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Bangtan are currently in their first ever short break after how many weeks of promoting Love Yourself: Tear. The management team made them free from schedules for three days after some begging. And now, each members assured to themselves to make it a worthy leisure time before getting back to their hectic activities.

But this short term break meant nothing to Kim Seokjin. That one ordinary day inside the Bighit agency, he found himself preoccupied with a lot of overwhelming thoughts instead of relaxing. Worst, he was actually spacing out in front of the vending machine for five consecutive minutes, and the variety of options are making him malfunction from selecting what to drink.

Although, his consciousness in his surroundings has awaken lately that he instantly sensed the only female member of the agency walking pass behind him. She headed to the next vending machine about seven meters away from Seokjin's, and pressed a button.

Jin frowned while observing her every movement once again. Why is he even checking? He tried to pretend going the opposite direction, but as soon as Mei got her bottled water, Jin knew that he was trapped at the moment.

"Ah, seriously-" He hitched himself, walking towards the female. There's definitely no turning back now.

"Mei-ssi..."

When the female heard this, she quickly turned around to see Bangtan's eldest with an uneasy posture.

Mei eyed him and blinked once, signaling him to speak. but none of his words came out. His palms suddenly felt a bit sweaty,

"Uhh..."

"Are there any concerns, Seokjin-ssi?" Mei recurred with an intimidating tone.

"N-no. Nothing at all."

"I see... Alright then, I'll be heading upstairs." she pointed up, while taking the stairway and headed to the studio. At that moment when Jin was left alone, he felt frustratingly defeated.

And it's even more aggravating to think that he let himself go on throughout the day, trying to follow her around the agency because of his desperation.

By 11am, Mei headed in the canteen to have lunch. Jin was at the farthest table, eating salads.

By 12pm, she went to the ensemble room, and she swore to herself, she didn't saw the male idol roaming around by any chance.

By 2pm, she went to the validation office to submit her lyrics. The young man made sure to take a glimpse without being noticed, and the last thing he saw was the female entering the room with a sheet of paper while the tinted glass door is steadily closing.

Soon, another male figure appeared from behind Jin's hiding position. And the unexpected presence of one another made both of them startled.

Jung Hoseok tapped his shoulders from behind which caused the latter to be jump scared.

"Jin-hyung? What are you doing here-"

"Shh..." the older cut him off with a violent hush. Hoseok froze, having absolutely no idea what's happening.

Suddenly, Mei reappeared from the opposite corner and was instantly met with a surprise. For the Nth time, she saw Kim Seokjin, hiding like a fool behind a pillar. The two of them had an eye contact for a slight second while Jin felt his nerves on from getting busted.

"Just- Ugh! Forget it."

"What-" Hoseok muttered. Jin disappointingly left the scene and walked away while the other bangtan member remained with a questioning look.

That afternoon by 4pm, Mei was found stressing out by the window all alone, holding a couple of highlighters and probably revising after her lyrics was proofread by the producers. Jin was about to go back to their dorm as Namjoon told in their group chat. But for one last time, he saw the latter female from behind with a noticeable utter silence.