My Crush | ksj

16 - Drawing

The scribble on my paper took up almost the entire sheet. Between eraser stubbles, my pencil kept scrubbing over it, adding new lines and emphasising existing ones. It frustrated me, the nose just didn't look right. I bit my lip, adding a bit more depth to the eyes. They didn't shine as bright as I wanted them to. Annoyed, I tapped the pencil onto the desk. Something else was still wrong.

"My upper lip isn't THAT big", Jimin furrowed his brows as he slid the piece of paper onto his side of the desk. He was right, I had drawn his lips fuller than they were.

"I'll finish it at home", I mumbled, resting my head on my hand. The drawing was the least thing concerning me at the moment.

Jimin laid his head next to mine, inspecting my eyes, as if he tried to read my thoughts. He pursed his lips "Just because you don't want to tell me what's going on doesn't mean I'll act as if you're fine. Because you obviously aren't. You only ever draw me when you're stressed"

I sighed, closing my eyes for a moment. Even though I couldn't hide my emotional distress from my best friend, I didn't feel like telling him. I already knew his answer anyway: 'Taehyung's lying'

But was he really? It was a new side to him, one I had never seen before. Maybe I really was too naïve, throwing my principles aside because of a simple apology. He didn't mean it. It was the other part of his message that intrigued me – was Taehyung actually hurt because of my comments? This newfound power made me insecure. I wanted to see Taehyung as a ruthless person, one without regrets. But he didn't comply, making this way harder for me than it had to be. If I was doing this to keep Jungkook and me safe, how could I hurt someone in the process? Did Taehyung deserve this?

Jimin flicked my forehead "Hayoonie, ignoring me isn't going to help"

I opened my eyes again and smiled at my best friend "You're right. So, Chimchim, tell me about what's been going on with Yoongi"

It was so easy to distract him. Jimin hastily unlocked his phone under the table, as if he had been waiting for this opportunity. Not that we were paying attention to this lesson anyway.

"Look, he actually asked me whether I wanted to get coffee with him", my best friend smiled, his thumb scrolling through their chat.

I glanced at his display as he continued while tapping onto the next message "But he said it's only 'cause I'm not as annoying as everybody else'", Jimin frowned.

The teacher cleared her throat, causing us to look at the blackboard for once. I leaned over to Jimin with a grin "I think 'not annoying' means he likes you in Yoongi-language"

My best friend beamed with pride, blinking a few times "You think so?"

I nodded and left him to his daydreams, while I kept on internally discussing my conflict.

A/N: Yes, although Taehyung is a piece of shit in this story, he's still human. I really hope the story keeps growing and you keep on voting and commenting 💚
On another note, did you enjoy this chapter?
Ps: i had to fit in some yoonmin progress as well hehe 💚
Pps: Next Chapter's gonna be JUICY 👀