"Jiminie". Lynn yelled as she saw the boy enter the restaurant, the latter awkwardly made his way to her, ducking his head and avoiding eye contact with anyone around him.

"Why are you acting like some celebrity avoiding paparazzi?" Lynn asked with a raised brow, as the boy took place in front of her.

"why didn't you tell me we are coming to such a fancy restaurant?" Jimin hissed. "I dressed for going to a cheap fast food, where broke university students are suppose to go. No to such a place." Jimin groaned. "Sometimes I forget how much of a rich you are."

Lynn pouted. "I just wanted to spoil you. You always work hard. Plus you look good, don't worry."

Jimin stared at Lynn blankly, as though he was looking at a stranger. "Um? Who paid you to be nice to me?"

Lynn snorted. "Your mom."

Jimin rolled his eyes. "Now this is the Lynn I know."

"And love dearly." Lynn added smugly.

"Yeah you wish."

"Bastrad." Lynn hissed quietly before smiling sweetly at the waiter who came to take their orders.

Ordering for herself and her friend, Lynn watched the waiter walk away before turning to Jimin. "So, tell me about you and Miyoung." She quirked an eyebrow in playful curiosity.

"Lynn Tuan." Jimin declared. "Always straight to the point." Lynn grinned childishly and jimin sighed, shaking his head. "So from where do I start?"

"From the very beginning." Lynn pushed.

"Well, we both know about how me and Miyoung slept together last time." Lynn hummed at this and jimin groaned, willing himself to finish the sentence. "Well that wasn't the first time it happened."

Lynn stared at jimin dumbstruck, face blank of emotions. And even at such a situation Jimin couldn't help but think that the girl looked like a retard.

"What do you mean not the first time? When did it happen then?" Lynn finally said, drinking some water to help her drying throat.

"Wh-when what happened?"

"The other time." She deadpan.

"Um, y-you see there might be more than one t-time." Jimin smiled guiltily, trying to look as pitiful as he can.

"What the ?!" Lynn yelled, getting annoyed looks from clients around them. The girl coughed, before lowering her voice. "What in the world chim? How? When? Where?" She hissed. "How!?"

Jimin hid his face between his palms, groaning painfully. "Last year."

"That doesn't answer half my questions Park Jimin."

"Y-you see, last year you weren't there, and it was always me and Miyoung together, we got really close you know. Then this night we both got drunk and that was the first time we slept together." Jimin glanced at Lynn who just gestured for him to continue.
"We never talked about that afterwards, but then it happened again, and again and again and it started being a thing.
Soon we started having mixed feelings, and we got into too many arguments than usual and the whole situation was a mess so we decided to stop and go back to how we usual were in fear of ruining our friendship."

"And this is the first time it happened again after that?"

Jimin sighed. "Yeah. but we will manage."

Lynn exhaled deeply; deep in thoughts, before finally saying. "You know, since I met you again this year I felt something unusual between the two of you." Lynn paused, going over her words. "But Jimin, do you like Miyoung?"

"Of cour-"

"Do you have feelings for her Jimin?"

"I-i," Jimin gulped, eyes darting nervously around the room.

Lynn hushed the boy. "I got my answer. But why didn't you talk with her about it. I see a lot of lack of communication between the two of you."

"It's not an easy matter to converse about Lynn. And I really don't wanna risk our friendship, and you do know that if my friendship with Miyoung is ruined you'll be put in a difficult position."

Lynn sighed. "Still this isn't about me, if you jus-"

Lynn stopped mid sentence as the waiter appeared in front of them, bringing them their orders. And as he left, Lynn opened to pick up where she left off but Jimin beat her to it. "Drop it Lynn, please. Me and Miyoung are good friends and that's enough for me."

"If you say so." Lynn muttered in dejection.

"You still didn't tell me about boy though." Jimin changed the subject, taking a piece of the steak he got and shoving it forcefully into his mouth. Lynn sent the boy a stern look at his words and he shrugged nonchalantly. "I couldn't find a more suitable name."

