It takes a whole ten seconds after Minjeong closes the car door behind her before Jaemin's hitting Jimin with a barrage of questions. Jimin does her best to ignore them because she knows Jaemin's been dying to hear about their trip, but Minjeong hasn't even pulled her suitcase from the trunk yet and she can totally hear them still.

"Aren't you going to help her or something?" Jimin asks instead.

"Aren't you? You're her girlfriend."

"You're the guy. Isn't lifting things meant to be your specialty?"

Jaemin narrows his eyes, "That's not very girl power of you."

Jimin just huffs her way out of the car, but by the time she gets around Minjeong's already got her suitcase out. The blonde gives her a questioning look as Jimin lingers by the trunk.

"I was coming to see if you needed help," Jimin explains.

Minjeong chuckles, "Little late for that."

Jimin feels her face flush with embarrassment. Damn Jaemin making her look like an idiot.

"Besides, I've seen how you are around a suitcase," Minjeong smirks. "Probably best if I do the heavy lifting."

"Nice one!" Jaemin calls out.

When Jimin turns to flip him off, she finds that he's halfway hanging out of the driver's side window watching with interest. Minjeong only laughs as she pulls the handle up on her luggage.

"You're both dicks," Jimin grumbles as she crosses her arms over her chest.

"I mean, she's not wrong though?" Jaemin reasons.

Jimin just cuts him with a steely glare and that shuts him up real quick.

"Anyway, it's been fun. Thanks for the ride again, Jaemin," Minjeong says before turning to Jimin. "And I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"

Jimin nods, "Yeah. Same time, same place."

"I'll remember you said that," Minjeong quips before waving goodbye and heading inside her apartment complex.

Jaemin's still hanging out the driver's side window looking back and forth between Jimin and Minjeong's door with a slack jaw. Jimin rolls her eyes at him as she pulls open the passenger door.

"What's happening tomorrow?" He asks eagerly.

Jimin sighs, "Can you just get in the car? You're too damn big to be hanging out there like that."

The reluctance to answer has Jaemin acting even giddier. It's a classic Jimin tactic: deflect and insult. Jaemin listens anyway though and gets himself inside where Jimin busies herself with buckling up.

"So what's happening tomorrow?" Jaemin asks again.

"We're working on that assignment together for Prof Kang's class," Jimin finally answers. "Because someone decided to fuck around with the teams now I have to actually spend time with her instead of lying about it."

"Oh, boring," Jaemin frowns and goes to start the car.

Jimin looks back curiously, "What'd you think we were doing?" Jaemin starts to smirk.

Jimin scrunches her nose, "Actually, nevermind. I don't want to know."

"I'm just joking!" Jaemin laughs. "But seriously, will you tell me about your trip now? I was a little nervous that one of you wouldn't be coming back."

"What? Why?"

Jaemin shrugs, "I don't know because you hate each other?"

Jimin pauses, "I don't know if hate's the right word anymore."

"You'd probably trick her into boarding the wrong plane or something. Is that not hate?"

Jimin smirks, "Now that would've been funny."

"See?"

Jimin shakes her head, "I don't know. She still frustrates the hell out of me and I find a lot of things she does super annoying, but to say I hate her doesn't really fit anymore."

Jaemin looks at her curiously, "You feeling okay? Did you finally get your heart back from Lima?"

Jimin laughs, "You know Lima doesn't have it."

Jaemin chuckles along with her, "Well something big must've happened there if you're changing your tune like this."

"It's nothing like that," Jimin replies. "I guess – I don't know – I understand Minjeong a little more? That doesn't mean we're going to braid each other's hair anytime soon."

"Right. What about your fam? How'd they feel about her?"

"We did what we were supposed to do. Mom likes her, Grandma not so much."

"Shit," Jaemin cringes.

"Yeah. It'll work out though," Jimin answers. "This was a good start, we just need to put more time into it. I'm getting into that firm."

"Hell yeah, you are!"

"In the meantime though, I've gotta up my game," Jimin says. "I can't have people thinking Minjeong's a better girlfriend than me."

Jaemin quirks his brow, "And how are you gonna do that?"

"Well after spending all this time with Minjeong, I've learned me two things," Jimin smirks. "She's a pushover and she's a total sucker for the romantic shit, like the kind of shit that's in movies. You know, real cliché stuff. Just look at the stuff she does for me."

"Okay?"

"I just have to do it better than her," Jimin says simply, "I have to be thoughtful and sweet and take her by surprise. I've gotta be one step ahead at all times! And maybe I can embarrass the crap out of her in the process? It's a win-win for me."

Jaemin looks skeptical, but Jimin's already crafting her game plan.

─

Jimin spends all night watching cheesy rom-coms just to get some inspiration, because as it turns out – she's not really familiar with romantic gestures. She's never really needed them because hooking up isn't about romance and that's how she likes it. But this fake relationship thing is really pushing her out of her comfort zone – good thing it's all an act.

Jaemin joins Jimin after getting back from weight training and together they make a list of all the possible ways Jimin can fake-woo Minjeong. Jaemin jots down a couple ideas for himself, lord knows he needs all the help he can get!

The only downside of a rom-com marathon is that most of the movies are predominately straight and Jimin struggles to relate. Meanwhile, Jaemin's trying to hide the fact that he's tearing up during certain scenes.

Despite the string hetero content, Jaemin does end up getting his hands on a bootleg copy of Imagine Me and You. Now it's Jimin's turn to pretend she's not tearing up and Jaemin wastes no time in teasing her about it.

─

Jimin decides she's going to start off slow with something simple; bringing Minjeong snacks for when they study together later on. Where it lacks in romance, it makes up for in thoughtfulness so Jimin's sure it'll be a winner.

