chapter 2

Finally! Ugh, what a long day. I hope the MV turns out well now.” Jimin was enjoying the relief of getting into bed. It was soft, warm, and comforting. One of the best feelings in the world after a long day. 

As he was laying there all nice and snug, about to drift off to sleep, an irking thought came across his mind: Jungkook. His eyes sprung right open. 

“Ah that little…”  He sighed. “What’s the matter with him?” Just what was that today? A back hug? From the Jeon Jungkook? Doesn’t make any sense. Why would he do that? Making things difficult for me for no good reason…” 

Jimin was getting more and more frustrated the more he thought about it. Here he was trying his best to avoid Jungkook, and forget about his feelings for him. After all these years, he had finally mustered up the courage to make this difficult decision. Tired of chasing Jungkook without getting any reciprocation, he felt like a fool. It hurt his pride, and it could definitely hurt their careers if anyone found out. He had already said and done too much in front of the cameras.

Therefore, he had decided that it was in everyone’s best interest (including himself) to just let it go. He couldn’t mess up everything they had worked so hard for. His silly crush wasn’t as important as that. Especially not if it wasn’t even mutual.

So what’s with the sudden change of attitude from Jungkook, he wondered. “Now that I’ve decided to stay away, he keeps trying to get closer. What gives? Is this some sort of weird phase or something? Or is he just messing with me?  

He’s messing with me, isn’t he? He knows how I feel about him, so he’s decided to mess with me for kicks. How could he not know? I mean, I’ve been so damn obvious. But is he really doing this to be mean to me? Would he really do something like that? Ugh I don’t know!”

Jimin started kicking the air under his covers, and a distressed “aish!” left his mouth. 

“Hey, what are you doing? You okay?” J-Hope asked him from his bed. 

“Ah nothing hyung, sorry. I’m fine.”

“Okay, let me know if there’s something you need to talk about.” J-Hope said with a drowsy voice.

“Yeah, thanks…” 

And with that, Jimin decided that he wouldn’t think about this anymore right now. He didn’t want to wake poor J-hope up again. It was best to just get some rest. 

***

A few days had passed since the MV shoot, and Jungkook hadn’t tried to interact with Jimin at all during this time. He felt too beaten down by what had happened at the set, that he didn’t dare to pull something like that again. He couldn’t even talk to him anymore. All he could do was to steal glances whenever Jimin wasn’t looking. Sometimes, he could stare at him for a longer period of time, like he was trying to read his mind. But of course, that got him nowhere.

Luckily, the two got paired up for a dance performance of the song “Coming of Age Ceremony”, for the annual BTS festa. Although Jungkook was initially nervous about it, considering their current state, he eventually saw it as a good opportunity to reconcile. And after a couple of sessions together with their choreographer, they were ready to practice by themselves. 

“Hyung, do you get this part? I still can’t get it right.”

“Huh? Oh this part? You have to go like this with your arm.”

Jimin showed him how to do the dance move, in a very patient and professional manner. Jungkook knew he couldn’t ignore his questions in this situation, so he took advantage of that, and tried to talk to him as much as possible.

“Hyung, hyung, what about this part? With the butts in the air, doesn’t it look too funny?”

“What do you mean it looks funny? This is supposed to be a se-... a mature dance.”

“You really don’t think it’s funny? Look, look at this and tell me this doesn’t look funny.”

Jungkook proceeded to imitate the dance move in the most overdone way ever, making Jimin laugh.

“Okay, okay, you’re right! It does look pretty ridiculous.” Jimin said, looking more relaxed and friendly than Jungkook had seen him in a long time. Seeing this, Jungkook felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. “Finally”.

“Right?” Oh and this thing too!”

The two of them had fun discussing and helping each other with certain moves, and even reminiscing about some old memories. It was as if nothing had ever happened. Everything was good again.

Eventually, after going at it for some time, they decided to do the whole routine one more time and wrap it up for the day. This time, they completely immersed themselves in the moment. There was just them and the music there now. Since the song and the choreo was heavily sexual, and they weren’t talking and goofing off any more, the mood changed. The tension-filled lyrics and even the beats, were getting to them. It was hard to stay focused on their own image in the huge mirror walls. Soon enough, both of them started taking more and more peaks at the other instead. Jungkook didn’t even realize that he was doing it, but Jimin was painfully aware of his own actions. 

When they had finished, both of them were standing next to each other, whilst dripping in sweat. They were so exhausted that they had to lay down on the spot. Laying there, looking up at the ceiling and trying to catch their breath, they were a bit out of it. But after a couple of seconds, Jungkook turned to Jimin, who would soon notice this and do the same. Jungkook didn’t say anything though, he just looked at his older member, while the sensual song was still playing loudly.

Something about Jimin in this moment made Jungkook’s heart flutter. “Was he always this good-looking?” he wondered. 

Suddenly, Jimin sprung up like a feather. “I gotta leave, I uh, forgot about something.” he said, and left so fast that one could think he was being chased by wolves. Leaving Jungkook completely bewildered. “What just happened?”

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