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Jimin awoke to the brightness that filtered through his bedside window. He exasperatedly kicked off his blankets, along with the sheets, proceeding to throw his head into the nearest pillow within arm’s reach. Jimin screamed into it for awhile, not really holding back as he had the soft cushiony object pressed to his face, keeping major amounts of volume from escaping. It has only been 4 weeks since he’d moved into his dorm on campus and began classes, but he still couldn’t seemingly get used to this routine. College was difficult, he’s not afraid to say because honestly, it was and still is utter bullshit. When he was deciding on colleges to attended he chose a very good one quite a bit far from his hometown, Busan. He happened to have gotten an acceptance letter into one of the few prestigious schools located in Seoul. So out of the three college acceptance letters, he did get back out of his ten submissions, he chose this one. So his everyday torment was handed to him by himself. Great.
Jimin settled down just enough to roughly get up from his bed and hurriedly shut his blinds and curtains. Well, one good thing is that through all of this, he had his best friend, Kim Taehyung. Yes, surprisingly they both wanted to be in college together. I mean, they couldn’t stand being in colleges in different parts of the world, keeping them from one another. Even if it was only a couple of miles, or minutes, away. Plus, they even got acceptance letters from the same one. Bingo. Out of all his friends, Tae was his other half. They grew up with their parents knowing and being friends with one another. Hell, they even went through infant school, primary school, middle school, and of course, high school together. They were literally inseparable, maybe even soul brothers. They almost never tired one another. Not a dull moment was spent with Tae. You know the saying, opposites attract. Yes, that one. That is literally them in a nutshell. Gently sitting back down on his bed, he raked his fingers through his hair a good two or three times before propping his elbows on his thighs. He then propped his head up with both of his fists, the bottoms of his palms grazing his well-carved jawline. A sigh escapes his lips as he allows his eyes to narrow, almost turning into crescents. Well, it was already 6:27, he might as well start getting ready for the early morning class that he dreads going to at 7:30 am. Before getting into the shower, Jimin always picks out his undergarments and outfit for the day, maybe even change out his cologne for the day. (If you were wondering, yes, Jimin does in fact have and collects quite a few bottles of various colognes) He just got his newest scent a while ago. It was a Shawn Mendes Signature fragrance shipped straight from America. He quite enjoys his music, a lot… So he bought it. After choosing what to wear and how he will smell for the day, he starts to run his water for the shower, precisely adjusting the knobs to a well-suited temperature. He finally hopped in and let his body get engulfed by the warm, but not too hot, water. Jimin was sensitive when it came to taking care of his body, so he only provided himself with what was best for his needs. This included specific lotion, body wash, shampoo, skincare, makeup, etc. Jimin is the type of person that likes to be pampered and well cared for, so only the best will suffice. Speaking of which, he recently bought Too Faced’s Sketch Marker Eyeliner in Papaya Peach and Black. He might just spice up things a bit today. That’s always exciting. I mean, really, the boy looks astonishing in eyeliner and a bit of eyeshadow. Sue him why don’t you. When he finished cleansing his body and rinsing away any left-over suds and bubbles, he continued with washing his hair. Taking his shampoo, he squeezes a decent amount out into his hands, not wanting to waste any product. He continues by lathering the substance into his recently orange locks, gently but efficiently scrubbing and kneading it into his roots, scalp, tips, and entire head. Rinsing the product out, it is now time for him to condition his hair, so it can be soft and manageable. So he goes through the same process with his conditioner, then rises once again, thus ending his journey in the shower. After stepping out and wrapping the lower half of his body with a towel, he strides over to his sink just outside of his bathroom. Now came his everyday 7-10 step face routine to keep his complexion looking supple, un-aged, and