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A Jimin x J-hope story…
“Hyung…what are we doing here?” Jimin asked as his toes sink into the soft sand as he strolled along the beach.
“Erm…I don’t know…just suddenly wanna spend time with you.”
“Will we get caught?”
“Who knows? But that’s not important for now.”
Jimin smiled and recalled what happened one hour ago…
Flashback
“I’m out!” Suga shouted across the living room. His hair was half-wet, with a white towel hanging on his shoulders, “who’s next?”
Jungkook, who can’t stand his sweaty body no more, immediately raised his hands and dashed for the toilet.
“Kookie, wait for me!!” Taehyung exclaimed as he followed behind the maknae.
“No hyung, not today!”
Despite rejecting him verbally, Jungkook still let his hyung in, and what followed was bickering that could be heard even from the kitchen.
“Sigh…these two couple,” J-hope shook his head as he sank into the sofa with a bottle of coke in his hand.
Jimin, who was resting on the sofa, immediately froze when his hyung extended his hand onto his thigh.
“You don’t look tired, chimchim,” J-hope whispered into his ear.
“I guess so.”
“Wanna go for a walk?”
“But the other members…”
“Don’t worry, the others are probably either sleeping or bathing, nobody will know…”
“Okay then.”
End-of-flashback
And now, the duo are on a beach, strolling while enjoying the sea breeze. There wasn’t anyone, which was normal as it’s like 2 am in the morning. Jimin ignored the strong glaze his hyung was giving him, and purposely looked elsewhere to avoid awkwardness.
“Wow, the sky is so beautiful.”
“Not as beautiful as you.”
Jimin was taken aback by that compliment, but managed to flash a smile as a reply. He tried to speed up his walk but was slowed down by the contact of their hands. J-hope took the initiative to interlock their fingers, grabbing it tightly that Jimin couldn’t reject.
Now, Jimin was the one stared at his hyung deeply; while J-hope was the one avoiding eye contact, trying hard to hide his sneaky smile.
Jimin tightened his grip, and chuckled. They unknowingly swing their hands as they walked along the endless beach.
Jimin observed every features of his hyung in silence, as he recalled how it all began few months ago.
J-hope was the one who started asking Jimin out in secret. Initially, Jimin thought that it would be a normal ‘friends sneak-out session’ whereby they munched on food when they’re not supposed to especially dieting Jimin. However, not-so-dumb Jimin realised that the situation wasn’t as simple as he thought. It was actually secret dates – as named by J-hope.
And like how it sounds, the “dates” between the two were filled with skinship, like holding hands and intertwining their fingers. Jimin wasn’t that uncomfortable with those actions; but when he saw couples in dramas doing the same things, he knew something between them was not right.
“It isn’t normal for guys to hold hands” was what he thought, but then, every time when J-hope held his hand in public, or even in front of the members, he didn’t mind at all.
As time goes by, the duo came closer – literally. In the middle of the night, Jimin would sneak under J-hope’s blanket, claiming that he had a nightmare. Sometimes after practice, J-hope would volunteer with Jimin to go down to get some drinks for others, but in reality, they simply want to spend that mere few minutes alone together. Secret outing in the middle of the night is a must for them, at least once a week. Thank god that their roommate V was a deep sleeper and did not budge when they return back to dorm two hours later.
“Dating” is for couples who go out together; but in their case, J-hope did not label their relationship as “couple”, nor did he called Jimin his “friend”. For Jimin, he actually don’t mind, in fact, he was more than happy to not categorize their relationship now. He wasn’t sure about his feelings towards his hyung. Friends? – he wants more than that. Lover? – that sounds too much. Best friends? – that’s probably the best to describe them, for now.
In the midst of his thought, J-hope stopped and suddenly interrupted by saying, “Why are you so quiet today?”
“Huh? I was…thinking about some things.”
“Me too.”
“What are you thinking about then?”
“Our relationship.”
“Mwo?”
“What is our relationship exactly?”
“I was thinking about that too.”
“Seems like today is a nice chance to get it figure all out.”
“What do you mean hyung?”
