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“Hey Jungkook”
Jungkook halts the movement of the dance step he is currently mastering, looking over to his right through the reflection of the mirror. He can see Jimin standing behind him in the doorway of their practice room.
“Yeah?”
“I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out later... maybe watch that movie you was talking about wanting to see the other day” Jimin pauses. “It’s just... we finally have time now, we haven’t just hung out with the two of us in awhile..”
Oh my God, Jungkook never even thought about the possibility of this happening, when he brought up the movie idea to Jimin, he was positive Jimin was not interested. Jungkook just really wanted to see that movie, it’s all his 97 line idol group chat had been talking about for days.
“Erm... I...” What is he supposed to say!
“I.. Sorry I can’t hyung”
“What..” Even over the sound of the speaker in the corner playing their latest song, Jungkook can still hear the disappointment in his voice. He tries not to see the drop of his eyes to the dance practice floor.
“I already said I’d go with Yugyeom” Jungkook desperately tries to explain himself.
The look of Jimin now makes Jungkook want nothing more than to stay home and do nothing with Jimin all night. But he did promise Yugyeom. They already had plans, they’d both been excited about it all week.
“I’m sorry Jimin” Jungkook just feels so defeated at the visible slump of Jimin’s shoulders.
“That’s hyung to you!” Jimin’s eyes flick up from the ground as he grits out the words. Jimin is desperately trying to sound angry and not how desperate to spend some time alone with Jungkook as he actually is.
Jungkook doesn’t feel at all alarmed at the harsh tone of Jimin’s words. He knows Jimin, he knows how heart broken Jimin probably feels right now, been rejected like that, he can see the sadness behind Jimin’s eyes.
But there’s just nothing he can really do about it right now.
The cinema trip goes smoothly. Jungkook does end up going with Yugyeom who also brings along BamBam, it was unplanned but Jungkook doesn’t really mind. He couldn’t help but think about what Jimin was doing at home instead of focusing on the movie or following the conversation between the three of them. If anything, Jungkook was grateful for the third person to make sure the conversation doesn’t become awkward.
When the movie finally finishes, and they’re collecting their stuff to leave, BamBam looks to Yugyeom, then to Jungkook. Jungkook can see the hesitation in his eyes. He’s always thought he was more deceptive than others.
“Hey Jungkook, do you wanna come back to our dorm? We can play some games or something? Maybe we could drink a bit since we’re all finally legal” he finishes the sentence off with a quick high pitched laugh.
Oh, this is awkward. Honestly, Jungkook just wanted to go home already. The movie was decent but he’s feeling like he should of stayed home with Jimin.
“Uhh.. Sorry guys, I know I said we’d hang out tonight and catch up but there’s really somewhere I need to be” he stutters out, trying to sound as sorry as possible. “Sorry but I have to go now”.
Jungkook doesn’t bother waiting for a reply, just spits out a quick ‘bye’ and spins on his heel to walk out of the cinema leaving the two behind.
The faster he gets back to their dorm, the faster he can finally feel at ease.
When he finally stumbles through the door 45 minutes later (damn those buses, Jungkook just needs to buy a car already! He loves his fans but he’s kind of sick of running into them wherever he goes, when he just wants to get home), Jimin is asleep on the sofa; Jungkook can see the gentle rise and fall of his chest. His pink hair is fluffed up and his head is resting on a black hoodie laid over the edge of the chair arm. Jungkook thinks maybe that’s his hoodie, his face scrunching up with confusion and his mind running wild at the possibility. He hopes it’s his hoodie, Jimin just looks so adorable with his mouth naturally falling slack. His face looking so open, Jimin doesn’t care about the risk of been seen by the other members; the possibility of any other members seeing Jimin so relaxed and taking the opportunity to snuggle right up next to him makes Jungkook’s head hurt at just the thought of it. Jungkook can’t allow this, he thinks. He can’t possibly risk any of the other members throwing their arms around Jimin’s waist and squishing their bodies into his side or against his back.
The other members love to do that and Jimin just soaks up all the attention. Jimin loves to have the other members physically show him how much he means to them, he lives for the praise.
Jungkook can feel an ache forming in his chest, almost like a physical pull that wants to drag him to Jimin. The younger of the two can picture himself running his hands through his velvety hair, Jimin would sigh in content while Jungkook pets the pink fluff. Maybe even pull the strands a bit to see how Jimin would react. Maybe Jimin would sigh at the younger’s ministrations... maybe he would get annoyed at Jungkook for pulling his hair like that. Jungkook likes to think the former of the two would happen, he can’t stand the thought of Jimin being mad at him, even for something as petty as brushing his fingers through Jimin’s hair too roughly. Still, the urge to do so is there. Jungkook just wants to be there for his hyung like the other members can’t.