"Yeah, of course, of course." Lynn played with the food on her plate. She had already lost apatite from the prior conversation and she was sure talking about Jungkook won't help. She took a bite anyway, to take her mind off what's coming. "Well Jimin, before I say anything I'll ask you for a favor."

"Okay shoot."

"Just please don't ask me who's this person or try to know who's he by your own. I really want to talk to you about this and I'll only be able to and comfortable if you don't know him."

Jimin nodded understandably and Lynn smiled in appreciation. "S-so you know how I have been sleeping with him since around November I guess. It started just like that, you know it's really similar to what happened with you and Miyoung.
I actually thought it was a one night stand but apparently he didn't, after some talking we got an agreement."

"Agreement?" Jiminy raised his eyebrow.

"Yeah, of some sort. You know like we are bodies." Lynn sighed, words always failed her and this wasn't an exception."I hate using this word but I really couldn't find a better term."

"Why not friends with benefits?"

"Well we weren't that close at first, we hated each other." Lynn snorted. "More like I hated him and he loved getting on my nerves."

Jimin stared at Lynn with a stoic expression. "But you don't hate each other now. You even exchanged gifts."

"Ah that." Lynn chuckled at the memory. "Well I guess we tolerate each other more now. You know, he's not that bad. He's actually really ridiculous and silly."

Jimin ruffled his hair, pursing his lips in thought. "I don't understand this situation though. Like okay I get it, at first you hated each other and just wanted to get laid-,"

"Hey."

"- but now you like each other and you know his roommates and exchange gifts, and from what I got last time from Miyoung you're even staying the night with him. Plus you spend a lot of time together and the way you talk about him, it's just, I don't know." He sighed. "It's like you two are way over this buddies thing, no? Cause to me you sound like you're dating."

"Well we aren't dating, I think we just became friends."

"Friends who , yeah. You're just unofficially dating."

Lynn groaned. "Goddammit Jimin. We aren't ing dating; we are ing but we aren't dating."

"Why? He doesn't have those kinds of feelings for you? Or you think you don't like him that way?"

"No, it's not about that. I don't know about that. But anyway it's not about feelings or whatsoever, there isn't even a need to dwell that far you know." Lynn tapped the table nervously. "you see chim this situation is a tad more ed up, I ed up, okay? I am stupid and I ed up."

Jimin just stared at Lynn blankly, waiting for her to elaborate. The girl took a long breath before finally saying. "He already has a girlfriend. I knew him through her, she's actually my-my r-roommate."

"Oh Lynn." Jimin grunted. "Why do you always do like this?"

Jimin's words took Lynn off guarded, she wet her lips nervously. " like what?"

"Like having affairs, dating multiple boys at once, having hook ups and so on."

"I never knew that was a problem to you."

"I don't understand how that's not a problem to you. It's ed up, and those boys dont deserve it. I thought you would stop and grow up now. Guess not." Jimin sighed. "Don't you think this is not really the way to go about relationships?"

"Yeah cause the way to relationships is ing your best friend and never talking about it."

"Ly-"

"Look I get it I am a , , and whatever, you just name it. But I always thought you, out of most people, didn't care much and wasn't bothered cause, I don't know, you knew I was a good person and actually knew me better. What a pity."

"I didn't mea-"

Lynn stood up, cutting the boy's sentence. "I'll go pay for the meal. Thank you for a lovely company."

Lynn spent the rest of the day cooped up in her room. She didn't want to meet anyone and interact with them in case of flipping on the wrong person, and causing unnecessary drama. She, for one, tried to forget about the whole thing but she couldn't help remembering Jimin's words, the way they ringed loudly on her ears. So she decided to isolate herself and listen to music, making sure it was louder than her thoughts.

To Lynn's appreciation, no one tried to contact her throughout the whole day. Jimin had sent a message that only said 'sorry' which Lynn ignored and Miyoung never called or texted, for reasons Lynn wasn't sure of.

