Chapter 17: Orbiting thoughts
Eventually, Jungkook followed Jimin's instructions on making Kimchi stew, just the way Jimin liked it. The whole time of course, Jungkook couldn't stop smiling each time Jimin scolded him in his soft whispers for making the diced scallions too fat. Bonding with Jimin just like this made Jungkook smile just knowing that Jimin was getting better. However, Jimin was only getting used to Jungkook being in his life, not getting used to crowds of people and loud noises; that was something they had to work on later.
Jimin sat over the counter and watched Jungkook take out bowls to serve the kimchi stew along with a side bowl of rice to go along with it. “After so… long you're.. finally done..” Jimin whispered and let out a slight giggle. Jungkook smiled and glanced back at Jimin once he walked to the kitchen table to set the bowls full of the hot orange stew with diced beef to substitute the pork, steamed tofu that was cut up into squares and added into the mild dish, scallions diced up and stirred with the rich, spicy, kimchi and strips of beef scattered along the bowl filled with stew. Along with the stew, sat a bowl with white, hot, rice to go along with the stew as Jimin dipped two ginseng honey tea bags into the hot mugs of water; it was a white mug and a black mug Jungkook always chose to serve Jimin and himself with.
“Is the tea done?” Jungkook asked and set the table as he glanced back at the older. Looking back at Jimin has always made the young boy trigger a happy smile that jumped out of nowhere and this was the type of smile that lit up his own dull world with stars sprinkled all over his dark skies within his own mind. “Oh it's done, I'll bring them to the table, stay there. I don't want you to get hurt.” Jungkook claimed as Jimin set the mugs aside and scoffed before reaching over to his crutches.
“I can get down…. on my.. own…” Jimin assured and before he could attempt, Jungkook swiftly pointed his head towards Jimin and dashed forward to throw his hands onto the older man's waist. “I-”
“No, you'll get hurt and you'll be in pain. Your legs aren't strong enough to carry your whole body if you suddenly drop onto it.” Assured the younger as he then guided his hands up Jimin's waist to pull him closer to his body and finally take him down from the high counter. “You're short and I don't want you to put sudden pressure onto your legs. You still need to work them out.” Jungkook spoke in a soft and overprotective voice. To Jimin, he hugged his body against Jungkook so the younger could take him down, but Jimin closed his eyes; somewhat embracing a bittersweet feeling of having Jungkook hold him for those few seconds, that made Jimin wish he had this for an eternity. On the other hand, it was wrong for him to wish for something like this when Jungkook alone had someone he loved.
However, just as Jimin thought Jungkook would set the older down onto the ground, Jungkook carried Jimin and walked over to a seat on the kitchen table to finally sit the boy down. This made Jimin’s face turn red as he didn't even want to lock eyes with his caretaker. “Jungkook…. I-I… I could do… it on my… own..”
“It seemed much more better if I carried you off that counter, I might as well sit you down. Save you from the struggle.” Jungkook claimed and never failed to pry his own eyes away from Jimin. By there he slid Jimin's bowl forward along with the utensils and the white side bowl of rice. “Please eat.”
“Are… Are you… babying…m-me?” Whispered Jimin and looked up at Jungkook. “I-I can walk, I… can get off counters…”
“I don't want you to get hurt. Besides, I'm your caretaker and friend. The last thing I want to see is you in pain or in tears.” Jungkook replied and had his hands pressed against the table while he tilted his head to gawk down at Jimin. “So, I wouldn't call it babying. I told you many times that I care about you…” Jungkook whispered and just when Jimin looked up to focus on Jungkook, a smile was painted over the younger's face.
“W-Why… are you… smiling at me?”
“I'm just glad to have you here, no other significance. I smile because I'm happy I'm not alone anymore.” Jungkook whispered and rose his hand over Jimin's head to softly mess it up. Certainly, Jimin did take note of how close his friend was standing right by him and it made him hitch his breath once Jungkook messed Jimin's dark, brown, hair up. It was like his face never failed to grow red through it all. “Eat.” Jungkook finished off and broke the eye contact as he then stretched and took off his apron to sit right across the older. Jimin's eyes fell onto the stargazer's white dress shirt that outlined Jungkook’s firm muscles and the fact that he had nothing on under the singular dress shirt.
Jimin of course, did not go unnoticed by Jungkook as the younger rose his focus onto Jimin's eyes and realized where he was staring. This didn't tick the boy off, nor did it bother him… It made Jungkook smile to himself and pull his bowl forward to eat as the older quickly locked his vision onto the meal before him. “Thank you… for making.. this…”
“You helped a lot so I should be thanking you.” Jungkook whispered as the piano music in the background shifted to Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” “Ah, depressing… Isn't it? Did it ruin the mood? Do you want another song, Jimin?”
“No… This is fine, thank you…. It'll help me...sleep.”
“You're not going to sleep out here. I have your room set.” Jungkook assured as Jimin nodded his head and was already eating, the way he began to eat made Jungkook smile to himself just knowing that Jimin was enjoying the first meal they prepared together. All in all, Jungkook’s thoughts on Jimin never failed to stop. He kept the older orbiting around in his mind and it gave him relief, glee and excitement for what came next.
After the meal, Jungkook had Jimin's arm wrapped around his own arm as they walked together down the hall where the rooms remained. “Okay… this is the bathroom… and there's another bathroom in your room.. But it's connected to my room so we share it.” Jungkook said as Jimin let out a soft giggle. “You can keep that bathroom, I'll just use the one out here. I don't want you walking far at night when I'm using the one that connects our rooms.”
