Third Person's P.O.V :-

Jimin and V had sat there talking about this and that for a while longer while they drank their beer.

Suddenly an alarm started to go off on Jimin's phone and the office worker pulled it out.

V blinked a little in confusion,"What is it?" He asked as he tried to see what was on Jimin screen but he sat too far apart from his guest to actually catch it.

"Ah it's just the alarm I set as a reminder to get home in case I get too carried away chatting with people, I tend to lose self control when socializing, you see" Jimin replied as he flashed the phone screen towards V which clearly showed the alarm interface with the title saying 'return home'.

"Things must have gotten really out of hand if you had to set up an alarm" V said as he looked up from the phone screen.

Jimin smiled and took the phone back,"Oh, you have no idea~" He said suggestively and stood up,"But protocol is protocol, you know? I have to leave now otherwise I'll wake up tomorrow feeling like a zombie" Jimin said as he dusted his pants and grinned down at V,"Thank you for this hang out, I really enjoyed myself" He uttered sincerely.

But V didn't want Jimin to leave just yet. He wanted the other to stay a while longer and wanted to talk a bit more.

"If you don't mind.." V began and gulped a little wondering if that was a good idea or not before continuing regardless,"Can I walk you home?" He asked while he stared up at Jimin with hopeful eyes and licked his lips in anticipation.

Staring down on V's anticipating face was definitely a dangerous thing, who could say no to that face?

Jimin chuckled nervously,"If you request so earnestly, how can I refuse?" He asked as he stepped back a little to make space for V to stand up from his seat.

"I'm glad you didn't refuse" V responded as he too dusted himself and gestured for Jimin to follow him, swiftly leading him out of the garden.
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"V?" Jimin called out while they were both walking on the pavement in silence.

V jerked up from his daze, where he was definitely celebrating a successful hangout session with Jimin, and looked over at the foreign office worker that he fancied.

"Yes?" He responded politely in an attentive tone, wondering what queries Jimin had.

"Can I be honest with you?" Jimin asked while he smiled softly, his hands were clasped together on his back while he playfully kicked his feet amidst his stroll, like a child. V was glad to observe Jimin's childlike tendencies, it made him relieved thinking he was able to help the other with handling a little bit of his pain.

"Of course, you can tell me anything" V spoke out reassuringly as he slowed down a bit to match Jimin's pace and walk by his side.

"This is the first time I'm being walked home" Jimin spoke out gleefully, his eyes twinkling with the reflection of the street lamps.

"Heh? You can't be serious! Never?!" V questioned, a little baffled at the new piece of information.

"Nope~" Jimin answered in a singsong manner and did a little twirl while he kept on walking, amusing V at the unexpected behavior.

"Someone would always pick me up and drive me home and the other times I sneaked out with a friend, he lived in the same place as me so technically, it wasn't really 'true authentic being walked home', you know? Because my home was their home as well" Jimin tried to explain to the best of his abilities and looked at the intern in concern wondering if he was only making the poor boy more and more confused.

But to Jimin's dismay, V smiled and did a twirl as well, identical to the one Jimin had just done but stumbled a little during the execution, clumsily grinning up at Jimin,"I'm glad to know I'm your first" He said as both of them broke out into small giggles.

"Was that twirl, just now, you poking fun at me?" Jimin asked, his eyes playful and smile mischievous.

V pretended to gasp in horror,"I could never!" He spoke in a fake defense,"I merely thought this is how the people of South Korea communicate" He provided with a teasing tone.

"Oh how clever of you, but you were slightly off, because this is how South Korean people communicate!" Jimin exclaimed in pure joy as he jumped towards V, pushing him against the building they were passing by and started to tickle him mercilessly.

V laughed out loudly unable to control himself as he squirmed and tried to stop Jimin with futile attempts.

Jimin just laughed more while V yelped out broken pleas for him to stop between laughter fits, it gave his body an intense serotonin boost to see V's face and neck flushing up while he struggled within his arms.

Jimin finally stopped tickling him and just leaned in towards V, resting his forehead on the intern's shoulder to breath desperately while the other was also equally breathless but embraced him regardless.

V loved it when Jimin gave him opportunities to hug him. If he was being honest, he'd say he looked forward to holding Jimin every time the possibility arose.

Jimin on the other hand felt the arms sneaking around him, pulling him closer while V panted and let his head fall back on the building behind them. The silver head looked up and saw the slender neck served before him, the neck muscles becoming more and less prominent rhythmically with each breath that the intern drew in.

"I-If this is how South Korean people communicate then I think I'm fine with not communicating anymore" V huffed out due to the shortness of breath and looked down in curiosity when he received no answer.

