Despite Jimin swerving his kiss attempt, Yoongi was on cloud ing nine. The date had gone extremely well in his opinion and he was certain there was a spark igniting between the two. The carnival was the perfect setting for Yoongi to show what kind of boyfriend he could be to Jimin and he thought he did a pretty good job. The way Jimin was smiling and playfully teasing him the entire time made him feel like a million bucks. Yoongi also couldn’t hide his eating grin most of the time as Jimin proudly carried the stuffed dog he had won him.

After Yoongi had walked Jimin home and they said their goodbyes with a friendly hug where he was positive he wasn’t being delusional about Jimin holding him a little too tightly, he practically skipped home like the in-love idiot he was. He entered his apartment ready to spill the beans to Namjoon and Seokjin (he spotted the two leaving the carnival before he did) and as he was taking off his shoes at the door, he heard the unmistakable sounds of his two roommates going at it like animals. There were a lot of variations of “Oh Joonie!” and “ yeah, Jin. Ride daddy just like that.” Yoongi groaned because he was sure that was just the start of it and the two would be going at it for the next few hours on and off. He had been their roommate for over a year after all. Thank the bathroom was between their bedrooms.

“I’ll tell them in the morning.” He said to himself. He walked into his room and immediately stripped down to his boxers and plopped down onto his bed. He was still giddy as hell from the date, but he had to think quickly about what to do for tomorrow. Once again, it had to be perfect. Not to sound like a creeper, but he really wanted Jimin to be his and he Jimin’s by the end of the week. He reached over to his bedside table and grabbed his studio headphones and hooked them up to his phone. He thought better when he had music blasting in his ear.

When he had his phone (he had cut it off to avoid any disruptions on their date) he had a bunch of text messages and emails. Two from Namjoon and Seokjin wishing him luck for the millionth time and some from his classmates in his music production classes asking about backing tracks and lyrics. Then there was one from someone that he hadn’t heard from since he transferred from his last university. His friend, Tiffany texted him to invite him to a little gig she was performing in the next night. She was an amazing pianist and singer and he wouldn’t miss a chance to see her perform.

It was the perfect thing for him to take Jimin to. The place where she was performing tomorrow evening was an intimate spot in the center of town and he knew that Jimin would love it. It would be a nice 180 from the carnival. He could show Jimin that he was a man of range.

He responded to her invitation and she immediately replied back. He let her know that he was going to be bringing a date and asked if she could do something special for them.

After exchanging a few more texts with Tiffany to solidify the details, he took off his headphones to get settled into bed. Tomorrow was Friday and he had work in the morning before classes. Fridays were always his busiest days but he always enjoyed the reward of the weekend. And he knew that this weekend was going to be fantastic.

Right when he was going to close his eyes, he felt his phone buzz. He looked at the screen and smiled.

Jimin <3

Thanks again for the awesome night! My little stuffed dog is sitting on my bed. It’s nice and snuggly.

Yoongi

I’m glad you had fun. I had a blast too. Be ready for more epicness tomorrow. You’re gonna have the best time.

Jimin <3

Oh my. I’m going to hold you up to that. ;) Night! I know you have work in the am. Sweet dreams.

Yoongi smiled and responded back with a ‘you too’ and turned over and fell right to sleep. And if he dreamt about Jimin then no one needed to know.

***

“So how did it go? Namjoon and I spotted you a few times last night. You looked majorly happy.” Seokjin asked over the kitchen table. He, Yoongi and Namjoon were eating a quick breakfast of eggs and bacon (made by Seokjin of course) before Yoongi started his short shift at the record store and Seokjin and Namjoon made their way to their own jobs.

“You know, I wanted to tell you last night, but you were too busy getting dicked by Namjoon.” Yoongi said with a mouthful of scrambled eggs.

Seokjin nearly choked on his food while Namjoon laughed hard. “Hey! Namjoon could have been the one getting dicked, you know. We do switch it up.”

Yoongi frowned and Namjoon just laughed even harder.

“Oh come on, Yoongi. If all of this works out between you and Jimin, this” He started, pointing between him and his boyfriend, “could be you.”

“Yeah, I’m sure we’ll hear you dicking Jimin in no time.” Seokjin added.

It was Yoongi’s turn to choke on his food.

“Or Jimin could do the dicking.” Namjoon said and Seokjin nodded in agreement.

“Yeah, Jimin totally looks like he could top.”

“Both of you stop!” Yoongi said embarrassed. How were these two his friends? “Seokjin you are getting as bad as Joon. I had faith in you.”

Seokjin stuck out his tongue like a child and Yoongi couldn’t help but grin. He really loved those two losers.

“Anyway, tell us what happened. I’m still not totally convinced, but your heart is still in one piece. So...”

Yoongi ignored Namjoon’s concern and delved into his date with Jimin. When he got to the part where he tried to kiss said boy, he wished he had skipped it because his friends.

