|| hxpemin ||

side!vmin
one sided love

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"here, let me."

jungkook handed jimin his piece of soft, silky thread and watched as jimin wrapped the piece of fabric on his wrist and tied a small ribbon to it.

"there you go kookie."

jimin looked up at jungkook and smiled, his eyes shutting tightly, forming tiny crescent moons as he smiled so beautiful at jungkook.

jungkook can look at him all day.

"here jiminie, let me."

they were interrupted when taehyung had taken jimins ribbon from his hand and grabbed his wrist, gently wrapping the ribbon around it as well.

jungkook leaned against the wooden fence as he saw his two friends chatting while taehyung was finishing tying his ribbon.

"you don't know how, let kookie do it."

"no, no, i'm pretty sure i know."

jimin laughed as he threw back his head, accidentally brushing it against jungkooks bicep. jungkook smiled at jimins laughing face, it was such an ethereal view.

god he was so smitten

"come on let's go!"

taehyung finished and dragged jimin, having a firm grip on his hand. jimin turned over his shoulder and quickly grabbed onto jungkooks hand, dragging him as well.

they ran up to taehyungs rooftop, after quickly grabbing some bags he had at home that contained bubbles and some big bubble sticks, jimin loved these the most.

jimin played with his ribbon as taehyung and jungkook set up everything.

"smile!"

the two males turned around, totally oblivious as jimin took a photo with his polaroid camera. jimin smiled at them both as the photo printed out and waited till the photo came out.

meanwhile, taehyung started blowing bubbles, blowing some at jimins face which made him pout or run away.

"kookie!"

jimin hid behind jungkook as taehyung blew a big bubble, popping ontop of jungkooks head.

"hyung!"

jungkook took a blowing stick and began chasing taehyung as well, trying to get some bubbles to pop on his head as well. jimin smiling and laughing at the two childish males.

the sun began to set as most of the bubble solution began to decrease. the three males sat down on the floor, facing the sunset as jungkook looked over and saw jimin leaning against taehyungs shoulder, taehyung playing with jimins fingers.

jungkooks hand itched to hold jimins other hand, it was so close to his and he just wanted to hold his hand.

"i'm hungry."

jimin whispered as he accidentally moved his hand and brushed his fingers with jungkooks. he lifted his head from taehyungs shoulder and turned to smile at jungkook, who smiled as well.

"let's go get something at the gas station."

taehyung nudged jimin on his ribs as he nodded, jungkook stood up and grabbed jimins grabby hands as he helped him up. taehyung went to leave the stuff back at his apartment.

jimin and jungkook were silently walking down the stairs, jimin touched the railings as his other hand would sometimes brush against jungkooks.

"hyung..."

"you two are so slow!"

taehyung appeared as he walked to jimins side, his arm around his shoulder. jimin grabbed on to jungkooks sleeve and the three males began walking to the store.

hyung...i love you

jungkook swallowed back those words and let jimin pull him towards their direction.

"oh! a claw machine!"

jimin ran up to it and pressed his hands to it, looking so excited and so pretty at the toys like a little kid.

"jiminie, do you want one?"

jimin nodded as he watched taehyung put in a coin, the two males pressed against the machine as taehyungs tongue sticked out of his mouth, it was a gesture he did when he was concentrated.

"yay!"

jimin jumped up and down as the claw had grabbed loosely to the small stuffed bunny and had dropped him in the box. taehyung grabbed it and gave it to jimin, his cheeks a faded pink.

"here, jiminie."

jimin smiled as he grabbed it and played with it, placing it beside jungkooks face.

"it looks almost like you kookie."

jungkook smiled as jimin cooed at him, taehyung dragged them two to the gas station. jimin pressed closely against jungkooks side.

jungkook could put his arm around jimins shoulder.

he started lifting his arm but it seemed impossible, jimin kept joking with taehyung which was making him move a lot. taehyung put his arm around jimins shoulders and pressed him tightly to his chest.

"oh, stop pouting you baby."

jimin whined cutely at taehyungs side as he tapped on his arm, trying to get loose. jungkook stared at them as he bit his lip.

they looked perfect together

jimin finally managed to escape and began to run, only to be chased by taehyung. taehyung had ran towards him and grabbed him by his waist, carrying him as he screamed in excitement, followed by giggles.

"tae, put me down!"

jungkook walked up to them, tugging at his ribbon that was tied to his wrist.

taehyung put him down as they both laughed, smiling at each other so brightly, so oblivious to their surroundings, so oblivious to jungkook standing next to them.

"minie, i think it's past your curfew."

jimin jumped at the sudden voice of jungkook, he giggled as he nodded.

"i think it is, will you take me?"

jungkook nodded as he took jimins hand in his, interwinding their fingers together. he smiled at the sight and looked up to see taehyung frowning.

oh, he didn't like it

"why can't i go with you too?"

"you live on the other side of town, me and jungkook are basically neighbors."

jimin explained as he smiled, letting his hand hold taehyungs hand, squeezing it a bit. taehyung sighed as he nodded, waving goodbye at jimin and jungkook, he walked the opposite side as jungkook and jimin walked the other way.

they walked in silence, jungkook swaying their hands as jimin giggled, leaning on jungkooks bicep as he hummed.

it was their comfort thing they did, every night, for the past 12 years.

ever since jimins family moved next to jungkooks, the two boys have clicked. they were stuck like glue, sometimes their parents would make them a fake marriage and jimin would blush as jungkook smiled and agreed.

jungkook smiles at the memory as they neared the apartments, jimin lifting his head from his arm and yawning.

they walked up the stairs in sync, jimin touching the railings with his other hand until they reached the third floor. they both leaned against the railings, facing the pool that was there, hands still pressed together.

