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𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟑 𝐚𝐦
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the swarm had migrated from the lecture rooms to the dining hall, guided by the smell of spicy chicken sandwiches and pizza with half melted cheese covering the top and dropping off the sides. none of it appealed to the boy who walked by the line with his nose scrunched and hands holding onto backpack straps.

the fruit and noodles in his bag seemed much for appetizing. taehyung went and sat at his usual table, saving the spot beside him for his best friend who did happen to be in the mood for the shit pizza and plastic like cheese.

"here." jimin dropped the plastic tray on cafeteria table with a bang, then dropping a wrapped cookie on his friends tray. "i got two." he said, sitting and go straight for the treat rather than saving it for last. taehyung thanked him and set it to the side for when he finished his noodles.

another tray hit the table from across them, a smiling face and loud laugh to follow. "hey kids." hoseok beamed. he had a cookie too, there must have been a special today. "can we have a sleepover?" it wasn't odd for him to ask such a question, those nights were common amongst the trio of friends.

"it's tuesday hobi." jimin said, throwing a piece of his cookie across the table and knocking his friends in the forehead. it bounced off and landed on the table between them.

"exactly." the oldest of the three had said, "which means it's the exact amount of time to buy snacks and pick movies to watch for the weekend." he picked up the piece of cookie and ate it anyways.

taehyung ignored their bickering and looked around the cafeteria, a certain boy not being spotted just yet. his backpack stayed on the seat beside him, saving it for his boyfriend who had yet to make an appearance in the dining hall. "i cant this weekend, movie night with seojoon." he played with his faded bangs as he spoke.

"okay so that means tae is definitely free since that bitch cancels every time." hoseok said, "i'm thinking horror movie, i'm in the mood to have nightmares for some reason."

jimin threw another cookie at him, this time the whole thing for opening his mouth and not watching what he says. "shut up you idiot." he rolled his eye before turning to the boy beside him, "hobi hyung is dumb you know that."

taehyung just nodded and laughed a bit, kinda force but kinda not. "yeah i know."

"i'm right here."

"we know." the two boys said.

hoseok was unbothered, he just shrugged and continued to eat the cookie he was assaulted with. the other two just continuing with their own meals, one noodles and one pizza, until taehyung happened to look up and make eye contact with the guy he was currently thinking about sitting at the jock table with all the pretty cheerleaders and other strong football players. 

seojoon smiled, seemingly sweet but it was just for show. his attention was on those around him, his friends and peers that held him higher than others since he drove a porsche and had richer parents than even the others that have rich parents as well. 

he continued to play with his pink hair, ignoring the sick feeling in his stomach and the urge to walk over and sit with his boyfriend. seojoon wouldn't be happy if he did that without being told. taehyung didn't even say anything to his friends, he knew their opinion already. he didn't need to be reminded.

"are we still going to the gym after?" jimin asked. there was pizza sauce smeared on the corner of his lips, they were almost the same color as the sauce too. "yes. meet me in the parking lot and joon can drive us."

"oh joonie." hoseok wiggled his eyebrows and earned a kick to the shin underneath the table from jimin who was glaring at him. "shut up and go flirt with your lover." he shot back.

it was funny how often they argued, no one would think they were best friends. not with the amount of insults and objects they threw back and forth just to get on each other's nerves. taehyung missed it sometimes, but he also wanted to get away from it as well. 

the bell rang and the flies erupted into streams. jimin and hobi left their trays on the counter by the waste and they all separated to their classes. taehyung waved quickly and tried to find his jock, that bright red jacket he always wore stood out against the others choice of clothing. what he didn't see was the way the guy had a cheerleader on his arm, that image being the thing that kept him hidden from taehyung, who's heart didn't see that possibly being his boyfriend.

people only saw what they wanted to see, what their hearts wished to believe. taehyung didn't see it because his heart wanted to be happy, so be in that bubble of adoration that really believed his boyfriend loved him and they were high school sweethearts and he didn't need to be a pretty cheerleader to have that.

taehyung recited these things in his mind, and he smiled tightly, tilting his chin up and walking across the courtyard to the science building. his chemistry notebook was burning holes through his backyard, the purple tiger ready to dance again until the final bell rang and silence the doodles to stay in place in their paper cages.

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"so based on what ms. min said in statistics today," jimin was saying as the two boys walked out to the parking lot after the final bell rang and ended all tuesday classes. "if your brother is gay, legal, and only interacts with the eleven members in his gym and the four coworkers in the meat department at his work.." he trailed off as his pen scribbled on the sticky notes littering the front of his binder. "that means i have a 6.6 percent chance of being noticed by him." jimin smiled at his math skills, and then frowned at that probability.

"you didn't factor in that you're also his little brothers best friend." taehyung said.

"so zero percent?" jimin said, wincing at that fact and the nod the pink haired boy gave him. "that's tough. i'll just admire from afar."

taehyung laughed lightly. he knew his friend was crushing on his brother, he has been for a while now ever since their first sleepover that turned into heart eyes and then a downward spiral into deep adoration. "or just from the backseat." he said, holding his books tighter and waiting by the curb for the same bmw.

it came minutes later, pulling up as usual with the window down and same smile greeting the two boys. "oh hey jimin." namjoon said this time, "need a ride?"

there were few moments when the boy was ever actually speechless, and this was that kind of time. jimin just nodded dumbly and climbed into the backseat, making sure his shoes weren't dirty and his silvery hair wasn't out of place in the slightest. "hyung," taehyung started once he got in the passenger side as usual, "can you take us to the gym with you? i'm going out with seojoon after." it was a tiny lie, since technically they didn't have any plans. but he really hoped they could make some.

"i guess so." namjoon said, his hand on top of the wheel with an expensive watch slapped around his tan wrist. "it's not like i'd be going out of my way."

"you could to pick up some cheese fries, you know the one with the bacon bits on top?" jimin said as he leaned forward from the backseat, clearly not wearing his seatbelt as he wedged his way between the two in the front. "are you paying?" namjoon looked sideways over those sunglasses, it would have seemed douchey from anyone else, but he always made things charming.

"for you i could be." jimin smiled, his sweetness intoxicating and just making his best friend want to hurl himself out of the bmw. there was never a fine line between whether the silver haired felt shy or bold, it was always an odd mix of the two.

"can you both stop talking and i'll pay." taehyung knocked his head back against the headrest of the leather interior seats. namjoon tolling his eyes and continuing to drive while jimins cheeks turned pink and he hid them in the backseat.

the eldest sped up, turning on the blinker and getting in the right lane to go towards the usual fast food place. he could sneak a few fries, a little cheese and a little extra calories wouldn't hurt anyone. taehyung got out his wallet and jimin his his blush along with his smug smile knowing he was getting his after school meal.

jeon-kali fitness center was the next stop.

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