Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop || Jikook [COMPLETE]

Chapter 11

Six months later, Jimin still sat behind the counter at rkive between rushes, chin nestled into the palm of his hand, though the boredom that used to accompany the position had long since been replaced with a fond smile as he watched Yoongi playing guitar from the small platform stage Namjoon had built just for him. Jimin loved listening to Yoongi play. It made his shifts less boring. Jimin giggled when Yoongi caught his eye and winked at him. Yoongi was still as much a flirt as he'd ever been.

"Um, hi."

Jimin leaned up from where he was perched on the counter, his heartbeat quickening at the voice. He looked at the man in front of him, heart swooning.

"Hi, welcome to rkive," Jimin smiled. "What can I get for you today?"

"Not sure, to be honest," Jungkook answered, pursing his lips.

"Is that so?" Jimin questioned in a teasing tone.

He watched Jungkook step forward, coming flush with the counter directly in front of him, before breaking out into a smirk.

"Any recommendations?"

Jimin bit his bottom lip between his teeth, not missing Jungkook's eyes dropping down to them. He let his lip pop free with a grin.

"I think I know just what you need," Jimin spoke as he leaned forward into Jungkook's space.

"Yeah?" Jungkook asked, licking his lips in anticipation.

Jimin hummed as he closed the remaining distance between them and kissed Jungkook tenderly. Jungkook sighed into the kiss, having missed him since they'd parted that morning. Before Jimin could withdraw, Jungkook reached up and softly gripped his chin, pecking his lips once more.

"You two are disgusting, you know that?" Seokjin said, shaking his head with an affectionate smile that contradicted his words, as he watched Jimin and Jungkook pull apart with dopey grins on their faces.

Jimin giggled and shrugged, not caring that his friends teased them relentlessly at every opportunity.

"Oh, let them be," Yoongi voiced as he slid into the seat next to Jungkook.

Jungkook broke out into a smile and wrapped an arm around Yoongi's shoulders, side-hugging him in greeting. Yoongi acted disgruntled, but Jimin knew otherwise, as did Jungkook.

"Where are the others?" Namjoon asked, stepping out from behind Seokjin as he came out of his office, glancing around for Hoseok and Taehyung.

As if summoned, both Hoseok and Taehyung walked through the front door, bickering from their body language. Jimin had to hold back a laugh when he saw Taehyung draw a hand to his chest, mouth agape, face scandalized at something Hoseok had said. Hoseok looked pleased as he crossed toward where Jimin and the others were gathered.

"You take that back!" Taehyung shouted as he closed the gap.

"Not in your life," Hoseok replied with a satisfied heart shaped grin.

"What are you two arguing about now?" Jungkook asked.

Taehyung dropped his bag on the stool in front of him and let out an indignant huff, glaring at Hoseok, who still looked very pleased with himself.

"Hobi said that my photography skills were mediocre."

"Hobi," Jimin drawled with a look that Hoseok rolled his eyes at.

"Fine. I'm sorry," Hoseok let out, pointing at Taehyung. "But I swear to God, if I trip over another one of your tripods, I'm moving out."

"Don't do me any favors." Taehyung clapped back.

Everyone burst into laughter, including a customer whom Jimin was ringing up. Jimin shook his head, still chuckling, as he turned to make the mocha cappuccino the customer had ordered.

Jimin thought, as he made the cappuccino, that they only had themselves to blame for being stuck as roommates. Three months after Taehyung and Hoseok found Jimin and Jungkook kissing on the floor of what used to be Taehyung's and Jungkook's apartment, the two had staged an intervention of sorts. Long story short, both Hoseok and Taehyung had had enough of the sickeningly sweet displays of affection they were subjected to at each other's places, which was how Jimin and Jungkook ended up sharing an apartment of their own. But really, Jimin was pretty sure the final straw was when they walked in on the two of them in a compromising position, Jimin and Jungkook having been determined to sneak in a moment alone before movie night at Hoseok's place.

Jimin giggled at the memory as he turned around, walked to the end of the counter, and handed off the finished mocha cappuccino. Jimin caught Jungkook's eye as he walked back to help another customer, and Jungkook gave him a knowing smile, likely revisiting the same memory.

Jungkook was still grinning as he watched Jimin take another order. He was in the middle of a happy sigh when he felt himself pulled down into the stool he'd been standing in front of. He already knew it was Yoongi before he spoke.

"Stop drooling."

Jungkook chuckled as he settled into his seat more comfortably. Yoongi, who had once been Jungkook's competition, what Jungkook hadn't even realized he thought of him as at the time, had become one of his closest friends. Especially after Jungkook learned what Yoongi had done for both him and Jimin. Jungkook smiled at his friend who took a sip of his coffee.

"Spit it out," Yoongi said, setting his drink down.

Jungkook's smile grew bigger. "Thanks."

Yoongi sighed. "This again."

Jungkook laughed. "Yeah, this again."

On occasion, Jungkook would randomly thank Yoongi for helping him realize his feelings. Okay, maybe not on occasion, more like frequently. But really, it was the least he could do. He knew that without Yoongi; he'd still be living obliviously to both his and Jimin's feelings.

He felt Yoongi clap a hand down on his shoulder and squeeze it, just as he always did when Jungkook thanked him. Jungkook smiled before looking back in the direction he knew Jimin was in, only to find that Jimin wasn't there but was standing in front of him, setting a cup down on the counter.

Jungkook met Jimin's eye and, just like the day he'd first met him, Jimin smiled and gave him an encouraging nod toward the cup. Jungkook looked at it and knew exactly what it was. A matcha latte. Jungkook reached forward, intertwining Jimin's hand with his own, and lifted the cup to his lips with his other hand. As he took a sip, he looked around rkive, thinking about the day he had stumbled upon it and met Jimin. It was a day that would change his life.

It was the day he began falling in love at a coffee shop.

Author's Note:

I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to read my story. I really appreciate you guys 🫶🏼.

Also, this fic was inspired and named after the song below.