Chapter 1: jeongmal mianhae
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
btw - by the way
A-NEEEE-WAY - anyway
ISTG - i swear to god
smh - shaking my head
mianhae, jeongmal mianhae - i'm sorry. i'm really sorry.
ttyl - talk to you later**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
HIGHLIGHT
- naegahosh, dinoRAWR, thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Monday, 8:35 ]
naegahosh i would like to make a formal announcement to the team
naegahosh also, by any chance, has anyone seen jihoon today?
dinoRAWR not me
dinoRAWR why, hyung?
naegahosh uh, well 👉👈
naegahosh i just saw him and y’all
naegahosh he looks so damn adorable today with his oversized white sweater and beige beret 😔✊
dinoRAWR hyung, just know that when i see you later
dinoRAWR imma give you a slap
naegahosh 😔😔😔✊✊✊
naegahosh fair enough
naegahosh he’s still adorable though
thathandsomechinesedude LMAO
thathandsomechinesedude this is pathetic, even for you
thathandsomechinesedude just confess to the man, dude. tell him how you feel. let it all out, you’ll feel better afterwards. believe me, been there, done that.
the8 jun, you’ve no right to laugh at him
the8 it took you two full years to ask mina out
the8 and even then, you were a fumbling idiot
thathandsomechinesedude but haohao
thathandsomechinesedude i still asked her out in the end, didn’t i?
thathandsomechinesedude 😏😏😏😏
the8 🤦♂️🤦♂️
thathandsomechinesedude 😏😏😏😏
the8 btw hyung, what's the announcement?
naegahosh uhhhh, didn't i just say it?
naegahosh jihoon looked adorable and i just thought you guys should know
the8 chan's right
the8 you deserve a slap, hyung
naegahosh 😔😔😔
naegahosh please let me live
naegahosh A-NEEEE-WAY
naegahosh if you happen to see jihoon, please tell him he looks adorable
naegahosh it is imperative that he is notified by as many people as humanly possible
thathandsomechinesedude sorry, soon. i value my life
thathandsomechinesedude so, no
dinoRAWR same
the8 same (2)
naegahosh ☹️☹️☹️☹️
naegahosh why are my friends so mean?!
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Monday, 10:02 ]
seokkie MY FELLOW BROTHERS FROM DIFFERENT MOTHERS
seokkie ARE WE BREAKING FAST TOGETHER?
naegahosh bro
naegahosh why are you speaking like thor?
naegahosh but yeah, i'm in. jihoon is busy today
seokkie broooooooooooo
naegahosh yes, bro?
seokkie why do you always put jihoon first? we are your brothers-in-arms, did you forget that?
seokkie BBJ!
seokkie you promise us that
naegahosh huh
naegahosh what’s a bbj?
seokkie BROS BEFORE JIHOON
uriboo lol
uriboo seokmin hyung, you’re so dramatic
uriboo and i can’t join. i need to submit this econs paper before lunch and i'm only halfway there
seokkie that's okay, kwannie. some other time then
seokkie soon hyung, i guess it will just be a bro date between us then
[ Monday, 10:10 ]
seokkie hyung?
seokkie hyungggggggggg?
seokkie where are you?
uriboo lol
uriboo bet jihoon got to him
seokkie HYUNG?!!
seokkie are you abandoning your bro for a hoe again?!
seokkie HOW DARE YOU
seokkie 😡😤
MY BABY BOY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Monday, 10:10 ]
WOOZI hey soonyoung
WOOZI are u there?
naegahosh yes, hoonie? 😊😊😊😊
naegahosh how may i be of assistance?
WOOZI uh well
WOOZI i've something important to tell you. i'm wondering if you can come over to the studio after class
WOOZI but only if you are not busy
naegahosh i will never be too busy for you, hoonie
naegahosh i will swing by after practice, is that okay?
WOOZI that’s fine
WOOZI thanks
naegahosh you’re welcome 😊😊
naegahosh see ya later, hoonie!
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Monday, 10:20 ]
naegahosh HEY, TAKE THAT BACK! IT'S NOT COOL!
naegahosh jihoon is not a hoe! 😡😡😡😡
seokkie FINE, THEN YOU ARE
seokkie STOP TRYING TO DITCH US FOR YOUR MANCRUSH
naegahosh i'm not!
naegahosh it’s just that jihoon was messaging me so i got distracted a little bit
naegahosh where are you? i'm on my way to have lunch with my favourite dongsaeng!
uriboo excuse me?
uriboo the discrimination, i cannot believe
seokkie HYUNG!!!! 😭😭😭😭
seokkie you do love me best!
seokkie i'm sorry for being rude to you about your mancrush. i swear i have nothing but respect for jihoon hyung
seokkie and you, of course
naegahosh HAHA, i love you too!
naegahosh i’ll meet you at the cafeteria in ten minutes, okay?
seokkie 😭😭
seokkie okay!
uriboo ISTG, i feel like i'm invisible in this groupchat sometimes
uriboo i should start looking for better friends, smh
❤️ FAM ❤️
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, cheolie, hannie -
[ Monday, 18:25 ]
uriboo wanted: brand new roommates
uriboo application is now open, anyone who’s not seok or soon may apply
cheolie what happened? why are they moving out so suddenly?
cheolie did you guys had a fight or something?
uriboo with a heavy heart, i've an announcement to make
uriboo bookseoksoon are breaking up
uriboo it’s over between us
hannie 😒😒😒😒
hannie are you being dramatic again, boo?
seokkie 😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭
seokkie but why?! i thought we’re working things out. i swear i'll change. don't leave me behind with our rebellious son. he's too obsessed with tigers!
uriboo nuh uh
uriboo i'd enough, it’s over
uriboo it's time for me to find myself
dinoRAWR i swear kwan, you deserve a slap like soonyoung hyung too
dinoRAWR 😒😒
uriboo YAH, it’s hyung to you
dinoRAWR 👅👅👅👅
uriboo why, you lil shit
uriboo one of these days, i swear i'm going to get you
hannie kids KIDS
hannie please stop fighting, it’s only monday
hannie and why is soonie so quiet?
hannie ah wait, jihoon?
seokkie sigh
seokkie jihoon
uriboo jihoon (2)
dinoRAWR jihoon (3)
cheolie jihoon (4)
If ignorance is truly a bliss, then Kwon Soonyoung is more than happy to be left in the dark. If not knowing could save him from experiencing affliction and suffering, then he is more than willing to remain blissfully unaware. If the truth has the power to bring about this much pain and heartache into his life, then he's better off not knowing anything at all. But it's too little too late. The moment he stepped into the dimly-lit studio; the gear of fate is already turning, triggering a chain of events that he's clearly not prepared for when he agreed to an impromptu meeting with his best friend. What do you do when the world as you know it crumbles right in front of you? How do you even mitigate such a disaster?
“Hey.” Soonyoung greets the only other occupant of the room with a smile.
Jihoon looks up from the lyrical papers he has been browsing while waiting for Soonyoung's arrival. “Hey.”
“What’s up?”
“I need to tell you something. Uh, you might want to sit down for this.”
“Hoonie?” Soonyoung frowns when he sees how nervous Jihoon is. “Is something wrong?”
❤️ FAM ❤️
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, cheolie, hannie -
[ Monday, 18:45 ]
naegahosh Oh.
seokkie ?
uriboo ??
dinoRAWR ???
cheolie ????
hannie ?????
naegahosh jihoon just told me he's in love with someone
naegahosh i'd to admit, his new boyfriend is cute. i saw his picture
hannie oh baby
hannie are you alright?
seokkie 😭😭😭😭
seokkie hyunngggggggg
seokkie are you okay?
dinoRAWR hyung, tell me, do i need to fight jihoon hyung for you?
dinoRAWR cause i will!
uriboo me too!
uriboo 👊👊👊👊
cheolie uhhhhh
cheolie i think i messed up
hannie choi seungcheol, what did you do?!
cheolie i might have accidentally played a hand in setting them up
hannie CHOI SEUNGCHEOL
dinoRAWR how could you betray soonyoung hyung like that?!
dinoRAWR 😱😱
cheolie omg, i'm really sorry! 😭😭😭😭
cheolie i didn’t know that they are interested in each other like that! i thought they just wanna talk about lyrics and stuff
cheolie mianhae, jeongmal mianhae
naegahosh hyung, it’s okay. i'm fine
naegahosh or i will be fine
naegahosh besides, you can't force what's not there in the first place, right? i'm just happy that jihoon is happy
cheolie soonyoung! 😭😭😭😭
naegahosh anyway, i've to go
naegahosh ttyl
Notes:
**Line excerpt from the Instagram post is from Ed Sheeran’s Happier.
Chapter 2: SEOKMIN IS ADOPTED?!
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
yas yas - yes yes
4 LYFE - for life
bf - boyfriend
fav - favourite
btw - by the way
idk - i don't know
dw - don't worry
rn - right now
ttyl - talk to you later
whut - what
lmao - laughing my ass off
aduel - son
hmu - hit me up**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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😔😔😔😔
- seokkie, uriboo -
[ Tuesday, 07:42 ]
seokkie hey uh, so last night
seokkie did you hear it?
uriboo 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔 i did
uriboo he's been crying all night and you know how hyung is. if he knows we’re awake, he will stop crying and pretend that everything’s ok. i rather let him cry it out than to bottle it all up
uriboo so i let him be EVEN THOUGH I REALLY WANNA HUG HIM REALLY REALLY TIGHT
uriboo i hate jihoon hyung for hurting our hyung like this 😤😤😤😤
seokkie kwannie, you know it’s not his fault, right?
seokkie sometimes, you find yourself falling for someone without any rhyme or reason
seokkie you just have no control over it
seokkie the heart wants what it wants
uriboo 😔😔 yeah i know
uriboo but it still hurts to see him like that
seokkie me too
seokkie should we skip class and keep him company today?
uriboo YAS YAS
uriboo I'M DEFINITELY IN
seokkie let’s order pizza and chill with netflix!
uriboo 👌👌
uriboo i'll let hyung know!
BEST FRIENDS 4 LYFE
- naegahosh, wonWOO -
[ Tuesday, 08:01 ]
naegahosh wonu
naegahosh it hurts so bad
naegahosh why won’t he like me?! 😩😩😩😩
wonWOO oh dude
wonWOO i'm so sorry
naegahosh he looked so damn happy talking about his new bf and there i was, thinking about how much i want to kiss him
naegahosh i'm such an asshole
naegahosh no wonder he doesn’t like me 😭😭😭😭
wonWOO hey soon, come on
wonWOO it’s not your fault he caught feelings for someone else. it has nothing to do with you
wonWOO you know...this could be a blessing in disguise. maybe now, you can finally start to move on
naegahosh but wonu
naegahosh i don’t want anyone but him
naegahosh 😭😭😭😭 why can't i have my jihoonie?! 😭😭😭😭
wonWOO i know
wonWOO hold on tight, i'm coming over 🏃🏃🏃🏃
wonWOO looks like my bestie needs a hug
naegahosh wonuuuuuuuuu 😭😭😭😭
naegahosh if not for the fact that i'm hopelessly in love with jihoon...
wonWOO you would have fallen for me?
naegahosh yes yes, you perfect specimen of a bro dude 😭😭
wonWOO you sap
wonWOO better get yourself ready for a hug fest, we are going to cuddle all day long
naegahosh ❤️❤️❤️❤️
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Tuesday, 08:12 ]
uriboo soonyoung hyung
uriboo get your ass out here, we ordered your fav pizza and switched on netflix
naegahosh pepperoni? 🥺
uriboo duh
uriboo we are going nowhere today, it's just us and our lovely couch
uriboo so come on
seokkie we have naruto and boruto on queue
seokkie it’s gonna be that kinda marathon 😏😏
naegahosh guysssssssss
naegahosh 😭😭😭😭
naegahosh you know I love you guys so fucking much, right?
uriboo d’awwww
uriboo we love you and your annoying tiger ass too
uriboo ❤️❤️
seokkie LET'S DO THIS!
seokkie BOOSEOKSOON FIGHTING! 💪💪💪💪
naegahosh 😭😭🙌🙌
naegahosh btw, wonu is coming over too
naegahosh he promised me a hug fest
seokkie 👌👌 ok!
seokkie there’s enough food for all of us!
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Tuesday, 10:20 ]
WOOZI hey
naegahosh hi
WOOZI this might seem a little bit out of the blue, i mean, it actually is but mingyu wants to have dinner with you since you’re my best friend and all. what do you say?
naegahosh uh
naegahosh i can’t
WOOZI oh, it doesn’t have to be this week
WOOZI we can meet up next week or so
naegahosh still can’t
naegahosh i'm busy
WOOZI next month then?
WOOZI would that be better for you?
naegahosh i'm not sure
naegahosh i'm realllyyyy busy
WOOZI oh, ok
WOOZI then let me know when you’re free then
naegahosh ok
WOOZI hey youngie?
naegahosh yeah?
WOOZI we are okay, right?
naegahosh yeah
naegahosh why did you ask?
WOOZI idk
WOOZI you’re too quiet when i talked about mingyu yesterday, and then today...
WOOZI you'll let me know if something’s wrong, right?
WOOZI i promise i won't get mad
naegahosh yup, i know 😊😊 dw hoonie, everything's fine!
naegahosh actually, i'm busy rn, ttyl?
WOOZI uh yeah, ok
“Jihoon wants me to meet his boyfriend.”
Soonyoung places his cellphone down on the countertop. He's in the kitchen with Wonwoo, working hard to create an alcoholic concoction that would make his momma proud. He needs to get drunk, pronto. He couldn't stand the pressure of having unrequited feelings for one of his best friends anymore. It's threatening to spill out of the Pandora Box he has successfully kept shut all these years. He needs to be able to not think, even if it's just for a day. Even if it's just a temporary fix.
“Say no then. You’ve no obligations to meet him and his new beau.”
“I did but I think I hurt his feelings. What do I do?”
A sigh. “I know it's not his fault but he did break your heart. Maybe time apart will be good for the both of you. You shouldn’t force yourself to spend time with him if you’re not ready. It’s not fair for you either. So don't worry too much about it, okay?”
“Yeah, okay.”
❤️ FAM ❤️
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, cheolie, hannie -
[ Tuesday, 13:25 ]
hannie hey baby?
cheolie yes?
hannie 😒😒😒😒 not you
hannie i'm referring to my child, the one i've raised and coddled since birth
hannie that baby
dinoRAWR yessss?
uriboo you know
uriboo sometimes i do wonder how we look like from an outsider’s perspective
uriboo y’all are too weird
uriboo 😒😒😒😒
hannie shut up child. your appa is talking, don't be rude
hannie and not you, chan
hannie i forget i have so many kids here
hannie yooohooooo minnie, my sweet summer child?
dinoRAWR you forget?!
dinoRAWR APPA, HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING ANOTHER SECRET FAMILY FROM US?! HUH, HAVE YOU?! I CANNOT BELIEVE!
dinoRAWR we've just been betrayed by cheol appa yesterday and now it’s you
dinoRAWR why?! why would our parents hurt us like this?
hannie channie, nooooo! 😭😭 i'm nothing like your other appa
hannie i will never abandon our family!
hannie it’s only you and minnie and soonie and boo, you guys are my babies!
cheolie yah! i'm your baby too 😟😟😟😟
cheolie why am i not in your line up?!
hannie traitors don’t get to be in the line up 😠😠😠😠
hannie stay away from us, cheol!
hannie you are breaking this family apart, can't you see?!
hannie i must protect my babies
cheolie I'M SORRY, OKAY?! I WILL DO BETTER FOR MY FAMILY. I PROMISE. PLEASE LET ME IN!
cheolie 😭😭😭😭😭😭
uriboo like i said
uriboo #tooweird
seokkie lmao
seokkie what’s up, hyung?
hannie there you are! uh, well
hannie there’s no easy way for me to say this BUT
hannie promise me that you won't panic
hannie whatever i'm about to tell you, just know that we are here for you
seokkie 😰😰😰😰😰
seokkie what is it
dinoRAWR is this the day when you let him know that he’s adopted?
dinoRAWR is it?!!!!
seokkie 😱😱😱😱😱
seokkie I’M WHUTTTTTT?!
naegahosh LMAO
cheolie hannie, just tell him already
cheolie you are making it worse
cheolie and soonie, my aduel, how are you feeling today?
naegahosh better
naegahosh seok and boo are keeping me company and oh
naegahosh wonu’s here too 🥰🥰🥰🥰
hannie that’s good to hear
hannie we will come over after class okay, my baby cub
naegahosh ok!
naegahosh but you know you don't have to, right?
hannie i know but we want to!
seokkie uhhh, hyung? 😥😥😥😥
hannie oh right
hannie don't panic but uh
hannie shua's back, he's going to complete his last semester here
hannie are you gonna be okay?
[ Tuesday, 13:35 ]
hannie minnie? hello?
uriboo uhm
uriboo seokmin hyung just got up from the couch and walked to his room, i don't think he will be responding anytime soon
hannie 😔😔😔😔
cheolie 😔😔😔😔
naegahosh 😔😔😔😔
dinoRAWR 😔😔😔😔
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Tuesday, 21:25 ]
WOOZI hey
WOOZI you there?
[ Tuesday, 23:00 ]
WOOZI i guess you're still busy then
WOOZI ok
WOOZI hmu when you can
WOOZI take care youngie
At the other end of the line, Soonyoung remains motionless as he stares at the sent messages. He knows Jihoon can clearly see the double blue ticks, signalling that he has been reading the messages. He's thankful his friend didn't call him out for it. And he also knows that sooner or later, he will have to face the music. But not now. He’s not ready yet. His heart is still in shambles. Wonwoo's right. He needs time. Jihoon might not know why but Soonyoung hopes his friend would grant him this reprieve anyway. “You take care too, Hoonie. I’m sorry.”
Notes:
I am and will always be weak for seoksoo, enough said.
**Line excerpt from the Instagram post is from Zhang Li Yin's Timeless.
Chapter 3: dumb dumb soonyoung
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
4 LYFE - for life
loml - love of my life
boyfie or bf - boyfriend
stahp - stop
idfc - i don't fucking care
idk - i don't know
lmk - let me know
4eva - forever
anw - anyway
tmi - too much information
watcha - what are
shuddup - shut up
lmao - laughing my ass off
idek - i don't even know**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
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BEST FRIENDS 4 LYFE
- naegahosh, wonWOO -
[ Thursday, 12:01 ]
naegahosh wonu
naegahosh help
wonWOO soonyoung?
wonWOO what’s wrong?!
naegahosh i fucked up real bad. real real bad.
naegahosh help
wonWOO ????
naegahosh so i was on my way to my stupid literature lecture this morning and wonu, you know how much i hate it! who the hell schedules a class at 7 in the morning?! satan, that’s who!
naegahosh i swear if it’s not because i'm desperate for the credit, i would have ditched this class a long, long, long time ago
wonWOO soonyoung focus
naegahosh oh right
naegahosh so i was grumpy and cranky and i wasn’t really looking at where i was going
naegahosh and then, THUMP
naegahosh I BUMPED INTO SOMEONE
naegahosh DO YOU WANNA KNOW WHO I FUCKING BUMPED INTO AT SIXISH AM?
wonWOO don’t tell me…
naegahosh if you think jihoon, then you are right
naegahosh IT'S LEE JIHOON, LOML
wonWOO oh no 😓😓😓😓
naegahosh and he’s not alone!
naegahosh he’s with his new boyfie
wonWOO OH NO 😰😰😰😰
naegahosh and that's not it!
naegahosh i know him, wonu. i know what he wanted to do the moment he saw me
naegahosh i can see he’s really excited to introduce his boyfriend to me, his ‘supposed to be supportive but is definitely not’ best friend
naegahosh so just before he can open his mouth to greet me, i just tsked and walked away without saying anything
wonWOO 😨😨😨😨
naegahosh i didn’t mean to be rude! 😭😭😭😭😭 i just don’t feel like playing nice and everything cause it's six in the morning
naegahosh helppppp wonuuuu
wonWOO 😱😱😱😱
naegahosh stahpppppp with the emoticons and help me
naegahosh jihoon looked so hurt and his boyfriend...
naegahosh HAVE YOU SEEN HIS BOYFRIEND, WONU?! he's so fucking tall like a tree. i think i pissed him off for making jihoon sad 😭😭 i don’t wanna get punched in the face by a tree. wonu, HELP
naegahosh i was an asshole and jihoon didn’t deserve it
naegahosh it's not his fault that i love him and he couldn’t reciprocate
wonWOO oh buddy
wonWOO oh dear
wonWOO why are you such a hot mess?
naegahosh 😭😭😭😭😭
wonWOO why don’t you message him and explain how you didn’t mean it?
wonWOO i'm sure he would understand that he caught you at a bad time and you didn't mean any harm
wonWOO knowing jihoon, he will forgive your stupid ass right away
naegahosh uhmmm
wonWOO 😑😑😑😑😑
wonWOO what did you do, soonyoung?
naegahosh 👉👈
naegahosh i did message him after class but i'm afraid i actually made it worse
wonWOO why am i suddenly scared to ask why?
naegahosh 😓😓😓😓
naegahosh i might have told jihoon that since he has been with his boyfriend for a few days only and the relationship will most likely not last in the long run, why bother to introduce him to me?
wonWOO wow
wonWOO that's a whole new level of assholery
wonWOO if his boyfriend won’t punch you, i surely will
naegahosh 😭😭😭😭😭
wonWOO dumb dumb soonyoung
naegahosh 😫😫😫😫😫
wonWOO you’re on your own, kid
wonWOO i'm not getting involved in this. jihoon is my friend too and he doesn't deserve that from you
naegahosh wonuuuuuu
wonWOO make it right, soonyoung
wonWOO or you might just lose him for real this time
[unknown]
- unknown, seokkie -
[ Thursday, 12:15 ]
unknown hello, is this seokmin?
