Haphephobia | VMIN

3:

On the walk home, Taehyung hummed a song and Jimin silently followed alongside him.

"So when did you start dancing?" Taehyung asked out of the blue.

"Oh uh um, I don't really remember. My aunt got me into it and I've been dancing my whole life basically, but I started to properly learn dance at a studio my first year of high school. How about you?" Jimin smiled, under his scarf that hid his cheeks from the harsh cold.

"That's cool and I started in middle school" he said. Jimin just hummed in response.

"I'm not just saying this to brag about our studio and club, but I really think you'll enjoy dancing with us. Some of the members might be annoying at times, but they'll really start to grow on you. It's like a big family" he chuckled fondly.

"Ya it's a lot better than my last studio. I'm actually really excited and I love the atmosphere and the studio is super pretty and it's so perfect because it's basically the school dance club members and the people are really unique and I would love to be apart of this dance family and-" Jimin gasped trying to catch his breath. Taehyung laughed and patted Jimin's back.

"You're surprisingly quite the talkative type I see" he said laughing as Jimin struggled to regain his composure.

"Not really, I just kinda got excited" Jimin mumbled.

"Haha gotcha. But it's a bummer you're in a different class then me and Hoseok" Taehyung hummed.

"Ah ya, but I also like Taemin, Mina, and Momo, so it's all good" Jimin smiled, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Mhmm, lets make it a great year!" Taehyung responded, skipping ahead a bit and turning back to Jimin with his box smile. Under his thick scarf, Jimin hid a cute smile as he said in his head "I made a new friend and I met so many people! If it's with these people I think I can be safe".

They arrived in front of Jimin's house and Jimin said goodbye and bowed before entering his home.

"Welcome home!" Yuna called from her room.

"Hey Yuna!" Jimin yelled so she could here him.

"Make sure to close your window before you go to bed. You don't want to catch a cold!" she yelled from her room.

Jimin heard his aunt tell him to close the window, but as soon as Jimin got out of the shower, he went straight to bed, forgetting to close his window.

7:00am

"I don't want this! Please! Why are you doing this?" Jimin screamed at the top of his lungs trying to free himself.

"Don't act like you don't want this, you slut."

"STOP! Hyung I love you! Why are you like this? I don't want this!" he yelled.

"You love me right? This is what people who are in love do sweetie. Now shut up" he growled and aggressively gripped the boy's neck.

"RIIINGG" the alarm blared.

Jimin arose quickly panting and coughing harshly. He was sweating heavily and he reached for his forehead and he was heating up.

He calmed down and controlled his heartbeat since he was already used to having the same nightmares, so he knew how to deal with it. But recently, the nightmares seemed more frequent and more graphic.