satisfactory. After his face routine, he gently dries off the rest of his hair with a smaller towel than the one wrapped around his waist. Then, when that’s done, he takes a nearby spa headband, effectively moving his hair out of his face from his eyes. This is his favorite part of his morning routine, getting to do his makeup. Jimin doesn’t get many blemishes, but when he does, he uses concealer and maybe a bit of foundation. But before that, he starts off with a gentle primer and just a small amount of cc cream. When the base of his makeup is prepped, he immediately continues with his eyes. He never does anything to his eyebrows. He also never does any extreme to his face such as contouring and highlighting, because honestly, have you seen Park Jimin? He doesn’t need to be extra when it comes to how he naturally looks. He takes a neutral peachy tone from one of his eyeshadow palettes and applies it all over the lid. Next, he takes a darker peach tone and goes into his crease with it to add more depth. After he takes a medium brown, tapping it against his palette to get rid of excess fallout, Jimin proceeds to apply it to the outer corner of his eyes in a ‘V’ formation, using what’s left over to apply to his bottom lash line. Just to add a pinch of extra, of course. Since the base of his eye look is now done, he looks into his cosmetics bag to find his new babies (eyeliners) to try out for today. Taking the color Black, he does a thin stripe across the top of his lash line, angling it down and following his natural eye shape instead of winging it up and out to the gods. Cute, he thinks. But I’m always cute though. He silently winks at himself through his reflection. Then finally, taking the Papaya Peach shade, he puts it just outside of his waterline under his eye. Now, everything is done, except for his hair and clothes… Still wrapped up in a towel, taking out his styling products, Jimin decides to be bold today and part his hair close to the middle. Yes, Park Jimin just up and decides he wants to show his beautiful forehead today of all days. Bless him, sue him, do whatever you please to him at this point. When his hair is finally done, he goes over to his clothing, dropping the towel in all of his naked glory. At least he has a dorm to himself. Starting with his undergarments, he puts on his briefs, socks, and tank top first. He proceeds by putting on an elegant peach button up short sleeve shirt. Finally, he puts on his white pants, along with some cute peach Vans. Just to accessorize a bit, Jimin puts a few simple silver rings on his fingers and four silver hoops (one pair bigger than the other) for both of the holes in each of his ears. Now he was ready and set to take the day on. He smiled brightly at himself in the mirror. He loved the way he looked, especially today. The confidence he has burning inside himself right now would be pretty difficult to extinguish. Another thing about Jimin, he always checked his phone notifications and social media a bit before he left out into the world. So that’s what he did. Tae, of course, blew up his phone wanting to walk his friend to class since his own morning class didn’t start until 9:00 am. Jimin's friend was truly genuine, loving, and caring. Tae deserves all of Jimin’s love, attention, affection, compassion and bragging rights. He knew Tae had to be an angel sent from above. Just maybe. He slipped his phone into his back pocket, swiftly pacing over to his school bag. “Today is going to be a good day, I just know it.” Looking at the time, he grabbed his bag, a granola bar, and some water, now rushing out of the doorway. It was 7:05, and he had quite a long way to walk to his stupid morning class.
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After lightly jogging for a few minutes on the campus sidewalks, attempting to still meet up with Tae, but not be late, Jimin hears him before he actually gets the chance to see him. “JIMIIIIIN-SSI!” Jimin brings his light jog to a halt, now looking at his surroundings from where he stands. Then, all at once, he feels a sudden weight on his back, as lanky arms start to wrap around his person. He stumbles a bit before he gets the chance to finally catch his balance. “TAE!! I’m really starting to think that you’re a fucking monkey.” Jimin turns his head pouting slightly and glaring at his best friend. But just like always, he’s met with Taehyung’s adorable boxy smile. “I goooot youuuuuu~” Tae drawls out very cutely, and Jimin can’t help but smile widely at that. “Okay you got