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"y/n!! Don't move your legs like that, I told you!!!"
"Woo, THIS IS FOR FUN I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL DANCER AS YOU ARE OKAY?"
Wooyoung sighed and he sat on the chair looking at you. Even if he got frustrated because you were sometimes a slow learner, he would only last like that for a few minutes because it was you.
Woo and you have been best friends since high school, that would be 7 years at least. When you met at high school, you were new in the country and a little bit shy but he wasn't.
He would take his time to know someone but he was always cheerful and he didn't know why he started to trust you since the moment he saw your puppy eyes and your figure sitting alone in the lunch breaks.
You thought he was a nice guy. People would say how you two would get along but you discovered a new side of yourself when you started to hang out together: you started to be happier, you started to be louder and you started to discover your love for dancing.
Even if you weren't that good, according to his words you were '*decent'* at dancing and after school you two would go to an abandoned park so he could practise and teach you some movements.
At first you were hesitant but why not? This made you fall in love with dancing and these moments made your bond with Woo stronger.
Once high school finished, you two would take your bags and go outside, heading to the abandoned park and then staying there for hours dancing. Him sometimes being desperate because you were a little bit clumsy, but smiling when he sees you doing a whole choreography by yourself.
Due to this, Woo started to focus only in you. Of course he had friends but at some points they were not a priority and he only wanted to be with you. The afternoons dancing started to end in nights eating dinner at eachother's houses and studying together.
One summer before the last day of highshchool your families gathered together and decided to throw a party for the two of you who decided to even study together at the university. He wanted to pursue his dream about being an idol and you liked arts, but in your case you finished studying foreign languages. Luckily you two would be in the same University but in different departments.
Since the beggining of your friendship, everyone thought that you two would be together at some point. Your classmates spreading rumours more than once that you two would sneak every afternoon to make out in that abandoned park.
Your teachers trying to ask in a subtle way to your parents if you two have been dating and for how long. Even your parents asked this at some point but you two denied that you were dating.
You have to admit that you were not interested about dating: why? you thought. You had a great family, and Wooyoung was everything you needed. Also your priority was your studies and your friend so you didn't think that dating was a priority for your life.
The same happened to Woo. You asked him several times if he was interested in someone and he just laughed and looked at the other side. Never confirmed anything but about dating he said that he was happy like this. That his only desire was to enter in that university and also debut as an idol so he could make you his assistant and be forever together. Sometimes he joked saying that he would be a curse for you because you would never get ride of him.
One day, 3 years ago he knocked your door and when you opened it he jumped in your arms shouting: "I DID IT, Y/N, I DID IT!!!".
You didn't understand what was happening so you looked at him with a confused look on your face.
"What did you do Woo?" you asked him.
"THE AUDITION. I PASSED IT. I WILL BE PART OF KEIQ!!" He started to jump around you and it took you a few minutes to process what he just said.
He has been preparing for months for this audition and you remembered waking up early to go to his house and give him some food that you prepared the night before. Since he would be extremely nervous, Woo asked you to don't come with him that day and after a hug, he went to the audition and never spoke about it again.
Until now.
You started to shout and jump with him, hugging each other and being a crying mess. You totally knew how hard he has been working and this was his dream come true.
"Woo, when did they tell you?" you asked him, spreading a wide smile on your face.
"Just right now" he said "I was coming back home and they called me and the only thing I was thinking about was to tell you about this!!!" He cupped your cheek and smiled at you, glossy eyes and hopeful about his future.
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After remembering in the practise room all your story with him, you sighed and sat with him, taking his bottle of water from his hand.
"Are you hungry?" he said watching you carefully"
"Not really, I ate something when I came here but if you want we can grab something together" you stood up from your chair and went to check your phone.
Until now, there has been no change about your dynamics with him. He was much busier because he debuted in a group of 7 men and he was also a student so sometimes you would go there and spend hours with him but only watching him from afar.