“Wow, Yoongi. I’m rooting for you and all, but too fast. I had to work harder than that to get a kiss from Seokjin. I don’t think I got a real kiss from him until our third date.” Namjoon said and Seokjin grinned agreement and leaned over to caress his boyfriend’s cheek.

“I know that now!” Yoongi said annoyed and it brought up the embarrassed feelings from last night. “He just looked so god damned beautiful and that ferris wheel. It stirred up more feelings.”

Namjoon shook his head and Seokjin scoffed at his boyfriend before standing up and walking behind Yoongi’s chair to place a friendly hand on his shoulder.

“Well maybe you’ll get a kiss tonight.” Seokjin said hopefully. “I know you have something great up your sleeve. It’s Friday night after all.”

Yoongi didn't say anything, but he secretly hoped.

***

Work went by slow as and classes went by even slower, especially since Jimin was in none of them. He had texted Jimin after he got off of work to tell him their plans for the night. He told Jimin to dress casual, but nice, and he knew he didn't need to ask more of him.

He was going to actually use his car that barely moved from the parking spot in front of his apartment building. He wanted romance tonight and what was more romantic than picking up your crush in your and taking them on a nice outing. When Jimin asked where they were going, Yoongi told him it was a surprise and he could sense Jimin pouting through text and even though he was whipped for a boy he wasn't even dating, he didn't budge this time as he had done with the first day.

As Yoongi was leaving his last class of the day, his phone rang and he looked down at it and was pleasantly surprised to see ‘Jimin <3’ flash across the screen. He smiled before clicking the ‘answer call’ button.

Before he could even say hello, Jimin was already rambling.

“Yoongi! You have to tell me where we’re going. I have absolutely no idea what to wear. I mean what if I’m too casual or too dressed up. I want to look like I belong. I hate going places I don’t know-”

Yoongi cut him off before he could rant on anymore. “Jimin, please calm down. I told you what to wear and I trust that you will pick the right outfit. I really want this to be a surprise. So just indulge me for the next two and half hours.”

“But Yoongi!” Jimin whined and Yoongi’s resolve almost broke, but no he wouldn’t do it.

“Jimin, baby, you’ll look amazing in anything. I’ll see you in a couple of hours okay?” Yoongi said and didn’t realize his slip up.

Jimin giggled over the phone. “Yoongs, did you just call me ‘baby’? Very forward I see.”

Yoongi groaned loudly into the speaker. “, I’m sorry, Jimin. Just got caught up in the moment…”

“Yeah, right.” Jimin said before going back to the issue at hand. “Well, anyway if I look like a hot mess tonight it’s your fault.” And with that, the call ended.

Yoongi looked down at the now black screen and groaned once again and said to himself, “Jimin, you drive me crazy.”

***

By the time Yoongi arrived back to his shared apartment it was half past six and that only left him about ninety minutes to get showered, dressed and attempt something with his hair. His friend Tiffany had texted him earlier to let him know that he and Jimin would be at the table closest to the stage so that meant that he couldn’t be late.

Namjoon and Seokjin had already made themselves comfortable for the evening as they were sitting on the couch wrapped into each other with a pizza box on the coffee table. He said a quick hello to his roommates and made his way to the bathroom where he took a quick shower to just wash the grime of the day off of him and re-brush his teeth.

Once again, he had no idea what to wear, so he reluctantly asked Seokjin if he didn’t mind pausing the movie he and Namjoon were watching to help him.

“You’re sort of ing me here, Yoongi.” Namjoon said half jokingly as Seokjin untangled himself from his arms. Seokjin shushed him with a kiss on the lips and made his way to help Yoongi.

Seokjin was a lifesaver and managed to pick out a really nice outfit for the evening. He was dressed in a pair of khaki skinny jeans with a tucked in burgundy button down with the sleeves rolled up to three-quarter length. Seokjin suggest he wear a simple pair of black dress shoes and let Yoongi borrow his black blazer to complete the look.

“Please don’t get down and dirty in that jacket, okay? I don’t want love juices on it when you return it.” Seokjin said as he adjusted the collar of the jacket for his friend.

Yoongi rolled his eyes and responded with, “I swear you get more and more like Namjoon everyday. He’s ruined you, Jin.”

Seokjin laughed and started fluffing Yoongi’s hair until he was satisfied with how it looked.

“In the words of Regina George, you look y with your hair pushed back. Jimin is going to go nuts.” Seokjin said and Yoongi grinned because with everything he had planned tonight, he also wanted Jimin to think that he looked good.

***

The ride to Jimin’s was short considering it was barely a five minute drive from where he lived. He parked his car in the visitor lot of the dorm building and ran up the steps two at a time. He was anxious and excited. He felt something brewing last night and he wanted to keep the gas going. Once he reached Jimin’s dorm, he knocked twice and was surprised to see Taehyung, Jimin’s roommate, answer.

