the others if you’d like, I don’t really mind. Perhaps it reaches Yoongi before I have the chance to make a mess of myself talking with him face to face.- Jin just laughed.
Yoongi’s family had moved that year before classes started. They now lived in Jimin’s neighborhood, which was closer to school so the boys started walking home together.
Jimin would be thinking about telling Yoongi about his feelings every day during their walk. Of course that was the perfect moment, they were alone, and Jimin wouldn’t have to look directly to his friend’s eyes while confessing. It was as of destiny was planning everything. But even so, Jimin couldn’t find the courage to do it. Sometimes they would be talking excitedly about something and he would not want to cut the conversation risking the remaining way home uncomfortable. Other times they would be walking in comfortable silence and talking would ruin it.
Every week Taehyung asked Jimin if he had at least given any sign. Jimin said no.
Time passed and Jimin stopped thinking so much about how to tell Yoongi about his feelings. He did become much more touchier than he had ever been with the other. Yoongi noticed it. Everyone noticed it, even their classmates at school and Jungkook’s friends on the hockey parties.
Yoongi, who has been trying to convince himself that Jimis is a thing from the past and that he’s interested in Jiwoo is having a difficult time being chill around the other, more so because their friends have had enough at this moment and have started to tease them. AND JIMIN JUST LAUGHS ALONG WITH THE OTHERS! They definitely have to talk about the situation soon. He cannot pursue Jiwoo if he still has feelings for Jimin, and the girl has recently started to show interest in him but, even if Yoongi likes being with her, he can’t do anything until he talks to his friend.
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Yoongi has liked Jimin for almost a year now. Jimin has liked Yoongi for almost five months now. None of them has told formally and officially the other their feelings.Their walks home keep happening but even so, Jimin keeps finding excuses to not confess and Yoongi is too shy to ask about Jimin’s touchiness and have the conversation. They just walk and chat as if there wasn’t and immense elephant in the room.
The boys are in History class when the teacher makes them work in pairs. They are not allowed to choose partners. Of course the the teacher makes Yoongi and Jimin work together. They are fine really, everything is normal and goes on as always, except for the fact that Jimin has been throwing himself on Yoongi a lot lately. It’s as if he’s reached the maximum level of touchy. He’s that forward not even with Taehyung. Something's up and they won’t be able to work in peace if they don’t sort this out.
Jimin’s birthday is this weekend. They are going to a party at one of Jungkook’s teammates. Jimin’s turning 18 so he can finally drink legally. And he’s planning on taking advantage of the law as much as his body allows him to. Or his friends. He has not talked to Yoongi yet.
Yoongi wants to gift Jimin something pretty. “Pretty like him” he thinks. What could be the perfect gift? Something that says “I really like you but not so much if you don’t want to, and you make me nervous but the nice kind of nervous, and I thought a lot about this but not thaaat much that I had trouble sleeping”. He ends up asking Taehyung.
-You should tell me what you’re getting him so that I don’t buy the same thing!
-Of course I won’t tell you! This is a soulmate gift. Besides, you have zero idea about what to buy so you probably can’t even imagine what I have prepared. - Taehyung refused to help him- You like him, you should know what to get him! Also, you know how he is. No matter what you get him, he’s gonna love it. Even more so because it’s from you - Taehyung smirks.
-Yeah I know…
-Just remember that he likes personal and well thought gifts more than anything expensive you could get. Maybe that helps you.
Yoongi knows that Jimin is rather a simple person. Anything he could get him would be fine really. But he wanted the gift to be perfect. And so while having a coffee at Taehyung’s living room, he observes the decorations and something in there gives him the idea.
It’s the weekend and Jimin’s birthday. They are getting together at Jimin’s so they can go together to the party. Jimin’s family prepared a little cake and snacks for them. When Yoongi arrives with Jin and Namjoon, the rest are already there. He has his gift in his backpack that he’s leaving in Jimin’s house as everyone is going back there to sleep later. When he thought of the gift he thought that there was no more perfect item, but now he was feeling insecure. Jin got him a beautiful oversized hoodie, Namjoon bought him the latest album from his favourite artist, and Jungkook a new pair of dancing shoes. No one knows what Taehyung brought him, and Hoseok gifted him his first bottle of vodka. “I think you’ll like it” he said.
