I woke up a bit later than I normally would and instantly felt groggy and heavy. I would usually go for a run every morning but guess that wasn't happening today. I groaned and snuggled back into my comfy sheets. I definitely needed a bit more sleep.
After a couple of hours more sleep I managed to drag myself out of bed. There were a few things I couldn't remember clearly about the night before and hoped nothing too embarrassing on my part had happened.
I had a shower and then made something to eat then took a seat on my couch and turned on the TV. My phone screen lit up for a moment so I grabbed it to take a look. It was from a string of messages in our group chat.
Tae: Is everyone still alive?
Jimin: Yep. Still here
Jimin: Jia? You awake yet?
Tae: She was pretty tired 😶 she's probably still sleeping..
Jia: I'm awakeee. But a bit hungover 😕 Was worth it though haha
Jimin: loool yeah you were definitely enjoying yourself 😏
Tae: *has added JK to the group*
Jia: Shhh
JK: Tae-Hyungie, why you add me on here?
Jimin: Oh hey Kook~
Tae: Idk felt like something was missing 🤷♂️
Jia: Jungkook, did you get home okay?
JK: Ah yea 😁
JK: it was easy cuz I live with my Hyungs
Jia: What really? You guys all live together ?!
Tae: 😀 Yea! I thought you already knew that.. Tae: Actually maybe we forgot to mention it🤔
Jimin: No we never told her about that😅
Jimin: That's kinda supposed to be a secret, we have to be careful cause we are idols in training 🥺
Jia: Ohhh okay, don't worry I'll keep your secret safe 😌
JK: 🙏🏻 😁Thanksss
Jimin: Kookie, are you ready to go yet?
JK: yeah just grabbing my bag
Tae: I'm coming too, wait a sec
Jia: what's going on? I'm so confused loool
JK: Sorry we gotta go, dance practise today
Jia: Okay have fun 😊
Tae: 👋🏻
Jimin: Jia, Make sure you drink lots of water and rest today ~
Jia: Thanks, I will 😊
I click my phone shut and put it back down on the coffee table. I cleaned my plate and went to get a coffee from the fridge but I couldn't find any.
'Ohh shit guess I'll have to go get some' I sighed to myself. I quickly threw on a hoodie and some shorts then grabbed my phone and wallet. I went down to the convenience store just around the corner from my apartment. As I walked in I spotted a familiar face. Hobi was standing at the magazine rack reading.. an Adult magazine? Okay I'm going to pretend I didn't notice that part lol. I went and tapped him on the shoulder getting an overly dramatic scream in response.
"Whoa Whoa!?' Omg?!" he jumped in shock only calming down once he saw it was me.
"Jezus Jia, don't scare me like that" he laughed awkwardly. "Sorryyy I didn't know you were so jumpy" I apologised. "All good, what're you doing here anyway? Oh yea! You live close by right?" He probably remembered that time him and Yoongi walked me home.
"Yeah right, my place is just around the corner. I came to get some coffee" I told him. "Ohhh. That reminds me, I was about to get a coffee too" Hobi laughed awkwardly before quickly trying to shove the magazine back in to the rack behind another so the cover was hidden but I already knew lol so it was pointless.
"By the way, If you have time want to chill for a bit?" I asked, it had been a while since I'd seen him so thought it'd be nice to talk for a little while. "Yeah sure" he replied smoothly, shooting a grin my way.
We both grabbed a coffee and some snacks then took a seat out the front of the convini on the sidewalk. Hobi cracked open his coffee and then looked towards me. "You caught me at the perfect time actually, I was just taking a break from street dancing".
"Oh guess it was decent timing then." I laughed, remembering the magazine. "How many days a week do you dance?" I then asked, It seemed to be a really big part of his life which made me curious. "Whenever I can. It's hard when I have Idol training stuff or Uni taking up most of my time" he admitted, seeming as though his mind was wondering elsewhere slightly as the topic strayed.
"Yeah.. Doesn't leave you with much time for anything by the sounds of it" I consoled. Hobi leaned back and sighed, searching the blue sky above as he did. "Honestly, I don't know about all this Idol stuff, if it's the right thing for me or not. But, I love dance. I know that for sure. If I think about that I can keep going as long as I have to.." the change in his demeanour turning positive. It felt a bit contagious as I found myself smiling back.
"So true. It's refreshing to hear it that way" I admitted.
"By the way Jia, if you can, come watch my next performance. Would be cool to hang out with you more often. You're so chill" he gave a small smile, lips pursed showing off his dimples. "Yeah definitely, when is it?" I asked, not being able to say no to such a cute expression.
"Tuesday afternoon, same place it was the last time I ran into you" he laughed. "Okay, I'll be there" I smiled.
We finished of the rest of our drinks and then went our seperate ways. I went back home and got comfortable on my couch. Today had been such a lazy one, it would probably be better to put the time to good use and work on some lyrics.
I set up my coffee table with my laptop open, my headphones on, pens and papers sprawled out everywhere then started to write.
Time passed by as I got lost in my own world, I took a short break around 6pm and checked my phone to see Joon had texted me only 5 minutes ago. I opened it up.
NJ: Heey, I have a couple new melodies that I wanted your opinion on? Have a sec?