So when the girl's phone rung, she was sure it was one of her friends. But when the caller ID read as Jinyoung -even though she knew the number as Jungkook's- she smiled in surprise.

She answered the call quickly, cursing herself for getting excited. "Hello?"

"Hi, Lynn." The boy greeted with nervous hesitation and Lynn bit her bottom lip in worry.

"Yeah? What's up? Something wrong?" She questioned in concern.

"Wrong? Oh nothing is wrong." Jungkook coughed trying to get rid of the nervousness. "Just called to tell you that bam and gyeom wanted you to come over now for dinner."

Lynn chuckled in amusement. "And you are nervous because?"

"I am not." Jungkook yelled with a high pitched voice that made Lynn burst out laughing. "Hey, you stop it. And I wasn't nervous, it's just. I don't know, inviting you for dinner felt weird?"

"Why? Cause you always invite me to instead?"

Jungkook groaned. "How can you say stuff like that so easily?"Lynn chuckled before the boy added. "Don't feel obliged to come though, you can decline, bambam will prolly cry but that's usual."

"Now now Jungkookie, I never say no to free food."

"Look the last time you called me Jungkookie I let you off the hook because you were drunk, what's your excuse now?"

"It sounds cute." Lynn whined. "Look it's either that or kookie." Lynn then added meschievously. "Kookiekookie sounds adorable too."

"Jungkookie it is."

Lynn couldn't stop the chuckle. "I'll see you soon then Jungkookie." She drawled the nickname in an overly sweet tone.

The moment Lynn entered the boys' dorm bambam jumped on her, hugging her tightly, Yugyeom had to detach bambam off her before pulling her to a shorter and less-breathe-cutting hug. And as Jungkook approached her lastly, the two boys watched them eagerly, obviously wanting to see some acts of affection between the two, since they were rarely shown in front of them. -though they always get to hear the best of it at night.-

Jungkook sent Lynn an awkward smile that only she saw, before pecking her lips and then hugging her. The girl's body tensed up, before glancing at the two smiling boys and catching up to the situation. Upon the realization she relaxed, melting in the boy's arms and nuzzling her nose on the crook of his neck. She might as well make the best out of it.

"Is this why you were nervous?" She whispered on his skin and Jungkook shivered under her touch before nodding.

"Well then it's show time." Lynn smirked but was surprised when Jungkook kissed the smirk away.

Bambam shrieked in excitement."you guys are so cute." He yelled and Yugyeom slapped the back of his head when he noticed Lynn's reddening cheeks. "Leave them be."

Pulling Lynn to the kitchen with him after she took her coat and scarf off, Jungkook sat at one of the chairs, making Lynn sit beside him. Yugyeom followed, sitting in front of Jungkook, while bambam, -who apparently made dinner- started serving it.

"Since I am the only one who can cook, unlike these useless two, I decided to make a delicious meal for my favorite girl." Bambam chimed, filling Lynn's bowl with soup.

Yugyeom kicked the Thai boy's shin ignoring his whine. "Watch your words bam. I can see fume coming out of Jungkook's ears."

Bambam turned to a red faced Jungkook, smiling tauntenly. "Oh, forgot you are here. Oops."

Lynn chuckled. "It's okay."

"It's not okay. You're my girlfriend." Jungkook complained childishly, clasping Lynn's hand with his and holding it tightly. "Don't make me kick you back to Thailand Kunpimook."

"Oooh, did you hear that? He said my real name." Bambam cooed. "kitty must be angry, kitty grew fangs." Yugyeom shook his head in disapproval. "Don't play with fire bam."

"Your acting is impressive." Lynn whispered to Jungkook while the other two were busy quarreling.

Jungkook chuckled without really looking at her, but Lynn couldn't help but notice his shaking knees under the table cloth. "You're okay?"

"Yeah, yeah of course." Jungkook coughed awkwardly pressing his hand on his knees to stop its movement. "Let's just eat."

