Low Stress: Puppy-Love (Jikook)

Chapter Fourteen: C'est La Vie

Jungkook napped on Jimin's chest as the couple laid on his couch. His nose was against the skin of Jimin's neck while Jimin strummed his back through his black hoodie with one hand, scrolling on his phone with the other. They'd been like that for hours, at first talking about everything and anything, Jimin having come over to cook lunch with Jungkook which had turned into watching a movie which then turned into talking again and ended with them silently soaking each other's presence up on the couch.

They'd only officially been dating a week, but the couple had fallen into a routine of eating lunch together at Jungkook's apartment and then cuddling afterwards. They hadn't done anything further yet, but Jimin wasn't too worried. He didn't mind taking it slower for now; maybe they both needed it after the whirlwind they just went through.

Jimin snorted at Jungkook's secret smile as his hand went from scratching his back to playing with the hair on the back of his neck instead. His golden brown eyes flickered open and that bunny-grin overtook his face. Jimin only smiled wider, taking in the beautiful boy on top of him.

"What." Jungkook murmured sleepily, catching Jimin admiring him.

"Nothing." Jimin hummed, adjusting his hand to hold his phone better and teasingly scrolled through it. Jungkook pouted, his tattooed hand lightly covering Jimin's screen to steal his attention back.

"What were you thinking about? Was it me?"

"Just thought you look beautiful."

Jungkook grinned so boyishly and with such pure, innocent, joy, that it was Jimin who blushed instead of Jungkook. Jimin rolled his eyes, laughing as he resumed running his fingers through Jungkook's fluffy hair. He loved the feeling of it, loved the rain-water scent of his conditioner and the citrus-oud of his cologne. Loved being covered in it, going so far as to already have stolen a deep purple hoodie from Jungkook's closet, and had his boyfriend spray the entire thing in the scent.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" Jungkook asked, propping his arms under his chin and looking directly you at Jimin. Jimin blushed a second time, putting his phone down by their legs. He then pushed some of Jungkook's dark hair behind his ear.

"Whatever you're about to suggest."

Jungkook smiled. He turned his chin so he could kiss Jimin's palm and Jimin swatted at him as he rolled his eyes again, a laugh dancing across his lips. How had a week already gone by? He could spend eternity on this couch with Jungkook and wouldn't notice a single second passed.

"I was thinking, if you're free, I could pick you up from your place and take you out for dinner? There's a restaurant I was looking into around Olympic Park where we could get galbi-jjigae and then walk around afterwards. There's a charity performance going on by the stadium doing traditional songs and dances we could check out. Then, you know, come back to my place afterward."

Jimin's knees bent up around Jungkook's waist and he draped his arms around his neck lazily.

"You want to wine and dine me?"

"I've wanted to wine and dine you for ten years."

Jimin's smile spread slowly, matching Jungkook's mischievous one. He then leaned up and placed a kiss against Jungkook's neck lightly. "Alright, I like it. It feels special."

Jungkook opened his mouth and Jimin stopped him with a look.

"If you're about to say 'you're special' I'm going to have to fling my body off of Hoseok's balcony."

"But you are special." Jungkook teased, propping himself up so he was caging Jimin underneath him. His tattooed hand traveled under Jimin's dark purple hoodie, exploring each line of muscle as he worked his way up to his hips. "So special." Jungkook smirked against Jimin's ear and Jimin's eyes fluttered closed.