Sojourn ♣ JiKook|VMin

"Secrets"

We all know now that Jk is Taetae but I will still address Jungkook as Taehyung so it won't be confusing for me to write ^^ You guys can kill me for being such a slow poke (updates) huhu But I do intend on giving this one an ending. Also I know this story seems to be similar with my other book Collide but I always wanted to write a vmin/jikook version with more complications lol so here we are.

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Chapter Eleven

"Secrets"

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Jimin laughed as he sat beside Taehyung, placing the hot pot carefully at the center of the table.
"So as I was saying, the professor didn't know whether to give Taehyung a passing grade or fail him for outsmarting him," he said, laughing again as he glanced sideways at his partner.

Taehyung merely smiled and nodded, unfamiliar with the event being described.

"Taehyung is a smart guy, after all," Namjoon added, which earned him a glance from Taehyung.

Hoseok suddenly took a loud slurp of the soup, drawing everyone's attention.

"What?" he said defensively. "It's good!"

Jimin giggled. "Thanks, hyung. I made it in a hurry, though." He then turned to Taehyung again. "Anyway, Taehyung's planning on coming back to uni—maybe next week."

Taehyung smiled and nodded in agreement.

"That's great news," Hoseok said with a grin.

"Nice, bro. I can help you with your projects if you want," Namjoon offered. "I already sent you my reviewers through email. Just check them—you'll catch up in no time."

Taehyung nodded. "Thanks for the help. I appreciate it."

"No problem, bro," Namjoon replied with a smile.

"Where's Jin, by the way?" Hoseok suddenly asked.

Taehyung stayed quiet. He didn't know who Jin was, so he figured it was best to listen first.

"He's at his girlfriend's place today," Namjoon answered.

"Good for him," Hoseok said with exaggerated envy. "I'm jealous... We're pitiful, Namjoon."

Jimin laughed. "But Namjoon hyung isn't looking for anything serious yet. Maybe you can change his mind," he teased, wiggling his eyebrows.

Namjoon pretended to gag. "No thanks. And—no offense, Hoseok—but I'm straight, bro."

Hoseok laughed before rolling his eyes, "As if I'd ever look at you."

Taehyung smiled as their bickering continued. He glanced at Jimin, who was laughing freely, occasionally throwing fuel into their argument. Jimin's eyes curved into crescents as he threw his head back, often covering his face with his hand when he laughed too hard.

Taehyung didn't know why, but seeing Jimin like this made something warm bloom in his chest. He couldn't quite explain it—only that Jimin's happiness made him happy too.

Jimin eventually leaned his head against Taehyung's shoulder, laughing so hard that Taehyung found himself laughing along despite not knowing what was so funny.

Jimin looked up at him, still smiling brightly.
"You can stop staring at me now," he whispered.

Heat rushed to Taehyung's face as he realized Namjoon and Hoseok were both giving him knowing looks. He hadn't just been glancing—he'd been staring at Jimin for what felt like five whole minutes.

He chuckled awkwardly. "Sorry. You're just... too beautiful."

Now it was Jimin's turn to blush. He lightly slapped Taehyung's shoulder. "Yah—seriously!"