Lynn glanced weirdly at Jungkook before deciding to just ignore his strange behavior. When she looked back at the table, it was already full with food while bambam sat in front of her. "I hope you like it." Bambam grinned.

But as Lynn started eating she realized that Thai food is even spicier than Korean. From the soup to the chicken and noodles and every other side dish, even the bread. Everything was so spicy and Lynn could feel her eyes getting teary and her tongue setting on fire. She gulped down her water glass, before shoving more food into so no one would notice.

Five more minutes and tears started streaming down Lynn's cheeks. She sniffed quietly, drinking what seemed to be her fourth cup of water. Bambam and yugyeom didn't seem to notice, munching eagerly on the rare home cooked meal.

"What's wrong?" Jungkook asked quietly, cupping Lynn's cheeks and turning her to him. "Are you crying?" He shrieked in shock and worry when he felt the dampness of the girl's cheek.

Lynn hushed him, pushing his hands off. "I am not." She muttered.

"You are." Jungkook accused, turning her head to face him again, wiping the girl's moist eyes gently. "Seriously what's wrong?"

Lynn sighed, seeing no escape from this. "I don't know if I ever told you before, but I can't handle spicy food."

Jungkook sighed in relief. "And here I thought you were having a break down."

"Aw jungkookie, were you worried about me?" Lynn batted her eyelashes before smirking.

"Shut it." Jungkook spat in frustration before adding calmly. "Why did you keep eating anyway, are you that hungry?"

"No, but bambam made this for me, I can't just not eat."

Jungkook rolled his eyes, taking the chopsticks, that the girl didn't even know how to use properly, from her hold and pushing her plate away from her.

"What are you doing?" She hissed as the boy stood up and pulled her along with him.

"Where are you going?" bambam asked with widened eyes.

"I am sorry, but I just remembered that me and Lynn have something important to tend to."

"At 8pm?" Yugyeom asked with a raised brow.

"Aish, you ask too many questions." Jungkook muttered, before ignoring the two and dragging Lynn to his room.

"I just want you to know that I am so confused." Lynn said, throwing herself on the boy's bed. "Also burning, I can't feel my tongue. But that's another story."

"Did anyone tell you that you whine too much?" Jungkook muttered, shrugging on a beige overcoat over his green sweater.

"Many told me, actually." Lynn commented offhandedly, standing up and eyeing Jungkook. "You look good." She found herself saying, something she used to tell her brothers a lot.

Jungkook tensed up for a moment before smiling. "Thanks." Then he pulled the girl out of the room with him, gesturing for her to wear her coat.

"Where are we going though?" Lynn said as Jungkook fixed the white scarf around her neck. "Somewhere you'll like."

"A pizzeria?" Lynn asked with an arched brow.

"You know you like it " Jungkook grinned smugly.

"Actually yeah.." Lynn mumbled, before adding. "But I don't have my wallet."

"I'll pay. I promised you food after all."

"I ate enough earlier."

"You drunk water more than anything." Jungkook remarked. "Plus weren't you the one who told me you never say no to free food?"

Lynn sighed in surrender and Jungkook smiled triumphantly knowing that he has won this round.

Jungkook lead Lynn to a table at the corner, and the latter smiled at the choice. "I'll go order and come quickly." He informed and Lynn nodded, smile never leaving her face.

After a while Lynn noticed a worker handing Jungkook the order. The girl hurried to the boy as he struggled to hold the trays. "You ordered two pizzas? Really?" Lynn questioned, taking a tray from his hold.

"I was told that you eat a lot."

"Hey." Lynn pouted. "What does that suppose to mean?"

"No shame in it though." The boy declared, ignoring her question. "Guess why?"

"Why?"

Jungkook leaned to Lynn. "Because I just love eating too." He whispered in her ear, rolling his tongue on the L.

Lynn jumped from the boy, hiding her blushed cheeks with her scarf. "You're lame."

Jungkook chuckled. "Yeah, I have been told."

"Oh really? By who?" Lynn asked curiously as the two finally reached their table.

