chapter 2

03.25.16

Jimin swore off social media for a while after that and while it proved an extremely difficult challenge, he managed to succeed. But it’s been four months now since their breakup and Jimin is curious to see what Taehyung is up to lately. He tells himself it will just be a quick little check and to not dwell too much.

Jimin munches on an apple as he opens Facebook on his phone and clicks on the search bar. He types in ‘Kim T’ and presses the first listed suggestion. Jimin notices from the tiny thumbnail that Taehyung’s profile picture has changed since he last saw it but can’t distinguish the image yet. He waits for the profile to load and slowly scrolls down.

Jimin clearly sees the profile picture now, and he feels the green-eyed monster awaken inside of him.

In the image, Taehyung is grinning softly, one arm hung loosely around another guy’s waist. Said guy is winking cutely with his tongue stuck out—like that one emoji—and his head rests snug on Taehyung’s shoulder. Jimin doesn’t recognize the other male.

The sweet and juicy apple suddenly tastes bitter in Jimin’s mouth, and he has a hard time swallowing it down.

Jimin studies the picture closely.

They look like they’re at some fair or amusement park as suggested by the colorful, blurry chaos around them. The dimmed lighting of the sky hints it’s close to the evening, nearing nighttime. Jimin then moves his eyes to inspect the unknown guy. Jimin can tell this guy is good-looking, even if his face closely resembles a bunny. He seems tall, maybe around Taehyung’s height but since his head is on Taehyung’s shoulder, he’s got a bit of a slouched position. He’s wearing a white shirt that says ‘Stand Aloné’ (what the **** why is the e accented that makes no sense) and his black skinny jeans practically cling onto his long legs. He’s got some nice kicks on too, a pair of white/black Jordans.

The guy is not tagged in Taehyung’s photo and there are well over 200 likes for Jimin to even try and narrow this person down. The comments are mainly filled with heart-eyes emojis or “aww! cute pic” so that leaves Jimin with nothing as well. Even Taehyung’s caption for the photo only says “fun times :)”.

Jimin switches gears and goes to Taehyung’s ‘About’ section, but his relationship status still states Single. He can’t help but wonder though.

Who is this guy? When did they meet? Are they just friends? Are they dating? If so, for how long?

Jimin breathes deeply, wanting to find out more about this mystery man but his efforts are cut short when his roommate, Jongin, walks into the living room. Jimin immediately locks his phone.

“Err, you okay?” Jongin eyes Jimin suspiciously.

“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?”

Jongin scratches his head, giving him a subtle look of ‘okay, sure’ before dropping the subject. “I’m going to head to the grocery store real quick. We’re out of toilet paper and other necessary stuff for survival. Need anything?”

Jimin lies down on the couch, a small frown on his face. “Maybe some vodka. And ice cream.”

The research for this mystery guy can wait.

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