chapter 4

04.06.16 – 05.08.16

It becomes a habit.

Whenever he’s not slaving himself over a textbook chapter or working his part-time job, Jimin will check up on Taehyung’s social media accounts just to see if there’s anything new about him and Jeon Jungkook. Jimin even lowkey stalks Jungkook’s Instagram updates, being extra careful to not accidentally like any of his posts or follow him. Jimin even found his Twitter through Taehyung’s own account; they flirt on there a lot.

For example:

Kim TaeTae @kimtaesty

do you guys realize we never stop tasting our own tongues

Jeon JK @jeonboi97

@kimtaesty how about i taste yours for a change?

Kim TaeTae @kimtaesty

@jeonboi97 W O W

How sickeningly smooth, really.

They hang out frequently, expressed by Taehyung’s eager Snapchat updates. Along with Jungkook’s increased Instagram activity, they also start to tag each other in pictures. Their relationship status on Facebook hasn’t changed but what does that say in 2016?

Jimin keeps his saltiness at bay, for he knows he has no right to be bitter. Jimin was the one who initiated the breakup in the first place, not Taehyung. When Taehyung said they could start again in a year or two, he didn’t completely seal a promise. Maybe Taehyung just said so to make himself feel better about getting dumped.

In the end, Jimin doesn’t expect—doesn’t want to believe really—that Taehyung could move on so easily, especially when Jimin still loves him so strongly even now.

Subsequently, Jimin notices how Taehyung hasn’t deleted any of their old couple photos on his accounts. The captions have changed, however. What used to be little messages of cute phrases and hearts turned into ‘:)’ (Taehyung’s not fond of deleting memories). Jimin’s a little grateful about that but he can’t say the same for his own Instagram. His post count went from 205 to 143, and it made Jimin want to crawl under a rock.

Nevertheless, Jimin continues to probe on the developing relationship of Taehyung and Jeon Jungkook. He watches as Seokjin, Taehyung’s older brother, friends and follows Jeon Jungkook across various social media platforms, followed by the rest of Taehyung’s posse. He broods when the couple edits their Instagram bios to accommodate each other.

jeonjk97

78 posts | 563 followers | 490 following

                              + follow

jeon jungkook

Busan boy who lives in Seoul // Kim TaeTae is MY sunshine idiot

kimtaetae

253 posts | 525 followers | 503 following

                              [following]

Kim Taehyung

i like jeon & haikyuu!!

Who else is Jeon if not Jeon Jungkook? Jimin thinks it’s subtle though. At least they didn’t put the dates of the day they first started dating; Jimin always hated it when couples did such a cheesy thing.

Eventually, the anticipated slash dreadful event Jimin’s been waiting for happens on Facebook.

Kim Taehyung

♡ - In a relationship with Jeon Jungkook.

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Kim Seokjin and 109 others like this

          Byun Baekhyun omg yas otp

          Choi Minho lmao you only updated this now?

          Jeon Jungkook hmm ♡

Jimin doesn’t understand why he cares about the component of Facebook so much in particular. Maybe it’s because Facebook is the primary place where your parents, grandparents, and mom’s friends freely scrutinize your decisions sometimes, or maybe it’s because how this whole ‘social media snooping around’ ordeal for Jimin started in the first place.

Either way, Jimin’s tired. He deserves a little break from life’s soppy struggles.

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