It Only Takes a Moment || Jimin x Reader

Little by Little

[Park Jimin & Yeo Hwanwoong]

Ch.12

Company class happens every morning when the company is open meaning that that is your best time to remind Jimin of your little situation with him. He was going to have to get used to you one way or another. It's been a few days of trying to get Jimin to work with you and he's done the bare minimum. You were hoping for a little more effort on his part. So far, he'll talk to you if you ask and if you show up in front of him then he won't shoo you away. Still, that didn't really stop him from showing disinterest in your presence.

How the hell are the two of you supposed to create realistic chemistry? What does that even mean? Mister Dupont's wishes were driving you crazy when it came to Siegfried and Odette. You understood why he needed the two of you to get along with those roles. It's just...he badly wanted Jimin and you to give off that feeling of being in love to an audience. Wouldn't it be subjective? You weren't quite sure, but Dupont certainly made it seem like he wanted Jimin and you to fall in love for real and then to forget about it once the show ends.

That was probably an exaggeration, but that's what it felt like. When you had rehearsal with the rest of the swan maidens the other day, Mister Dupont asked you how Jimin was doing. As if you're supposed to know! But seeing as he's suddenly now your friend-in-progress, you just smiled and told Dupont that Jimin is doing well. The two of you are trying to get to know each other more. That pleased Mister Dupont and you felt on edge for the rest of rehearsal. Jimin and you better show serious progress to Dupont the next time you two see him. No fighting for a whole rehearsal was the goal!

Jimin and you could survive company class without fighting! Verbally at least. Sometimes Jimin and you would glare, arguing silently since he didn't like you having your water bottle near the barre. It wasn't even disturbing him! He's on the other side! Gosh, he frustrates you to no end. Hwanwoong was acting like the mediator between the both of you and you could just tell he was already tired. Jimin and you need to seriously get it together. You both love ballet passionately so why not bond over that and build on that?

Though every time you've tried to relate to him, Jimin got bored. Fast. He said he doesn't want to chat for fun and if there's no purpose otherwise, you're wasting his time. Hwanwoong told you that Jimin doesn't like acting close to people he's not close with. Well, how the hell are you supposed to get close if this motherf*cker won't let you? Never have you ever questioned if you had anger issues until you've been forced to get along with this man! During the few days you've been attempting the impossible with befriending Park Jimin, you've wanted to give up so many times.

But you won't! Why? You're not so sure yourself. It would be easier to just quit, however that's not how you did things. If this is for ballet then you'll be giving it everything you got. Besides, that gut feeling you have won't go away. Swan Lake is going to be special. What about it though? Will it do something for your career? Your intuition has always been pretty good so you're going to trust it. Whatever good will come out of Swan Lake, you'll do everything it takes to finish it to the end. Even if that means forcing yourself to spend time with Jimin enough to make others believe you're in love with him.

You falling in love with Jimin?

Standing across the barre from him, you took a moment to sneak a glance at Jimin. He didn't say anything when you made it to the barre earlier. He got used to the change quickly and only ever nodded to acknowledge you at most. Jimin was quiet and kept to himself aside from the silent fighting. Neither of you wanted to face the wrath of Miss Novikov. Remaining quiet was the best way to go about it, but it did give you time to think. Jimin stood with straight posture, shaking his head to get some of his strands of hair out of his face. His eyes were focused and his lips were hardly ever in a smile. From where you stood, it gave you a nice view of his side profile. Your eyes couldn't help themselves from lingering on his jawline when Jimin turned to face you suddenly.