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Every night, I live and die
Feel the party in my bones
Seokjin swore on his life that he could have used his time in much better ways instead of being here, surrounded by men in rich suits, women in glamorous dresses , drinking out of their champagne flutes boasting about their trade matters and their money in not so subtle ways ; ceilings so high you have to squint, curtains beautifully draped across the pillars,polished marble floors, high staircases here and there with candles lit at every corner for the aesthetic of it.
Ever since he was young he knew this was the life ahead of him, all thanks to his family.His family a touchy topic, really.
They got famous for coming up the nontraditional way,breaking rules and all that. But seokjin never felt the need to continue this legacy as it was not morally right for him. He wanted to rebel, rebel and live his life the way he wants so he decided to become a doctor! His family definitely did NOT see that coming.
He was roaming around casually greeting the people he came across with a tight lipped smile which didn’t reach his eyes,making small talk with people who were not ready to stop talking about themselves.
Everything was the same old routine of business deals and money in the face , so he wanted to get away and only escape was the bar,though his drink was unfinished. When he reached the bar to sit on his stool after he ordered a drink he turned to look at the person beside his stool he saw-
Watch the wasters blow the speakers
Spill my guts beneath the outdoor light
It's just another graceless night
Pink hair, bold make up that you'd never wear to an event like this, a bedazzled gucci shirt so short that if he'd move his hands a bit high you'd see his belly button,a jewel encrusted bomber jacket and black tight fitted skinny jeans with pointed black boots. He had silver jewelry on his fingers and ears.
He looked so fine that seokjin choked a little on his champagne. the boy notices jin staring and looks at him.
I hate the headlines and the weather
I'm 19 and im on fire
But when we're dancing
i'm alright
It's just another graceless night
“im jimin.” The boy said turning towards seokjin and introduced himself with a playful smile. seokjin was a little confused with the sudden introduction and stared even more.
“it must have looked a little random to you, right? the reason I did so is because we both look out of this place” seokjin looks down at his outfit, which is basically a suit which has many zeros at the end of its price.
it's useless , really just like the dangly ribbons at the wrist of his shirt,but his mother had liked it and called him a prince. “how do i look out of place ?” seokjin questions the boy no- jimin. Looking closely at his face he could see freckles and the shiny gloss on his full lips which made him look so hot.
“I could sense it in a way?? you're the only one with dangly ribbons on the wrist ,and you've not been making conversation with the others and kinda seemed distant the whole night” jimin tuts back, tilting his head a little while saying so and eyeing up and down his profile.
seokjin raises an eyebrow to say "stalking's a questionable sport, but don't they usually not tell the person involved?" he earns laughter in response.
"i wish" he says while smiling "at least then I'd put my time into something better than this, while seeing that pretty face of yours" now jin's blushing.
"so you would stalk me? " jin manages to question, though he's blushing. "not really, im not a coward, I'd ask you out straight ahead " now jin is red till his ears.
"what's with the whole outfit anyways" seokjin asks to deflect the topic ,but then he realizes his rudeness, "not that you look bad or anything but-” a laugh stops him from going into spirals.
"im rebelling", he says having no hint of the laughter he had on his face two seconds ago. seokjin quirks an eyebrow, ”really?” interested in this topic now because he too was rebelling.
“This event is the last straw i can take , i want out so i dressed up ,let me tell you my parents did not expect it and threatened to stop the flow of money, like i’d need any money for the next ten years “ he says sipping his drink.
"I'll tell you a secret"seokjin says, jimin interested leans in with his ear near seokjin's lips. "i'm also rebelling" now jimin lets out a squeak and says with shiny eyes "i heard rumors about you and its good that you're getting away from them, never liked your family anyways"
"are you this honest or is it because you're drunk-"
"tonight is the night of flight, setting ourselves free. and I have an idea which will help-"he says as he raises his glass like he's reciting a dramatic monologue. "what is it?" seokjin stops him from continuing further. "
let's set this place on fire." he says with a serious look on his face.
"no jimin, the fuck?"
"you're such a bore" he says rolling his eyes.
Are you lost enough?