me, but get off of me now. You’re heavy..” Clutching his stomach, he pretends to be out of breath and starts to fake-heave. “Hey! I’m not even that heavy, if anything, I weigh WAAAAY less than you, you pig!” Tae then sharply hits him in the crown of his head. Jimin hisses as a light pain invades his skull. “Ouchie…” If you must know, Jimin’s always been a good fake crier. When he used this skilled technique in his younger years, he got almost anything he wanted. He also uses it to make others around him feel sorry, and sometimes even guilty. Time to open the floodgates. Jimin always starts by lightly quivering his lip, just to start the feeling of prickling tears in the outer corners of his eyes. Continuing, he lets loose a few small droplets as he sniffles. “Taeeeeee.. that really h-hurt,” he hiccups quietly, “Get off of my back, and don’t even think of following me…” Jimin’s tears start flowing faster, Tae still clinging to his back. “I said get off of me, jerk…” At this, Tae hops off of his back, lightly placing his hand on the latter’s shoulder. “J-Jimin-hyung.. I-I-I’m sorry babe, did it really hurt that badly?” Jimin sharply inhales, still not facing Tae, planning to continue his act. Sniffling, he smirks to himself. Wow, we’ve been the best of friends for years, and he still falls for my ‘crying like a little baby’ stunt. Idiot. Just to reassure his friend, he dries his eyes and turns to face him, smiling. “You dummy!” Crossing his arms, he huffs. “I can’t believe you still fall for that shit… C’mere.” he outstretches his arms to the other, still smiling brightly. “I literally hate you Jimin.” Tae then wraps his arms around Jimin, accepting the offer of hugs at the moment. “So much..” He tightens his arms, a simple hug turning into a bear one. “Also, I still fall for it because I actually care for you, stupid Jiminie.” Flipping his brilliant blonde hair out of his eyes, he grabs Jimin by the hand, actually beginning the trek to his friend’s class. Jimin’s feels his heart flutter, just a bit, for the ever so caring Kim Taehyung. ❀ ❀ ❀ They walk together a little more before they spot a coffee cart, just a few steps away. “Alright, Tae, in order for me to make it through the day, I need my fix of Caramel Macchiato. Fast.” Suddenly, Jimin starts walking faster, taking off his bag and pulling out his wallet. “Hey! Wait up, I want a Mocha Frappuccino!!” Tae picks up his pace, following behind him. Stopping at the coffee cart, Tae is really out of breath. “Now, J-Jimin.. You k-know I don’t work out,” He begins huffing tiredly. “And you also know I don’t have perfect legs, nice calves, thick thighs, and a juicy ass like you.. So slow down sometimes for me, o-okay.” Bending over, he puts his hands on his knees, still breathing heavily. “Yea, you may not have all of what my mom blessed me with,” Jimin sassily snaps his fingers, pulling off a quick pose. “but don’t get it twisted Tae.. You’re still highly attractive,” half-smiling, he winks at the other. “So stop giving me compliments, and start finding good qualities about yourself, okay babe?” A small pout overtakes his nicely plump lips. “Alright Jiminie, I’ll stop,” A smile takes form on Tae’s features as well. “Even though it’s obvious that you like my suggestive compliments.” Wiggling his eyebrows, he lays his hands atop of Jimin’s shoulders. “Pervert..” Jimin pulls a ten-dollar bill out of his wallet. “By the way, I’m paying for the coffee babe.” Jimin smiles sweetly, facing Tae, casually kissing his best friend’s cheek. “One Caramel Macchiato, and one Mocha Frappuccino,” Jimin says in a singsong tone to the barista, delighted to be ordering their drinks. “Okay, that’ll be $7.95!” The lady says happily, starting to work on their beverage of choice. “Thank you so much!” Jimin flashes his brightest smile, slipping his wallet back into his bag. “No problem!” she responds cheerily. After a moment passes, the barista is finished with their drinks, and Jimin must make it to his class before he’s late. “Here you go!” she waves them off as they pick up their drinks from the cart counter, heading off further into campus. “Thank you again!” Jimin jumps up and yells as they distance themselves further away from the little coffee cart. “Tae.. she was super nice.. You should date her.” He takes a tiny sip of his warm, sugary beverage. In that instant, the latter spit out a bit of his drink, directing his attention towards Jimin. “Why? Nowadays, because of you, I take more of an interest in guys than girls...” he starts back on sipping