Notes From The Sea ✓

19

Jimin listened intently, taking notes mentally.

"Are you looking for a girl-mate or a boy-mate?" It was Jeongguk who answered this time around.

Jimin stared at him, frozen in place.

Everyone in the mer-world knows that he likes girls. Everyone. It was the standard, after all. No one has ever even questioned it. But perhaps he just kept it hidden very well.

Now, he could choose to spill one of his biggest secrets to Jeongguk, or he could choose to lie. But what's the point in lying when he's trying to get closer to him? So, he decides to confide in him. One secret won't hurt now, would it?

"I like b─both, but I have a preference for m─males.. so, I'm looking for a sweet boy.."

Jeongguk was surprised at the soft tone that Jimin changed into. All suddenly he looked so breakable, like he was made from porcelain. So vulnerable.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked to make sure, hand reaching out but faltering in the air since he didn't want to make him uncomfortable.

Jimin looked back up at him.

"Yes.. But uh.. You see, in our world, it's forbidden to be with someone of the same gender. Everyone thinks I like girls and I've kept it a secret successfully until today. Can you please keep it that way? I trust you."

Jeongguk smiled reassuringly, nodding. "Of course, Minnie! I promise! Also, remember that you are perfect just the way you are. I only like boys, and there's nothing wrong with that!"

Jimin couldn't help it, the urge to hug him was too strong. Luckily, the human gladly returned it just as fiercely.

"Thank you.." Jimin's eyes turned into little crescents.

They spent the next two hours telling each other stories and laughing away. They clicked well, enjoying one another's company to the fullest.

Jeongguk's eyes kept falling on his tail and fins, which Jimin noticed every time. A prideful feeling bloomed in his chest whenever he did, wanting to impress him.

At some point, the human couldn't stop staring at Jimin's gaping gills. There was just something about it that intrigued him to the fullest.

"Whatcha staring at?" Jimin asked curiously, noticing how the younger got distracted.

"Hmm? Oh, sorry. It's just that.. Your gills are just—"

"You want to touch them." Jimin concluded, reading Jeongguk's mind.

The merman couldn't help getting all giddy on the inside, but he had to keep a poker face.

The younger just hopelessly stared at the elder, not knowing how to respond.

"But I know that it's the most sensitive part of you and we just met for the second time. It's wierd." Jungkook stuttered, fighting his burning urge.

"Depends if you make it wierd.. Maybe you should just stroke my tail first." Jimin knew he had to hold back a little, not wanting to throw himself on Jeongguk because that would be odd.

Didn't take away the fact he wanted to, but still.

Yeah, he was touch starved─ actually just really, really curious─ and he was full-on fanboying over the human on the inside. He couldn't help himself.

"May I?" Jeongguk's eyes sparked.

Jimin nodded, watching as the younger's hand inched closer and closer, then finally made contact with his scales.

Shivering at the contact, Jimin watched the hand go down all the way, making him feel things because of the way the human so delicately traced him so gently.

"It's so special to see how your tail and upper body are connected, how they fade into each other. It's unbelievable to know you really don't have legs hidden in it." He chuckled.

Jimin just nodded, his pupils dilated slightly.

Not even thinking, he turns this way, his head is laying on Jeongguk's lap comfortably.

The human stiffened for a second, this action being a little too bold for his liking but he just shrugged it off, dealing with it.
After all, Jimin is now his friend, this should be fine.

"Can you maybe cup your hands together and collect some water from your side to pour it over my tail?" Jeongguk followed his instructions, doing as asked.

"Thank you.. That feels a lot better."

Jimin eyed Jeongguk's hand, now knowing how it feels to have it on his tail. That's all it took for his mind to wander off to what it would feel like if he were to be stroking his gills caringly.

"You can— You can stroke my gills if you want to. I'm comfortable with you. It's fine."

Jeongguk lifts one hand and Jimin turned his head the other way, exposing his gills that opened and closed on repeat.

His eyes fluttered close when Jeongguk used one finger to gently trace them down, a hum out of content following.

Jeongguk did it again, adding a little more pressure.

"Ngh─ Ggukkie, sensitive.."

The human's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, not expecting to hear a moan coming from the elder.

Retracting his hand, he got stopped when Jimin grabbed his wrist, preventing him from pulling back entirely. A little too tight, for his liking.

Looking into Jimin's eyes, he saw that his pupils were blown wide. Unbeknownst to him, the male was going into some sort of headspace, his eyes screaming lust.

"Don't stop.. Do it again, one more time. Please.."

Gulping, Jeongguk did so to please the other, not sure why he didn't dare to pull away. He wasn't going to lie, Jimin spooked the hell out of him there.

"You see the edge of one of the gills? Use your fingertip to gently caress the utter edge of it on the inside.."

Jeongguk again followed the instructions, not even noticing Jimin's side fin that was dangerously close to reaching him, since it was spread wide, spines sticking out.

A loud, blissful moan escaped Jimin's throat this time, only now Jeongguk saw the fin -which was impossible not to notice, since it now almost reached his face- and a gasp exited his mouth.

His hand retracted immediately. He shoved Jimin's head off his lap and stood up, with wide eyes staring at what he caused.

A whine escaped Jimin, "Why did you—"

"I don't think you told me about what happens exactly when I stroke your gills. Left a little detail behind?" Jeongguk spat, feeling angry and betrayed. It was like Jimin got into a whole scary self-defense position, his spines looked ready to pierce right through him.

Jimin widened his eyes, pupils going back to normal and he saw his fin.

"F─fuck, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made you do that. I can explain.."

At this point, Jeongguk just really missed his innocent, sweet Taehyung.