[The sender is not in your contact list. Report Junk]
seokkie who’s this?
unknown it's jisoo
unknown can we talk?
[ Thursday, 12:20 ]
unknown baby? you there?
seokkie don’t call me that
seokkie you’ve no right after what you did to me
unknown i'm sorry
unknown i don’t mean to overstep
unknown can we talk, please? i'm right outside your dorm
unknown will you let me in?
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Thursday, 12:22 ]
seokkie YOON JEONGHAN
seokkie EXPLAIN
hannie heyyyyyyyy
hannie what’s up?
seokkie DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S THE HELL UP
seokkie WHY IS HONG JISOO STANDING RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DORM? HOW DID HE KNOW WHERE I LIVE?
hannie uhhhh, see
hannie he might have gotten me drunk last night and you know how loose my tongue is when i'm inebriated
hannie minnie, i'm so sorry
hannie 😔😔😔😔
seokkie what did you trade me for?
hannie 😔😔😔😔
hannie he threatened to delete some of cheolie’s baby photos from my phone
hannie i panicked so i spilled
seokkie hyung
seokkie you better hope i don’t cross path with seungcheol hyung this week
seokkie cause jisoo is not the one you should be afraid of
hannie 😭😭😭😭😭
hannie i'm so sorry, please don’t hurt my cheolie! he's innocent!
seokkie too bad
seokkie you should have thought twice before caving in and betraying me
hannie 😭😭😭😭😭
hannie nooooooooooooooooooooooo
[unknown]
- unknown, seokkie -
[ Thursday, 12:44 ]
unknown min?
seokkie go away
unknown i won’t, i'll stay out here all day if i have to
seokkie then rot, idfc
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Thursday, 13:20 ]
naegahosh hey hoonie, i know i'm the last person you want to talk to right now
naegahosh but can we?
WOOZI tell me one good reason why i should listen instead of just blocking your number
WOOZI what you said about our relationship is totally uncalled for, youngie. sure, there’s a chance that things might not work out between us but what if it does? what if he's the one for me? have you ever thought of that?
naegahosh i know and you are completely right!
naegahosh i was a complete asshole and i'm so sorry
WOOZI you know
WOOZI i'm not asking you to like him or whatever
WOOZI but
WOOZI don’t be a jerk
WOOZI you don’t know him like i do so whatever misgivings that you have about him are totally unfair. shouldn't you at least try to get to know him before hating on him? idk youngie, this is so no you. why have you been acting so strange lately?
naegahosh I AM SO SO SOOOOOOOOO SO SO SOOOOOO SORRY! 🙏🙏🙇♂️🙇♂️
naegahosh if i could take it all back, you know i would! i know i screwed up so badly but can you find it in your heart to forgive me? i promise i won’t do it again
WOOZI i'm not the one you should be seeking forgiveness from
WOOZI you know that, right?
naegahosh i know 😔😔😔😔
naegahosh say hoonie, will he be willing to meet up with me? i would like to apologise in person and start over if he would let me
WOOZI 😪
WOOZI i'll ask him but no promises
WOOZI i won’t force him if he decides that he doesn’t want to meet up with you at all
naegahosh THANK YOU, HOONIE!
naegahosh and yes, i completely understand. lmk, okay?
WOOZI ok
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Thursday, 14:10 ]
seokkie hey guys?
uriboo yeah?
naegahosh ???
seokkie uh
seokkie i think i just made a big mistake
naegahosh ???
uriboo soonyung hyung, get the shovel
uriboo don’t worry, hyung, we got your back!
naegahosh roger that
seokkie 😭😭 guys please, you will make me cry even more
uriboo booseoksoon 4eva!
naegahosh hell yeah
seokkie 😭😭
uriboo anw, what’s wrong?
uriboo what's the big mistake?
seokkie this is embarrassing for me to say
seokkie 🥺🥺🥺🥺
naegahosh spill. you know we won’t judge. this is a safe space, remember?
uriboo yup yup
seokkie i might have slept with jisoo 😔😔😔😔
naegahosh WHAT?!!!!!!!!
uriboo what do you mean by MIGHT? did you or did you not?
seokkie we did
seokkie there’s penetration for sure
seokkie i think his ass still hurts from when i uh
uriboo TMI, HYUNG!
uriboo AND HOW COULD YOU? DID YOU FORGET HOW MUCH HE HURT YOU WHEN HE LEFT FOR LA WITHOUT TELLING YOU? HE LEFT YOU! HOW CAN YOU FORGIVE HIM SO EASILY?
uriboo HYUNG, I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW NAÏVE YOU ARE SOMETIMES!
naegahosh hey boo, chill, okay?
naegahosh seokmin needs our understanding right now
seokkie i'm so stupid, aren’t i?
seokkie giving in just because he’s here
naegahosh hey no, that’s not it. please don’t think of yourself that way. we won't let you! you're right, it’s a mistake but it doesn’t make you any less brilliant. we all have weaknesses
naegahosh shua hyung just happens to be your achilles heel
uriboo HYUNG, YOU ARE NOT STUPID, OKAY?
uriboo you’re one of the smartest people i know
uriboo i'm sorry for saying those awful things
uriboo 😭😭😭😭😭 i didn't mean it!
seokkie that's okay
seokkie i know you don’t! 😊😊😊😊
uriboo YOU’RE MY MOST PRECIOUS HYUNG, OKAY?
seokkie thanks, kwannie
naegahosh aww, you guys are so sweet 🥺🥺🥺🥺
naegahosh anw, we will figure it out, min. besides, it’s just once, right? it doesn’t need to mean anything more than a typical one-night stand
seokkie uhm
naegahosh ??
seokkie i fucked him three times, hyung
seokkie that’s why i said his ass is hurting and er, i saw him limping to the bathroom just now
uriboo THREE TIMES?! ARE YOU A MONSTER?????
naegahosh oh min
seokkie 😔😔😔😔
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦♂️
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Thursday, 14:43 ]
thathandsomechinesedude haohao
thathandsomechinesedude watcha doing? are you busy?
thathandsomechinesedude do you wanna go on a date with me, baby?
the8 you know
the8 when you keep talking like that, it’s hard for people to believe we are not dating and you've a girlfriend
thathandsomechinesedude idfc what they say about us. i'll do anything for you. you know that, right? it's us against the world. it always has been.
the8 😪😪😪😪
the8 i know
the8 anyway, where are we going?
thathandsomechinesedude there’s a new teahouse that just opened at insadong, mina wants to check it out!
the8 mina’s coming?
thathandsomechinesedude of course, she’s my baby too
the8 then no thanks
the8 i don’t feel like being the third wheel
thathandsomechinesedude 😔😔
thathandsomechinesedude but haohao, why not?!
the8 i'm sure mina prefers to go on a date with just her boyfriend
the8 and not plus her boyfriend’s best friend
thathandsomechinesedude 😔😔😔😔
thathandsomechinesedude but i want you there though
thathandsomechinesedude i asked her and she said she doesn’t mind
the8 jun
the8 no
thathandsomechinesedude 😔😔😔😔
thathandsomechinesedude please? 🥺🥺
the8 urgh
the8 fine but you’re paying for everything
thathandsomechinesedude 😄😄😄😄
thathandsomechinesedude deal!
the8 i should start learning how to say no to you
thathandsomechinesedude you never can!
thathandsomechinesedude you adore me far too much! ✌️✌️
the8 shuddup
the8 i never say i do
the8 i hate you
thathandsomechinesedude 😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
the8 😪😪 ok fine, i don’t
thathandsomechinesedude 😁😁😁😁
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Thursday, 15:00 ]
the8 hyung
the8 do you think if i ignore jun long enough, i'll stop feeling this way about him?
the8 it’s getting harder and harder to be around him and pretend everything’s fine, it's exhausting
the8 how did you do it with jihoon hyung?
naegahosh oh hao 😭😭
naegahosh i'm so sorry
naegahosh and idk but i'm trying!
the8 let me know if you know
the8 i sure would need it
naegahosh do you want me to come over?
the8 nah
the8 I'm going on a threesome date
naegahosh 😨😨
naegahosh what?!
the8 lmao
the8 i would love to see your face right now. it's with jun and mina
naegahosh again
naegahosh what?! 😨😨
the8 oh grow up, hyung
the8 jun wanted me to accompany him for lunch, he’s paying. i'm just a glorified third wheeler
naegahosh 😔😔😔
naegahosh oh baby
the8 it’s okay, hyung
the8 i've long accepted the fact that we can only be friends. that’s fine by me
the8 I rather have him like this than none at all
naegahosh oh baby
naegahosh why are we so unlucky in love? 😭😭😭😭
the8 sigh
the8 idek
Chapter 4: 97 represent ✊✊
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
idk - i don't know
thiccc - thick
jk jk - joking joking
gtg - got to go
wbk - we been knew**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
Chapter Text
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Friday, 10:08 ]
hannie LEE SEOKMIN
[ Friday, 10:15 ]
hannie i know you're reading my messages!
[ Friday, 10:21 ]
hannie SPEAK, YOU UNGRATEFUL CHILD
hannie DON'T IGNORE ME OR I SWEAR I’LL COME OVER AND DRAG YOUR ASS
seokkie oh my god, hyung, stop with the threats already
seokkie what do you want?
hannie WHAT DO I WANT?!
hannie BOY, YOU BETTER EXPLAIN TO ME WHY MY BEST FRIEND COULD NOT WALK AT ALL BECAUSE YOU FUCKED HIM SIX WAYS FROM SUNDAY
hannie AREN’T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE MY SWEET SUMMER CHILD? 😠😠😠😠
seokkie hyung, stop speaking in caps! 😭😭
seokkie it’s giving me a headache
hannie 😤😡
hannie you deserve it!
seokkie 😔😔😔😔
seokkie i'm sorry, okay?! i messed up, i should have known better. hyung, tell him i'm really sorry
seokkie and is he ok? i tried to ask before he left my apartment but he refused to answer. he's mad at me, isn’t he? 😩😩
hannie he’s ok, min. aside from the fact that he couldn’t walk because you pounded his ass so fucking hard, he’s alright. min, he told me he didn’t regret it at all so don’t beat yourself up over it, ok?
hannie shua is an adult. if he didn’t want any of it, he’ll kick your ass himself
seokkie 😔😔😔😔 i'm sorry still
hannie what happened?
hannie i sent him over so that he could talk to you, why did you end up sleeping with each other?
seokkie idk
seokkie you know me, hyung. my control is practically non-existent when it comes to jisoo. he told me how much he missed me and the next thing i know, we’re kissing and i'm in him. he didn’t even let me put on a condom
hannie WHAT?!
hannie that stupid boy 🤦♂️🤦♂️
hannie but well, i'm not surprised tho, i know how shua is
hannie always a slut for your dick and thiccc thighs
seokkie hey! 😠😠
seokkie don’t talk about him like that! he's not a slut!
hannie 💁♂️💁♂️
hannie but he is tho
seokkie hyung, please stop. i don’t want to punch you but if you continue, i might have to. and if i have to, cheol hyung will be sad because you’re hurt. and when he’s sad, chan, soon hyung and kwannie will be too. i don’t want the entire family to be upset.
seokkie 😔😔😔😔
hannie aww, look at you defending his honour and all that! 🤭🤭 i approve 😊😊
hannie and yeah, he’s not a slut. DON’T EVER SAY ANYONE IS A SLUT FOR LIKING SEX, MIN 😠😠 it is ok to like sex!
seokkie but uh 😥😥 i didn’t
seokkie hyung did
hannie 😇😇😇😇 and hyung is sorry
hannie now, it’s not my place to tell the both of you what to do. you are adults so figure your shit out.
hannie but min, try not to hurt each other too much, ok? i can’t say much but believe me, there’s a reason why he did the things he did. please be patient with my best friend. he’s a clueless baby
seokkie i won’t hyung
seokkie i promise to be careful
hannie and wear a condom next time! geez, i can’t believe i have to educate you about safe sex at this time and age 😤😤😤😤
hannie what if shua gets pregnant or something? he's too young to have a kid!
seokkie hyung
hannie jk jk 🤭🤭 i gtg, shua’s calling for me. take care, my precious son!
seokkie you too, hyung! 😄😄😄😄
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Friday, 10:47 ]
WOOZI thanks
WOOZI for you know, taking the time to arrange for us to meet up and everything
naegahosh !!!!
naegahosh don’t mention it, hoonie! i started this mess so i should be the one to clean it up. i'm just happy that you guys gave me a second chance to make it right 😔😔
WOOZI don't worry, gyu is too wholesome to hold grudges. come to think of it, he reminds me a lot about seokmin
WOOZI they are the same age too
naegahosh if you know what min just did, i'll bet you won’t feel the same anymore
naegahosh 😅😅
WOOZI do i even want to know?
naegahosh probably not 😅😅
naegahosh it’s better for you if you don’t
WOOZI roger that
WOOZI hey youngie, do you want to hang out around the studio later? i'll be here
naegahosh 😟😟😟😟
naegahosh are you gonna stay there all night again? you need to take better care of yourself, hoonie 😔😔
WOOZI but i got you, don’t i? 😅😅
WOOZI you’ll always be there for me
naegahosh 😪😪
naegahosh you know i do, hoonie
WOOZI great!
WOOZI so i'll see you then?
naegahosh okay
naegahosh see you later
HIGHLIGHT
- naegahosh, dinoRAWR, thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Friday, 11:17 ]
naegahosh y’all
naegahosh i'm weak for lee jihoon 😔😔✊✊
thathandsomechinesedude wbk
dinoRAWR wbk (2)
the8 wbk (3)
naegahosh 😔😔
MY BABY BOY’s boy 🌳🌳
- naegahosh, mingoo -
[ Friday, 12:11 ]
naegahosh hello!
mingoo hi hyung! 😊😊😊😊
naegahosh i just want to say that it’s nice to meet you and i'm really sorry for everything
naegahosh i promise i won’t be an asshole anymore 😔😔
mingoo it’s okay, hyung! i already told you i accepted your apology. we are completely good!
mingoo 😊😊
naegahosh wow, you completely sound like seokmin over there 🤔🤔
naegahosh by any chance, have you two met?
mingoo seokmin? yes! we have the same biology lecture together!
mingoo 🤗🤗
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Friday, 12:20 ]
naegahosh you bitch!
uriboo who
naegahosh seokmin!
naegahosh you didn’t tell me you know jihoon’s new boyfriend, i feel so betrayed!
seokkie 😨😨😨😨 how did you know?
naegahosh he told me! 😤😤😤😤
naegahosh why?! bet you think i wouldn't find out, did ya? well, guess what? I did!
uriboo ooooooooh
uriboo drama 😏😏 seokmin hyung, you fucked up
seokkie 😔😔😔😔 i'm sorry
seokkie i thought it’s best if you didn’t find out that hao and me are friends with him
naegahosh WHAT?!
naegahosh HAO TOO?! DAMN, I’M SURROUNDED BY TRAITORS!
seokkie 😔😔 we’ve a chat group too
naegahosh 😨😨😨😨
seokkie we called ourselves guchils 😔😔
seokkie 97 represent ✊✊
naegahosh i'm speechless
naegahosh 😶😶
seokkie 😭😭
naegahosh from this point on, there’s only boosoon
seokkie 😭😭
uriboo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i love this kdrama, what’s the title again?
MY BABY BOY’s boy 🌳🌳
- naegahosh, mingoo -
[ Friday, 12:40 ]
mingoo er hyung
mingoo are you there?
naegahosh sorry, gyu
naegahosh i had to take out the trash
mingoo that’s okay 🤗🤗🤗🤗
mingoo anyway, i want to talk to you about something
mingoo i want to tell you that i know
naegahosh what did you know? 🤔🤔
mingoo about ji hyung
mingoo you love him, don’t you?
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Friday, 12:45 ]
naegahosh FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
uriboo what now
naegahosh MINGYU KNOWS ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR JIHOON!
naegahosh FUCKKKKKKKKK
seokkie 😨😨😨😨 what?!
naegahosh DID YOU TELL HIM, MIN?! YOU BETTER CONFESS RIGHT NOW! IF YOU DON'T, I SWEAR I’LL END YOU
seokkie hyung, i did not! i'll never betray your confidence like that
naegahosh what about hao?
seokkie hyung
naegahosh right, stupid question
naegahosh WHAT DO I DO NOW?!
uriboo act cool, agree to nothing. plead the fifth
naegahosh 😭😭 why is this always happening to me?!
seokkie oh hyung
MY BABY BOY’s boy 🌳🌳
- naegahosh, mingoo -
[ Friday, 12:55 ]
mingoo hyung?
mingoo did you take out the trash again?
naegahosh no
naegahosh and i don't know what you’re talking about, jihoon is my best friend
mingoo hyung, don’t lie
mingoo i know what falling in love looks like and you are clearly in love with him
naegahosh fine, i love him. happy, now? is this the part where you threatened me to stay away from him? cause there's one thing you should know. jihoon is one of the most important people in my life. i will not stay away just because you don't like me
naegahosh so now that you know, will you tell on me to him?
mingoo 😰😰 WHAT?!
mingoo hyung, no! what kind of person do you think i am?!!
naegahosh i don’t even know you, gyu
naegahosh you are just my best friend’s boyfriend
naegahosh and apparently a good friend of my dongsaengs
mingoo 😔😔😔
mingoo i just want to let you know that i know and it’s cool with me. sometimes, you just can’t help how you feel, right?
naegahosh oh gyu
naegahosh why do i keep being a complete arse around you? i'm sorry 🙇🏻🙇🏻
mingoo it’s ok, hyung! 😊😊😊😊
mingoo i understand
naegahosh you are a literal sunshine 🥺🥺
naegahosh i'll treat you to coffee the next time we meet, yeah?
mingoo ok hyung! 😊😊😊😊
naegahosh aigooo, this kid
naegahosh it makes me wonder how minghao can stand to be around you and seokmin together
mingoo hao loves us!
naegahosh i bet
Chapter 5: when you love someone (and they don't love you back)
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
lemme: let me
ik - i know
lmk - let me know
dw - don't worry
ttyl - talk to you later**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
BEST FRIENDS 4 LYFE
- naegahosh, wonWOO -
[ Monday, 10:45 ]
wonWOO where the hell are you?
wonWOO i turn around in my seat and suddenly, you're not here anymore
wonWOO aren't we supposed to play video games at your dorm after class?
naegahosh sorry wonu, i didn't get the chance to let you know earlier but there has been a change of plan
naegahosh i'm on my way to the studio 😊😊
wonWOO lemme guess, you're bringing jihoon lunch?
naegahosh 😊😊
wonWOO you're spoiling him too much
naegahosh i don't mind
wonWOO you should. and where is his boyfriend? shouldn't he be the one who makes sure jihoon is fed on time?
naegahosh you make it sounds like jihoon is a kitten who needs to be taken care of. and so what if he has a boyfriend? i'm still his best friend, you know. i'm allowed to worry about his well-being and stuff
naegahosh besides, mingyu is in his calculus lecture right now, he wouldn't be able to make it in time for lunch
wonWOO hmm
naegahosh what?
wonWOO nothing
naegahosh spit it out, wonu
wonWOO i just feel that you're getting a bit too chummy with your crush's boyfriend
naegahosh so what if i am, what's the harm in that?
naegahosh are you not the one who insisted that i should make friends with mingyu?
wonWOO yeah but not to this extent. you even know which lecture he is in right now
naegahosh i just happened to know about it, alright? seokmin has the same classes as mingyu, remember?
wonWOO ik but don't you think you should draw a line? jihoon is not yours to care for anymore
naegahosh i don't like what you're insinuating, wonu. boyfriend or no boyfriend, he's still my best friend no matter what. i care about him
wonWOO i just don't want you to get hurt, okay? i'm concerned about you
naegahosh you've a strange way of showing your concern
wonWOO soonyoung, let's not fight about this
naegahosh whatever
naegahosh i've to go, i just reach the studio. i'll talk to you later
wonWOO yeah, okay
wonWOO take care
Soonyoung is not an idiot. He knows the chance to confess has long passed. Jihoon is with someone else now. Someone who isn't him.
God, it feels like he's a bad joke gone sourly wrong. Too delusional to realize the person who he's been having feelings for does not and will never feel the same way. Wonwoo's right, of course. He should stop whatever it is that he's doing and take a step back. It's not good for either of them if he continues down this path. He needs to let go. To move on and maybe find a happy ending of his own. But it's excruciatingly hard, alright? It’s hard to distance himself from Jihoon when all he wants to do is to be around him all the goddamned time. It’s hard to act like he doesn’t care when he’s willing to do almost anything to keep Jihoon happy. It's hard to pretend he's not in love with his best friend when he clearly is.
Look, he knows he has to let go of whatever that’s anchoring him to Jihoon in one way or another. But is it selfish to want a little bit more time with Jihoon before he completely lets go?
Is it?
“Soonyoung? Why are you standing outside the door like that? Did you forget the passcode?” The love of his life, Lee Jihoon, appears from behind the door. “I set it as your birth-date, remember?”
