Jimin slowly walked the carpeted staircase with his sock covered feet. Each step brought about an eerie feeling. He knew he was doing the most ludicrous thing he could ever, but his curiosity got the best of him.
He only met this man on Friday and yet, he wanted to give him a chance, to see his true form. Stepping into the Beast's lair may have been the wrong approach, but Jimin was too curious to turn back.
The view of the landing became clear as he walked up further, his eyes narrowed on the small living room he had up here.
Jimin reached the top of the staircase, entering on padded footsteps as he approached the only bedroom that was up here.
The floor was dark and a little dusty. Only the eldest housekeeper was allowed up here. She was allowed because she's been working here since Jungkook was a little boy and she came up here several times.
Jimin's eyes noticed a huge portrait of a woman hanging up above the alcohol cabinet. The alcohol made Jimin feel a little worried. The lingering scent of cigarette smoke was in the air, and Jimin scrunched his nose at the scent.
His eyes flickered to the discarded glass of whiskey on the round coffee table in the center of the small living room. Jungkook basically had his own private house up here.
Jimin didn't understand what was so bad about coming up here. It was normal, aside from the darkness, the scent of alcohol and cigarettes, and the multiple portraits and paintings of a young woman. Jimin frowned. Did Jungkook have a lover?
Jimin didn't get to explore very far before he was pinned into the wall beside Jungkook's bedroom door. The Beast had found him.
Jimin was rendered immobile as his hands were pinned on either side of his head. Jungkook was furious, his tall figure towering over Jimin as he pressed him further into the wall.
"Why. Are. You. Here?" Jungkook said through gritted teeth, the younger feeling his hot breath fanning his face. Jungkook's breath smelt of alcohol and the younger scrunched his nose.
When Jungkook didn't get an answer, he tightened his grip around Jimin's wrists. His anger increased by the second.
Jimin winced, closing his eyes as he felt Jungkook's harsh grip around his wrists. He closed his eyes tight, his nose scrunched.
"I... I wanted to see you," Jimin confessed. Jungkook's eyes analyzed Jimin's profile. He wasn't drunk yet. He just managed to have one whiskey before Jimin came here, and he was in the bathroom when he heard footsteps coming up here.
Jungkook's grip on Jimin's wrists loosened. His eyes watched Jimin's face carefully, he towered over him and inhaled his addictive scent.
Jungkook had been obsessed with this blonde for five days now, and he wasn't the type to be attracted easily but here he was.
"You wanted to see me?" Jungkook asked, a small smirk ghosting his lips as his voice sent chills down Jimin's spine.
"Yes... Well- You didn't have dinner with us and... I just wanted to know if it's because you don't want to see me-"
"I keep you captive in my mansion and you are the one who's over thinking whether I want to see you or not? Aren't you weird, little one?" Jungkook asked, releasing one of Jimin's wrists. His now free hand moved, his forefinger running along Jimin's temple to create some sort of skin on skin contact.
Jimin bit his lower lip at the closeness of them. His body was on fire, but he liked it. He enjoyed it. Jungkook's strong and manly grip on his body felt awakening.
"I just... I don't like it when people avoid me..." Jimin said honestly, his eyes shut as he reveled in the bodily contact.
Jungkook enjoyed having Jimin's smaller body pressed up against the wall. It was addictive. Jimin's body against him for the second time. It felt good... So good.
"Do you know why I was avoiding you?" Jungkook asked, his forefinger running down Jimin's jawline now.
The younger man had goosebumps rising on his skin wherever Jungkook touched. It was a feeling he has never had before. Jimin hadn't gotten this close to a man before. And, he was never touched like this by one either.
"No..." Jimin answered. Jungkook's eyes were on Jimin's lips. The younger man bit his lower lip as he kept his eyes shut. Jungkook was feeling so strongly about this younger man, that he couldn't handle his own emotions.
"I felt as though you hated me... I took you away from your family. I'm using you to get what I want. You and I... We aren't friends, Jimin. I didn't think you'd see me in that way," Jungkook said, his voice an octave lower as his breath fanned Jimin's face.
The younger man ignored the scent of alcohol and cigarettes.
"But I don't want you to avoid me... How will I learn about you if you do that?" Jimin asked, opening his eyes to look at the man standing tall, directly in front of him.
The eye contact was strong enough to move mountains, maybe even bring about world peace. That's how powerful it was. They stared at each other with need. Jimin didn't know what it was but seeing Jungkook for the first time at the bookstore the other day made him really attracted to him.
And Jungkook? Well, he was obsessed ever since he watched Jimin wholeheartedly play with the puppy on the sidewalk.
"You shouldn't want to willingly learn about me. I'm dangerous... I'm not someone you should care about," Jungkook said, even if he struggled to. His forefinger traced Jimin's cheek, moving in slow patterns. The younger man was heavily attracted to him and loved each moment that their skins touched.