Jia: Yeah send them through 😊
I listened carefully to the samples he sent, humming along some of the lyrics we'd already come up with. There was one in particular that I loved but I thought it just needed to be slowed down a tempo so I told Joon. He thanked me for the opinion and said he'd fix it then send it back when it was done.
I went back to working on my own stuff for a little while longer, when I next noticed the time it was already 9pm so I decided to call it in for the night. I laid back on my couch as my mind drifted. I remembered that Yoongi had offered to help me with my own work and wondered if I should take him up on the offer..
Working with Joon on a collab was great but I also wanted a seperate opinion on some of my own stuff.. I thought back to the time when Joon had told me to not hold back.. and then last night, when I admitted I was insecure to Tae he just said if I needed it I should draw strength from him..
I'd made some amazing new friends since starting Uni. I saw how hard people around me were working and how brave they are to go after their dreams. It made me want to try harder too. To have a stronger resolve.
With that thought, I decided that I'd take some lyrics to Yoongi tomorrow after class. I sent him a quick message to make sure he'd be there and he said yea. I got an early nights sleep so I could start the new week off fresh and feeling good.
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A lovely sunny Monday morning. It was only the second week of my new schooling endeavours but, at the same time it felt like so much had already happened. There was no denying that things were going pretty well for me so far and I was happy. There was an undeniable bounce in my stride as I made my way to the first class of the day. It was the only one I shared with Tae and Jimin but it was more than enough to look forward to.
I got to class early and had already set up my things. I then felt a small vibration from my pocket, it was a text from Namjoon asking if I wanted to have lunch with him later. We agreed to meet at Starbucks near the campus around midday. As I peered up from my phone I saw the two boys I'd been waiting for to come. They looked over halfway through some convo, spotting me easily before making their way over. I quickly slid my phone back in to my pocket. Jimin flashed me a cheeky smile before taking a seat on my left then Tae smoothly slipping into the seat on my right.
"Someone's looking cute this morning" Jimin commented as he placed his bag down and flashed another playful look. I'm starting to see that flirt is just inbuilt in this guys DNA. "Completely different girl to the wild one we saw this weekend" Tae's comment was sly. These two were really starting to come out of their shells and I was all for it.
"Whatever! You both weren't the angels I thought u were either, okay" I tutted playfully before quickly correcting myself. "Oh excluding Jimins vocals, those on the other hand, were heavenly" I turned to him, catching a small blush.
"You really think so?" There was a small tone of doubt as he asked. "I need to practice more I think.. " he then laughed awkwardly. "We both do, a lot more" Tae then added sombrely from beside me.
"What? no seriously, I really like both your voices. ...I was even thinking, if I wrote songs for you, would you sing them?" Tae looked surprised but nodded. "Of course. If you wrote me a song I'd sing it to you any time, any where. While you cook breakfast, or when you're going for a run, or studying" he added dramatically. I just laughed.
Right before Jimin could even answer the teacher came in and started addressing the class. The lecture was fairly easy to follow seeing as I'd already gone through the material for this week in advance. I noticed from the corner of my eye that Tae was loosing concentration and had started bumping his thigh against mine gently, probably out of sheer boredom. I joined in and bumped him back, the weight of his own making it harder for me to get his to budge an inch. I then noticed the serious energy radiating from Jimins direction. He was focusing so hard on what the professor was saying that he didn't even notice when I pinched his leg.
A deep voice then whispered in to my ear unexpectedly "He's always been like this". Obviously seeing that I had noticed the blondes impeccable concentration.
"For some reason he never striked me as the serious type but.." I whispered back. Tae hummed in response before I continued "I'm starting to see maybe he's the 'too hard-working' type" I concluded. Tae just gave a small nod before going back to listening to the lecture.
After the weekend my opinions had definitely started to form about my two new good friends. They were talented, hard working and kind. This much I already knew. But there was definitely more .. sitting just a couple more layers underneath, I could feel it. I also didn't know whether peeling any deeper down was even a good idea..
Sometimes I felt reluctant to let people too close to me.. emotionally that is. It leaves me vulnerable and.. I'd definitely developed some trust issues somewhere along the way. It scared me to think about it. Becoming close with someone, opening up to them and then being hurt. It was easier to live superficially in a sense which was ironic because I also had been hurt by being treated that way.
A bell rang snapping me from my thoughts. "Jia, what do you think? We're having a sleep over at yours on Wednesday ~" Tae was grinning and Jimin was smiling sweetly, eyes nearly disappearing as he did. "Wait, when did we decide this?" I was so confused, did I miss something while I was zoned out?
"You were totally somewhere else huh, didn't you hear anything? Never mind~ We already decided. Your place is way better than ours" Jimin continued to smile cutely. Not leaving any space for me to argue. I thought about it for a second.
Both the boys had already packed up, I realised they were both waiting for me. "Oh sorry, yea I was kinda lost in my thoughts" I laughed, quickly standing up and pushing everything into my bag. "I guess it would be fun, I haven't really had anyone come round since moving in" I contemplated out loud.
"Perfect~ can't wait for our movie night then" Jimin winked. Tae patted me on the head before putting his hand on the small of my back and directing me to the classroom door.
Jimin skipped lightly ahead of us, I said bye to them both before heading off to meet Joon for lunch.