"Jimin?" He asked out again bringing Jimin out of his daze, which he seemed to have been lost in while staring at V's Adam's apple.

Jimin's previously zoned out eyes snapped back to reality and looked up at him with a clueless face,"I'm sorry, what did you say?" He asked innocently.

In that specific moment V realised how much self control he had over himself because every cell of his body had screamed at him to kiss Jimin.

"I-I er...I wa-was just um men-mentioning how tha-that might not have been an efficient wa-way of com-communicating" V shuttered out as his gaze kept on zeroing down on Jimin's plump pink lips.

Jimin smiled fully aware of V's relentless staring, he was relishing in the attention he was getting, he was enjoying it so much he felt like hanging out with V every night instead of taking random strangers to his bed.

"And?" Jimin asked still staring up at V's flustered face,"Would you like to suggest another effective way of communication?" He whispered as he leaned in, their lips only inches apart.

Their breaths were mingling together and V felt like his rationality, clouding up. He tilted his head to the side a little, his eyelids heavy as he leaned in slightly, one push and they'd lock lips.

"Maybe...ki-kissing?" He whispered in anticipation, genuinely having no idea of what he was even saying anymore.

"Kiss?" Jimin asked out as he let his head fall back and laughed, leaving V in his exact same spot to bite his lips and mourn at the baiting.

Jimin was merely teasing, he was never going to kiss him. At times like those, V wondered what would have happened if he had lunged forward and took him in a passionate liplock.

Jimin softly hit V's chest and separated from the intern's body while he giggled more,"Ah, I'm sorry, V, but the French people already took it, you're gonna have to think of something else~" He teased while grinning and turned his back to V, skipping a few steps forward in contentment at his successful prank on the intern.

V watched Jimin's retreating back and leaned back on the wall for a few more seconds to get his breathing under control.

'How cruel..' V thought as he pouted a little and reluctantly leaned away from the wall to go walk behind his crush.

"You are very charismatic" V said out loud as he hurried along to walk side by side with Jimin.

Jimin smirked at the compliment and looked to his side,"Glad you noticed, charisma is a really useful thing, specially in an office environment, keeps you away from workplace schemes, I had to adapt over the years, this isn't some inborn talent" He mused out while he remembered all the things he had to do to achieve that level of charisma.

"What did you do to become this good? I'm an intern, I think if I'm a bit more charismatic maybe I can become a permanent employee, you're my friend now so you should help me" V teased with a grine, he didn't need to know the tricks to become more charismatic, he only wanted to talk to Jimin a bit more, on any topic he could think of.

"Hmm, should I? They say a magician never reveals his secrets" He asked mischievously as he wiggled his eyebrows making V laugh as well.

"A magician does reveal his secrets to his disciples though" V whispered softly, a smile lingering on his lips,"Oh honourable teacher, Park Jimin, won't you tell me your secrets?" He asked while showing fake desperation on his face and intertwining his fingers together in a pleading manner, making the silver head chuckle.

"A teacher deserves a payment, so what am I getting in return?" Jimin asked smoothly, that gorgeous smirk still present on his lips.

'Me. Take me.' V couldn't control his thoughts as those words ran through his mind. He gulped a little and proceeded to respond with a more acceptable answer.

"Your next meal at our restaurant is on me, you can order as many things as you like, it'll be my treat" He uttered in a convincing tone and watched Jimin grin again at his words.

V's heart melted a little bit every time he saw Jimin genuinely smiling, happiness suited the office worker so much that V wanted to see him smile forever. Additionally, he'd feel more elated if he was the reason behind Jimin's smile.

"You drive home an excellent deal, clever disciple, I guess I'll just have to reveal it now" Jimin mused out as he pretended to think long and hard on the topic while both of them came across a crossroad.

"Here, honourable teacher, let me help you!" V spoke enthusiastically as he gently held both of Jimin's shoulders as if he was some esteemed elder personnel and guided hin forward while they crossed the road which was already pretty empty due to the late hour.

"Ah, what a well-behaved kid you are, you definitely deserve to be told the secrets" Jimin announced in the voice of an old man and both of them chortled when they safely reached the other side of the road and continued on their ways.

"Honourable teacher keeps on saying he'll tell, but he never tells, teacher is tardy" V uttered out while playfully showing Jimin his tongue.

Jimin laughed whole heartedly and lightly hit V on his upper arm,"You brat! Honourable teacher is never tardy, he's looking for the right timing!" He corrected the raven head and impishly tried to glare at him but needlees to say the glare did not hold any flare within itself.

"Honourable teacher must hurry up because this disciple is growing impatient" V supplied cooly and kept on walking to match Jimin's pace.

