Four weeks later, the new month was finally here which meant 'The First Snowfall Festival' was right around the corner. Recently, Taehyung tried his best to avoid Hoseok no matter what. He would exchange short conversations with Hoseok and would pass by the first floor to see Hoseok talking to Yoongi still talking about the project and by now, it seemed as if they were closer. This gave Taehyung a hint that Hoseok no longer needed him. So Taehyung tried to ignore every urgent text from Hoseok and avoid running into him in the hall.

           As for Jimin, he would find Jungkook growing sweeter and kind to him. It's been a while since they last time gave each other pleasure. Only because Jungkook promised he wasn't going to use Jimin like that any further. Which left the title in their relationship as 'Friends with benefits' pointless. All the two did together now was sleep in each others arms, hug, kisses on cheek but now... Never on the lips. Jimin at times thought of this and realized Jungkook was just treating Jimin as a closer friend now. No longer kissing or touching to fill them as the title they had before.

            Jimin didn't want to think on it too hard, recently he felt Jungkook was mostly becoming too obsessive to the point where Jimin would take a day off from the younger. Yet this only broke his heart even more. Jimin's heart still grew heavy over Jungkook and longed to have Jungkook fall in love with him so it could work. Yet along those weeks they spent together, Jimin only found more drawings of himself, some were inappropriate and showed him on the bed with his legs spreaded while he kept his eyes shut. Touching himself. At times it bothered Jimin... But then he ignored it and felt something was under it all like Jungkook's endless obsession for Jimin. Yet when Jimin would turn the page, he would see drawings of himself smiling, or even holding hands with Jungkook and gazing out to the sea. Making the older feel like Jungkook did love him in some way. Enough to give Jimin hope in it too.

          Jimin woke up to look around his room in silence. It was another day of work and time to spend with Jungkook. But this time, Jimin hoped to bring up the conversation on the festival with Jungkook. Just before, Jungkook was unsure and said he might attend but Jimin needed to assure of him being present on the festival. Yet, Jimin had little doubts of ending up going with the obsessive younger since Jungkook doesn't like walking out often.

               Just a few weeks back Jimin felt Jungkook's touches and only longed to feel it again. Yet everytime he would try to get a kiss from the younger, Jungkook would dodge it and refuse a kiss or even dodge those moments where Jimin would try to seduce him for sex.

              Jimin stood up and walked over to Taehyung's bed and tossed himself on top of the younger to try and wake the boy up. "Taehyung! Wake up we have work today!" Jimin giggled and pulled down the blanket over Taehyung's face to see the boy was hugging his phone with bags under his tired eyes. With every glance, Taehyung's eyes stinged too! However, Jimin wasn't surprised. He has seen this before and almost a full month Taehyung has been like this. No matter how much Jimin tried to talk to Taehyung about it, the editor ignored it.

         He was heartbroken and didn't want to talk to Hoseok. Not even to sort out a thing about it! "Leave me alone... I'll get up eventually..."

             "Ah, Taehyung how many times do I have to tell you? You could be over thinking this... Talk to Hoseok... He must have been texting you like crazy."

            "He has..." Taehyung whispered as Jimin sighed and sat on the spot by Taehyung on his bed. "I've just been telling him I've been busy..." Taehyung sighed. "I doubt he would like to see me since the festival is finally coming up and I haven't been talking to him for quite some time now. You know, it's just like how you would take days off from Jungkook and say you're working. Just to avoid him... But then... He still sings to you at night like it's his job." Taehyung stated and stood up to place his phone down.

           "Taehyung... You need to talk to him Maybe this is just a big misunderstanding!  You're never going to know if you don't ask." Jimin claimed but Taehyung only growled and stood up to put on a silk robe over his loose blue and plaid bottoms.

           "Yeah yeah... I'll go get the mail..." Taehyung added. Fixing his messy hair to walk into the bathroom and brush his teeth.

            "Taehyung... Are you scared of talking to Hoseok about it?" Jimin wondered as Taehyung remained silent about it all. He didn't ever want to face Hoseok and find out that he was back into a relationship with Yoongi. This was what the boy was trying to avoid.

            "A little... But it doesn't matter. Very soon we'll be assigned a different location and everything we do here won't matter! No relationships or friendships that follow us after." Taehyung claimed brushing his teeth. This was something Jimin never bothered telling Jungkook about. Yet, he didn't want to. By now his logs were filled with audios of him with Jungkook and their ongoing confusing friendship together.

          "But... I don't want to go... Even if that time comes. I don't want to." Claimed the older while looking down at the floor of the bedroom.

          "It's because of Jungkook isn't it? Ah, Jimin you just couldn't grow too close to anyone like this because.. You know our job is traveling around to blog. This is what you talked about in college. We don't know when we'll travel or where to next... But I can assure you that you'll have time to tell him." Taehyung sighed. "Why couldn't you be like me and cut off all ends when I did to Hoseok?  It would have been easier this way." Taehyung mentioned and looked at himself through the mirror to gawk at his tired appearance. "Even if it hurts you need to do it... Tell him soon."

