One Step Closer [Social Media AU]

One Step Closer - 29💕

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⚠️⚠️CW: Mature/ Rude language, mentions of past cheating/ infidelity among minor characters etc., This scene is intended for mature audience and will shed some light on Jimin's past.⚠️⚠️

The world of the rich was not at all glittery as it seemed. Jimin would know because he lived in it. From the outside, it appeared they had it all. However, only those who lived that life would know how many things were wrong in their daily life.

They were expected to live their life a certain way with the society, watching their every move with hawk eyes. Every action was questioned even if it was something trivial.

Here, in this world, almost everyone was pretentious. They all had one motive or the other and always looked for a way to use an opportunity to their advantage. Saccharine smiles and sweet words only meant one thing—I got my eyes on you. The rich wanted to be rich and the powerful wanted to become even more powerful. Power and greed, when combined, made a person nasty.

Here, marriages and even birthday celebrations were done with a hidden motive—to display their wealth, to boast about their new acquisition or brag about their recent trip, to intimidate, to learn other's secrets or to build mutually beneficial alliances.

There was a party every year to display their wealth and power, inviting all important people in the country. Jimin never found any of the practices genuine. Even his family hosted one or two every year and there was always an unspoken competition of who did it better.

Growing up, he was fortunate to be born in the Park family. His parents genuinely loved each other. It was natural for him to want something they shared between them. As a teenager, he didn't let the luxuries of his world derail him from the person he was. But then the wakeup call came in several forms.

At thirteen, when he still wasn't allowed to join the parties, he would sneak around, curious to see what was happening in the annual Christmas gala downstairs. Hiding behind the decorations and watching them dance was his favorite pastime and during younger years, he couldn't wait to grow so he could go to these parties himself. But curiosity soon killed his naive expectations for the future.