Jimin was biting at his thumb as he paced the living room much to Hoseok's annoyance. "Jimin calm down," he said from the couch holding out his hands to try and stop the other. Jimin didn't stop until he was across the room. He crouched down placing his head in his knees crying audibly.

Hoseok was immediately on his feet walking over and sitting beside him pulling him to his lap. "Jimin talk to me. We always talk to each other" he said rubbing his back. "Buh but everything is different now and Taehyung probably hates me" he sniffled softly into Hoseok's shirt. He actually bought him this shirt last year for Christmas.

"No, he was probably shocked. He is also still a kid so he probably needs more time to process everything. His parents don't even know he's been matched yet" he told Jimin who calmed down a bit as his friend held him. Hoseok hummed softly as he rocked them. "Let's go to bed ok? it's super late and I have work tomorrow," he whispered standing up and pulling Jimin up with him who sighed and went to his bedroom.

He decided to send Jimin Taehyung's number just in case he wanted to try and get to know him on his own before he went to sleep because he had to leave for work super early in the morning and it was three am.

...

Jimin woke up rather late. He yawned in his bed thinking about the day before pulling his phone to his face unplugging it. He saw what Hoseok had sent him and saved the contact information before standing up and going into his kitchen grabbing a bowl of cereal and eating. He worked at a part-time job and the other time he worked in a dance studio teaching dance.

He looked a calendar and saw that he didn't have anything to do today and sighed nervously as he pulled up Taehyung's contact information to send a text. He anxiously sent a message to the boy.

Jimin: um hey this is Jimin

He waited a few moments before his phone pinged and he was having a tiny panic as he opened it up.

Tae: Hi

Jimin: so I was wondering if you wanted to hang out?
Jimin: Afterschool that is, but Hobi is at work so I don't know if you want to hang out with me without him.

He bit at his thumb some more hissing at the tender tissue that he had created.

Tae: yea where do you want to meet up?

Jimin: Mall?

Tae: yeah but it'll take me a while to walk there

Jimin: I can wait for you at school and we can walk there together if you want.

Tae: ok I get out at 4

Jimin nodded to himself going to shower and get at least a little bit presentable because it looked like he hadn't slept at all. He knew he should probably give the kid a little space, but he didn't want to fall behind in the relationship Hoseok and Tae had already formed.

He was an outsider.