i hope you're doing okay, don't forget to stay healthy and take care of yourself ! don't forget you're beautiful and valid.
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"you're going out again?" jungkook asked. "yea, i'm going out with tae." jimin furred his eyebrows, normally jungkook wouldn't ask him anything. he would let jimin do what he wanted and jimin liked that about he, he liked that jungkook never forced anything on him.

"are you sure?" jungkook asked, he turned to stare at jimin. jimin was slightly confused, but nodded. "why wouldn't i be sure?" he lightly laughed.

"nothing." he mumbled and turned back to the tv screen. "okay?" jimin wondered why he was acting strange all of the sudden. normally, he wouldn't be questioning everything.

jimin sighed. "if you want i'll invite him here?" he turned to jungkook, jungkook didn't look at him. he was upset and jimin didn't know why.

"no, it's fine." he mumbled. "okay?" jimin shrugged it off. he grabbed his shoes and walked out, slowly closing the door behind him.

he stood outside the door and looked down at his phone when he received a message. a smile crept on his lips when he read the name.

Yoonie
hii jiminie, i'm at work right now but i thought i should check up on you, i hope you're doing okay! please eat and stay healthy.

Jimin
hi Yoon, i haven't eaten yet  but i hope you have

Yoonie
really?:( you should eat, it's late. if you want we can grab lunch, i'm going on break in 25 minutes.

Jimin
that sounds nice, i'll see you in twenty:)

jimin smiled, it had been a long time since he had gotten lunch with yoongi. he stills remembers the first time he did, it was during their second meeting, yoongi was stuck at a meeting and had forgotten to eat so jimin scolded him and forced him to grab lunch.

that memory is something jimin still holds on to now. it was one of his favourite.

jimin starts walking, trying to get some fresh air. yoongi's company wasn't so far away, a good 20 minute walk at most. he often found it strange, he had never ran into yoongi. it was like yoongi avoided him like the plague. nonetheless, he shrugged it off. he texted taehyung he wouldn't meet him until later on and walked.

within 20 minutes or more he made it. he walked in, but was stopped by the receptionist.

"name?" she spoke uninterested. "park jimin, um, min yoongi called me."

the lady looked up from her computer, she looked a bit shocked and jimin wondered why. it was the first time he had seen her.

"oh sorry, he's up in the fifth floor." she said and made way for jimin to pass. jimin knew where yoongi was, he had been here before. jimin nodded, giving her a tight lipped smile as he walked away.

he was waiting for the elevator door to open. once the elevator door opened he was going to go inside once he noticed someone else.

they were coming out of the elevator but they seemed focused on their phone that they didn't noticed when they ran into jimin.

"shit!" the guy mumbled, as he fumbled to grab his phone. he turned to jimin once he had it secure. "sorry-" he spoke before his eyes widened. jimin following the same motion. it was hoseok, he hadn't changed much. only his hair was a different colour now, it was a red.

"oh, it's you jimin." hoseok beamed. "i haven't seen you in so long, you look good!" hoseok happily exclaims. jimin is slightly taken aback, he wasn't expecting hoseok to be so nice, i mean, he was kind of a bitch when they first met. but he won't bring that up.

"hoseok, rich seeing you here." jimin chuckled. he mentally cusses at himself, that sounded a bit rude. hoseok stares at him, a bit confused but nods. "i just came by to see how yoongs was doing but i got kicked out." hoseok pouts.

jimin wants to laugh, he doesn't know why. was it because hoseok got kicked out? probably. it's not like jimin was jealous, he didn't care. it was just strange for yoongi to kick people out. yoongi has always been so nice.

"i'm sure he has his reasons." jimin comforted him or at least tried to. he wasn't good with people; no surprise there.

"i think so. our marriage hasn't been good. i know yoongi doesn't love me but it still hurts. i guess within time i grew fond of him but he doesn't care." hoseok frowns recalling all the times yoongi has ignored him.

for a moment jimin is dumbstruck, yoongi had told him everything was fine but here was hoseok complaining. it was like yoongi was a completely different person, from that night he saw them together at least.

jimin felt bad for hoseok, he doesn't know whether it was because hoseok was being ignored or because he looked unhappy. but in the side, jimin was jealous. he knows he shouldn't be.

"ah crap sorry, i shouldn't be complaining." hoseok quickly apologises when he sees jimin not answering. jimin shakes his head. "no, i'm sorry. you don't deserve that." he sincerely says. it's true, hoseok seems like a nice guy.

"anyway-" hoseok starts. "what brings you here?" he asks, he looks a bit amused.

jimin thought for a second, should he lie to him or should he tell truth. he didn't want to make hoseok feel bad but he didn't want to leave a bad impression either.

hoseok's phone rings and he looks at it, a smile becomes noticeable. he types a quick response before turning his attention back to jimin. he has an apologetic look on his face.

"forgive me, i'm running late. i'm meeting a friend so i'll catch you later." hoseok excuses himself before smiling and leaving jimin. jimin lets a sigh of relief out, he managed to dodge the question.

he sighs once again as he presses the elevator door. he waits a while before it opens up again, this time yoongi walks out. he's surprise to see jimin out there.

jimin groans and pouts, he liked elevator rides. yoongi chuckles as he goes out, jimin likes being inside of elevators for some unknown reason. "what has you all down?" he teases. jimin scrunches his nose. "it's only been five years and you've already forgotten." he dramatically speaks.

yoongi ruffles his hair. he hasn't forgotten, how could he? even after all this years he likes jimin, no he loves him.

