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four: denial pt.2

Jimin found himself struggling with little energy that next Monday.

His stumbled upon Yoongi waiting in a small line at The Golden Spoon, and, feeling an unpleasant weight in his chest, Jimin decided to go the morning without his favorite coffee. And perhaps that was a mistake, as the boy could have used any little boost he could get his hands on.

Namjoon caught up to him on his way to school.

"You look awful," he said concernedly.

"Thanks," Jimin replied, not bothering to look at his friend. Namjoon sighed.

"Really? 'Thanks'? That's all you're giving me?"

To Namjoon's surprise, that really was all he got. Jimin didn't bite back with some sassy retort. In fact he didn't speak or react at all. He just continued to walk, head facing down, mind wandering as he tried not to allow the pastel boy to cross his mind. It wasn't easy. At all. And he realized it, and that realization made him even more upset, and he began to slouch even more than he already was.

By the time he got to school Jimin was ready to sink down into his chair and fall asleep. Maybe a good half-hour nap would help him to feel better, he thought, and so that's what he tried to do. And for some time, Jimin was able to sit peacefully at his desk with little outside noises or distractions to disturb his rest. But then Yoongi entered the classroom, behind whom followed the somewhat reserved Jungkook, who also happened to be in their class. Jimin wanted to ignore them. This once, he wanted to ignore Yoongi's presence, even if it meant passing up on an opportunity to trip the boy when his guard was down. Jimin just...didn't want to see or think about him.

"Guk, I told you it's fine. I really don't mind."

"I know, I just feel like I've been bugging you a lot lately..."

Jimin squeezed his eyes shut as the two passed by his desk.

"Bugging me?? You're like my favorite human being, Jungkook. You could never bug me."

"I am not." Jungkook laughed. "What about Hoseok?"

"Hobi's a different kind of favorite."

"You can't have different kinds of favorites."

"Yes, you can. Hobi's my favorite redhead. You're my favorite human being."

"Is Hoseok not a human being?"

"I don't actually know. But anyway, you're cuter. Don't tell him I said that, though. He'll fight me."

Jimin didn't notice as his own eyes opened and shifted subtly towards where Yoongi and Jungkook were sitting. And he just stared at them with absentminded concentration, ears listening keenly to the friendly words exchanged in moderate tones.

"I stopped by that one coffeeshop I told you about," Yoongi said, tugging at his rainbow wool sweater paws to cover more of his hands. "The Golden Spoon. They're really good, you should try them sometime. Oh, and it's also a plus there's this cute barista who works a lot on the weekends and sometimes after school. He's super friendly. Really likes Spirited Away, too."

"Oh my gosh, I love Spirited Away..."

"I know. Maybe I should introduce you to him some time. Nudge, nudge."

"D-...don't say 'nudge, nudge'..."

"Sorry, Guk, you know I'm just messin' with ya. Oh, completely unrelated to that, my hot neighbor walked outside without a shirt yesterday."

"Wh—it's the beginning of December-"

"I know. What a man. His name's also Hoseok, did I mention?"