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Summary:

choi jongho
it’s a group presentation isnt it

kang yeosang
:(

choi jongho
and you were paired up with wooyoung


yeosang is grouped together with his ex-best friend, wooyoung, for a class presentation, the same ex-best friend who rejected him years earlier.

Chapter 1

Notes:

hi this is my first ateez fic and ive never written a text fic so bare with me. i decided not to use nicknames cos from text fics ive read, mostly from other fandoms, it was really hard to keep up with them and i had to go back and check who was who so hopefully this is easier.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

private message: kang yeosang and choi jongho

kang yeosang
jongho
is ur class finished?
jongho
jongho
jongho

choi jongho
hi hyung
whats up?

kang yeosang
jongho
oh hi

choi jongho
what do u want?

kang yeosang
excuse me
i am ur hyung

choi jongho
what do u want HYUNG?

kang yeosang
im gonna let that slide cos i kinda like u

choi jongho
u love me
but seriously
whats up?

kang yeosang
its a long story
ur not in class right

choi jongho
just finished now
im going to eat with seonghwa hyung now >:)

kang yeosang
HUH
WHY WASNT I INVITED
I WANT HYUNG TO BUY ME FOOD

choi jongho
cos im his favourite
but hyung
tell me what u wanted to say
im curious now

kang yeosang
oh right
do u remember me telling you about wooyoung?

choi jongho
jung wooyoung?
the one that rejected you in high school?

kang yeosang
ouch
but yes
him

choi jongho
yes go on

kang yeosang
i dont know how im not freaking out right now
maybe it hasnt hit me properly yet

choi jongho
hyung
the story pls
the curiosity is killing me

kang yeosang
sorry
but you know the class yunho and i took on for extra credit?

choi jongho
oh
wooyoung and san are in that class too

kang yeosang
yup
and guess what happened?

choi jongho
u fell down the stairs in the lecture hall and they saw u?

kang yeosang
ur so close to being demoted to an acquaintance from best friend

choi jongho
wow not even to a friend :/

kang yeosang
>:(

choi jongho
fine im sorry
carry on my favourite hyung

kang yeosang
see i am ur favourite
anyway
ok so for the extra credit right theres a project we need to do
previous years its always been like an essay or something
basically individual work
this year
the year i decide to take the class
they decided to try something different
theyre trialling a presentation rather than an essay

choi jongho
it’s a group presentation isnt it

kang yeosang
:(

choi jongho
and you were paired up with wooyoung

kang yeosang
wooyoung AND san
yunho too so thats a little better
BUT STILL WOOYOUNG
WHAT DO I DO

choi jongho
im so glad im not u

kang yeosang
JONGHO

choi jongho
ok hyung
at least u have yunho hyung right
where is he now btw

kang yeosang
hes gone to buy me food cos i wont stop panicking :(

choi jongho
ah of course
manipulation

kang yeosang
JONGHO
IM SAD AND MAD AND PANICKING AND I NEVER WANTED TO TALK TO HIM AGAIN
AND I HAVE TO TALK TO HIS BOYFRIEND TOO

choi jongho
okay obviously there’ll be a group chat so you can stay up to date on the presentation’s progress
but to be honest
you dont even need to talk to them much
just when you need to assign each other parts to research
and to check progress
and meet a few times to practice
but thats all
you dont need to talk about anything else
and at least you’re not alone with them
you have yunho hyung
he’ll help stop anything getting too personal

kang yeosang
will he really though?
he’s easily pleased
he’ll fall in love with wooyoung

 

group chat: seonghwa hyung is playing favourites

choi jongho
hi i would like everyone’s attention please

kang yeosang
what are u doing

park seonghwa
where are u now jongho
and when did the name of the gc change
i have never played favourites

jeong yunho
yesterday when you bought only jongho snacks

kang yeosang
AND APPARENTLY YOU’RE BUYING HIM LUNCH NOW

choi jongho
we already know that im his favourite
i’ll be there in a few minutes hyung
im waiting to get some papers from my prof
just order me the usual please

park seonghwa
jongho is the youngest
there’ll obviously be some bias

jeong yunho
HYUNG

kang yeosang
HYUNG

choi jongho
:)
but anyway
i have gathered you all here today because yeosang hyung is having a crisis

park seonghwa
whats wrong?
yeosang are you okay

kang yeosang
aw even though jongho’s your favourite
at least u still love me

jeong yunho
hes fine hyung
we just got paired up with wooyoung and san for a presentation

park seonghwa
what??
wooyoung???

kang yeosang
yes :(

choi jongho
i told hyung that yunho hyung will stop anything becoming personal
i need you guys to reassure him too

jeong yunho
yeosang i have been telling you that i’ll stop anything if the topic goes past the presentation
i also asked the prof to change the groups and she said that all the groups are set
im sorry

kang yeosang
thank you for that yunho dont be sorry
you didnt choose the groups
but wooyoung is a great guy with a great personality and you’ll fall in love with him and then what do we do?

choi jongho
not that great if you ask me

park seonghwa
hey yeosang
trust yunho okay
and jongho and hyung are here too
you can come to us

kang yeosang
i know and i do trust yunho
i just never wanted to speak to wooyoung again

park seonghwa
i know sangie
but we’re here okay

jeong yunho
and this month will pass by really quickly
the presentation will be done
and we'll hopefully get our extra credit

choi jongho
it’ll be okay hyung

kang yeosang
hopefully
thank you guys
you’re all the best

jeong yunho
aw yeosang’s being affectionate

park seonghwa
best part of my day

kang yeosang
>:(

choi jongho
HEY
lunch with me should be the best part

 

private message: kang yeosang and jeong yunho

jeong yunho
hey sangie
did you get back safely?

kang yeosang
our apartment is literally a ten minute walk from where we ate
of course i did

jeong yunho
hey
you have to cross roads too
i gotta make sure

kang yeosang
thank you
i did get back safely
dont you have class now

jeong yunho
prof’s not here yet
hey yeosang?

kang yeosang
yeah?
whats up?

jeong yunho
you know i would never put you in a difficult position right
even if i did fall for wooyoung’s personality
whatever that means
i would never put him before your feelings

kang yeosang
oh my god
yunho
you’re one of my best friends
i know you would never
im just overthinking

jeong yunho
its valid overthinking

kang yeosang
its just
i just had this plan to get through uni without talking to him and then never seeing him again after uni
but now that i have to talk to him
my plan is useless
and i had nothing beyond that plan
so im kinda confused and stuck i guess
but i know you would never do anything to upset me
you’ve always been there for me
and i appreciate it
so thank you so much for being here

jeong yunho
i promise you wont have to talk to him past presentation planning and stuff
and then after we’re done your plan is back on track
its just one flaw
not too major since i’ll be there

kang yeosang
i know i never say it much
but i am genuinely so thankful i met you
thank you

jeong yunho
i am too
even though you never clean up the apartment

kang yeosang
HEY
i said im sorry
ive been doing better

Notes:

the rest of ateez will be introduced in the next chapter.

thanks for reading!