flipped

seventy-three.

일흔셋

     jimin groans as he squirms, spreads his arms out to the other side of the bed. it's empty and he opens his eyes, squints at the light spreading across the room, through the window. he looks around, but jungkook is nowhere. he pouts, pushes his body to sit up. he hears faint voices from the balcony and follows it. he pushes the curtains a little aside and hear jungkook's voice. he's on the phone.

     "i'm in japan. why?" he says into the machine. his voice confused. there's a pause before he speaks again. "no, i'm not alone. i'm with a friend."

     jimin understands that he's addressing him as a friend. it hurts how they can't be public with their relationship. jimin is going to be like a dirty little secret of an idol.

     "i― yes he's just a friend. what's the issue?" he's voice is alarmed now and it worries jimin. "what kind of pictures?" he asks and now jimin freezes. they didn't do anything revealing in public. "can i not put my arm around my friend? what dumb shit is this?"

     jimin can hear jungkook's anger surfacing so he decides to let him be and order breakfast till the time. he's feeling guilt and fear. guilt of being a threat to jungkook's carrier and fear of him leaving.

     he order's eggs, sausages and some salad. he brushed his teeth and when the older comes he puts it ready beside the bed.

     jungkook is pissed when he comes back inside. but when he finds jimin sitting patiently on the bed, breakfast beside him, he sighs, more content. "good morning, baby," he whispers and climbs onto the bed, kissing older's forehead. "you slept well?"

     jimin nods, "i did." he waits, wants jungkook to tell himself the stress.

     "there has been a problem," he says, looks away. "let's eat breakfast and i'll tell you during. i'm really hungry."

     jimin keeps the tray in between them and on a single plate they start feasting. "tell me," jimin says with his mouth a little full of sausages.

     jungkook chuckles at cute sound jimin does as he eats. "somebody recognized me and well pictures are out there with my arms around your shoulder, from last night. and y'know the dating controversy." he takes a pause to take a bite of the egg, and continues once done. "the company asked me about it. it's a little messy because first, you're a boy which would make me gay or bisexual and second, dating itself is considered as a sin," he laughs bitter.

     "w-what will happen then?" jimin asks, his voice giving his worry out.

     jungkook smiles, keeps his hand on jimin's. "honestly, i don't know. but no matter what, i'm not leaving you."

     another promise and jimin knows he can believe. but would he want the boy he loves be deprived of something he loves? no, definitely not.