Warning
My guys, I am so tired. It's four am.
However this chapter goes, I blame it
on sleep deprivation and tinder

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Jimin and Taehyung looked like two boss ass bitches double cheeked up on a Thursday afternoon. Both boys had scored extra hot dates to club it out with at Moon's grand opening, the week having past with little trouble and much hype, and so they'd dressed extra sharp for the opening.

Taehyung was in a black turtle neck sweater, black ripped skinny jeans, and a form fitting open blazer to match; Jimin wore matching ripped jeans and a see through pink blouse which show cased the Nevermind tattoo across his right torso. The boys blinged themselves, Taehyung with a chain earring that looped through two holes in his ears where Jimin wore a single silver loop in only one.

They felt, and looked, very hot, even while standing alone on a city street, in the middle of the night, two blocks away from a flashing bright pink club where the entrance line stretched so long you'd think it was a BTS concert.

Taehyung, of course, had chickened out of talking with Hoseok and so only Jimin and Seokjin knew he was coming. Seokjin, who was blind to the whole sope history, was eager to hear a music producer was on the guest list and asked if Yoongi could come up with a set list for the DJ.

Jimin, instead of focusing on the fact that there had been no sign of Jieun for a whole week, decided to shift his mind to Taehyung. Because thinking how she'd react to him chickening out of their deal at every chance he got drove too crazy. It's just...every time Jimin thought about it, of saying something awful, Jungkook would get that disbelieving, joy filled gleam in his eyes and the words got stuck in Jimin's throat. He was being selfish, he knew that, but he just couldn't do it.

"Does Yoongi know? That Hobi will be there?" Jimin asked.

"Well- "

"Taehyung!"

"How exactly was I supposed to bring it up?" Taehyung huffed before glaring at a group of college guys checking them out as they headed towards Moon. "I'm not dating Yoongi, Jimin. And Yoongi doesn't know I know about Hoseok. I guessed it pretty early on but I only know for sure because you know which I also can't explain because you only know because Jungkook knows but Yoongi doesn't know that Jungkook knows so me bringing it up would seem so random!!"

"Okay. Okay I get it." Jimin said, putting his hands up in the air defensively. "Speaking of the boys, shouldn't they be here by now?"

"Right, I forgot to tell you. Yoongi texted they'd be late, apparently something went wrong with construction and it set them back a bit." Taehyung checked his phone. "Yoongs says that they just got on the subway now."

"Yoongs?"

"Shut up." Taehyung replied, but there was a light blush forming on his tan cheeks. Then, a dark grin broke out on his face as he rolled his eyes back and mimicked Jimin's high pitched voice: "Aw Kook, hit me harder-"

Jimin's mouth dropped, he hit Taehyung on the shoulder - hard. "You did not!! You were hungover!!"

"I was hungover, not deaf." Taehyung rolled his eyes, poking Jimin in the side which caused the color to drain from Jimin's cheeks.

"Now, to save you from that shocked look on your face, I have a favor to ask." Taehyung stated matter of factly, crossing his arms across his chest. The music from the club echoed, the base resonating even blocks away; a car whirled by causing the dark locks of Taehyung's bangs to rise and fall.

"Ass-k?" Jimin grinned, glancing at Taehyung's ass which was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. The boy did his squats and Chloe Ting workouts early quarantine style.

"Yes. Ass-k. I need you to teach me how to sexy kiss."

"What?"

"We have time to kill, why not?" Taehyung shrugged.

"Can't you google it?"

"Jimin, so far I have been the attractive but mysterious, alluring but closed off, main protagonist of Yoongi's dreams. I want to kiss him tonight but I - well I don't have as much experience kissing guys as you do."

"Taehyung, it's the same as kissing girls."

"It's definitely not."

"You just," Jimin put his hand up and bobbed his head, "you know."

"Jimin. Please. For me. We already shower together, we've slept in the same bed naked, I don't see what is holding you back. We're as platonic as soul mates go - oh my God, unless you're secretly in love with me and have been all this time! You're only dating Jungkook and making it look believable so that no one catches onto you until you're ready to reveal it and then when I say no, falling gracefully into Yoongi's puny hands to catch me, you'll sweep me off my feet and force me to love you in a way that I know I will never be able to reciprocate!"

