Sweet | Vmin

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

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"Could I see them again?"

Taehyung tensed. "But you don't like them."

Jimin shook his head. "I used to be scared of them. But they are yours... as if I'd actually be scared of something that is part of you."

Taehyung seemed to be rather indecisive. "Are you sure? I don't know if my heart could take you running away again."

Jimin quickly shook his head. "I swear I won't run. And I'm sorry that I did before..."

For a couple of seconds nothing happened until a thin tentacle appeared behind Taehyung. Its movements slow and hesitant. Jimin watched it for a couple of seconds silently in awe. This was a part of Taehyung he had never gotten to see.

And he knew everything else by heart. He could name every single mole Taehyung had with its location, he knew about the small scar on Taehyung's elbow where they had played in the woods and Taehyung had tripped. He knew exactly how Taehyung's hair felt under his hands. He knew about how Taehyung's tummy was the most adorable thing to ever exist. But his tentacles were something he had never properly gotten a look at, so he really focused watching the way it moved, slowly wrapping around Taehyung's arm and snuggling against the fabric of his t-shirt. Unlike the video he had seen back then, it wasn't slimy. Its purple skin looked soft and Jimin had the urge to reach out his hand.

He did, slowly holding his hand out in front of his body, his index finger pointing into the tentacle's direction. Very slowly, cautious in every moment, the thing disconnected from Taehyung again, moving towards Jimin, hovering in the air right in front of his finger a couple of seconds before wrapping around it.

The sensation was unique. It rubbed against Jimin's finger like a cat trying to get his attention. Jimin brushed his thumb over it and a shiver went through it and it wrapped a bit tighter around Jimin's hand, just loose enough not to cut off his blood circulation. Jimin turned his hand around in a way that his palm was facing upwards. The tentacle nestled into the area between his thumb and palm, rolling up before straightening out again and enthusiastically gliding over other parts of his hand.

Even though it was holding Jimin's hand tightly to the point where he might not have been able to pull it back, he didn't feel threatened. Watching how curious it seemed to be was pretty cute.

He could feel Taehyung's eyes on him. "Do you control those movements?" He remembered having heard something about the tentacles having a mind of their own.

Taehyung shook his head. "I'm not. But I think he likes you. Whenever Seokjin asks whether he can touch them they act like it's a chore. They wouldn't make more contact than needed."

For some reason that made Jimin really fucking happy. Just days ago the thought of tentacles had been so scary, even Taehyung's, but now hearing that they liked him just... washed all the remainders of that fear away. The thought of something so foreign scared him, but they weren't foreign. They were part of Taehyung. A part of Taehyung, Jimin was sure he'd grow to love too.

Jimin brought the tentacle up to his mouth and pecked it, like he would usually with Taehyung's hand or cheek. The thing pulled back like Jimin had electrocuted it and quickly disappeared behind Taehyung again. Jimin's cheeks tinted red. He'd just been rejected... by a tentacle.

Taehyung laughed at the disappointed face Jimin was making. "They are shy. They're not used to attention."

Jimin frowned. "I'll make sure to give them tons of attention from now on."