the cold, sweet, and slightly bitter beverage, opposing to Jimin’s. “Tae, you’re bisexual,” he rolls his eyes. “You vary who you’re interested in, while I’m simply stuck on the d-train.” He stares in disbelief at Tae. “Plus, she seems really really nice.. At least give her a chance.” At this, Tae stares deeply at Jimin. “Jimin, that’s the point.. she seems too nice,” he speaks in a predatory way. “I’ll probably ruin her. Once you take the Tae-way, you’ll get lost in it.” “Oh Tae, stop, you’re a literal sweetheart,” Jimin airily chuckles. “Plus, you tell me all about your dating and sex life, and you seem to haven’t ruined anyone yet. Unless you don’t tell me everything.” Raising up an eyebrow, he takes a drawn-out sip of the macchiato. “Oh! Right!” Tae suddenly belts out, making Jimin jump. “Jin-hyung told me about a party that’ll be happening this Saturday,” Tae speaks, eyes widening at the memory of the text he had with the elder. “Jimin, we have to go.” He excitedly holds Jimin’s arms and shakes him. “It’ll be our first party as college freshmen!!!” he exclaims, shaking his friend a little harder, his boxy smile at it’s highest point. “Yah! Hands off of the merchandise!” Jimin finds his way out of Tae’s stronghold. “Geez Tae, do you even have to ask me?” Crossing his arms, he sighs. “You could’ve dragged me to the party, and I would have been just as willing.” Narrowing his eyes, he stares at Tae intimidatingly. “Well yea, I’m going to ask you regardless, because even if you are a party animal, that’s just being polite.” He yells, flailing out his arms. “Don’t you yell at me Kim Taehyung!” Jimin lashes back at him, almost spilling his own coffee. “Okay okay, dang Jimin don’t get all sensitive and triggered.” Casually licking his lips, he puts his hands on his hips. “You know me, and how I act, do you know how long I’ve been with you and practically raised you? So ungrateful." Tae then points a finger at the other, one hand still on his hip. “If anything,” Jimin starts. “I raised you, brat…” This time Tae sticks out his tongue, letting his arms drop down and rest lazily and dangle by his hips. So Jimin does what any good hyung does, and starts dragging him by his ear. “You’re gonna make me late with all of this childish behavior. Let's go!” Taehyung winces as he’s literally dragged. “Okay mom.. OUCH!” When a good one or two minutes pass, Jimin lets go of the other’s ear, and they continue peacefully onto his class. It was now 7:23, and they had a couple good minutes before Jimin would actually be late. Good thing they were only one good minute away, and Jimin, although he hated it, would be on time as always. ❀ ❀ ❀ They were now at their destination, and it was time to say goodbye. “I d-don’t want to leave you my precious Jiminie!!” Tae mock-wails, covering his face and pretending to cry. Although it’s not as convincing as Jimin’s, because he doesn’t have actual tears in his blue orbs. Today he decided on wearing the contacts that Jimin bought from PinkyParadise on his birthday of last year. “Tae, you know as well as anyone that you have your own morning class to go to at 9:00, and you have to start getting ready.” He frowns a bit as his friend does his own ‘sad because my one true friend Jiminie has to go’ getup. “We’ll see each other around the evening, okay?” Jimin holds out his pinky, doing their own little ‘pinky promise for every promise’ ritual. “O-okay.” Tae holds out his own pinky to Jimin, freshly sealing the deal of a sworn promise. “But I’ll really miss you…” Tae pouts and wipes away fake tears. “I know..you always do, Tae..” They hug, say their goodbyes, and then Jimin is headed off to his class. When he finally got up to his classroom on the third floor, he took his seat, set his things aside, and checked the time. Only 7:28. On time and two minutes to spare, great. Smiling to himself, he takes out a two mirror compact to check on his makeup. It was holding up great, making Jimin very happy. This really is going to be a perfect day, isn’t it? His phone lit up from his bag, letting him know he’d gotten a notification. He picked the device up, checking it for the second time before his class will start and he has to put it away again. The notification was from Tae.
[Taehyungie <3]: i rlly rlly rlly rlly rlly miss u bb ;-;
He is so freaking cute, and Jimin swears by it that he wants to keep Tae bundled up in a blanket full of his love and give him all of the genuine, loving cuddles for days. He decides to reply, giving Tae the attention he so desperately needs.