"By you. Multiple times." Jungkook accused "Told you that you whine a lot."

"." Lynn cursed under her breath.

"I feed her and she doesn't even thank me. And then she dares to curse me directly to my face." Jungkook shook his head in fake disappointment. "People these days."

"Thank you very much for the food sir Jeon. May God bless you with a long life and even more money to feed more of us less fortunate ones." Lynn said with a straight face, bowing her head down with both her hands clasped over her chest.

"Amen." Jungkook howled with an exaggerated fake deep hoarse voice. Before the two burst out laughing.

"Thank you for the meal." Lynn said as the two exited the pizza place.

"Never mind. As long as you liked it."

"Who doesn't like pizza Jungkook? Seriously?"

"Good point." Jungkook glanced around him and a bright ice cream store pannel caught his eyes in the darkness of the night. "You want ice cream?"

Lynn raised her eyebrow at him. "In the middle of February?"

Jungkook shrugged. "It will south you after all those Thai spices."

"Oh, on a second thought that sounds really good."

And with that Jungkook got the both of them chocolate and vanilla flavored cones. "I love these." Lynn cheered, taking the cone from Jungkook's hand. "I'd risk a cold for them."

"Same." Jungkook said with a smile before adding with a stern look. "Don't blame me if you fall sick though."

"As you wish sir Jeon." Lynn said with a salute before her ice cream happily. Jungkook shook his head with an amused smile before turning his focus to his own cone.

Done with their cones, Lynn volunteered to throw them at the closest trash can before skipping back to Jungkook, who waited for her at a nearby bench.

Jungkook thanked her as she sat beside him and she shook her head. "I should be the one thanking you. Not only for the food but for the whole evening." Jungkook looked at her in curiosity so she added. "I wasn't having a good day today, something happened which made my mood go down under. But I am feeling rather great now." Lynn grinned.

Jungkook stared at the girl's smile, the lamp post light casting a surreal orange glow over it. It looked so genuine and carefree he wanted to take it and store it somewhere safe. Jungkook gulped, trying to dismiss the thought and ignore the skip his heart made. "I am glad."

When the two reached the university, the girl didn't run off like the day they went shopping, since it was night and no one would notice them. And Jungkook couldn't explain the satisfaction he felt walking alone with Lynn on the university ground. The last time he came up to her here she had two other drunkards with her.

"I think I'll just go back to my dorm. I am exhausted from the whole day." Lynn declared. "Please apologize to Kunpimook for me. And tell him to get take out next time. It will be less trouble." She added. "And to Yugyeom too, since I couldn't spend much tims with him."

"Will do." Jungkook smiled guiltily. "I'd walk you to your dorm but we both know how that's impossible."

"It's okay." Lynn reassured. "Take care Jungkook. Good night."

"You too. Sweet dreams." And Jungkook hated himself for wanting to pull the girl into a kiss before parting.

Soon exams week started approaching. and Lynn was going MIA. But she had every right to. Since she neglected her studies a lot the past months, and now she was forced to pull all nighters and spend her lunch break time at the library. At least she had Jinyoung and YoungJae though, keeping her company, and becoming her temporary unofficial students.
(Since they were classmates they decided to study togethee but Lynn was helping the two with the lessons more than the other way around.)

That meant seeing less of both Miyoung and Jimin. Which Lynn thought could be a good thing for the three of them. Seeing as there was still a lot of tension left between them. So with this, Lynn hoped Miyoung and Jimin get to talk it out or at least go back to how they used to be. And she also get to escape from Jimin for a while and try to bury that conversation with him deep down.

What it also meant was less Minah and Haewon, and to that Lynn was thankful. Since Minah's existance had been getting more and more irritating to the girl.

So overall the only one Lynn had truly missed was Jungkook, even though the girl would never admit that out loud. She wasn't even in term with that fact in the first place. But she also believed that Jungkook had been nice enough to her that she earned some right to miss him. Plus not being able to see Jungkook meant not seeing both Bambam and yugyeom, and the girl had become consumed to their fun company.

