Cages
Plot: Working with the boys was always fun, until you fell in love in with Park Jimin. Getting invited to spend the night with them sounded fun but now you don’t know if that was such a great idea.
Pairing: Jimin x Reader
Genre: Slight Angst, Mostly Fluff
Light cascaded through the walls of your room as the music from your phone echoed. Eyes still sealed from the night’s kiss, you sigh with agitation. You grip the device in your hands to discover the one who disturbed your slumber.
“ What? ”
“ Damn, good morning to you too Y/N ” eyes widened in annoyance as you recognized the voice on the other line.
“Joon don’t start ”
“ Okay okay, I just wanted to know what time you were gonna come over so we can get it on this evening ” you snorted at his choice of wording. “ You’re a real perv, you know that right? ”
“ Says the one who’s mind is obviously thinking of something else…like Par- ”
“Anyways, I was gonna drop in at around noon ”
Let’s mentally go through your plan this weekend. You graciously agreed to sleepover at the bangtan dorm because you wanted a chance to catch your breath. Working with the boys is a joy, but lounging around with them is a greater pleasure within itself. Plus, sleeping over was a more relaxing conclusion than going to a club as suggested by Hobi. So here you are, weaving in a fair amount of your clothes into your backpack, double checking that everything is accounted for, and your head wanders to the worse possible scenario: Park Jimin.
No you didn’t have anything against the boy, rather, you have grown fond of him more than anything else or anyone else for that matter. In your mind he was considered a close friend, yet your heart sung otherwise. Your heart wrote manuscripts when the mere thought of him appeared and you swore he had his name embedded in it.
Had you desired to confess to him, the ache in your chest would cease. But sadly, fear had dug a hellish moat around you. And it was fear itself that had prevented you from chasing what you sought for. You craved his love, his passion, his happiness, all you wanted to do was consume it, claim it , and call it your own. You wanted your heart open to him to whisper all that he must hear. To understand, that you couldn’t promise all the riches or the world but, that you could promise more smiles than tears and days wrapped around harmonies. You wanted to give him all that you are.
Once you arrived at the dorm, the pounding in your chest increased as your knuckles grazed the door. The air was then pulled from your lungs as Taehyung embraced you in a hug.
“ I feel like it’s been forever since I last saw you! ”
“ Tae, you saw me yesterday ” You couldn’t help but be amused by his childish demeanor. You had glanced beside him to see Hobi and Jungkook coming to greet you. Smiling widely you said your hello to the rest of the boys, taking notice that Jimin wasn’t in the room. Yoongi and Jin noticed the confusion, smirking to themselves pleasurably. You both loved each other, it was that obvious yet you two remained unmindful of the other’s feelings.
“Jimin just went out to grab some stuff, he should be back soon. But until then, why don’t we talk about how you’re going to grow enough balls to ask him how he feels about you” Yoongi smiled wickedly and it made you uneasy. Your eyes widened as you stood defensively.
“ I don’t care if he- ”
“ Yes you do, Y/N do you really take us for fools? ”
“ Depends on the situation.”
Jin then began to stand. Crossing his arms as he eyed you knowingly, he bent down slightly to meet your eye level.
“ Y/N, I want you to look me in the eyes and tell me that you are not in love with him ”
Your voice began to close up as if it was a sign not to lie. You loved the boys but sometimes they meddled into affairs they shouldn’t get themselves into. Although now, you believe it is best to just let them work their magic as the boy you were chasing after was one of their members, not to mention, closest friend. Your chin then dipped lowly in defeat and your eyes nearly watered. You were just tired of hiding, and regardless of the outcome, you needed to be honest with yourself and to him.
“ What am I gonna do? I wanna tell him but I can’t, because if I do it’s just gonna ruin the friendship we have and- ”
“ How do you know that? ” Your breath hitched as you recognized the voice of that rebuttal. The lump in your throat began to grow as you locked eyes with Jimin. Joon then patted your shoulder gently while glancing at you both.
“ We’ll give you two some space. ”
And with that, the six boys hid elsewhere.
Tension grew as you stood across each other. Eyes facing the ground, chests caving, and hands fidgeting, neither of you knew what to say. Your eyes stung, forcing a tear to slide down your face. You couldn’t bear it anymore, you felt as though you were dying on the inside.
“ This was a mistake ”, you said as your voice cracked. You grabbed your bag nearly getting passed him. That is, until he grabbed the other end, forcing you to jerk back.
“ Y/N, wait ”
“ Look Jimin, I’m sorry ”
“ No, Y/N I- ”
“ I understand that you don’t feel the same so- ”
“ Can y- ”
“ Let me just go and- ”
“ Fuck, will you let me speak!? ”
You turned to him waiting. Apart of you was in shock, considering he rarely yells. However, your pride was already in shambles, you might as well hear what he wants to say. As your eyes focused on him, he then began to darken but he got closer straightening his stance, nonetheless.
“ I understand why you’re scared to give your heart out to people because you don’t know if they’ll embrace it or break it. I know that you cage yourself to prevent any heartbreak. I know that it terrifies you to love and not be loved back, but I love you. “
The tears then drowned your face as you looked at the man in front of you. The weight that had been buried upon you for so long, finally gone. With that, you dropped your backpack, forehead connecting with his as you look at him with adoration. He then dropped his lids towards your lips, eyes tinting gently. Burying his vision back towards you, he gulps anxiously.
“ Y/N? “
“ Please.”
Your lips then intertwined, breathing rapidly, hands grabbing at one another as if the other may disappear. Rough kisses then molded into feathery pecks as you both giggled at each other. Whistles and shouts were then scattered across the room as the boys flooded you both with ‘finally’.
Jimin then raises his eyebrow in amusement as he kisses your forehead. You then wrap your arms around his waist and gaze up at him.
“ Jimin? ”
“ Yes? ”
“ I love you too.”