Where are these thoughts even coming from?
He’s started to have many of these thoughts recently, sometimes it just overwhelms him how much he wants to protect Jimin, how much Jimin feels like home. If Jungkook didn’t know any better, because he is older now, he knows things okay? He’s not the same 15 year old he was when he first met his hyungs he’d say maybe this is love.
Jungkook watches as Jimin suddenly rolls over on the sofa, effectively smushing his face into the soft fabric of the hoodie, a gasp falls from Jungkook’s lips as he sees the shirt on Jimin’s back start to slide up at the sudden movement. The small of his back exposed to the cold air.
Jungkook slowly approaches the sofa in the centre of their joint family size living room, Jimin is just out of reach. He hesitates when he hears the calmness of Jimin’s deep breaths.
The younger decides on just sitting next to Jimin on the sofa, maybe to ward off any of the members that may possibly disrupt Jimin’s well deserved nap. Not like that would happen as it is the evening now, maybe everyone is already asleep. The youngest member can imagine Yoongi and Hoseok wrapped up in each others’ arms as he caught them that one time when they thought he had gone out. Maybe Seokjin, Namjoon, and Taehyung are sharing a bed too.. when he saw them in the car while leaving their last comeback performance it sure looked like they had done that before.
Jungkook takes a handful of Jimin’s baggy pyjama bottoms near the ankle, slowly and carefully lifting up Jimin’s legs, just enough to slip his own legs beneath so he can take a seat. He does so easily with nothing but a quiet hitch in Jimin’s consistent breathing.
Yeah, he’s content just like this, Jungkook decides, maybe he’s even comfortable enough to fall asleep as well.
“Jungkook~” Jungkook’s head snaps back to look at the back of Jimin’s head, his face still pillowed in the hoodie.
“Shit” Jungkook whispers.
“I’m sorry for waking you hyung, I didn’t mean to” a little louder this time, but still not quite normal speaking level. He didn’t mean to wake him! Here he was, ready to defend Jimin if anyone came to wake him up and now he was doing just that...
Jungkook patiently waited for Jimin’s acceptance of his apology and maybe even Jimin’s signature “school girl” giggle (as he once overheard ARMYs call it), but got no reply.
“Hyung... I said, I’m sorry” Jungkook could feel the whine bubbling up inside of him at the possibility of Jimin ignoring him. Is he still mad about before?
Still no reply.
“Jimin...” maybe dropping the honorific will make him reply, Jungkook chuckles to himself.
A muffled sound comes from Jimin as he rolls over again so this time Jungkook is able to see part of his side profile.
Is he... is he still asleep!?
“Jungkookie please...”
OH MY GOD. Jungkook can’t wait to tease Jimin about this. He can’t wait to see the rosy blush creeping up Jimin’s cheeks when he tells the hyungs. Jimin is talking about Jungkook in his sleep! This will give Jungkook blackmail material for weeks! Just think of all the times Jungkook can make the older hang out with him, he’ll get to be the cool one, while Jimin is the clingy one, (as Jungkook swears the older actually is).
Jungkook is euphoric at this revelation. He scans over Jimin’s body and thinks of the possibility of recording him as evidence until his eyes catch on the strip of Jimin’s stomach exposed and he stops dead in his tracks, mind going blank. This must of happened when Jimin rolled over. Jungkook gulps at the skin, he can’t help it! It just looks so soft, it’s not his fault he’s weak for his soft squishy hyung...
The sudden urge to touch takes over. Jimin wouldn’t mind.. they cuddle together all the time.. Jimin loves to get his hands all over Jungkook, Jungkook knows this, he’s the first person witness of course.
The younger looks up at his hyung one more time before lunging in to grab at Jimin’s sides, tickling him and effectively waking him up in about 0.2 seconds.
“AHHHHH JUNGKOOK STOP” Jimin screams, laughter uncontrollably pouring out of his throat.
Jungkook giggles as he throws his body over Jimin’s to hold him down.
“NO MERCY” Jungkook shouts in retaliation, he’s having too much fun and enjoying the sound of Jimin’s laugh too much to stop now.