Jimin grinned at the tone and decided that he had teased enough for the night,"Alright, the key to charisma is basically talking to people" He finally said, gaining V's attention.

"I tried reading through a lot of books, took classes and followed YouTube hack videos, they helped to a certain level but true charisma comes from talking to people, or rather I should say from failed conversation attempts, when you've failed once while trying to talk to them about a certain thing, you know what not to say the second time, that's what it is really, you need to fail a lot of times to succeed" He informed, saying the already known information in such a way that it felt like a top secret detail, smuggled from outside of the country.

"After a few successful attempts you'll start to notice a pattern in people" Jimin continued, peaking V's curiosity.

"A pattern?" He asked and Jimin nodded.

"There are types of people out there in the world, they follow a certain pattern, if you've had a successful conversation with a person like that, you'll just have to say the same things along the same lines and they'll be charmed, see? You followed a pattern here, it works like a math formula, fascinating really" He said and smiled up at V, expecting a few praises.

"You must have talked to a lot of people to know these things" V mused out looking at Jimin's side profile who, now, faced forward, continuing on his way.

"A lot, you can't even begin to fathom the amount of people I've talked to and the numerous failed attempts I've had, I used to be desperate to just talk to anybody right after my divorce, some people described me as needy and clingy, some even said creepy and awkward, but I got better though, little by little, I observed how other people talked and tried to behaved that sort of way, I slowly learned what to and not to do and before I knew it I had unconsciously started doing the same thing in the office as well, I became a favourite employee rather quickly after that" Jimin whispered and chuckled at the memory.

V smiled fondly as Jimin shared more of his experiences,"You've worked really hard, it's admirable" He whispered, entirely ignoring the fact that Jimin just revealed he basically honed his skills while picking up one night stands.

Of course, Jimin noticed that little detail too. No matter how many problematic details he revealed about himself, V just seemed to treat them as casual background information that didn't have anything to do with the present.

Many people in Seoul considered being hung up on a past lover as a red flag, while on the other hand, many tried to convince him to forget about Taehyung and be with them instead, they kept on coming back for another chance, Jimin, personally, found it irritating how they thought they could change the way he felt after merely sleeping together one time, he went far and beyond to avoid people like those.

It was easy to spot those people, they always looked at him like he was some kind of God, ready on their knees to lick his feet on command, always talked about how loyal they were and how they could treat him better, give him what he deserved. They were also really emotionally manipulative and the concept of consent basically didn't exist to them. They genuinely thought a one night stand gave them the liberty to touch Jimin whenever they saw him the next time.

A one time mistake of getting entangled with a person like that taught Jimin a lot and he swore to never go down that road ever again.

Jimin liked to label those people as gummy people, with the significance that it was hard to get rid of them once you've stepped into them.

V, on the other hand, was one of a kind person, Jimin had never come across someone like that. It was as if he possessed all of the good qualities of the gummy people and left out all of the bad qualities that Jimin despised.

Or perhaps Jimin was just a little biased towards him because V had the same exact face as Taehyung, that would explain why he was so hung up on him.

"You think so?" He asked as he giggled a little and brushed his hair back with a hand,"Then perhaps you should extend my payment and keep on supplying me with free food until my stay is over" He suggested and made V laugh in amusement.

"Stop it! I'll have to kiss my job goodbye if I do that" He gently scolded as he softly pushed Jimin a little, making the other stumble on his way.

Jimin quickly regained his balance and charged towards V to push him back a little, making the raven head trip. The intern caught himself mid fall and snapped his head towards Jimin who was already anticipating another blow.

Both of them laughed out loudly as they playfully shoved each other around on the pavement, never stopping in their way.

"Go away! I'm the strong one here!" Jimin spelled out with a chuckle as he pushed V forward and the other didn't come back to attack him again, signaling that he had admitted defeat.

Jimin let his hands rest on his hips as he walked ahead to match V's pace,"I forgot to mention it but you should laugh more" He panted out that last detail.

"What does that accomplish?" V questioned, equally breathless.

"It makes you come across as approachable, people only ever want to talk to others who give off good vibes, a pleasant smile and interested eyes are keys to achieve that" Jimin provided as his hand reached out and pinched V's cheeks, stretching it apart to create a half smile.

"Smile more often, no customer will leave good reviews for you if you keep on pouting and brooding in the corner of the restaurant, you hear me?" He asked warmly while V looked down at him with endearing eyes.

"But you will, right? You're now my friend, after all" He asked softly as he leaned into that touch. With every soft touch Jimin left on his skin, V felt his stomach erupt with butterflies. He wanted to grab Jimin's wrist and kiss a path down the arm till he reached those pink lips.