Because everyone was distracted, no one realized that Yoongi never gave Jimin his gift, and instead, he left it hidden between the bed and the bedside table in his friend’s bedroom. Perhaps if he doesn’t like it, Yoongi won’t embarrass himself in front of the rest.
They all went t the party. Jimin drank as much as Jin let him to. “Your parents told me to take care of you and that means not letting you pass out so that’s your last drink”. Jimin was in pretty good shape to be his first time drunk. He had thought of confessing a few times during the night but then realised it was the worst moment possible.
The seven of them came back to Jimin’s and set up the mattresses and couches in the living room. Birthday boy was pretty recovered but sleepy and so he was the first to fall asleep. By destiny’s work (destiny=their friends), Yoongi ended up next to Jimin and all he could do was watch the other sleep. In fact, more like admire the other. Admire his pretty face and teke in as much as he could of his friend’s face before he too was asleep. “Jimin is the prettiest person I have ever met” and perhaps he thought he said that in his head, but it came out of his mouth in the form of a whisper but loud enough so that Yoongi would panic. Fortunately, everyone had already fallen asleep. Just so he could try to concentrate in sleeping, Yoongi turned around and ended up facing Hoseok.
When Yoongi was about to finally fall asleep, he heard a voice, a whisper talking o him.
-Yoongi, you are the prettiest person I have ever met.
Oh boy, the speed at which Yoongi turned around once again was the fastest he has ever done it.
-What??? - he was trying not to yell and have everyone shutting him up
But even if he called for Jimin many times and even once or twice shaked him up a little, he got no answer. The other was asleep again. Yoongi’s heart was racing and he could hear it in the silence of the night. He dreamed of Jimin telling him he liked him too.
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The next morning, everyone was up when Yoongi woke up, and acting normal. They were having breakfast before returning home. Jimin was all giggles and pretty eyes, as always. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, not even when he asked Yoongi what he wanted for breakfast. It was as if he had not told him anything the night before. Yoongi was confused. Did he dream that? He certainly thinks that he didn’t but he was also about to fall asleep and still a bit tipsy.
That day in the afternoon, when Jimin was tidying everything up after his friends had left he ended up arranging his room and when he moved the bedside table to vacuum the floor there, a wrapped thing appeared. He didn’t remember where it came from. Was it a gift he had forgotten to open? But he had opened alloff them as the boys arrived at his house. Taehyung had gifted him a super long letter along with a matching necklace and a jacket he had personalized for him, Jin had brought him that light blue hoodie, Namjoon a H.E.R cd, Jungkook the pair of flats for dancing, Hoseok the vodka and Yoongi... oh! He hadn’t opened Yoongi’s gift. Did he even give it to him? Now that he thought of it, Yoongi had disappeared a moment during their mini pre-party.
Instead of thinking about it, Jimin opened the gift. He encountered himself with a photo album. It was plain black in the outside but when he opened it it was filled with pictures and selfies of them two and of their friends. In the last spot, instead of a photo, there was a mini letter. Yoongi had written it.
Hey Jimin, happy birthday!! You’re finally capable of going to prison so be careful. I hope that you have an amazing life and that we can be friends for a long time. Wait. This feels like a goodbye when it’s not. I’m just nervous, I didn’t know what to get you so I asked Taehyung but he didn’t want to help me. He ended up being helpful in the end. Or his house decorations more tbh.
I thought that this could be the perfect gift because it’s personal and simple, just the way you like. I hope you like it. My favourite picture is the one just before this letter, the one in which we are laughing in the school backyard after Taehyung told a joke. Actually, he took that picture, that’s why it’s so good. More than liking it I love it because it brings me joy. I mean, every picture in here does, but that one brings me the most joy. When I see it I get transported to that moment. It was actually the moment I realized I like you.
Well, as you realized by now, I’m too shy to give you this in person but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.
Genius boy, Min Yoongi
Jimin couldn’t believe what he was reading. The letter was the most endearing thing ever. YOONGI TOLD HIM HE LIKED HIM! He had to talk to the other so he called him.
-Hi? Jimin?
-Yoongi, can we see each other in the square in ten minutes? - Jimin sounded kind of agitated, like he had been running.