Have another drink, get lost in us
This is how we get notorious
cause I don’t know if they keep telling me where to go
i"ll blow my brains out to the radio
now, the host calls for everyone's attention by tapping the fork to their champagne flute. "first of all, i would like to thank all of you to attend this event ,now as you may all know this event raises money for the benefit of- "
seokjin and jimin had enough of the speech already. "is the offer of the fire still up? " jin asks there's a glint in jimin's eyes that lights up.
"okay so there's candles placed and if we just move one of them towards the curtains-"
“no????" seokjin is almost positive that jimin's too drunk. "I'm not drunk" he stares at jin who sends him look asking if he was sure abt that "okay maybe a little, but we need to stop the event from going further and you know it " "no I don't"
seokjin questions "you seriously don't???"
"no"
"okay, so this is a fund raising event right?" seokjin slowly nods , jimin continues "they raised funds saying that they'll fund rich people a class lowe than them, but the company uses the money to stop the growth of small businesses" seokjin's eyes grow wide "but they can't do that right???" he asks, " I don't know how you never knew, it's practically an open secret " jimin shrugs.
"so are you in? " he asks cause I don’t know if they keep telling me where to go i"ll blow my brains out to the radio when no reply comes from seokjin, jimin stares at him "okay" he nods slowly smiling. they prepare a plan and when the time comes they execute it.
the host had finished their speech and is mingling with the guests . just as he host was approaching them a scream breaks the chatter of the guests. there's fire.
All of the things we’re taking
Cause we are young and we are ashamed
send us to perfect places
seokjin looks at jimin horrified, jimin looks at him with a glint of amusement and takes his hand and starts running. The chaos they created led to an uproar amongst the crowd and now everyone was disoriented.
Running around to find an exit the as the fire alarm goes off in the venue, pumping even more adrenaline in their veins.
jimin catches hold of seokjin's hand and runs and he follows blindly though he's confused, he trusts him weirdly enough. now they're in a car, seokjin had gotten the door of the drivers seat and started the car. "did you do it?" he asked "take a guess" jimin replied with a wink while looking back to see if they were being followed.
In all this rush there was no hint of being afraid in his eyes. he had a permanent smile plastered on his face. He was gaining great pleasure from bringing down rich people and their money.
"but you were standing right beside me, and we even schemed a plan" there were a few men who came running out "first drive queries later"he said in a hurry.
All of our heroes fading
Now I can't stand to be alone
Let's go to perfect places
they get out as now the flames ingulfed the big windows and smoke came out in puffs. Leaving behind them a devastating sight and their past. they didn't have to worry about people being harmed they had enough influence to get out or even get more than enough insurance for harm done. now they'd have to put in all the funds into fixing the ruined mansion.
The windows of the car are now rolled down, cold winding blowing in the dark night as they just kept on going forward without looking back, without thinking of the place they came from. It wasn’t about those people anyways, its just about the two of them.
All the nights spent off our faces
Trying to find these perfect places
What the fuck are perfect places anyways?
The cold air now rushing through the open window ruffles through seokjin’s hair as he closes his eyes and just tries to absorb this light feeling surging through his vein for the first time he felt content with just the simplicity of the moment, jimin continued driving as he felt rather relaxed sparing a single glance towards the boy on his left and smiled knowingly; he knew what seokjin was feeling at that moment and he didn’t want to disturb him.
Seokjin in the matter of time did realize that jimin came along like all of this was completely planned out, as if destiny wanted them to come across each other’s path and he couldn’t me more thankful for that. Little did the older know he developed a very special bond with the said boy in just a few hours, but it felt like he has known jimin for years. Little did he knew he was on his way to his perfect place.
The night will end, they both know it and when it does they know it would bring them trouble but they forget everything and keep driving, holding hands with adrenaline rushing through their veins. they live in the night they wear huge smiles on their faces,while getting away from the place they always wanted to.
All the nights spent off our faces
Trying to find these perfect places
They don't know what tomorrow brings but they know this moment they'll never get again Seokjin always wanted to find a perfect place and run away to it. He lays wanted that from when he was younger. In this moment looking at jimin smiling and waving his hands in the air, he realises that this is a perfect place. He knows he'll come back in his memories to this perfect place again , So he makes the most of this moment and lives in this night.
What the fuck are perfect places anyways? _