Jimin just looked into Jungkook's eyes, trying to read him.
"But I do want to learn about you. You have me here, in your home. It's impossible for me to not grow fond of you eventually... Unless, you plan on hurting me soon," Jimin frowned as he thought of it.
"No, that's not it. I don't plan to... I just don't want you to grow attached to me when you haven't seen who I really am yet. I'm a stranger," Jungkook said, before he slowly let go of Jimin's wrist but still kept his palm pressed against the wall for support.
"But we're here, aren't we? We don't have to remain strangers forever... I just want to learn who you are. Your friends say that you're not a bad person and I want to confirm that," Jimin said, his eyes staring into Jungkook's. Jimin would have to admit that the intense eye contact made him feel tingly all over.
"They only say that because they're the same as me. Jimin, you don't know what I am..." Jungkook whispered. Even if the younger wanted to agree, he couldn't. Because, he wanted to know. He may not have known now, but he wanted to learn eventually.
"That's why I want to know... I know you're all dangerous. You're different... But that doesn't mean that you don't deserve a shot at making a friend like me," Jimin said.
He didn't know how his kindness was slowly melting Jungkook's heart. Jimin had no idea that the older man was already attracted to him, and that attraction grew each time Jimin opened his mouth to speak.
"If you do that... If you make me grow attached to you, I won't be able to let you go, Jimin. I hope you know that," Jungkook said in his low voice. That voice sent a wave of electricity through Jimin, because it was hoarse and rough, and very attractive to the ear.
"Can we just learn about each other first? It doesn't matter if you can't let me go after... What if I end up feeling the same way about you?" Jimin asked. He liked Jungkook already. Even if the man was a little crazy, Jimin found him attractive. Not just physically.
It was the little things that Jungkook did that stood out. Those little things were proof enough that Jungkook had a heart, and he was kind. Like when Jimin showed discomfort earlier, Jungkook loosened his grip around his wrists. Or last night when Jungkook held the knife against his skin. He didn't hurt Jimin. Didn't even leave a mark, and that's what really stood out to Jimin.
Jungkook was growing so attached to the man already. Jimin was special. His childlike essence, his innocence. Those things were what Jungkook lost at a very young age and even if he couldn't get his own innocence back, he could preserve Jimin's. He could keep him safe. He could keep him away from bloodshed and murder. He could live out his desires through Jimin, because nothing would make Jungkook feel better than to have proof of a living human being who was too good for this world.
Jungkook leaned forward, his eyes flickering to Jimin's lips as he caged Jimin against the wall with his arms. Jungkook had each of his palms against the wall beside Jimin's head, while the younger had his hands to his sides.
Jimin noticed Jungkook leaning it, closing his eyes quickly out of instinct.
Jungkook's lips barely hovered over Jimin's, the air in the third floor being tense.
"I'm scared... I've never done this before..." Jimin whispered, breaking Jungkook out of his trance. The older man bit down on his lower lip, regretting losing some control. He didn't kiss him yet, but he was about to, and that could have ruined things.
Jungkook leaned back, cupping Jimin's face with one hand. Even if Jungkook wasn't gentle, he wanted to try to be.
He cupped Jimin's cheek, his fingers being tender as they could be.
"You need to leave. No one is allowed on my floor, baby. I won't punish you for coming up here but if someone sees you coming down from here, they'll assume that they can come up here too," Jungkook said softly, his hand gently cupping Jimin's cheek, treating the younger man like a fragile object.
"D-does that mean that I can come up here again?" Jimin asked cutely, his eyes becoming larger as he stared up into Jungkook's eyes, his puppy eyes softening the older man's heart.
Jungkook gave him a stern expression, raising an eyebrow as if to say that Jimin was pushing his luck.
But then, the younger returned the look with a small pout, the pleading look tugging on Jungkook's heartstrings.
The older man closed his eyes to breathe in deeply, knowing that Jimin would test his patience a lot in the future.
Then, he opened his eyes before nodding.
"Okay, fine. You can come up here when you want to see me. But, don't let my family members see you," Jungkook warned the younger man. Jimin immediately broke out into a huge smile.
Jungkook was sweet, after all. This was what Seokjin meant when he said that Jimin would see the real him. As much as Jungkook was a sadist, he was also loving if he cared about someone.
But, it was starting to get bad because if anyone would try to hurt Jimin now, Jungkook wouldn't let that person live. This is because, the older man was already growing fond of him, as if Jimin was a puppy.
Jungkook just couldn't deny the burning feeling in him to just touch Jimin. To make him feel safe. To make him feel happy.
Jungkook let Jimin go back down to his room, immediately groaning when he realized that Jimin might just grow to be his first weakness.