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"i told you, i'm fine alone at home! i swear i will finish my homework!"
"well, the last time i trusted you, you ended up binging a romantic comedy series and even overslept, with your homework not done!" hyunsuk folded his arms over his chest standing by junkyu's desk, waiting for the latter's defense.
it never came. how would it ever when everything hyunsuk said was true?
"but i study better alo-"
hyunsuk placed a finger on junkyu's lips, successfully making him shut up.
"no can do, mister. you're coming with me today. bring your laptop and stuff, we're going to the study session together."
"but i don't know anyone there!" you can almost see junkyu's brain working out excuses to escape this study session as he sat in front of his study table, his ass stuck to his chair. hyunsuk rolled his eyes and gently whacked junkyu's head with his oversized windbreaker sleeve.
"well, it's about time you meet some new people other than your pathetic small circle of friends like haruto and i. and maybe, get a boyfriend and date or something. lying around the house complaining about those romance movie won't naturally get you a boyfriend."
junkyu stared bewildered at hyunsuk's roast. it was unintentional, but it stings a little. junkyu just stared quietly at his laptop screen, zoning out suddenly.
hyunsuk's eyes widen when he saw junkyu's reaction. he has never reacted this way so maybe he had actually given some thoughts to it recently. he quickly pulled junkyu into a hug and apologised. he felt the younger hug him back and bury his face into his windbreaker.
"nah, you're right, hyung. i need to go out more and meet people. i can't keep relying on you and ruto, you guys have your own friends..." junkyu sounded serious as he spoke which scares hyunsuk, but turns out he has nothing to worry about as junkyu continued, "BUT it's so scary meeting new people! they have this look in which they look like they're judges from from dance audition on a global scale! that's so scary..."
junkyu dramatically shivered at the thought of it. hyunsuk couldn't help but laugh. this young man here may be introverted and shy at first, but he would have no problem making new friends later.
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or so he thought. the younger just sat at the corner of the library café with his hood covering majority of his face except his eyes to work on his computer.
hyunsuk internally face palmed himself as he thought it would all work well.
"hyung, who's the new kid you brought along today? he looks kinda emo but also cute." jihoon came and sat beside hyunsuk, pointing at the "emo" but cute kid at the corner.
this time, hyunsuk physically slapped himself in the face, telling jihoon about junkyu's plight and how he is trying to help and how he thought all would work well, and what had eventually happened. "and for your information, he is far from emo. he can be the cutest and loudest kid in the world but sadly he has trust issues," hyunsuk signaled jihoon to lean in as he tries to tell him something, "he had a manipulati-"
before he could finish his sentence, a soft 'hyung' can be heard from behind hyunsuk and jihoon.
they turned around to see junkyu squatting beside him, eyes shifting between the two, but mainly at hyunsuk. he looked very tiny and scared as hell.
"what happened, junkyu?" hyunsuk asked worriedly. is he feeling unwell? maybe he felt lonely at the corner? millions of thoughts went through hyunsuk's head.
junkyu hesitated before speaking, "a random guy tried to hit me up..? he suddenly came to my table and sat beside me and started inching closer and closer and then he tried to-"
"junkyu, calm down! you're panicking." hyunsuk gently rubbed junkyu's back with the latter still squatting on the floor, his eyes solely focusing on hyunsuk. "hmm, sadly we can't book the café and there aren't any seats around me for you. maybe i'll go over and sit with you-"
"no, hyung. you're gonna have a meeting with your council mates soon you should stay here with them.."
"but what about you? i don't wanna leave you alone with the chance of a random dude harassing you or something!"
"dear kind sirs. i do hope you know i exist." a third voice entered the conversation. of course, it's jihoon.
"yes, but this isn't about you today, park jihoon." hyunsuk blocked out jihoon and tried to get back to junkyu. junkyu took a quick glance at jihoon and caught him looking shocked and rejected and it brought a slight smile to to his face because of how funny he looked. he quickly look away to hide his smile.
unfortunately, (or fortunately, who knows?) hyunsuk saw and an idea crossed his mind.
"ah, park jihoon, my man! are you free now? maybe you could accompany junkyu. you're the only one i trust that is free from the evil clutches of my team meeting with the school head so, please do me a favour."
jihoon gave hyunsuk a 'that was what i was hinting to you but your dumbass didn't get it till now!" look in which hyunsuk smiled apologetically before turning to junkyu. before the latter could say anything, hyunsuk shushed him.
