Pretty Boy

Would You Rescue Me If I Fell?

A large grey limousine is driving slowly on Sowol-ro, and comes to park in front of the hotel.

Yoongi is the one to exit the long sleek vehicle and walks straight through the large front door that a worker is readily holding open for him. He crosses the lobby, carrying his briefcase. He stops to look around, expecting to see Jimin waiting for him. He starts walking again, still looking around him. Namjoon catches up with him, but Yoongi doesn't stop walking making the hotel manager call after him while walking.

"Pardon me, Mr. Min. I'm Mr. Kim. I'm the manager of the hotel."

Yoongi stops at a marble shelf with a row of courtesy telephones on it. He hardly listens to what Namjoon is telling him. "Uh-huh. Excuse me, I just want to make one call." He picks up a telephone but keeps looking around him, seeming a bit worried.

"Yes. um, sir. I have a message for you, sir."

"From who?"

"From your cousin, sir."

Yoongi, for the first time, looks at Namjoon. His finger is on the dial of the phone, but he doesn't dial. "My what?"

"The young man who's staying with you in your room, sir."

"Oh. Hmm." Yoongi smiles and puts down the telephone receiver which he had already put to his ear. "I think we both know that's he's not my cousin."

"Of course."

"The reason I know that is that both of my parents are only children."

"Yes sir."

"What's the message?"

"He's waiting for you in the lounge. Intriguing young man, Park Jimin."

Yoongi remains pensive for a couple of seconds before answering. "Intriguing." That's one he hadn't thought of before. He then picks up his briefcase which he had put on the telephone shelf.

"Have a good evening, sir."

"Thank you, Mr...?" Yoongi starts to walks away.

"Kim. I'm the manager..." Namjoon takes his business card out of the pocket of his vest to give it to Yoongi, but when he lifts his head back up Yoongi is already gone. "...manager of the hotel, sir." Namjoon mumbles under his breath.

The lounge of the hotel is a cosy place with potted green plants, comfortable armchairs and soft piano music. Yoongi enters in through the open glass doors and crosses the room toward the bar.

Glancing around he notices that there isn't many people about this early in the evening. There is only one person seated on a stool at the bar with their back facing towards the middle where Yoongi now stands. Yoongi however is still twisting his head around, not seeming to recognize Jimin.

As Yoongi is looking the other way from the bar, Jimin spins around on his stool and notices him. Yoongi walks a couple of steps toward the door, and then turns around and eventually notices Jimin. Yoongi has a look of a surprise in his eyes when he recognizes him.

Jimin doesn't look like the boy he was used to seeing. He is wearing a very elegant dark-coloured tuxedo. His hair has also been dyed from his pastel pink to a light blonde styled very straight and parted to the side. His eyes are covered in smoky eyeshadow and his lips painted in gloss, with two silver hoop earrings hanging from his ears.

Yoongi just stands and looks at him without moving for a few seconds.

Jimin stands up from the bar and walks towards him. "You're late."

"You're stunning."

Jimin laughs. "You're forgiven."

Yoongi smiles. "Shall we go to dinner?" He gives Jimin his arm and the younger loops his arm around Yoongi's and they walk across the lounge toward the exit.