"Taehyungie ~, my friends wanna hang out after classes today, let's go pretty please," Jimin smiled with a hopeful glint in his eyes, resting his chin on Taehyung's shoulder. 

"You know I usually don't go to gatherings.." he trailed off, looking at his boyfriend with a small smile before ruffling his hair. 

Boyfriend. Well, that was what Jimin wanted to be called and Taehyung was taken aback at the confession that he agreed without thinking about the inner turmoil that was going to build inside his chest. However, he couldn't decline the awkward pup's confession to a dirty man like him. It seemed unfair. "I know but please ~. There's gonna be another film major there! You might like him, he's a close friend of mine," Jimin insisted, tugging on his sleeve. 

"..I'll only be staying for half an hour. My mom will want me home today," he replied before Jimin lit up with a grin.

"Yes! I knew you wouldn't say no to me. Thank you ~," the aforementioned cheered, stuffing his face with the bento his mother prepared. 

"Well, you did get us couple earrings so I'm just returning the favor," he replied, sipping his strawberry milk as he had finished the sandwich earlier, which he had made for himself, in class.

"So if I didn't buy them for your birthday, you wouldn't have accepted? You're too harsh," he pouted playfully while Taehyung just rolled his eyes at the other. "

"Where are we meeting up?" he asked, ignoring the other's teasing demeanor. 

"Probably Taemin hyung's house, but it's close to mine so you'll know your way home. I'll walk you to my place when you go, so you won't be lonely," he promised before Taehyung nodded, hoping the night would go well.

[a couple hours later: Taemin's house]

"Taemin hyung ~ , I brought my boyfriend. Taehyung, Taemin hyung. Taemin hyung, Taehyung!" Jimin introduced them and Taehyung smiled at the unknown male before he smiled back warmly.

"Hello, Taehyung! Jimin's been telling us a lot about you," Taemin shared.

"All good things, I swear! Although there's nothing bad about you of course," Jimin added with a chuckle as they walked into the house. 

His nose itched of the overwhelming scents of perfume, cologne, and booze, although he hadn't been expecting much else. It seemed like they already started drinking and he felt settled knowing that he'd most likely be ignored. 

"Jimin ~, what took you so long man?" he heard a man question and looked around at the living room where all the people were gathered around a room littered with bottles and finger food. 

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Ten people he didn't know excluding Taemin. How bad could it be? Jimin was with him after all. Jimin introduced the room full of people and Taehyung waved, plastering his adapted smile of defense. 

These were Jimin's friend so he thought he'd attempt to remember their names at least. While taking a seat on the floor beside Jimin, he felt eyes on him and looked around the room before landing on the guy named Jungkook. His gaze was piercing and not once did he smile like the other welcoming people. Before Taehyung could look away, the aforementioned turned to discuss something with one of the girls he was sitting with. "So who confessed first? I bet it was Jimin wasn't it," a girl asked with a giggle. 

"Shut up!" Jimin huffed, sticking his tongue out at her before he grabbed a can and opened it before taking a swig. 

"..It was him," Taehyung pitched in, wanting to interact with one person at least. 

"Knew it! Jimin my man," the girl laughed, which he later learned was Nayeon through further discussion.

Taehyung talked little and kept on feeling a gaze on him, returning to Jungkook's face repeatedly. Who exactly was he and why was he looking at him? Perhaps it was because he was new to the group. Yeah, that's what it was. Who wouldn't be curious if a stranger just barged into someone else's place?