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When Jisung thinks back to the first time he met Bang Chan, he thinks that it must’ve been love at first sight. Chan isn’t particularly tall, though neither is Jisung himself, but his long, muscular legs make him look taller than he is. He has smooth skin and dark hair and eyes that sparkle in the sun, with a laugh that leaves Jisung’s ears ringing.
Sadly, he has to tear his eyes away when the customer at the counter clears her throat, clearly annoyed. She rolls her eyes at him as he fumbles with her change but says nothing and Jisung let’s out a sigh of relief. Hyunjin is snickering at him to his left and Jisung subtly kicks him under the counter.
”Don’t forget who got you this job.” Jisung tells him and Hyunjin just smiles that pretty smile of his, ignoring him.
Another customer walks up and Jisung says his usual lines before looking up to see the very boy who had caught his attention before. He’s even more attractive up close and Jisung can now see he has a dimple. He’s also saying something that Jisung has completely missed.
”I’m sorry, I think I must have zoned out. What was that?” He says, his cheeks on fire.
”It’s alright,” the boy smiles and Jisung feels his heart skip. “I was saying, uhm, well I’ve never been here, so I’m not quite sure what to get.”
Jisung is about to respond when someone steps next to the pretty boys side, someone Jisung recognizes.
”Felix?”
“Jisung, hi!” Felix’s smile is as bright as ever. “I see you’ve met my friend, Chan”
”Amazing observation skills,” Hyunjin interjects sarcastically. “Jisung, I’m going on break.” He’s gone before Jisung can respond.
Jisung stares after Hyunjin before he turns back to Felix and Chan, shaking his head and sighing. He glances behind the two to see no one else in line and so he doesn’t rush to start taking their order again.
”Sorry about him, I swear he’s not always like that.” Jisung apologizes, afraid of Hyunjin’s impression on Chan
“Yeah,” Felix agrees. “He’s usually worse!”
Chan grins, seemingly at ease with the banter which causes some of Jisung’s building anxiety to dwindle. He has a nice smile, one that’s warm and reassuring and sweet. Jisung tears his eyes away from Chans lips and back to his friend, who has a sort of knowing smile playing on his face.
”So, you know Felix?” Chan and Jisung ask at the same time.
For a moment there’s an awkward silence where they stare at each other and Felix has a very surprised look on his face, looking back and forth from Chan to Jisung. Jisung coughs and gestures towards Chan to go first. He nods and proceeds to slap Felix on the shoulder.
”We went to school together, in Australia. I’ve been in Korea for awhile but recently transferred to the University nearby.”
“Ah, that makes sense,” Chan gives him a questioning glance so Jisung continues. “You have a sort of accent. N-not that that’s bad or anything, I just could tell you were a foreigner-? I’m going to shut up now.”
But Chan doesn’t look offended in the least, instead he’s laughing along with Felix. They don’t seem to be laughing at him which is a relief to Jisung, though he can feel his ears heating up.
”Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so flustered,” Felix states, still laughing.
”Don’t tease him.” Chan admonishes and Jisung is amazed to see Felix instantly listens.
”How’d you do that?” Jisung asks. “I can never get him to be quiet, teach me your ways.”
Chan laughs again, throwing his head back and leaning heavily on the counter. Jisung isn’t sure his joke was that funny but he’s just glad there’s someone actually laughs at his jokes unlike Hyunjin and Changbin, who stare at him until he apologizes for his bad jokes. Felix still has that annoying little smirk on his face and Jisung feels his face flare once more.
”So, what can I get for you?” He asks once Chan has stopped laughing.
”How about this, since I’ve never been here before, get me whatever you normally get for yourself.”
”Are you sure?” Jisung asks, hesitant. “What if you don’t like it?”
“There are worse things in life than getting a coffee you don’t particularly like.” Chan answers with a shrug.
Jisung looks to Felix who shrugs as well and says nothing. Still unsure, Jisung starts to ring up his own usual coffee order along with Felix’s usual order, making sure to add a small discount to the order, just in case.
“Just one moment,” Jisung hears and then Hyunjin is reaching from behind him to mess with his screen.
”What are you-“ He says, watching Hyunjin cancel Felix’s order from the screen, “I thought you were going on break!”
Hyunjin once again ignores him, opting instead to lean over the counter to hand Felix his drink. He and Chan both watch as Felix’s face starts to turn a slight shade of pink and suddenly Hyunjin’s behavior makes sense.
Jisung turns away from the two who are absorbed in their conversation and addresses Chan. “So, I guess it’s just your order then..”
”I guess so..” Chan says and it takes Jisung a moment to realize he’s waiting for him to tell him his total.
”It’s going to be $5.83.”
By the time Jisung has given Chan his change (while definitely ignoring the spark that goes through his hand at the hand to hand contact), Hyunjin has said drink in hand.
”Getting coffee on shift, Jisung? A shame.” The older boy says, shaking his head.
“Actually,” Jisung starts, taking the drink. “It’s not for me but thank you.”
”What? But that’s your usual order, who else would order that.. thing.”
Jisung shakes his head and hands the drink to Chan, who smiles brightly at him. “I hope you like it. Don’t be too harsh on me.”
”Be as harsh as you please.” Hyunjin interjects. “That drink will put you into a sugar coma.”
”You know, I’m not going to be judged by someone who genuinely enjoys Americanos.”
Hyunjin opens his mouth to say something but is interrupted by Chan who taps Jisung on the shoulder.
”This is amazing!” Chan holds up the cup, “I think I’m going to get this every time.”
”Thank you, Chan.” He says, giving Hyunjin a smug look.
Felix laughs at their antics and shakes his head. “We should probably get going.”
Chan nods in agreement and suddenly there’s a flurry of ‘goodbyes’ and ‘see you later’s’ and an odd moment where Hyunjin holds onto Felix’s hand a little too long and then they’re gone. He watches them leave with a sort-of heavy feeling in his chest but he forgets about it when their manager comes up and tells them to go on break.
Soon both of them are sitting in the break room eating a shared sandwich and just listening to the voices coming from the lobby. Jisung looks at Hyunjin out of the corner of his eye and catches him staring at Jisung too.
”Don’t look at me like that.” Hyunjin starts before Jisung can say a word.
”I wasn’t even going to say anything!”
“You were and we both know it.”
Another lapse of silence.
”So, Felix-“ Jisung starts but Hyunjin interrupts.
“I’m not the one with a boyfriend!”
There’s another moment of silence, but this time it’s more of a shocked silence from both of them than anything else.
”I’m sorry-“ ”I know-“ They start to say at the same time but stop.
”I know,” Jisung starts again. “I know I do. I’m sure it’s nothing. I can still find people attractive even if I’m dating, you know?”
Hyunjin looks dubious but nods. “Of course, you’d be lying if you said you didn’t. It’s just..”
”What?”
”Nothing. This conversation is getting awkward, let’s talk about something else.”
Except they don’t end up talking about anything else because they’re both too absorbed in their own thoughts. By the time they both return from their breaks, Hyunjin’s hair is a mess and Jisung is sure his bottom lip is raw from worrying it.
At the end of the day, Jisungs head feels full. Full of thoughts of Hyunjin and Felix, full of thoughts of his boyfriend, Changbin, and full of thoughts of Chan...
Yes, thinking back on that day, it must’ve been love at first sight. He was just too blind to see it.