Jimin smiled and stepped closer, his thumb caressing V's right cheek,"Of course, you can always count on me" He reassured sincerely.

V smiled in return.
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Jimin pushed the gate open with all his might as both of them walked in through the driveway of the Casa Lole.

V looked around in wonder as he took in the well maintained garden and the admirable architecture of the multistory guest house in front of him.

Jimin turned back and chuckled in delight as he took in the bewildered expression on V's face,"Is this place V approved?" He asked out while V had his back turned to him, still looking around the place.

V turned around to face Jimin and laughed nervously with blushing cheeks,"It's the best house in Bacalar, I couldn't help but stare" He uttered while lightly scratching the back of his head, a little embarrassed at the fact that he was openly gawking.

Jimin shook his head in denial and stepped towards V,"No, I understand, I was the same when I first walked in this morning" He replied, easing away V's embarrassment,"Would you like to come inside? I can give you a house tour as well! Though you're not allowed to step inside the bedroom, that place is a mess" He added as he pushed his hands down in his pockets.

"Oh I'd love to but it's getting pretty late, I need to return home, the streets here aren't that safe at night" V reasoned out sadly, he wanted to stay a bit longer as well but true to his words the streets weren't that safe in that hour of the night.

"Then I guess I'll have to walk you home as well!" Jimin said playfully as he hurried towards the grinning intern.

"And then I'll have to walk you home again and it will keep on going like a cycle, stop it! No! I can head home on my own!" V protested while laughing and lightly pushed Jimin back and backed away with his hands held up in air, indicating he wouldn't start another shoving war.

"Then maybe you should stay here tonight?" Jimin found himself suggesting before he could even stop himself. He couldn't deny it anymore, he found V attractive and wanted to spend the night together, wanted to hold him close and kiss him.

But he couldn't, it was all because of that damn face and moreover a one night stand meant no more interactions from the next day, Jimin selfishly wanted to keep on seeing V for the rest of his stay there, thus, no matter how much he may want it he shouldn't do it.

"I mean there are plenty of rooms inside the house, you could easily pick your favourite bedroom and stay there comfortably, I'll be in my bedroom, of course, doing my boring work, but rest assured the typing noises won't disturb you, I have a silencer pad installed in my keyboard" He added in quickly to rectify his previous mishap.

"So..we'll be in different rooms..for the entirety of the night?" V slowly asked with frowning brows. He had felt electric shocks running through his veins when Jimin had asked him to stay the night, he thought his dream was finally going to come true only for Jimin to clarify it was just a simple sleepover.

Jimin licked his lips slightly at the visible disappointed expression occupying V's face,"I mean, yeah, I have some work left out to do, I thought I'd do them after taking a brief walk but then I met you and it took way longer but I still need to do them, my boss wouldn't be too happy with me if I'm not efficient, I'm afraid no amount of charisma will be able to help me then" Jimin joked around, trying his best to wipe away that upset expression from V's beautiful face but the other only looked down and fidgeted with his fingers.

Jimin's smile started to drop a little thinking he screwed up,"V, look at me" He called out, his tone having hints of urgency, he didn't want to hurt the intern who had been nothing but nice to him.

"You just said the streets are not safe at this hour, I'm really worried, you should stay the night here, I-I mean well, I wasn't mocking you or anything, please believe me" He spelled out, a little too desperate for his own liking as he stepped forward to grab V's elbow in an attempt to jerk him out of his daze and into reality.

V looked up at him and tried to smile but it was clearly a fake one as it did nothing to ease Jimin's frenzy.

"Thank you for the concern but I'll have to return home, I have an early shift tomorrow and my uniform is at home, don't worry about the street, I can handle myself, I'll text you when I reach home" He said as he gently put his hand over Jimin's grip, signing for him to let go.

Jimin deflated a bit at V's response,"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you" He whispered while frowning, he felt horrible knowing he disappointed V.

V's hand reached out and cupped his face while he stared back at Jimin with an expression conveying he didn't understand why Jimin was upset,"Why are you apologizing? It was a very kind offer from your end, it's unfortunate that I can't stay, just like you, I have work too, you know?" He whispered while caressing Jimin face.

"You will not stop talking to me from the next day, right?" Jimin squeaked out, a tad bit emotional, he didn't know why but he had grown so attached to V that the thought of the other not talking to him anymore made his gut twist.

"What are you saying, silly? Of course not, who stops talking to their friend over a sleepover suggestion?" V asked as he chuckled and retreated his hands from Jimin's face. The office worker missed the touch already.