How could he forget? It's the date of his fucking birth. He couldn't even begin to understand why Jihoon deems that it's a wise move to set the passcode of his studio to Soonyoung's birth-date. It's best not to ask. Jihoon is already a puzzling entity as he is. “Yeah, I know. I was just on a call with someone earlier.” Soonyoung offers up an excuse.
Jihoon nods. “Well, come on in. I want to show you something.”
That piques his interest as he follows Jihoon into his studio. It’s always an honour to be one of the first few people to witness the beginnings of a Woozi production. His best friend is crazy talented when it comes to songwriting and such. “What is it? A new song?”
“Yup.” Jihoon says as he sits on his usual chair in front of his computer. “A love song.”
Silence lapses in as Soonyoung swallows uncomfortably. “Is it for Mingyu?” He asks quietly.
Jihoon turns around in his chair, frowning. “Uh, I guess it could be?”
“Yah, what kind of an answer is that? Isn't he your boyfriend? Who else would you be writing love songs for?” Soonyoung forces himself to chuckle.
“I don’t know, okay? I didn’t think about him at all when I wrote this.” Jihoon groans. “Will you just listen?”
Who did you think of then, Hoonie? Did I ever come across your mind when you write something like this? Dare I even hope?
“Yeah, go on and play it. I'm all ears.” He murmurs.
Will you ever write a love song because of me?
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Monday, 23:45 ]
naegahosh hao, you asked me before whether it's possible to stop feeling the way you do if you ignore your feelings long enough. well, here's my answer. i don't think you ever can. if you love him, and i mean, really really love him, you will never be free of him. ever. you will want no one but him for as long as you breathe. and even if he's the shackles that are tying you down, even if you’re drowning because of him, your heart will continue to love him no matter what. why? because he's the fucking one. he’s the one you will fight for even if he will never ever feel the same way about you
the8 hyung, are you okay?
the8 did something happen?
naegahosh he has no fucking idea. none, nada, zilch
naegahosh he doesn't know how much i really fucking love him, hao and it fucking hurts
the8 hyung, i'm going to call you, okay?
naegahosh ilovehim i LOVe him i do do do i loveee him YAH LEE jiHOON i love you
naegahosh you ignorant pompous ass
[ Monday, 23:56 ]
the8 hyung, please pick up the phone
the8 i'm worried about you
[ Monday, 23:58 ]
the8 hyung?
the8 SOONYOUNG HYUNG
[ Tuesday, 01:22 ]
the8 that's it
the8 i'm calling chan
❤️ FAM ❤️
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, cheolie, hannie -
[ Tuesday, 01:33 ]
dinoRAWR hey, is anyone with soonyoung hyung right now?
dinoRAWR hao hyung said he sent some cryptic messages to him and he's worried
cheolie what happened?
cheolie he's not with us
hannie is he hurt?
uriboo dw, he's with us
seokkie he suddenly started drinking the moment he's back home from campus
seokkie won't even tell us anything. we're keeping him company right now
hannie is it because of you-know-who?
seokkie he won't say
seokkie he just keeps muttering gibberish words that we couldn't understand
uriboo and he's crying while doing it
uriboo A LOT
cheolie do you need us to come over?
uriboo it's okay, hyung. we got him
seokkie yeah. if we need help, we'll let you know
hannie holler if you need us, we'll be on stand-by
dinoRAWR take care of soonyoung hyung for us
cheolie yeah, be safe
uriboo roger that
seokkie yup
[ Tuesday, 13:22 ]
naegahosh good morning!
dinoRAWR hyung, it's already one in the afternoon
naegahosh i know! i just woke up! 😔
dinoRAWR did you sleep the entire morning away?!
hannie SOONIE, YOU ARE AWAKE! how are you feeling, child?
uriboo did you take the pills and vitamins i left on your bedside table?
seokkie are you ok?
cheolie everyone, calm down. one question at a time, let soonyoung breathe
naegahosh haha, it's okay, hyung
naegahosh well, let me see if i can answer everyone's questions...yes, i did. i'm feeling better. yes, i did take the pills and vitamins, thank you. i'm ok
naegahosh i'm sorry everyone for making you worry 😟😟🙏🙏
hannie don't worry about it, soonie. as long you're fine, we're good
naegahosh thanks, hyung
hannie remember that we are here for you
dinoRAWR yeah hyung, always!
uriboo same
seokkie definitely
cheolie for sure
naegahosh thanks guys
naegahosh imma take a shower now, ttyl
dinoRAWR okay, hyung!
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Tuesday, 12:45 ]
naegahosh hey hao, i'm really sorry for last night 🙏🙏🙏 i didn't mean to make you worry about me
the8 it's ok, i'm just glad you're fine
the8 are you good?
naegahosh i am
the8 hyung, are you really?
the8 those words you said last night...
naegahosh it's a long road to recovery but i'm getting there. i'm really fine, hao
the8 ok, hyung. i trust you. call me if you need someone to talk to, yeah?
naegahosh yup! take care too!
Notes:
Sometimes, you think you're finally over someone but then something happens and you realize it's a load of bull because you're nowhere close. It's the worst kind of relapses. So that's what this chapter is all about. Also, FYI, I've edited the previous chapters to include some Instagram posts.
**Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Ted Mosby's How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang's Love Story.
Chapter 6: even if it takes you a while (come back to me)
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
wat dis - what's this
gc - groupchat
whatcha - what are
boyfie - boyfriend
pda - public display of affection
bff - best friend forever
lmao - laughing my ass off
bj - blowjob
wuv u - love you
dw - don't worry
btw - by the way
asap - as soon as possible* Chapter title is from Seventeen's Pinwheel
**jisoo.hong is Joshua's Instagram account.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Saturday, 9:33 ]
[ hannie created HANNIE & CO. ]
[ cheolie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR are added to the chat! ]
thathandsomechinesedude oh
thathandsomechinesedude wat dis
hannie a group chat
thathandsomechinesedude i know but for what
hannie must there be a logical reason why?
hannie i just feel like making one and so i did, you're most welcome 😎😎
hannie what's up hoes
cheolie babe, please behave
hannie whatcha gonna do if i don't? 😈
WOOZI ew, please don't use this gc to flex your weird sex stuff and scar us for life
WOOZI i will sue if you do
hannie my darling bub, why are you so afraid of love? 😟😟
WOOZI don't call me that
WOOZI and i'm not, i got a boyfriend
hannie stop complaining then
thathandsomechinesedude haha, look at hoon flexing his boyfie
WOOZI shut it, jun
thathandsomechinesedude cheol: please be nice
thathandsomechinesedude jeonghan: nope, i do what i want
thathandsomechinesedude jihoon: don't be a menace
thathandsomechinesedude jeonghan: stop being a whiny bitch then
wonWOO i get a feeling this gc will be nothing but chaos
wonWOO mark my words
the8 there's jun in it, so we are guaranteed some foolery at the very least
thathandsomechinesedude hey!
thathandsomechinesedude don't be mean to me, i'm just a baby 😔😔
dinoRAWR pfttttt
dinoRAWR oh please, we all saw you and your girlfriend making out behind the bleachers. you're no baby, hyung
dinoRAWR baby, my ass
hannie chan, mind your language
hannie and when was this?
cheolie babe, don't
hannie what? i deserve to know what my children were up to when i'm not around. and jun, what did i say about pda?
thathandsomechinesedude uh
thathandsomechinesedude don't do it?
hannie no!
hannie you can do as much pda as you want but be CLASSY! kissing behind the bleachers? it's so cliche!
cheolie uh, babe?
naegahosh but didn't you do the exact same thing with cheol hyung when the football team won the regional championship last year?
hannie yah!
hannie didn't i specifically tell you to forget what you saw and never EVER mention it to anyone?!
naegahosh woops! 🤭🤭
thathandsomechinesedude pot, please meet kettle
wonWOO see?
wonWOO we are only twenty minutes in and it's pure chaos
WOOZI my head hurts from reading this
the8 btw, who's shua?
hannie oh yeah! i forget that you and jun wouldn't know who shua is
hannie he's my bff and he just came back from LA to finish his last semester over here. he's the bestest person ever!
hannie joshuji, where are you?! say hello to my kids!
shua hello?
the8 hi! i'm minghao but you can call me hao or the8 if you would like
thathandsomechinesedude hello, i'm jun!
shua nice to meet you guys!
naegahosh wait a minute
naegahosh speaking of shua hyung, how sure are we that this gc is not created because of some nefarious plot by jeonghan hyung to get seokmin and shua hyung back together?
hannie shut up, cub
hannie what kind of person do you think i am? i'm not some manipulative bitch
cheolie we all know who you are, babe
hannie shut up, cheol
hannie or no more morning bj
the8 we really REALLY REALLY do not need to know that
WOOZI that's it, i'm bleaching my brain
hannie what is this?
hannie are you all ganging up on me together?
wonWOO 😰😰 we wouldn't dare, hyung
naegahosh we wuv u very very much
hannie that's more like it
dinoRAWR uh, one question. why would we need some plot to get seokmin hyung and shua hyung together
dinoRAWR aren't they already dating?
seokkie er no, why would you think that?
naegahosh haha
naegahosh min, did you stop lurking just to vehemently deny this?
seokkie NOOOOOOOO, i just happened to come online when i saw chan's question
naegahosh sureeeee 😝😝
seokkie yooooohooo, jihoon hyung, do you want to know something?
WOOZI about?
naegahosh fine FINE, i won't tease you anymore
seokkie oh nothing, jihoon hyung! 🤭🤭
WOOZI ok
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Saturday, 10:11 ]
seokkie BUT DID YOU, HYUNG?!
seokkie did you create that gc to set up shua and me together?
hannie 😲😲😲😲
hannie why would you accuse your favourite hyung like this? i did nothing wrong
seokkie hmm
seokkie i'm suspicious but go on
hannie i just want to create an environment whereby i can interact with my favorite people on campus
hannie is that so wrong?!
seokkie hmm, no one's going to buy that. try again
hannie cheol and me are lonely
hannie our children won't come and visit us anymore, y'all have grown up so fast 😢
seokkie nice try, we just had a gathering last week
hannie ok fine
hannie if you must know, i created the gc so that i can keep an eye on soonyoung and jihoon. ever since jihoon got himself a boyfriend, i've been worried about soonyoung's health 😔😔
seokkie 😲😲😲😲
hannie keep it to yourself or 🔪🔪
seokkie 😲😲😲😲
hannie 😊😊 that's my good summer child
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Saturday, 10:23 ]
shua i know we're not dating
shua but wouldn't it be nice if we are?
Jisoo waits patiently for the grey ticks to turn into blue but even after they do, there's still no response.
Oh well, the silence is answer enough. It's startlingly clear that Seokmin is still not ready to discuss about them or their past. All they have done thus far is to meet up and have a romp in the sack. While he would be lying if he says he doesn't enjoy these meet-ups, he wants more than just physical intimacy. He craves for some form of permanency (even though he knows he probably doesn't deserve it). He doesn't want to be a temporary fling. He fought tooth and nail for that one-way return ticket to Seoul and he's not willing to back down for anything less than Seokmin's love and acceptance. He's even ready to get down on his knees and beg for it. And it's not fair to Seokmin, he knows it's not. It's not fair to expect so much when he's the one who is in the wrong. The circumstances surrounding their break-up were iffy as hell and he knows Seokmin is still struggling to come to terms with it. It must have not been easy for Seokmin to see an ex coming back into his life but Jisoo is more than willing to face the heat if it means that he'll get to be with his baby once again.
Hope. He's hoping there's still a future for them.
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Saturday, 10:44 ]
naegahosh seokmin and jeonghan hyung are suddenly silent
naegahosh but i can see seokmin is busy typing into his phone, what's the dish?
uriboo oooooooh drama
naegahosh yah boo, you always surface whenever there's drama. aren't you tired?
uriboo for gossip? never
hannie it's nothing
hannie stop spreading lies, soonyoung
WOOZI hyung, can i add mingyu into this gc since he knows almost everyone in this group?
hannie uhhhh
seokkie oh
wonWOO uh uh
WOOZI oh
WOOZI it's ok if you guys are not comfortable with him yet
WOOZI i just thought this would be a good chance for you lot to get to know him a little bit better since he will be around a lot more now
naegahosh go ahead, hoonie. the more, the merrier 😊😊
jeonghan hyung’s cub
- naegahosh, hannie -
[ Saturday, 10:53 ]
naegahosh hyung, let mingyu in
naegahosh i'll be fine
hannie are you sure?
naegahosh yeah, dw about me
hannie oh baby, i always will cause you're my baby cub
naegahosh 🥺🥺 i love you, hyung
hannie i love you too
naegahosh btw, did you really create a gc to get seokmin and shua hyung back together?
hannie 😎😎 of course. they desperately need a push so i'll be that 'push'
naegahosh I KNOW IT!
hannie keep it to yourself or 🔪🔪
naegahosh my lips are sealed, hyung!
hannie 😊😊 that's my precious baby cub
naegahosh let me know if there's anything i can do to help
hannie will do!
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Saturday, 11:01 ]
hannie go ahead and add him in, ji
WOOZI really?
hannie yeah, it'll be fun!
[ mingoo is added to the chat! ]
mingoo uhm, hello?
hannie hello!
wonWOO hi
naegahosh yo
the8 'sup
seokkie hey man
mingoo hi, everyone! 😁😁 i'm kim mingyu, jihoon hyung's boyfriend. it's nice to meet you! 😊😊
hannie oh my, you sound like a puppy
hannie so adorable
cheolie oh no
hannie you will do
mingoo uh, okay?
WOOZI i was afraid of this happening
mingoo what happened?
WOOZI congrats gyu, you just got adopted by jeonghan hyung
mingoo huhhh?
cheolie just nod your head and say yes
cheolie it would make your life so much easier
mingoo why does it sounds like jeonghan hyung is some cult leader, should i be worried?
hannie oooooh, that's an interesting idea
hannie should i start a cult? you guys can be my first batch of loyal followers! 😌😌
naegahosh NO
seokkie NO (2)
uriboo NO (3)
dinoRAWR NO (4)
WOOZI NO (5)
cheolie babe, i love you but please don't start a cult
the8 yah gyu, why would you suggest something so horrifying?
thathandsomechinesedude i'm leaving for china if jeonghan hyung ever starts one
wonWOO take me with you
hannie you fakes
hannie where's the blind faith and devotion?
dinoRAWR hyung, you have cheol hyung for that
hannie oh yah
hannie cheol, do you loveeeee me?
cheolie i do
cheolie i really really do 😔
naegahosh god bless cheol hyung
seokkie god bless cheol hyung (2)
uriboo god bless cheol hyung (3)
mingoo uh, i have a strange but strong feeling that i should flee asap
hannie too late, i know you now
hannie besides, can't you see that it's my name on the gc's title? the moment you're in, i own you. it's a lifetime membership, no takebacks
cheolie babe, please
hannie 😎😎
wonWOO pure chaos, i tell ya
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Saturday, 12:11 ]
shua seok, are you ever going to talk to me
shua or will we continue to pretend?
seokkie have we not been talking?
shua i'm referring to something other than those down-to-fuck invites to your dorm after classes
seokkie fine. you want to talk? let's talk then
seokkie let's talk about why you suddenly left me, your boyfriend of 7 years, without any note or goodbye
shua seok, please
shua me leaving back then has nothing to do with you and everything to do with me. please trust me
seokkie trust? you want to talk about trust?
shua seok, i don't mean it like that
seokkie i proposed to you that night, jisoo!
seokkie did you remember or was it just another convenient excuse for you to leave me?
shua babe
seokkie YOU SAID YES!
seokkie you said yes that night and made me the happiest guy in the world! i remembered thinking how lucky i was to be able to spend the rest of my life with the man i loved. even though everyone around me was saying that i was being too hasty, i did it anyway because i believed in us! you said you'll never leave me! you looked me straight in the eyes and promised me that you'll stay by me! so what happened? what's so dire that you're willing to throw all of that away? throw me away?
shua seok, believe me when i say that i'll always be in love with you. i never stop. i promise, in time, i'll tell you everything but not right now
seokkie well
seokkie i guess you just answered your own question
shua no seok, please
seokkie i think it's best if we put a pause on things
shua what? no!
seokkie good luck on your master program, jisoo hyung
seokkie i wish you the very best
shua SEOK, PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS
[ Saturday, 12:24 ]
shua seok?
shua baby?
[ Message Not Sent! ]
[ This person is not receiving messages at this time. ]
Notes:
Because Jeonghan is the literal definition of chaos. This is supposed to be a seoksoo's chapter but Jeonghan unknowingly dominates. Anyway, next chapter will be a ride to junhao's nation!
Chapter 7: you're all i want (can i be her?)
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
boi - boy
btw - by the way
ya - you
ily - i love you
ily2 - i love you too
ikr - i know right
gtg - got to go*Chapter title is from James Arthur's Can I Be Him
**moonjunhui is Jun's Instagram account
***notminghao is Minghao's private Instagram account. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
Chapter Text
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Saturday, 11:01 ]
thathandsomechinesedude hey soonyoung
naegahosh yeah?
thathandsomechinesedude you sly tiger, why would you keep it a secret from us normal folks?
naegahosh huh?
thathandsomechinesedude mind sharing with the class why my boi, renjun, has asked me to pass his number to you?
thathandsomechinesedude btw, isn't he too young for you?
WOOZI oh?
uriboo ooooooooh
uriboo did soonyoung hyung just got hit on?
dinoRAWR congrats hyung!
the8 your boy?
the8 since when is renjun your boy?
thathandsomechinesedude shhhh baby, don't interrupt my interrogation. i'll explain it to you later
thathandsomechinesedude so soonyoung?
naegahosh what do you want me to say?
naegahosh i bumped into him on my way to class, we talked for a short while and that's about it
thathandsomechinesedude you player, don't act like you don't know a thing. he's been a fan of yours since he saw you dancing during last year orientation's day
naegahosh i didn't know that
naegahosh again, what do you want me to say?
thathandsomechinesedude well, isn't it obvious?
thathandsomechinesedude he clearly wants you to ask him out
naegahosh thanks but no thanks
naegahosh tell him i'm not interested
thathandsomechinesedude why not? you're single, right?
thathandsomechinesedude a bunch of us are going out later, do you want to join? renjun will definitely be there 😏😏
naegahosh i rather not, thanks
thathandsomechinesedude what? whyyyyyyyyy? you guys would look so good together as a couple!
WOOZI jun, back off
WOOZI soonyoung already said he's not interested
thathandsomechinesedude whoa, sensitive much?
thathandsomechinesedude you don't need to get your panties in a twist, why are you so mad for?
WOOZI because you are being annoying
WOOZI soonyoung is clearly not interested and you keep bugging him to say yes
thathandsomechinesedude you're such an asshole sometimes, hoon
WOOZI right back at ya
naegahosh guys, please don't fight
thathandsomechinesedude hard not to when he's such an ass
WOOZI same
cheolie stop it, you two. you guys are supposed to be the hyungs of this group so why are you fighting like kids?
cheolie jun, it looks like soonyoung doesn't want to pursue anything further with your friend, so let's respect his decision, okay? and ji, i know your intention is good and all but there's a better way to go about doing it. you're rude and mean. jun is your friend, he deserves better
cheolie the both of you need to apologize to each other
thathandsomechinesedude fine. hoon, i'm sorry, okay? i didn't mean to call you an asshole
WOOZI yeah, i'm sorry too. we cool?
thathandsomechinesedude yeah, we are
WOOZI cool
mingoo d'awww that's cute
hannie look at my baby daddy sorting his kids out, i'm so proud
cheolie thanks babe, ily
hannie ily2
wonWOO ew, please don't
uriboo there they go again
hannie betrayed by my kids yet again, how on earth did it come to this?
WOOZI hey youngie
WOOZI want to come over and hang out at my studio? i'm here right now
naegahosh yea sure, let me shower and i'll head right over
WOOZI ok, i'll wait
SEOKBOO in da house!