“Thank you… You're.. very kind.” Jimin whispered as Jungkook then pointed to a room down the hall.
“That is my room, this is yours.” Jungkook said and pointed to the room next to his. “It used to be my astronomy room, but now it's yours. I love this room and I wanted you to have it.” Jungkook said and by there, he pushed the door open to show Jimin the room. Within seconds, Jimin's eyes danced across the room to see how well-decorated the room was. There was pictures of astronauts and planets hanging on the ceiling… But once Jimin fixed his eyes onto the yellow planet above the bed, he tilted his head and Jungkook noticed what Jimin was staring at. “Oh… That is Planet JM-95 along with the B248. I made it just for you. Your very own planet.”
“My… planet?” Jimin asked and stepped forward to get a good look around the room with assistance from Jungkook. “Did you… make it… for… me?”
“Only for you.” Jungkook assured and just then, Jimin's eyes met with his own pictures against a wall of many other astronauts with Jungkook. “That is my astronaut wall… I take pictures with astronauts and once Namjoon mentioned you… I had to have you on there. You're so brave… smart and very photogenic.” Jungkook stated and looked back to see a smile appear over the lips of the older. “Do you… Love it in here?”
“I do… But.. the stars bother me...a bit…” Jimin mentioned and approached the wide drawers against the wall. “I can… live.. with that…”
“All of those clothes within those drawers are for you. I purchased oversized sweaters, socks, boxers, briefs, pants, shorts… Everything in every style for you.” Assured the boy and just then, Jimin pulled one of the smaller drawers to then take out a pair of yellow, thigh-length, high socks; Jungkook bought just for him. “Do you love it?”
“I…don't wear these… types of socks…” Jimin whispered and then let out a soft giggle that always made Jungkook cover his face once it turned red. “I can wear these… to sleep…”
“If you don't want them, I'll take them out of your drawer. I just want you to feel comfortable living here.” Jungkook mentioned as Jimin pulled out a white, turtleneck, sweater from another drawer. “Do you… like the color white?”
“I think it's… nice…” Jimin whispered and began to blush when he realized that Jungkook only liked to wear dark colors along with black as Jimin was given light colors along with the opposite color from black in the color spectrum. “I love it…”
“Is there anything you want me to do for you? Are you going to sleep here now?”
“I'll try to… sleep…” Jimin assured and walked to the bed and sat down gently on the edge silently. However, Jimin just didn't want to sleep and end their conversation there. “Jungkook…”
“Hold that thought, Jimin. You need to find comfortable clothes to put on. Can I help you put them on? Your father told me I had to help putting clothes on you, walk you out of the bathroom and back to your room if anything as well…” Jungkook mentioned as Jimin threw his eyes down onto the bed and placed his hands onto the mattress to hold himself up. “You're shy… Aren't you?”
“N-No… I'm not. Let's… do it now…” Jimin whispered and hesitated as he slowly brought his hand over the hem of his yellow sweater. Just then, Jimin took off his sweater in front of Jungkook as the boy locked his gaze onto Jimin's pale skin exposed with nothing over. His waist and curved sides made Jungkook gawk at Jimin for a while longer. Finally, the younger looked away and quickly pulled the drawers open to give Jimin his sleep wear. “Jungkook…”
“H-Here… What about these?” Jungkook asked softly and looked back to gulp and give the older his loose, yellow bottoms, and white sleeved top with only a cartoon egg for the logo.
“Thank you..” Jimin replied and placed the shirt on as Jungkook moved in closer to help pull down Jimin's pants. “Jungkook…” Jimin whispered again as Jungkook looked up at the older to smile once more.
“Yes, Jimin?” Questioned the boy with an admiring gaze. Jimin then leaned back against the bed and allowed Jungkook to pull his pants down completely, leaving Jimin in his grey underwear. Letting out soft and breathless huffs to the boy's ears; that oddly brought Jungkook to gulp once more with a deep blush.
“I don't… want.. to sleep after… Can you sit… with me to talk? This room… it sets me off a…bit.” Jimin spoke in soft huffs that unknowingly made Jungkook blush red across his pale cheeks.
“Alright. I won't say no to you.” Jungkook replied as Jimin sat up to have Jungkook slip Jimin's loose, yellow, bottoms over his exposed body that had nothing but a grey underwear hiding under his pants before. Just as the young boy rolled the waistband up Jimin's thighs, Jungkook locked his gaze onto Jimin's crotch area. Jimin caught this and suddenly threw his arms over Jungkook’s shoulder; only so he could carry him slightly and slip the bottoms up to forget where the younger was staring at in the first place. “There… Is that okay?” Jungkook whispered to the older and rose his head up to look at Jimin in the eyes.
The space between them was only a short breath away. This made Jungkook's thoughts on Jimin orbit further into his mind where only stars lit up his universe… Yet, he never realized that Jimin was the one star he never spotted before. Thinking of Jimin like this caused Jungkook to blush while his hands were fixed over the waistband of Jimin's yellow, pajama, bottoms and his nose was seconds away from Jimin's. To the frail man, his arms were thrown over Jungkook's shoulders and the feeling of the boy this close to him, lost him in silence. During this intense moment, the only thought orbiting around them completely was, what did this really mean for the two stargazers now?
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