"ah, ah. i know what you're going to say. but please, just let jihoon stay with you. he's the only person here that actually look like he can beat someone into a pulp if anyone ever harass you; not sure if he can actually do it but-"
"hey! of course i can!" jihoon interrupted and defended himself, causing hyunsuk to roll his eyes at him. sure, junkyu wanted to reject. not that he didn't trust jihoon, he knows he is going to be awkward as hell and would make jihoon feel uncomfortable and jihoon would eventually leav-
"yah, kim junkyu. i can almost hear the negativity in your head right now. don't worry about jihoon running away from you, i'm more worried about him chasing after you."
junkyu looked at jihoon and saw him wriggling his eyebrows at him with a smile but it soon got slapped away by hyunsuk. "don't scare my baby like that."
jihoon waved hyunsuk off and told him to focus on his meeting later and not worry about junkyu as he is in safe hands. hyunsuk actually may have regretted asking jihoon to stay with junkyu the moment jihoon packed his stuff and stood up...
"c'mon, babe. let's go study and not disturb this old hag." jihoon helped junkyu up from his squatting position.
until he saw what happened before his eyes.
jihoon swung his bag over his shoulder, before gently placing his hand at the small of junkyu's back and patting it gently, assuring the latter that he'll be fine.
then he smiled.
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hyunsuk stretched his aching back and let out a yawn.
the meeting went on for almost 5 whole hours when they were only expecting it to last 2 hours.
"great job, guys. last meeting of the year is done!" hyunsuk cheered and the rest of his team cheered along but it ended in a split second as all of them were too tired to continue.
suddenly, junkyu came to his mind. he quickly turned around to see what had become of junkyu and whether he had survived the 5 hours of tortured he unintentionally put him into.
to his surprise (and delight), junkyu looked like he was enjoying himself.
he was sitting on his seat with his legs crossed in one of the booth sipping from his cup of smoothie with jihoon sitting across him, their hands interlocked. alright, maybe not interlocked. junkyu was holding onto one of jihoon's hands, comparing hand sizes. and jihoon was just letting him do whatever he wants, with an endearing smile on his face.
oh, park jihoon. you are dead meat.
not that hyunsuk was going to kill him, yeah, that could happen. but it's more of junkyu will kill him. with his cuteness, bubbly personality, laughter. everything. afterall, hyunsuk almost did. but he clearly was dying as an older brother, not some lovesick puppy that jihoon looks like right now. is he though? we'll see.
he got up from his seat and walked over to the two of them, clearing his throat as he got closer. the two let go of each other's hand and smiled at hyunsuk. "kim junkyu, have you finished your homework?" he raised an eyebrow at junkyu, and took a quick glance at jihoon.
"yeah! i finished it like 2 hours ago cause jihoon helped me with some of the hard ones! but you were still having your meeting so we got something to drink and started chatting." the smile on his face never left, not even for a single moment.
jihoon must be a magician, junkyu has never warmed up to someone this quickly before. definitely not in a span of 5 hours; he himself took a week!
he turned to jihoon and suddenly frowned. the latter was just looking at hyunsuk and smiling brightly at the older, like he was expecting some sort of compliment.
he pulled jihoon out of his seat and whispered, "what did hell did you do to my junkyu?"
"nothing?"
they both turn their heads to look at junkyu, with jihoon looking with a smile and hyunsuk with a frown. junkyu just sat there, confused at whatever was going on between the two.
"if i ever find out what you did to junkyu, you're dead." hyunsuk warned jihoon. he didn't want to believe jihoon actually got junkyu, an extremely introverted and next level shy boy, to warm up to him in 5 hours.
jihoon let out a soft laugh, "oh my, i'm fucking scared as hell," and proceeded to wave his hands like he was running away from danger as he turned back to his junkyu, no, his seat. junkyu just stared at the two of them, silently ordering them to tell him what they were talking about with his huge, puppy eyes. they tried resisting but he was just too cute, and hyunsuk knows junkyu would sulk for possibly a week straight if he ever hides something from junkyu.
"alright then, maybe you can answer my question first; what the hell did this man here feed you?" hyunsuk squeezed in beside junkyu in the booth seat and folded his arms, waiting for junkyu to answer.
"uh.... he got me a smoothie?" junkyu hesitated, thinking whether it was the answer hyunsuk was looking for, but soon got distracted, "hyung, you should try this smoothie, it's so flavourful and fresh!"
hyunsuk proceeded to facepalm himself as junkyu turned and looked at jihoon, confused. the latter didn't say anything and just smiled at junkyu, who, as dumb as it sounds, smiled back cluelessly.
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hyunsuk entered the lecture hall and immediately spotted jihoon at his usual seat, staring into space. he chuckled under his breath and made his way to the younger male.
"yo! what are you thinking about? i bet it's not about lecture, right? you never put in much effort into school work, though you get decent result every time." hyunsuk nudged jihoon, breaking his train of thoughts.
jihoon blinked a couple of times, finally returning to reality.