“Jimin’s not ready.” Taehyung said simply before stepping aside to let Yoongi in. The two lived in a suite-like dorm, so it was almost an apartment, but not. They had their own bathroom, but shared a living space.

“That’s fine, I’m a bit early. Oh, hey Jungkook.” Yoongi said once he noticed the younger boy sitting on Taehyung’s bed playing on his phone.

“Hey! I hear you’re taking Jimin out on hot dates for a week. Fancy.” Jungkook said looking up from his phone and winked at Yoongi.

“I wouldn’t call them hot…” Yoongi responded. Before the conversation could get super awkward for Yoongi, the bathroom door opened and out came Jimin and Yoongi almost stopped breathing because he looked so gorgeous. He was dressed really simple in black khaki skinny jeans, a dark green t-shirt and a black blazer over it to dress it up a bit.

“Ugh, I hope these two didn’t say anything to rustle your feathers, Yoongs.” Jimin said pointedly as he gave a glare to Taehyung and Jungkook.

“Never!” Jungkook said going back to his phone.

Jimin ignored him and turned his attention back to Yoongi. “So, I hope this outfit is okay. I mean I don’t even know where we’re going. You look great by the way.”

“You look amazing.” Yoongi returned. He wanted to say gorgeous, but didn’t want Jungkook or Taehyung to hear those words. They would be sure to mock him about it. “The outfit is fine. Plus look, we’re in matching blazers.”

“Like a true couple!” Taehyung quipped and Jimin grabbed Yoongi’s hand and headed towards the door.

“Let’s get go so we aren’t late.” Jimin opened the door and pushed Yoongi out first and turned back to his roommate, “Don’t in my bed.” He shut the door, but not before he heard the two boyfriends cackle.

The drive downtown was nice and Yoongi allowed Jimin take control of the music and even though he was stuck listening to pop music, he liked listening to Jimin sing along and attempt complicated dance moves to the music while constrained in the passenger seat. The only stressful part was that he had to drive around for a bit to find parking, but that was to be expected on a Friday night in a college town.

Just as Jimin was about to open is door, Yoongi stopped him.

“No, I got it!” Yoongi said quickly and jumped out of the car and ran to other side to open Jimin’s door with a satisfied grin. “There.”

Jimin put his right hand to his chest in amusement. “Wow, Yoongi! You really are going all out. You’re driving me in your car which you hate driving and you’re opening doors. How did I get so lucky?”

Yoongi smiled. “I’m just being a gentleman. Come on, our destination is just a block down.” Yoongi took one of Jimin’s hands and pulled him gently out of the car. He thanked his lucky stars that Jimin allowed him to keep their hands intertwined as they walked.

When they stopped in front of the building they were to enter, Jimin smiled wide. “Oh my goodness, Yoongi. I’ve always wanted to come here. They have really good live shows and from the pictures I’ve seen online, it looks so cute and cozy. Who’s playing?”

“My friend, Tiffany.” Yoongi answered. “We knew each other at my old college and she sings and plays piano. She actually text me last night that she was going to be playing here tonight and I just knew I had to bring you along.” Yoongi opened the door to the small, intimate bar and it really was nice on the inside. There were tables all around the stage area with some being for large groups and some for couples. The lighting was dim, but not to the point where it was too dark to enjoy oneself. Jimin was smiling from ear to ear as he looked around and Yoongi’s heart warmed.

After a few moments, Jimin led them to a table for two at the front of the stage. Yoongi pulled out Jimin’s chair for him and he could have sworn he saw Jimin blush at the gesture. Once he was sure Jimin was settled, he sat down in the seat next to him.

“Feel free to order wine and food. My treat.” Yoongi said as he browsed through the menu. They both settled on two small appetizers and two glasses of white wine. They enjoyed light conversation about Yoongi’s latest music projects and Jimin’s dancing recital coming up at the end of the semester before the show started. Their conversation halted as the lights went down and the bar manager introduced Tiffany to the audience.

Yoongi felt bad that he wasn’t really watching his friend on stage, but Jimin was such a huge distraction. He looked so beautiful as he closed his eyes to really enjoy Tiffany’s powerful voice and talented piano playing. When she started doing covers of popular songs, Jimin unashamedly sung along and when he looked over at Yoongi to coerce him to sing along, Yoongi couldn’t help but join. Jimin could make him do anything. He would forgo shame to keep Jimin smiling.

After Tiffany had finished a cover of a Maroon 5 song, she stood up to address the audience.

“You guys have been awesome so far. I really appreciate the energy tonight.” She paused and the audience cheered with Yoongi and Jimin cheering and clapping the loudest. “I have a friend in the audience tonight and when I told him I was playing tonight and I had a ticket for him, he asked if he could bring a guest. I of course accepted. He then asked me do something special for this said guest and well here it is. He wanted me to sing this next song for a special person in the audience.”

