My Sister's boyfriend

Chapter 10: The Fun Boys

I finally introduced the other members!!!!! I literally wrote this chapter so I could include them in this fic yw

Yoongi is half hoping that Jimin will randomly kiss him again but when he doesn't Yoongi thinks that's okay too. Yoongi wonders if he had scared Jimin off; maybe Jimin didn't want to kiss boys that had shouted at him. Maybe Yoongi didn't want to kiss boys in general. Maybe it would save Yoongi a lot of hassle if he just let Jimin assume that he had outright rejected his advances. Maybe Yoongi technically had. And maybe Yoongi is just happy having Jimin around, even just as a friend.
And maybe being friends with Jimin means being friends with Jimin's friends too. In any case as it had turned out now sometimes all seven of them would hang together because somewhere along the way Jimin's friends had become Yoongi's friends and Yoongi's friends Jimin's. They're eating lunch around a table in the mall together: him, Jimin, Hoseok, Soekjin, Namjoon, Taehyung, and Jungkook. Much to Yoongi's disgrace, Jimin had affectionately named the seven of them the "fun boys" and for some reason that had stuck. Jimin's friends Jungkook and Taehyung had fit with Yoongi's friends like keys to locks and so it wasn't rare for Yoongi to find out that Soekjin had gone to lunch with Jungkook or that Hoseok, Namjoon and Taehyung had all gone to the movies together.
During the entire lunch Hoseok keeps making suggestive faces at Yoongi and gesturing to Jimin. Normally that would be fine and Yoongi would ignore it except that Hoseok had also been doing the reverse process to Jimin. Ever since Hoseok and Jimin had become friends Yoongi could never be sure how much Hoseok knew. It's not like Yoongi could ask him whether or not Jimin talks about him (he does anyway and Hoseok refuses to tell him anything, saying things like "ask him yourself," and "that's between me and Jimin asshole").
"We should watch a movie today." Jungkook is saying when Yoongi tunes into the conversation.
Yoongi takes that as an invitation to drawl "All seven of us? It better not be a popular movie."
Taehyung pouts, "Dude I think we've seen everything in theaters by now, plus I'm flat broke."
Jimin says, "Oh, I actually really wanted to see that movie that came out a while ago, the one with like the shady mutant ducks that try to take over the world; The Retconning or something? Is that still in theaters?"
Soekjin hums a noise of recognition, "Oh, yeah I think so. My brother keeps telling me about it, he says its really fun."
"Ah! I love fun movies." Hoseok claims.
Namjoon groans, "I've seen that movie like sixty times."
Hoseok grins at him,"How 'bout a sixty first time? Or you can just not watch it with us." he teases making Namjoon groan again.
"Taehyung help me." Namjoon whines.
Taehyung looks around the table pouting, "Yeah, why do we have to see a movie, why can't we just go to the park or something." he says.
Jungkook pipes in, "I mean, you and Namjoon can go to the park and the rest of us can go and see that movie." he suggests helpfully, this time both Taehyung and Namjoon groan.
Namjoon says, "Why don't we watch, I don't know, any other movie." and Taehyung groans.
Jungkook whines, "Come on, you guys can entertain yourselves for two hours while we watch a movie."
Taehyung pouts, "I don't know what I ever did to make you hate me like this." he says.
Namjoon drops his head onto the table, "Yeah, why do you guys hate us." he complains and Soekjin pats his back.
"I don't even like Joonie." Taehyung says and laughs when Namjoon lurches across the table threateningly at him.
Namjoon mourns,"How am I supposed to deal with this little shit alone for two hours."
Yoongi looks at Namjoon seriously and says "Now you know why we're doing specifically doing what Taehyung doesn't want to do, we're trying to get rid of him."
Taehyung gives Yoongi a scandalized look."You know what Joonie, I don't think I even want to be around these people anymore, lets do something way more exciting than go to the movies." he says.
"We could buy some grapes and feed the real ducks at the park." Namjoon goads.