"oh, hi hyung. you're here early." jihoon said with a smile that looked kind of awkward to hyunsuk.
"early? what do you mean early? class is literally starting in 5 minutes!" hyunsuk checked the time on his phone as he sat down. "ya, park jihoon. you're acting weird today. you're so distracted and unlike your usual self."
jihoon waved hyunsuk off. "it's about club, nothing much."
hyunsuk scoffed, "oh, please. if you wanna lie, lie better. what about the club? we're in the same club, mind you. there aren't even any upcoming events for you to worry about. c'mon, what seems to be the problem?"
initially, jihoon just sat there slouching as hyunsuk switched on his laptop, not saying a word. suddenly, hyunsuk saw jihoon turn towards from his peripheral vision and flinched.
"hyung." jihoon's voice went deep and serious.
"what?"
"you have to answer me very, very honestly."
hyunsuk is now scared. this was the first time he has seen jihoon so serious. sure, he acts serious all the time but this time he doesn't seem to be acting. "uh... sure, what is it?"
jihoon took a deep breath before asking in a much lower tone. "why is kim junkyu so fucking cute?"
hyunsuk's mouth dropped open slightly as he tried to take in what was asked. did jihoon just ask him why kim junkyu, his baby, is so fucking cute? yes.
"bro, i know, right?! isn't he just the cutes- WHAT?" hyunsuk's voice echoed through the lecture theatre. and you thought his reaction might be pretty fast. guess not.
students turned towards them after hyunsuk exclaimed loudly. the older bowed and apologised but the other students just laughed it off. afterall, he is pretty well-liked in his class as he is considered a music genius.
"i know, i know. initially, i thought it was just his innocent face that made my heart flutter a little, but my gay fucking jumped out once i started hanging out with him that day. fuck, why does he have to be so cute?" jihoon buried his face into his bag that was laid on the table in front of him and messed up his hair a little before lying there motionlessly.
"you're fucked, jihoon. there's no going back. i did warn you how adorable junkyu was and asked if you sure you wanna go to the library café that day as you might meet him. i didn't know you were actually gonna die because of him."
"hyung! he is next level adorable. i wanna pinch those cheeks of his, ruffle that fluffy hair of his, and those lips, i wanna kis-"
"eh, i'll stop you here. i don't need to hear you getting whipped and all right now. or ever. so what you gonna do about it. lemme warn you, he's my baby. if you ever hurt him-"
"NO. i would NEVER hurt that baby. he can kill me and i'll die gladly and come back my next life to find him."
"my junkyu won't kill-"
"i know! i'm just exaggerating how much i would die for him."
"and you've only know him for one day."
their lecturer then entered the class and the conversation stopped, but hyunsuk can't help but get distracted by a dying jihoon beside him. how dramatic can that boy be? but no matter how dramatic he get, hyunsuk swore to help the both of them; for junkyu, it's helping him trust people once again and for jihoon, well, he just doesn't want to meet a dying boy every time during lecture. and also, they deserve someone like each other.
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the door suddenly swung open and in came an excited yet confused looking junkyu scanning their tiny dorm living room for hyunsuk.
"hyung!" he quickly shut the door and ran towards the 2 bedrooms at the other end of the living room, throwing his bag onto his bed as he passed his bedroom and continued towards hyunsuk's room.
he opened the door to hyunsuk's room and saw the older on his laptop on his bed, looking a little startled. he quickly sat up and took off his headphones, tilting his head slightly with a confused look on his face.
junkyu scurried over and sat on the floor in front of him, looking very betrayed.
"hyung, you did it, didn't you?"
"did what? i don't know what you're talking about!"
"hyung!"
junkyu is pouting with a slight frown, his arms crossed in front of his chest. hyunsuk tried to avoid his eyes but it was so overpowering he couldn't stand it.
the older sighed and finally looked at junkyu in the eyes. "yes, i did it."
junkyu knew but he still showed a shocked expression. "hyung! you know i can't do that! just ask anyone along the streets and they can do better than me!"
hyunsuk waved him off. "don't lie to yourself, your dance is decent! with more practice, you'll definitely be one of the best. besides, i have my reasons as to why i signed you up."
"huh? what reasons? isn't my bad dancing a sign for you to NOT sign me up."
"firstly, you need to join a club. i've told you multiple times you need one in order to graduate, and you kept delaying. mind you, you need to be in a club for at least 2 years."
junkyu opened his mouth to object but once again he has nothing to say so he closed it.
"and secondly..." hyunsuk paused for a while before continuing, "jihoon is in the dance club too."
hyunsuk could have sworn junkyu stopped functioning for a split second but regained his composure, "jihoon? so what if he's in the club? how is that a reason for me to join?" not forgetting to blink multiple times and avoiding hyunsuk's gaze.
