area 52 | vk.

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"run faster, hoseok, jeez!"

6:48. it was 6:48 and the two roommates were running across the courtyard of the campus to reach their 7 am class with mr. ahn.

"i'm, trying!" the latter screamed, doing the absolute best he could to catch up to his superhuman classmate while holding his books and folders and binders altogether. "at least give me a hand!"

"dude, we're gonna lose our seats!" jungkook groaned, running at an even faster pace, and hoseok, completely astonished as to how he ran like that with three hours of sleep, simply dragged on.

jungkook turned around, "hoseok, come on!" he shouted and panted and continued running, and the other took a second to breathe before running again.

jungkook turned the knob open to reveal the whole class and mr. ahn abruptly turning their heads to him. he winced, waving a shy hello before stepping guiltily into the classroom—his squeaking sneakers not helping.

hoseok trudged behind him, tiredly raising his chin to mr. ahn as he panted. the teacher only turned his head at him in disbelief at the casual gesture.

"you two, just," mr. ahn rubbed his temples, and the two who were awkwardly squatting in front slowly turned around to the teacher's disappointed voice, "just take those seats in front."

jungkook nodded and turned around.

he froze in his spot.

hoseok nudged his shoulder. "dude, sit down."

"i can't."

"what do you mean? just sit down."

"no, you go first, i—"

"what's wrong? just sit—"

"is there, something wrong?" asked the boy beside the empty seats.

"yeah, what's wrong?" hoseok furrowed his eyebrows.

jungkook gulped.

"nothing, n-nothing, jimin, i—"

"what is this blabbering i hear? sit down!" the teacher told sternly, his voice booming across the lecture hall.

jungkook winced, mouthing a small 'sorry' to the blonde-haired boy before talking a seat beside him.

"it's okay, you know, it's not your fault," the boy whispered, giggling at him quietly.

"s-sorry-" the boy blurted, and it only turned him even redder. "i-i mean, yeah, thanks." he smiled, taking small side glances at jimin.

"listen," mr. ahn's voice resonated through the class hall, "i want you to bring a model in by monday to showcase your designs. you could choose to hire from our agencies, but it can be costly." he explained. "so, i considered that most of you have friends from other departments who model, so just bring them in during their free period. clear?"

jungkook glanced at hoseok. "save me again?"

hoseok chuckled. "yeah, yeah,"

"oh, and one more thing,"

"you are not allowed to take your model from this class. understood?"

jungkook's eyes widened, "m-mr. ahn—"

"understood?" the teacher repeated sternly. "i want you to work independently on your design. does anyone have a problem with that?"

the boy sunk in his seat. "no, sir." he mumbled, almost completely submerged in his oversized black hoodie.

"alright then. i will see you all on monday. you're dismissed." and there was immediate chatter and footsteps at his statement.

jungkook sighed. there was no way he could afford hiring a model. he was under student loans, and it wasn't like he could pick up a part time job with his criteria. hoseok was the only friend he had that would do it without ratting him out. he was desperate for an opportunity.

"do you want me to introduce you to some models i know?"

then he felt park jimin's hand on his arm.

"it's not a problem, really," he giggled, "i can call one of them up for you."

jungkook chuckled shyly, an immediate blood rush in his cheeks, "thank you, but, i-i'm, i,"

jimin watched and nodded his head at each of his stutters and dragged vowels. it only made jungkook even more flustered—he was a mess in front of him. not flattering at all, jungkook.

"i-i already, uhm, have a substitute, so,"

no he didn't.

"really?" jimin asked, completely amused.

"mhm! thank you anyways, though, y-yeah." he chuckled, scratching the back of his head.

jimin laughed, raking his hair with his fingers "you're cute." he grinned.

jungkook's eyes widened. "i-i'm a what?"

jimin giggled loudly and leaned closer to his ear,

"you're really cute."

jungkook gulped.

"good luck with your design, jungkook. have a good weekend!" he smiled, heading out of the hall.

jungkook watched him in awe.

he breathed out, heartbeat still irregular.

"you're beautiful."