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jimin was quite annoyed, as this was the fourth night of the week that tae had their head buried into a book instead of his neck. jimin knows that tae has a lot of fleeting interests that range from dogs to skateboarding to physics, and that they tend to learn as much as they can as fast as they can about it. but sometimes they become very, as tae put it, passionate (to jimin it’s more like obsessive) about one thing in particular. last time it was woodwork, and tae spent an entire month learning different techniques and ended up building a bookshelf. it was actually pretty good, but jimin still feels resentment towards it since tae had essentially spent all of their free time building that instead of spending time with their boyfriend. but whatever, that was in the past. right now, jimin wanted to throw that astrology book tae was reading right out their window.
he didn’t really mind the first night, when tae arrived with a massive stack of books from the library, since jimin thought they’d read one and decide it was too boring. plus, he got to see tae in glasses, which was never a bad thing. however, once it was the third night in a row that tae had declined jimin’s invitation to cuddle on the couch and watch some bad television, he thought the bookshelf wasn’t so bad after all.
while he was debating whether it was worth paying to replace the books if he followed through with flinging them out the window, tae spoke up. “jiminnie, did you know that I, as a Sagittarius, have, and I quote ‘a vibrant, expansive personality that is free like a bird’?”, they laughed and jimin felt some of his annoyance fade away when he saw how happy they looked, “that’s so me, isn’t it? I love astrology.”
“yeah, that really sounds like you, taetae.” jimin sounded a bit guilty, a twinge of selfishness hitting him. his partner seemed to genuinely be enjoying themselves, and he was mad because he wasn’t getting cuddled. it’s not as if an interest in astrology is going to tear them apart, so what issue is there with tae reading some books for a bit? jimin knew that regardless, they would end up sleeping in the same bed, and tae always fell asleep nuzzling his neck. “what else does it say?”
but tae didn’t answer, as they were busy flipping through pages. their tongue was sticking out in concentration, something jimin has found endearing ever since he first saw them in psychology class. jimin smiled, admiring tae’s beauty. their glasses were perched at the tip of their nose, and they wearing that baggy white long sleeve that they spent a good hour cutting holes in to lessen the hypersensitivity that happens sometimes. jimin figured he wasn’t going to get a reply, so he decided to turn on the television and channel surf; he was pretty sure that cool cooking show was on right now.
jimin was too engrossed in the show to notice tae get up from their chair, book in hand. they settled themselves onto the couch, near enough to jimin that their thighs rested against each other. “hey, hey jiminnie,” tae poked his shoulder gently, causing jimin to jump a bit. tae let out a breathy laugh, something that happened when they wanted to suppress it, and jimin felt himself melt a little. he was glad tae joined him, even if they kept reading. “yeah?”
tae pushed up their glasses and looked back down at the page they had opened. “I looked up your astrological sign, you’re a libra,” they made a circular motion in the air with their pointer finger, another habit of theirs, “and it says that you hate being alone.” tae looked up and scrunched their nose, “and then I kind of realized you might feel lonely when I get way too into stuff. like right now.”
jimin felt his cheeks warm, because tae wasn’t wrong, but he was embarrassed to say so and he didn’t want to make tae feel bad for having interests. “well,” he scratched at his neck, “I mean, yeah, sometimes I do feel a little lonely. but it’s okay!”. he smiled in an attempt to reassure tae, who looked a bit saddened after hearing him confirm what they just read to him. “it’s not that big a deal, you look like you’re having a lot of fun, and I don’t want to take that away from you.”
tae brightened up at hearing this, their smile returning as they turned to another page and cleared their throat. “it also says here that libras ‘will do all that is necessary to please their partners’. see jiminnie? this is you, you’re a total libra.” tae closed the book, and placed it onto their lap, “thank you for being so understanding, I know I can get a bit too passionate about some of my interests.”
jimin reached out and ruffled tae’s hair, telling them there really isn’t a need to thank him for anything, and making the fluffy brown mop even messier. tae let out a laugh, and put the book down. “I’m telling you, this stuff is like written in the stars or some shit, it's hashtag confirmed, set in stone, all that stuff. it’s great.” tae moved closer to jimin now, lifting their legs up onto the couch and snuggling up to him. “and you know what else I read about libras?”
jimin hummed in response, lifting his arm in order to bring tae closer. he really missed this, even if he wouldn’t admit it out loud. tae lifted their head and brought it close to jimin’s ear, causing to jimin shiver slightly.
“they’re really great people to snuggle with, and their necks are always the most comfortable to place your head on.” jimin felt tae’s lips form a smile against his ear, and he couldn’t hold back his when tae slid their head down and rested it into his neck. their nose tickled him slightly, and tae’s muffled voice made his throat vibrate. “and they always smell really good.”
“did the book really say all that?”, jimin asked as he laughed.
“well, not exactly. but I’ve read enough and I’m pretty sure I’m a reliable source on zodiac traits. besides, this applies to every libra I know.”
this confused jimin, how many libra’s does his partner know? they have the same circle of friends, and jimin is pretty sure he’s the only one with this zodiac sign. “aren’t I the only one you know?”
“exactly.”