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jimin received a text at around twelve at night. when he was just about to get ready to sleep. he was finally comfortable after nearly twenty minutes of shuffling in bed to find the perfect position. his phone vibrated indicating a text message. which was weird, because the only people who ever texted him were his parents, jin, hoseok (okay, jimin thought about it maybe it might be him who texted him, but whatever), and sometimes yoongi when he was bored.
out of curiosity he checked the message.
unknown 12:19 am
when ur grade lowers by 39285% cus u forgot to turn in one assignment !!!!!!!!! high school !!! is just !!! so fun !!!!!
to be brutally honest jimin didn't know how to reply and he was pretty creeped out that a random number texted him.
after a little while of contemplating whether to text back or delete the message he guessed it was fine to reply since they implied they were in high school (also he had his read receipts on and he hated leaving people on seen. He basically had no other choice than to reply).
jimin 12:32 am
how did you get my number and who are you? also that sounds a lot like history class :/
the unknown person wasted no time to reply. they were probably waiting for him to reply. that creeped jimin out, but who could blame him when he read scary weird stories all the time that made him paranoid when something unknown popped up.
unknown 12:33 am
you left ur phone number in the history textbook and i got bored of watching discovery channel cause that's all my grandma wants to watch also im v and she lowered my grade to a d can you believe her ?
unknown 12:33 am
but i bet it's cause I commented on the suspicious amount of cats she has and the suspicious empty ring finger that wasn't there last year.
unknown 12:33 am
it's not my fault he left her :/
jimin settled himself into a sitting position because he didn't know that about his history teacher. the news of her break up didn't make jimin feel that bad at all especially when she refused to round up his grade when he was at a 79.5 percent. he actually kind of laughed. it felt like karma for all the hell she gave him last year.
jimin 12:35 am
i should feel sorry for her but she left me at a c so screw her and v? who names their child v?
unknown 12:36 am
well what's your nickname then , v is a cool name id rather v be my real name
jimin 12:36 am
i don't have a nickname but my names jimin
jimin 12:36 am
what's wrong with your real name?
after that v never messaged him back that night. jimin thought they probably passed out. it was nearing one and thanks to v he was awake now. he settled himself back into bed hoping that maybe if he got himself comfortable it'd lull him to rest. it proved to be harder than expected.
the next day jimin woke up groggy with saliva down his cheek. he was disappointed to know it was already time to get up and head to school. he had no energy to pick himself up from bed since it all seemed to have seeped itself out of his body.
he lazily checked the time. while in the process of doing so he realized a recent text from two hours ago.
unknown 5:29 am
i passed out for like 3 seconds sorry good morning !
jimin 7:17 am
ur up early and hey!
jimin hurried himself to the bathroom. while brushing his teeth he wondered who v was, were they a boy, a girl? were they the same age as him or younger? actually, now that jimin really thought it through how did v get his phone number if he didn't even remember slipping it in a textbook? why would he slip his phone number in a textbook to begin with? it was all starting to be really strange. he didn't comment on it though, if v was some kind of murderer at least they were amusing to talk to. besides he remembered hoseok telling him to stop being such a tight ass. he could start loosing up by making friends with a stranger.
a month later it got to the point where they both comfortably talked about their day to each other. it was great and all, but jimin wanted to know who v truly was. he never revealed more than the fact that he was a guy his age and he played the saxophone (when v got bored he sent jimin various pictures of his saxophone in various positions and places. that's actually how jimin discovered that v had gigantic hands). they'd both send each other the answers to math homework or send really funny videos of animals because "i watch discovery channel every single day i feel like i am one with nature even tho im allergic to bees but every superhero has their kryptonite" - v.
it was irking jimin to know who v was. he wanted to meet him in person and finally have a face to face conversation without passing out at one in the morning every day because he was weak and enjoyed sleeping while v only slept for two hours and refueled just like that.
v 5:58 pm
i hope they serve enchiladas tomorrow cause i think i deserve them after the hell i went thru to polish my history essay
jimin 5:59 pm
its pizza day tomorrow
v 6:02 pm
:/ u don't even know how disappointed i am rn
are u going to the dance ?
jimin 6:02 pm
probably not. we should go together!!
v 6:03 pm
ur only saying that cuz you wanna know how i look like
jimin 6:03 pm
tru
two weeks passed after that and jimin maybe was starting to attach himself to his phone. he constantly texted v and v never took longer than a day to reply back. it was coming to the point where jin or hoseok confiscated his phone because he wasn't paying attention. jimin had a growing suspicion that they knew who v was, but they'd shake their head quickly changing the subject. jimin would try to smother the truth out of them but they never even budged and it annoyed him. he really wanted to know who v was and the curiosity was killing him.
"okay i get it, the feeling of having an unknown friend who goes here is exciting but will you leave that phone alone and talk to us like normal human beings?" jin asked his words coated in slight irritation.
