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@❃ jimin ˢʷᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ "I'm not complaining about that in the slightest," he snorted in response. The bunny would never tire of hearing compliments. Ever. Especially if they were coming from someone as attractive as the swan next to him. His cheeks darkened a little at that teasing and he smiled cheekily, nudging the other's arm playfully. "If I said no, I would be lying, and I don't like lying. So, yes, you are very captivating. You're treating my stomach and my eyes today. Today's only going to get better from here."

Jungkook looked over at the other and took in his beautiful features once more. His smile was that of an angel's, and his eyes were very easy to get lost in. Oh, and his cheeks? So squishable, but he refrained himself from reaching over and just squishing them. He'd rather not make the other uncomfortable. Things were finally going smoothly, and he would kick himself if he made them awkward or bad again. He knew boundaries, and he refused to step over said boundaries. Unless Jimin gave him permission to just squish his mochi-like cheeks, he wouldn't dare touch them. How would one even go about asking such a thing? 'Hey, I like ya cheeks. They look squishy. May I touch'em?' the mere thought made the bunny snort quietly.

"Nice! Jiminnie it is then," he laughed and crossed his legs, wiggling the foot that dangled now. "Jungkookie, Kookie, Bunbun- Whatever you'd like, honestly. I'll likely respond to them all." Already on nickname basis? Hell yeah, this was great. The bunny felt the excitement growing which made him shift a little where he sat. He wanted to dance around for managing to make a new friend for once. It was a nice change. "How could we go wrong with discounts? Plus, I would hate to, you know, cause the bill to be too expensive. I know college is already hella expensive, so.. discounts galore!"

"Your wings are beautiful. No one is worthy enough to touch them!" Jungkook grinned, obviously amused like Jimin. "I wouldn't do it anyway. That's mean. I wouldn't want someone to randomly pull on my tail or ears.. without permission first, of course." The bunny shrugged, reaching up to run his fingertips over his velvety ear that relaxed on his shoulder. "Yes! Okay, so- How about we play 21 questions then? It'll be a fun to get to know one another, right?"

@❃ jungkook ᵐᵒᵒⁿᵇᵘⁿ jimin isn't really the kind of person who would be all touchy-feely, though he didn't give a single mind when the other had took his hand in his and swung it around. as long as jungkook was enjoying it, then he would be content and happy as well.

the faint blush which warmed jungkook's cheeks had went unnoticed by jimin, and his lips had unconsciously stretched into a rather fond smile. without a doubt, jimin found the bunny quite adorable and endearing. if he wanted the compliments to keep on coming, then perhaps he wouldn't even hesitate to shower him with it. "you see," he began, and looked at the other with a raised brow, "if i keep the compliments on going then i might not know how keep my mouth shut." jungkook's words had made him a little baffled and flustered at first, though he bursted into a small fit of laughter after. "do i captivate you that much?" his tone was teasing and playful. "but thank you. and honestly, i can't get enough of looking at you as well." even the tiniest bits of details on jungkook's face was perfect, he had to admit. jimin couldn't help but to think that he was ethereal - perfect, just like a porcelain doll.

jiminnie. the swan hadn't heard of that nickname in such a long time now, perhaps because that he was already used to be referred to as 'swanny'. no one really knew him nor did he really know people, and they would only recognise him by this username. "of course- feel free to call me that." a hum of approval was given. "oh! should i call you jungkookie then? or maybe bunbun?" if he wanted to make a friend then perhaps he should start using nicknames too. he slipped into the empty spot next to him. "well i suppose i wouldn't mind a discount if we're able to get one," he snickered softly.

he scoffed under his breath at the mere threat. "no one has ever dared to touch my wings, let alone plucking my feathers," he raised a brow at him, amused. "anyways, you're right... let bygones be bygones." he was caught off guard when he could feel delicate fingers running by his ear. from such actions, he could already tell that jungkook was true to his words; he indeed seemed to be as sweet as a pie. "well then, should we get to know each other now? although i don't really know how to start." he chuckled at how excited the other was. how cute.

@❃ jimin ˢʷᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ Jungkook noted that the way the other smiled turned those pretty eyes into cute crescents. It was quite adorable, Kookie had to admit. He hoped to see that more often. "Of course I need to thank you. It's only the right thing to do." He swung their hands as they walked side by side now, enjoying the softness of Jimin's hand against his.