She's already stopped off somewhere on her way to cheer practice to get what she needs just in case she runs late again. At least if Coach Heo goes on another rant again, Jimin will meet Minjeong bearing gifts.

It's a pretty perfect plan, but what Jimin doesn't expect is to find Minjeong waiting outside of the gym for her. Apparently, the blonde had a similar idea in mind and has beaten Jimin to the punch.

Not with snacks, but with something much more valuable.

"Uh hey," Jimin eyes her hesitantly. "What are you doing here?"

Minjeong lifts the cup in her hand, "I got you this."

"You got me a coffee?"

"Yeah, I was in the area and I knew you'd be coming here for practice."

Jimin's brows furrow, "Did Jaemin put you up to this?"

Minjeong frowns, "What?"

"Nevermind," Jimin shakes her head and moves closer to take the cup. She stares down at the lid and looks to Minjeong, "What is it?"

"Coffee?" Minjeong answers. "Strong and as black as your heart."

"Just how I like it," Jimin lies as she masks her disappointment.

She braces herself for the bitter taste, hoping her facial expression doesn't give her away. Surprisingly though, it tastes nothing like she expected it to – it's sweet, just like she actually likes it.

Minjeong starts to smirk, "Plus a box of sugar and a bunch of milk."

"How'd you know?" Jimin asks. "I pay the barista extra to keep her mouth shut."

"She did, but I've seen the inside of your purse," Minjeong chuckles. "It's nothing but sugar packets and tiny creamers. Plus I've spent the last couple of mornings with you, I've noticed things."

"Oh. Right."

"Who knew this leather-jacket-wearing badass cheerleader secretly likes her coffee super sweet?"

"Exactly. It doesn't fit the aesthetic," Jimin brushes off. "I can't have that little detail about me getting out. What would people think?"

Minjeong quirks a brow, "Do you really care that much about that?"

"Don't you?" Jimin says simply.

Minjeong shrugs, "It's just coffee. So what?"

Jimin pauses. Sometimes Minjeong can make the hardest things sound so simple and Jimin can't tell if it's because Minjeong's naïve or Jimin's just so used to overcomplicating things. It doesn't matter, she's not getting into it right now.

"Thanks for this," Jimin replies. "I'll see you after practice."

Minjeong bites her lip as she nods, "Yeah okay. See you later."

─

Despite having a duffle bag full of all kinds of snacks, Jimin holds off for the time being. It's too close to Minjeong's little act of kindness and she can't have the blonde thinking that she's inspired Jimin's gesture.

So, she waits a few more days because timing is also important. Being surprised with snacks doesn't mean a thing if you've just eaten, so Jimin keeps that in mind as she falls back into her usual routine of classes, cheer practice, and studying.

The opportunity doesn't arise until the following week.

Apparently one of Minjeong's classes has a test scheduled at the end of the week and it has the blonde stressed out more than usual. Jimin only knows because Jaemin mentioned something about Minjeong rescheduling a tutoring session which rarely happens.

So Jimin thinks it's finally her time to shine and really show off how thoughtful she can be!

As Jimin makes her way inside the library with her bag full of goodies, there's this big grin on her face because not only is she going to show Minjeong she's got some competition on the best girlfriend front there's also quite the crowd around.

Again, it's a win-win for Jimin!

She finds Minjeong in her usual spot at the back of the study area and makes her way over. Students studying at the various tables around watch as Jimin saunters down the aisle in her cheer uniform. Jimin can hear the whispers starting up and tries to keep from smirking at how good this is going to make her look.

"Hey," Jimin greets once she gets to Minjeong's table.

Minjeong's taken by complete surprise as she looks up. Jimin can tell because the usual confidence is nowhere to be found, in its place is astonishment.

"Uh hi," Minjeong finally greets. "What are you doing here? Is it 3:30 already?"

"No. I was just in the neighborhood," Jimin shrugs as she takes a seat in front of Minjeong. "Thought you might need a little afternoon snack break."

Minjeong looks questioningly until Jimin starts pulling out various treats she knows Minjeong loves. There's a theater box of DOTS, a packet of Goldfish, a Mounds bar, and a few other goodies that are the healthier side.

"Awh, that's so cute!" A girl from the table beside them coos before turning to her partner. "Where the hell are my snacks?"

The guy just frowns at Jimin, "Thanks a lot."

"Step your game up," Jimin tells him before turning back to Minjeong. There's a pleased smile on her face but she wants to hear it from Minjeong herself, "You like it?"

Minjeong's hesitant to answer but when she does, she can't help but smile, "I like. I actually forgot my lunch today so this is perfect."

Jimin pumps her fist triumphantly before realizing people are still staring.

"You know, how long I've been waiting for the perfect moment to give you all this stuff?" Jimin admits. "I felt like a hoarder having to hide them in my room so Jaemin wouldn't eat them."

Minjeong chuckles, "I don't know how I'll be able to top this."

Jimin smirks; that's exactly what she likes to hear.

"Woah, who hit the jackpot?" Jaemin says, surprising the both of them as he comes up to the table.

"God! Where'd you come from?" Jimin gasps. "You know this is the library, right?"

"Yes," Jaemin rolls his eyes. "I was studying with some guys from the team since Jeongie canceled on me but I see why she did now."

"Oh no, I didn't know she was coming here," Minjeong explains quickly.

"It was a surprise," Jimin says proudly.

Jaemin's brows rise as he reaches for one of Minjeong's snacks, but Jimin's quick to swat at his hand.

"Paws off," She tells him. "I got that for her, not you."