"Yeah! Real live ducks, way better than evil CGI ones." Taehyung confirms side-eyeing the rest of the table.
"Actually I think they used real ducks and practical effects." Hoseok says and Jimin whacks him.
. . .
When they finally get to the theater where The Retconning is scheduled for a screening in fifteen minutes, Yoongi thinks that they are all going to wait in line to buy their own individual tickets. That is, Yoongi thought that was what they were going to do until Hoseok drags him away to help him buy popcorn and snacks, making a deal with the others that if they pay for tickets him and Yoongi will pay for snacks.
"Dude snacks are fucking expensive I don't want to pay for this." Yoongi complains while being dragged by the arm to the food lines.
Hoseok brushes him off and whispers into Yoongi's ear, "Dude, why haven't you made a move on Jimin yet, he literally kissed you what more proof do you need that he wants you to ask him out."
Yoongi should have known Hoseok had nefarious plans other than coercing Yoongi into buying him food. He looks at Hoseok agitated, not really wanting to justify his decision to let him and Jimin stay friends. He makes a move to walk away but Hoseok grabs his arm and pulls him back smiling. "Yoongi I'm trying to help you out here." Hoseok says and Yoongi groans. "Is this that swearing off boys thing? When are you going to get over that? You obviously like him dude, just let it happen."
Yoongi narrows his eyes at Hoseok, "I didn't tell you that I liked boys so you would pressure me into actually dating them, besides that's not the only issue here."
"Then what could possibly be the problem?" Hoseok presses.
"I don't know, I don't have to tell you." Yoongi says and Hoseok shoves him playfully. There were actual reasons Yoongi hadn't asked out Jimin yet, Yoongi thinks, other than his general lack of initiative in all things romantic. For instance he didn't know whether or not he'd be good for Jimin, he didn't really want to be responsible for hurting him again, and he's pretty sure Jimin, even if he still liked Yoongi, deserved way better than him.
"Yo, just do it, just kiss him, right on the mouth!" Hoseok tells him and Yoongi tries to shush him. "Normally I'd tell Jimin to do it because you've always been emotionally constipated but I think you managed to scare him off last time." Hoseok tsks disapprovingly.
"I thought he was cheating on my sister!"
Hoseok sighs, "If you're not going to up and kiss him at least like hold his hand or something, see how that feels. You know, baby steps." Hoseok says and Yoongi waves him off.
"Yeah yeah, if I confess my love for him he'll confess back and everything will work out perfectly in the end." Yoongi says sarcastically.
"I'm not saying its not complicated and I'm not saying it won't be hard, but there's really no reason you shouldn't at least try." Hoseok pauses to blow air out of his mouth. "Yoongi, Jimin really likes you, and he's not wrong to." Hoseok is giving Yoongi a meaningful look and Yoongi had learned that it's always best to listen when Hoseok gets serious like this but that doesn't stop him from giving Hoseok a withering look. They're quiet for a while, nothing else really needing to be said. Eventually Hoseok speaks again, "So, are you excited to see this movie? You haven't seen it before, right?"
"No, I haven't seen it but I've heard Hani talking about it, I think she really wanted to see it." Yoongi says.
"I read a lot of reviews for it online when it first came out, it got 8.8 stars on Read About It, most of the reviews are super positive." Hoseok says and Yoongi nods along. "I think it's going to be awesome."
Jimin's voice carries out over to them, "Of course it's going to be awesome, I chose it!" he announces, carrying three tickets in his hand, as he slings his arm over Hoseok. "Here are your tickets, gentlemen." Jimin hands Hoseok and Yoongi each a ticket.
Jungkook is the next to approach, "Why are the lines always so long, I am craving popcorn already." he complains.
Yoongi says "Oh sorry, yes, I'll tell the other customers to leave."
"Please do." Soekjin says bouncing anxiously where he stands.
. . .
