𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝; 𝚓𝚑𒊹︎

02; IT WAS ACTING I SWEAR

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" you do realize just cause you run every time you see me doesn't mean we're not going to talk about it...right?"

"i have no idea what you're talking about."

it's during script writing that jimin comes up with the perfect excuse for the accident that took place a day ago. he decides that avoiding hoseok wouldn't help since they were going to meet inevitably during theatre to complete their scene. now he's found himself with the older backstage. he can't run. he can't hide. might as well pretend he has no idea what the fuck hoseok's saying.

"what you said yesterday, about you wanting me to...t-take you? i think we should talk about that." jimin wants to die when he says this. it's extremely embarrassing, thank god jimin is an actor and can simply finesse his way out of this.

"oh. that was just practice." he says curtly. he proceeds to do some lip exercises as hoseok raises a brow at the statement, clearly confused- as he should be because jimin was making no sense whatsoever.

"pract- what?" jimin just stares boredly at him. he steps closer to the older, hoseok noticeably blushes at the action but that's irrelevant. what was jimin trying to do?

"it was acting. i took the role of being...infatuated with you and went with it. practice." jimin is well aware that this is a very stupid excuse, but it's all he can come up within the span of the 4 seconds hoseok gave him to breathe. it was hoseok's turn to stare at him boredly.

"that makes zero sense though." he reasons, his hand is on his hip and jimin can tell that he isn't taking his shit. so he does the same thing he did that one time in high school when his friend told him he was in love with him.

"suddenly i can't read." hoseok pauses as jimin says this.

"...but this is a verbal conversation." before jimin can reply the director barges in. she walks to her seat and yells at everyone to get to their places. jimin and hoseok move to the stage ready to complete their scene. she yells action and they begin,  just like they did the day before. both actors are a little more embarrassed during the scene because of the incident, so before they could get to the kissing part... jimin falls to the ground. both the director and hoseok pause.

"park jimin, what are you doing?" she asks, jimin smiles at her from the stage floor.he tries his best not to whimper as falling on his ass hurt like a bitch.

"i thought maybe we could switch the scene up a little, what if elias suddenly falls to the ground as they are about to kiss and dies?! wouldn't that really elevate the plot of the play?" he suggests. the director shakes her head.

"no." she says bluntly.

"w-why not?"

"because, jimin, this is a play about ethan and elias, two lovers that are forbidden from embracing their passion for one another because it's taboo for man to love man in those times. not a play about ethan and elias, servant boys that die from the plague." she states, jimin shuts up and sighs in defeat. they restart the scene, it's all perfect till the kissing part of the scene. this time it's hoseok that falls.

the director throws her script at something and groans loudly. the other students giggle at the pair who can't seem to get the kissing part of the scene right. seokjin's laugh is heard throughout the theatre at this point.

"what is it now?"

"i think my feet still hurts from yesterday. i just happened to feel a surge of pain on my toe and it has caused me to collapse on the ground, director." hoseok wails dramatically. he winks at jimin as the director groans. the younger smiles at how silly the raven haired is being. it takes a while for them to realize they're smiling at each other before they advert their gaze.

"let's take a break! well finish this tomorrow, yeah?" she proposes, when the students beam at her with thumbs up, she finishes "you can start packing your things." they all scramble to get their things and leave the theatre early. jimin takes the opportunity to run backstage before hoseok can approach him.

as he packs his things up, he starts to feel a little guilty. he is aware of the trouble the director, and the rest of the actors and crew go through to film the play everyday, he reminds himself he needs to be professional because of this. it's not just him and hoseok working for the play, but the rest of the class too. so he needs to get his shit together so their efforts are not in vain.

"i told your ass not to sit on my desk. you didn't listen. who's laughing now bitch?" came the mocking voice of kim seokjin, releasing jimin from his thoughts. seokjin makes his way over to the younger and ruffles his hair.

"seriously though, are you okay?"  jimin smiles at the concern that the question is laced with, reminds him seokjin can be very caring when he's not being a sarcastic half-wit. jimin nods, because he's fine. the situation wasn't that serious. he was being careless and accidentally disclosed the fact that he has a thing for his theatre partner that he's supposed to hate. no biggie.

"i just have to move to a parallel universe and it'll all be gucci." jimin chuckles that out, jin just ruffles his hair once more before he leaves to pack his own things. soon enough almost everyone is gone and jimin is somehow still there writing some script prompts. he's pretty sure he's the only one left till he hears the soft footsteps of another figure.

"jimin? what are you still doing here?" and of course it's hoseok. why is jimin not surprised? he turns around and hoseok smiles at him- when did that start?- he stands up, packing his notebook into his bag.

"just writing some prompts. i was about to leave anyways." he says and before hoseok knows it, the blonde is walking out of the theatre. hoseok quickly runs out of the theatre to catch up with him. jimin turns to face him. cheeks going red by the second.

"don't ask me." jimin suddenly says. hoseok doesn't say anything. jimin stares at him for anything in his eyes, he looks like he's thinking about something. carefully crafting his next words.

"fine, i won't. on one condition." jimin quirks an eyebrow at that. they both stop walking.

"what's that?" he asks, only to be completely bewildered by hoseok's answer.

"go on a date with me."