Days like today was a blessing. The studio for the two of you and remembering the old days practising together. You still had love for dancing but now you two were adults, students, him being an idol and you finishing your studies and waiting to apply to this same company.
One day you came to the dorm and he hugged you and started to talk to you mentioning how much he has been missing you and convincing you to apply for any job here at this company.
He would make you his assistant if he could but still he wasn't in the power to demand something like that. Despite of that, he has been convincing you to apply so you two could be together for more time.
Even if you couldn't go to his dormitory as much as you would like to, he would facetime you all the time, try to sneak you almost daily in the common areas to spend time together or study together and also to speak about the other members of the groups.
Woo was always speaking about another guy, San. He was part of the group and was constantly sending you pics with him, specially taken for you with weird faces.
This guy, San, seemed to be a nice guy. You could be hours and hours hearing Woo speaking about how a great support he is and all the things that they have in common. You were relieved because despite of him being an outgoing person, it was true that these years it has been mostly you and him only and that almost no one have entered in your circle of friends.
San looked like a nice guy and to be objetive he was really handsome. You didn't want to have these thoughts and you didn't pay too much attention, not wanting to be like these people who thirst over an idol.
"y/n are you okay?" a hand touched your low back, pulling towards his chest and giving you a kiss in your forehead.
"Yes" you said. "I just got stuck scrolling on twitter".
Blocking your phone you put your hand around his waist, resting your head in his chest. "Well, Woo do you want then to get some dinner?"
"In fact, I got a message from San saying if he wanted to get some dinner, do you wanna meet him?"
Oh. San.
After so many time you would meet him in person. Not even in shows you were able to exchange any word with the other members so now you were nervous.
"But" you stopped for a second "I am sweating and I have no clothes. I am wearing this sport clothes" you signalled your sweatpants and your messy bun.
"Still you look pretty" after that sentence he messed your hair even more, you desperate to put back your hair and don't look like a crazy girl who has broken into some idol's dormitory to steal things.
"Woo but I will smell bad and he won't want to see me again".
He raised his eyebrow and quirking a smile he pinched your cheek: "What. You fell in love with him?"
You suddenly blushed and he got a weird feeling. Of course you wouldn't have fell in love with him but maybe you were interested in San.
All these years you never saw him in person but you have been listening about San all this time. And he even sent you pictures. Could it...be? Nah. He didn't want to think about it so he silently went to get his bag and signalled the door to go outside together.
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"Where are we going?" these were your words before seeing how Wooyoung stopped in front of an old BBQ place.
"Here. This is a very good place that I usually go with San when we want to drink together"
In front of you there was a very old place named “Kim’s BBQ since 1940”. You thought that if it has lasted until now it should be good and you shouldn’t be judging until you try the food in there but suddenly this place wasn’t what scared you the most, it was to being there with your besti friend and his best friend from the band.
You told Woo that you were smelling and you didn’t have the best clothes there and he kept insisting to go. You showered yourself in perfume and borrowed one of Woo’s T-shirt. Obviously you were looking like a shopping bag because that T-shirt was way too big for you but at least it was clean.
Deep breathing you closed your eyes for a second telling yourself that it would be alright and this was only to meet his best friend, but the truth is that you were really shy and that your personality was only with Wooyoung and no one else, so this was a big step for you.
“y/n what are you doing there? come with me now!!”
You opened your eyes seeing your best friend waiting for you at the door. He opened it and was raising an eyebrow, probably wondering what you were doing with your eyes closed.
Without giving yourself more time to think, you just wend inside with him, scanning your surroundings.
It was a small place, probably 5 tables and it really seemed old. There you could see two workers: a really old woman and a guy in his 30s. Probably the owner and the son.
There was old music playing in a really low volume and in the right side at the end there was a grandfather eating some kimchi stew by himself so this made you think that the guy in the left side of the restaurant was San.
Wearing a black jersey and some sweatpants in the same color he was checking his phone, also wearing a baseball camp. You were unsure if this last one was because he seemed cool with it or to hide himself and don’t be recognized. But who would do that in this place?
