As it turns out, falling in love with Jungkook is the easiest thing he's ever done, once he fully allows it to happen. Jungkook makes his seemingly mundane life exciting, and all the things that bothered him before don't seem to matter as much anymore, now that he has this boy warm under his hands. He doesn't mind going to work on Monday mornings, because he knows nine out of ten times, Jungkook will be waiting for him at his house when he gets home. He doesn't dread garden work like he used to; Jungkook typically joins in to help, and if he doesn't, it's because he's standing on the edge of the property, yelling obscenities about how hot Jimin looks raking the leaves while he looks on, throwing a ball for Link to fetch, Jimin laughing the whole time. Even paying the bills isn't such a shit task with Jungkook around. How could it be, when Jungkook's in the kitchen only several feet away from him, singing whatever song is in his head at that moment, whisking mix for Jimin's favourite pancakes.

It's clearly obvious to everyone around them, too. They're out for a guys night out, one Friday night - Jimin, Jungkook, Hobi and Tae - at a packed sports bar. They drink cheep beer and eat spicy wings until nearly midnight, laughing at one another, shouting at the game playing on the big screen. The patrons start clearing out once the game ends and Jungkook stands up out of his chair.

" I'll go shut down our tabs," he says, stretching, his shirt rising up with his movement.

Jimin reaches over and punches at his exposed skin. " Wanna take care of mine and I'll pay you back?"

Jungkook bats his hand away, rolling his eyes. " I was gonna take care of it, period."

He smiles and blinks exaggeratedly.

" Spoiling me Jeon."

" Yeah, yeah."

Jimin turns his back to the table once Jungkook's out of sight and scoffs at the faces Hobi and Tae are giving him.

" What?"

Hobi shrugs, still making a stupid face. " I dunno. Just..." He picks at his beer bottle label. " I love how happy you guys are."

Jimin makes a gagging noise. " That's worse than I thought."

He laughs. " I'm serious, Min. Do you know how hard it was to watch one of your favourite people go through something like you went through? For the past two years, you've been right in front of me but I missed you."

Jimin tries to play it off like Hobi is a hopeless sap - which he is - but there's a lump in his throat anyway. He can't look up when he says, " That's enough, Jung."

" And I never thought Jungkook would grow the balls to finally admit that he wanted you," Tae adds.

He snaps his head up at that. " Excuse me?"

Tae smiles, nodding. " You think I didn't know?"

Hobi laughs. " Same here."

Jimin holds his hands up. " Okay, back up. What do you guys know? Tell me. Now."

" So bossy," Hobi smirks. " Don't know what Jungkook has seen in you all these years."

" I will light you on fire."

Tae snorts. " Jesus. Okay. When I met Jungkook, he was always going on about his two best Friend's from home, Jimin and Tyler, Jimin and Tyler, Jimin and Tyler. All the fucking time. But the more he talked about it, the more it was obvious that he was leaving something out, you know? So, I pried. It only took a few drinks for him to admit he had been crushing on you since high school, and he felt like a shithead because you were obviously taken, and by his best friend, nonetheless. And then he told me I was the only one who knew, but I guess that wasn't true, seeing as Hobi knew the whole time, too.

" He never told me," Hobi says, still working on the bottles peel. He looks up at Jimin. " I could just tell. He's always had such a soft spot for you. The way you looked at Tyler was the was Jungkook looked at you." He shrugs. " He still looks at you that way."

Jimin bites his bottom lip. " I never knew. He's told me since then but...I just. I never saw it."

Tae reaches into his wallet throws some money down on the table. He pushes his chair back and stands up.

" It doesn't matter now. You're happy. And Jungkook...Christ, that kid is over the fucking moon about this. He told me that, too."

" Over the moon about what? What'd I tell you?" Jungkook's voice suddenly asks from behind Jimin.

" Don't ask questions, just agree with me," Tae instructs, patting him on the back.

" Okay, I'm over the moon."

" Good man."

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Back at Jimin's house, he's laying upside down on his bed with his head where his feet are supposed to go. He can't be bothered to take off his jeans, but he did manage to kick off his shoes the second he got through the door.

He can hear Jungkook in the bathroom brushing his teeth, and Jimin closes his eyes. He waits for the sound of the water to turn off. When it's silent, he calls out. " Kook?"

He looks over when he hears Jungkook he walk into the bedroom, flicking off the bathroom light behind him. He's shirtless and his hairline is wet, presumably from washing his face. " What's up?"

Jimin doesn't sit up. " I'm like..." He waves his hands around in the air.

" Really fucking happy."

Jungkook's smile is ridiculous. He walks over to Jimin. " Oh, yeah?"

" Yeah." He swallows. " Are you?"

" I'm really fucking happy too, Min."

" That's good." Jimin is still lying upside down on the bed and Jungkook is still smiling; it looks like he's frowning from Jimin's position.

" Come here, so I can kiss you."

" Might be a little challenging if you're upside down," Jungkook says, but he's already bending down.

It's so fucking careful, this kiss, that it might not even be considered one. Jungkook's lips just barely graze Jimin's tongue dragging along Jimin's bottom lip, biting at it gently. Jimin is sure there are other noises going on around them - Link moving around them - Link moving around on his bed in the corner of his room, the steady creak of the hardwood beneath Jungkook's feet, the faucet from the kitchen that never seems to stop dripping - but all Jimin can hear is the sound of his breathing mingling with Jungkook's.

Their lips can't seem to line up, their movements uncoordinated, and Jimin can't get the angle he wants while he's upside down, but the slick drag of their mouths against each other is too hot that Jimin can hardly stand it. He has to turn his head to the side, making it easier to kiss Jungkook with full intention, and Jungkook gets the hint, dropping down to the mattress and climbing over the Jimin, bracketing Jimin's body with his own. He doesn't grind down like he normally would after this much teasing - this kiss has been too light and fleeting to be considered anything but an absolute tease - but he does skip his fingers into Jimin's hair, digging his nails in, his breathing sharp. Jimin cups Jungkook's jaw with his hands, finally getting the leverage he wants to deepen the kiss, tasting Jungkook.

They kiss for a while longer, long enough for Jimin to go dizzy with it, and Jungkook is the first to break the kiss. He drops down and covers Jimin's body with his own, kissing up his neck. Jimin squirms.

Jungkook finally sits up, pulling Jimin up with him. He's unable to look away when Jungkook stares at him directly in the eyes and whispers, " I love you so much I can't believe it."

Jimin can't believe it, either. He drags his thumb along Jungkook's bottom lip. " I love you too."

Jungkook falls down against the pillows at the head of the bed, holding one arm out for Jimin to join. He's still wearing his jeans but there is no way he's getting up to change now. He'll just kick them off later, instead. He slides in next to Jungkook, pulling the sheets up to his chin.

" Goodnight, Spiderman." Jimin says, eyes closing.

He doesn't have to open them to feel Jungkook smiling beside him.