- seokkie, uriboo -
[ Saturday, 11:31 ]
seokkie uhm
seokkie did jihoon hyung just ask our hyung to keep him company at his studio instead of his boyfriend who is RIGHT THERE in the gc?
uriboo ikr 😔😔 it's soooo awkward
uriboo and the way jihoon hyung jumped on jun hyung when he's trying to set up soonyoung hyung for a date with his friend...that's not normal, right?
seokkie yeah
seokkie are we missing something over here?
uriboo i honestly don't know
seokkie do you think there's a tiny weeny bit of chance that jihoon hyung might actually has feelings for soonyoung hyung?
seokkie i mean...it's not far fetched right?
uriboo that's possible, hmmm
uriboo but why is he in a relationship with mingyu hyung if that's the case? i don't think i would want to be in a committed relationship with someone else if i have a probable crush on my best friend.
seokkie that's true
uriboo oh OH
uriboo what if he's in denial?!
seokkie that's possible, i would be so happy for soonyoung hyung if that's true
seokkie but oh shit
uriboo what what
seokkie what about gyu?! he'll be so crushed by this
uriboo shit
seokkie 😔😔
uriboo 😔😔
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Saturday, 11:40 ]
thathandsomechinesedude haohao, do you want to meet?
the8 where?
thathandsomechinesedude at our usual cafe?
the8 sure, i'll be there in ten
thathandsomechinesedude ok
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Saturday, 14:15 ]
thathandsomechinesedude hao please
thathandsomechinesedude can we talk about this? i'm so sorry
the8 i'm so mad, i don't even want to talk to you right now
the8 how could you, jun?! that's such a dumbassery move. the jun i know will never do that kinda shit
thathandsomechinesedude i'm so so sorry
thathandsomechinesedude just please, will you hear me out?
the8 i don't want to hear your excuses, jun
thathandsomechinesedude i won't offer any, baby, so please?
the8 fine, talk
thathandsomechinesedude first of all, i need you to know how sorry i am. it's never my intention to hurt you. i know this might sound cheesy and everything but i'm going to say it anyway. hao, you're one of the most important people in my life. like fuck, i don't know how i can make it in this foreign country if not for you. i am who i am because of you, i'm not even ashamed to admit it
thathandsomechinesedude i feel terrible, okay?
thathandsomechinesedude i should have acted better
the8 he's an old friend of mine, jun
the8 you socked my friend in the jaw and i don't even know why!
thathandsomechinesedude i must be the shittiest human alive right now, huh
thathandsomechinesedude even i don't like me right now
the8 no, you're not, jun. you just made a huge, terrible mistake, that's all
the8 but you need to apologize to my friend, he doesn't deserve that from you
thathandsomechinesedude yeah i will. i swear
thathandsomechinesedude but hao, can i ask you something?
the8 what
thathandsomechinesedude what's your relationship with him? the both of you seem so comfortable with each other
thathandsomechinesedude did you guys date before or something?
the8 yeah
the8 we dated for a while but we'd to break up when i moved to seoul. why?
thathandsomechinesedude uhm
thathandsomechinesedude are you thinking about getting back together?
the8 what kind of a question is that?
thathandsomechinesedude just answer me please
the8 why
thathandsomechinesedude please hao
the8 i'm not sure
the8 i mean, would it be so wrong if we do? both of us are single and available
thathandsomechinesedude oh
thathandsomechinesedude yeah cool
the8 jun, are you ok?
thathandsomechinesedude yeah i am
the8 you sure?
thathandsomechinesedude my mom's calling me, i gtg. bye, minghao
Bye, Minghao.
Minghao stares at the words on the screen. His best friend has never, ever call him by his full name before. Not once in the entirety of their friendship. It's always been a myriad of nicknames; haohao, baby, darling, hun but never Minghao. Something's wrong, he just couldn't figure out what it is.
To make things worse, he still couldn't understand why Jun behaved in that manner at the cafe. A coincidental run-in with a beloved friend (and old flame) suddenly ended with an abrupt punch in said friend's face, courtesy of Wen Junhui. But why? His best friend doesn't even know this friend of his so why the animosity on Jun's part? Why did he get so angry? And Minghao couldn't even discount how weird their chat conversation turned out in the end. If he doesn't know any better, it feels like Jun is jealous of his ex. But that would be ridiculous, right? Jun has a girlfriend. He's in love with said girlfriend. He would never have hidden, unresolved feelings for his gay best friend.
“Stop it, Hao.” He murmurs to himself. “Stop being delusional. He loves Mina, not you. ”
Somehow that realization breaks his heart a little bit more.
Chapter 8: u broke my heawwrt
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
omw - on my way**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
ji, ji, ji, ji, baby baby 😍😍
- mingoo, WOOZI -
[ Tuesday, 08:47 ]
mingoo babe, should i pick you up at ten? what time does your class ends?
WOOZI what for?
mingoo hyung, did you forget about our date again? we are supposed to go out for lunch together, remember?
mingoo 😔😔😔😔
WOOZI shit, i forgot
WOOZI i'm sorry, gyu
mingoo it's okay, you know i can't stay mad at you for long 😁😁
mingoo so are we good for later?
WOOZI gyu, i'm really really sorry but i can't
WOOZI rain check?
mingoo are you busy, hyung? 😟😟
WOOZI uh, i have a recording session with soonyoung. i can't cancel now. we've been planning this for weeks
WOOZI i'm sorry
mingoo oh, it's okay then. it's work, so i understand. we'll just meet another day or something. fighting!
mingoo say hi to soonyoung-hyung for me!
WOOZI thanks gyu
mingoo love you!
WOOZI take care
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Tuesday, 09:13 ]
WOOZI hey youngie
WOOZI are you coming?
naegahosh yes, yes!
naegahosh i'm omw. got caught up in the last lecture because my professor is a spawn of satan 😤😤 i swear i saw the horns on his head the other day. he won't admit to it but I KNOW
WOOZI yah, this again?
naegahosh 😤😤
WOOZI are you sure it's not because he's angry at you for falling asleep during his lecture again?
naegahosh uh
WOOZI and you wonder why he has it out for you?
naegahosh but he's super-duper boring! he can't blame me if i dozed off in class 😔😔
WOOZI hmm
naegahosh anyway, thanks for doing this for me. i know it's a last-minute thing and you don't have to say yes so i really appreciate it
WOOZI that's okay, it's not like i'm skipping out on something important to do this
naegahosh 😔😔 still, you're so good to me
WOOZI and don't you forget that, kwon soonyoung
Jihoon tries to tamp down the feeling of guilt. It's not his intention to lie to his boyfriend, okay? It's just that his best friend sounded so pitiful last night when he complained about how sick and tired he was of using cover songs of popular bops for his dance assignments and how he would love to work on an original arrangement for once. So, what else is he supposed to do as a loyal and faithful friend? Besides, Mingyu and him have been on countless dates since they've become official, so what's one missed one? It's not like they are going to break up over a single missed opportunity or something. He knows his boyfriend is not the kind of person who gets irrationally jealous over his significant other spending some time with other people. He doesn't think he would be attracted to Mingyu if he was. Anyway, he promised to make it up to Mingyu by accompanying him to one of those overrated, hipster cafes that his boyfriend loves to frequent or something. It would be a lovely surprise for sure.
So, it's fine. Everything's fine.
It's Jeonghan's off day today.
No lectures. No work. No study groups. Nothing.
He's supposed to settle down on his favourite couch, switch on the television full blast and binge-watch his favourite drama on Netflix. What he doesn't expect is to have a clingy, morose best friend hugging his left arm like a koala bear and staring sullenly at the screen. But that's fine, he'll make do. When life gives you lemons, you just have to make do and concoct lemon drop shots or something. Hmmm yum, icy cold lemony shots. Okay, he needs to scribble in some time later to make it. There's probably a leftover lemon or two in the kitchen. If not, he would just ask Cheol to drop by the grocery store after his lectures to grab some. Oh yes, he can't wait for—
A sigh.
He blatantly ignores it as he peruses the imaginary to-do list in his mind. Hmm, maybe he should cook some spaghetti and meatballs to go along with that. His boyfriend would love—
Another sigh.
"Okay, what?" Jeonghan snaps at his friend.
But Jisoo only replies with another soft sigh as he burrows deeper into Jeonghan's embrace. Jeonghan has to wait for another minute or so before, "Han, do you think Seokmin still loves me?"
Oh great, another Lee Seokmin debacle. He loves his friends, he really does but sometimes, all he wants to do is to bang their head together, shout at them to get over themselves and communicate already. He's tired of the angst-filled atmosphere clouding them. It's suffocating. "Yes, I do or else, why would he willingly sit through that horrendous musical with you?"
A smack. "Hey, it's a timeless classic!"
"If you say so." Jeonghan aptly says. "So what exactly did you do wrong now?"
Jisoo pouts. "Why would you assume it's me who did something wrong?"
"Because it's Lee Seokmin and he has no malicious bones in his body. My summer child can do no wrong."
"He's perfect, isn't he?"
"Stop it. If you want to be disgusting about your on-and-off boyfriend, do it somewhere else." Jeonghan pauses momentarily before, "Stop hurting that kid. He deserves to know the truth."
Jisoo nods. "I know. And I promise I will but it's hard to know where to start when he already blocked my number."
"Huh?" Jeonghan frowns. "Seokmin did?"
"Han, I think he's really mad at me this time around and I don't know how to fix it."
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Tuesday, 11:01 ]
hannie unblock him
seokkie no
hannie lee seokmin, for the love of god-
seokkie hyung, you know how much i love and respect you but this is between jisoo and me
seokkie please do not interfere, i'm handling it
hannie handling it? how is blocking his number considered handling it?
seokkie i've made it clear to him that until he's willing to tell me the truth about why he left, there's nothing left to say
seokkie hyung, we are not high school seniors anymore. if he's truly sincere in fixing it, i wanted him to tell me the truth. that's all i'm asking for
hannie seok-ah, it's not easy for him to say it. please understand
seokkie no, i don't! cause he won't say anything to me!
seokkie so unless you can tell me why my ex-fiancé has chosen to leave me without a word, i'm seriously not interested in listening to anything anymore
hannie okay, wait. let me talk to him and
seokkie hyung, if he won't tell me out of his own free will, then i don't want it
hannie seokmin...
seokkie honestly, getting back together was a big mistake
seokkie i should have known better
hannie jisoo really loves you
seokkie and i wish i could believe that
seokkie hyung, i've to go. i'm late for class
"I'm sorry but—" Jeonghan turns to look at his best friend. "—you're on your own. Fix it, Shua. I'm tired of having to be the go-to person between the both of you."
Yet again, another sigh fills the air.
Oh hell, he's not getting the peace he so deserves, isn't he?
still MY BABY BOY 😔😔😔😔
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Thursday, 02:17 ]
naegahosh bad pewrson!
WOOZI excuse me?
naegahosh hoonwie u r a bad bad pewrson!
naegahosh i dun like u anymore hmph
WOOZI youngie, are you drunk? where are you?
naegahosh u r not listenin to me
naegahosh im sayin u r a bad bad pewrson!!
WOOZI okay okay, i'm a bad person. will you tell me where you are? is seokmin or seungkwan with you?
naegahosh u always make me wan something i should not wan
naegahosh y?! y muz u always do this 2 me?! my heawwrt hurts so much all the time becoz of u
naegahosh i knw u wun ever like me but y muz u be so cruel? dun treat me so nice like dis coz i might think that i got a shot wif u. andz i knw i dun
WOOZI youngie, what are you saying?
naegahosh n stop being so damn hasdsomes!!
WOOZI i'm using the gps app to find you. stay where you are, i'll come to you. don't go anywhere, youngie.
naegahosh noooooooooooo. dun come here. soonie dun wanna see u
naegahosh go away 😡😡
WOOZI kwon soonyoung, stop acting like a damn child, goddammit!
naegahosh go away!!
WOOZI youngie, please
naegahosh u broke my heawwrt
naegahosh i
[ Thursday, 02:31 ]
WOOZI youngie, hello?
WOOZI are you still there?
[ Thursday, 02:41 ]
WOOZI youngie, you're really worrying me right now. please answer my call
[ Thursday, 02:47 ]
WOOZI yah, kwon soonyoung!
naegahosh Hello, are you the boyfriend of the owner of this phone?
WOOZI who are you? where's soonyoung?
naegahosh Oh sorry, I forget to introduce myself. I'm the owner of Club 99. It's a bar in Hongdae. Your boyfriend is passed out drunk and we are closing soon. I'm wondering if you could come and pick him up. Or if you're not the correct person to contact, can you at least tell me who I should call to get help?
WOOZI is he okay?
naegahosh Yes, he just had a little too much to drink.
WOOZI is your bar near the police station?
naegahosh Yes, that's the one.
WOOZI ok. i'm on my way, be there in 30 mins
naegahosh That's great, we shall wait for your arrival then!
WOOZI one more question, why did you think i'm his boyfriend?
naegahosh Oh! It's because he saved you under 'my baby love ❤️❤️🍚🍚'. Apologies if I assume incorrectly.
WOOZI that's okay, i'm reaching soon. thanks for your help
naegahosh You're welcome!
Notes:
Should I resolve seoksoo's or junhao's loveline first, what do you think? I'm torn.
Chapter 9: a broken hearts club
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
da - the
babeh- baby***notminghao is Minghao's private Instagram account. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Even though the clock has struck twelve, the night is still young.
It's Friday night after all. The norm is to go out and celebrate the beautiful ending of yet another stress-induced week. But to a certain Kwon Soonyoung, his day is done and over with. After three-hours of dance practice (on top of his mandatory six-hours of lectures), he's ready to call it a night and bow out. He is exhausted beyond belief. If he could, he would literally roll all the way home instead of taking another dreadful step. If you think he's being needlessly dramatic, you're totally right. But you would be too if you are juggling between being a full-time college student and the captain of a national dance club. It's pitch-black when he enters his shared dormitory. Expecting his roommates to be out, imagine his surprise when he flickers the lights on and sees one of his precious dongsaengs sitting on the couch. Alone. In the dark.
Uh uh.
That doesn't mean anything good.
“Min?” He says softly, not wanting to startle the other man.
Silence.
So it’s one of those nights, huh?
Soonyoung sits down quietly besides Seokmin. “Hey buddy, are you okay?” He tries again.
His silence silences. But that's the way Seokmin is. Unlike Seungkwan who prefers to talk his troubles out loud to anyone or anything who would voluntarily take the time to listen, Seokmin is the complete opposite. The day Jisoo-hyung left for Los Angeles was the day the light in Seokmin's eyes permanently dimmed. Everything about his dongsaeng became just a little bit muted from that point onward. The betrayal cuts deep, even deeper than that one time when they got into a huge fight over an egg and two pairs of mismatched socks (but that's another story for another time). Soonyoung knows just as much as anyone else that there's no instant cure for a broken heart. Only time would heal. And time did.
Until Jisoo-hyung comes back and prods the bad memories awake.
"Hyung," Seokmin breathes out but his eyes remain closed as though he's trying to keep his pain in. "—is it bad that I still miss him so damn much?"
This time, he doesn't hesitate to wrap his arms around Seokmin and pulls him close. Like dominoes, Seokmin puts up no resistance as he collapses into Soonyoung’s chest. His frame trembles with unshed cries. "Seok-ah, there's nothing wrong with how you feel. So don't ever feel guilty, okay?" Soonyoung says as he presses a fleeting kiss on Seokmin's temple.
"I'm such a loser, hyung."
"Lee Seokmin, don't you dare. You're not a loser."
"I must be." Seokmin says. "Or else, how can I still be in love with someone who left without a word and never bothered to contact me even once in those seven years that he's gone?"
"You're human, that's what you are. Like me. Like the rest of our friends." Soonyoung hugs him even tighter. Oh, how he wishes he could take Seokmin's pain away. His friend doesn't deserve this. "You can't help how you feel but that doesn't mean you do not hurt over him. Loving him doesn't make you a loser, Seok-ah. You're one of the strongest people I've ever known. I'm so proud of you, you know that?"
"I don't want to love him anymore, hyung." Seokmin whispers brokenly, in between hiccoughs of sobs. "It's exhausting to love someone who's never there."
Soonyoung sits there with a lump in his throat and tries to fight back tears. "I know." I feel the same way about Ji too. "I'm so sorry you've to go through this."
And throughout the night, Soonyoung doesn't lose his hold on his friend. He hums to the tune of Seokmin's favourite songs as they reminisce about the little things such as how their days had gone or the flavour of the soda Seokmin bought in the convenience mart that morning. At three-fifteen in the morning, when Seokmin falls into a fitful slumber, Soonyoung still finds it hard to follow suit. Love. How could love makes you feel like you are on the top of the world and yet makes you weak as hell? He couldn't help but think that with how much Seokmin, Minghao and him are hurting over it, they should probably start a broken hearts club or something.
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Saturday, 13:40 ]
thathandsomechinesedude baby, where are you? i'm boreedddddd, let's meet up! 😁
the8 really?
thathandsomechinesedude babe?
the8 so we're just going to pretend that everything's fine and you didn't go radio silence on me for the past week?
thathandsomechinesedude i'm sorry
thathandsomechinesedude i know my sorrys mean shit to you right now but i really am. i was going through some personal stuff and i needed time to deal with it and sorted myself out. i'm sorry that i had to abandon my friends for a minute while i did that. especially you, my dear haohao. please know that it's never my intention to ignore you in the first place
the8 so did you?
thathandsomechinesedude did i what?
the8 figure yourself out?
thathandsomechinesedude yeah, i did. the time away...uhm, it's good for me and made me realized a few important things
the8 then i'm glad for you
the8 but the next time you want to take some time-off, hit me up with a message before you do so, okay? or i'll not hesitate to come over and sit on you
thathandsomechinesedude ohhhh, i feel da love. thank you, babeh!
thathandsomechinesedude you're my sweetie plum, you know that, right?
the8 oh stop that
the8 say those stuff to your girlfriend, please
thathandsomechinesedude but she's not my sweetie plum, YOU ARE! 😚😚
the8 😒😒
thathandsomechinesedude so, do you want to meet up today?
thathandsomechinesedude is my baby free?
the8 for you?
the8 always
thathandsomechinesedude 😣😣
the8 what what
thathandsomechinesedude don't say stuff like that!
the8 you did it to me all the time, wen! i'm just returning the favour
thathandsomechinesedude but it's you! i get shy when you say that kinda stuff to me 😌😌
thathandsomechinesedude and don't call me wen! 😠
the8 what should i call you then?
thathandsomechinesedude your baby? your one and only? your precious darling? your honeybunch?
the8 🤢🤢
thathandsomechinesedude 😄😄
the8 so let's meet at carat cafe?
thathandsomechinesedude sure!
the8 meet you in twenty
thathandsomechinesedude ok!
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Saturday, 14:45 ]
naegahosh hao, i just thought of a new dance number. do you want to come over to the studio and tell me what you think?
the8 sorry, hyung
the8 i'm busy
naegahosh let me guess
naegahosh a friendly date with jun?
the8 yeah
the8 he's running late but we're supposed to meet at carat
naegahosh ok ok
naegahosh i shall not disturb you then, have fun!
the8 i will. thanks, hyung
the8 and let's meet up on monday so that we can take a look at it together?
naegahosh 😍😍 OKAY!
naegahosh thanks, hao
the8 no problem
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Saturday, 15:15 ]
the8 hey, where are you? i've been waiting for more than an hour
[ Saturday, 15:23 ]
the8 jun?
[ Saturday, 15:46 ]
the8 you know
the8 if this is one of your weird pranks, i'm not amused
[ Saturday, 16:06 ]
the8 okay, that's it
the8 if you don't answer me within the next five minutes, i'm going home
[ Saturday, 16:21 ]
the8 seriously?
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Saturday, 16:44 ]
naegahosh hey are you still waiting for jun?
the8 yeah. he's being an asshole by not responding to my calls and messages
the8 why, hyung?
naegahosh er...i don't know how to say this
the8 is it about jun?
the8 did you see him?
naegahosh yeah
naegahosh i just saw him walking with mina to the campus' cafe but then i remembered he's supposed to meet you. 😥😥 so that's why i asked if you're waiting for him still
the8 oh
naegahosh i'm sorry 😓😓
the8 that's okay, hyung. thanks for letting me know or else, i'll still be waiting here like a fool
naegahosh do you want me to come over to the cafe? i'm not jun but
the8 thanks for the offer but i think i'm going home
naegahosh ok. take care, ya?
that boy i ❤️, 😓🤦
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Saturday, 17:01 ]
the8 fuck you
the8 thanks for making me feel like a damn fool for the millionth time
the8 you know, if you've changed your mind and wanted to see your girlfriend instead of me, you could have just let me know. i wouldn't blame you at all. i won't fucking mind cause i respect that you're in a relationship and she's your priority. but making me wait hours for you in the cafe is such a dickish move. you're such a dick, jun
the8 i thought you've matured from being a selfish prick but i guess i was wrong
the8 maybe next time instead of wasting my time, why don't you climb off the high horse you're sitting on and understand that not everything in my life revolves around you?
the8 i hate you, wen junhui. i really do
[ Saturday, 21:11 ]
thathandsomechinesedude hao?
thathandsomechinesedude i'm so sorry
[ Saturday, 21:16 ]
thathandsomechinesedude okay, i deserve this but please, let me come over and explain everything? i promise it would make sense
[ Saturday, 21:55 ]
thathandsomechinesedude hao?
[ Message Not Sent! ]
[ This person is not receiving messages at this time. ]
Soonyoung opens the door, takes a single look at the unannounced visitor and says, "You fucked up. Big time."
Wen Junhui simply nods because yeah, he did screw up. No matter how overbearing he has been as a friend, Minghao is always quick to forgive him. But not this time. It doesn't take him long to realize that his best friend has blocked his number. Too distraught, he aimlessly starts walking from his apartment to somewhere unknown. He doesn't even realize he's standing in front of a very familiar apartment till he knocks on the door and his hyung answers it. "I'm in love with him."
There. He finally says it. The truth is out in the open. Of course, he should be saying it to that one person who matters but Minghao's not here, is he? He's not here and Jun is in pieces.
Soonyoung seems to be taken aback by the abrupt confession. "Are we talking about Minghao? Your best friend? My dongsaeng? The one who's really pissed at you for ditching him? That Minghao?"
"Yeah."
"But you've a girlfriend." Soonyoung states the obvious. "Jun, you're in a relationship."
