A Caged Bird | Minjoon

11

"so... this is your favorite show?" jimin asked, staring at the screen.

the two boys were sitting in namjoon's living room, watching joon's favorite anime and chowing down on popcorn.

"yeah. you don't like it?"

"no, i love it. i have since i was little. you just... you didn't strike me as someone who would like watching sailor moon."

namjoon just blushed a little, laughing slightly, with a shrug of his shoulders.

"kim namjoon, you are full of surprises. every day you fascinate me," jimin said.

"do i?" namjoon asked, almost in a teasing way.

jimin nodded.

"you're so cool. so... unapologetically yourself."

namjoon just laughed, looking down, not believing how far off jimin was from the truth.

he hated who he was, actually. he hid the things he liked from almost everyone, only opening up if he really trusted someone.

"what? you think i'm wrong?" jimin asked, smiling, leaning over, and trying to make eye contact with the man who had his face looking down in his lap.

namjoon just blushed even further, a slight smile still painted on his face, finally looking up.

"no... i just. i'm surprised you see me like that, that's all," he said, "i'm just so awkward and... shy and stuff. i've never really been... confident."

jimin immediately spoke up.

"i think you're confident," he said, "you're shy, so what? can you not be confident in being shy?" jimin asked, smiling.

"i suppose you can," namjoon said, with a laugh.

the boys just joked around a bit more, eventually letting the comfortable silence fall over them as they watched the show that was on.

jimin yawned, letting his head fall over to rest on joon's shoulder.

and namjoon couldn't help but think about how he had found someone so perfect, so beautiful.

but yet, so unobtainable.

with a sigh, he brought his focus back on the show.

-

"joon!" jimin exclaimed, shaking him, "wake up!"

namjoon blinked just eyes open, seeing it was now light out.

"w-what? did we fall asleep?"

"just a little," jimin said, with a laugh, "it's ten in the morning. we must have been tired last night."

namjoon just sat up quickly, a little sad that his fun night with jimin was now wasted.

"darn it. i...i wanted to hang out more."

jimin just nodded in agreement.

"what are doing today?"

namjoon tried to think if he had any plans, his eyes still feeling heavy from sleepiness.