google maps was highly unreliable, so jimin was grateful that he left 20 minutes early to return to his daily hell. the sooner the better so he could feign a smile and run out of the house before eomma could force him to eat breakfast. 

pssh! like she would care.

stepping through the grand front door to the building, jimin searched for a friendly face in the crowd teeming with students and staff alike, specifically that now familiar one of min yoongi. 

jimin didn't quite understand why but yoongi's face...was just so satisfying. but he quickly shook that thought away, thinking it sounded creepy and just wrong. jimin didn't quite understand why it all felt so right.

a sudden halt. jimin had spotted him. he couldn't stop starting. something  kept him rooted in place instead of walking over to the beautiful boy and saying something; anything.

he hadn't been aware of his surroundings and didn't notice the people around him gradually getting annoyed at his mere standing in the middle of the hallway and blocking everyone's path.

growing red with embarrassment, the boy apologized countless times. "mianhae, mianhae," he sputtered, swiftly stepping aside.

it was in those few seconds that the mint haired boy made his disappearance, much to the pink haired's disappointment as he glanced back up again.

jimin frowned at this sudden change, then exhaled and prepared to make his way towards classroom 221B alone, as always.

he then yelped as he was once again disrupted from his journey to class by a soft hand tapping his shoulder unexpectedly.

jimin spun around to face, to little surprise, the very person with the gummy smile who rarely left the younger's mind from the moment he laid eyes on him.

... he was shocked. his voice sounded like-well how would he describe it? sullen? husky? like a soft breeze in the air on a spring day? no, all of those made sense but the most noticeable thing jimin heard was the sound of all his life's hopes and dreams coming true. 

he then finally decided to comprehend his words, as enchanting as they were.

"oh, uhhh hi. you're park jimin right?"

"y-yeah that's me, how'd you know?" jimin questioned, his voice cracking a touch.

"we have next hour literature together i believe."

"ahhhh ye ye i remember. and you're min yoongi!"

"yah i- wait," yoongi paused pondering those words. "how'd you know my name?"

jimin swallowed hard, thinking fast. "like you said, we have next hour literature together."

this caused them both to laugh and jimin felt a pang in his heart at that gorgeous sound. how was everything about this boy so utterly stunning?

"would you like to walk to class with me chim chim?" yoongi asked.

"did he just call me chim chim?" jimin thought, screaming internally.

"of course genius, i thought you'd never ask."

and jimin smiled a genuine smile, the first one in several months as they strolled side by side down the halls, carrying a fun-filled conversation.

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welcome back my lovelies! this chapter was so fun to write cuz it was just so soft n' fluffy and i died a little bit. hope ya'll enjoyed, even though it was long :D