"What season are you on?"

"Of gossip girl? Six. I just finished it last night."

"Aha." Jimin nodded. Taehyung frowned. He leaned against the street light, it's metal beam as dark as Taehyung's sweater and the light cast half of his face in shadow. He scowled, pulling out a red Juul from his pocket and crossing his right ankle over his left while his other hand pushed his blazer back so it could settle in the front pocket of his jeans.

"Teach. Me." He said, a puff of smoke leaving his lips. Jimin sighed, Taehyung didn't exactly look like the guy that needed help with anything.

"Fine. But you owe me, big time."

"Sure sure."

"Thinking of it as a cupcake, right? Since baking is pretty much a part of our personalities at this point. When your lips first touch, it's like the cake batter, or the base."

"Show me."

"What?"

"I learn through examples. Be a good best friend and pucker up."

"Jesus," Jimin said with a frown, taking a step forward. Taehyung finished another puff from the Juul, his eyes looked dark, disinterested as the smoke left his lips, but Jimin knew better.

"So the cake batter, or base. You want your lips to be soft, brush them against the other's and tilt your head so your noses don't get in the way. Remember to breathe and part from the person you're kissing often enough or else the kiss might feel sloppy or gross. Your hands, they're like the frosting, they act to help the kiss steady. I like putting them behind the neck, like this." Jimin placed his hand behind Taehyung's neck, playing with the end of his hair. Jimin took Taehyung's hands and placed them on his waist to help him get the gist. "You can also travel the kiss from someone's lips to their cheek or ear to tease before you go any deeper."

"Okay. Like this?" Taehyung asked, brushing his lips against Jimin's ear.

"Kinda, don't be so stiff. Relax your hands a bit, yeah, there you go. Tae this is really weird-"

"Fuck off."

"Okay, Jesus." Jimin rolled his eyes, "Now for the sprinkles." Jimin continued. "When we add sprinkles, we only ever do a dash or the entire flavor of the cupcake can get drowned out. It's the same when you use your teeth or tongue. For teeth, you want to only ever lightly bite or pull on someone's lip, but do it at a natural moment like when you're pulling away to breathe. For your tongue, the sprinkle rule applies too."

"But the Shawn Mendez and Camellia video was all tongue-"

"Yeah and that's why it was so gross. See, adding tongue can deepen a kiss, but it can also make it super uncomfortable real fast if done wrong. You want to use your tongue to explore, but gently and in small increments. Don't just press yours against theirs, it'll instantly make the kiss sloppy and saliva will go all over the place. Instead, start on their lips and see if they open their mouths for you, like this." Jimin gently brought the back of Taehyung's neck down. Jimin softly bit Taehyung's bottom lip before he brushed the smallest amount of tongue across it and then slipped it in further into his mouth before pulling away.

"You can try moving it along their teeth if you want, but again, it's amount moderation." Jimin said, letting Taehyung try. Surprisingly, he wasn't that bad. It wasn't the hot sparks of kissing Jungkook, nothing like the rush and heat of kissing the other boy, but he could tell Taehyung was slowly getting the mechanics of it down.

"Yeah, exactly," Jimin praised as Taehyung got more confident, his hand brushing up Jimin's spine using his knuckles. "Feel out the rhythm and see what works for you and who's taking charge. Yeah, good job Tae that's so much better-"

Jimin felt his soul leave his body as he jumped back from Taehyung, the husky sound of Min Yoongi shocking him down to his core. Taehyung though, didn't sweat a single bead. Instead, he stayed leaning against the street light, ankle crossed against the other, as he pulled out his Juul with a sharp grin. With another disinterested huff, the smoke causing his dark eyes to look wild against the light of the street lamp above him, Taehyung smirked.

"What in the actual fuck is going on." Min Yoongi said, his pale body stuck out like moonlight. Next to him, looking equally as shocked, was Jeon Jungkook, who looked stuck between laughing and wanting to murder Kim Taehyung.

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A/N:
Platonic soulmates are my kink
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- Violette

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