Jun sighs. "Hyung—"
tiger hyung
- naegahosh, the8 -
[ Sunday, 01:12 ]
naegahosh hao, i know that you don't want to hear anything about jun right now
the8 you're right, hyung. i really don't
naegahosh i know i'm asking a lot but i think you should listen to what he has to say
the8 hyung, please don't tell me you're on his side
naegahosh i swear i'm not trying to defend what he did to you but take it from someone who has the opportunity to listen to both sides, i think it's worthwhile to give him another shot
the8 he's the biggest jerk ever, hyung. i don't want to listen to what he'd to say
naegahosh okay, i understand
naegahosh i'll let him know
the8 he's with you right now?
naegahosh yeah
naegahosh he's making my pillows all wet 😅😅 but it's nothing i can't handle
the8 i'll think about it, okay hyung? just not right now
naegahosh that's fair
naegahosh take care, yeah?
the8 take care of him for me
the8 make sure he has a cup of tea before he goes to bed or he'll wake up with a big headache
naegahosh aigoo
naegahosh that kid doesn't deserve my sweet, adorable dongsaeng
the8 don't call me sweet and adorable. i'm not jihoon-hyung 😤😤
the8 and yeah, he doesn't deserve me but love's weird like that
the8 goodnight, hyung
naegahosh goodnight, my dear dongsaeng
Notes:
Do expect a bit more narration in the next chapter because yo, this author realizes that she couldn't solve the conflict with a mere chat conversation.
**Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Meredith Grey's Grey's Anatomy.
Chapter 10: twenty-two
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
爱 - love
gc - groupchat
lol - laugh out loud
bf - boyfriend
dw - don't worry
ig - Instagram
sec - second
tbh - to be honest
ust - Unresolved Sexual Tension
bǎobèi - darling*moonjunhui is Jun's Instagram account
**the8 is Minghao's Instagram account
***notminghao is Minghao's private Instagram account. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
He's 8. Out of all the numbers, combinations or otherwise, this was his favourite. He's at the age when he knew that he needed money to buy his favoured rainbow popsicle, would not hesitate to scour the entire globe if his dearest pet frog ever goes missing and believed his father was a superhero in disguise. And so, despite what the grown-ups might think, he knew he's capable of choosing his own friends and didn't need his parents to arrange a playdate with another kid just because they thought that his circle of friends was too small and needed some fattening up. But he's a dutiful son and loved his parents more than life itself. So he put on his big boy pants and climbed down the stairs when his mother shouted for his name. He didn't know it then but that's the day when he'll meet a boy who would mean more to him than anyone ever would. It's the day when he met Wen Junhui.
Fast forward to four years later and he's 12. His best friend was none other than Jun (well, would you look at that, his parents do know best after all). From a single 'not-really-coincidental' meeting, it had blossomed into a friendship that would last the span of a lifetime. It's a common sight to see them hanging out before, during and after school. Jun will never stray far from him and vice versa. The difference in grade didn't stop them from spending every possible minute that they could manage together. It's as though Jun's the hour-hand of the clock and he's the minute-hand; wherever one went, the other wouldn't be that far behind. He reckoned that's what made them special. That's what made them Jun and Hao.
17 arrived with wanting to throw caution to the wind and be adventurous. They did the dumbest shit together. It's exhilarating to be with someone who's down for anything. With Jun, it felt like he could reach the sky and never come back down to Earth. But more importantly, it came with an Earth-shattering realization that he's in love for the first time ever. It's the year when the green-eyed monster was able to wield so much power over his person as he watched Jun fell in and out of love with everyone else but him. It's also the year when he realized how much unrequited love stung and would never wish it on his worst enemy.
He's 20 and his best friend fell in love with a beautiful girl named Jung Mina. It hurt when Jun confided in him about how he thought that she's 'The Destined One'. Hurt when he's the one who laid out the plan for his best friend (and love) to confess to her. Hurt when he saw just how well said plan worked and Jun found himself in a beautiful relationship with a girl he's in love with. Hurt even more when he couldn't do anything about it. That at the end of the day, he's just a friend. A best friend but a friend nevertheless.
22 and their story continues.
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Friday, 10:08 ]
hannie hihi
hannie this gc has been so quiet lately 😊😊
naegahosh i don't know why but that smile scares me
WOOZI same
uriboo same (2)
dinoRAWR same (3)
hannie 😔😔 whatever do you mean?
naegahosh uh uh, i don't trust that face either
mingoo same
wonWOO same (2)
cheolie same (3)
hannie babe, even you? 😟😟 how could you?
cheolie i'm sorry, love. it's just that i'm the only one right now who can actually see your face
cheolie and you don't look that trustworthy at the moment
hannie 😤😤
hannie when will everyone stop suspecting that i'm up to no good?! I AM A GOOD PERSON
naegahosh hyung, trust me, we know you are a good person
naegahosh it's your...schemes that we don't trust 😅😅
hannie 😤😤
wonWOO we love you still?
hannie yah jeon wonwoo, why is there a question mark behind that statement?
uriboo WE LOVE AND ADORE YOU, JEONGHAN-HYUNG!
WOOZI same
dinoRAWR same (2)
wonWOO same (3)
cheolie same (4)
naegahosh same (5)
hannie 😌😍
mingoo uhm, not to be the odd one out or anything
mingoo but why did it feel like it's a roundabout way for jeonghan-hyung to get the entire group to confess their undying love for him?
WOOZI shhhhh gyu, please don't say anything more. i fear for your safety
mingoo aww babe, i love you too
WOOZI also, i'm just too young to be a widower
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Friday, 10:48 ]
uriboo soonyoung hyung
uriboo are you okay?
naegahosh im good, don't worry about me
uriboo 😟😟
uriboo okay hyung
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Friday, 10:50 ]
hannie anyway, i would like to invite the whole bunch of you to our house tomorrow! we're going to have a small get-together!
dinoRAWR why, hyung?
hannie because cheol and i miss you guys so much! 😔😔 right, babe?
cheolie uhhh, yeah...
wonWOO lol, why did cheol-hyung sound unsure?
hannie ignore him. so will you guys come?
uriboo yup
WOOZI i'm free
dinoRAWR same
wonWOO me too
cheolie i'll be there! 🙋♂️🙋♂️ cause it's happening at my house and everything 🤣🤣
naegahosh i'll come!
mingoo same
hannie what about the rest of the fantastic four?
hannie it doesn't escape me how silent the lot of you are
hannie even though i know you're reading this chat right now
naegahosh uhm hyung, maybe it's not such a good idea
hannie what? how come?
naegahosh uhhhh
thathandsomechinesedude i'll come if haohao doesn't mind it
the8 why would i care?
the8 i'm not your keeper
hannie great! so you guys are in
hannie shua's coming too! 😊😊
shua han, i didn't say i would
hannie oh, you totally are
hannie you owe me because you're living rent-free in my apartment and keep on intruding on my sexy times with my bf
dinoRAWR 😨😨
dinoRAWR appa-a?
cheolie shhh chan, he's talking about our monopoly game 🙂🙂 it's sexy to be smart
wonWOO 🤮🤮
shua 😑😑
shua fine, you bitch
hannie i love you too!
hannie how about my summer child? yoohoo, seok?
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Friday, 11:15 ]
seokkie forget it hyung
seokkie i'm not going
hannie oh you will
seokkie unlike jisoo, you got nothing on me
seokkie you can't force me to come
hannie are you sure about that, love? 😇😇
seokkie YES
hannie i got 3 words for you
hannie summer of 2015
seokkie 😨😨😨😨
seokkie jisoo's right, you're the spawn of lucifer
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Friday, 11:18 ]
hannie great, seokmin's coming too! 😊😊
hannie see you guys then. 7pm at our place, do not be late!
cheolie on behalf of jeonghan, i would like to apologize 🙇🙇
cheolie but do come! we would love to see you guys again 🤗🤗
mingoo amazing
mingoo it's like seeing a slytherin and a hufflepuff in action
wonWOO 😪😪 tell me about it
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Friday, 11:23 ]
uriboo seokmin hyung
uriboo are you okay?
seokkie dw about me, kwannie. i'm good too 😙😙
uriboo 😟😟
uriboo okay hyung
The party is in full swing when Minghao arrives.
While the second eldest of the group is pretty convincing when he assured them that this event is meant to be a small gathering among close friends (mainly the twelve of them), the number of guests in the apartment suggested otherwise. The loud thumping beats of the music reverberate around the apartment as he cautiously delves deeper into the lion's den. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees the 'booseoksoon' trio having one of their infamous dance-offs on the makeshift dancefloor that's situated in the middle of the apartment. Just as he's about to join the merry (because the dance challenge doesn't start until The8 arrives and shows these amateurs how it's supposed to be done), someone grabs his arm. He turns, ready to give some scolding when—
"Can we talk?" Jun says, a serious expression marring his handsome face.
"No." He replies resolutely. This is a party and he intends to have nothing but fun. He doesn't want to deal with the drama of his unrequited love and asshole best friend.
"Please." Jun pleads. "Hao, I want to make this right between us. If you still think that we can't be friends after this, then I swear I'll back off. But please, just give me a chance to explain. That's all I'm asking."
"Why should I?" Why should I give you another chance to break my heart? Isn't it already broken enough?
"Because you're my Haohao." Jun says with a soft smile.
Oh hell, when will he ever stop being weak for Wen Junhui?
He sighs. "Fine. But not here."
"I saw a park behind the apartment."
"Okay."
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Saturday, 20:11 ]
seokkie whos that
hannie huh
seokkie the dude thats standing beside jisoo, whos that
hannie oh!
hannie that's hansol 😁😁
seokkie they look close
hannie they better be or it would make all of these so very weird!
seokkie weird how?
hannie jisoo brought hansol from la to seoul
hannie or rather, hansol is the one who decided to leave everything behind so that he can follow jisoo back to seoul
seokkie hansol is from LA?
hannie yup yup!
seokkie so he's here because of jisoo?
hannie er, you can say that?
seokkie that's cool
hannie i feel like you want to ask me about something else 😕😕
seokkie nah, i'm good
hannie ok! 😁
Compared to the chaotic atmosphere of Jeonghan's apartment, the park is the complete opposite. It's already eight at night, so there's not that many people walking around the area. They choose a wooden bench that's the furthest away from the jogging trail where they know it would provide them the privacy they need to have this important, long-overdue conversation. There’s a fierce thunderstorm raging in Minghao's heart, making it impossible for him to settle down. He’s nervous. He doesn’t know where tonight’s conversation might lead them to but he’s hoping he would still have a best friend by the end of it.
"I know you like me."
The simple proclamation hits him without warning.
It chills him to the very bone. Jun knows? But how? If there's one thing he's proud of, it's his ability to shove his feelings deep into the recesses of his heart so that they would never see the light of day. It's a coping mechanism he has inbuilt for himself. So there's no way, no way at all that Jun could ever know his best friend is hopelessly in love with him. "No, you don't." He blurts out. "You don't know shit so back-off, Jun! You want to seek my forgiveness? Fine, I forgive you! So can we please go back to the party and—"
A sad smile inches on Jun's lips. "Do you remember that day when I punched your friend in the face? You asked me then why I acted the way I did and I told you I didn’t know why.”
"Jun, please." Stop, I don't want to lose my best friend. Because if we're to continue on this path, I'm sure I will.
"The thing is," Jun mercilessly continues. "I lied. I knew why. I did it because I was jealous."
"Jealous? You punched my friend in the face because you're jealous of him?" He frowns, that's not the answer he'd expected at all. "For God's sake, Jun, why the hell are you jealous for? He's just a friend! And even then—"
“It's because I'm fucking in love with you!” Jun's stern voice cuts through the cold air and renders him speechless. “I love you and I got insanely jealous when he placed his hands all over you, acting as though you're star-crossed lovers reuniting after being thwarted for the dozenth time! Look, I'm not going to make any excuses for my behavior that day because I know it's unacceptable no matter what the reason was. But believe me when I say that I'm so sorry for behaving the way I did. I love you, Hao. I think I've always loved you. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to realize it.”
"That's ridiculous!" Minghao hisses. "Are you drunk? Is that it? Did you drink too much? How can you be in love with me when you have a girlfriend?"
"We broke up." A pause. "About a week ago."
Fucking hell— "What? Why would you do that?" He asks in surprise. “You love Mina. You are the one who told me how you could never love anyone as much as you love her!"
“I don’t think I ever was.” Jun croaked. “Hell, I think I was in love with the idea of falling for someone like her. Maybe I was just deluding myself, thinking that I could love her just as much as I love you. I've been a shitty friend to you, Hao, but I was a shittier boyfriend to her. I couldn't even go anywhere with her without wanting to tag you along with us. What kind of insensitive jerk was I to bring along his best friend to every single date?"
Minghao snorts, he knows the answer to that. His best friend is the biggest and most oblivious, insensitive fool ever. He couldn't believe he's in love with this fool.
"She's not even surprised when I asked for the break-up. She said she suspected for a while now that my heart isn't fully with her. That it's with someone else. She's not even mad at me for breaking it off, just genuinely happy that I could be true to myself. I don't deserve her." Jun glances down at his hands and whispers, "Come to think of it, I don't think I deserve you too. I never said it before but thank you for loving me all these years, for being my friend no matter what."
"Jun." He reaches out to place his hands on top of his best friend's.
"Yeah?" Jun looks up.
"You are the most selfless, courageous and kind person I've ever known. You do deserve me." Minghao says quietly. "And I love you too."
Jun's smile shines so brightly in the dark of the night. And like magic, Minghao's torn heart starts to mend itself.
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Sunday, 12:17 ]
naegahosh WEN JUNHUI
WOOZI why are you being so loud for?
hannie my head still hurts so stop screaming or i'll come over and kill you kwon
naegahosh check his ig post, hyung
naegahosh then you can come and tell me whether i should be screaming or not
hannie just a sec
[ Sunday, 12:21 ]
hannie WEN JUNHUI
naegahosh told ya
thathandsomechinesedude 😚
hannie this kid
hannie i swear i'm going to get out of my bed and come over and
cheolie hannie, stop
cheolie jun, hao, congratulations. we're so happy for you
uriboo what's happening?
dinoRAWR why is it so noisy over here?
naegahosh check jun's ig post
naegahosh EVERYONE PLEASE CHECK JUN'S IG RIGHT NOW
the8 okay hyung, please stop shouting into the gc
the8 yes, jun and i got together last night. and yes, we're pretty much in love with each other but i bet you guys already know that
the8 now can we all go back to chilling?
mingoo congrats, guys!
wonWOO FINALLY
seokkie YEAH FINALLY, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOREVER TO SEE YOU TWO TOGETHER. tbh, we're tired of the ust 😅😅
the8 😑
the8 i can say the same for you, ass
seokkie yah, you bitch
hannie ANYWAY, congrats!
shua congratulations! 🙂
the8 thanks everyone!
thathandsomechinesedude awwww, baby, you do love me 😩😩
thathandsomechinesedude EVERYONE GO AND SEE HAOHAO'S LATEST IG POST! he loves me, you guys 🥺🥺
the8 😄 i do love you
thathandsomechinesedude 🥺🥺
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Sunday, 12:33 ]
naegahosh oh
naegahosh oh no
naegahosh are you guys going to be nauseating in this gc from now on?
WOOZI do you even need to ask? when has jun ever stop?
hannie i don't mind! my babies are happily in love! i'm so happy 🤗🤗
thathandsomechinesedude soon, of course! i need to show my love and adoration for my baobei ALWAYS
thathandsomechinesedude ji, please perish
thathandsomechinesedude jeonghan-hyung, there's a reason why you're my favourite hyung
cheolie we should celebrate!
cheolie should we meet at the cafe near campus to celebrate jun and minghao's new relationship?
thathandsomechinesedude hyung 🥺🥺
thathandsomechinesedude and yes! haohao and me would be there!
naegahosh oooooooohh, are you gonna start answering as a couple from now on? 🤭🤭
naegahosh and i'm in!
mingoo we are in too! as in, ji-hyung and me!
uriboo me three
shua i'm ok
seokkie me too
dinoRAWR will you pay for me, hyung? i'm broke right now 😢😢
hannie sure, channie. just come and cheol will foot the bill
hannie in fact, he will pay for everyone!
cheolie how come?
hannie because they're your kids. are you trying to be stingy? 😠
cheolie no, babe
cheolie everyone, i guess it's my treat
hannie 🤗🤗
wonWOO i feel sorry for cheol-hyung
wonWOO but i'm just happy that jeonghan-hyung is happy, ya know?
naegahosh same
Delete Your Account
Hi notminghao,
We're sorry to hear you'd like to delete your account.
If you're just looking to take a break, you can always temporarily disable your Instagram account instead.
Would you like to proceed?
----
Minghao pauses as his thumb hovers over the button. Should he do this?
It's hard to know whether he's making the right choice. It's like making a big decision when you're not sure what's right. On one hand, it feels like he's erasing a significant part of his life by doing so but on the other, it would mean leaving the past behind and moving on to the next phase of his life. This private account is created at a time when he needed to seek refuge from his overwhelming feelings for his best friend. It's like a silent friend and even though there's nobody there to speak to, he knows it would always listen. It's been a solace, a place to turn to when things get crazy. But it's different now. The one person he's been trying to run away from is now a haven for his heart and soul. The person whom he never thought would ever have feelings for him now loves him back.
Suddenly, he smiles.
He knows what his decision would be.
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Account Deleted!
Hi notminghao,
Your account has been removed. We are sorry to see you go!
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“Bǎobèi, ready to go?”
Minghao looks up from his phone to see his boyfriend leaning casually against the bedroom's doorway. It's crazy how he's now able to say that his best friend is his boyfriend too. Some days, he wakes up thinking that it's all just a beautiful but unreal dream. That he would go back to miserably pining over someone who's happier with someone else. But then Jun would turn around (it feels like his boyfriend has some sort of a sixth sense that would let him know whenever Minghao's awake) and flashes him one of his brightest smiles. And Minghao would instantly know. He knows that this man over here belongs to him at long last. “Sure, just give me another second.” He murmurs softly.
Jun nods. “I'll start the car.”
He's 22 (and this might sound so unbelievable to his 17-year-old self) when he finally gets what he has always been wishing for; Wen Junhui's infinite love.
Notes:
One down, two more to go, people! 🤗🤗 You know the drill, the next two chapters would be on seoksoo. It helps my life when they actually sing the duet together, you betcha I'm going to include 17 in their story. 😌😌
Chapter 11: come back come back come back come back
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
guise - guys
bf - boyfriend
gc - groupchat*jisoo.hong is Joshua's Instagram account.
**horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Monday, 11:33 ]
thathandsomechinesedude !!
thathandsomechinesedude guise, just know that if today is my last day on earth, i would die a VERY happy man
hannie child, what's wrong? why are you taking about last days and whatnot?
thathandsomechinesedude 😭😭
thathandsomechinesedude hyung, i'm just so happy
hannie that's great, love but why
uriboo hyung, u ok?
naegahosh wen junhui, stop being melodramatic
naegahosh guys, ignore him. jun's just being sentimental because hao accidentally fell asleep on him during our break and he's been staring at his bf's sleeping face for the past twenty minutes like a creeper he is
naegahosh and yes, i timed it. don't ask my why, i must have been more bored than i first thought
dinoRAWR we're supposed to resume our dance practice five minutes ago but jun-hyung refused to wake hao-hyung up
dinoRAWR 😟😟 so now we wait...for god knows when
thathandsomechinesedude but BUT
thathandsomechinesedude 😩😩 he's so precious! my heart is so full just by looking at him. how can he be so adorable while sleeping? i just want to cuddle him all day long
hannie d'awwwww
cheolie that's sweet, jun
naegahosh hyungdeul, please don't encourage him
thathandsomechinesedude shut up, soon
thathandsomechinesedude everyone, just know that if anyone dares to hurt my haohao, i swear i'll hunt them down and beat them up! 😠😠 no one, and i mean NO ONE, will get away with hurting my baobei!
dinoRAWR uhhh...
thathandsomechinesedude and i'm looking at you wonwoo!
wonWOO ME? what the hell did i do?!
wonWOO i just breathe, jun
thathandsomechinesedude i don't know
thathandsomechinesedude i just feel that if there's anyone in this gc who might hurt him, you will be my prime suspect
wonWOO do you know how ridiculous that sounds?
wonWOO i'm one of your best friends, jun
thathandsomechinesedude THERE'S NO FRIENDSHIPS IN THE BATTLEFIELD OF LOVE!
thathandsomechinesedude i shall avenge the death of my beloved!
wonWOO what the-
wonWOO minghao's not even dead?
thathandsomechinesedude it's a hypothetical situation! I GOT MY EYES ON YOU, JEON WONWOO!
hannie wow, that escalated quickly
wonWOO ...
[ Monday, 11:43 ]
dinoRAWR an update
dinoRAWR soonyoung-hyung just confiscated jun-hyung's phone and he couldn't do anything about it since hao-hyung has rendered him immobile and he really doesn't want to wake him up
dinoRAWR i've to applaud him for his commitment to the cause though. get you a bf like wen junhui 😂😂
wonWOO soonyoung is doing the lord's work, bless him
BOO&SOON
- naegahosh, uriboo -
[ Monday, 11:53 ]
uriboo ??
naegahosh ????
uriboo who's that guy?
naegahosh who?
uriboo go and check shua-hyung's ig post
[ Monday, 11:59 ]
naegahosh oh shit
uriboo why hyung?
naegahosh jeonghan-hyung said he's just a friend of shua-hyung. he's there at the party that day, remember? i'm not sure how close they are but this doesn't look good
naegahosh thank god min doesn't have ig account. at least he won't see this
uriboo uhm
uriboo about that...
naegahosh what
uriboo he already saw it 😔😔
uriboo i asked him first before i asked you
naegahosh damn and what did he say?
uriboo nothing? he just shrugged and went back to his room
naegahosh oh
uriboo i messed up, didn't i?
naegahosh no, you didn't. it's just a sensitive period for him right now
naegahosh can you make sure he's not alone today? i'll be back home right after this lecture
uriboo sure, i've nothing on today. we will watch netflix or something
naegahosh thanks kwan
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Thursday, 23:23 ]
seokkie come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back come back
shua seok?
shua what's wrong?