He felt his cheeks blush at the sudden compliment, and he couldn't help but grin over at the swan for a moment. "It's a pleasure to meet you too. Am I really? Hmm, do keep the compliments coming. I assure you we'll be best friends in no time," he snickered. "You're far more handsome in person, though, I have to admit. I don't think I'll get tired of looking at you.. Though, I can imagine that would be creepy.. so, I will try my best not to stare too often."

"Jimin.. Ah, you have a lovely name too. I'll call you Jiminnie when we're together! If it's okay. I think it's cute.." Once they were near the lake, he seated himself on a nearby empty bench and patted the spot beside him. "We can go to the one beside the boutique. They have such amazing food there, and my roommate works there. Maybe we can get a discount from him, heh." He frowned a little and shook his head, "Jiminnie~ If you apologize again, I'm going to pluck some of your feathers," he joked. "We both were on edge and in a hurry, and.. it was an accident. No hard feelings, right?" He reached over and tucked some of Jimin's hair behind his ear."I do my best to be as sweet as pie.. We should definitely get to know one another better. I'm already excited!"

@❃ jungkook ᵐᵒᵒⁿᵇᵘⁿ jimin stood stiff and tense as he was waiting for a yes (or any sorts of signs of it), and emitted a sigh of relief when the other had agreed to his offer. his lips broke into a small delighted smile, and his eyes showed tiny happy crescents. "no need to thank me- it's all my pleasure." it was the least he could do to redeem himself anyways.

"jungkook," he repeated his name with a firm nod of acknowledgement, and extended an arm towards him. "it's nice to finally meet you. have i mentioned that you're much cuter in person?" there was a playful smirk across his features, though his words were none other than an honest and sincere compliment.

he glanced at jungkook sideways, snorting in amusement at the tease. "jimin," he simply replied as he had let the other drag him by the hand towards the entrance of the lake. "well, since i'm the one who's treating you, how about /you/ decide our destination?" he mused, and scratched the back of his head awkwardly afterwards. "right. yeah, that's totally fine..." he trailed off a bit before grunting again, cringing at what had just happened between the two. "i didn't know what has gotten into me. really, i'm sorry. i guess i just get easily pissed at everything." another sigh left his lips. "i assure you, i can be as sweet as i can get," he laughed a little, "bet you are, too. and i'd love to know you."

@❃ jimin ˢʷᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ He could the other felt bad for what had just happened, and honestly, he also felt bad. This was just a huge misunderstanding, and Jungkook was a rather forgiving person so long as the mistakes made didn't continue happening. He offered a sweet smile and nodded his head at the idea of being treated. "Sure, I would like that a lot. Thank you, Swanny-" he paused and raised a brow. "I'm Jungkook, by the way.. I can only hope that you have a real name other than what I have been calling you," he teased a little.

Taking the other's hand, he began to lead them through the crowd of people. "Do you want to go to McDonalds or perhaps the restaurant near the boutique? Or maybe the cafe?" Jungkook asked, trying to think of the places they could enjoy a meal at and talk. "I want this whole things to be put behind us, by the way. I hope that's okay with you. I don't want to come off as an ill-spirited person, and I'm sure you don't want that either. So, let's just start fresh when we get to the destination?"

This would be nice. Jungkook always tried to see the best in people, and he hoped others would do the same for him. It was only fair, right? Of course it was.

@❃ jungkook ᵐᵒᵒⁿᵇᵘⁿ jimin had given him a bad first impression.

great.

just great.

if possible, he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself right then and there. sadly, he couldn't.

"yes," grunted jimin in sheer embarrassment as the hand that was covering his face slid to the back of his neck, "i'm swanny." there was a slight droop of his wings as he admitted that, the feeling of guilt and self disappointment slowly seeping in. he had mentally slapped himself for being reckless and noted that he should learn how to manage and fix his anger issues one day. though, he was sure that it wouldn't be easy.

"you shouldn't be sorry." jimin had quickly shook his head in protest. "i know i deserved that." he averted his gaze elsewhere as the latter started walking towards him. if anything, it was him who should really apologise for being an , so he had came up with the best possible idea that he could think of to purge his fault. he looked at the other in the eyes. "let me treat you today, alright? maybe, at least, that's what i can do to make you feel better?" he suggested, expectant of the other's reply. "i won't take no as an answer. i'd feel guilty the whole week."

