where you belong

Chapter 22

“So Jungkook’s mother loves you.” Taehyung said, a little too loud. 

“Love is a strong word.” His friend replied and saw a few people turning their heads to offer them mean glances. To meet in a library hasn’t been their smartest choice because people were trying to study there and even if they were trying to do that too, there were a lot of things they needed to talk about and Tae wasn’t known for his patience. Jimin gulped and moved his eyes towards his book, re-reading all the underlined words. 

“How’s therapy?” Taehyung has been nothing but supportive of him, he even replaced Jungkook in the days when they should have gone to therapy sessions together and he couldn’t and he filled his best friend with images of body positivity and motivational quotes from morning to night. Three weeks having Mrs. Jeon around made Jimin reach 1000 calories a day and that was a miracle, taking in consideration how against it he’s been in the beginning.  “Is Jungkook alright?” 

“He’s doing better.” They’ve had no kind of dynamics beside boyfriend/boyfriend lately and it was a much-needed thing for both of them but Jimin felt like he needed a break from being a “proper adult”. “It’s been two months since we last had sex.” Normally, he wouldn’t have talked about something like this but he felt the need to talk to his friend about it. Round eyes widened and a gentle smile appeared on Tae’s face; the boy leaned closer so he could whisper. 

“You’ve been unwell, Minnie.” He was right but looking back at their relationship the change was almost shocking. They went from making love a few times a day to barely touching and Jimin didn’t know what to think about that, he was afraid Jungkook was holding back and was unhappy. “Talk to him about this.” 

“I can’t... I can’t be little when his mother is around.” It was so selfish of him that he immediately felt bad for talking about it but Tae grasped the idea and furrowed his brow. He knew Jimin was coping with his problems like that and not being able to express himself must have been awful so his mind began to search for solutions. 

“Let’s have a sleepover tonight. We can watch cartoons and draw stuff and build a fort. Or we can play Monopoly if you want and I will totally beat your ass.” The blond chuckled and rolled his eyes but accepted the offer, looking at his phone screen to see what time it was. It was past 6 and that could only mean his boyfriend was already home. “I’ll buy snacks too – jellybeans! You love jellybeans!” Brown eyes hesitated at the sugary offer but he nodded either way before beginning to gather his things. “We’re going?” 

“I want to go and grab my things.” Taehyung decided he was going to stay at the library a bit more and finish his essay. They said goodbye and Jimin took the subway home even if he knew Jungkook would have gladly picked him up. Once he got to the apartment he left his jacket and shoes aside and tiptoed inside, hoping he wouldn’t intrude. They were both in the living room so when he saw that he let his backpack fall on the ground and greeted them, his cheeks still rosy because of the wind he’s been facing. 

“Hi, baby! You’re home early!” That was because he was usually going to a cafe with his friend after a study session but this time was different and he felt like a nervous child. 

“I’ll go and heat something for you to eat.” Mrs. Jeon said and got up.

“No, no, that’s alright.” Jungkook was ready to tell him he must eat but he wasn’t given the chance because the boy continued. “I’m sleeping at TaeTae's tonight.” The woman heard about this friend of Jimin’s before but she was surprised they were close enough to still have sleepovers. Jungkook’s eyebrows arched as he spoke.

“Are you guys having a sleepover?” 

“Yeah.” He gulped – he shouldn’t feel this bad, he had the right to have fun with his best buddy. “We’re going to watch cartoons and play Monopoly.” The man was smart enough to understand what he was saying so he let out an understanding sound as Mrs. Jeon addressed them the strangest stare possible.