"Damn chill," Jaemin frowns as he holds his hand.

Minjeong only chuckles at the pair, "Thanks for this. It's been a much-needed interruption but I do have to get back to studying."

"Oh yeah, sure!" Jimin nods as she goes to stand. She looks around to see if people are still watching and starts to grin when she finds that they are. "I'll just be at practice, but let me know if you need anything else."

"Okay," Minjeong smiles back.

"And I'll just be over there," Jaemin adds as he heads back to his table leaving Jimin alone with Minjeong.

"Thanks for the brain food," Minjeong mentions again. "Very sweet of you."

Jimin only shrugs although there's a bashful smile on her face, "You know me, super thoughtful."

"Uh-huh," Minjeong smirks before pulling her down gently for a kiss on the cheek. It takes Jimin by surprise a little, but Minjeong's lips linger by Jimin's ear as she says. "I know you're just trying to work the crowd. You're not fooling me."

Jimin's eyes go wide but she keeps a poker face, "Can't have them thinking you're the best girlfriend around."

"Can't help it if it's true," Minjeong chuckles before letting Jimin go. In a much louder voice, she waves goodbye, "See you later, fluffbottom!"

Jimin pastes on a fake smile, but she can't exit the building fast enough. The cringey terms of endearment are such a low blow!

─

With Minjeong onto Jimin's little plan, the blonde starts to up her game too. Over the next couple of weeks, the two go back and forth just trying to one-up the other in romantic gestures. They sort of make a game out of who can pull the biggest awh from the spectators that always flock the couple.

Currently, the score is pretty even but Minjeong's never too far behind. Jimin doesn't get it, but she tries harder anyway.

─

The next time Minjeong decides to show Jimin that she's always one step ahead of her, it's during one of the basketball games Jimin cheers for. At first, Jimin didn't even notice her in the crowd because when has Minjeong ever come to a sporting event?

In fact, it's probably the last place she'd ever expect to see Minjeong.

And yet, there she is...waving eagerly with Jaemin by her side to get her attention.

"Awh! Jimin, your girlfriend's here to watch you cheer!" One of the girls on Jimin's squad coos. "That is so cute!"

"Yeah," Jimin answers as she keeps her eye narrowed on Minjeong. "Real cute."

It's not until after the halftime performance that Jimin's able to make her way over to Minjeong for the first time since spotting her. There's this smug grin on the blonde's face and Jimin struggles to keep from rolling her eyes at the sight of it. She just knows Minjeong's mentally adding a point to their ongoing tally.

As Jimin reaches the bottom of the bleachers, Minjeong's about halfway down the steps. Jaemin's not too far behind, his entire face painted in white and blue for the occasion.

"Well this is a surprise," Jimin says once she's close enough. "You never come to these things."

"That's because I've never dated a cheerleader before," Minjeong quips.

"I invited her," Jaemin admits.

Jimin looks between the two of them skeptically, "I get why Jaemin's here, but you? Do you secretly like basketball or something?"

Minjeong shakes her head, "I don't know a thing about it."

"Then why are you here?" Jimin questions.

"Like I said, you're my reason."

If anyone else was listening in, they might've found Minjeong's statement a little cute. Maybe if Minjeong wasn't Minjeong, Jimin might've found it cute too but she knows the blonde's true motives. She knows she's just trying to work the crowd so it rolls right over Jimin's head.

Instead, she looks from Minjeong to Jaemin. "I'm starting to question where your loyalties lie, Jaemin," Jimin tells him.

"Don't look at me, I didn't think she'd actually say yes! I was just being nice." His hands are instantly thrown up in defense.

"Uh-huh."

"He didn't do anything. I was already thinking of coming," Minjeong interrupts with a sweet smile. "I figured I might as well add supportive girlfriend to the long list of things I'm great at and this was the perfect opportunity."

Jimin laughs off the jab, "Perfect girlfriend my ass."

"I think it was pretty smart thinking on my part," Minjeong replies as she nods over to the entryway. "Did you know Taecyeon would be here?"

Jimin glances in the coach's direction and does her best to hide the fact that she forgot all about him possibly being around. "Duh. Of course he'd be here, he comes to most games."

"Guess I should start coming to most games too then," Minjeong suggests. "Keep up appearances."

Jimin hates that Minjeong's got a point. Now's about the time Jimin would move on to the next girl and Taecyeon's sure to be taking note so he can report back to Jessica.

Damn Minjeong and her quick thinking.

"Sure whatever," Jimin brushes off. "I need to get back. I hope you enjoy the rest of the show."

"I'll try," Minjeong smirks before lifting the book in her hand. "I've got this just in case."

"You brought a book to read at a game?" Jimin tries not to laugh. "Can you at least try not being so nerdy? It's hard to pretend to like you if you're making it so easy for me to make fun of you."

Minjeong sighs through her smile, "It's only a precaution in case I get bored."

"Bored? Our performances aren't boring," Jimin tells her. "What's boring about a full twisted layout?"

Minjeong only shrugs, "I don't even know what that is."

"It's a dope move that requires skill and talent."

"So something you can't do?" Minjeong smirks.

Jimin fakes a laugh, "You're so funny."

"What about the skirts? You like them, right?" Jaemin suddenly asks Minjeong, still hung up on finding the games boring.

Jimin nods along with him, "Everyone likes the skirts."

Minjeong's eyes rake up Jimin's lithe frame slowly while Jimin poses.

If there's anything Jimin's more confident in, it's her looks. She's hot and she knows she's hot, it's not even about being conceited it's pure fact. That combined with the power of a cheerleading uniform has never failed her, so it's only a matter of time before Minjeong's admitting defeat.

