Nascent

Chapter Ten

As the evening sun dips lower in the sky, painting it with hues of blue, purple, and pink, the air takes on a soft coolness. After coming back from grocery shopping of ingredients for dinner, you initially planned on cooking a meal you searched up online. But it turned out to be failure as your previous cooking experiences. So you stuck with making fries and some salad on the side to balance out the ratio of non healthy food to healthy food. After digesting your dinner you went to get ready to meet Jimin. You've changed into an oversized dark green knit sweater paired with white trousers, letting your hair down as the weather hints at a chilly sunset. Your cross body purse, matching the shade of brown as your hair, completes the ensemble.

When you meet up with Jimin in the lobby of the penthouse building, a simultaneous "Wow" escapes your lips. Surprisingly, your outfits look remarkably similar. As he's dressed in black trousers and an oversized beige wool sweater paired with a black cap. You tease him, "Are you sure you're not copying me?" He responds confidently, "I'm sure of it. Plus, I got here first, so my outfit was obviously the original." You chuckle at his sassiness as you make your way outside and he opens the car door for you.

"We'll get the treat first, and then I'll show you this place I found." Jimin suggests. Playfully, you retort, "Wow, copying me again huh?" He smirks playfully replying with, "What can I say? You're a very admirable person."as he closed your door and headed for the driver's seat.

As you drive through the drive-thru, the sky transforms into a mesmerizing canvas of colours. Once you order your large chocolate frosty and he orders his large swirl one, you remark, "We can't drive when we eat them." "Well yours would melt." Jimin suggests mischievously, "It won't if you feed it to me." You roll your eyes playfully, "No, because then mine will melt."

His ears turn a shade redder, realizing that you have no qualms about feeding him. You suggest, "So, I guess it's better if we find a nice place to sit." You turn to him, asking, "Do you have any suggestions?" Jimin, with a flirty wink, replies, "I've been dying to show it to you." You inquire, "Is it nearby?" He replies with a simple nod.

Soon, you find yourselves on a hill with a breathtaking view of the flowing river, the blooming weeping trees and the sky adorned with the hues of the setting sun. "Jimin this place is gorgeous. I am at a loss of words! How'd you find this place?" You inquired. "I was driving aimlessly one time after work and I decided to take a walk in the nearby park and then I somehow stumbled into this hill with the breathtaking view you're seeing right now" He admitted proudly.  He then gestured towards the sole bench placed at the very top. After getting comfortable and eating the snack in comforting silence you can't help but break it, "Sorry about the morning; I was a complete mess. It's very embarrassing to replay." You said as you wrinkled your face embarrassingly. Jimin reassures you, "Don't worry. I'm sure nothing has embarrassed you more than our first meeting at a convenience store." He said menacingly. You covered your face as you groaned, "OMG, why would you remind me?" He chuckles as you add, "I would've burned those pjs, but it'll only emit CO2."

While chuckling you notice a small stain of the past treat on Jimin's chin. Gently, you get closer and wipe it off for him after subtly informing him, "There's something on your chin." The action flusters him, and you continue to gaze at the sunset, your hair dancing in the wind.

You ask, "Do you prefer sunset or sunrise?" Jimin confesses, "Sunset. I like to think of it as a canvas with paint splattered everywhere, but they all blend in together somehow. Until they all become the same colour of the night sky with remnants of silver and gold as the moon and stars." You admire his choice of words as his eyes remain fixated on the sunset. When he notices your gaze, he turns around slyly and asks, "What about you, sunsets or sunrises?" "Well, I don't know if my answer will top your poetical one but i'll go with sunrise" You admitted. "Sunrise when you're not a morning person?" He inquired playfully. "Well I think that makes it more special. You see, I like the hour before sunrise, the blue hour. Where the sky is painted in a shade of deep blue and the world is quiet waiting for the day to start. It's very peaceful and beautiful, even more so with the right music." You explained.