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"OKAY, YOU SHOULD wear something sexy. You always dress cute." Jimin rummaged through Venus' closet of the designer clothes he had bought her. He showed up at her door with slightly puffy eyes and an unnaturally wide smile. Before Venus could comment on it, he pushed his way past her and made his way into her room to help her prepare for this date with Taehyung.

Venus sat on her bed, staring concerned for her friend who simply wanted to drown himself in this. He was obviously avoiding talking about something and he was still smiling. He hasn't stopped since he got in here, like he was hoping a charming smile would distract her from the fact that he wasn't wearing his collar anymore.

"Jimin...where is your collar at?" Venus asked him. He was never seen without it. It was odd that he wasn't wearing it now.  She watched as Jimin lifted his hand to his throat and for a moment, his smile fades. "I forgot to put it back on after taking a shower." He reasoned, gently stroking his neck before going back to her closet. He pulled out a silk, black blouse, and a short, black, pencil skirt. "This'll look hot."

Venus couldn't be bothered to be excited about this. Not when Jimin is acting...normal. Jimin is being too Jimin if that makes any sense and it's unsettling. Something is wrong. "Jimin-" he doesn't let her finish, shoving the clothes in her arms. "Change into this, but don't wear a bra. I have an idea." He shook her off the bathroom to change while he looked for more outfits.

Venus stared at him for a second longer, only for Jimin to wave her off. "Go, I have to style this for you. We have to make him find you irresistible. Shouldn't be hard. I have really good material to work with." It was just like him to compliment and flirt with her, so why did it feel so off? Why did he feel different?

She retreated into the bathroom, removing her clothes to change into the ones Jimin had handed to her. Not wearing a bra, she sheepishly button the shirt all the way up and tucked it into the skirt. She didn't know what he was planning, but she wouldn't knock it just yet.

When she left the bathroom, Jimin pounced on her like a lion. He gave her a glancing look before shaking his head. "Nope. Why are you so covered up? The point is that you show skin." He began undoing the buttons to her shirt, far past two mere buttons. He buttoned it all the way down to her skirt, leaving the middle of her torso bare. The shirt just barely covered her breasts. "Chim, do you really think this is a good idea? One slip up and my whole titty will fall out."

"Exactly. And then you two will have sex and have a football team of babies and get married and it will be wonderful." He clapped his hands together with a wonderful smile. The thought made him happy, of Venus being happy with Taehyung. He would take care of their babies when they're away on vacation, be their favorite uncle. It would be pleasant.

Venus didn't look as ecstatic about his scenario. Not when he looked like he was on the brink of tears. "Jimin, what's going on?" She takes his hand in hers and her eyes soften with worry. Jimin pauses for another moment as if trying to think of what to say. His lips purse twists up, and then he smiles, blinking away any form of emotion from his eyes. "What makes you think anything's wrong?"

Venus wanted to slap him, to shake him until he spits out what was wrong. Instead, she hugs him and allows him to rest his head on her shoulder. "Whatever's going on, I'm right here. You can always talk to me, Chim." That's what friends are for. She's meant to be there for him at every turn as he to her.

A broken, shuttering sigh left Jimin. It was hard to keep it all in. He didn't want to ruin Venus' excitement. She's going on a date with a charming man who certainly is enraptured by her. He couldn't drag her down with the utter disinterest of his boyfriends.

He wiped the stray tears that dared to spill from his eyes. "I don't want to ruin this for you, V. You're going on a date. You should be happy."

"I can reschedule the date, Jimin. It's just a date. It isn't marriage."

"No, no, no!" That is the last thing Jimin wanted, was for her to put her plans on hold just for him. "Go on your date, sweetheart. Have fun. Have so, so, so many children with that man that your uterus becomes disabled." He chuckled sadly, continuing to wipe his tears and rub his irritated eyes. "I'll feel a million times worse if you cancel because of me. Please, just go on your date." He refused to be the friend who took away from her happiness.

Venus was reluctant. She was just about ready to call Taehyung and tell him that their date would have to proceed another time, but she could see the desperation in Jimin's eyes not to. He didn't want to ruin this for her. His hand gripped hers tightly, begging horribly for her not to do this. "When you get back, you can tell me all about it and it'll make me the happiest person in the world."

"No, when I get back, we're going to talk about what's wrong and we're gonna fix it." Jimin would rather do anything other than talk about his relationship problems. Everyone thought their relationship was perfectly functional. The token, poster example of a happy, polyamorous relationship, how could they possibly be dysfunctional?