When their eyes finally meet, there's a smug grin on Jimin's face but Minjeong is expressionless.

"It's okay," Minjeong tells them with indifference.

Jaemin's jaw drops, he's practically beside himself with the news, while Jimin only stares. She might not be able to read Minjeong most of the time, but what she has become good at is noticing a blatant lie.

And it's okay is one of them.

It's like Jimin's finally found a weakness in Minjeong's front because why lie about it? If you think someone's hot then say so, it's no big deal – at least, to her it's not. You don't have to like people that you find attractive, clearly, so what's Minjeong's deal?

Maybe it's the lack of flirtatious banter or the build-up of sex deprivation, but testing Minjeong's willpower sparks Jimin's interest and gets her thinking of a slightly better game.

"So this does nothing for you?" Jimin asks again with a little shake of her hips.

In all of her years as a cheerleader, she's never met anyone who could resist. Even without the uniform, Jimin's just got this confidence about her – this undeniable sexual magnetism – that kind of makes her irresistible.

Like she's always said, she can't help that she's attractive. It truly is a gift.

Even Jaemin looks to Minjeong for an answer. Funny thing though, Minjeong doesn't take the bait. Instead, she just maintains eye contact with Jimin – unyielding and a little unnerving.

"Babe," Minjeong says sweetly. "If you're looking for someone to drool over you keep looking."

"Wow," Jimin laughs. "Some girlfriend you are!"

"I'm not that shallow," Minjeong quips. "I don't care about what you wear. I'm more interested in your heart."

"God," Jimin scrunches her nose. "Who knew you were such a cornball."

"I thought you'd like that," Minjeong chuckles. "But seriously, you can't distract me with a short skirt."

"I'll remember you said that," Jimin challenges with a smirk. Looks like Minjeong's a harder one to crack than she thought.

─

Thankfully though the odds are in still Jimin's favor because what holiday is only weeks away now?

Valentine's Day.

And it's never too early to start the scheming! Jimin's been going pretty soft in the weeks following the game Minjeong surprised her at, but it was all for a purpose. She's letting Minjeong create a false sense of security, she's letting her think she's totally got this in the bag. And when Minjeong least expects it, BAM! Jimin will pull out all the stops!

That'll definitely put an end to the Minjeong's so thoughtful, Jimin you're so lucky! The roles will totally be reversed and that's the ultimate win – another she can add to her figurative trophy shelf!

And although Jimin won't be getting laid this year, which is so depressing, the thought of being dubbed the best girlfriend ever over Minjeong is pretty up there.

─

So when Valentine's week finally rolls around, Jimin's as eager as ever. She has the heart-shaped chocolates, she has the cute stuffed animal in its little red bowtie, but most importantly – she has the outfit.

And the outfit is everything.

"Woah," Jaemin skids to a stop when he finds Jimin in their kitchen dressed in her short candy striper dress. "Where are you going looking like that?"

Jimin smirks as she finishes off her breakfast, "I'm going to see Minjeong."

"Dressed like that?"

"Yup."

Jaemin tears his eyes away and looks at Jimin like she's crazy. "You know she's in class, right? Not camped out a strip club."

Jimin brushes him off, "Obviously. It's all a part of the plan."

"What plan?" Jaemin laughs, "Give the girl a heart attack?"

"Sort of," Jimin starts grinning devilishly. "I'm gonna break her."

Jaemin rolls his eyes, "This about the skirt thing again?"

"Yes!" Jimin groans. "Don't you think it's weird that Minjeong won't admit that she finds me attractive?"

"Maybe she doesn't."

Jimin eyes him like he's lost his mind. "Impossible," She says.

Jaemin shakes his head, "This is trouble. You know that right?"

"It's just a game between friends."

"But you two aren't friends," Jaemin laughs as he makes a coffee.

"Shit. You're right," Jimin pauses to think before shrugging. "Well, then this is purely for my enjoyment. I haven't had sex in like a month or made out with a hot stranger. I'm not allowed to flirt with anyone because technically I'm taken. The only joy I have left is being better than Minjeong and or embarrassing the hell out of her so just let me have this."

"Do whatever you want, Yu."

"Thank you," Jimin smiles angelically. She reaches for her basket of Valentine's Day goodies, "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make some jaws drop."

Jaemin only lifts his mug of coffee in salute as his best friend leaves.

─

So far, Jimin's outfit works like a charm. She kind of missed the way heads would roll for her whenever she walked by. She doesn't really get that anymore with a girlfriend around and god, has she missed this attention! With Minjeong, the compliments are all for show so it doesn't really do anything for her but this – the helpless bystanders she leaves drooling in her wake?

There's nothing fake about that.

Now when it comes to making her entrance, Jimin's a little merciful.

At first, she considered interrupting the class but she knows by now Minjeong wouldn't like that too much since she's the biggest nerd she's ever met and takes class super seriously. So instead, Jimin waits in the hall until class finishes up. It's an even better plan than the first because not only will she take Minjeong by surprise, she'll have an audience too without the threat of a professor telling her off for an interruption.

Jimin counts the minutes, eagerly awaiting the class's dismissal.

As the first few students start trickling out, Jimin moves to stand taller – ready for showtime. There's a sultry look on her face – one that's been known to make knees go weak – as Minjeong finally makes an appearance.

This time, Minjeong's the one taken by surprise; so much so that she does a double-take when she sees Jimin standing there.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Jimin greets in a seductive tone.

It takes a second for Minjeong to answer, her eyes struggling to stay on Jimin's. The older's already taking this as a big win.

