kicked out ‧+ ̊.

staying with you ✿

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your emo and rebellious childhood best friend got kicked out by his parents ❀

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He didn’t even wait for permission.

You were resting alone at home after your parents left the house to run some errands, minding your own business, maybe halfway through reheating leftovers or doom-scrolling, when a knock rattled the door. Not a polite one either. It was sharp, relentless, pissed-off knuckles against wood.

When you answered the door, Jimin stood there, fist raised mid-knock, his face painting an illustration of tired defiance. His hoodie was half-zipped, his backpack slung over one shoulder, and a fresh scrape ran across his cheek like a badge of honour.

“My parents kicked me out,” he muttered like it was nothing, eyes not quite meeting yours. “I’m staying with you.”

Before you could speak, he was already inside, dropping his bag onto your couch like it was his own and shrugging off his jacket.

“Jimin—”

“Don’t start,” he cut in immediately, running a hand through his messy hair. “I already had the lecture from them, I don’t need another one from you.”

The house suddenly felt smaller with him in it. Louder somehow too, even though he wasn’t saying much. He moved around like a storm trying to pretend it was just a breeze, all restless energy and bruised pride.

You shut the door slowly. “Are you actually okay?”

He snorted at that, humourless. “Sure.”

Only then did you notice the split skin across his knuckles, the faint shadow forming under one eye, the way his shoulders stayed tense like he was still waiting for another fight to start. He avoided looking at you completely, focusing instead on unzipping his backpack and pulling out a charger like this was a normal Thursday night.

“You could’ve texted first,” you said carefully.

“And give you a chance to say no?” Finally, he glanced at you, dark eyes exhausted but still carrying that same stubborn spark that always got him into trouble. “Yeah, wasn’t risking that.”

A part of you softened immediately.

Jimin collapsed onto your couch with a groan, one arm thrown over his face like the weight of the entire day had finally caught up to him. For a second, neither of you spoke. The only sound was the microwave beeping in the kitchen, forgotten leftovers spinning inside.

Then, quieter this time, almost reluctant, he muttered, “I didn’t know where else to go.”