"I have nothing to wear." Jimin complained as he sat in a pile of clothing―all of which he had already tried on in the past two hours.

It wasn't that he literally had no clothing, because truth be told, Jimin probably had a whole store worth of it in his closet.

It was just that none of them seemed good enough.

Today was the yearly reunion with his middle school friends―of which also included Taehyung and Jungkook.

The mention of Jungkook caused Jimin to blush, letting out a tiny squeal as he covered his face in embarrassment. He had developed feelings for Jungkook throughout the entire length of their 7 year long friendship, and even the slightest thought of the boy made Jimin's face fire up.

But despite the ever-present urge to express his feelings, Jimin always stayed quiet, managing to hide them away from anyone's attention―it was hard, but it also helped that most of his friends mistook any signs of infatuation as kindness that Jimin typically showed.

At Jimin's actions of holding back, one might say that he was cowardly.

Another might say that he was too shy.

However, it wasn't a simple fear that stopped Jimin from confessing; it was knowledge.

Knowledge that Jungkook has been infatuated with Taehyung as long as Jimin has been with Jungkook. And Jungkook, unlike Jimin, was never the one to hide his emotions―quite honestly, he was very obvious when handling them.

So of course it was hard for Jimin to straight up tell his companion that he liked him. 

And it also made it hard for Jimin to not envy Taehyung―not that he actually succeeded in such task. 

Jimin was always jealous of Taehyung. Of Taehyung's receiving end on Jungkook's affection, of Taehyung's countless number of friends, of Taehyung's bravery―and even of Taehyung's fashion.

Maybe that was why Jimin was so obsessed with finding the perfect outfit. 

So that he could feel better about himself.

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After yet another 30 minutes of conflicted thoughts and troubled decisions, Jimin had finally settled on a yellow and black flannel with a white shirt underneath―finishing it all off with black pants and a black leather jacket he favored very much.

Saying that Jimin was excited was a complete understatement; having to have dressed up so well in a while, he was more than enthusiastic to show Jungkook his outfit.

He might've even topped Taehyung in the fashion department for once.

The thought, even if it was to be proved false, swarmed Jimin with a feeling of accomplishment and delight.

But the happiness was short lived when a notification for a text message sounded.

Ding!

"Probably a text from Jungkook." Jimin presumed, grinning, taking his phone out of his back pocket.

Jungkook was always the early bird, being the first to events and meetings―for the sole desire of bragging rights. Bragging that always took form of a text message.

But it wasn't a boast-filled message that greeted Jimin.

KOOKIE
i'm sorry hyung i can't make it to the reunion :(
taetae hyung's sick and i can't just leave him alone
hope you still have a good time without us though

Jimin never considered himself the one with mood swings. If anything, it was always Taehyung that changed moods every 2 seconds.

But at the delivery of Jungkook's text, the whole atmosphere around Jimin turned 180 degrees, his previous considerations proven wrong.

By the time he made it to the restaurant where the reunion was being held, he had already shed tears and was contemplating whether he wanted to go in and face the others in such a state.

You can't just excuse an absence because Jungkook can't make it. You have to still try to enjoy your time.

Slapping himself lightly on both cheeks, Jimin walked in, determined to have at least a decent time. He would catch up on his other friends, eat and maybe even drink a little.

Only if Jimin knew that he'd be drinking. A lot.

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this is a piece of shit i'M SORRY

i really wanted to write something good for you guys like you all deserve, but after a whole week of writing and rewriting this chapter, this was the best i could come up with i'm sorry

but i hope it was still somewhat decent uwu

sorry again and thank you so much for reading! i'll try even harder for chapter two, please bare with me ♡