"It's...not Valentine's Day yet," Minjeong finally replies although she's still visibly stunned.

"I figure I'd start early," Jimin flirts shamelessly with a soft touch to Minjeong's arm. "My girl should get a week's worth of Valentine's fun. Don't you think?"

Minjeong gulps, "Well...I was sort of waiting until the day to give you my gift."

Jimin smirks; she swears sweat is starting to bead around Minjeong's brow. The willpower is definitely strong though, Jimin can give her that!

"That's okay," Jimin bites her lip seductively. "I'm sure it'll be worth the wait."

Minjeong's eyes flicker to Jimin's lips then back to meet her eyes. Something flashes in those dazzling browns and it's like a trance has been broken. Minjeong moves to stand a little straighter, her hands falling to Jimin's hips – strong and sure – as she begins to match Jimin's smirk.

"It'll be so worth it," Minjeong flirts just as shamelessly which makes Jimin falter. "Although, I don't have anything like this in my wardrobe."

"Only a select few have been able to pull it off," Jimin replies.

"I bet," Minjeong comments. "Looks like a lot of laces and buttons to get around."

Jimin falters again; she didn't expect Minjeong to take her words so literally but it kind of does something to her. It gives the slightest tug to something growing restless within her. But she shakes it off, keeps her eye on the prize.

"It's quite time-consuming. Have to be good with your hands," Jimin tells her.

Minjeong cheeks go a little red at that and Jimin quickly capitalizes on the moment.

"On top of the goodies I've brought, I also have these," Jimin says as she lifts her little basket. "Chocolates, every heart-shaped candy I could find, a teddy bear..."

"Looks like you've really outdone yourself," Minjeong notes with a peek into Jimin's basket. "How will I ever top this?"

There's the slightest bit of sarcasm there, but Jimin smirks anyway.

"You know...that's the second time I've heard you say that. You want to admit defeat while you still can."

Minjeong rolls her eyes, "You're playing a dangerous game, Jimin."

"That's the only kind of game I like to play."

Minjeong quirks her brow, "Okay."

Jimin wavers, "Okay?"

"Yeah, okay," Minjeong chuckles.

"But– "

"I really have to get to my next class," Minjeong explains as she takes Jimin's basket while pressing a kiss to her cheek. "This was cute though."

Cute? Puppies are cute. Kittens are cute. Hell, some babies are kind of cute. But this? Jimin wasn't going for cute. She was aiming higher than that! Much, much higher!

"Wait," Jimin calls out just as Minjeong takes a few steps down the hall. Minjeong turns, looking back at her expectantly.

"You're talking about the basket right?" Jimin asks, "The basket is cute?"

Minjeong sighs tiredly although the smile is still there. Her eyes dip down to Jimin's exposed legs, that short, ruffled skirt, the corset, and the amazing things it does to her cleavage then back up again.

"The outfit's not bad too," Minjeong tells her with a smirk before turning away.

Not bad, Jimin thinks. It's not the statement she would've gone with but it's a step up from cute so she'll take it. The expression on Minjeong's face when she first saw Jimin was way better though.

─

Jimin spends the rest of Valentine's week doing cute little things here and there, but she kind of regrets starting off so strong with the outfit when the actual day comes.

It's so typical of her to jump straight to the knockout punch instead of doing things slow and steady. She's never had the patience for that and it's biting her in the ass now because all she has left up her sleeve is this giant heart-shaped balloon that she made Jaemin buy the night before and a bouquet of flowers.

She's just hoping the simplicity of it is enough to get a good reaction out of the crowd, because walking towards their first class of the day together with a big ass balloon is already turning some heads. Not in the way heads turned for her on Monday, but hey – at least she has range.

When she finally does reach the lecture hall, it's no surprise that Minjeong's already seated inside.

"Really Jimin?" Professor Kang sighs when Jimin struggles to get the balloon through the door. "Don't you think that's a little distracting?"

"You know what else is distracting?" Jimin quips as she sets her eyes on Minjeong. "The adoration I have for my girlfriend."

"Here we go," Professor Kang laughs. "I almost like it better when you two were constantly fighting."

Jimin brushes him off as she makes her way to Minjeong, "This is for you."

Minjeong looks up at her reflection in the shiny red of the giant balloon, "Of course it is."

"And also these," Jimin then presents Minjeong with the bouquet. "I went with something a little out of the ordinary, you know, thinking outside of the box. I know how much you appreciate– "

"I'm allergic to sunflowers."

Jimin's heart drops, "What?"

"Yeah," Minjeong leans back. "Deathly allergic."

"Shit," Jimin instantly jolts away from her but Minjeong starts to laugh. "Wait, seriously?"

"No, not seriously," Minjeong giggles as she accepts the gifts. "Who's allergic to sunflowers?"

"Uh, I don't know!" Jimin frowns. "I'm sure someone out there is."

Minjeong quiets down, "Sorry. That was a little mean."

Jimin shakes her head as she takes the seat beside Minjeong.

"And people say I'm mean," She says.

Minjeong leans over and kisses her forehead, "I don't think anyone says that."

Jimin lets out a laugh, "You say that."

"It's not as bad as I thought," Minjeong shrugs. "Anyway, since we're doing gifts already I can take you to part one of yours after class?"

"Part one?"

"Mhmm," Minjeong hums. "It should be ready by then. Part two needs a little more time."

Jimin gets to thinking about what Minjeong could possibly have planned, but Professor Kang interrupts with the beginning of his lecture. Once again, Jimin's lack of patience has her completely distracted all class.

_

"It's in the art wing?" Jimin questions as she follows after Minjeong who has been tight-lipped since the end of class.

