Chapter Text
dialogue with these ' ' - is for ksl, they are signing whenever these are used
verbal dialogue will use regular quotation marks.
jimin could remember his father crying in his bedroom when he thought the omega was sleeping.
he could recall the way his father's body would shake hysterically, a hand muffling his cries although jimin couldn't hear them anyways. when the omega lost his hearing it was hard on his dad, the older blaming himself for not giving his son the life he deserved.
jimin never blamed him. he understood how things changed after his alpha father died. one day they were a happy family of three and the next they were packing up and moving out of their penthouse into a small, ratty apartment. but jimin never complained. three years later when the omega presented at the ripe age of seventeen, he was diagnosed with meningitis. hearing slowly fading away with time until all he could hear was black silence. but still the omega never complained.
jimin's love for music seemed to be the only thing he held onto, after school clubs and friends were lost as if they never mattered.
yet music, jimin could /feel/, in his heart. the vibrations seemed to speak to him. his love for jeon jungkook, an idol his age never faded. the bass of the music, the rhythm and the lyrics were enough for jimin to know there was another person in korea who understood him. even if jungkook was hearing, and was on another social class- jimin couldn't help but get lost in the idol's music.
more time passed.
countless nights jimin caught his father nose deep into korean sign language books, watching youtube videos to learn to communicate with his only son. by the time jimin graduates highschool he and his father are fluent in ksl, and days are looking brighter for the both of them. car rides filled with loud music and laughs, jimin finds that he no longer wants to find someone to blame for his hearing loss. he's learned to embrace his omega, and his deafness.
the omega was offered more scholarships than he ever dreamed possible, his father tearing up as they opened jimin's third acceptance letter together. the seasons change and jimin finds himself in his dorm, hugging his father goodbye as he prepares to guide the wings of his life on his own for the first time. with a kiss to his head and a small "i love you." his father leaves, and jimin is met with silence.
for the first time he welcomes it.
-
kim taehyung was jimin's /loud/ roomate. his personality was radiant, like a rainbow. his hair one of the brightest shades of blue jimin's ever seen on an omega. he was outgoing, a social butterfly not scared to share his thoughts and questions. "can you read lips?" had been the first thing the older omega said to jimin, placing his luggage onto his bed haphazardly. "they told me you were deaf, but smart as hell- even smarter than me."
jimin stared at the older's lips in curiosity, a small smile working its way onto his lips as he nodded shyly. he gestured to the note pad next to his bed then looked back to taehyung.
taehyung smiled happily, proud of himself for possibly making a new friend. picking up the notebook with the omega smiled, jotting down everything he figured the omega needed to know about him.
kim taehyung
20
omega
loves parties- there's one tonight and im taking you with me
i hope we can be friends
are you taking suppressants too?
what is your major?
jimin took the notebook into his hands with another small smile to taehyung, reading over everything the older wrote with an owlish look. a party? jimin had never been to a party. his scent sweetened slightly, showing taehyung that he was not taking suppressants. the blue haired omega giggled lightly, plopping on his bed with a loud sigh.
"i like you already."
-
the party was crowded, jimin's eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as he looked around in a frenzy at all the people. cups and trash littered the front yard, couples making out against the fence and on the patio without a care about who see's them. "at any point if you want to leave just tap my shoulder three times." taehyung held up three fingers before gripping jimin's hand in his and yanking them inside the front door.
music.
jimin gasped, his heart hammering in his chest. he looked over towards what seemed to be the dance floor, watching their bodies sway along to the music as taehyung pulled him towards the kitchen. "first, we drink. then, we dance. "
jimin smiled at taehyung, nodding happily and grasping the first cup the older omega handed him. the omega could recall the party so vividly because it had been the night he and taehyung connected over their love for music. the vibrations seemed to flow through the omega's body, his scent sweetening lightly as he and taehyung danced the night away without a care in the world.
-
"so you like jungkook?" jimin nodded, grabbing his phone and showing his lockscreen to the older omega. "you ever went to one of his concerts?"
jimin frowned, shaking his head.
taehyung smiled. "he's having a fanmeet next month! we should go together."
jimin frowned again, head cocked to the side. grabbing his notepad he wrote the question that was hanging on the tip of his tongue.
"whats a fanmeet?" he wrote neatly.
"its fans getting to meet their favorite idols and talk to them for a few seconds. they can bring gifts and stuff." the older plopped onto jimin's bed, showing the older the post jungkook had made onto his official account. "all you'd need is an interpreter, he'll love you jiminie."
the younger nodded his head slowly, taking in everything the older said, a pink blush rising to his cheeks. in two months time he could be meeting jungkook.
what would he even say?
/hi im jimin i love you?/ the omega smiled harder at the thought.
two months.