“I have been wanting to ask you this question since a long time. But if I say it…”
“Don’t say it hyung!”
“Wae? You know what’s going on in my mind?”
“Ne, of course, and…it’s best for you to keep it to yourself.”
“Wae?”
“If you say it, we can’t be friends anymore. And I hate it! Can’t we remain like this? Sneaking out occasionally, some skinship here and there. This thrilling feelings, isn’t it fun?”
“But it’s already been in my heart for so long and I can’t bottle it in anymore. Will you…”
“Don’t…”
“be my boyfriend?”
Jimin shut his eyes and sighed. He knew this day was coming soon, but that was too soon. He wasn’t even sure how they’re gonna to proceed and now, his hyung wants to take it to another level.
“I don’t know hyung.”
“Why not?”
“Because…I’m not suppose to like you. You’re my band member, you’re my good friend, you’re my hyung.”
“So? Why can’t I be your boyfriend then?”
“I…I don’t know…” Jimin groaned as he scratched his head.
J-hope, on the other hand, was determined to get an answer today, or should I say, he was determined to hear a “yes” today. And thus, he lifted Jimin’s chin and brought their faces closer. Jimin did not reject it, but neither was him happy about this small gesture. He was avoiding eye contact, looking down, around, just not in the eyes of J-hope.
Their noses touched, and J-hope paused it there. He wasn’t sure if he was being too proactive or looked too desperate.
“We still can remain as friends if you push me away now.”
Jimin shook his head slight without hesitation. Following his heart, Jimin closed his eyes and unknowingly popped up his lips slightly. J-hope took that as a indication to proceed further and so, he closed up the gap between their lips.
The contact of their lips sent shivers down their spines. Their lips are like two matching puzzle pieces, fitting perfectly. Time seems to pause for that moment. As if the world stopped moving, their heart too. The crazily beating heart instantly stopped there. J-hope dare not even breathe, let alone bringing the kiss to another level.
After a minute of that freeze shot, Jimin suddenly pushed his hyung away, as if he woke up from a nightmare. He touched his lips in horror, not rubbing it though, but looking at what he just did. Jimin scanned the surrounding to ensure that no one witnessed that, and then to his hyung, who was looking disappointed as ever.
“Hoseok hyung…”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have do that.”
“No, I should be the one who’s sorry. I was just…shocked.”
“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t take the risk to confess to you, we wouldn’t had to do. And we wouldn’t be so awkward like now. I shouldn’t have been so impulsive,” J-hope sighed before walking away with his head hung low.
“Kajima hyung,” Jimin shouted as he stepped forward and held onto his hyung’s wrist.
J-hope stopped, but he did not turn back. “Let go of me Jimin, just treat it as nothing had ever happened today.”
“Kajima hyung. That wasn’t supposed to be a rejection. I was just overwhelmed by these chain of things happening today. We were friends on second and now, after we…kiss, I don’t even know what I am to you now. But all I know is that I cherish this friendship of ourselves more than anyone else.
“Friendship huh?”
“No I mean-“
“Arraso, I get what you mean.”
“Aniyo! You don’t!”
“I do know what you feel so for now, please let me go.”
“I’m not letting you go until you hear my explanation hyung. I know clearly that if I don’t make things clear, our friendship is gone, forever, let alone advancing it to another level.”
“Mwo?”
“Ne, you heard me right, I am considering to advance it to another level. Not from best friends to close friends, but from calling you hyung to calling you…jagi.”
“Jagi? Nice name, guess that it suits me,” J-hope smiled, finally, as he turned his entire body to face Jimin. He caressed his dongsaeng’s face and stared in silence.
“Wae hyung?”
“Let’s not take it too fast. The faster we get together, the faster we break. And so, let’s take it slow. No kisses or hugs for this month.”
“Are you playing hard to get now, hyung?”
“Muahahaha, you think?”
“Once kissed by me, always kissed by me,” Jimin joked but pulling him closer for a kiss.
The two strolled on the beach, with their fingers tied together. “When is the sun coming out hyung?”
“Never.”
“Wae?”
“If sunrise signals the end of our date, I rather not see the sun forever.”
“Whoa so deep.”
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