"bad memory has always been such a big problem with you, grandpa." jimin playfully sighs. "old lady hair." yoongi mumbles. "old lady hair? then that makes you the grandpa. it suits you, you're always grumpy."

yoongi laughs at his joke but deep down, he's a but disappointed. he did want to grow old with jimin, he wanted to have kids, he wanted their kids to tease jimin as their mom and when their kids had kids they wanted them to call jimin grandma. it was something yoongi wanted for their future.

"no, it doesn't. i'm not grumpy." yoongi lightly pushes jimin. jimin giggles. "let's eat before you run out of time." jimin speaks and yoongi nods.

they start walking outside, yoongi has a smile on his face. most people stare at both of them, mostly at yoongi. he has a smile on his face and that's rare. he never smiles or laughs.

"so where are we going?" jimin asks while they walk. "remember that cafe we used to go to?" yoongi hums. jimin nods, he remembers that place. it was where their second meeting happen, where jimin go to know yoongi more after accidentally walking into his class. this was the place yoongi tried to woo him after jimin acted like he wasn't interested.

"i thought it would be nice to go there. i remember you used to like their cakes a lot." yoongi smiles, he side eyes jimin. who was slightly blushing. "it wasn't herir cakes, it was spending time with you." jimin mumbles to himself.

"what was that?" yoongi asks, he wasn't able to hear jimin but he knows jimin probably muttered something embarrassing. "i liked their strawberry cakes, it was some of their best."

"now that i think about it, you always smell like strawberries." yoongi lightly laughs. "and you smell like lemon." jimin teased. "isn't that good? you always liked it." yoongi chuckled.

they walked a few more minutes before they reached the coffee shop. yoongi walked up a little faster so he could open the door for jimin.

jimin cheeks turned slightly red. he walked in, thanking yoongi. they both walked towards the counter.

"hi, how may i help you?" the girl in the register asked. jimin noticed how pretty she was, she had brown eyes and curly black short hair, and light dark skin. she truly was beautiful.

yoongi looked at jimin. jimin didn't really like speaking in front of people. he was timid around new people. yoongi was quite the opposite, he was somewhat talkative but not really.

jimin whispered his order so yoongi could say it, yoongi nodded once he got everything.

the girl wanted to coo at them. they were adorable, they looked like an actual couple; she wondered if they were.

"i'll hace one strawberry shortcake and one lemon ice cream cake." yoongi speaks, "anything else?" the girl asks. "can i have one strawberry lemonade?" yoongi asks politely and the girl nods. she takes their orders and yoongi pays.

they make their way towards the table and sit down.

"it's been a while since i've been here." jimin says looking around. "me too." yoongi smiles.

jimin and yoongi spend the rest of the time talking, they walk about everything they think it's important but they never bring up that night. they spent a good 25 minutes before yoongi's phone rings and yoongi has to go back for a meeting.

"this was nice." jimin mumbles, he looks down at his lap. a bit embarrassed and ashamed. "it was, i enjoyed your company. normally, i stay alone but you being here made everything better." yoongi gives him a gummy smile.

they start walking back towards the company, when they make it back jimin tries to say goodbye before being stopped by yoongi.

yoongi asks him how he's going to get home.

"i'll walk, i forgot to bring my car." jimin nervously laughs. yoongi glances at the entrance and then at jimin, he shakes his head. "i'll drive you home, i can afford being late." yoongi says. when jimin tries to say no yoongi scolds him.

the car drive is nice, some songs are playing and jimin hums to them. serendipity comes on and both of them are slightly taken aback. because serendipity was their song; no, it's their song.

neither say anything. once yoongi arrives at jimin's house, jimin thanks him for the ride. he blushes a little once yoongi gives him a dumb smile. jimin bids yoongi goodbye before he exits.

he waits a bit once yoongi has left, he sighs. forgetting that he was supposed to meet with taehyung. he enters his house and is surprised to be met with jungkook and taehyung on their couch.

jimin mentally cusses at himself for forgetting. now jungkook would probably think jimin was out doing something bad; which in a way was but not really.

he sees both of them, who haven't noticed him yet. he puts his things down and walks towards the living room. he walks slowly and once he's in the living room he realising why they weren't paying attention.

jungkook was fast asleep with taehyung laying on his shoulder. he turned to the tv, beauty and the beast was playing but they both seemed to have fallen asleep. he thanked the heavens for that, otherwise it would've been awkward.

he carefully tip toes to his room and lays in bed, he's happy. he starts thinking back about his day, it was something he enjoyed. today felt like a good day.

and then he thinks back to jungkook and taehyung. the way they were both laying on the couch was like they were cuddling, anyone would get mad if their boyfriend and best friend were cuddling but jimin wasn't. he was happy for them, for some unknown reason. in a way relief, not really getting why.

he stayed in bed, sighing. he grabbed his phone and texted yoongi before falling fast asleep with a dumb smile.

[you're not being punished
come here, i'm your paradise]

^ i love them too