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Cravity was in the middle of recording a new episode of Cravity Park. During this episode, they were competing against each other in a sports festival fashion. They were currently playing a game where the objective was to make each other laugh using various objects and tactics.
Seongmin was on a team with Serim, Jungmo, Hyeongjun, and Allen. He was usually able to maintain a high level of self control and thought that he would definitely be the ace of his team during this game. However, because of Minhee, he was the first one out in the first round which made him a bit frustrated. Luckily there was another round, so he could redeem himself.
“Seongmin-ah, are you going to lose quickly again?” Minhee teased as he made his way over to a solemn faced Seongmin who was determined to win.
“You won’t win this time, hyung.”
Minhee smirked as he fiddled with the cat toy he was carrying.
The second round began and Minhee tried making Seongmin laugh by repeating the same acts he did during the first round—Seongmin remained composed. Minhee remembered the fact that Seongmin isn’t very ticklish, so the cat toy wasn’t super effective.
Seongmin felt proud of himself. He had been able to withstand the urge of laughing for this long, so he was certain he could go for even longer. Then, suddenly, Minhee’s face was right next to his own. So close that Seongmin could feel Minhee’s light breathing against his cheek.
Seongmin remained calm on the outside but could feel something stir inside of him. It was hard but Seongmin was persistent. It wasn’t until the touch of Minhee’s lips surfaced upon Seongmin’s cheek that he felt his composure begin to slip away.
A slight smile involuntarily crept on Seongmin’s face and for some reason, he began to feel a bit nervous. Minhee’s lips were soft and the kiss was placed so gracefully...Seongmin fell into a reverie leading to thoughts of what it would be like to actually kiss Minhee. A warmness moved throughout himself and eventually settled into his face. He could only imagine the blush that resided on his cheeks and ears.
Seongmin returned to reality. He was still in this gymnasium, playing a game with his group mates...and not only that HE WANTED TO WIN.
He softly pushed Minhee away, trying to return to his composed self, but based on the look Minhee gave him, he could tell that he wasn’t fooling him one bit. Minhee gazed at Seongmin and Seongmin knew that he couldn’t bear to look at him any longer, so he closed his eyes—which was a mistake. Minhee’s face hovered right in front of his and all Seongmin could think was, Is he actually going to kiss me? We are on camera!
Seongmin opened his eyes and to no surprise, they met with Minhee’s once again. Instinctively, Seongmin pushed Minhee away causing Minhee to chuckle lightly. He decided to stop teasing Seongmin so much and used the cat toy to tickle Seongmin’s nose instead.
At this point, Seongmin was so flustered that he just wanted Minhee to leave; not even caring about winning anymore. Even though Seongmin was a blushing mess, Minhee seemed unbothered which really bothered Seongmin. A forced chuckle escaped Seongmin’s mouth, indicating his loss. “This isn’t fair!” He exclaimed.
“Nice, you laughed!” Minhee shouted before getting up and running over to bother Jungmo, leaving Seongmin questioning everything that just happened.
He and Minhee had always been close and often showed skinship towards each other...but what just happened felt...different. Was he over reacting? This didn’t seem to be bothering Minhee at all.
Recording the rest of the episode went on as normal. Seongmin tried to push the confusing thoughts of Minhee to the back of his mind and have fun with the rest of his hyungs.
Even though everyone appeared to be having fun. Something felt a bit off. They were on different teams after all, but it seemed that Minhee was actively avoiding him; and Seongmin wasn’t going to do anything about it. Not now anyways.
The boys traveled back to their dorm. They were all a bit tired from recording that day, so mostly everyone went to their rooms to rest.
Seongmin went along with Woobin to their room, while Minhee decided to go to Hyeongjun’s room and talk with him. Seongmin tried not to let it bother him much because Minhee would usually hang out with other hyungs, it wasn’t abnormal. It just made him upset today and he couldn’t seem to attach meaning to his emotions.
Seongmin sat sulkingly on his bed, looking through his phone. Woobin quickly picked up on Seongmin’s mood. It was known for Seongmin’s mood to change quickly but Woobin always made sure to check in on him.
“Is everything okay, Seongmin?” Woobin sounded sincere.
Seongmin considered saying everything on his mind since Woobin was comforting to talk to...but all that came out was. “I’m okay, just a bit tired.”
“Get some rest.”
“Thanks, hyung. You too.”
Seongmin laid on his back and stared at the ceiling. He tried to make sense of his feelings. The thought of kissing Minhee never crossed his mind before today and it really puzzled him. Did he like Minhee?
The sound of Woobin getting up startled Seongmin out of his thoughts. “I’m going to go eat a snack and take a shower.”
Seongmin didn’t respond, so Woobin assumed he was asleep. “I’ll try to be quiet when I come back, good night.” Woobin left the room.
Seongmin closed his eyes, deciding to actually sleep instead of worry. A few minutes later, the door creaked open.
“That was fast, hyung,” Seongmin mumbled.
“What was fast?” A familiar voice that didn’t belong to Woobin responded.
Seongmin’s eyes opened and he sprung up. “Oh Minhee!” He said in a shocked voice.
“Seongmin-ahhh!” Minhee replied, climbing up to Seongmin’s bed and wrapping his arms around him. “Don’t tell me you’re going to sleep already?”
Seongmin wriggled his way out of Minhee’s grasp. “I thought you weren’t talking to me...”
“Huh?” Minhee looked confused. “When did that ever happen?” Minhee let out an uncontrolled laugh, but noticed that Seongmin was serious.
“Never mind...it’s nothing.”
Minhee didn’t push for more because it didn’t seem like Seongmin wanted to talk about it. However, he couldn’t stand looking at his sad face anymore.
Minhee’s hands cupped Seongmin’s face. “I didn’t mean to make you feel like I was avoiding you Seongmin. You’re too cute to make that face.”
A smile grew on his face and that feeling came back again. Minhee’s warm hands were planted on his cheeks and Seongmin didn’t want the feeling of Minhee’s touch to end. Suddenly, Seongmin felt his body become warm and all he knew was that for some reason, he wanted Minhee to actually kiss him.
Seongmin closed his eyes. Even though he couldn’t see, he could hear Minhee approaching and the closeness of Minhee’s face to his own became evident when he felt Minhee’s breath against his lips.
This was going to be Seongmin's first kiss and he had no clue what he should be doing. He slightly puckered his lips and waited.
“MINHEE!” A voice entered the room, disrupting what was about to happen.
The two men quickly separated from each other and looked to the door realizing that Hyeongjun had entered the room.
“Want to play a video game with...oh, Seongmin-ah, you can play too!” Hyeongjun asked with a bright smile.
Minhee looked to Seongmin whose ears were bright red. Seongmin smiled. “I’m okay! You guys have fun.”
“I’ll be out in a moment,” Minhee responded.
“Okay, I’ll go set up the game,” Hyeongjun said before leaving.
Minhee began to climb down from Seongmin’s bed. “Are you sure you don’t want to come?”
“I’m fine hyung, go play!” Seongmin insisted.
Minhee looked at Seongmin for a few more moments before climbing down.
“Goodnight!” Minhee said before exiting the room.
Seongmin laid down again and closed his eyes, even more confused now. What was happening between him and Minhee?