"Where have Lynn been?" Jungkook asked as casual as one can be, trying his best to look disinterested.

"Why? Found no one to annoy?" Haewon asked teasingly through a mouthful and Jungkook grimaced.

"Well she has been dealing with studies." Minah answered. "And she's spending her lunch break in the library."

"And guess with who." Haewon said smugly, wiggling her eyebrows.

This perked Minah's interest as she clapped excitedly. "Jinyoung?"

Haewon smirked. "Bingo."

Minah squeaked. "So they really are dating?"

"Isn't it obvious by now? Another friend of hers is apparently tagging along though. He must be living the miserable life of a third wheel." Haewon scowled, looking at both Jungkook and Minah in disapproval. "A life I know too well."

"Aw, sorry haewonie." Minah cooed, pulling Jungkook closer to her. "you know it can't be helped."

Jungkook smiled tightly at the two, before lightly shrugging Minah's hold and going back to eating his lunch. The idea of Lynn spending even more time with Jinyoung leaving a sour taste in his mouth.

Which shouldn't, because the girl herself told him that Jinyoung is just a friend, so Minah and Haewon's words shouldn't affect him. Plus Lynn isn't staying with the boy alone but there's actually another friend with them. But Jungkook still couldn't shake the bitter feeling off. A feeling he knew damn well he didn't have the right to feel.

Jungkook didn't like coffee much, but being the youngest amongst his roommates they pressured him into buying them some. Which came as a surprise to the boy actually, since the other two rarely drunk anything non alcoholic. When he voiced the remark though, bambam had declared that it's a form of respect to the Holy week of exams. While Yugyeom had informed Jungkook that Bambam's mother had threaten the boy to bring him back to Thailand if he fails his exams.

Jungkook snickered but complied anyway to their request. Strolling lazily to a coffee shop near the university, the boy sighed in relief upon seeing that the shop was fairly empty. He walked to the counter, ordering coffee for his two friends and a hot chocolate for himself. -which might come out as him being childish, but he wanted something warm to combat the chilly wind of February but also nothing with coffee in it.-

The boy started tapping his fingers against the counter as he waited. Turning to his side, he was welcomed with the back of a girl, who seemed occupied with her phone. Jungkook stared at the girl, at her long black hair and tall figure before it dawned on him.

"Lynn?"

"Yes?" The girl turned to him in question before her face broke into a smile. "Oh, look at that. isn't it Jeon Jungkook?"

Jungkook snorted. "The one and only."

"What a pleasure to meet you sir." Lynn chimed shaking his hand, and then smiling in goofiness. "Don't mind me, I am doped on caffeine."

"And you're here to get another dose or what?" Jungkook raised his eyebrow.

"Well yeah, or else I'll fall asleep, that's the only way to defeat the monster we all know as exams. Plus I love coffee so I am not complaining." Lynn took an overlook at Jungkook before pursing her lips. "You don't look tired. Aren't you studying? Aren't you afraid of the monster?"

"The exams are next week, I still have time."

"What? What time? Please give me your time."

Jungkook shrugged. "I mean I am an art major, there isn't much studying to do. If you're talented you shouldn't really worry."

"You're so full of yourself." Lynn groaned. "Why did I choose computer science." She shuddered in fake disgust before adding. "Well I am not talented to even think of doing anything remotely close to art."

"Well you're smart, considering you got into computer science."

Lynn pouted. "I'd rather be able to draw or sing than add two to two."

Jungkook chuckled but before he could say anything back a worker was calling Lynn's name. The girl excused herself to bring her order.

Lynn came back as fast as she went. Jungkook stared at the three cups on the tray the girl brought before saying. "I hope the other two cups aren't for you too."

"Exams aren't ing me that much yet." She stated. "These are for Youngjae and Jinyoung. I am studying with them."

"Ah yeah, I heard."

"you heard?"

"Hae-haewon an-and Mina