Yoongi caught Jimin’s stare the minute the words left Tiffany’s mouth and he was getting nervous. Did he go too far? Jimin made no indication he was embarrassed or against the dedication, he just took a sip of his wine and turned his attention to the stage.

When the song started Yoongi was sure he heard Jimin gasp as the Tiffany sung the first line.

You know my soul, you know everything about me there’s to know…

Yoongi watched as Jimin closed his eyes and listened deeply to the song.

I hope you know I love having you around me, don’t you know?

Yoongi’s heart thumped faster as Jimin grinned at certain lines.

When I didn’t think I could go on, you made me feel strong. With you I am never alone…

Yoongi nearly passed out when Jimin reached a hand over to lay on top of his thigh.

I’m thankful for the moments when I’m down you know just how to make me smile.

That I’m thankful for the love and joy that you keep bringing in my life…

When the song was over, Yoongi let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding and looked down at Jimin’s hand still on his thigh. When he managed to break contact from the tantalizing sight, he saw Jimin staring at him with glistening eyes and a small grin on his face.

Jimin’s hand didn’t leave Yoongi’s thigh for the rest of the night.

***

When Jimin’s song was over, Tiffany only performed two more songs before the show ended. Yoongi and Jimin stayed behind as the crowd dimmed out to greet her. Yoongi pulled her into a big hug and thanked her for doing the song justice. He introduced her to Jimin and Jimin gushed over her and her performance. They chatted for a few moments before she had to bid her farewells and made Yoongi promise to keep in touch.

“Wow, she was amazing! How do you know such amazing people, Yoongi?” Jimin gushed some more as they walked the block back to Yoongi’s car.

“I don’t know. I just get lucky, I guess.” He said knowingly. There was slight lull in the conversation before Jimin spoke again.

“Thank you...for the song, I mean. It was really sweet. No one has ever dedicated a song to me before.” Jimin said, looking down at the ground as he walked.

Yoongi smiled. He was glad Jimin brought it up because he didn’t want to feel too pushy bringing it up even though he planned the whole thing.

“Oh, no problem. I figured it would make the night more special. Did it?”

“Yes, it did. The lyrics were really something…” Jimin trailed off.

“Yeah, a bit corny, but it’s how I felt. Still feel. I mean, I feel it right now. You really have been there for me, Jimin. I know I have my annoying but loveable roommates, but it’s always different with you. I guess that’s why I fell for you.” Yoongi was really putting his feelings out there. Jimin’s approval was building his confidence.

“Yeah.” Was all Jimin said as they reached the car. Yoongi, still in gentleman mode, opened the car door for him and once Jimin was buckled in, he got in his seat and headed back to campus.

The ride back was a comfortable silence and it took everything in Yoongi to not reach over and hold Jimin’s hand in his. Jimin obviously enjoyed himself, but he didn’t want to push it like he did last night. They walked silently up to Jimin’s dorm and they both kind of shuffled once they reached his door.

“So this is it until tomorrow night. I have no idea what to do, but I’ll think of something.” Yoongi said honestly and Jimin nodded.

“I’m sure you will.” Jimin said softly before piping up. “Thank you thank you so much for tonight. I had the best time and I got to share it with you.”

Yoongi smirked and lightly hit Jimin on the shoulder. “Wait, are you getting all sappy and romantic with me? I thought that was my job.”

“Hey, I’m just showing appreciation where it is due. You really are something else, Yoongi.”

“I’m just trying to show you that you mean more to me than you think.” Yoongi said simply and Jimin blushed. Yoongi did not miss that one.

And then Yoongi got bold. He grabbed both of Jimin’s hands in his own and locked their eyes together.

“Thank you for allowing me to show you a wonderful time tonight. I now have the courage to tell you that you look absolutely stunning right now. Like beyond gorgeous. I know I can’t kiss you quite yet, but I can’t wait for the day I earn the right to kiss you whenever I want, Jimin.”

Jimin in a breath and Yoongi could tell he was lost for words. Not waiting for a response, Yoongi pulled Jimin in for a warm embrace. He didn’t care that he probably made it obvious that he was breathing in Jimin’s scent or rubbing a little too sweetly on his back. He wanted to kiss the man in front of him, but this was the next best thing. When Yoongi went to pull away, Jimin tugged him back a little and pressed a light kiss on his cheek and held it there for seconds longer to make it go from friendly to more than friendly.

Jimin pulled away fully and smiled. “Good night, Yoongi. I’ll call you tomorrow.” With that, Jimin entered his dorm room and closed the door with a light wave and Yoongi was left in the hallway to contemplate what just happened.

“, I love him.” Yoongi said to himself.