"Looks that way," Minjeong chuckles. "You'll find out soon enough if you just quit asking questions."

"I can't help that I'm impatient."

"Sure you can."

Jimin sighs and continues following Minjeong until they reach their destination just a few minutes later. It's a narrow hallway with a line of wooden doors and they're stopped at the very first one.

"It's in there?" Jimin asks.

"Yup," Minjeong grins. "I'll have to blindfold you though."

"Kinky," Jimin smirks.

Minjeong blushes through an eye roll, "Just turn around so I can put this on you."

Jimin continues joking as she turns for her, "I should've known, the quiet ones are always the kinkiest."

"I'm not quiet," Minjeong replies as she tightens the blindfold around Jimin's head.

"I mean," Jimin snickers, "Just wanky."

"Can you see anything?"

"Obviously not."

"Perfect," Minjeong says and takes Jimin by the hand.

Jimin can hear the door creak open and she's instantly hit with the scent of flowers. The blindfold's kind of pointless now because the floral aroma gives away the surprise almost instantly, but just as she's about to say something – Minjeong pushes her to sit down.

Now, Jimin's been blindfolded a handful of times in her life. Jimin's also been pushed to sit down a handful of times in her life too. The combination of the two - historically for her – has led to some pretty steamy times.

Obviously, that won't be the case here, but God does she wish it were.

The thought makes her wonder if it would matter if the person on the other side of that blindfold was still Minjeong, but she doesn't get to come up with an answer as the blindfold is soon pulled off.

Jimin blinks at the sudden bright light to find that she's surrounded by flowers. Like, a ton of them! They're in buckets, in pots, in glass vases, and in...red solo cups?

"I ran out of space," Minjeong comments when she notices Jimin looking confused.

"Right," Jimin breathes out, and as she turns to admire the entire room she's even more surprised by what else she sees – a bunch of people staring back at her through a glass window.

That's when she realizes that Minjeong's led her to an art display case, a display case that nearly everyone in the entire building walks by on their way to and from class. Jimin quickly plasters on a smile while she's on display in front of the crowd as Minjeong comes to wrap an arm around her.

"Didn't think you were the only one with a few tricks up her sleeve, huh?" Minjeong whispers through her smirk.

"How'd you even get access to this case?" Jimin wonders. "Don't you have to book them like three months in advance?"

"I know a guy," Minjeong teases. "Now wave to our audience. They're all here to witness this, they've known about it all week."

Jimin fights the eyeroll and waves, "You know, just because you fill a room full of flowers doesn't mean you win this."

"They're not just any flowers though. I did my research," Minjeong defends. "They're the lesbians of flowers."

Jimin looks around the room and deadpans, "Oh wow."

"Didn't know that was a thing, did you?"

"I can't say that I did, no."

"Just wait until part two of your gift," Minjeong tells her.

Jimin looks back at her hesitantly, "When's that gonna be?"

Minjeong begins to smirk, "When you least expect it."

Yeah, Jimin's really regretting starting off the week strong now.

─

When you least expect it ends up meaning later that day during Jimin's cheer practice.

They're out on the field for training because Coach Heo loves reminding everyone how much of a privilege it is to be able to practice in a heated gym. Apparently, when she trained for the Olympics, their gym didn't have heating so now once a month they train without heating too.

With it being the middle of February in New York, it's fucking cold. Jimin's past complaining about her tits freezing off and is now just trying to get the hell out of there as fast as she can now that practice is finally over.

She almost gets away with it too, until all the lights in the stadium suddenly turn on causing everyone to stop and look around.

Jimin's been on edge ever since the whole Lesbians of Flowers incident took place earlier in the day, so she eyes her surroundings suspiciously – waiting for Minjeong to fall from the sky dressed like cupid or something ridiculous and over the top.

What she doesn't expect is to see the school's Performing Arts Club take the stands with Minjeong leading them.

"Oh no," Jimin mumbles as microphone feedback echoes throughout the field. "She better not."

"Attention all Lions," Minjeong's voice booms over the loudspeaker. "As a final Valentine's Day treat, I've enlisted some friends to help me dedicate a little song to my favorite person ever."

Jimin's face suddenly feels red hot. She barely feels the cold February air now as everyone turns to look at her. If there's anything that embarrasses her more, it's being serenaded in public – especially without any alcohol involved.

"This one's for you, sweetcheeks!" Minjeong says before the Performing Arts Club starts up with their harmonizing.

As soon as they start singing Britney Spears' (You Drive Me) Crazy, Jimin doesn't know whether to laugh or take offense. The song choice is actually kind of perfect for them in the literal sense as Jimin gets to listening to the lyrics.

Obviously, not every line is accurate, but Jimin finds herself giggling as the performance goes on. Minjeong's totally feeling it though; dancing along with the Clubbers in her own way although she looks so out of place next to their bland, choreographed steps.

She actually ends up dancing down the bleachers and Jimin eagerly awaits a misstep, but it never happens. Leave it to Minjeong to be able to dance down bleacher steps while other people usually struggle coming down the things normally.

Slightly out of breath, Minjeong skips over to Jimin with the smuggest grin yet.

"Happy Valentine's Day," She says.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Jimin replies.

"What'd you think about my part two?" Minjeong nods over to the performance still going on.

"Definitely not what I had in mind," Jimin chuckles.

"I've paid them to repeat the performance until I give them a signal."

"Give the signal now then," Jimin urges with a laugh.

"No way, I love this song!" Minjeong starts to shimmy her shoulders, "Picked it out myself, you know. Britney's kind of iconic. You can go ahead admit defeat now."