            "I couldn't cut ties with him.. And I can never tell him... Not to someone I love... You know that, Taehyung."

             "Maybe.. You need to hurt the one you love at times just to show them how much you care." Taehyung stated. "Most people would leave without saying a thing. But it's good to let them know."
        
           "Almost.. What you're doing? You are trying to tell Hoseok later.. Right? I know deep down you care and still hug that phone and think on what to tell him. Every night you've been doing this..." Jimin mentioned making Taehyung look down at his toothbrush in silence.
         
          "I'll tell you what... Why don't we... Both tell them today? Before working of course. Deal? We both can't tell them the day prior to our departure... So let's do it today. The sooner the better." Taehyung stated and brushed his teeth while he looked up at the mirror to look at Jimin nod through the reflection.

         Knowing Jungkook was a very closed off and scared man when it comes to Jimin even stepping out of his apartment, Jimin knew Jungkook was too obsessive with the man to even let him go. Even when Jimin is close in the younger's arms, Jungkook would lock the doors and tell him to stay and never leave. It wasn't the fact that he hated to be alone, but the fact that he would have no one if Jimin was to walk out his life. The man sighed and looked down. He knew Jungkook would never let him leave... Jimin was a little scared of confronting the younger about this in fear of Jungkook trapping him in the apartment. Yet this was what Jimin believed... He couldn't really go off jumping to conclusions if he never even tried.

           "If I tell him... I guess I need to work over there. I'll send you the drafts, okay?" Jimin assured hearing the younger hum and nod his head from the bathroom. Later on after Jimin got ready to head out to Jungkook's apartment, he made sure he took his suitcase to finish up work and try to tell Jungkook about it. 

           Jimin made his way up the stairs and as soon as he reached the third floor a black figure stood down the hall and glared at him. Making Jimin step back silently, ready to dash out of the halls. Knowing that this floor was extremely dark, Jimin couldn't really tell who this was. Jimin's eyes widened as he could see the figure start to run. Faster and faster it ran down the hall almost like it wanted to shove Jimin down the steps or do something even worst! Just then, Jimin clenched onto his suitcase from the fear that rose within him. He could feel his heart start to beat faster and the stomps were getting louder and closer.

            Jimin just couldn't move again! Unaware this was happening, he couldn't dare to look up and look at the unfamiliar in the eyes... But as soon as he felt a presence stop in front of him, Jimin started to shiver and feel the stares of the figure just behind the suitcase that blocked his view from the figure.

          "J-JUNGKOOK!" Jimin managed to cry, and backed up slowly... But just then, Jungkook opened the door of his apartment close by and looked up to see Jimin standing there hugging his suitcase against his face that made Jungkook chuckle. Yet he didn't really see a thing there that scared Jimin. Only Jimin felt this paranormal presence.

           "Ah! Jimin stop standing there and come here to me! You know how I hate it when you wander these halls on your own!" Jungkook chuckled and stepped up taking away the suitcase from Jimin's face to smile and hug him tightly. "I was beginning to wonder if you were coming!" Jungkook chuckled as he looked at Jimin still trembling in fear with silence. "Surely you were going to show up... But you got here a few minutes late I thought I was going to have to go down there!" Jungkook chuckled as he looked at Jimin finally calm down after looking at a figure run towards him. Yet Jimin could never make out the face. "Are you okay? Did the dark scare you again? I was scared I heard you call for me..." Jungkook mentioned as Jimin hugged Jungkook back tightly and layed his head on the younger's shoulder softly.

           "I-It was nothing..." Jimin whispered looking up to see the figure down the hall, staring at him in silence. Far away from the two as possible. Jimin only closed his eyes tightly and relied on Jungkook's embrace that fended off the dark figure down the hall Jimin believed was nothing but an illusion. But what ever it was... It surely despised Jimin but for what reason?  It never seemed to bother Jungkook at all... Just Jimin.

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          Taehyung made it to the lobby as he looked around to make sure Hoseok wasn't anywhere to be seen. The younger quickly made it to the mail box slot where he quickly sticked in the key to open the slot. Not willing to waste another second in fear of running into Hoseok. The boy knew he would have to confront him eventually... But just the fear of Hoseok approaching Taehyung with Yoongi holding his hand made Taehyung know that his heart wouldn't be able to take it.

             Taehyung opened the slot to receive Jimin and his own paychecks with letters from their boss. Taehyung took a moment to look at his paycheck, shutting the small door and locking it when suddenly, he felt someone tap his shoulder to suddenly turn him around quickly. Meeting eyes with Hoseok so swiftly.

           "Taehyung... I haven't seen you in so long... Where have you been?" Hoseok worried and quickly brought the tired boy into his arms and hugged him tightly. "You haven't responded to any of my texts for weeks now!" Hoseok continued. Taehyung was frozen in place not knowing what to do... He wanted to run and avoid the older again until he leaves... But seeing the way Hoseok clinged onto Taehyung made the boy realize that Hoseok missed Taehyung more that the younger missed him after all this time.