Woo held your hand and whispered you: “He is there, let’s take a sit and order some food, don’t be nervous I am with you” and after that he smiled, releasing your hand and shouting: “Sannie!!!” and ran towards him.
You followed him slowly, unsure of how the night would go and your anxiety being present because you would meet someone new. But you had to do it, it was also the bestfriend of your bestfriend and he deserved it.
“Hello, I am San, you are y/n right?”
You heard that new voice. A very sweet one and your eyes landed on him. Showing a sweet smile and his dimples waiting for your answer.
Despite of you seeing him before in the pics and in some videos, you thought that he was really cute in real life and his presence, somehow, made you feel secured but still you were alert... just in case.
“y/n you can answer he doesn’t bite” said Woo laughing and sitting by your side.
”Oh god, I am sorry. Yes I am y/n. How did you know?” You said, putting your phone on the table.
San laughed at your question: “Well, this little guy doesn’t stop talking about you” he said “When he wakes up his first thing is: I am gonna speak to y/n”.
You laughed as well and nodded feeling really happy that Woo still considered you someone important and spent his time talking about you.
Not gonna lie, jealousy was a feeling that sometimes was present in you. Used to spend with him all your days and now having to do everything to spend a few hours didn’t feel great and knowing that San had that privilege made you feel jealous sometimes.
“Well he does the same” you proceed “Not about me, of course, that would be weird but he doesn’t stop speaking about you”.
You laughed awkwardly thinking if you started to look stupid, or strange or...
“Don’t worry San, she is just this awkward at the begging, she is just nervous” Woo said sipping from his glass and looking at you.
“Don’t say that to him!! He will really think that I am awkward and is all your fault” you hit his shoulder and he started to laugh, touching your hair to calm you.
“Nah, y/n don’t worry, he won’t think that about you. He is a better guy than me” and like that, the three of you started to laugh at the table.
You decided to share some meat, doing a BBQ and ordered a few bottle of sojus.
This is something you don’t like to brag about but the truth was that you were a good drinker but Woo wasn’t. He only needed two shots of Soju or any other drink to just be drunk and start to be louder and annoy you telling you how much he loves you and misses the old days in the high school.
So, taking this into account and seeing that it was the 5th bottle of Soju, your best friend was almost falling asleep on the table.
The night was good, San asking you some questions and laughing together. Woo would sometimes tell you funny stories about San and about you back at the high school and, at some points, Woo would send you some text messages to ask you if you were okay and you wanted to leave.
He totally knew how you feel in new places and with new people and despite of encouraging you to always do something different, it was true that he was always there protecting you, no matter what.
At some point San decided to order a few bottles of Soju to celebrate this new “friendship” and because tomorrow they would have the day off, so it got out of hands and you had: your best friend almost falling asleep on the table, mumbling things about how good his T-shirt looks on you and San speaking to you as well about why he didn’t meet you before.
You were tipsy as well and you started to feel a little bit overwhelmed so, caressing the back of your friend you whispered to him: “Woo, I don’t feel comfortable please can we go back home?”.
He nodded.
“y/n, can you order for me some kimchi stew?” You nodded as well and you ordered it.
Despite of him getting drunk faster he would get better incredible soon if you ordered him some kimchi stew or any soup so you were not surprised when, 20 minutes later, Wooyoung seemed more like a human than a zombie but you couldn’t say the same about San.
He kept drinking and you were not brave enough to tell him to stop, and Woo was focused in getting better so San started to look worse and it went to a point he wasn’t able to say a normal sentence and you had to ask him more than once to understand what he said.
It was due to this that Woo decided to pay for this dinner. You wanted to, but he refused and said that he got paid today so he would do this and then talk tomorrow to San so you don’t have to worry. The only thing he asked you to do was to please help him to bring San back to the dorm because he was too drunk.
And the 10 minutes walk became a 30 minutes walk feeling like you were a babysitter.
The owner wasn’t surprised about the three of you leaving and seeing how one of them was drunk, this happened more than once and Woo confirmed it to you.