"I'll be doing no such thing," Jimin crosses her arms. "Game's not over until I say it is and since public humiliation is apparently on the table–"

"A sing-o-gram is hardly public humiliation," Minjeong argues.

"Maybe if they weren't tone deaf losers then sure."

Minjeong puts a hand on her hip, "That was mean."

"Just keeping it real," Jimin shrugs. "But seriously. Make them stop."

Minjeong sighs, "Fine."

Suddenly, she takes Jimin in her arms and dips her. A kiss lands on her cheek but to everyone else still watching them, it looks as if it's made contact with Jimin's lips. Jimin hangs onto Minjeong's jacket for dear life, just hoping that the girl doesn't drop her.

She doesn't and soon Jimin's being stood upright again. The smug grin is back again as brown eyes sparkle with mischief.

"That was your signal?" Jimin questions when she realizes the singing finally stopped.

Minjeong shrugs, "Felt like it fit the moment."

"Didn't think it was a little dramatic?"

"My adoration for you is a little dramatic," Minjeong quips.

Jimin just shakes her head and laughs. She knows just what to do to give Minjeong a taste of her own medicine. Like the blonde, Jimin just has to wait until she least expects it.

─

The moment happens to arise a couple weeks later when Jaemin mentions something about Minjeong inviting him to some big Brainiacs' match.

"I can't go though," Jaemin tells Jimin. "Got a hot date."

"Right," Jimin replies – the gears already turning.

"You busy?" He asks. "Maybe you can go instead?"

Jimin smirks, "I'm one step ahead of you."

It's pretty short notice, but Jimin acts fast in gathering her necessary supplies. The pure embarrassment she felt on Valentine's Day fuels her as she breaks out the poster board and markers. She even takes it a step further and scours Minjeong's social media for some headshots, anything that won't go all pixelated on fabric. She narrows it down to a select few and gets to work. In all her years as a cheerleader, Jimin's become well acquainted with showing a little spirit and her decorating skills are on point!

─

When the night of the match finally comes, Jimin arrives at the building in her freshly bedazzled t-shirt donning pictures of Minjeong's face alongside a giant Number One Nerd as well as a poster decorated in a similar fashion. There's no denying who Minjeong's number one fan truly is.

"Jimin!" Sooyoung greets her at the entrance. "Hi! This is a first. Oh wow, I love your shirt!"

"Just being a supportive girlfriend," Jimin grins – loving the publicity she'll be sure to get with Sooyoung around. "I never get a chance to go to Minjeong's matches with cheer practice. Thought I should go all out."

"It's a tough match tonight," Sooyoung tells her. "I'm sure you know that already. The Brainiacs will be grateful for the support."

"Minjeong will crush it," Jimin replies confidently.

When Jimin gets inside, she quickly finds a spot near the front so Minjeong won't have any trouble spotting her in the crowd. Not like she could when Jimin's holding a bright blue poster.

She walks the narrow aisle like a tightrope and settles in an empty seat between two older couples. They're probably here to support someone on either team or maybe just here because they lost a bet – who knows. Jimin, however, is here on a mission and there's nothing more exciting than the suspense in embarrassing the crap out of Minjeong.

Once the match begins, an announcer strolls out to introduce the teams.

Jimin doesn't pay him any mind or the geeks that slowly start making their entrance until she hears Minjeong's name. She's on her feet in an instant as she goes into full cheerleader mode.

"Go Minjeong!" She calls out – her voice louder than the sound of applause – as she waves her poster excitedly. She can feel those around her staring, but she doesn't care because the look of complete disbelief on Minjeong's face is even better.

Suddenly the couple next to her stands and starts to cheer, "Go Minjeong!"

Jimin eyes them curiously, wondering if she just started something or they're just chiming in along with her. They're just as loud, if not louder, but what's even more curious is the way Minjeong shies away from the attention.

Still though, Jimin continues to wave as Minjeong walks across the stage to her seat. It's not until Minjeong's seated that Jimin tops off her antics by blowing her a kiss then watches with a satisfied grin as she sees Minjeong's face go red.

Safe to say, Jimin won this round.

─

Despite the fact that academic decathlon club is just a glorified way of saying trivia team, Jimin's kind of surprised by how well Minjeong actually does. The girl hasn't missed a question yet which is saying something because Jimin hasn't heard of half of the things these questions consist of.

Another thing that sticks out to Jimin is the fact that Minjeong's the only girl on the team. She wonders what that must be like, especially considering most of the guys on Minjeong's team seem really...fucking pretentious.

Their team captain? An absolute dickhead, Jimin's sure of it judging by the way he didn't clap for Minjeong's correct answer. Some team captain he is and the others just follow his lead.

And Jimin doesn't know why, but seeing the way they interact with Minjeong just makes her want to cheer even louder. She doesn't even care when the rest of Minjeong's team glare at her, she'll probably never see them again after this.

"Go Minjeong!" Jimin yells when Minjeong answers correctly again. This time she makes eye contact with the couple next to her and explains, "That's my girlfriend."

The woman blinks, strangely similar to Minjeong, "I didn't know Minjeong was dating anyone."

"Minjeong's dating someone?" The man next to her asks. "What happened to Jake?"

Jimin tilts her head to the side, "Who's Jake?"

The couple shares a look while Jimin starts connecting the dots. The woman's striking brown eyes, the man's t-shirt donning Minjeong's name and face – which she didn't realize until now.

Suddenly, it dawns on her.

"Wait. Are you," Jimin stammers. "Are you Minjeong's parents?"

The woman smiles as she nods, "I'm her mom, Taeyeon. This is Baekhyun, her dad."

The man next to her waves, "Hi. I'm Baekhyun."

