lonely || yoonmin

04

"what the fuck," jimin sputtered, falling back onto his couch. he was on the verge of throwing some sort of temper tantrum.

just to recap, he sold his soul to a demon (who could kill him at any given time if he gets bored) and he works for that demon now. impressive, if he could say so himself. he completed so many stupid things in one day. very impressive.

'i can still hear you.' yoongi's voice rang throughout jimin's head.

"fuck!" he jumped. "you can hear me?"

'you sold your soul to me. i can hear, see, and feel everything you do.'

jimin blinked. that's... nice, he grimaced.

'very. maybe i'll feel what you humans call pleasure at some point.'

jimin stopped breathing. "yoongi!" he scolded. "ugh! please allow me some peace of mind. literally."

'fine.'

"can you still hear me?"

no response.

"yes!" jimin hooted, throwing his fist in the air as he ran to his room and hopped on his bed. "thank god."

'well, turns out it doesn't work that way.' yoongi's voice sounded out.

"goddamnit. aren't you supposed to know how this all works?"

"i usually just eat the souls sold to me. you're the first of many to live so long in my presence, jimin."

oh, jimin thought. "well, you'll stay quiet sometimes, right...?"

'i can hear your thoughts, jimin. you won't be able to hear mine. don't fret.'

"oh, good. well, let me rest some, ok? i wanna nap."

'infant.'

and there was no more voice.

jimin sighed as he discarded his clothes, climbing under his sheets and scrolling through his phone. a message pinged as he was scrolling through instagram. he rolled his eyes and opened it.

kimtaehyung
how was ur interview

parkjiminie
i got the job!!!

a smile spread across jimin's face. he loved tae so much.

kimtaehyung
woah!! that's great!!
come out with me later for some celebration!
i'll bring my vape lolol

parkjiminie
lolol
alright where do u wanna meet

kimtaehyung
june's pub?
meet at 7:30

parkjiminie
okok sounds good!
we'll talk more there :)

jimin set down his phone and rolled over, a happy smile taking over. he'll wake up in perfect time, he knew. he just... needed some sleep...

and before he knew it, the world was black.

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his eyes slowly opened. his face felt oily and his mouth was dry. napping was fun until you had to wake up.

groaning, jimin checked the time.

6:50

jesus christ, he really slept late. he leaped out of bed and threw on whatever clothes he could find. he quickly combed his hair and left his apartment, making sure to lock it before leaving.

he climbed in his car and drove off, time passing as if he was on autopilot. he arrived and just as he got out of his vehicle, a familiar man stepped out of his own that was next to jimin's.

"tae?"

"chim? aye! what's good, man?"

"not much," jimin giggled.

"well it's obviously much if you got the job! c'mon, let's celebrate! feliz cumpleaños, am i right?"

"no..." jimin laughed. "let's go inside."

the two boys waltzed into the pub, taking a seat at the bar.

"aye, what's up?" the bartender, june, clasped hands with both jimin and taehyung. "heard you got the job?"

"where did you hear that?"

"sorry, i run my mouth." taehyung averted his eyes, pursing his lips.

jimin laughed, "yes, i got it! my boss is a little strange but it's cool."

'i can hear you. who are these people? why is the man next to you sitting so close to you?'

'that's none of your business. let me enjoy my time!'

'fine, infant.'

jimin sighed. "just a little strange."

"you can say that again," june chuckled. "the usual?"

"yes, please," taehyung smiled.

"me too," jimin chimed.

'you never answered my questions.'

'because it doesn't concern you,' jimin audibly sighed.

'i own you, jimin. i think it concerns me.'

'fine! the bartender is june and the guy sitting next to me is taehyung. he's my best friend.'

'are you sure about that? because he looks like he's ogling you.'

'he's not ogling me.'

'look for yourself.'

jimin turned his head to the side, catching the younger boy staring at him.

'okay, maybe he was ogling me! but that's none of your concern. he's just a friend.'

'okay, infant.' and finally, the voice was silenced.

"you look pretty deep in thought."

"was i ever," jimin sighed.

their drinks were handed to them, finally. "enjoy!" june winked, beginning to tend to the other customers.

"wanna talk about it?" taehyung smiled softly. he was always a great listener. or maybe it was just for jimin. they had been friends since they were little kids, after all.

"i dunno. it's pretty ridiculous so it doesn't matter that much."

"i won't press it, then," taehyung complied.

"i heard you had a pretty eventful day, too?"

"let me tell you!" taehyung chuckled, and before jimin knew it, the night was gone.