@❃ jimin ˢʷᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ Jungkook noticed the ends of his wings' feathers standing in anger, but he honestly didn't care at that moment. Just who did this guy think he was getting off on talking to him like that after /he/ was the clumsy one and bumped into him? He didn't want to cause a scene, but he wasn't going to back down either. He'd allowed people to walk all over him too many times, and it didn't help he was already upset that the meeting with potential new friend never even happened. Honestly, he just wanted to go home, stuff his face with pizza and ice cream, and watch Disney movies to make himself feel better and calmer.

"That's what I thought," he mumbled and his heel to walk away when the other waved a dismissal hand. As he started off again, his phone began to ring loudly in his bag and he pulled it out. Before he could answer, he heard a voice call out his username, and he froze where he stood. He turned around and saw the man he was ready to square up with staring at him with a phone in his hand. Was this Swanny? He never would have thought the man had a temper such as what he just witnessed, but it was true that you never know who someone else, especially when only having talked a couple times.

He softened a little at the apology and slowly nodded his head. "Unfortunately for you, I'm indeed moonbun.. You must be Swanny?" he asked and silenced the ringer on his phone, walking towards the other. "Well.. This was quite a lovely first meeting and impression, huh?" he tried to laugh, rubbing the back of his neck a little. "I'm sorry too- I should be mindful about what I say to others."

@❃ jungkook ᵐᵒᵒⁿᵇᵘⁿ oh, to have patience that easily runs thin. jimin could feel his blood boil and he had unconsciously clenched his fists, nails digging deep into the skin of his palms hard enough to leave little dents. he had his eyes closed for a brief moment as he took a heavy breath in and out, fingers frustratedly carding through his dark locks. the bunny's response had only made him pissed, the feathers of his wings were standing on its ends as he tried to suppress his anger. jimin was about to lash back at him, though he kept in mind that the both of them were in public and he surely didn't want to cause a scene. eventually, he shrugged him off, giving him a wave of dismissal and continued on his journey of searching for his friend.

his phone was unlocked once taken out of the pocket of his jeans, his eyes widening like saucers upon seeing a lengthy chain of messages left unread. most of them were spams of questions about his whereabouts and if he was actually going to show up. instead of typing a reply, jimin had decided that he should give a ring and pressed the dial icon, only to be left stunned and speechless when he could hear a ringtone from behind. he spun around on his heels.

"...moonbun?" . if he was really the person he was supposed to meet then he had messed up, big time. "please don't say you're moonbun- oh god, i'm so sorry." jimin smacked the palm of his hand to his forehead and slowly dragged it down to cover his face. .

@❃ jimin ˢʷᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ Jungkook had had a busy day full of classes and photoshoots alike, but this was nothing of the unusual. It just seemed as though the day had gone by much slower, and that was probably because he was to meet with his potential new friend 'Swanny,' as he liked to call him. Sure, their reason for meeting was rather... strange, but honestly, Jungkook was looking forward to it. He was just excited to meet the guy. Who knew what would happen? They could become best friends in no time, right? He was hopeful. After freshening up when he got home from a shoot, he was back out the door and rushing to the lake, his excitement only growing as he neared the destination.

Little did he know he would have to wait for another 20 minutes. What a bummer.

He sent Jimin a couple of messages to ask where he was, but he was replied to with silence. When he decided he waited long enough, he began to head back towards his apartment. He was rather disheartened, but he figured that maybe the other had something important come up. As he was rounding the corner, he was suddenly bumped into and snapped at by another man. What a . "E-Excuse me? If I do recall, you were the one rushing and not paying any attention... Pull out the that's lodged up your and fix your sour attitude," he grumbled, ears drooping and resting on his shoulders as his foot tapped and lightly thumped against the pavement.

@❃ jungkook ᵐᵒᵒⁿᵇᵘⁿ jimin was hurriedly jogging along the paved trail as his eyes were glued onto the steel watch coiling his right wrist, inwardly cursing once realising that he was 20 minutes late for the promised meet-up with a certain someone who goes by the name of 'moonbun'. jimin thought that their sole purpose on meeting each other was pretty ridiculous; only to see and prove who was much more cuter, though he had been staying in his mess of a man cave for quite a while now and needed the social interaction - his roommate was nowhere to be found the whole day when he wanted someone to bother, hence why he had agreed to meet this newly-made acquaintance of his.

with rushed steps, jimin had accidentally bumped into someone's shoulder along the way but didn't even bother to apologise. instead, a scowl was plastered on his features and his lips curled, eyebrows furrowing as he shot the other a glare. "watch where you're going," he snapped, though clearly he was the one who should keep his eyes on the road.