"hmm?" hyunsuk gave junkyu a knowing look to which junkyu shrugged it off and looked away. hyunsuk grabbed the top of junkyu's head lightly and turned it back facing him, raising an eyebrow at him.
"c'mon, you're comfortable around him, aren't you?"
the younger didn't reply, but nodded slightly with his head down, avoiding hyunsuk's gaze.
hyunsuk smiled. he's glad. he's glad that there's someone whom junkyu felt comfortable with other than haruto and himself. he's glad junkyu is opening up to other people. he's glad it's jihoon. jihoon has been his close friend for probably 5 years and counting, other than haruto and junkyu of course. he's someone hyunsuk would trust his own life with, maybe not junkyu's life for now. but he's reliable, caring, understanding, and as lame as junkyu, if not even lamer.
"that's why you're joining the dance club! see you tomorrow after school at central block, i'll bring you to the dance studio. but right now," hyunsuk stood up and pulled junkyu onto his feet. "i need to finish my demo for class, it's due tomorrow. call me when it's dinner time, alright? oh, did you grow taller again? what a big baby you've become." hyunsuk ruffled junkyu's hair, with the latter pouting but smiled and nodded nonetheless.
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"hyung~!" junkyu spotted hyunsuk and started running towards him.
"someone seems excited today, huh?"
junkyu frowned slightly with a 'are you kidding me' smile, "i'm excited to see you, hyung."
"oh?" hyunsuk questioned, not buying it. "you see me everyday in the dorm though."
unable to think of any excuses, junkyu just scoffed and shrugged, turning away from hyunsuk's questioning gaze.
"so, er... where to?" junkyu started walking in a random direction, which fortunately for him was the correct direction. hyunsuk just laughed and quickly caught up with junkyu, not forgetting to ruffle the younger's hair, causing a whine to escape his lips.
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ever since they stepped into the dance studio, junkyu's mouth has never closed. it was beautiful.
"hyung, i see where the school budget has went to." junkyu whispered to hyunsuk, not wanting others to give him weird stares. the older just laughed and ruffled his hair again, to which this time junkyu didn't whine; he was too amazed at the interior of the studio.
it was huge. the mirrors were sparkling clean and the floor was nicely textured so that you can slide here and there in your pants but enough friction to dance and not slip and fall. the entrance door was huge and nicely built, and also the man who just entered through the door.
park jihoon.
"oh my god, it's jihoon.." junkyu turned around and tried to walk to the back of the bunch of people who has gathered in the dance studio for their audition.
"no can do, you're standing beside me." hyunsuk grabbed junkyu's wrist and pulled him back. junkyu slouched and looked down, hopefully jihoon wouldn't see him.
but how? when he is almost half a head taller than most of the people there.
"junkyu! hyunsuk!" jihoon spotted them and started walking towards them. junkyu took a few deep breathes before looking up with a smile, trying not to look nervous. he probably succeeded, that or jihoon was to whipped to notice. (but junkyu doesn't know that, only hyunsuk.)
if jihoon was whipped or nervous or whatever, his acting was top-tier because he was nothing like the other day.
"fancy seeing you here, junkyu-ah. you can dance?"
"eh, no-"
"yes, he can, to a certain extent. he's actually pretty decent but he keeps denying it." hyunsuk rolled his eyes before continuing. "with that body of his AND practice, he could mesmerise anyone."
jihoon laughed at how salty hyunsuk sounded before patting his shoulder to comfort him.
jihoon then proceeded to walk over to a table and picked up a stack of what seems to be number stickers and a clipboard.
"alright, everyone! i'll be giving out number stickers to everyone. do write your name and school ID beside the number given to you on this paper i have here." jihoon raised the clipboard he was holding. "is everyone clear?"
the crowd replied "yes!" enthusiastically before lining up to get their number stickers.
"hyung! don't tell me jihoon is the-"
"yeah, he's the team captain. pretty cool, huh? i'm the team advisor this year as i was the captain last year and i'll also be very busy with school this year."
junkyu turned his attention to jihoon who was smiling at everyone who was in the queue as they took their number, starting a short conversation with pretty much everyone. unconsciously, a smile found its way to junkyu's face and when jihoon suddenly met eyes with him, his smile got even brighter and jihoon immediately smiled back.
(a/n: oh, my fucking heart. jikyu smiling /_\)
jihoon quickly got back to his work and junkyu realised what just happened and slapped his face.
"yah, what're doing, junkyu?" hyunsuk asked, pretty much shocked.