Jimin looked down slightly,"No, it's just I thought I disappointed you.." He mumbled softly.

"If I was upset, I would have been long out of that door, trust me" V reassured as turned a little to pull out his phone from his pocket,"By the way, wanna take a selfie to remember our first hangout?" He asked with a smile as he held up his phone.

To Jimin, it looked like V was holding up a new shiny toy to urge the baby to forget about the previous upsetting incident, the baby in question, being him.

Honestly, who was he to ruin V's attempts to cheer him up by seeing through the trick? Moreover, he liked taking pictures, it was a win win situation.

"Alright" He whispered as he came closer and stood shoulder to shoulder with V. The intern grinned and held up his phone. They tried a few poses and called it a day.

"Before I leave, I have to ask" V uttered as he turned his phone off and put it down in his pocket to look back at Jimin,"What is the name of the perfume that you use?" He asked as he peeked at Jimin from the corner of his eyes, a small smile tugging at his lips,"You smell really nice" He whispered the last part.

That question immediately brought back memories, of what took place in V's balcony, to Jimin. No wonder the intern kept on sniffing him, he liked the smell. Jimin felt giddy knowing V wasn't just rubbing up against him because he liked him, he also liked his scent.

"It's actually Orange Blossom by Jo Malone" Jimin uttered out, his chest feeling airy and ticklish,"I have a new bottle with me, do you want it? I can give it to you" He said in a hurry already turning around to race inside the house.

"No! It's okay, I can just buy, you don't have to give it to me" V responded as he held Jimin's elbow, preventing the silver head from leaving.

"Take it as a friendship token, to remember our first day together, I'd be really upset if you reject my offer again" Jimin said with a pout occupying his lips once again making V feel like wanting to kiss him.

"I.." V began but started laughing as he admitted defeat and momentarily hung in his low,"Alright, I'll take it" He said as he looked up again to spot Jimin's beaming smile.

"I'll be right back!" Jimin exclaimed as he hurried inside the house. V took the time to look around the pristine driveway, all the trees were so well groomed, it fascinated him.

Suddenly an alarm went off on his phone as he pulled it out to check it. It was time to feed Yeontan. V gasped he almost forgot about his son because of his infatuation.

He cringed a bit and covered his face in embarrassment, he was a terrible father.

"There you are!" Jimin's voice called out from a distance as V turned to see the office worker speeding towards him,"Here you go!" He said as he handed a white paper bag with the brand name 'Jo Malone' written on it to V.

The intern looked up at Jimin a little flustered,"It looks like a high end brand, I don't know if I can just take it.." He reasoned out in a small voice.

"It's fine, it's a gift, I have a bunch of other perfume bottles lying around the house in Seoul, please don't worry about it, it'll make me more happy if you accept it" Jimin said in a convincing tone as he urged the bag towards V.

V looked down at the bag which held a single rectangular box wrapped in a black ribbon and then at Jimin's expectant face before sighing and finally giving in.

"Alright, I'll take it, though, I'm really not used to branded stuff" V whispered out as he took the bag from Jimin's hands.

"I'm glad to be your only exception" Jimin said as he smiled, genuinely happy to give a gift to V,"Let me walk you out the gate and please text me when you've safely reached home" He added while he frowned a little.

"Safely reached home?" V asked in a teasing voice as he held up the bag in his hand,"I'm afraid with such a bag in my hands I'm getting mugged in the street" He said and started chuckling.

"Oh come on! If you say things like that how can I let you leave now?!" Jimin whined while he lightly pushed V back who just laughed in response.

"It's okay, I know which streets to avoid, I was born here, I know all the secret passages, don't worry about me" V grinned as he back-stepped, indicating that he was leaving.

Jimin smiled endearingly and walked along with him till they reached the gate,"Get home safely" He said again, he just couldn't stop worrying about the intern.

"Yes, yes, you've mentioned, don't worry, I'll be fine, I hope you finish your work soon and get an early night's rest" V replied as he walked out of the gate and waved bye to Jimin.

The silver head waved back in response and watched the intern looking to both of the sides before crossing the road and jogging off.

Jimin stood there as he watched the raven head hurrying down the street, his bag swung with each of his steps till he turned a corner and disappeared.

Jimin sighed and grabbed the handle of the gate, closing it shut. With now V gone, he needed to return to his mundane life and get his left out work done.

He wished V's words would turn out to be true and he'd finish early. He sighed and took tired steps towards the house, his laptop was waiting for him.
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A/n :- no risky stuff, only plot development in this chapter (◞ ‸ ◟ㆀ)

When will the day come when V finally snaps and makes a move on Jimin? Ugh! The sexual tension is tensioning.

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