... And Other Ships

JinMin: On Ice

Seokjin lived for ice skating. He loved the way the skaters glided, gaining enough momentum to pull off extravagant flips and spins Seokjin could only dream of doing. He loved the outfits and makeup, the music, and how the crowd would whisper in awe about how dazzling the skaters were. 

Everything about ice skating entranced Seokjin.

His favorite skater was none other than Park Jimin. Never in his life had Seokjin seen a skater as gorgeous as Jimin. 

The man was muscular, but moved with such fluidity that it seemed like gravity didn't apply to him. His twenty-year career began when he was four; now he was world-famous for accomplishing feats not even Yuna Kim could pull off. 

Seokjin wanted nothing more than to tell Jimin just how much he adored him.

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"Hey, Jin-hyung! I have a present for you!" Namjoon yelled the minute he walked into the apartment. 

"Taxes, Joon!" Jin replied from his position on the couch, surrounded by bills. 

His best friend crept up to the couch, holding an envelope behind his back. For a few minutes, he leaned forward and watched Seokjin do taxes, then he reached over and slammed Seokjin into the back of the couch, pressing the envelope to his chest. "Open it!"

"If this is another porn subscription I -"

"Open it! It's not a prank this time, I swear." 

Seokjin rolled his eyes at that, but opened the envelope anyways. The contents of the envelope was a ticket and lanyard, both with his name and 'VIP'. His eyes widened when he realized this was for the last ice skating competition of the year: finals in Seoul. 

The VIP pass on the lanyard was for after the award ceremony, where Seokjin would be able to meet Park Jimin. It also allowed him front-row seating during the competition. 

Namjoon smiled down at his best friend and kissed the top of his head. "You do so much for me. I wanted to do something for you, too. I love you, hyung."

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The venue was packed pretty tightly, but Seokjin made it to his seat just fine. He sat right up front, nothing separating him from the rink except for glass. Fans were allowed to bring their favorite skaters some small gifts (as long as they were not food or drink), so Jin clutched an Ice Bear plush in his shaking hands. 

All the skaters were out on the ice, stretching their arms while they skated around. Some practiced flips while others worked on difficult spins. Seokjin could see Park Jimin skating around backwards, eyes shut and seemingly humming along to his song. 

That was another thing that made Jimin unique from other ice skaters; all of his songs were original. His friend, Min Yoongi, was on the board of producers, so he worked with him to create songs for his routines. His choreographer/manager was his life-long friend, Jung Hoseok, also worked on the songs. 

Seokjin admired Jimin and his team; he still couldn't believe he was going to meet them. 

"Oh, you're meeting Jimin too?" 

Seokjin looked to his right, finding a girl sitting next to him. She had on a VIP lanyard also; her name was Lee Minji. She couldn't have been out of high school yet. 

"Um, yes," Seokjin said quietly, uncomfortable with the girl sitting so close to him. 

She was vibrating at a frequency that could shatter the glass in front of them. "I'm so excited! I love him so much! I wanna have his babies!"