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Junhui loves Wonwoo’s lip balm. Aside from it soothes his dry lips, he loves the flavor — lemon flavor, his favorite. Since he works at home, he gets lazy to get himself his own lip balm so he sneaks into Wonwoo’s stuff inside their shared bathroom to use it. Junhui is always aware of Wonwoo’s chapped lips, not that he observes his lips— not at all.
Junhui has been living in a two-bedroom apartment with one shared bathroom with Wonwoo since they graduated from college and found their own jobs. The two were the best of friends, and were really inseparable. They were being mistaken as a couple most of the time because of their closeness. Junhui likes the thought of that, even though he’s not sure if Wonwoo shares the same feelings as him. Junhui just shrugs off the idea of confessing to him as he doesn’t want to compromise their friendship.
“I wonder if Wonwoo got extra,” Junhui says to himself as he opens the lid of the lip balm and tries it. Junhui carefully applies it to his upper lip, then next to his lower lip. After that, he creates a smacking sound for both lips to meet and for him to taste the lip balm. It’s a weird habit but he became addicted to it.
Junhui finishes his skin care routine and heads out the bathroom. When he opens the bathroom door, he shrieks upon seeing Wonwoo in front of it.
“W-Wonwoo!” Junhui stutters, “W-what are you doing h-here?” He laughs nervously.
Wonwoo looks at him weirdly, “What do you mean? Junhui, have you forgotten I live here too?”
Junhui wants to smack his head when he realizes his dumb question, “Oh, I’m sorry! You surprised me! I thought you were going home later!”
“I got off early,” Wonwoo raises the plastic he is holding, “I bought us some dinner, I figured you’re too lazy to cook something today.”
Junhui, trying so hard not to squeal, feels happy at that thought. Wonwoo always makes sure he brings something for Junhui whenever he goes home. It makes Junhui’s heart do backflips.
“Oh Wonwoo, your effects on me.” Junhui thinks to himself. Even though he’s not sure of Wonwoo’s feelings towards him, Junhui still feels warm.
Junhui and Wonwoo share the food together. It’s been a while since they ate at the same time. Mostly, Wonwoo would go home late and Junhui is asleep. But Junhui makes sure there’s food for Wonwoo and reminds him to eat when he goes home. It has been a routine for the both of them. On the other days, like this one, Wonwoo brings home food, specifically Junhui’s favorites whenever he does, and they eat together and catch up with their daily life happenings.
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The next day, Junhui wakes up due to the sounds coming from his phone. They’re Wonwoo’s text messages for him. When he reads them one by one, he can’t help but smile. Wonwoo says that he bought him some breakfast from Mickey D’s. He also cheers Junhui up and wishes he won’t get too stressed today. Wonwoo really takes good care of Junhui. How can Junhui not fall in love with him?
Junhui just got out of the shower when Wonwoo texts him. He left his phone in his room for it to fully charge as he needs it for later. Whenever Junhui knows he’s alone, he doesn’t close the door of the bathroom because he knows nobody will enter.
Junhui starts his morning skin care routine without noticing the sound that comes from the front door. When he’s done, he looks for Wonwoo’s lip balm which is miraculously beside his pouch. Has Wonwoo forgotten to keep it inside the cabinet? Junhui thought.
“I really like this lip balm. It’s addicting.” Junhui says to himself as he finishes applying it to his lips.
“Aha! I thought so!” Wonwoo shouts from the bathroom door. Junhui doesn’t realize that someone watches him using the lip balm, which happens to be the owner of it.
Junhui, looking so surprised, turns to Wonwoo and squeals, “Wonwoo! I-I-I c-can explain!”
Wonwoo chuckles, “You know, I know you’ve been using my lip balm. I just confirmed it last night. And now, you’re caught in the act.”
Confused, Junhui asks, “What do you mean? What happened last night?”
Wonwoo walks towards Junhui, and Junhui walks backwards towards the sink. Wonwoo makes sure there is no room for Junhui to escape so he places both of his hands on the sink, trapping Junhui in the middle.
“W-Wonwoo.” Junhui calls him. The truth is, the closer Wonwoo is to him, the faster his heartbeat is. He’s afraid Wonwoo will hear his heart go crazy.
Wonwoo smiles, “I know that my lip balm tastes good because I won’t keep on buying if I don’t.” Wonwoo puts his right hand on Junhui’s right cheek, “But what surprised me the most is that... it tastes better when it comes from your lips.” Wonwoo looks at Junhui’s lips.
“Huh?” That’s the only thing Junhui was able to say.
“Last night, you were sleeptalking.” Wonwoo chuckles, “You confessed about using the lip balm, and you confessed your feelings to me.” Junhui’s eyes widened, “Aside from that, you asked me how it would taste if it came from my lips, so you kissed me.”
Cheeks heating up, Junhui looks away, “W-Wonwoo...”
“Look at me,” Wonwoo commands. Junhui follows him, “You know, it would be unfair if I’m the only one who tried it right? So I want you to try it, too.”
Not giving Junhui time to answer, Wonwoo’s lips are on his. Junhui tastes a mix of the lemon flavor from the lip balm and fresh mint from Wonwoo’s mouthwash, making him want to explode. Wonwoo is kissing him.
When the two ran out of breath, they pulled away. Because Junhui doesn’t want to assume things, he’s the first one to ask Wonwoo a question.
“W-Wonwoo, do you like me, too?” Junhui nervously asks. He wants to escape because he’s not ready for Wonwoo’s answer. What if Wonwoo rejects him?
Wonwoo shakes his head, “Junhui, it’s more than that.” Wonwoo kisses his forehead, “I,” Then proceeds to kiss his nose, “Love,” then Wonwoo pecks on his lips, “You.”
“I’ve been wanting to confess but I’m not sure if you felt the same.” Wonwoo explains, “But because of what happened last night, I confirmed it.”
Speechless, Junhui hugs him tight, not wanting to let go. Because after a few years of holding back, Junhui finally knows what Wonwoo feels towards him.
Wonwoo pulls back, “Do you love me, too, Junnie?”
Junhui nods, “I do, for the longest time. Like what you said, I wasn’t sure of your feelings too, that’s why I didn’t take any chances.”
The two laugh at their stupidity. How long have they been stopping their own feelings? How long have they been longing for this? Finally, just because of one thing, they admitted their feelings to each other.
“Wonwoo, can I request something?” Junhui asks.
“Sure, what is it?”
“Can I kiss you again? It really tastes the best if it’s from you.” Junhui requests.
Wonwoo laughs at his boldness, “You don’t have to ask me that, Junnie. I’m all yours.”
So they kiss again, forgetting that they both have to work. For them right now, who needs to work when you can finally kiss the one you’ve been longing for?
Thank you, lemon lip balm.
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