Soul Mates | Jinkook ✓

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"I knew you were gonna be a weak ass bitch." Jin han't even finished downloading the picture and making it the wallpaper on his phone before Jimin was up in his business, making comments no one wanted hear. "I fucking knew it."

"Leave him be, Chim."

"But -"

"First of all -" Locking his phone, he placed it down on the table, only to have Jimin instantly pick up and try desperately to open it again. "- this was Namjoon's idea."

"Oh that guy? He has no idea what he's talking about."

"Yeah, he totally went through all those years of school for nothing." You could practically hear Taehyung rolling his eyes.

"I just don't get the point."

"The point is for Jin to get some closure."

"But having them exchange selfies?"

"Okay. Maybe... that was just me being curious." It came nonchalantly, as if the admittance was the most normal thing in the world.

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

"Don't lie and say you weren't wondering the same thing."

"I was not!"

"You're a lying ass bitch. Acting like you wouldn't have fucked Jungkook the first chance you got."

"I would not!"

"Jimin, let's be real here babe, I would fuck Jungkook the first I got. So don't play."

"You two do know I'm still here, right?" He had come to love Jimin and Taehyung a lot over the past two years. But they were a lot sometimes. "And that's technically my mate you're talking about?"

"See!" Jimin practically screeched the word. "I told you this was a bad idea! One selfie and he's back to calling him his mate!"

"Will you chill the fuck out? He said 'technically'."

"Weak ass bitches. Fucking both of you."

"A weak ass bitch that still has a chance to get fucked by that." Apparently Jin had picked up some of Jimin's petty, because he was currently pointing at the laptop screen where Jungkook's picture was still displayed.

"Fuck. Fuck I made the mistake of looking at it again." Jimin covered his eyes and jumped away, before coming back, bending over and leaning in to get a better look. "Look at his fingers. Look at his fucking fingers."

"Who's the weak ass bitch now?"

"Shut the entire fuck up Taehyung."

"So... we still gonna go through with the rest?" Jin was a little hesitate, considering the carefully laid out steps that Namjoon had given him. All he really wanted was closure, the one thing he had never gotten from any other of the long list of culprits that had contributed to his trauma.

"We're in it now. Too late to go back." Jimin just sighed before nodding his agreement with Taehyung.

"You have the alt account all set up?"

"Yeah. Namjoon says I'm only allowed to check it once a day, so I shouldn't be signef in on my phone."

"And you can't check tonight." Jimin added.

"And you shouldn't feel pressured to respond right away. That it's okay to take a day and think about what you want to say."

"I know. But I'm ready to do this, guys. Trust me on this, okay?"

"Okay sweet pea. You know we've got your back." Taehyung came in for a hug, practically picking Jin up off the ground with the force of it.

"Well, it's sent, so there's no going back now. You call me if you need anything, okay?"

"I will. Thanks Mochi. I don't know where I'd be without you guys." Hugging Jimin was warm, a comfort that he had missed for so long. He wondered what it would have been like if he'd had people like them in his life before.

...

'Jin asked me to give you this. Don't fuck it up, Jungkook

Kim_Jin97@gmail.com'

...

At first all he could do was stare at the notification glaring at him from the corner of his phone. He knew the email was from Jimin. Something deep inside of him twisted, fearing that maybe something had happened to Jin and this was his only way of letting him know.

Or maybe it was just more petty torture. Either way, he needed to man up and open it. And -

- Fuck. He really wished he had Namjoon right now. 

...

What was he even supposed to say?

There was so much he should say. So much he needed to say. He didn't even know where to begin. Maybe that was the problem. There was too much. It really had no clear beginning.

So instead he tried to keep it simple. Decided that he would reach out and then allow Jin to guide them where he wanted it to go.

...

'Hey Jinnie,

I'm sorry if this makes no sense. I guess I'm having a hard time getting my thoughts in order.

Most of all I just wanted to say thank you for the picture. It was so amazing to see you again. You look so different. Healthy in a way that you didn't before. Happiness is a good look for you.

I know this is going to sound silly, but I still have that Mario stuffie you left behind. I sleep with it every night. It brings me a lot of comfort. I'm sure you just forgot about it when you left, but it's been a really big help to me. So thank you, for leaving me that gift.

I hope you're okay. I think about you every day.

- Jungkook'

...

Seokjin tried not to look at the email account. He really, truly did. But it was so difficult when he knew deep down what he was hoping for. It made it impossible to sleep, no matter how comfortable he was. Until he finally had no choice but to get up and seek out his laptop, dragging it back to the bed with him and turning it on. Teeth sunk into his lip as he brought up the email, typing in the name and password and then holding his breath as he waited.

One unread message.

He shouldn't click on it. He knew he shouldn't. But a quick glance at the clock told him that it was after midnight, so he opened it, closing one eye as he settled in to read.

Jungkook sounded - different. He couldn't exactly but his finger on how, only that he did. Somewhere in his chest his heart did a summersult at the thought that maybe his mate had changed. Maybe he had grown, learned to be more accepting.

But one of the things he and Namjoon were working on was not getting his hopes up too high. So he closed his laptop carefully, setting it aside and slipping back under the covers. He would give it a day, would think extra carefully about his reply.

...

'Hello Kookie!

Don't worry too much, you made sense, I promise!

Thank you for the compliment. Those words mean a lot coming from you. I feel as if I'm truly doing so much better now than I was when you met me. Sometimes I wish that fate had waited to bring us back together, so you could meet this version of me instead. But maybe if we had never been brought together then, we wouldn't be who we are now.

I actually left him behind for you. It's funny, I still have his match, the little Yoshi I always slept with. I still do, in fact.

I had all of these things I wanted to say before I started typing, and now all I can mostly think about it how much I miss you. I guess I just have a hard time letting go of things. It's one of the things I'm working on.

I hope you're doing well. You looked so good in your photo. I bet there's someone wonderful taking such great care of you. Be happy, okay? That's all I've ever wanted for you.

- Jinnie'