soulmates - yoonmin

12| Jimin

Jimin was exhausted. 

He couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't even think straight. 

The poor boy longed for some cuddles and soothing words, but he didn't want to worry anyone. So he got into the shower, as usual, prepared himself some food for later and quickly snuck onto campus. He hoped to be able to avoid those bullys just for once. 

The orange-haired boy figured that if he changed his path to his lectures every day, they wouldn't be able to catch him. 

But they did. Almost every day. 

Today was different, though. 
Today was one of the rare days, he was able to get away. 

Well... not to get away per se... they were just... not there...  

Jimin was more than relieved to show up to class without bruises or messed up clothes for a change. It was weird, though. He didn't trust his luck and felt as anxious as ever. 

When Tae and Kook picked him up to walk to their lockers together, Jimin didn't see them at first. Tae poked his friend's shoulder and expected anything but the reaction he got. 

"Please, don't!"

Taehyung blinked at Jimin's pleading voice. 

"What the fuck, Chimmy?" 

Jimin stared at him for a second before averting his gaze to the ground and nervously fiddling with the hem of his shirt. 

"Chim, whom were you expecting?"

And again, Tae got no answer from his friend. Instead, his hyung bit his bottom lip. Another nervous habit of his. 

Taehyung looked at Jungkook with worried eyes. 

"Jimin-hyung, who are you afraid of?"

Jimin finally looked up, a shocked expression written all over his face. 

"W-what? No one! I'm fine, you're both fine, we're all fine, now let's go."

He tried to turn around and leave, but his two dongsaengs didn't buy his bullshit. Not this time. They knew something was up. They knew Jimin got scared easily but over the last couple of months, he seemed even more jumpy. And due to his weightloss, they definitaly knew something was wrong. And now, they finally spoke up.

"Hyung, stop it!  You're not fine and everyone knows it! Everyone sees it! We thought we're your fucking best friends! Well, what are best friends for, Chimmy? Talk to us, for fuck's sake! Talk!" 

Jimin gulped his anger down as much as humanly possible. He didn't want to talk. He didn't want to burden anyone. He felt pressured and insecure, so he snapped for the first time in a long time.

"I don't wanna talk, okay?! I am the hyung, Tae! I am supposed to listen, not talk! So back off and get going, we're gonna be late."