Will you love me

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Everything was going fine between Jimin and Taehyung. As Jimin started to open up to Taehyung.

"Hyung!" Jimin called V as he entered the living room where Taehyung was reading a fashion magazine. Taehyung hummed in response, but Jimin didn't hear.

"Tae! Yah dumbass!" Jimin shouted just to piss Taehyung off. The latter glared at him while Jimin voiced out if doubts. "Can you explain how you determine the structure of an atom?" Taehyung sighed and took Jimin's textbook and looked at the passage muttering "Who's the dumbass now?" Jimin heard him say and pretended to think "Umm... Maybe you?" At this, Taehyung closed the book and hit Jimin's head with it. Jimin flinched and pretended to sulk. Taehyung ignored him and gave his attention back to the assignment, he started explaining the concept to Jimin.

From time to time, the younger would gaze at his brother's serious face and admire him, he thought that maybe he could trust him again.

"Do you understand now?" Taehyung asked pulling Jimin out of his reverie. Jimin laughed to hide his embarrassment and said, "Can you just explain the last passage, I didn't catch it well."

"Okay."

After he had explained it, Jimin thanked his brother and ran to his room after hitting Taehyung's head with his note as an act of revenge from earlier. The elder started to chase his laughing form, tackled him to the ground, and flicked his forehead, making Jimin whine.

Taehyung then left his brother on the floor and went back to the living room to read peacefully.

*

Another day, Jimin entered the house and made his way to Taehyung's room. The latter was arranging his room, folding his laundry, and putting together his outfit for the next day.

Jimin pushed the door open, which creaked, while he stood still near the door frame, staring at Taehyung with a scowl on his face. Taehyung's back was facing him, but he sensed a shiver run down his spine. And turned around to see the cause. He saw Jimin and exhaled in relief "You scared me." He said calmly. When he heard no response, he turned to see whether Jimin was still there or had left, but he didn't expect to fall face-to-face with Jimin. He jumped back in surprise. "Bruh what are you playing at." He said turning back again.

"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AM PLAYING" Jimin replied with his voice sounding a few octaves deeper and a creepy smirk on his face. Upon hearing these words, Taehyung froze and was slowly turning to face this creature. He unconsciously had a horrified look on his face. Jimin clicked a pic and started laughing like a maniac "You should have seen your face, Oh my god!!" Taehyung groaned and grimaced, the damage was done, and he wouldn't be able to reverse it, so instead, he just mumbled "Get out."

"Hyung... Hyung..." Jimin was calling, his laughter almost making him roll on the floor. "What?" Taehyung grunted. After calming down a bit, Jimin managed to make a clear sentence. "Let's go shopping!"

"Go with Johnsen."

"Nooo!! He's busy. Please." He pleaded with pouty lips and a sad gaze.

"Let me guess, you want me to pay for everything you get and then carry all your bags? And I am just replacing Johnsen, isn't it?" Taehyung questioned back. "Rude." He said and faked being hurt.

"Okayyy... Honestly, that's a good idea, might as well use all your money, hehehehe. But no, it wasn't my intention, and I lied I don't know if he's busy or not, but I didn't want to go with him, so I never asked him."

"Why didn't you want to go with him?"

"Oh, he just felt distant. He's on his phone all the time, and so I thought maybe he needed a break from me and my annoying and clingy character."

"Baby, you're not annoying. Are you sure you'll be okay, or not?"

"Don't call me like that, and yep, I'll be fine, don't pity me. I might die of overpityness." Jimin said, acting dramatically as if he was dying but lack of oxygen. 

Taehyung chuckled as he stopped the work he was doing and grabbed Jimin's arm heading out of the house "Let's go then."

*

Taehyung was waiting in line to get an ice cream, and Jimin was leaning over the railing, he was watching the floor under him and observing passersby until his eyes landed on Johnsen who was waiting on the floor right beneath his, phone in hand, back resting on the railing. He thought maybe he could get his attention by calling him, but before he could shout his name, a girl approached him and hugged his neck. Johnsen didn't hug her back, but Jimin wasn't blind, his boyfriend had not pushed her either. Jimin pulled out his phone and took a picture to come clean about this later. Just as he placed his phone back in his pocket, Taehyung arrived and gave him his ice cream. Jimin pulled him away from the scene and decided to walk while licking his newly bought dessert.

After a few minutes, Jimin's phone chimed. He had received a text from Johnsen asking him if he wanted to sleep at his house. Jimin was annoyed, he dared to text him while meeting with his girlfriend or something? Jimin sighed, it was better to confront him sooner than later. He texted back saying he would be there at six before locking his phone and focusing on the person in front of him.

Taehyung bought a small box of strawberries. He popped one in his mouth "Hm... it's not as good as the one at Granma's." He said disappointed and pouted. "Give me some." Jimin tried to take one, but Taehyung's reflexes were faster and he managed to extend his arm away from Jimin's reach in time and started whining, "You act like a kid." Jimin said with a grimace on his face.

Taehyung gave him his signature boxy smile, before popping several strawberries into his mouth one after the other. But he stopped upon hearing Jimin's next question and gulped.

"What did you do to pass the time when you were at Granma's house?"

"Oh! Nothing, in particular, I studied most of the time, just some gardening some plantation that Grandpa taught me. I planted my own strawberries though, and they were better than these hehe. And then, I went to parks, I went to old-style markets, I did some activities such as hiking, camping, star gazing,  swimming in lakes... I just reconnected with my soul and accepted my feelings by being close to nature. And- "

"Hyung. Did you ever think of me when you were there?" Jimin asked, his voice cracking.

"Jimin..." Taehyung started only to be cut off by Jimin's phone ringing. They were so comfortable with each other's presence that they didn't see time pass. And now it was currently 6:28.

Jimin pulled out his phone and groaned at the name it showed. Then he glanced at the clock and gasped, "Hyung! I am late, I got to go, I'll see you tomorrow, I'm sleeping at Johnsen's." Jimin said running to the exit.

Taehyung's heart clenched. He felt bad, was this how Jimin felt when he was gone? He's leaving, he thought as he saw Jimin's small figure go further and further as he talked on the phone. The eldest sighted and walked home carrying all the bags. He then decided to get himself some alcohol to numb his pain. When he got home, he left everything on the floor near the sofa sat down on the floor rug with a can of bear in his hand, and rested his elbow on the coffee table. He just wanted the alcohol to kick in and wash his sorrows away for a few hours. 

A/N: Helloooo!! Do you like it? Next chapter is better than this one. I promise. Also, My holidays are almost over T_T and so I just wanted to inform you about the update times variation. Sorry. 🥺