"i like us."

jimin said as he turned to smile at jungkook, who smiled and nodded as well.

"how?"

"it's like, we understanding each other so much. it's a connection not even taehyung has with me, you know what i want and i know what you want."

jungkook nodded, staring at the light blue pool, there were two girls there still, even after ten minutes of the closing hour.

"do you know what i want?"

jungkook asked as he turned to jimin, staring directly at him as jimin leaned forward, staring at his eyes as well, lips pressed into a straight line.

"hmm, what does kookie want?"

they were like that for a whole minute, jungkook looking down at his lips but then back at jimins eyes.

"what do you want hyung?"

jungkook whispered as they continued to stare at each other, hands still pressed against each others.

"love."

jimin whispered back, jungkook leaned in closer but jimin noticed and his eyes widened, he turned around and felt a kiss on his cheek. jungkook opened his eyes and noticed jimin looking away, he backed away.

they were silent, trying to comprehend what had just happened. their hands were still interwinded, but they didn't notice yet.

"i have to go, it's past my curfew time."

jimin said as he slid his hand away from jungkooks, he waved at him and then began to walk away. he disappeared like that, not even saying anything from the kiss.

"bye, jimin."

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jimin wasn't home.

jungkook frowned as he walked down the stairs and tried to dial jimins number again, it went to voicemail.

he messaged taehyung to see if he knew.

taehyung: oh, he's with me.

jungkook frowned, they went somewhere without him?

jungkook: oh,,
jungkook: where r u
guys ??
taehyung: jimin said
you were busy today.
taehyung: we are at
my house.

jungkook eyes widened, was the kiss really affecting jimin? it was only on the cheek though, but, jungkook was trying to kiss him.

he locked his phone and sat down on the stairs, playing with his ribbon.

'i like us'

jungkook sighed as he remembered last night.

how could i have ruined last night?

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jungkook remembers taehyung walking jimin home, he was walking back from buying something for his mother and saw taehyung holding jimins hand, jimin had his head pressed against taehyungs bicep.

jungkook dropped the bag, that was their comfort thing.

he saw how jimin looked up to him and smiled, giggling at something taehyung said.

he picked up the bag and walked towards them, he waved as he tried to walk past them.

"hey jungkook! where are you going?"

taehyung yelled as jimin immediately picked up his head, he looked down at the floor as jungkook turned around and smiled.

"hey hyung, jimin."

"it's been a while since i have seen you, how's your project going?"

jungkook frowned in confusion, what project?

"jimin told me you were busy because of a project."

jungkook scoffed as he smiled, biting his lip, was jimin really not forward to looking at him, neither talking to him.

"yeah, it's going fine."

taehyung smiled as he looked over at jimin.

"my curfew."

jimin smiled as taehyung nodded and they passed in front of jungkook, walking up the stairs.

he's ignoring me

he followed them up the stairs, seeing how they playfully bumped into each other, giggling at each other. he gripped the bag tightly as they stepped onto the third floor.

jungkook saw how taehyung walked jimin up to his door, pinching his cheeks and pressed his lips to his, jimin closing his eyes.

jungkook felt his eyes water as he saw the scene in front of him, his crush and his friend were kissing. he looked up to stop tears from slipping as he looked down at his wrist, the ribbon still intact.

he did what he should have down a while back, he took the ribbon off and tucked it into his pocket.

he wasn't going to third wheel.

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there was a soft knock on his door after his parents had left to go on a date. jungkook opened the door only to see jimin standing there, with a cup in his hands as he looked up at jungkook.

"um, my mom needs sugar, is your mom home?"

jungkook shook his head as he let the door opened and walked into the kitchen, looking through cabinets for sugar as jimin stayed standing by the doorframe in the kitchen.

"here, keep the bag, pretty sure mom has another one."

jungkook handed jimin a bag as the shorter male pressed his lips into a thin line and nodded. they both walked back to the front door, jungkook wanting to ask jimin so many things. like, why did-

"i'm sorry."

jimin said as he was already outside of jungkooks apartment, jungkook stayed stunned as he was about to close the door.

"i,"

jimin sighed as he placed the bag of sugar on one arm as he pulled up his sleeve to show a ribbon there, just like jungkooks and taehyungs.

except, there was a bracelet there.

"i didn't mean to reject you kookie."

"so it was a rejection."

jungkook nodded as he gripped onto the doorknob, he wanted to scream, to cry, to yell, he just wanted jimin to love him back.

"i have always seen you as my-"

"let me guess, little brother? that's how you always see me, why can't you see that i am already grown up? why can't you see that i matured faster for you?"

jimin stared at the floor as he felt jungkook walk closer to him. jimin didn't realize he had tears slipping out of his eyes.

"i love you jimin, i have loved you since the day i first saw you, why couldn't you see that earlier?"

jungkook gripped jimins shoulders as he leaned in closer.

"why did you give me hope when you said we had a connection that you don't even have with taehyung."

"i'm sorry."

jimin pulled back and walked toward his apartment, jungkook stayed standing at his doorframe.

there was nothing he could do now, he had been rejected by jimin, he definitely didn't want to become a third wheel in their relationship. he had no chances whatsoever to get jimin.

it was just a hopeless love.

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|| this was interesting to write, but i'm sad that jungkook didn't end up with jimin ||

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