[202] JIKOOK ONE SHOTS/ PROMPTS [ONGOING]

[167] CLAUSE - MAY 14 2025

Jimin stared at the letter in his hands, the words blurring together as the weight of it settled on his shoulders.

"As per the will, Park Jimin must be married before his 30th birthday to claim his inheritance. Otherwise, all assets will be transferred to his married stepbrother, Park A/N."

A/N. 

The name alone made his stomach turn. Greedy, manipulative, and cold, A/N had been circling their father's legacy like a vulture ever since their father passed. Now he was inches away from stealing everything their father had built, simply because of one clause. One damn clause.

**

The knock on the café window startled him. Jimin looked up, and his heart nearly stopped.

"Jungkook?" he breathed.

Jeon Jungkook, in the flesh -  High-school soccer star, the boy with the bunny smile, and the guy Jimin had lost touch with after graduation. He hadn't changed much - still handsome, still effortless. But his eyes held something more now. Depth.

"Mind if I join you?" Jungkook asked, already pulling out a chair.

"How... how did you know I'd be here?"

"Taehyung. He said you've been coming here a lot lately" 

Jungkook sat down, fingers lacing together on the table

 "I heard about the inheritance thing. I know it's... weird that I'm here. But I wanted to say something."

Jimin blinked. "Okay?"

Jungkook took a deep breath. "Marry me."

Silence fell like snow.

"What?" Jimin laughed, half-confused, half-shocked. "Is this a joke?"

"I'm serious" Jungkook said, his voice steady. "I know it sounds crazy. But I've loved you since we were sixteen. I never told you because I thought... well, it didn't matter. But now it does. If you need someone to marry, let it be me."

Jimin looked into Jungkook's eyes, trying to find a hint of pity, or worse, obligation. But there was only sincerity there. Hope. A little fear.

"Jungkook... you don't have to do this."

"I want to. I'm not offering out of charity, Jimin. I want a life with you...this just gives me an excuse to say it."

Jimin's lips trembled. So many emotions swirled at once - shock, confusion, the memory of high-school crushes and unspoken feelings but above all, there was a quiet warmth. Like something was finally settling into place.

"Are you really okay with this?" Jimin whispered.