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It starts off small. Donghyuk is over and he steps on some water in the bathroom. He complains about hating the feeling of wet socks and takes a pair of Johnnys, not caring about how big they are on him. He doesn’t bother asking for permission. Not that it matters, Johnny wouldn’t have said no.
Another day, in the middle of winter, Donghyuk arrives complaining of how cold it is outside and how he almost froze to death on the way over. Johnny’s not surprised given he’s only wearing a jacket over his shirt and not a very thick one at that. Before he leaves Donghyuk riffles through his drawers before stealing a pair of knitted gloves and a scarf. The only times Johnny sees them again is when Donghyuk wears them out.
Donghyuk comes over after a class one day. They’re planning on having a movie night and Donghyuk whines about not being comfortable in his jeans and how his sweater is itchy until Johnny gives him a pair of sweats and an old worn shirt. He’s absolutely drowning in Johnny’s clothes but he’s never looked happier and Johnny feels a warmth blooming in his chest at the sight. Somehow, Donghyuk manages to take home both his own clothes and Johnny’s.
One day Johnny goes over to Donghyuk’s for a change. When he gets there, Donghyuk is dressed head to toe in clothes he had stolen from Johnny. Johnny can’t help but laugh and joke about whether Donghyuk even bothers buying his own clothes anymore. Donghyuk gives him a cheeky grin in response but doesn’t deny the allegations. Johnny doesn’t try to take any of his clothes back. He doesn’t look into it too deeply but he knows he likes seeing Donghyuk in them.
Johnny’s big realization comes in the form of his big blue sweater. It’s his favourite. It’s casual but it can be dressed up for some occasions. It’s the most comfortable sweater he owns, soft against his skin and warm but not suffocatingly so. He can wear it in autumn and spring and not be too hot and in winter he only needs a simple jacket over top to keep him warm.
He’s looking for it one day and he can’t for the life of him figure out where it’s gone. He’s gone through all his drawers and the closet. He’s looked through the laundry, clean and dirty. Under the bed, behind the bookshelf, in all his bags and out of pure desperation he even checked in the fridge. In the end he had to conclude that it was gone.
Or that's what he thought until Donghyuk walks in, ready to go bowling as they’d planned, and he’s wearing the sweater. It’s obviously at least two sizes too big for him and yet it looks just right. It looks perfect. Donghyuk looks perfect and Johnny isn’t even mad that he just spent two hours looking for that very sweater. He isn’t mad that Donghyuk took it without telling him or even asking. If it were anyone else, Johnny would be furious. But it’s not anyone else, it’s Donghyuk.
That’s how Johnny realises he’s in love with Donghyuk.