-Yes of course! - all of Yoongi’s senses were tingling. “Did Jimin find the gift? Does he hate it? He probably wants to tell me that he doesn’t want to be my friend anymore” he thought while getting ready.
When Yoongi arrived at the square Jimin was sitting on one of the swings, back facing in his direction. He approached the other and then saw that Jimin had his gift between his hands. He looked like he had shed a couple of tears recently.
-Hey, are you okay?
-Yes, I’m fine. I just wanted to say thank you. For the gift
-Oh…-Did he not read the letter? - Well, you’re welc…
-Also- Jimin interrupted him- wanted to ask you if you really like me?
Yoongi was dumbfounded. “He really didn’t read the letter. It’s all in there! That’s supposed to avoid me talking and making a mess!!” Yoongi’s mind was a chaos. His brain cells were not connecting and therefore he could not think.
-I mean - Jimin continued- I read the letter in here but I just wanted to make sure. Also want to hear you say it - he giggled and that was dangerous because Yoongi could not resist those.
-Ye-yes. You know that already, don’t you? - Yoongi tried to look chill
-I know but you never said it. Hoseok told me and then you knew I knew and we never talked about it. I wanted to hear you, makes me feel nice - Jimin was blushing
-You want to? Talk I mean. About our/my feelings?
-Maybe… But let me start. I wanted to say that I’m sorry for forcing Tae and Kookie to tell me about your feelings, it’s just that I was feeling so left out and I was angry and did not consider that it could be something private that I wasn’t supposed to know…
-It’s okay, it was last year so...I forgive you if that makes you feel better.
-Thanks. Also, I really loved this gift, it’s perfect! How did you come up with it?
-Well, as you’ve read, I was at Taehyung’s asking him for useless help when later I was watching all of the pictures they have hanging in the living room and thought that you would probably love having pictures of us. US as in us seven! Not us you and me only..hehe - He was still so nervous
-I love it, thank you, really. I will treasure it forever. - he was hugging the album.
They fell into a comfortable silence. One of those they were used to falling into. They started swinging and it was from a moment to another, between swinging like children that Jimin said it, while looking at the sky.
-Yoongi, I like you too.
“What?” Yoongi thought that he had heard wrong but then…
-I’ve liked you since before summer vacation this year.
Yoongi stopped swinging. Jimin too.
-Are you serious?
Jimin only nodded.
-Please Jimin, if this is a prank that you and the boys are playing me…
-It’s not - Jimin was so calm, he finally felt free - I really like you Min Yoongi. Genius boy Min Yoongi. And you are the prettiest person I have ever met.
Yoongi hugged him tight.So tight, Jimin left out a whimper.
-Oh! Sorry...I’m so happy!
-Me too! I guess we should go on a date now?
-Wait! Why didn’t you tell me? You knew about me.
-Well, I tried many times. Or wanted to try, but our walks home felt so nice I didn’t want to risk ruining them. Also, you were seeing Jiwoo. She’s really nice…
-She is, but she’s not you Park Jimin. I haven’t liked her for a year. I haven’t even hated her for a year and then befriended her and then liked her. She’s not in the same level as you - they laughed.
-I’m sorry again for spoiling the book to you. Do you know which could be our first date?
-Well, what?
-The library! We have to finish that History assignment.
-I had forgotten about that already...Maybe the teacher was onto something when he put us together
-Actually, I asked him to do it. My excessive skinship was causing no progress in making you take a hint. He accepted. I think he just pitied me.
-Park Jimin you sneaky boy..
They just stayed talking in the swings until the night arrived and then had to come back home. They officially had a date now, even if it was to the school library. It was a date nonetheless.
A week after the library date they told their friends who had bet on how long it would take them to start dating since the birthday. Taehyung won having said two weeks. The rest complained. Then, they asked to see the album, but Jimin denied saying that it was “private and contains private feelings”. “It also contains pictures of our faces and if I’m correct, pictures taken by ME! That’s intellectual property theft!” Taehyung was kind of dramatic.
Everything was so easy between them that neither realized that as time was passing by, the feelings were getting stronger.
When they have their sixth month anniversary, he'll finally say it.
-You know I love you, right Jimin?