"n-nothing. i'm nervous, i guess." junkyu lied, but he is starting to feel nervous. "hyung, what if i embarrass myself? you know i get nervous easily and i mess up and end up embarrassing myself..." junkyu's eyes became slightly teary.
hyunsuk's eyes widened and grabbed onto junkyu's arms and squeezed lightly. "oh my god, don't worry junkyu-ah, you'll do fine! you've been practicing with me, right?"
the younger nodded but still felt unsure. "but what if i end up still messing up? you'll be disappointed, won't you?"
hyunsuk smiled ever so lovingly at junkyu and assured him, "no i won't, silly. i'll be proud, always will be. don't worry about whether you'll pass or not, just enjoy yourself! you actually do love dancing a lot, don't you?"
junkyu nodded once again, though he still feels unsure.
he suddenly felt a hand rest gently on his lower back, patting lightly. he turned his head and realised it was jihoon, as smiley as ever.
"here's your number, i've written your details for you already." jihoon passed junkyu his sticker, but what he got was a confused looked. "hyunsuk-hyung gave me your details! i'm not a stalker, i swear!" he then raised both hands beside his head, eyes wide open.
junkyu suddenly started laughing at how funny jihoon looked and hyunsuk smiled. jihoon does have a way with him, huh?
jihoon then smiled and laughed along with junkyu, for the latter has the most adorable laughter anyone could ever have. he then proceeded to ruffle junkyu's hair saying, "you'll do well, don't worry. i'll be the one watching you so don't be nervous! fighting!"
after jihoon walked away to prepare as the main judge of the audition, junkyu turned to hyunsuk and realised the older is already looking at him, eyebrows raised with a smirk.
"h-hyung..."
"alright, alright. i won't tease you. for now. just do your best, yeah? just have fun, and maybe seduce jihoon while you're at it." hyunsuk winked.
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"so, congratulations on passing the audition. all of you here have potential to become even greater dancers, so do your best and cherish your time here with your new mates and friends." jihoon smiled brightly as he spoke, standing on a chair so everyone can see him. "let's cut to the chase, alright? trainings would be on tuesdays and fridays, and when it's competition period, saturdays too. so please, plan your schedule properly. if you miss too many trainings, i'm sorry we'll have to let you go. but if your grades are dropping, sorry you'll have to leave too; we can't risk your future for a club. if it's all clear, you're dismissed. thank you for coming!"
the students thanked jihoon and cheers can be heard here and there as they started to disperse.
of course, hyunsuk and junkyu stayed behind. hyunsuk because he was the team advisor and is still a main team dancer and junkyu because he has nothing to do other than follow hyunsuk around.
jihoon got off the chair and when he looked up he saw hyunsuk and junkyu walking towards him.
"jihoon-ah, please help me. tell this boy right here how well he did; he's been rejecting my praises and compliments the whole time." hyunsuk said, defeated. "and also i need to go to the toilet, this baby here didn't want to be left alone so i had to hold in my pee." jihoon laughed loudly as hyunsuk walked away hurriedly towards the toilet, with junkyu smiling sheepishly.
junkyu really did great. he could still improve, of course, but he was one of the best dancers today.
jihoon smiled proudly and lightly tapped junkyu's chin twice. "you did well today, kyu-tie~ not gonna lie, you almost seduced me right there and then." jihoon then winked at junkyu, causing the latter to turn away, face turning pink.
"are you blushing, junkyu-ah? c'mon, look at me. you're adorable, why are you hiding from me?" jihoon tried to follow where junkyu's head was going so as to take a peek at his blushing face but junkyu was too fast. so he quickly yet gently grabbed onto junkyu's face and turned to face him.
jihoon scrunched his nose at junkyu and smiled. "oh, how are you so cute? you were dancing so seductively just moments ago."
junkyu's eyes widened and he quickly covered his face with his hands, muttering a soft, "stop it..." he pushed jihoon's hands away from his heated face and tried to look away from jihoon again. jihoon laughed at how adorable junkyu was acting and decided to cut the younger some slack. "alright, alright i won't tease you anymore, but you did well today, junkyu-ah. with more practice, you could probably be in the main team with hyunsuk-hyung and i for the mid-year school performance!"
junkyu raised both his hands in front if him and shook his head, "no, no. that's impossible. i can't improve in such a short time-"
"yes, you can!" hyunsuk's voice echoed through the dance studio. he came out from behind jihoon and slapped jihoon's back twice. "this man here can help! he's one of the best dancers in the club, if not the best. he has helped many of our members improve alot and many gained praises when they went to audition for dance studios outside of school. so, rest assured, i'll have this guy right here help and train you."
now junkyu looked even more hesitant. "then, won't i die from his training? i have really bad stamina..."