"they're like boyfriends. it's disgusting," hoseok made vomiting noises.
it made jimin blush slightly at the thought of being with v. it would be nice to be with v, he was funny and sweet and had a cute deep laugh (v once sent him a video of himself laughing cause he was trying out his new hover board. jimin played it 15 times that day and every time it brought a smile to his face).
he erased those thoughts from his mind. he was not going to have a crush on a friend he never saw face to face. it was for the best to have those feelings locked up.
jimin 4:13 pm
v!! guess what ?
v 4:17 pm
what ?!!!!
jimin 4:17 pm
jungkook asked me out! i was so surprised because how can someone like him ever pay attention to someone like me?!?!
jimin saw the three little dots indicating v was typing something. jimin watched the dots waiting for v's reply. after two minutes they disappeared as v deleted his text.
it should have been an indicator that something was up and at that moment it really wasn't. jimin looked passed it answering other texts from friends and specifically jungkook.
jimin was starting to worry. it had been three days without v replying. he felt hopeless. he wasn't sure if v was okay or not. jimin needed to know if he was okay but he had no way to know, when v could be basically anyone. he really missed him and his constant nagging and multiple texts.
it all made sense when v finally answered.
v 1:39 am
i can't sleep and i want to talk to you
jimin kind of wished it didn't.
it took him a lot of time to finally have the guts to reply back. his face grew hot when he read the text a million times. jimin wished he didn't know what he was implying. a love triangle was a pain in the ass also breaking someone's heart.
it all made sense. it all made jimin laugh. v had such a weird way of expressing his emotions. he also had such a weird way of catching jimin's attention. it was fine though, jimin had never given someone all of his individual attention as much as v.
maybe it was the fact that the mystery of not knowing who v was made him all the more interesting. or maybe it was his laugh, or when he told him he was best friends with the lunch ladies (he had no shame to admit it. v loved the lunch ladies especially in enchilada day), or how he knew more about turtles than what happened during world war ii.
jimin wasn't sure what made him rethink his decision and cancel the date with jungkook. well, he did know he just wasn't ready to admit it to himself yet.
jimin 2:03 am
then talk to me
they only messaged each other a handful of times that week. v eventually never replied back.
jimin tried to regain their friendship again. he missed v.
he had a feeling v knew jimin had suspicions of his feelings. v just didn't know jimin shared them back.
jimin wanted to share them but every time he tried v replied two days later with a short answer that immediately shut down every way to fix the crumbled conversation.
jimin tried, he really did. it was all starting to tally on his appearance. he begged jin and hoseok to tell him who v was but they never said a single word. jin always replied with "he'll tell you when he's ready."
while hoseok said, "he doesn't want you to know."
a month probably passed. jimin hadn't heard a single thing from v. he thought maybe it was for the best.
jimin went on two dates with jungkook. he liked him.
there was a band concert. it took jimin a few hours to decide whether to go or not. he knew v was going to preform. he always talked about the last concert of the year. he said he was excited. they always had parties at taco bell after.
jimin went alone hoping that maybe v would say anything but of course he never did.
jimin deleted v from his contacts.
hoseok admitted that he was the one who slipped jimin's number into a textbook. "you looked lonely as hell all the time. so i thought 'might as well make him be friends with a stranger,'" he explained shrugging, "i guess that didn't really work out."
jimin wasn't sure whether to be angry at hoseok for putting him in a situation where he actually started having a crush on a stranger or to be thankful for putting him in that situation up until he fucked it up.
jimin was hurrying with hoseok behind him trying to catch up. they were both late for their last period. the class was upstairs and on the opposite side of jimin's locker which wouldn't open until two minutes after the bell rang announcing they were most definitely late now. hoseok was simply trying to help him out. he ended up tangled in the mess, frustrated and a little relieved it at least opened since they both had their textbooks in there.
while scurrying to get to class he bumped chests with someone. jimin stumbled back a few steps regaining his balance so he wouldn't fall on his butt. he looked at the boy who stared at him for a good five seconds expecting jimin to probably lash out or something. for a second he thought he heard the guys breath hitch. jimin felt bad for him, he probably scared him.
jimin began walking again shooting a quick "sorry for bumping into you!" to the brown haired boy. his face looked familiar but he couldn't quite place where he'd seen him.
"that was taehyung," hoseok said slowly as if expecting a specific reaction.
jimin didn't budge, "oh? okay. is there a specific reason why you told me his name?" he wasn't sure why hoseok just suddenly told him the guys name. jimin was a little curious but not enough to want to continue the conversation.
he could tell hoseok wanted to say more. he saw a little flicker of disappointment reach his eyes but jimin didn't comment on it. "i just thought you knew him," hoseok finally answered.
they were only a few feet away from class. jimin visibly relaxed slowing his pace, "nope, but whatever."
jimin didn't poke at the subject. he wasn't that interested in figuring out where he saw taehyung or why he needed to know his name. he had other matters to focus on, and taehyung didn't seem that important to him.