In the actual theater Yoongi ends up (not accidentally) sitting next to Jimin at the end of the row. Jimin uses the armrest and so Yoongi strategically doesn't (his strategy is to do nothing ever). During the commercials Yoongi doesn't hold back from making snarky comments in Jimin's ear but Jimin usually laughs so Yoongi doesn't feel too bad. Sometimes Jimin will make comments back that make Yoongi laugh. It's comfortable and reminds Yoongi of when they would watch movies alone together on either of their laptops.
When the movie begins Yoongi turns his attention towards the movie screen. He watches as a scene fades in from black, revealing some ducks chattering on a path in a park, they scatter and fly away when a boy and a girl walk through them down the path.
Yoongi had heard about the movie before. The way it was set up was as if it were a series of emails sent back and forth between the two main characters written in script format because of a creative choice by the female character. Half the plot of the movie is apparently the two characters having to deal with that choice because writing in script format means that they have to deal with a precarious balance of continuity, the introduction and resolution of plots, and the intricacies of narrative structure. Also there were ducks. Apparently the plot had to revolve around evil ducks for some reason.
"The ducks are symbolic of my love for you." the girl says looking at the ducks around the park and Yoongi takes that as his cue to tune out the movie. Instead he looks over to Jimin and feels his own expression soften and his heart seizes in his chest. Sometimes it was nice to just look at Jimin. He has such a soft featured face and a brightness that radiates from him especially strongly when he smiles. Yoongi thinks that he just really likes Jimin's face, and maybe it was just because it looked like Jimin. Yoongi doesn't even realize that he's staring but at some point Jimin's eyes flicker over to glance at Yoongi before he grabs Yoongi's chin in his fingers and turns Yoongi's head to face the screen for him. Jimin promptly whispers a comment to Yoongi about the movie which makes Yoongi snort and the lady in front of them shush him.
The characters duck (no pun intended) behind a building and the boy pulls a phone out of his jacket pocket and shoves a picture on it into the girl's face, "Does this look symbolic of love to you?" The picture on the screen reveals the picture the boy was showing the girl. The picture is of ducks with guns and a beaten up man sitting tied up in a chair.
The girl looks at the picture confused, "Yes?" she says; the audience laughs. Jimin laughs from beside him and Yoongi looks over at him, "this movie is stupid." Jimin whispers to Yoongi. Yoongi didn't really know whether or not the movie was stupid because he had hardly been paying attention and already Yoongi has trouble turning back to the movie. Instead Yoongi finds himself suddenly just fascinated by Jimin's eyelashes, or rather lack there of.
"Dude, where are your eyelashes?" Yoongi says and Jimin hits him.
"Sh, I'm trying to watch this movie." Jimin scolds, "Besides I could say the same to you."
"I have longer eyelashes than you." Yoongi retorts and Jimin grins, further obscuring his eyelashes.
They turn back to the movie but Yoongi finds he's distracted again. It's starting to bother him what Hoseok had said to him and holding Jimin's hand would be really easy. Should Yoongi actually try making it work with Jimin? Yoongi finds himself getting gradually more and more tempted by the prospect of holding Jimin's hand. Jimin's hand is just, right there, on the armrest, if Yoongi just slipped his hand underneath it Jimin might not even notice.
Actually slipping his hand underneath Jimin's and intertwining their fingers is a lot easier than Yoongi had expected. Once he's holding Jimin's hand he can't even believe it himself. Jimin's palms are warm against his, and there's a soft pressure against his skin where Jimin's fingers are interlocked with his. Yoongi stares at their hands immobilized. Out of the corner of his eye he thinks he sees Jimin turn to look at him but he can't get himself to actually take the leap and check, too busy staring at their hands.
If Jimin is looking at him he does so for a long time before looking back at the movie screen, briefly squeezing Yoongi's hand. Even after more than a year Jimin still manages to make Yoongi's heart skip a beat. Jimin puts his head on Yoongi's shoulder and Yoongi thinks that might be one of his favourite things that Jimin does. He thinks that everything Jimin does is like that.
Yoongi finds it hard to concentrate on the movie for a while, but he manages to tune back as the main female character is fighting off waves of ducks with a beer bottle as she yells, "How's this for symbolism!"