"don't worry, kyu. i'll make sure you won't die, if not someone would be up to get my ass." jihoon stuck out his tongue at hyunsuk and when the hyunsuk was about to throw hands at him, he ran and hid behind junkyu, arms wrapped around the latter's waist. "junkyu-ah, save me from hyunsuk-hyung!"
junkyu felt his cheeks burn but laughed at hyunsuk's attempt to get pass him to reach jihoon.
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hyunsuk, jihoon and junkyu were having lunch at the school's cafeteria when suddenly two long arms came from behind and wrapped junkyu up. junkyu jumped and quickly turned around to see who it was.
"ruto! you're back!" junkyu exclaimed loudly before standing up from his seat and turned to hug haruto tightly.
hyunsuk and haruto exchanged their handshake before hyunsuk ask, "didn't you say your flight will arrive only later tonight? we were planning to go fetch you!"
haruto, who was still hugging junkyu, laughed and said he wanted to surprise the both of them so he lied about his arrival time.
"are you tired, ruto-ah? have you eaten? do you want some food? hyung can get you some!" junkyu started bombarding haruto with questions and love, much to jihoon's slight dismay.
(a/n: your man's jealous, junkyu-ah.)
haruto took a seat which was next hyunsuk, opposite of junkyu and diagonal of jihoon. haruto then noticed jihoon sitting there, chewing on his pasta.
"hi, i'm haruto! you must be jihoon, am i right?"
jihoon tilted his head, surprised that haruto knew him. he knew of haruto's existence but didn't know he would be mentioned by hyunsuk to others. "yes, i'm jihoon. how did you know?"
haruto laughed, "oh, you're very popular around school as the main dancer of our school's elite dance club, and also someone has been telling me alot about you."
"oh? and who might that someone be?"
"it's jun- ow! it's hyunsuk-hyung. you guys are in the same club and are... uh... leading the team, yeah." haruto slouched a little to reach under the table. hyunsuk laughed, seeing whatever drama that was unfolding in front of him. (long story short, junkyu kicked haruto's shin to shut him up.)
jihoon, who was still clueless, nodded and smiled at haruto before putting out his fist for a fistbump in which haruto excitedly returned. "nice to meet you, ruto-ah. let's get along well."
soon, they finished their lunch and they decided to go back to hyunsuk, junkyu and haruto's shared dorm as they had no more class for the rest of the day. jihoon was invited so he could help junkyu with his school work as it turns out they have 2 same modules at the same time and didn't realise until they met each other at the cafe.
"i miss my bed so much!" haruto stretched and started walking towards his and hyunsuk's shared bedroom after entering the dorm. hyunsuk and haruto shares the larger room as they produce music together sometimes while junkyu has the smaller room to himself.
junkyu peeked into haruto's room to see the giant flop on his bed before saying, "rest well, ruto-ah! we'll wake you up for dinner later." haruto hummed in his low pitched voice before slowly drifting to sleep.
"jihoonie, c'mon, let's go to my room!" junkyu pulled jihoon's jacket sleeve, leading towards his bedroom. jihoon just went with the flow, his body floating behind junkyu's. hyunsuk laughed at the sight before warning them, "you guys better be studying, alright? don't do weird stuff or anything, yeah?"
jihoon clicked his tongue and saluted. "yes, sir! but if junkyu gets to cute, i can't guarantee something won't happen!" before shutting the door behind him. hyunsuk was about to nag the shit out of jihoon when he heard junkyu slap the older on his arm or something, nagging on his behalf. "don't say rubbish! and i'm not cute, okay?"
"of course you are, kyu-tie!"
hyunsuk fake gagged before walking into his room, and is met with haruto wide awake, staring at him. the older almost screamed in shock but caught himself before doing so.
"hyung, what is going on? i just went on a overseas programme trip for 3 months and junkyu-hyung has a boy- is datin- uh, what are they!?" haruto asked, confused as hell.
hyunsuk explained everything that happened from when they met in the cafe for the first time and the dance audition, and their classes together, jihoon coming to hang out at their dorm sometimes for the past two and a half months.
"oh, and by the way, i think jihoon thinks you're very, very close to junkyu and maybe even thinks you guys are boyfriends or something. you should've seen his face during lunch! it was fucking hilarious." hyunsuk laughed and haruto widened his eyes.
"really? we're just close though?"
"it can't be helped; he's just jealous."
haruto pulled his blanket over his body, whsipering softly, "wonder what would happen to junkyu-hyung now..." before really drifting of to sleep.
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jihoon let his body fall on junkyu's bed as junkyu went to his study table to get his laptop out.
"don't fall asleep! i need your help, jihoonie." junkyu nagged as he threw his beanie at jihoon's face. jihoon frowned at the impact but the frown was gone as soon as he smelt junkyu's shampoo on the beanie.
