temptation was what started it all.
it was during summer when everything started to change.
jimin had been invited to sit together with some jocks at his new school, and after one look at a certain someone he had known when to say no. but on that day he didn't, he had nodded at them.
after he sat down, he felt his nerves acting up again. he didn't know if it was from the heat, or from the proximity of having so many people wanting to talk to him so soon. in his old school, no, in his old school, no one had ever invited him anywhere.
perhaps it was because of his natural, awkwardly self. if he had a penny for everytime he had been told about how undeniably boring he was, he'd most definitely be rich by now.
he wondered why these jock-like guys seemed to note him as confident the first time they saw him. but jimin should've known. his appearance never seemed to cooperate with his inner self anyway.
so when he sat down, jimin didn't open his mouth to talk. didn't even try to make eye contact.
"hey, man. are you mute or something?"
"he asked you a question." someone laughed a high-pitched laugh then, and jimin couldn't help but gulp. he steadily averted his eyes upwards, though he was unready to face cunning, amused eyes. on him.
"who did?" he said. but jimin thought that his voice sounded anything but confident. in fact, he probably sounded like a mouse. a small notification ding. a squeak.
someone laughed again, and jimin turned. "i did."
jimin felt his lips twitch upon seeing this fellow's face. huge, baby-like eyes, yet a tanned, handsome face. "i'm minho. i asked for your name." he grinned.
"oh, uh." jimin's cheeks went warm. "minho."
he said.
jimin wanted to slap himself right then and there. why the hell did he say minho? "your name is minho, too?" minho laughed, eyebrows raising high. "nice!"
"hey, minho!"
"yooo, minho! what's your surname, man?"
"choi minho? lee minho?"
"where you from, dude? you are one handsome fella."
the questions kept on coming, and jimin was appalled at the amount of it being directed at him. had never experienced this kind of situation before. had never experienced anything like this before.
he was probably a sore loser.
he cleared his throat loudly, and the questions slowly stopped coming. then he pursed his lips, blinking, "my name is park jimin. not minho."
"oh? park jimin?" another guy said, then he grinned. he had a really pretty face for a guy, jimin thought. "yah, then why did you say your name was minho? i'm baekhyun by the way!"
jimin hadn't been given enough time to reply before someone else butted in. "jiminie!"
his head turned to the hyper voice that had called him.
now, this guy had a blue headband around his head. had tanned-like skin, and a funny, rectangular smile on his face right now. he simply looked like he craved fun.
"can i call you that?"
jimin started, but even after he nodded and felt himself grinning so widely, the guy had already stood up and went to sit on the space beside him. and all jimin could think about the whole time he took his time to come was how absolutely skinny this guy looked.