-
jungkook sighed and wiped the sweat off his forehead. he'd been training for his latest comeback for the last few months. recording new songs for his albums, practicing new choreography, recording mvs and taking concept photos everyother day. it was exhausting to say the least, but jungkook knew his hard work would pay off. the idol loved to read the supportive comments from his fans whenever he released new music, some screaming, some crying- it was all amazing to the alpha.
jungkook had trained since he was thirteen years old and finally debuted at the age of sixteen as a solo artist under his uncle's entertainment company. now years later the alpha is twenty three years old, and has toured the world twice in more recent years. the alpha worked hard and he knew it would pay off- and it did.
"gguk-ah practice is over. go home and don't overwork yourself."
the idol giggled, grabbing his towel from his bag and wiping sweat from his forehead. "namjoon hyung you worry too much. im fine."
the older alpha sighed. as jungkook's friend and an idol under the same company he could tell help but worry about the younger. jungkook had the tendency to overwork himself, wanting to be the perfect alpha for his fans despite them loving him for who he his. namjoon supposed he couldn't help it, every idol he knows has had some insecurities. hate comments and managers heavily scrutinizing every move you make can take a toll on someone's mental health. but looking at the younger alpha namjoon could tell he was genuinely happy. with himself, his music and his life. "go home and get some rest, the fan meet is tomorrow."
jungkook smiled at the mention of his fans, giggling as he begin to gather his things from the practice room. "ive been doing this for a while joonie, i know."
" i know, i know.."
-
jimin bit his lip in anticipation. two months he'd waited until this moment. two months of practicing what he was going to say, picking and planning the perfect outfits for he and taehyung.
he's meeting jeon jungkook, his idol.
'dont be nervous jimin.' taehyung signed to the younger omega, detecting hints of anxiety in his scent. the blue haired male had started to learn ksl for his friend, wanting to communicate with jimin without needing to pull out his phone and a notepad. he wasn't fluent- not anywhere near- but he was trying. it'd only been a month ago when the older woke jimin with a light tap in the middle of the night and fingerspelled his name. jimin cried hysterically, he and his omega eternally grateful for a friend like taehyung.
now as jimin walked towards jungkook, he took in everything about the alpha, wanting to remember this moment for the rest of his life. inhaling deeply to calm himself the omega could smell the alpha releasing calming pheromones, soothing his omega internally.
jungkook smiled, watching a blonde omega walk towards him shyly.
/cute/
"this is park jimin, and im his interpreter." jungkook nodded understandably, still smiling brightly at the blonde omega who glanced between his interpreter and the idol curiously.
"im jeon jungkook, its nice to meet you jimin." as jimin's interpreter begin to sign to him, jungkook interrupted, a sweet smile resting on his lips.
'are you fluent in ksl?' the alpha signed to the omega, watching as jimin's eyes widened, he and his interpreter both shocked at the idol's ability to sign.
jimin's scent blossomed, his omega swooning. 'i learned when i was seventeen, after i lost my hearing.' his heart hammered in his chest.
jungkook frowned. 'im sorry to hear that.'
'its okay.' jimin shrugged. 'ive never let it stop me from being who i am, which is why im here.'
the alpha smiled encouragingly. 'is that your friend over there? he's screaming really loud.' gesturing to the blue haired omega standing several feet behind jimin, gushing over jungkook being fluent in ksl.
jimin smiled and nodded. 'he's the one who encouraged me to come, and im glad i did.' the alpha's scent flourished, a red hue tinting his cheeks.
'im glad you did too, you look beautiful.' the omega couldn't help but swoon, basking in the alpha's scent.
'thank you alpha. before i go i want to tell you i love your music, and that you inspire me to try new things everyday.'
'you inspire me jimin, maybe we will see eachother again one day?' the alpha frowned as they were reminded about the time, not wanting to seperate from the omega yet.
the omega nodded, grabbing a gel ink pen from his pocket and reaching for the alpha's hand confidently. jimin couldn't hide his scent while writing down his phone number and his name on the alpha's skin, blushing a crimson red. 'text me?'
the alpha gaped, staring at his hand in disbelief and bewilderment. he had never met an omega quite like jimin. bold and beautiful, confident and going for what he wants in life despite the obstacles he's faced. jungkook liked the omega, and his alpha did too. 'i will, it was nice meeting you jimin.'
'likewise alpha.'
-
"I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT JIMIN!" taehyung was loud, but that was something jimin had gotten used to. everyone staring at them and for once not out of curiosity about the 'deaf student.'
the omega giggled softly, holding the older omega's hand in his with a smile. 'yeah... i can't either.'
-
jimin smiled at his phone, reading the text messages from jungkook. his heart leapt out his chest, omega swooning at the declaration the alpha sent.
'hi jimin, it's your alpha.' with a selfie attached.
and jungkook giggled down at his phone like an alpha with a schoolgirl crush, waiting patiently for the omega's reply. he ignored the incoming calls from his managers, knowing they wanted to talk about the mysterious omega that seemed to have the alpha's heart- but he didn't care. he didnt care what lies his haters may have spread about him, he didnt care what scandals were trending with his name in them- how could he when park jimin was facetiming him.
'hi beautiful.'
'hi alpha.'