"i like your shampoo, kyu-ah. smells cute, just like you."
"what? are you okay, park jihoon? how can a shampoo smell cute?" junkyu picked up his laptop and walked towards his bed, sitting near the edge of it. he felt jihoon's arms wrap around his waist and pull him further from the edge of the bed.
"what are you doing, park jihoon... i need to finish this by today."
"let's sleep first, i'm tired. and you smell extremely nice today, kyu-ah."
junkyu still can't get use to the nickname jihoon had given him a while ago. it sounds so nice coming out of his mouth, butterflies forming in his stomach everytime he says it. he too slowly started calling jihoon "jihoonie", as requested by the older, saying close friends have nicknames for each other.
so we're closed friends, huh?
but then junkyu would tell himself, jihoon's just a really kind and friendly and warm person, that's why he is likes to him. he doesn't really like jihoon that way, right?
he wasn't sure if jihoon was naturally this touchy with everyone or it is just with him, but he decided not to lead himself on. however, that doesn't mean he doesn't have a soft spot for jihoon.
"but if you sleep now, the next thing we know it could be tomorrow morning already!"
"hyunsuk-hyung will wake us up, don't worry."
"w-who said i'm sleeping with you?" junkyu stammered, face heating up a little. he tried to pry off jihoon's arms from his waist but to no avail, jihoon's too strong.
jihoon sat up suddenly and pulled junkyu further onto the bed and turned him around, so the latter would be facing him. he eyed junkyu suspiciously, causing the younger to look down at his fingers.
"are you sure?" jihoon asked vaguely, and junkyu tilted his head in confusion.
"yes...?"
"ah, you're unsure and hesitating. therefore, you're sleeping with me." jihoon smirked before pulling junkyu down onto his back on the bed before throwing the blanket over them. he proceeded to wrap his arms once again around junkyu's waist and pulled him close, spooning him. he quickly took this chance to smell junkyu's hair and then squeeze junkyu into a tight hug.
"you smell so nice and feels nice to hug to sleep. can i move to your dorm so we can sleep together? it would probably help me fix my body clock." jihoon joked and let out a soft laugh, to which junkyu lightly slapped one of his hands around his waist before saying, "quit joking around. let's sleep for an hour or two then we'll start doing our work. i don't wanna fail this module, jihoonie."
"sure, sure, my kyu.. wouldn't want you to fail and retake another year; i won't be able to graduate with you then..."
junkyu felt a smile creep onto his face and he soon fell asleep.
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junkyu didn't want to go, but he also doesn't want to be rude so he accepted an invitation to a classmate's birthday party. and also, that classmate seems happy to invite junkyu. afterall, they worked on a project together and they got along pretty well.
but he sure wasn't expecting it to be a party like this. it was almost like a frat party. he'd be sure to rethink his future invitations once again. however, he was lucky that some of his classmates are protective of him, knowing he can get pretty shy around new people and kept him close by. but alas, it cannot be avoided; junkyu got drunk because of some reasons and fortunately his protective and caring classmates brought him back to his dorm safe and sound.
the rang the doorbell and upon the second ring, the door opened and the classmates passed junkyu to the person at the door. probably haruto. hyunsuk's probably still at the school's music studio finalising his demo and uploading it somewhere. and also because the person he got passed to was bugger than him. yep, definitely not hyunsuk.
he heard his classmates bide their goodbyes but he wasn't sure as he was pretty drunk; he is a lightweight after all. he heard the door close behind him as haruto slung his arm over his shoulder and grabbed his waist for extra support.
"ruto- hic- ah, thanks for helping me... you must be wondering why i'm this drunk..." junkyu spoke but he slurred his words as he was drunk. he was brought to his room and gently placed down in his bed and he continued talking about his night at the party.
"i'm this drunk... cos of one- hic- person. you wanna guess who...?" junkyu laughed bitterly as he heard haruto opening his wardrobe, probably to get new clothes for him to change into before sleeping.
"...hm? you don't... wanna guess? c'mon, it's easy... even a baby- hic- can guess...." junkyu's words slurred even more, his hiccups not helping either.
he felt his top getting taken off and replaced with a fresh, clean and nice smelling t-shirt, and a while later, his jeans was replaced with a pair of sweatpants.
"alright... i'll tell you who..." junkyu felt haruto sitting at the side of his bed so he rolled further in, allowing the younger to shift in more, pretty surprising for a drunk to have spacial awareness. after haruto moved in, junkyu leaned onto haruto, who was sitting up, back leaning against the headboard.
