kim jongin imagines (hiatus)

best friend's ex

i climbed onto jongin's lap to lessen the distance between us and his arms immediately wrapped around my waist to make sure i was secure on him. we hadn't been able to celebrate the start of our relationship for a while, as jongin was still recovering from his split with seoyeon, one of my best friends, from a few months prior, but he'd finally moved on from her, meaning we could be together.

we'd only been kissing for a few minutes when i heard my front door unlock. thinking it was just my sister, i let the kiss last a few more seconds, but regretted the decision when i heard a familiar gasp. i quickly turned around and seoyeon was standing in the doorway, mouth dropped almost to the ground.

"(y/n)," she whispered. i scrambled off of jongin's lap and rushed over to her.

"i'm sorry, yeon, i didn't want you to find out like this," i said.

"he's my ex-boyfriend," she said.

"i know, but i really like him, and i think he really likes me, too," i said.

"i do," jongin added from the couch. i turned and smiled at him but it dropped when i looked back at seoyeon.

"how long has this been going on?" she asked.

"our relationship has only been about a month but i've known i had feelings for him for years," i replied.

"i can't believe you, (y/n)," she said. "i thought we were friends."

"we are."

"friends don't hook up with each other's ex-boyfriends a few months after their breakup."

"we're not 'hooking up', we're dating."

"that's even worse."

"i don't see what the big problem is. you dumped him, why do you care?"

"i care because that's not what a good person does! the breakup is still fresh, we're both still moving on."

"really? because i thought you'd moved on during the relationship."

we both turned to jongin in shock and he walked closer, wrapping an arm around my waist.

"what are you-" he cut seoyeon off.

"don't play dumb," he said. "i know you cheated on me and i know it wasn't just one time or with one guy."

"i didn't," she said.

"oh yeah? well, i think these messages i sent to myself prove otherwise."

he showed us the messages between seoyeon and multiple guys from our school, all happening during the time of their relationship, and he face went blank.

"jongin, i-" she cut herself off, not knowing how to finish the sentence, but then turned her attention on me. "this is all your fault!"

"my fault? how?"

"if you hadn't been so desperate, this wouldn't have happened! i dumped him because of how moody you looked when you saw us together, it was pathetic, really. i only dated him in the first place to see if it would make you jealous. you've always been a shitty friend."

my mouth dropped and jongin had to hold my arms back to keep me from punching her.

"you're a disgusting whore," i spat. "i'm so sick of your bullshit! you don't deserve to have anyone if you're going to treat them like shit! i hope you rot in hell where you belong."

i pushed her out of the door and slammed it in her face when she tried to argue back. i turned around to jongin and cupped his cheeks in my hands.

"i'm so sorry you dated that piece of shit," i said. he chuckled and leaned in to nuzzle his nose against mine.

"it's all in the past now," he said. "i'm glad i have you to protect me."

i kissed him gently then pulled him into a tight hug. i'm so glad she's out of my life, jongin is way better than her.

i hope you guys like this one, it was an idea from my amazing friend taylor again. she's so great at creating story ideas, wow 😂