𝑀𝓎 𝒮𝓁𝓎𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃 (My Slytherin) || •PJM• ✔️

The Maze

Today's the day.

Jimin stares at the entrance to the maze and sighs. He needs a partner, and that's the stupid part: they choose partners for the students. It's a new thing that got implemented this year, something about wanting to bond more. Yeah right, a partner will only slow him down. He probably got someone dumb. Someone who'll know nothing about mazes. Hell he might even get a fourth year, which is the minimum year you have to be in to participate. This is so dumb.

Jimin stands in line next to Tae, who's looking at him in concern. "You seem distracted," Tae says.

"When am I ever not?" Jimin snorts back with a head tilt, "I have a maze to win, but instead of practicing, I'm here looking for a partner that I'll have to take with me for both this maze and the final hedge maze."

"I don't see why it's that big of a deal, maybe this partner will be the best in the class."

"That's the thing Tae - I'm the best in the class."

"Modest too, huh?"

He softly chuckles at Tae's words, starting to relax a little. Ah Kim Taehyung. Jimin will give the man credit - he knows how to make the people around him smile and laugh. He has this way of knowing when someone is worth his time or not. "Where's your other Hufflepuff friend?" Jimin asks. He needs more positivity right now.

"Present," Jung Hoseok pipes up, walking over and standing in line with them.

"Hey Hobi," Tae says, the two hugging briefly. Okay that's cute. Jimin may be mostly heartless, but seeing two Hufflepuffs hug is the most precious thing in the world.

"Ready to find out who your partners are?" Hoseok asks.

Jimin almost snorts. "I'd rather work alone. I don't know why they're so insistent on doing this."

"Because apparently teamwork makes the dreamwork, and since last year's attack happened, they might be putting us in groups to stay safer," Hoseok says.

"I guess that makes sense. Can't really fault them for wanting us to be safe," Taehyung replies in a hum.

"I can," Jimin grumbles.

"Aww Jimin's poor ego is taking a hit. He'll have to share the victory. How tragic," Taehyung teases. Hoseok giggles and nudges Jimin, who looks like he wants to die.

"My victory should be mine, I'm not leading some slacker to a trophy they don't deserve," he says.

"Oh relax, it might be us," Tae replies, "would you call me a slacker?"

"Obviously." Tae laughs, Jimin cracking a smile. They have fun together, so there's that.

After a few minutes of small talk, they make it to the front of line, looking at the large list placed on the table in front of the entrance to the maze. Jimin sighs, "I don't even want to know."

"Just look," Tae groans, scanning the list for his own name. "Oh hey - Hobi we're partners," he says with a smile.

"Partners for life!" Hoseok squeals, the pair hugging. Ugh they're cute. Now... who's his partner? Jimin scans the list, looking for 'Park' until he finally finds his name. His jaw drops.

"What is it? Who's your partner?" Tae asks.

Jimin feels his hands getting clammy, his heart racing. "It's uh..." He gulps.

"It's Y/n."

Just like that, Tae bursts out laughing. Jimin shoots him a glare, but of course the laughing man ignores it. "Holy fuck this is a movie. Well, guess you have to practice with her before the maze starts."

"No," Jimin replies with an eye roll.

Tae narrows his eyes at him, "Huh? Why not?"

"Just... no."

"Oh come on dude, this is your chance," Tae says.

Of course Jimin's too stubborn to say yes. "We'll wing it. I already know how to navigate mazes. She'll stay quiet and follow."

"She's not that kind of person," Hoseok says.

"Hobi?"

"Yes?"

"Stop talking."

"Right."

~~~

Jimin keeps his hands in his pockets while walking down the bland passageways of the wall maze. There's a hedge maze too, but that's not until later. Right now it's the wall maze. It honestly looks old and musty. There's some vines hanging off the tops of the walls, the night sky pouring down on them illuminating the cracks in the structures. Y/n is walking peacefully behind him, looking around in amazement. It's honestly kind of cute.

His mind is a disaster right now. On one hand he wants to talk to her, on the other he wants to get this over with already. She's offering useful tips and trying to keep up, but he keeps ignoring her. At this point she stopped trying to help. Thank God, now he doesn't have to hear her voice. Her beautiful, alluring, calming voice that eases all his worries. Jimin swallows his pride. Shit he's in love with her, isn't he? Fucking hell this shit never ends.

"Are we close?" she asks, "I mean you've made it obvious that you don't want to talk, but I think I deserve to know, yeah?"

"Just stop talking. You'll see."

"I deserve to know where we're going."

"This is a maze. There's only one answer to that - we're going towards the end sweetheart. Can you stop nagging?"

"Stupid Slytherin."

"Fucking Gryffindor," he replies. Then, he looks at her. His heart and body stop at the same time.

She's gazing at him in confusion. Him on the other hand - he's staring at her with awe. Her beautiful curves brought out by her tight after school clothing, her messy hair, her eyes glimmering under the lighting. It's beautiful. She's beautiful. And in that moment, he gets an idea. A bad one (probably), but he can't help it. He can't hide his desire for her any longer. Jimin wants Y/n, it's as simple as that.

"I know where we're going," he suddenly says.

She raises a brow, "Oh, so now you'll tell me?"

He's quick to reassure her with a nod. "Follow me this way, okay?"

As expected, she's suspicious, but she agrees. "Is there something I don't know about going on? What's your game here Park?"

"My 'game' is winning this and getting out out of this maze. Is that innocent enough for you?" She pauses, then reluctantly hums. He starts down the path, her following closely. Little did she know that he had absolutely no intention of keeping things innocent for long...