[ Thursday, 23:35 ]
shua baby, you there?
[ Thursday, 23:44 ]
shua love?
soonyoung
- shua, naegahosh -
[ Thursday, 23:46 ]
shua hey soonyoung, quick question. are you with seokmin right now?
naegahosh hi hyung!
naegahosh min? he's not with me. i'm with hoonie at his studio. why, is something wrong?
shua i'm not really sure. seokmin just texted me something weird
naegahosh weird how?
shua he sent me a paragraph filled with the words 'come back' in continuous loops. i'm worried. he blocked my number for three weeks and suddenly, this is the first message i got?
naegahosh dammit
shua what's wrong
naegahosh he's not answering my call
shua do you know where he is?
naegahosh i checked his phone's location, he's still at home
naegahosh hyung, can you do me a favour and check on him? i would have done it myself but hoonie's studio is all the way across town so it might take a while for me to reach home and seungkwan is at the training camp for his vocal club. there's no one else who can help and i know jeonghan-hyung's apartment is just a ten-minutes drive from ours
shua say no more, i'm on my way out
naegahosh thanks hyung, you're a lifesaver
shua but uh, what's your apartment's code by the way? just in case, he's not answering
naegahosh 221196
shua ok
shua wait, that looks like—
naegahosh yes it is
naegahosh hyung, i would appreciate it if you don't ask
shua alright
shua but soon-ah, take it from someone who knows, it's not good holding back how you feel. if you love someone, tell them
naegahosh hyung, it's not that easy
shua maybe jihoon feels the same way as you do, have you ever thought about that?
naegahosh he has a boyfriend. if he feels the same way as i do, he wouldn't be in a relationship with someone else
shua sometimes, people make dumb mistakes
naegahosh just like you did?
shua yeah, just like i did
naegahosh i'll think about it
naegahosh hyung, keep me updated on seokmin's condition, ya?
shua i will, i'm reaching in 6 mins
naegahosh thanks hyung for doing this
shua don't mention it
shua seokmin is my precious someone, it's only right that i go to him when he needs me. i don't mind doing this
naegahosh hyung, you're making it hard for me to decide whether i should keep you away from my best friend or help you get back together with him
naegahosh 😪😪
shua i'm sorry
shua trust me when i say that i'm trying very hard to make it right
naegahosh i know 😪😪
naegahosh that's the only reason why i'm letting you check on him tonight
naegahosh i lied to you earlier you know. minghao's apartment is the same distance away as jeonghan-hyung's. i'm sure he won't mind coming over to check on min if i asked. i know for a fact that he's staying in to study for his test on monday
shua yeah, i know
naegahosh hmm
shua thanks soonyoung
naegahosh don't make me regret doing this
shua i won't, i swear it
naegahosh ok, keep me updated
shua will do
Jisoo presses the doorbell and waits.
When another minute passes with no one in sight to greet him, he repeats the motion. And waits some more. When he realizes that no one is coming to answer the door anytime soon, he keys in the passcode Soonyoung has given him earlier into the keypad and the door willingly swings open to admit him in. Nothing but silence envelops him. The standing lamp is the only source of light that brightens the entire living room. The silence unnerves him as he walks deeper into the apartment. Nothing much has changed, not that he expects it to, considering his last visit is only three weeks ago. When he reaches the front of Seokmin’s room, he briefly taps on the door before pushing it open.
There’s a lump lying in the middle of the bed, covered with a blanket. The glow-in-the-dark stars that decorate the four walls illuminate the bedroom as he pads over to the bed. “Seok?” He whispers.
The lump doesn’t move or react in any way whatsoever.
Seokmin’s back is facing him, making it impossible for him to know if he’s awake or otherwise. He gives in to temptation and reaches out to lightly caresses Seokmin’s auburn hair. It’s like a reflex. He always has this overwhelming feeling to touch whichever part of Seokmin that he could reach whenever the other man is near. Jisoo's heart misses him, desperately so.
“Baby, are you awake?” He tries again but there's silence still.
He climbs onto the bed, wanting to check to see if the other man is really sleeping or faking it but—
“Hyung.” And there it is, Seokmin’s muffled voice meets him at long last but he doesn't turn to look at Jisoo.
Jisoo answers instantly. “Hyung's here. What do you need?” I promise I'll give you everything that I've. And more.
“Can you hold me?” Seokmin continues. “Please.”
Because he's a weak, weak man when it comes to Lee Seokmin, Jisoo immediately slips into bed with him. Wordlessly, he wraps his arms around Seokmin, pulling him softly towards him so that his back meets Jisoo's chest. He presses a gentle kiss against Seokmin's temple, breathing in the beautiful scent of his love. Somehow, his eyes turn misty while he does so. Home. It feels like coming home. It feels like coming back to where he belongs. “Are you okay, baby?”
“I will be.” Seokmin murmurs. “Don't leave.”
“I won't.”
“Stay.”
“Okay.”
And the night ends with the way it should be.
His Seokmin in his arms.
soonyoung
- shua, naegahosh -
[ Thursday, 00:11 ]
shua seok's okay. i'm staying over, i hope you don't mind
naegahosh thank god
naegahosh and i don't mind, it's good to know he won't be alone tonight
shua thanks
shua goodnight, don't stay up too late
naegahosh goodnight, hyung
Soonyoung sighs softly.
He wonders if it's wise to let Shua-hyung be this close to his friend. It's clear as day that Seokmin is still suffering from past hurts and is adamant in steering clear of his ex-lover. But Soonyoung also knows that maintaining this silent treatment is not the way to go. They need to talk it out. They need to come clean with each other and understand how it's not too late to start over. That it's never too late to start afresh and—
“Is Seokmin okay?” Jihoon interrupts his thoughts.
“Yeah, Shua-hyung is with him.”
Jihoon nods. “I'm glad.”
The truth is, he's jealous of his friend. Of Minghao. Because he knows at the end of the day, no matter what challenges they'd faced to come this far, it has never been a one-sided affair. Shua-hyung and Jun loves them equally as much, if not more. It's only him who has to deal with the pain of loving someone who could never love him back.
Unrequited love is really a bitch.
[unknown]
- unknown, uriboo -
[ Monday, 9:17 ]
unknown hey!
[The sender is not in your contact list. Report Junk]
uriboo who’s this?
unknown it's hansol
unknown we met at vocal camp last week?
uriboo how did you get my number?
unknown yunho-hyung gave it to me
uriboo what do you want?
unknown do you want to meet up somewhere near campus to brainstorm together? i've a rough idea on what we could do for the talent show
uriboo no thanks
uriboo i don't think we would be partners for long. i've submitted a request to change partners for the show
unknown did i do something to offend you? if so, i'm sorry
uriboo i don't really want to talk about it
unknown ok, so you won't tell me why you're brushing me off like this?
uriboo look, this is more than just you and me
uriboo so just leave it, alright?
unknown yeah i get it
unknown it's been nice knowing you, boo seungkwan, i guess i will not be seeing you around then
Notes:
note: Yunho is the President of the Vocal Club
It's funny how my head is filled with junhao last week and seoksoo in this week. I can't say I'm mad about it but damn, it felt like it's been ages since I touched on something soonhoon.
Chapter 12: you, always
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
Kongnamul Guk - Bean Sprout Soup
gtg - got to go
ttyl - talk to you later
btw - by the way
*jisoo.hong is Joshua's Instagram account.
**his.jisoo is Joshua's private Instagram account.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
SPOTIFY | Now Playing: All You Had To Do Was Stay by Taylor Swift
Here you are now, calling me up, but I don't know what to say. I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made.
All you had to do was stay, had me in the palm of your hand. Why'd you had to go?
Seokmin wakes up to the morning sun. He grimaces when the strong rays shine directly onto his face. He shies away from the window by turning sideways and burrows deeper into his pillow. Just when he's about to fall back to sleep, a passing thought jars him awake.
Jisoo.
His hands instinctively reach out to the other side of the bed, heart sinking when he finds it cold and empty. He forces himself to sit up straight, looking around the bedroom with bleary eyes. It's empty, with no one else in sight. Oh, so Jisoo's gone then.
“Fucking hell.” He curses, willing himself not to cry. What the hell did he expect would happen? That Jisoo would magically forget the fact that he has ghosted him for three straight weeks? They are not lovers anymore, did he honestly think the other man would be willing to stay the night just because Seokmin asked him to? Did he really think it would be that easy? Goodness gracious, he's so fucking naive sometimes. When will he ever learn? When will he stop being gullible when it comes to—
“You're awake.”
A familiar voice interrupts his dark thoughts as he quickly looks up. Like a dream, Hong Jisoo appears by the door in all his glory.
“Hyung-g?” Seokmin croaks, not really believing he's here. He's here, he didn't leave, his heart leaps in unbridled joy.
Jisoo's soft smile quickly turns into a concerned frown when he sees the heartbreak and desolation on Seokmin's face. He walks over to Seokmin with a worried look. "What's wrong, Seok? Do you feel sick? Do you need to go to the doctor?" Jisoo says as he touches Seokmin's cheeks with both hands, unintentionally squishing them together.
Suddenly, it all seems too much for him as the first tear falls. "I thought you're gone." I thought you left me again.
"Baby, how can I leave you?" Jisoo whispers, using his thumb to lovingly wipe Seokmin's tear away. "I promised you that I'll stay, remember?"
But you lied to me before, his heart says.
And because Jisoo is Jisoo, he understands the gravity of the unspoken words anyway. "What can I do to make you feel better?" He says.
"Hold me." He simply answers. Hold me tight and promise me this time that you'll never let go.
"Of course, baby."
"Do you remember how we first met?" Seokmin asks out of the blue.
They're cuddling in bed. Seokmin's head is resting comfortably on Jisoo's chest as the older man holds him in a loose embrace.
"Of course. How can I forget?" Jisoo snorts. "You accused me of stealing your seat on the bus and even said, and I quote, 'Get up right now or I'll just sit on you', unquote."
His cheeks flush from the fond but embarrassing memory. "Everyone was staring at us as if they expected you to punch me or something."
Jisoo chuckles. "Well, you're very adamant in getting that seat and refused to listen to reason."
"Why did you give in to me? I was pretty unreasonable back then."
"Because I thought the boy who's been shouting at me for the past minute or so was damn cute and I really, really wanted his number. Giving up the seat for a possibility of getting your number seemed too good an opportunity to pass up." Jisoo murmurs. "Of course, you're too annoyed at me to even think of giving me a smile, let alone your number so I was only able to sneak glances at you in silence until I reached my stop. I don't mind, it's a good day either way. I get to see my sunshine for the first time."
Seokmin slaps Jisoo's chest in embarrassment. "You're hopeless."
"Only when it comes to you."
"Jisoo-ah..." Seokmin starts.
"Yeah?"
The unanswered questions weigh heavily on his mind. Why did you leave? Why didn't you stay? You know how much I love you, all you had to do was stay. So why? But all that comes out is, "Can you cook me breakfast?"
Jisoo laughs. "Sure. What would you like?"
You, always. "A bowl of kongnamul-guk would be nice."
"Okay, anything for my sunshine."
LA rocketeers
- shua, chwenotchew -
[ Friday, 9:23 ]
chwenotchew hyung, i'll be coming home late tonight. don't wait up
shua busy day?
chwenotchew kinda
chwenotchew i gotta deal with this issue
shua what issue? do you need help?
chwenotchew nah, it's nothing i can't handle
chwenotchew someone has a beef with me and i need to discuss about it with our club leader
shua vernon, what did i say about playing nice?
chwenotchew believe me, hyung, i really tried to but this kid is so intent on hating me that i couldn't do or say anything to make him change his mind. and the best thing is, i don't even know him!
chwenotchew i don't know why he hates me so much
shua that sounds unfair, who is he? maybe i'll ask jeonghan, see if he knows the kid or something
chwenotchew his name is
shua ??
chwenotchew hyung, i gtg! he's here
chwenotchew is it bad that i think he's cute when he's angry?
shua 😲
chwenotchew yeah i thought so too
chwenotchew bye hyung, ttyl
shua holler if you need help
shua and by help, i mean flirting. cause you're so bad at it
chwenotchew hyunggggg, when will you let me live?!
shua never
shua take care and i love you! 😘😘
chwenotchew i love you too, hyung 😪😪
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Friday, 10:13 ]
uriboo OMG, this guy is really pissing me off!
uriboo 😡😡
seokkie why boo?
uriboo i got assigned a partner for the talent show and I. Really. Don't. Like. Him.
uriboo 😡😡
naegahosh what did he do?
uriboo well, to start it off, he's a rapper! A RAPPER!
uriboo we don't match well
naegahosh well, did you talk to yunho-hyung about the possibility of changing partners?
uriboo I DID!
uriboo 😤😤 but i was told that the decisions made about the teams are final and he won't allow a change unless there's a good reason why. and apparently, me not liking my partner on first sight is NOT a good enough reason. i object to that, btw
seokkie take it positively, kwan. maybe you guys could try something completely new? it sounds like it could be an exciting collaboration
uriboo but the issue is he keeps flirting with me every little chance he has!
uriboo i don't like it 😤😤
naegahosh 😂😂 he has a crush on you?
uriboo i don't know and i don't CARE to know
uriboo guys, do you think it's too late to back off now?
seokkie hey come on, kwan, don't do that. i know how much you're looking forward to the talent show
seokkie are you going to let one guy get in the way of that?
naegahosh maybe tell him nicely to back-off because you're not interested?
seokkie yeah! be firm but polite 👍
uriboo i don't know...i'll think about it 😓😓
naegahosh you can do it, boo! good luck!
seokkie fighting!
jeonghan hyung’s PABO
- hannie, seokkie -
[ Friday, 11:15 ]
seokkie hyung
hannie what can i do for you, my summer child? 😊
seokkie do you think a person deserves a second chance?
hannie whoa, that's a loaded question
hannie let me ask you this then, do you think shua deserves a second chance?
seokkie i didn't say it's about him
hannie and i must say i'm not stupid
seokkie hyung
hannie okay okay! well, to be honest, it really depends
seokkie on?
hannie do you think you can find it in you to trust him again? no relationships can survive without trust, no matter how much you're in love with each other. and even if you do still love and trust him, it's going to be really, really tough. you've been apart from shua for so many years. i'm sure there are so many things that have changed between the both of you. he might not be the same man you used to know. can you accept 'the jisoo' that he is right now? if he stumbles along the way, would you have the strength and patience to help him up? would he if it's vice versa? if he falters or gives up, would you stand your ground and persuade him to continue walking? like i said, it's going to be tough and you'll have to work at it every single day. because i've to say, as much as i love to see the both of you back together, if you're not sure about any of this, i think it's better to walk away.
seokkie wow
hannie yup
seokkie it seems like you've thought about this a whole lot
hannie well, let's just say you're not the first person to ask me a similar question
seokkie yeah, i won't even bother to ask who that person is
hannie seok, do you need me to come over?
seokkie no, i—
seokkie i think i need to think about it. thanks hyung
hannie you're welcome, darling. i love you
seokkie i love you too
SPOTIFY | Now Playing: Don’t Wanna Cry by Seventeen
Leaving me, who cherished only you, where did you go? Did you go far away because you didn’t like me any more?
Come back, come back, come back. How can I live as one when half of me is gone?
(2013)
Jisoo was not picking up any of his gazillion calls or acknowledging his many texts.
He's getting pretty worried. It was not like his boyfriend—wait, no, it's fiancé now—to leave him hanging without a rhyme or reason. Did something untoward happen? Was that why he's not answering? Was he okay? Should he be calling the ambulance or fire station or, shit, he didn't even know where Jisoo was right now. He's dashing back to their shared apartment, in hope that Jisoo's right there. That he would be sleeping peacefully in bed and when he woke him up gently, Jisoo would apologize profusely for oversleeping and missing out on their movie date. The taxi stopped right by his apartment. He exited the vehicle after paying the driver hastily. He didn't even wait for the lift as he climbed the stairs to the fourth level and marched over to their apartment.
"JISOO! Are you here?" Seokmin shouted once he's in. He's hopping on one leg while he tried his best to take off his shoes. "Hyung? Please tell me you're here!"
But only silence greeted him like an old friend. Shoes off now, he ran over to their bedroom. Noting that the living room and kitchen were exactly in the same condition as he left them this morning, he peeked into the room and found it void of any human presence. After combing through the entire apartment twice, he fell back on his back-up plan. Dialing up his fiancé's best friend, he waited impatiently for the person on the other line to pick up.
"Hey." Yoon Jeonghan greeted him.
"Jeonghan-hyung, do you know where Jisoo is? I've been trying to call him but he's not picking up. He missed our movie date..." Seokmin said in a rush as he strode over to the living room, anxiety hitting him like a ton of bricks.
Jeonghan's voice crackled over the line. "Seok, listen, uh—"
But Seokmin was not really listening. If he was, he could hear the obvious tension evident in Jeonghan's voice. "He's with you, isn't he? Can you please tell him to call me right now? I'm not even mad that he missed our date. I just want to know that he's alright. Anyway—"
"SEOK, CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" Jeonghan's screech came a moment later and it brought him to a complete pause.
"Hyung?"
But something glinted and he turned towards it. His heart thundered when he realized what it was. Walking over to the scene of the crime, his fingers reached out to grab the small piece of metal. "Hyung, why did Jisoo left his engagement band on our dining table?" He asked quietly.
"Listen, Seok..."
"Tell me right now where the hell is he?"
"He's not here." Jeonghan answered. "As in, he's not even in the country anymore. He left for LA. He wants me to tell you how sorry he is. That—"
The rest of Jeonghan's response fell on deaf ears as he tried to come to terms with the truth. What. The. Fuck. Jisoo left? His fiancé had left for another country without letting him know? Without a word of goodbye? But why? Did he do something wrong? They'd already paid for the down-payment of this apartment. This was supposed to be their shelter throughout their university years. Why did he leave? Did Jisoo not love him anymore? Was that it? Was that why he's standing alone in the place that's meant to be their haven?
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Sunday, 10:23 ]
seokkie hyung
shua yeah?
seokkie will you ever tell me why you left? i tried and tried to get over it but
shua would you like to come over? han and cheol are not in
seokkie ok
The walk to Jeonghan-hyung's apartment is cold and tedious, making him feel utterly miserable. If not for Jisoo, Seokmin doesn't think he would bother to walk this far out under the wintry November's weather. Sighing, he continues his journey until he sees a familiar building complex. Distractedly, he wonders if tonight's meet-up would solve every burning question that he ever has or end the relationship he tries so hard to fix. He really hopes it's the latter. Just when he's about to head over to the lobby, he sees a familiar figure not far from where he is.
And he's not alone.
"Hyung?"
Jisoo turns to him with a sad frown while holding someone else in his arms. Someone who's clearly not him.
Seokmin does the only thing that makes the most sense to him at that point of time; he runs away.
SPOTIFY | Now Playing: I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore by LANY
I can't forget, the way it felt, when you walked out the door, so I don't wanna love you anymore.
The only way to get past this feeling is to tell myself you're not coming back.
Time seems to stop for Seokmin but the pain does not. He can't breathe. He barely understands where he's going but he needs to get away, needs to—
Someone pulls at his arm, hard enough to halt his movement as the one and only person he doesn't really want to see right now comes into view.
"Seok, it's not what you think! We're just—" Jisoo says.
"Hyung." He whispers. "Please let go." He motions to his arm that's being held tightly by the other man.
"Baby, it's just a misunderstanding. Please don't leave like this." Jisoo pleads.
But Seokmin shakes his head. "If you really love me, then you will let me go right now."
He doesn't know whether he should feel relieved or not when Jisoo grants him his wish and lets him go. Freed, he turns away and resumes his walk back home. His broken heart beats dully in his chest. Oh God, what should he do with this broken heart? It really hurts to feel. He just wants this pain to stop. Loving Jisoo always hurts so fucking much.
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Sunday, 11:55 ]
shua i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you
shua please believe me
[ Sunday, 11:57 ]
shua even if i'm reborn into another life, i'll still feel the same way about you. even if we're separated, even if you don't know me, i'll find you and tell you how much you mean to me
shua because i fucking love you
[ Sunday, 00:11 ]
shua so please please please
shua don't give me up
Notes:
as i suspected, imma need another chapter to conclude their story, mian 😩😩
Chapter 13: when we're 92, the same as 17
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
boyfie - boyfriend
ilu - i love you
Pabo - fool
*jisoo.hong is Joshua's Instagram account.
**his.jisoo is Joshua's private Instagram account.
***horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account.
****Chapter title and line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Pink Sweat$'s 17.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
that boy i ❤️ (and he loves me back!)
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Thursday, 9:11 ]
thathandsomechinesedude hey, babe?
the8 yes, boyfie?
thathandsomechinesedude gyahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
thathandsomechinesedude 😩😩
the8 ??!
thathandsomechinesedude i can never get used to hearing you say that i'm your boyfriend 🥺🥺
thathandsomechinesedude can you believe it?! you're my boyfieeeee 😌😌
the8 yes i can
the8 cause you're mine and i love you
thathandsomechinesedude i love you too 🥺🥺
thathandsomechinesedude anyway, i just want to let you know that i truly do love you and i would DIE FOR YOU and i would do anything for you
the8 anything at all?
thathandsomechinesedude YES, ANYTHING!
the8 cool
the8 i'll remember that
thathandsomechinesedude somehow, i don't like the sound of that. do you have some nefarious plot in mind? babe, ilu but please don't try to take over the world. i don't want to have to visit my boyfriend in jail
the8 😊😊
thathandsomechinesedude babe?