You were grabbing the right side of his body and Woo the left side and started to walk slowly to don’t get the risk of seeing San throwing up on your clothes but it seems that when he is outside and drunk he gets energetic.
The moment the three of you stepped outside he started to run on the street and shout how beautiful the moon was. It was 2 a.m and you didn’t want the neighbours to call the police and sleep in a police station a Thursday night so this is how you started to run to catch him and beg him to stop shouting.
“y/n, y/n, y/n” he said, “the night is beautiful, please don’t be this boring, let’s run together and have fun!!!”
After this, he just started to jump around and run back to Wooyoung and you didn’t move. Thinking about his last words: “*please don’t be this boring...”*
You knew he was drunk but people say that drunk people are the ones that are honest. And it wasn’t the first time that others would call you boring but... why him? And why tonight?
This could be silly for others but not for you. You were completing aware that you were a very introvert person and insecure but people would only see you with Wooyoung, the only one that could make you change your personality so when they were alone with you, some of them would call you boring and... this makes you feel more insecure.
The three of you finally arrived at the dorms and in front of San’s door your friend said: “y/n, please go to my dorm I would be there in a few minutes, okay?” and, like that, without allowing you to answer he opened San’s door and got inside.
After what happened you just wanted to sleep and forget about it but you would not leave before saying goodbye so that is why you silently got into his room and shut the door.
His room didn’t change: it was small, clean and he had a few clothes on the chair and his computer on. The furniture was white and the bed was a little bit bigger for more than one person. The whole room smells like him and this made you feel comfortable.
The desktop was decorated with a few mementos from his previous trips and there was some pictures with you in a silver frame. Closer to his bed it was the same: more pictures of you with him and something new that you did not see: a picture of you eating an ice cream smiling.
This was the day before he entered to the company and started to live here. Touching the picture you smiled thinking that it was cute that he had a picture of you but at the same time a little bit embarrassing.
You didn’t hear the door and that’s why when you turned you saw Woo sat on his chair sighing and looking at the ceiling.
“Did he go to sleep?” He nodded and took his phone. “Are you okay Woo?” and he nodded again.
It was obvious that he wasn’t okay and after all this years you could tell by the way he would answer to you, but you also knew that it wouldn’t work to push him and it was better to give him space.
Picking your phone you went straight to the door but he raised an eyebrow at you: “Where are you going?” he said, a serious tone on his voice. “Are you thinking to go back to your house? It is 4 am”.
“Of course I am going back home. It is late, I know, but I don’t want to get you into troubles” you said, about to open the door.
He quickly went to your side taking your hand and stopping you from opening it. “Don’t... go please.” Suddenly his voice was vulnerable and now you were more than sure that something happened in that room.
“Summer holidays just started so most of the staff is not here and they won’t be checking us. Also as you know I have a day off so they won’t be knocking on my door” He said, playing with your fingers. “So please, I don’t want you to be there at 4 a.m and I know you won’t allow me to walk you back home, can you stay here? It will be fine”.
“But...”
“No ‘*buts’* y/n, I just want you to spend the night here, like the old times, okay?”
“Well, but you better bring me breakfast to bed!” you laughed and he pinched your right cheek.
“You silly”.
He laughed and turned back to give you one of his pyjamas. “The bathroom is in the right side, is small you know but change there, I will change here”.
After the both of you changing to your pyjamas, Woo prepared the bed, giving you the left side of the bed as you always asked for it and turning on the fan since the night was really hot.
In silence, the two of you went to bed and he came closer to you, hugging you and playing with you hair.
“Woo...”
“Hm?”
“Do you think I am boring?”
”No” he answered immediately. “You are smart, really funny and the best person I have ever met”.
He felt your smile on his chest and he smiled as well.
“Y/n?”
”Yes, Woo?”
”Do you still hate the idea of dating someone?”
“Yeah” you laughed softly. “I don’t need someone new in my life”
He laughed softly and started to caress your back, falling asleep together.