"but before that.. ruto-ah, you've grown... i was once the person looking after you... and now- hic- you're the one looking... after me.. how cool."
junkyu smiled as he pat haruto's thigh lightly multiple times.
"but back to.. me drunk.. that person is..." junkyu paused for a while before continuing," park jihoon.."
junkyu let out a soft whine. "why.. why is he so handsome? and cute... and caring.... and kind...? he can dance well too.. and he makes my heart pound so fast when he calls my name... ruffles my hair, or just... smiles at me. why do i have to fall for him... he'll never like me anyways, right?" junkyu pouts as tears fall from his eyes.
"ruto, why won't you say something..." junkyu turns himself towards haruto a little and wraps his arms around his waist, and he felt haruto rest his hand on the small of his back, rubbing gently.
"why do you feel like you beefed up, ruto-ah? and why do you..." junkyu sniffed and hesitated, "smell like jihoonie?"
"dumbass, that's because i am jihoonie." you can almost hear the smile in jihoon's voice.
junkyu looked up to see jihoon, not haruto. he panicked and tried to sit up as quickly as possible, but it was pretty hard for a drunk person to do that in one try.
"you- haruto- why are you-"
"hyunsuk-hyung and haruto are both busy finsihing up their demo in the school studio so they told me to come here and wait for you after you're back from your party.. but i didn't expect you to be this drunk." jihoon laughed and ruffled junkyu's hair.
junkyu doesn't know what to say. whatever he just said to haruto, was actually heard by jihoon. his face started heating up again and he quickly covered his face with his hands again.
"you weren't suppose... to hear that. pretend i didn't say all those... i'm sorry.." tears started falling from junkyu's eyes and jihoon immediately pulled junkyu into his arms.
"kyu-ah, why are you crying? and why did you apologise? you did nothing wrong!" jihoon rubbed junkyu's back with one hand and held onto the back of his head with the other, gently massaging his nape.
"we were fine as friends, and i confessed to you... i ruined our friendship. now you must be feeling awkward or something. i'm sorry.." junkyu continued crying, his head leaning on jihoon's chest and hands grabbing onto jihoon's sweatshirt.
"hey, hey. look at me.." jihoon said softly, lifting junkyu's head so their eyes can meet. it took a while for junkyu to pluck up enough courage to look at jihoon in the eyes but when he did, all he saw was jihoon smiling at him.
"you didn't ruin anything, kyu-ah. and i'm defintely not feeling awkward or anything. in fact, i'm fucking glad." junkyu continued staring into jihoon's eyes, tilting his head once again in confusion.
"i'm glad you like me back, kyu-ah." jihoon smiled ever so brightly. "i like you too, my kyu."
what?
"ever since the first time i laid my eyes on you, i knew i was fucked. hyunsuk-hyung warned me but i didn't believe one could be beautiful, cute, kind and cheerful altogether. and boy, was i wrong." jihoon proceeded to cup junkyu's cheeks, wiping his tears away. "once i saw you, you were running through my head every single second of the day. do you know how hard it was to control from throwing myself onto you whenever i had the chance? i had to come up with excuses not to make myself obvious, but i guess you took it too seriously. but it wasn't like i was expecting you to like me back; though i was hoping you would."
junkyu finally smiled. "and i did."
"yeah.. you did. and i'm glad."
junkyu lunged onto jihoon and hugged him tightly; jihoon returning the hug.
"so what are we now, my kyu?" jihoon asked, one hand patting the area above junkyu's ass. junkyu slapped jihoon's back lightly before answering. "i don't know... what do you think?"
junkyu pulled away from the hug and tried to sit on the bed but jihoon had other plans. he grabbed onto the back of junkyu's thighs and wrapped junkyu's legs around his waist, making junkyu sit on his slightly crossed legs, facing him.
"hey- p-park jihoon!" junkyu slouched and hid his face in jihoon's shoulder, very embarrassed at how jihoon could easily move him about because of how strong he is.
"my kyu," jihoon lifted junkyu's head once again by the chin, smiling. "will you be my boyfriend?"
the smile on junkyu's face was the brightest jihoon's has ever seen before and he silently swore only he can see junkyu smile this brightly.
"yes!" junkyu replied, smile never escaping his lips.
jihoon took a quick glance at junkyu's lips before looking back up into his eyes.
"my kyu, i wanna kiss you, and i'm gonna kiss you."
and he wasted no time covering junkyu's lips with his.
it only lasted a few seconds because jihoon had to pull away to laugh after seeing the shocked expression on junkyu's face.
"sorry, my kyu. your lips were just too welcoming." jihoon confessed, to which junkyu just smiled shyly and slapped his chest.
"just one last thing." jihoon wrapped his arms around junkyu's waist before continuing.
"you have a fucking nice body, my kyu."