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It's a rare, peaceful evening at the dorm. Usually, at this hour, it's either people are coming back from the company after a tiring day of practice or people just about to leave to work their asses off at 2 in the morning. But tonight's different, they actually get a day off the following day so the members took that as a sign to doze off earlier than usual, or the case for some, just finally get some sleep.
You would think that everyone is already in a deep slumber given their tight schedule and endless practices, well the so-called normal ones are. But somewhere in the corner of the four walls of Jisung and Jeongin's shared room is a tired Jisung refusing to fall asleep just because. If you were to see the rapper in his current state, a single nudge could literally knock him out. There is currently a YouTube video about some bird or maybe crocodile playing in the background, even if he really isn't paying attention to it but rather he has it on so he doesn't fall asleep.
Jisung was peacefully consuming his YouTube video when he heard a somewhat loud sound coming from outside his room. Curious as he usually is, he got up from his comfortable bed and made his way to the living room, careful not to make any more noise so as to not disturb his sleeping members.
What he didn't expect to see is Lee Know, sitting on the ground near the door of their balcony, struggling to open the door.
“Stupid door, won't fucking open. So annoying,” he heard the older whisper shouting.
“Hyung, what are you doing on the floor?” the younger whispered.
“Isn't it obvious? I'm literally having a fight with this stupid door.” “Of course I'm bored, Han Jisung. So now that you’re here, entertain me,” he whispered back, but again in a shouting manner. “Come here, jagiya ,” the older continued in a playful tone, tapping the space next to him.
“No, it's cold there. I don't wanna sit on the cold floor,” Jisung whined while walking near the older, crouching down. “Let's take a walk instead, I can't sleep.” he continued with a pouty face.
“You're weird, Han Jisung. You say my floor is cold but you want to take a walk outside in this freezing weather. At 2 in the morning as well.” Lee Know replied but still got up from his position.
After getting their coats and putting on their shoes, the two were out and about in the streets of Seoul at 2 in the morning, not really knowing where they were headed. Just taking in the serene alleyways, one after the other. After a few minutes of peaceful and quiet strolling, they somehow ended up in a park near their dorm, a park they both frequently visit during their free time.
“Why here?” Jisung asked as they sat down on the grass, for some reason, not really minding the cold and the dirt.
“I don't know,” Lee Know shrugged. “We were just walking and ended up here. Maybe it's destiny or fate.”
“You're so full of bull, Hyung.” Jisung scowled and threw some grass at the older while chuckling.
“What? You don't think I'm capable of believing in bullshit like that,” Lee Know said in his usual playful and sarcastic tone.
After Lee Know cleaned the grass Jisung threw at him, he looked at the younger. “No but seriously, what if destiny or fate actually exists. You know, like soulmates and some other shit.” Lee Know continued as he stared at Jisung who looked like he was in deep thought.
“I think soulmates are real,” Jisung said in a serious manner, completely changing the atmosphere. “I think if I had a soulmate, it would most likely be you,” he paused for a while. “No yeah, I think you’re definitely my soulmate,”
Lee Know froze, processing what the younger had just said. Sure, he's used to Jisung’s cheesy banters and remarks, he does it all the time but it was always for the camera, indicating that it's fan service. However this time’s different, it's just the two of them. No cameras, meaning there's no need to say shit like that.
“Hey, Lee Know Hyung, you good?” Jisung asked, snapping the older from his thoughts.
“Yeah, just processing what you just said,” Lee Know replied honestly.
Jisung softly chuckled. “Hyung, I always say that I think we're soulmates. Why are you suddenly so shocked?”
“I'm not shocked,” Lee Know paused to look away from the younger. “Okay, maybe I'm a little shocked, it's just that whenever you say things like that, it's always for the camera. You know, for the fans,”
“Is that what you really think, Hyung? That I don’t mean the things that I do or say to you?”
“Am I wrong?”
Lee Know didn't know why he had asked that. He just wanted to take it back and just laugh it off just like always. Whenever he would playfully flirt with Jisung and Jisung flirts back, his first instinct was always to take a step back and don’t say anything anymore.
Because he’s scared, the great Lee Minho is scared that if he continues to flirt with Jisung that his heart might not be able to take it. Might as well just take his heart and give it to Jisung and let the younger do whatever he wants with it.
He’s scared because what if one day he won’t be able to contain himself and literally throw himself to Jisung, hoping for the younger to catch him if he falls. Both literally and metaphorically.
Lee Know was about to take it back and play it off just like always when Jisung let out a loud sigh.
“Yes,”
Lee Know looked at Jisung with a confused look.
“You’re wrong, Hyung. I mean everything that I say to you, I mean all of it, I could never look at your face and lie to you. So when I say that I think you’re my soulmate, I mean it. When I tell you how much I love your smile, I mean it. I’m not lying when I tell you that I think you look your best when you’re dancing because you’re literally glowing from the inside out because of how passionate you are. And so when I tell you I love you I mean it too, with all of my heart,”
At this point Jisung is a crying mess, trying not to get choked up from all the emotions that came out from him. He feels overwhelmed, but glad at the same time because he finally got to relieve his heart.
Just like Jisung, Lee Know is also overwhelmed. He feels happy and all loopy, he even pinched himself thinking it was all just a dream.
“You love me? Like love me like how you love howl's moving castle or-” he was cut off by Jisung’s soft laughter.
“I love you, I’m in love with you. So I love you more than howl's moving castle.”
“You mean it?”
“Of course I mean it, did you not hear anything I said tonight?” said Jisung in a joking manner, trying to lighten the mood. I mean, they were both a crying mess. So in love with each other, so sappy.
Lee Know jokingly punched the younger in the chest.
“Ow! Hyung, is this you dumping me? Because I would much rather be hurt emotionally than physically.”
“You’re so stupid, Han Jisung,” Lee Know pulled Jisung for a hug, holding him tightly. Making sure to let Jisung know how he feels, and also it's really cold and they are sitting on the grass and he just wants to feel warm, both literally and metaphorically. “My stupid, I love you like how much I love Soonie, Doongie, and Dori. Maybe even more, just don’t tell them,” they both chuckled at that. Still hugging each other, savoring their moment together. Hoping it’s not a dream and that it lasts forever.
But it can’t last forever, not when you have a leader-slash-father figure spamming your phone with messages and even calling you because they’ve been out for way too long, long enough for the rest of the members to notice.
“I don’t feel like going home just yet, I wanna stay here with you. Just like this,” said Jisung who held onto Lee Know tighter like a koala.
“You know we can’t,” the older chuckled at the defeated look on Jisung’s face as he let go of the hug.
Lee Know took that as an opportunity to finally stand up so that they could go home. When he was finally up, he offered his hands to the whiny Jisung but Jisung being the way that he is, used it as an opportunity to pull Lee Know causing the older to fall to the ground.
Jisung stood up and started laughing hysterically, pointing at Lee Know who was now glaring at him. “Now you’re head over heels for me, both literally and metaphorically,” Jisung said as he ran away, probably fearing his life.
“I hate you, Han Jisung!”
“No! You love me～You said you love me even more than your cats!”
And just like that, they ended up staying together in the park for another 20 minutes, playfully arguing and just lost in their own little world, both literally and metaphorically.