[Jimin to Taehyungie <3]: ik babe :( this evening, okay? <3333
As the texts send to his needy other half, he silences the device, placing it back into his bag. Then, a thought comes to his mind as he settles into the desk chair. The party, this Saturday. I wonder what I should wear. Should I dress to impress or dress to get laid? He’ll have to wait ‘til then to get all extra with his makeup and outfit, just for this party. Oh, this might be the best fun he’s had in a while. Nothing will be able to stop him. Even though he’s not of age, he still plans on drinking. I’m gonna get soooo fucked up. Jimin smirks, thinking of all the drinks and possible hotties he could snag. Yes.
Their class professor enters, setting down his satchel. He pushed his bifocals up his slender nose, stuffing his hands into his pockets afterward. “Alright class,” he spoke in a booming tone of voice. “Pick up your textbooks and turn to page 236C, you’ll be having a quiz this Friday, along with an upcoming project.” Jimin sighs heavily. I take it back. Today is going to be very stress-inducing and not to mention, painful…
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"Damn Joon, how many pencils do you plan on breaking this semester?" Hoseok chortles out while clutching his stomach. They sit at a picnic table under a nice shady tree on campus since they just got out of their morning classes. Yoongi, unbothered as usual, scrolls through his phone on the sidelines as his friends fool around. "C'mon! It's not like I mean to," Namjoon huffs slightly annoyed. "I don't blatantly try and break pencils, it just happens!" He defends himself as he crunches and munches on a bag of his favorite chips. It's not his fault his pencils just happen to up and break on him! Definitely not! He was just simply writing a bit of poetry when his dumb mechanical pencil decided to be a little bitch and break into two. "Oh please, that was your fourth one today! You might as well carry around a year supply of 'em!" Hoseok gazes in disbelief at his friend. "Whaddya think about Joon's pencil habits Yoong? Yoong??" The younger lightly taps the eldest on the shoulder as he tries to gain his attention. Yoongi finally looks up from his device, seeing his friend pestering him for whatever reason. "Hm? Sorry Hobi, but I'm kinda busy as of right now," Yoongi proceeds to lick his seemingly dry lips as he glances back down at his phone. "Could you maybe not bother me for like..20-30 minutes." He looks back down at his device as it floods with numerous notifications from various applications. Oh, the perks of being popular. His phone is never dry, his life practically revolving around it. "Aww, c'mon Yoong, you can't be that busy that you can't spend some quality time with your bros!" Hoseok then locks his arm around the eldest's neck, proceeding to ruffle his carefully styled hair into a fluffy mess. "Yah!" He rips Hoseok's arm away from his neck, then tries to reorganize his wrecked hair. If there were any specific word to describe Jung Hoseok, it's definitely 'annoying'. In Yoongi's means anyway. Yoongi sighs as he slips his phone into the side pocket of his black skinny jeans. Placing his hands on his face, he tries to clear his mind of all thoughts. Especially of a certain annoying friend. "Oh yeah, Yoongi hyung!" Hoseok suddenly blurts out, his eyes growing extremely wide as if he's struck gold. "You've heard about that party right? This Saturday, you trying to go?" he questions the elder, head tilting to the side as he does so. Yoongi contemplates the offer. On one hand, he could go and be the absolute life of the party with his two friends. Practically brothers. But on the other, he just really felt like being in solitude this weekend and actually get some shit done. It's either 'go have fun' or 'get this crapton of assignments done that the professors never really seem to stop giving'. Yoongi sighs and the pinches the bridge of his nose, a sudden headache invading his cranium. Just the thought of all that fucking work makes him intensely irritated. "C'mon hyung, it'll be fuuuuuun, and it isn't even a party if Min-fucking-Yoongi isn't there," Hoseok shakes the other's arm vigorously, stomping his feet in a very cute way, proceeding with a pout on his lips. "Just 'sayin.." shrugging, he clasps his hands together. "He's right you know," Namjoon suddenly blurts from his own spot. "Parties literally suffer when you're not there, and it just becomes lame as fuck." "Not to mention, it also becomes a complete waste of time," Hoseok adds on to be a bit more persuasive in making his friend attend the party this weekend. Yoongi thinks and he thinks. Maybe he could just work on a chunk of his assignments tonight. It was only Wednesday, and he had quite a bit of time until it was Saturday. Perhaps this could work and he can go. With this thought, he finally comes to a conclusion. "Alright boys, looks like Min Yoongi is going to the fucking party this Saturday!" Yoongi exclaims in an excited uproar of voice. "HELL YEA!!" The two youngest chime together in excitement as well. They get a few stares from students that happen to pass by, but who really cares, let them stare all they want. ❀ ❀ ❀ It was already 4:27 and Jimin was done with all of his classes for the day. Good thing he decided on not taking any kind of night classes. So this leaves him with just enough time to wait for Taehyung so they could have a very late lunch date together. While waiting for Tae he decides to text Jungkook to see how he's been holding up, especially since he's in his senior year of high school.