"Fine, but we have to finish getting ready." He patted away the remaining tears, took a deep breath to recompose himself, and once again, a smile was on his lips. This one was a bit more genuine, but his makeup was a bit runny. Venus helped him clean up before allowing him to help style her.

"You should have your hair tied up in a bun. That would look really nice. And you can see your earrings." He pushed her hair out of the way, holding it up to see what it would look like. They did end up tying her hair up out of the way as neatly as they could. It was hard trying to tame her curls, but they managed with a few curls framing her face.

"So what is Taehyung planning for the date? Do you know?" Venus allowed Jimin to do her makeup for her. He was very meticulous in her craft, making her look less wide-eyed and innocent (if you could call her that), and sexier, not that Taehyung needed any help finding her sexy.

Venus could finally start to feel giddy about her date with Taehyung. Shyly, tugging at one of her loose curls, she smiled. "Well, we were gonna go out to this fancy restaurant, but I didn't know if anyone would see us together and figure out I was the girl in his paintings. So instead he's going to make dinner for us at his house with candles and wine and...I can't imagine it's going to be anything less than perfect."

Jimin know once what it was like to care about what those around you think. That's why it took him so long to come out. Korea was still a rather conservative country when it came to these things. A lot of people weren't open to the idea of same-sex relationships.

And then he finally learned that everyone can suck his fucking dick, kiss his round, beautiful ass, whatever. If they wouldn't accept him as he was, then they would never have the honor of knowing him for the beautiful person he was. That was a loss for them, not him. Jimin figured he'd have to let Venus figure that out on her own.

"Everyone else is just jealous that you are being showcased as the epitome of beauty. They're bitter because the beauty standard has always looked like them and they can't handle when someone who doesn't is seen as beautiful." Jimin stepped back to admire his work, tilting his head to the side. "Perfect. What time are you supposed to be leaving?"

Venus grabbed her phone to check the time. "In a few minutes actually. I have to drive there myself since Taehyung's cooking." She stood up and grabbed the red-bottom Louboutin pumps Jimin chose out for her. "We will talk about what's going on when I get back, okay? I'm not abandoning you or your problems, Chim." She kissed his cheek.

"That's if he doesn't blow your back out and you don't come home."

"A little tacky to have sex on the first date, don't you think?" Venus adjusted her outfit in the mirror, praying to whatever god would hear her that her boob wouldn't fall out during dinner. Jimin didn't care much about what was considered socially acceptable. "No different from all the other times he's beat your walls in."

Venus rolled her eyes. "Thank you for your help, Chim...Are you sure you don't want me to stay so we can figure this out?" She has to ask at least one more time before leaving. She's ready to cancel if she has to. Taehyung will understand if it's an emergency.

Jimin shook his head though without hesitation. "Absolutely not. Go on your date and don't let me hold you back from having a good time, okay? I'll still be here." And his problems will still be here as well. They won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

Venus nodded and they kissed cheeks once more. "I'll try not to be too late."

"Don't drive if you're drinking!" Jimin doesn't forget to remind her as she leaves the room. In all honesty, he was hoping that she'd stay the entire night, it would give him more time to avoid the problem going on within his relationship.

All Jimin could do was sit back and tend to the blossoming relationship right before him.

*.✧ Kᴀʏs Eɴᴅɪɴɢ Nᴏᴛᴇs

You guys said that Reine (the female lead before Venus for those who weren't here to read the first version of S&S) wasn't very observant because she didn't notice Jimin was upset (or that she gave up too easily when he told her he was fine) so I decided to make up for it here.

JSA of the Day:
"I remember when I first met Taehyung. I had come to the Red Room with Yoongi and Hoseok, just a year after we first got togetherm the place had just opened and they mentioned they were a friend of the owner. We went and when I first saw Taehyung it was just like 'Ahwooga. I want that man's dick inside me.' Sadly, Taehyung was straight so my admiration was just something of my fantasies. I don't flirt with him directly. I don't want to make him uncomfortable. But dear fucking God, I was having wet dreams for like a month. I'll get over it.... Eventually."

Wouldn't an orgy be fun? 😊

Thank you all for reading. I hope you guys enjoyed and I wish you all a wonderful day/night.

사랑해

~Kay  (^～^;)ゞ