[ Thursday, 9:21 ]
thathandsomechinesedude babeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
[ Thursday, 9:25 ]
thathandsomechinesedude you're lucky that i love you
the8 i know 😊😊
the8 have a good day on campus, boyfie ❤️❤️
thathandsomechinesedude haohaoooooo!!!!!!!! 😩😩😩😩
thathandsomechinesedude you too, babe
SPEAK, your yoda-han is here
- shua, hannie, seokkie -
[ Thursday, 9:43 ]
hannie speak
shua han, please don't interfere
hannie no, i really think i should. i've enough of seeing the two of you mooning over each other when it's clear that no one has fallen out of love
hannie so speak
seokkie it's nothing
shua seok
shua it's not nothing
seokkie yes it is
shua no it's not
hannie okay stop, it's painful for me to read this
hannie the both of you are talking like you're in kindergarten or something
shua what do you want from us, han?
seokkie i know what i want from you
seokkie to stop lying and tell me the damn truth
shua that's not fair
seokkie why not? you're a liar who lies. you keep saying i'm the only one you love but that's fake!
shua i told you
shua hansol is not who you think he is
seokkie tough luck, i don't believe you
hannie STOP, JUST STOP OKAY
hannie shua, man up and tell him the truth. it's about time he knows
hannie and seok, my best friend fucked up okay. he messed up really, really, REALLY bad. i'm not going to excuse what he did to you because it's clear that he's in the wrong. but believe me, if he could take all the the pain away from you by walking through a haystack full of needles, he will do it. that's how far gone he still is over you. so please, the both of you need to work it out or else, i don't know how you can even be friends anymore
seokkie hyung, remember when i spent the whole night crying on your shoulder because my fiancé left me without a word and you swore you'll do anything in your power to make it better? to make it okay?
hannie seok...
seokkie please don't ask me to talk to him
hannie ok
hannie ok, i won't
Jisoo stares quietly at Seokmin's last message as tears start to blur his vision. There's a soft knock at the door before it swings open to reveal his best friend.
"Shua." Jeonghan says sadly as he slowly approaches his friend's bed.
"Well, I guess this is it, huh?" He breathes out slowly. "It's really over between us."
Jeonghan gathers him in a hug. "I'm so sorry." His friend whispers. "I'm so sorry it didn't work out."
The pain is immeasurable.
For the longest time, the memories of Seokmin are enough to keep the dark and lonely thoughts at bay. It's the only thing that kept him him sane when he's in LA. "Me too." This is not fair. It's not supposed to be like this. They are not supposed to end like this.
But the cold, hard fact remains. Now, they're broken forever and there's no way to mend it.
jeonghan hyung’s cub
- naegahosh, hannie -
[ Tuesday, 10:53 ]
hannie soonie, is seokmin home?
naegahosh yeah, why hyung
hannie do you trust me?
naegahosh of course. why you ask
hannie i would like him to meet someone
naegahosh hyung, does this has anything to do with shua-hyung? min already makes it perfectly clear where he stands in all of this. he doesn't want to try anymore, hyung
hannie trust me
hannie it'll be all good in the end
naegahosh hyung
hannie soonie
naegahosh if it's all goes south, i'm taking you down with me
hannie and i'll gladly go down with you
hannie soonie, i've to try. i cannot let them end it like this
hannie do you understand?
naegahosh yeah i do
naegahosh 😪😪 fine
BOO to the SEOK to the SOON
- naegahosh, seokkie, uriboo -
[ Tuesday, 11:12 ]
naegahosh hey min, can you open the door right now? i uh, forget to bring my keys
seokkie 😑😑
seokkie really, hyung? why do you keep forgetting to bring along your keys?!
naegahosh i'm so sorryyyyyy 😭😭
naegahosh i promise i won't forget next time! 😥😥
seokkie you better
seokkie give me a second
Seokmin groans as he gets up from the couch and heads over to the door. It really annoys him to no end that his hyung keeps on forgetting to bring along his own set of keys whenever he heads out. He's such a blunder-head sometimes. It's a good thing that he loves his tiger-hyung so much or else, Seokmin would be content to let the other man freezes out in the cold. Sighing, he opens the door and whines, "Hyung, you should really remember to—" He abruptly stops when he realizes it's not his hyung who's at the door. It's someone who he would never have expected. "What are you doing here?"
"It's time we talk." Chwe Hansol says with a determined look on his face.
Oh hell, what now?
SPOTIFY | Now Playing: This Love by Taylor Swift
These hands had to let it go free,
And this love came back to me.
Seokmin runs.
He runs as fast and hard as his legs could carry him.
In fact, he runs as if the world is running out of time and this is the only sprint he could ever hope to achieve in this lifetime. Tears are streaming down his cheeks but he couldn't bring himself to care. He's been so wrong. So, so fucking wrong about everything. He has always thought Jisoo's departure from his life was due to the older man's dwindling feelings for him. But it's not. It's fucking not. How could he have been so blind? Was he so hurt by past memories that he would rather believe the demons in his head than to give Jisoo an opportunity to tell his side of the story?
Stupid, stupid him.
I lost my family seven years ago to a drunk driver.
It was a freak car accident. My father had done everything right; waited for the traffic light to turn green, double-checked his blind spots and only then started driving. But it didn't matter in the end. The other car was going at 60 mph, the driver was too drunk to stop the collusion from happening as it smashed right into ours. In a single night, everyone who mattered to me was gone, just like that. I was the only one to survive. The only one to—
Anyway, long story short, I became an orphan at 13. The foster services told me that I was too old to be adopted but too young to be left alone. I'm not going to lie, it's a dark time for me. Having to deal with physical therapy and emotional duress at the same time. And then, one day, when the social workers were supposed to come for me, I ran away. Or rather, I hobbled away. I didn't stop till I reached the next town over. It's only then that I called Josh-hyung through a public payphone. I didn't think I made much sense then because I remembered crying so much but he understood me anyway. He knew I needed him. Our mothers were best friends since they're kids so our friendship's tight.
He told me to stay put and promise to take the next flight out to get to me. He didn't even ask me why I ran away from the social workers, why I was dumb enough to leave when I'm just a kid. He didn't scold me like those adults at the foster services did when they're frustrated with me. All I knew was I was alone in one moment and not in the next. The first thing he did when he saw me was to give me a big hug and told me everything's going to be okay. And I cannot tell you how much I needed to hear that, you know? I didn't know until I was in his arms, crying like a fucking baby. It's the saddest, most difficult period of my life but having hyung there really helped me a lot. We made our way to his childhood home. The next thing I knew, his parents filed for adoption and that was that.
I thought after everything had settled down, hyung would leave and go back to South Korea. I knew he'd a life here. It would be crazy to leave it all behind just to take care of a kid he used to be close with once upon a time but not anymore. I mean, hell, he's barely 18 then. Just a kid like myself. But he told me that he's staying till I graduated high school. And I couldn't tell you how grateful and comforted I was to hear that. I think he knew it too. That I needed him to stay.
Fast forward a few years later, a day after my Graduation Day, he told me that he'd to go back. That there's someone special he'd left behind when he came for me and he needed to get him back. I didn't know who it was, didn't know he'd a boyfriend. He never really talked to me about his life back in Seoul. I think it pained him to even think about it. So I told him, if he's going back, then I'm going too. I'm not going anywhere without my hyung. He's been there for me all this time so it's only right for me to be there for him too.
The reason why I'm telling you all of this was because I wanted you to know that he didn't leave you because he wanted to. He did it because he had to. For me. I hope you won't punish him for that. It's not fair. Hyung has been through a lot these past years. I just wished he could find a way to be happy. I know you can give him that. So yeah, uhm, hope this would help you to understand him better. About why he left and everything.
When he reaches Jeonghan-hyung's apartment, he presses the doorbell in quick succession.
"Seok? Why are you here?" Jisoo says when he answers the door, surprise in his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Seokmin cries. "Why didn't you tell the real reason why you left for LA? Pabo, did you think that I wouldn't understand? Was your opinion of me really that low, hyung?"
Understanding dawns on him as Jisoo shifts on his feet, frowning. "Who told you? Han? Cheol?"
Seokmin shakes his head. "Hansol did."
At that, Jisoo lets out a big sigh. "That kid. I told him not to meddle." He then motions for Seokmin to enter the apartment. "Come on. Han and Cheol are out on a date, we have the apartment to ourselves."
"I love you a lot. I still do." Jisoo says as the both of them settles down on the couch. "When I got that call from Hansol, all I could think about was you. I know that if I asked, you would not hesitate to follow me anywhere because your love for me was just that great. But that's not fair for you. It's not fair to ask you to uproot your entire life just to fly to LA with me. Hansol's my responsibility, not yours. Your life, your friends, your family—they're all here. You belong here. I refused to be selfish so I decided to go alone. But I was too much of a coward back then to break up with you. Even though I know I should, I can't even look you straight in the eye and tell you that I'd to leave. I took the easy way out by asking Jeonghan to do it for me." He said with a brittle smile. "It was the biggest mistake I ever made. I ended up hurting you a lot more because of it and I wanted to apologize for that. You deserve so much more than a half-assed note. You deserve better than me."
"Hyung, no—"
"Don't. Please don't defend my actions, Seok-ah. I know what I did then wasn't right. And I made it worse when I'd the audacity to barge into your life once again, demanding that I fit right back in as though it wasn't my fault that I left in the first place." Jisoo sighs. "I've been reflecting on my actions these past days and I realize something. I keep hurting you, baby. No matter what I did, I hurt you over and over again. And...I know you come here tonight thinking that we should get back together but I don't want that for us."
"Hyung?"
"Don't get me wrong, baby. I still want to marry you, to spend our golden years together. Trust me, you are all I ever want. I don't think I can love anyone else as much as I do you." Jisoo says. "But I want a chance to make up for the past hurts and mistakes. I want to deserve you. So Lee Seokmin, while I don't think we can start over from the very beginning, will you be my friend?"
Seokmin stares at the outreached hand and then back to Jisoo's face. This is not what he wants. He doesn't want to start over, he doesn't want to—
But then he stops. Jeonghan-hyung once said that starting over is a gift, that it shouldn't be squandered just because you want to rush to the finish line. That sometimes, slow and steady wins the race. "Yeah, okay." He murmurs after a while as he returns the handshake with a small smile. "I am glad to have you as a friend, hyung."
SPOTIFY | Now Playing: 17 by Pink Sweat$ ft Joshua and DK
I won't let go of this hand, stay forever beside me just like now,
When we're ninety-two, the same as seventeen.
(4 MONTHS LATER)
"A bus stand? Hyung, you brought me out on my only free day of the week to go to a bus stand? If I want to see one, I could just walk down the street and see it." Seokmin whines.
It's hard not to feel grumpy when it's a hot day out. Also, he's hoping Jisoo would bring him to somewhere romantic such as Han River or the park for a 'friendly-but-not-a-date' date. Not this non-scenic location.
"It's not just any bus stand, Seok-ah. It's the bus stand. It's the one you and I were on while waiting for the bus to come on the first day we met, remember? The one that triggered everything else." Jisoo grins. "See, the reason why I'm here is because I want to do this."
And then Jisoo falls on bended knee and looks up at him while holding out something shiny. What the fuck...?
"Hyung, what are you doing?"
"I love you since the day I met you. You're my sunshine, my reason to smile on a rainy day. You make me happy whenever you're with me. There's not enough words in the entire world to explain how much I love you. Baby, will you do me the honour of being my boyfriend?"
Seokmin leans forward and sees a silver band, a promise ring. The ones they shed seven years ago when they exchanged them with engagement rings. "How did you get your hands on that?"
A shrug. "I'd my ways. So baby, will you?"
His answer is a simple kiss on his boyfriend's lips.
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR -
[ Saturday, 14:41 ]
[ chwenotchew is added to the chat! ]
uriboo everyone, meet my boyfriend
uriboo chwe hansol
chwenotchew hi
seokkie what
shua what
naegahosh what
hannie what
uriboo 😶😶
uriboo please stop
naegahosh aren't you the one who said you don't like him?
chwenotchew awwww boo, you told everyone? i'm hurt
uriboo stop it, sol
uriboo well, now i like him, okay? do you guys have a problem with that?
seokkie nope
shua nah
naegahosh oooooohhh kwannie is mad 🤣🤣
hannie at least they're quicker than some other people that i know 🤨🤨
shua shut it, han
hannie 😚😚 i love you too
seokkie besides, we've an announcement to make too
hannie we?!
seokkie yup. jisoo and me are boyfriends now
hannie WHAT
cheolie omg
WOOZI congrats
dinoRAWR CONGRATULATIONS HYUNGDEUL!
wonWOO good for you guys
seokkie thank you 🥺🥺 we want to thank everyone who has always been there for us
hannie especially me
hannie 😊😊
shua shut it, han
shua but yes, especially you
hannie 😊😊
Notes:
BOO-YA, I'M DONE WITH SEOKSOO! 😄😄
Chapter 14: I DONT WANNA HEAR SAD SONGS ANYMOREEEEEE
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
wanna - want to
imma - I'm going to
saranghae - i love you*horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations. It's not known by anyone at the moment.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Thursday, 21:41 ]
naegahosh I DONT WANNA HEAR SAD SONGS ANYMOREEEEEE
naegahosh NO MOREEE
dinoRAWR ???!
cheolie huh
hannie child?
uriboo egggggggs
uriboo we needdddzzz EGGS
chwenotchew cute
chwenotchew you guys are drunk or something?
uriboo hansooooool
chwenotchew yes, boo?
uriboo we are out of egggs
uriboo 😩😩
chwenotchew you want me to buy you some?
uriboo yes plssssss
uriboo 😩😩
seokkie MILK TOO! AND SOME HOTDOGS
seokkie WE ARE GOING INTERCONTINENTAL heeeh
wonWOO not to be me
wonWOO but is the entire booseoksoon's house drunk?
cheolie looks like it, should someone go over and check on them?
hannie where are you guys?
shua it's fine
shua i'm here with them
cheolie what happened?
shua soonyoung wanted to get drunk so he convinced the other two that it's a good idea to do so
shua even though i know the three of them have morning classes tomorrow
cheolie and they just agree to what soonyoung wanted?
shua he's really persuasive when he wants to be
dinoRAWR peer pressure is real guys 😟😟
shua #mood
WOOZI so why aren't you drunk too?
shua cause i'm too cool for that 😎😎
hannie he just has a low tolerance for alcohol and doesn't want to risk it since it's a school night
shua hey
shua say no to #peer pressure
chwenotchew #preach
shua 😎😎 thanks bro
chwenotchew anytime bro
golden boys
- cheolie, hannie, shua -
[ Thursday, 22:11 ]
hannie so is there any particular reason why soonie started a drunk fest?
shua i think you know, han
hannie did you at least get them to eat something before they started drinking?
shua what am i
shua their mother?
hannie hong jisoo
shua kidding
shua i did
shua that's why they're out of eggs in the first place
hannie 🤦♂️🤦♂️
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Thursday, 21:41 ]
chwenotchew open up
chwenotchew i'm here with the eggs
MY BABY BOY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Friday, 07:17 ]
WOOZI hey
WOOZI are you alive?
[ Friday, 07:51 ]
WOOZI yo yo
[ Friday, 07:55 ]
WOOZI i'm going to call the police if you don't answer
naegahosh stoooooop
naegahosh let me perish in peace
WOOZI oh cool, you are alive
naegahosh unfortunately, yes
naegahosh 😩😩 my head hurts
WOOZI that's what you get for getting drunk. go and take some ibuprofen
naegahosh don't wanna move
naegahosh my head hurtssssss
WOOZI wow
WOOZI i forget how whiny you become when you're hangover
naegahosh if you're going to be mean, imma stop talking to you
naegahosh 😩😩
WOOZI ok fine, i'm sorry. do you want me to bring over some hangover soup?
naegahosh hoonieeee, you're the best friend everrrr
naegahosh 😩😩 yes, please
WOOZI alright, wait for me
naegahosh yeah i will
naegahosh also cause i can't move an inch without puking
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Friday, 08:01 ]
shua you know
shua if you asked me to come over just to watch my boyfriend puked his guts out the entire night, i might have to rethink about our relationship
seokkie 😔😔 i'm sorry hyung
shua well...since i'm feeling magnanimous today
shua i shall but only on one condition
seokkie what is it?
shua be with me for the rest of my life and i promise you that i'll gladly rub your back while you puke, no matter the time and day
seokkie 😭😭
seokkie hyungggggg
shua deal?
seokkie YES YES
shua i really really really really do love you, my sunshine
seokkie stop trying to make me cry while i'm hungover
seokkie and i love you too hyung
shua for the rest of my life?
seokkie no hyung
seokkie for the rest of our lives
that boy i ❤️ (and he loves me back!)
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Friday, 08:01 ]
thathandsomechinesedude houston, we got a problem
the8 what?
thathandsomechinesedude there's this guy who i think is hella cute
thathandsomechinesedude and i would to ask if he wants to go on a date with me on this lovely day?
the8 junnie, i hope i'm that guy or we might really have a problem. and yes, i would love to
thathandsomechinesedude baby, you are my one and only
the8 🥺🥺
thathandsomechinesedude i'll be there in 5 minutes! zoom zoom
the8 where are you? i woke up and you're gone
thathandsomechinesedude i went out for a while to buy us breakfast. i got us some youtiao and porridge
the8 🥺🥺 i love you
thathandsomechinesedude i love you too, babe
ji, ji, ji, ji, baby baby 😍😍
- mingoo, WOOZI -
[ Friday, 08:17 ]
mingoo 😭😭😭😭 hyunggggg, save me!!
WOOZI what's wrong gyu?!
mingoo i left my art portfolio at your studio and my latest assignment is in there 😭😭
WOOZI let me guess
WOOZI you need me to pick it up and bring it over to your class?
mingoo yes please 😭😭
WOOZI alright, let me drive back to the studio and get it for you
mingoo thank you hyung
mingoo saranghae!
WOOZI see you gyu
MY BABY BOY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Friday, 09:35 ]
naegahosh uhm
naegahosh how far is the restaurant from my place?
WOOZI OH SHIT
naegahosh why
WOOZI it totally slipped my mind
WOOZI gyu accidentally left his portfolio at my studio and he needed it for his next class. so i'd to get it for him and uh, after he submitted it, we went for breakfast
naegahosh 😢😢
naegahosh goodbye my hangover soup, it's been a nice dream
WOOZI damn, i feel bad
WOOZI let me just ask gyu if we can cut this date short and i'll just rush to buy some soup for you
naegahosh hey ji, don't do that
naegahosh i'm just kidding. just enjoy your breakfast date with your boyfriend, okay? i know you've been busy lately and didn't have much time to spend with him. i'll just crash min and jisoo-hyung's date and beg them to buy me some food
WOOZI are you sure?
WOOZI i don't think gyu would mind
naegahosh even if he doesn't mind, it doesn't mean you should
naegahosh it's okay, hoonie! 😊😊 i'll survive, this is not my first hangover
WOOZI alright
WOOZI take care ya
naegahosh 😊😊 you too!
BEST FRIENDS 4 LYFE
- naegahosh, wonWOO -
[ Saturday, 20:01 ]
wonWOO stop
naegahosh ??!
naegahosh that's so random, a bit of background would be nice
wonWOO i can feel you being moody and gloomy all the way from my dorm
wonWOO so stop it
naegahosh i'm sorry?!
wonWOO nah, i'm just playing with you
wonWOO do you want me to come over?
naegahosh i can't drink with you
naegahosh jeonghan-hyung put me on a temporary alcoholic ban 😔😔
wonWOO smart and anyway, we don't need to get drunk
naegahosh super mario?
wonWOO you're on
HIGHLIGHT
- naegahosh, dinoRAWR, thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Sunday, 10:11 ]
naegahosh hey jun?
thathandsomechinesedude what's up buddy?
naegahosh not sure if it's too late for me to ask this
naegahosh but is your friend still interested in going out on a date with me?
thathandsomechinesedude uhhh
thathandsomechinesedude are you sure that's smart?
naegahosh you're the one who hounded me the last time i said no
thathandsomechinesedude yeah but that's before i know
naegahosh know what?
the8 nothing hyung
the8 junnie is just being annoying
thathandsomechinesedude for once, i shall keep my silence
thathandsomechinesedude 😞😞
naegahosh er, okaaay
naegahosh so, about your friend?
thathandsomechinesedude yeah, i'll give you his number
thathandsomechinesedude have fun and be safe, don't do the things i wouldn't do
dinoRAWR that would be a very short list then
thathandsomechinesedude shut it, kid
dinoRAWR you can't make me 😗😗
thathandsomechinesedude you know, just because you're jeonghan-hyung's favorite, it doesn't mean you're untouchable
dinoRAWR hate to break it to you, hyung, but that's exactly what it means
thathandsomechinesedude what if they go out of the country for a vacation? what then? you'll be all alone with no one to protect you
thathandsomechinesedude imagine that
dinoRAWR soonyoung-hyung will protect me
thathandsomechinesedude are you sure about that, kid? are you really really sure?
thathandsomechinesedude i just score him a date with my beloved friend
the8 yah junnie, stop terrifying that kid and help me with the onions
thathandsomechinesedude coming baobei! 😊😊
thathandsomechinesedude see you around, channie 😉😉
dinoRAWR ...