[Jimin to Lil Kookie ^-^]: hey kooooook~ how've u been sweets? uwu
Surprisingly, it only takes Jungkook a couple seconds to reply. This stuns Jimin because usually, the youngest doesn't reply to his hyungs for hours on end.
[Lil Kookie ^-^]: hi hyung~! i'm doing well, ty :) how've
you been? how's tae?? are you both eating well??? :o
you better be eating properly or i'll personally kick u
in the shin, then feed u myself >:c
Ahhhh, this dongsaeng..so caring yet troublesome. Jimin smiles sweetly as he types out a reply to the youngest.
[Jimin to Lil Kookie ^-^]: yah! don't kick my shin, i'll bruise!!
ofc i've been eating well, u know i stay tHICC boi lol. also, tae
and i are doing splendidly. i make sure he eats as well.
speaking of eating, we're going on a lunch date once he
gets out of class..whenever he gets out of class.. :P
[Lil Kookie ^-^]: ooou, okayyyy and I wasn't invited smh hyung :')
Jimin chuckles to himself as he reads the other's reply. Silly Kookie.
[Jimin to Lil Kookie ^-^]: maybe next time baby bun xD
mama chim is sorri <3 u know how me and tae are
practically attached at the hip. i still lub u tons, k?
i see him! talk later, buh-bye xoxo~
[Lil Kookie ^-^]: bye hyung lmao <3
Jimin slides his phone into his side pocket as he heads over to Taehyung. "Hey babe!" he yells to get the younger's attention. Walking slowly, Taehyung lifts his head to pinpoint the scream who he knows, for a fact, belonged to.. "Jimiiiiiiiiiinie!" he runs towards his friend, instantly wrapping his arms around Jimin's shorter frame. "I missed youuuuuu~" chiming with glee, he holds onto Jimin tighter, swinging him around in his arms. Jimin giggles brightly as his eyes form into crescents. "Hey, let me go! We need to decide where we're gonna eat, you tree!!" Taehyung gently sets his precious Jimin down, brushing off his shoulders afterward. "Sure, alright, I'm honestly starrrrrrving.." Jimin contemplates their options. There are many places around, but he can't really make a decision. Picking a place to eat is not as easy as it seems. "I don't know what I want..you been craving any certain places recently?" Jimin questions the other since he honestly can't make up his mind "Hmm.." Taehyung contemplates as he taps his chin, his tongue darting out the corner of his mouth. He quickly snaps his fingers. "I know! I want Panda Express!!" Starting to chant 'Panda Express' repeatedly, Taehyung dances happily. "Ooooh, sounds yummy, I'm down for Chinese any day," Jimin mentions to the other. Taehyung abruptly stops his dance-chant, grabbing Jimin by the hand. "Alright, let's call a cab and go," Taehyung states. "And since you paid for coffee this morning, I'll be paying the for the cab and our meals, sound good babe?" Jimin nods his head, wrapping his friend in a hug. "You're super sweet Tae, how did I ever get such an amazing male specimen as a friend?" Jimin whines low in his throat as he continues to snuggle his friend close. "I don't know, but they say accidents happen...I guess I just happen to be the good kind of accident." Taehyung chuckles to himself. "No, Tae..you're a miracle that just happened to grace my presence." Jimin ends the hug and grabs Tae by the hand. After saying their heartfelt statements, the two walk over to a nearby bench to sit down and dial up a cab. They hold hands for the duration of the call, and even while waiting for the cab. Just enjoying each other's presence. Their cab arrives and they head off to get a chance to eat before the day is over with.