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Jimin's POV

Ah, the sweet smell of underage drinking, sex, and a whole lot of tension. Parties are the only time in which the two feuding sides ever truly meet— you know now that I think of it, I'm starting to think I'm living in some Baz Luhrmann-esqe remake of Romeo and Juliet. Now when both sides are in the room, I am placed in a slightly sticky dilemma. Who do I hang out with? What do I wear? Most importantly —to each side at least— who do I flirt with?

Namjoon's house is already full of sweaty bodies when I arrive, and I'm tentatively holding a six pack of beers that I managed to persuade my dad to give me, wearing a pair of tight black jeans a white t-shirt. My alliance for the night is clear— I'm with the straights. Why? Because I'd much rather Hoseok throw a drink in my face than for Jackson to beat the shit out of me.

The room is practically divided in two as the two groups drink and dance, occasionally glaring at the people across the room. It makes me wonder why they even show up to events they're both at, but the prospect of a fight is too irresistible sometimes. I can see Hoseok grinding on some boy who's in college and looks blazed. Taehyung and Jungkook are egging each other to drink more beer as Lisa and Jennie watch them from the sidelines with less-than-impressed faces. Jackson is busy grinding his crotch into the ass of a girl wearing too much fake tan. And Jin is in the middle of the dance floor dancing like there's no tomorrow, being cheered on by a crowd of LGs.

I attempt to slip into the party unnoticed, but Jackson sees me and leaves his girl behind to snatch me up before anyone else can.

"Jiminie!" he yells over the loud music, his breath already reeking of vodka and cigarettes, "You have to promise me you'll kiss Rosé tonight, dude. Otherwise, I'll tell all the guys that you're actually gay."

"Why would you do that?" I asked, my heart beating a little more than I would like despite the fact that I know Jackson's threats are just drunken gibberish.

"Because I want to see my boy get some pussy so he can realise how much better it is for him! She's so totally into you, and she looks SUPER hot tonight," Jackson continues to detail exactly what he finds so attractive about Rosé and I nod my head mindlessly.

Jackson's tone may have been joking, but the idea of him telling everyone I'm gay makes me feel sick to my stomach and I haven't even touched the liquor yet. The idea of having half of the school hating me makes me shudder, wanting nothing more than to curl up in a ball. But instead I grab one of my own beers and join Jackson on the dancefloor where girls are already flocking over to us. I awkwardly dance with some of them, allowing them to guide me through the movements despite the fact that I'm a professionally trained dancer and should really know what to do with my hips.

Someone across the room calls for a game of "Spin the Bottle" and my heart drops. The LG kids already knows that the jock's game does not include them, but I see Hoseok prepare a little game of his own, grouping everyone into a circle. For a moment his eyes meet mine, almost pleading me to join as well, but I have to shake my head as I make my way over to the straight circle. Hoseok understands, or at least he tells me he does. He knows that aligning myself more with people like Jackson keeps me safe. He knows I can't defend myself like he can.

A bottle is placed in the middle of the circle, and slowly more and more lips are pressed together in a drunken haze. I await the time that the bottle lands on me to prepare myself, but even that doesn't stop the dropping of my stomach as the bottleneck points my way. I look over to the person who spun it and see Rosé, smiling at me brightly, her blonde hair shining slightly in the dim lighting of the room.

Jackson's right, she is really beautiful. But what strikes me about her is how kind she looks. I see her cheeks become tinted with red as the people around her cheer her on, and I go to meet her in the middle of the circle. We exchange a nervous look of apprehension before we press our lips together for a small moment of time, the noise around us blocked out as we focus on the feeling of our lips connecting, our bodies becoming one for that brief moment.

As I pull away, I feel Jackson pat me on the back, whispering all the crude things I could do to her. I look behind me and smile slightly at the sight of the scandalous things happening over in the LG corner. Hoseok is giving Jin a lapdance, both of them laughing hysterically as the rest of the group cheer them on. I regret my decision to look around when Jackson does the same, his eyebrows furrowing in anger.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Jung? You know we don't want that gay shit near us!" Jackson yells, jumping up and storming over to the circle. I follow close behind, begging Jackson to just let it go, begging him to see it as a joke.

But he's seeing red; he is fuelled up by alcohol and pent up horniess which is pleading for release.

"Maybe I don't want to see your straight shit shoved in my face everyday either!" Hoseok replies, standing up as well so that the two are now only a foot apart.

My two best friends look like they want to murder each other.

"Hey, hey, hey," I intervene, pushing my way between them, "Let's not ruin the night with all this bad blood. Let's put the feud behind us and party. Jackson, I know you want another beer. Hobi, I'll make you a gin and tonic just the way you like it. Let's carry on dancing, guys!"

Neither look happy, but they both reluctantly back down and I'm able to let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding.

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