[ Sunday, 10:31 ]
dinoRAWR i'm going to tell jeonghan-hyung on you!
thathandsomechinesedude tell him i said hi 😉😉
Notes:
I really, really want to end this before November ends. And seriously, 200 kudos and 4k hits?! You guise, 😔😔!!
**Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Katy Perry's The One That Got Away.
Chapter 15: you are my miracle
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
bf - boyfriend
ofc - of course
qns - question
ust - Unresolved Sexual Tension
gc - groupchat*horanghae_priv is Soonyoung's private Instagram account where he posts about his feelings and frustrations.
**soonyoung.kwon is Soonyoung's Instagram account.
**WOOZImusic is Jihoon's Instagram account.
****Chapter title is from Woozi's Miracle
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Monday, 11:08 ]
hannie what's this i hear about soonie going on a date?!
hannie why doesn't anyone tell me anything anymore? 😔😔
cheolie i tell you everything
hannie that doesn't count, you're my bf and we live together
dinoRAWR me too! 😁😁
hannie i know, darling. that's why you're my favourite 😌😌
wonWOO playing favourites, i see
hannie i won't have to if people just tell me what's going on 😠😠
naegahosh sorry hyung
naegahosh it's a last-minute thing 😅😅
chwenotchew i'm confused
chwenotchew isn't soonyoung-hyung in love with jihoon-hyung?
hannie uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
shua oh damn
uriboo CHWE HANSOL, I TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE!
uriboo JIHOON-HYUNG DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET, YOU DUMB DUMB
thathandsomechinesedude wow rip chwe hansol
the8 rip chwe hansol (2)
dinoRAWR rip chwe hansol (3)
cheolie rip chwe hansol (4)
wonWOO rip chwe hansol (5)
chwenotchew oh shit
[ naegahosh left the groupchat! ]
[ naegahosh will no longer receive messages from the groupchat! ]
hannie oh damn
hannie seok, kwan?
seokkie on it
uriboo 😔😔
"Hyung, are you in there?" Seokmin raps lightly on Soonyoung's bedroom door. Seungkwan is right behind him, anxiety radiating from his body in waves. "Hyung?"
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Soonyoung's muffled voice echoes through the door.
Uh oh, that's not a good sign.
"Hyung, come on. I know everything seems overwhelming right now but I promise you we'll get through this together. You're there for us when we needed someone to lean on, so let us be there for you too." Seokmin says as he gives the door another knock. "You don't have to face this alone."
Seungkwan leans over Seokmin's shoulder and says, "I'm so sorry, hyung. I should have never betrayed your confidence like that. Even if Hansol is my boyfriend."
Despite his outer appearances, Soonyoung is an introvert through and through. And even though they both know this is not something that could be easily rectified with a hug or two, they have to try. It's not fair for their hyung to face his dark thoughts alone when he has brothers that he could lean on.
Their hearts leap in anticipation when the door finally creaks open. Soonyoung appears with puffy eyes and a disheveled look. "He knows." Soonyoung's lips wobble as his eyes start to shine once again. "He knows now and everything's ruined."
"Oh, hyung." Seokmin moves to hug his hyung tight. Seungkwan follows suit. "Nothing's ruined, we can promise you that."
❤️❤️ my boo ❤️❤️
- chwenotchew, uriboo-
[ Monday, 12:18 ]
chwenotchew boo
chwenotchew i'm so so so so so soooo sorry
uriboo how could you?!
uriboo you made my hyung cry and everything. i'm mad at you 😤😤
chwenotchew i know. 😓 i already got chewed out by jeonghan-hyung and josh-hyung
chwenotchew uhm, is soonyoung-hyung ok?
uriboo he fell asleep after crying for like an hour
uriboo you need to apologize to him
chwenotchew i promise i will but i'm not sure if he would want to see my face right now
chwenotchew 😓😓
uriboo hyung is not a vindictive person, he knows it's a honest mistake. he doesn't blame you at all
uriboo he's just trying to process the fact that the person he has feelings for now knows and he's afraid of how jihoon-hyung will react
chwenotchew but jihoon-hyung loves him
chwenotchew i can see it whenever they're together
uriboo but he doesn't know it yet, sol
uriboo and he's with mingyu-hyung remember?
chwenotchew wait
chwenotchew they're still together?!
uriboo what do you mean?
uriboo of course they are!
chwenotchew oh
chwenotchew ohhhhhhhh
chwenotchew boo, i think i fucked up
uriboo yeah you did
ji, ji, ji, ji, baby baby 😍😍
- mingoo, WOOZI -
[ Monday, 15:48 ]
mingoo can we talk?
WOOZI sure, your place?
mingoo i'm right outside your apartment
WOOZI you serious? when did you get here?
mingoo a while back. there's something important that we've to discuss
WOOZI ok ok, do you want to come up?
mingoo no, hyung
mingoo i think it's best if i don't come up. i'll wait for you to come down
WOOZI gyu, is it about
mingoo i think it's best if we've this conversation face-to-face
mingoo please hyung, i don't want to drag this any longer than i've to
WOOZI yeah ofc
WOOZI give me a second
Jihoon runs like the devil is after him.
Mingyu doesn't sound too good. For the first time since they got together, he's afraid for their future. Will there even be one after today?
He takes the stairs, unable to bear the torment of waiting for the escalator to climb up and bring him down. When he reaches the lobby, he sees his boyfriend standing where he said he would. Breathless, he takes a moment to re-gain his bearing as his heart thunders. "Hey, Gyu. What's so urgent that—"
"Hyung, let's break up."
His blood runs ice cold. Did he hear that right? Did his boyfriend just said that he wants a break-up? "I'm sorry, what?"
"You heard me. I think we should break-up."
How can Mingyu be so calm about this? Did he realize what he's saying? "Is it something I did? Tell me and I'll fix it, I promise, just—" Don't break up with me.
Mingyu shakes his head, a sad smile on his lips. "You did nothing wrong, hyung. It's more of what you didn't do." He says. "Do you know you've never told me, not even once, that you like me? We've been together for close to six months, hyung. I'm not expecting some big declarations of love but just a small admission that you feel something for me like I do for you. At first, I thought that's simply who you are. Aloof like the typical Busan man. You seem like a reserved type, maybe saying 'I love you' to someone is a big deal for you. But then, you've no such concern saying it when Jeonghan-hyung asked you to and again when Seungcheol-hyung complained about how you've never said the same to him. And Soonyoung-hyung...you never fail to show him how precious he is."
"I'll change. I promise."
"Don't, hyung. I'm not asking you to change for me. I don't think that's fair for either of us. But I respect myself enough to know that I deserve to be with someone who's not in love with someone else."
"What-t?"
"You're in love with Soonyoung-hyung. Admit it. You always have been."
"That's not..."
"Then say it right now. Say that you feel nothing for him and we'll pretend none of this ever happened."
"I..." A pause. "Gyu, please."
"That's what I thought. You know, hyung, at least Soonyoung-hyung is brave enough to admit to his feelings about you. Even though he has never directly confessed them to you. I've never pegged you as a coward, so don't be one now."
"I—"
"Goodbye, hyung. Thank you for everything."
"I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you." I never meant to hurt him too.
"I know, hyung." Mingyu smiles, a tear finally falling. "That's why I didn't punch you in the face right now. It will probably hurt for a while but I'll be okay. You should go to him, he's been waiting for a while now. Don't make him wait much longer. He really does love you, you know?"
"You know, if I never—"
"Yeah."
"—and if..."
"Yeah."
Jihoon nods. There's nothing left to say. "Take care."
"You too, hyung."
And once again, Jihoon finds himself running towards someone.
jeonghan-hyung
- hannie, WOOZI -
[ Monday, 19:07 ]
WOOZI hyung
hannie he's at the dorm
WOOZI thanks
hannie don't hurt him anymore or i swear to god, i'll hunt you down
WOOZI i won't
WOOZI i promise
hannie 😊😊
"You're here." Soonyoung says when he opens his bedroom's door and sees his best friend standing right there. He doesn't look surprised at all. It's as though he has resigned himself to something. "Let's do this real quick then."
Jihoon frowns. "What?"
"You're here to reject me, right? Say that you only see me as your best friend and nothing more. I know you're in love with Gyu and everything so please, let's do this quickly."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Please stop pretending. I'm so tired."
Jihoon should know by now. There's no more use trying to pretend. And he's just so tired of holding on to these feelings that are only pulling him down to drown. It won't do him any good to keep holding on. Maybe this rejection will be the push he desperately needs to get over his best friend.
But Jihoon proves him wrong by putting his hands on his cheeks and pulling him closer. "Listen to me, I'm not going to reject you, okay? So whatever nightmares you're keeping at bay, make them go away."
"Don't." Soonyoung croaks. "Don't make me hope for something you couldn't give."
"I'm such a fool for not saying this sooner." Jihoon says. "I love you. I love you so damn much that I don't know what to do with all of these feelings. The thing is, and this will make me seem like the greatest asshole of all-time, I know. I've known all along...about your feelings for me. Hansol didn't tell me something that I don't already know." He sighs, remembering all the moments when he knew but didn't want to admit. Because admitting would make it real and he doesn't know how to deal with something real when it comes to Soonyoung. Maybe Gyu's right after all. Maybe he is a coward when it comes to Soonyoung. "I know it when I turn around sometimes and see you already staring back at me. I know it when you selflessly chose to be there for me no matter what, when you chose me over everyone else. And I also know it when I picked you up drunk that one time and you kept mumbling about how much you hate it when I shine too brightly and can I please stop being so dazzling to the eyes cause it's not fair to be blinded all the time."
"Then why didn't you...?"
"Because I was a coward. You're one of my oldest friends. I'm so scared of losing you because I'm me. I'm the person who works too much that I forget birthdays, dates and anniversaries. I'm awkward and cold. Who would want someone like me?"
"I do! I love you just the way you are. Haven't you figure that out by now? Why do you think I've been in love with your ass for so long?"
Jihoon grins. "So you admit that you do love me."
A blush. "Well, you admit to it too!"
"That I did. I love you, Kwon Soonyoung. Thank you for waiting for me all this while."
Soonyoung smiles. "I love you too."
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, mingoo, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Monday, 20:11 ]
[ mingoo is removed from the groupchat! ]
[ mingoo will no longer receive messages from the groupchat! ]
[ naegahosh is added to the chat! ]
hannie 😰😰
WOOZI gyu asked me to do it, said that it would feel awkward to be here since we aren't together anymore
WOOZI so uh
dinoRAWR wait a minute, does that mean what i think it means?
dinoRAWR i don't want to be another hansol
chwenotchew 😩😩 i'm so sorry hyung
WOOZI it's fine
WOOZI uh, i should be thanking you actually. you gave me the push i needed
chwenotchew REALLY?!
WOOZI yeah
WOOZI but please don't do it again
chwenotchew i promise i won't!
dinoRAWR WILL SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QNS?!
WOOZI yes chan
WOOZI we're together
seokkie HOLY SHIT
wonWOO is the angst finally over? can we all breathe normally around you guys again?
thathandsomechinesedude i don't know, wonwon. there could be ust
WOOZI 🙃🙃
WOOZI i'm going to hurt you real bad, jun
the8 hey! don't threaten my boyfriend
the8 and congrats
cheolie congrats!!
hannie uh uh
hannie why is soonie so quiet?
hannie i expect him to blow up this gc or something the moment you guys got together
WOOZI uhhh, he kinda fell asleep
WOOZI and i don't want to wake him up
hannie awwwwwww
cheolie did he fall asleep on you? soonyoung likes to cuddle, especially with someone he likes. and he likes you a whole lot
WOOZI i can neither confirm nor deny
hannie OOOOOH THEY ARE TOTALLY CUDDLING
WOOZI hyung please
cheolie i want to cuddle too 🥺🥺
hannie come on, babe. let's give the kids a run for their money
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Tuesday, 07:17 ]
naegahosh EVERYONE
naegahosh I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW 😁😁
naegahosh HOONIE, SAY HI
WOOZI youngie, they know who i am
naegahosh 😔😔
naegahosh but not as my boyfriend though
WOOZI sigh
WOOZI hi everyone. i'm lee jihoon, kwon soonyoung's boyfriend. it's a pleasure to meet you guys
cheolie hi ji
hannie hi soonyoung's boyfriend!! hurt him and i'll 🔪🔪
shua hey jihoon
thathandsomechinesedude hi 'the person who will soon be hanging out at our dance studio a whole lot more'
wonWOO hey hoon, so happy for you guys
the8 hi hyung
seokkie hyunggggggg, me so happy 😭😭😭😭 and hello, soonyoung-hyung's boyfriend! 😁😁
uriboo helllooooo hyung
dinoRAWR hi hyung
chwenotchew wow, the power soonyoung-hyung has. he got the whole gc doing this
chwenotchew and hello, hyung. what's up?
naegahosh I LOVE YOU GUYS
naegahosh 😄😄😄😄
hannie you know
hannie when soonie is this happy, i feel like we're going to be surrounded by 100,000 years of good karma
cheolie #mood
Notes:
Everyone, say thank you to Hansol 😂😂. OMG, one more chapter left! It will be the epilogue. 🥺🥺
*Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from James Arthur's Empty Space.
Chapter 16: A Family That Loves Together Stays Together
Notes:
Note: Just a casual reminder, this story will be written in the format of a chat fic with minor narration. Please expect chatspeak or internet shorthand. Some typos or spelling errors are purely intentional.
legends:
gc - groupchat
lmao - laughing my ass off
rn - right now
omw - on my way
imma - I'm going to
anw - anyway
whut - what— jisoo.hong is Joshua's Instagram account. Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Pearl Jam's Sirens.
— moonjunhui is Jun's Instagram account. Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Seventeen's My I.
— WOOZImusic is Jihoon's Instagram account. Line excerpts from the Instagram post are from Seventeen's Home.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Friday, 11:17 ]
seokkie babe
seokkie come over, i'm horny
shua oh baby
shua you're in the main gc
thathandsomechinesedude LMAO
thathandsomechinesedude SOMEONE'S THIRSTY
WOOZI really
WOOZI i could have gone my whole life without seeing this 😪
cheolie chill guys, it's a honest mistake
hannie SHUA, LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY SUMMER CHILD
hannie 😤😤
uriboo haha, bet seok-hyung is mortified rn
chwenotchew it's okay hyung, we've been there sometimes
seokkie i'm never going out of my room ever again
naegahosh DON'T DO IT ON MY BED
naegahosh or the kitchen counter
naegahosh OR the sofa
uriboo the nerve of this guy
uriboo hyung, you just made out with jihoon-hyung on the sofa last week
WOOZI kwan
naegahosh LIKE YOU CAN TALK
naegahosh who's the one that couldn't even wait to get inside the apartment before you start making out in the hallway?
wonWOO yikes
wonWOO y'all are such hoes
hannie 😓😓
hannie what happened to my innocent kids? where did they go?
shua han, you're the worst of us all. don't fake
dinoRAWR apparently they have all grown up and become thirsty as hell
cheolie chan!
cheolie language
dinoRAWR hyung, you got nothing on me
dinoRAWR i'm not the one who's sinning with anyone
wonWOO me too
wonWOO we can claim the high road
dinoRAWR the high road is ours
my sunshine
- shua, seokkie -
[ Friday, 11:41 ]
seokkie uh
seokkie 👉👈
shua i'm omw
seokkie btw you need to buy some lube
seokkie we're all out
shua damn, really?
shua we just bought some two weeks back
seokkie 😅😅
seokkie well, when you've three pairs who are actively doing it...
shua say no more
shua i'll head over once i buy it
seokkie okay hyung
seokkie i can't wait to see you 🥺🥺 miss you so much
shua i miss you too, baby
seokkie i need to get inside you like yesterday
shua you can't see me but i'm yeeeting really really fast
seokkie hurry
shua yeet
seokkie 😊😊
that boy i ❤️ (and he loves me back!)
- thathandsomechinesedude, the8 -
[ Friday, 12:31 ]
thathandsomechinesedude haohao
the8 yeah?
thathandsomechinesedude do you have a name, or can I call you mine?
the8 i'll be yours if you be mine
thathandsomechinesedude 😲😲
the8 if you were a vegetable, you’d be a cute-cumber
the8 people say that disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but they've never been in your arms
the8 i lost my number, can i have yours?
thathandsomechinesedude haohao, stop!!
thathandsomechinesedude 😭😭
the8 but i'm just getting started
thathandsomechinesedude you make me feel so shy
thathandsomechinesedude 🥺🥺
the8 don't want to stop, need to tell you how much you mean to me
the8 we wasted too much time
thathandsomechinesedude haohao 🥺🥺🥺🥺
thathandsomechinesedude you know i love you, right?
the8 always
the8 now get ready
thathandsomechinesedude whyyy
the8 i'm going on a date with the world
the8 cause you're my world
thathandsomechinesedude 😭🥺
MY BABY BOY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
- naegahosh, WOOZI -
[ Friday, 15:11 ]
naegahosh hoonie, i'm thirty minutes away
naegahosh do you want me to come and get you?
[ Friday, 15:16 ]
naegahosh babe?
[ Friday, 15:21]
naegahosh i'm assuming you're busy?
[ Friday, 15:27]
naegahosh alright, imma do this then since it feels like a good time to do it
naegahosh you're one of the best thing that ever happened to me. i don't know how did i get so lucky to have you in my life. i feel like i lucked out or something. but anw, i just want to thank you for giving me a chance to love you. i promise i'll never waste another second without you in my life. i love you, hoonie. i always have, always will
naegahosh and that's why i think you should know just how much
naegahosh check out @horanghae_priv
naegahosh it's my ode to you
[ Friday, 15:41]
WOOZI youngie?
naegahosh yeah babe
WOOZI just so you know, when you get here, i'm going to hug you so hard
naegahosh 🥰🥰
WOOZI i love you too
WOOZI so, so much
naegahosh really?
WOOZI remember when i told you once before that i didn't think of anyone in particular when i wrote my love songs?
WOOZI well, i lied
naegahosh whut?
WOOZI i wrote adore u and home with you in mind
WOOZI you're someone who's hard to forget. even back then, i got you on my mind all the time
naegahosh even when i'm not with you?
WOOZI yeah, even then
naegahosh 😦😦 hoonieeeeee
WOOZI so don't ever think you're luckier for having me, okay?
WOOZI you waited for me all this while, even when i was being stupid so i think i'm the lucky one
WOOZI happy two months, youngie
naegahosh 😭😭 happy two months, hoonie!
HANNIE & CO.
- cheolie, hannie, shua, thathandsomechinesedude, naegahosh, wonWOO, WOOZI, the8, seokkie, uriboo, dinoRAWR, chwenotchew -
[ Sunday, 10:17 ]
hannie i love you guys
hannie so fucking much
hannie i can't promise i would lay down my life for any of you BUT i promise to consider it
seokkie why so sudden
seokkie but yes, i love you guys too
wonWOO i feel like most of us are steroids on crack
wonWOO but you guys are the best chosen family a guy can ever have, cheers to us
uriboo that's beautiful hyung
uriboo and same, i feel like life's been a lot more bearable with you guys here with me. i love you guys
chwenotchew i know i'm the newest member in this crew
chwenotchew but it's been lit knowing you guys
shua same
shua thank you for accepting us for who we are
cheolie there's a lot of things that i could say but i would like to say this
cheolie it's because of this group that i'm able to meet my soulmate so i want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. words cannot express just how much each of you means to me. especially you, hannie
hannie babe, you always say the sweetest things 🥺🥺 imma give you head later, okie?
cheolie i won't say no to that
wonWOO way to ruin the mood, hyungdeul
thathandsomechinesedude ANYWAY
thathandsomechinesedude i know most of you think that you don't deserve me as a friend cause i'm just too cool
wonWOO no one
wonWOO and i mean NO ONE thinks that
thathandsomechinesedude but you do and i love you guys
the8 feelings can be a pain in the ass to handle sometimes
the8 but it's never a chore when it comes to jun and you guys. so yeah, we cool
dinoRAWR YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
dinoRAWR I LOVE YOU!!
WOOZI we've never been the cool kids on the block but i know what we are
WOOZI a family
WOOZI and i love this family
naegahosh i know it has been a turbulent year for most of us
naegahosh but it makes me appreciate all of you guys even more than before
naegahosh i really love you guys too
Notes:
When I first started out in June, I didn't expect anything from anyone. I wrote this cause the idea of writing a chat! fic was fun. But what I didn't expect back then was to receive a few bad comments about how I should have written it better, that it should have been done more maturely, or that it was just...not good. I've never considered myself as that 'bad' of a writer but those comments made me feel like I was never good enough as one. So, I actually decided to drop this. Why bother investing in something that no one likes, right?
Anyway, long story short, in July and August, there were a few comments that literally picked me up and bought me back on the right path. They were the reasons why I started to update this again and I'm so, so proud of myself that I actually finished this. So I want to thank the people who did shine a light on me when it got dark. Your comments were the reason why Chapter 16 existed today.
Thank you for sticking with me till the end. For being patient with my haphazard way of updating this. I don't know why but I just feel warm and cozy whenever I interact with my readers on this particular work. So while I'm sad to see this ends, I'm so happy to have been able to finish this.
Anyway, this footnote officially concludes Bros Before Jihoon. Thank you for reading and God Bless!
— rei
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