"I just said that," Taeyeon whispers to him.

"Did you? I didn't hear."

Jimin's stunned, unsure of what she's meant to do. She already introduced herself as Minjeong's girlfriend but Minjeong doesn't need a fake girlfriend – does she? And who the hell is Jake?

She's starting to panic a little as Minjeong's reaction earlier starts to make sense. All this time, Jimin's been sitting next to her parents and she couldn't do a thing about it! And when it comes to parents, she's not like Minjeong. She's never been the girl people take home to meet their parents!

This is unknown territory and she can't believe she's even thinking it but where's Minjeong when she needs her?

"And you are?" Taeyeon asks – breaking Jimin out of her thoughts. Jimin blinks, "Sorry?"

"Your name, dear."

"Oh!" Jimin blushes, "Sorry, I'm Jimin."

"Pretty name," Taeyeon compliments.

"Jimin," Baekhyun repeats the name like he's trying to commit it to memory.

Jimin nods, wondering if she should be giving them the well-rehearsed spiel about their relationship or if she should just wait for Minjeong. She's really at a loss here and keeps looking to Minjeong for some type of signal, but the girl is too focused on the trivia.

"So you have classes together?" Taeyeon asks, "You and Minjeong?"

Jimin swallows dryly, "Yeah. We have a couple together."

"That's nice," Taeyeon replies. "You know our Minjeong is the first in the family to go to college? Technically she's gone to two so that's even better."

Jimin's brows rise at the information, "I-I didn't know that, no."

"She's really something special," She tells Jimin. "We try to go to as many of her matches as we can. She's just so smart."

"We don't know where she gets it from," Baekhyun jokes. "Definitely not me."

Taeyeon sighs through her smile, "It did take us all by surprise."

Jimin briefly remembers her and Minjeong's conversation on their flight back to campus. There was something about Minjeong being left behind, about people not seeing her potential and giving up. It makes her wonder if her parents were lumped into that group, although it's hard to imagine such a nice couple doing something like that to Minjeong.

─

When the match ends a while later – another win for the Brainiacs – Jimin anxiously awaits Minjeong's entrance. So far the conversation with Minjeong's parents never exceeded surface level stuff which is a relief but she can tell there are questions and she doesn't think she can answer them on her own.

"Mom, dad," Minjeong greets. "I didn't know you'd be here."

"We thought we'd surprise you since we've missed your last couple of matches," Taeyeon says.

Minjeong nods and looks to Jimin.

"We had similar ideas," Jimin explains. "Being that I'm a supportive girlfriend and all."

"I see," Minjeong catches on and wraps her arm around Jimin's waist. "It was a great surprise."

Taeyeon and Baekhyun look between the two and start to smile.

"Why didn't you tell us you were dating someone, Minjeong?" Baekhyun asks.

Jimin's brows rise, "Yeah Minjeong. Wanna keep me a secret?"

Minjeong forces a laugh as she subtly pinches Jimin's side.

"Kidding," Jimin amends.

"I was going to tell you this weekend," Minjeong explains to her parents. "I've been really focused on preparing for this match. It's been a pretty busy week."

"That's okay, dear," Taeyeon replies. "We just want to be kept in the loop."

Minjeong frowns, "Yeah sure. Well, we've got to get going."

"What?" Jimin quirks her brow.

Taeyeon and Baekhyun respond similarly, "You don't want to go for dinner or ice cream or something? You know, like we used to?"

"Jimin and I have plans already," Minjeong tells them. "Maybe tomorrow though if you're still around."

Taeyeon and Baekhyun exchange a look, "We were going to drive back tomorrow morning."

"Right," Minjeong shrugs. "Well, maybe next time then."

Jimin watches as Minjeong begins saying her goodbyes to her parents. She can sense the awkward tension and it makes her feel weird for intruding, but it doesn't last long as Minjeong loops her arms with hers and drags her away.

"Uh, what was that about?" Jimin questions when they're outside. "You don't want to hang out with your parents?"

Minjeong ignores the questions as they get to walking, "Sorry if they were annoying or anything."

Jimin grows even more confused, "They weren't. They just want to cheer you on. How's that annoying?"

"I forgot I was talking to the captain of the cheer squad," Minjeong deflects again with a smirk.

"I'm not captain."

Minjeong looks to her, "You're not?"

Jimin shakes her head, "Nope. People suspect favoritism when your stepdad is the football coach."

Minjeong scoffs, "What's he have to do with cheerleading?"

"Exactly," Jimin says before getting back on topic. "Anyway, your parents seem sweet."

"I guess."

Jimin looks at her, "No?"

It takes Minjeong a second to answer, "They just, they haven't always been there for me growing up. They had no problem handing me off when something more important came up, you know?"

Jimin shakes her head, "What could be more important than their kid?"

"Beats me," Minjeong shrugs. "But I guess they're trying to make up for that now."

Jimin nods, noticing the forlorn look on Minjeong's face and how misplaced it looks. Her comment gets her thinking about her dad and how he wasn't around that often either, but he never let her forget how proud he was of her accomplishments. Even if he wasn't around a lot, Jimin never doubted how he felt about her.

With Minjeong, she doesn't think she returns the sentiment.

"Well, that's pretty fucked up," Jimin admits. Minjeong looks back at her questioningly but Jimin only shrugs, "I'd totally be there for my kid especially if they were half as smart as you."

Minjeong starts to grin and that forlornness suddenly disappears and morphs into something Jimin's a lot more familiar with.

"Didn't know you knew how to give compliments," Minjeong quips.

Jimin rolls her eyes, "And there you go making me regret it."

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