Jimin is in hysterics now, shouting and laughing, with Jungkook pinning him to the sofa, his arms flailing at his sides, unable to stop the onslaught of Jungkook’s savagery.
Jimin is kicking at his legs now, maybe he should stop? He can tell Jimin is finding it hard to breathe with Jungkook’s added weight and the laughter been ripped out of him. Jungkook ceases the movement of his hands at Jimin’s waist, he pulls one arm up to the side of Jimin’s head above his shoulder to rest on. The other moves down to Jimin’s hip to settle him, effectively caging Jimin’s smaller body in with his own. Their legs became tangled together during the struggle.
The last lot of giggles fall out of Jimin’s lips as Jungkook stares down at him beneath him. From this close, it hits Jungkook just how beautiful his hyung really is. He always knew he had a soft spot for Jimin, but from this angle, with this moment of clarity, he can finally tell just how beautiful he is. His skin looks as soft as a cloud, his lips look even softer in comparison, the soft pink of his lips looks so much more than just one colour up close... almost a whole bunch of colours. A slight blush is starting to rise on Jimin’s cheeks, from the exhaustion of been tickled, he guesses. Jungkook feels like he can see a whole galaxy in his eyes when Jimin finally looks up to meet his gaze.
A few seconds pass between them, nothing but unbroken eye contact and their harsh panting of breath. And suddenly it all feels too real, like this moment is so significant in their relationship, Jungkook’s palm is starting to become a little sweaty where it’s placed on Jimin’s hip. He starts to panic a little at just how right it feels in his hand, just how right his body feels pressed up against Jimin’s, their legs tangled together. Sharing the same space, the same air.
“Hey, Jungkook” Jimin says quietly.
Jungkook’s eyes flick up back to Jimin’s just as Jimin goes to settle his hand on the side of Jungkook’s face.
He gently brushes his fingers through the hairline, through the strands and down to the nape of his neck.
Jungkook instantly feels calmer at the soothing motion. He comes to the conclusion that it’s okay, this is where he’s supposed to be, right in this moment with Jimin...
Jimin’s hand it still running through the hairs at the back of the younger’s head, a quiet sound coming from the back of Jungkook’s throat at just how right it feels.
“Can I kiss you?” Jimin whispers
Jungkook had never considered that before. It had just never occurred to Jungkook how he could have the opportunity of getting to kiss Jimin’s perfect lips but now the thought is there, it’s all Jungkook can think about, he wants to kiss Jimin, he needs to.
He breathes out a quiet sigh, a jerky nod of his head “..yeah”
And then Jimin is moving forwards, his face coming closer to Jungkook’s face than it has ever been before.
Jimin’s lips touch against Jungkook’s, nothing but a little bit of pressure but Jungkook can tell just in those seconds that he will never experience anything that he had felt just now. Jimin’s lips are cushiony against his own, warm and so, so, soft. The warmth is spreading into Jungkook’s body, down to his fingertips and all the way down to his toes.
After a few seconds, Jimin pulls away, he looks the other in the eyes and the younger can feel a whine at the back of his throat at the loss. But Jimin is moving in again and Jungkook has never felt so happy.
This time his lips land against Jungkook’s but with a little more pressure and then they start to slowly move. Jungkook follows his lead, moving against Jimin’s lips with the same sense of delicacy and passion.
Jungkook feels the wet swipe of what must be Jimin’s tongue against his bottom lip, his mouth falling open as a muffled moan escapes his throat. Jimin’s lips just feel so good against his own. Better than anything he has ever experienced before. Jimin slides his tongue into Jungkook’s mouth his own moan following Jungkook’s.
They kiss for what feels like forever to Jungkook until he is struggling for breath and needs to pull away no matter how good it feels being there in Jimin’s arms, Jimin’s hand running through his hair and his lips on his own. He gasps for breath and a little giggle escapes Jimin at the younger’s reaction, and then Jungkook starts to laugh and suddenly they’re both gasping for breath from laughing, wrapped up in each others arms on the small sofa.
It’s soon after when Jungkook struggles up to his feet, pulling Jimin up with him, he feels weightless, like he is floating on air.
He pulls Jimin in the direction of his room, it’s been such a long and stressful day for the younger, he just needs to lay down and cuddle Jimin as they drift off to sleep.
“Let’s go to sleep hyung” Jungkook says as he opens their bedroom door, pulling Jimin down onto his own bed.
“Okay Jungkookie” Jimin replies, a content smile on his face.