the familiar stench of sweat, deodorant and cologne hit jeongguk and jimin like a ball to the face as they entered the boy's changing room and went their separate ways. how unpleasant it was to know that the unbearable stench was basically trapped within the locker rooms. no matter how many lysol sprays or candles they've used, nothing could extricate the smell from the locker room.
jeongguk grabbed one of his backpack straps and swung it off his shoulder, a thud producing from the hard hit of his black backpack. his gaze averted to jimin who was on the other side of the room, the smiling older removing his collared uniform shirt. jimin's honey skin was exposed to the naked human eye, a lump forming in the younger's neck as his eyes roamed his patent, envious six-pack.
stuck in a dazed state, jeongguk hadn't noticed he was staring at the strangely gorgeous boy with glossy lips parted and a thin string of drool making it's escape until someone whispered 'gay' under their breath. he swiftly ripped his eyes away from jimin and glared over at the suspect who was letting out a stifled, grotesque snicker.
"gay my ass." jeongguk huffed heavily, unbuckling his black leather belt and folding it to stuff inside his locker. he slipped out of his navy trousers that were stuck to his thighs like glue, letting out a sigh of relief from the freedom his prominent thighs were gifted with.
jeongguk put on his navy basketball shorts and began unbuttoning his collared shirt afterwards, wondering why jimin looked so suddenly.. stunning? despite wanting to wipe that thought off his mind, jeongguk found himself thinking about it more than he should.
"hi." the blonde sang as he took a seat next to his best friend, surprising the younger who was not expecting for jimin to appear after thinking about him so much. had jimin been reading his mind and decided to expose the him? at this point, jeongguk was simply over-thinking. it was driving him insane.
"h-hey, jiminie." the brunette softly responded, not sparing a glance over to his friend's direction. a red tint spread on his cheeks as he sheepishly removed his shirt and noticed jimin's stare burning into him.
using both arms, jeongguk covered his tummy and struggled to reach for his pe shirt, the endearing giggles coming from jimin's plump lips almost taunting him. "here, let me help you."
jimin reached for the pe shirt, getting on his tippy-toes to put it on for jeongguk who was defeated in a battle with his cheeks who were burning and very red. the same boy from before who made the unnecessary comment barked out a toxic chuckle.
"why don't you help me get on my clothes, baby?" he questioned the blonde with a flirtatious tone, sending a wink towards his direction. jimin turned over to look at the boy with a blank expression, his chubby cheeks turning a tad pink from the statement.
his eyes traveled down to jimin's perky ass, the boy hungrily licking his lips which made jimin feel extremely uncomfortable. he stopped what he was doing and only looked down at the ground with glassy eyes. "i could treat you so go—"
smack !
jeongguk's fist was trembling in pure vexation as he lowered his other hand, noticing the forming mark of his hand on the boy's face. in a matter of a couple deadly silent seconds, his cheek had a red hand mark. with gritted teeth, jeongguk stared at the mark with a triumphant yet disbelieved expression filling his face.
"jeongguk, you didn't have to do that." jimin shakily whispered under his breath as he looked straight into the taller male's eyes with a glint of fear shining in his eyes.
the victim's eyes were fuming in agony and despise as he glared at the brunette who was staring back at him with the same stare. not a bit of jeongguk felt pity or regret for his fellow classmate. instead of apologising, jeongguk turned to face the male with a blank, emotionless face. it surprised both jimin and the other male.
"if you lay your hand on him, even stand near him— i'm going to fucking kill you." jeongguk threatened with a monotone voice as he stared directly into the eyes of the pained student. "do you understand?"
there was no response.
"i said do you fucking understand, wonwoo?!" the impatient brunette shouted, a couple of late students jumping in fear as they passed by the scene. luckily, the gym teachers were in the gym, not the locker rooms.
"y-yes." wonwoo quietly grunted in response, not sparing a single glance towards his direction which made jeongguk feel dominant and cocky.
embarrassed, wonwoo rushed out of the locker room.
"jeongguk, you're going to get detention for this."
"i don't care," the brunette muttered, feeling himself calm down as he looked at jimin with glassy eyes. "i just don't like people talking to you like that."
jimin gave his best friend a short smile, he loved the soft side jeongguk had for him. "you're so cute sometimes."
"shut up, ugh." jeongguk grumbled, swatting away jimin's hand that was caressing the brunette's cheek to wipe away a tiny tear filled with 1% regret.
