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“I’m home!~” Soonyoung slips off his shoes and sets his things down, then sniffs the air loudly and dramatically for the person inside the kitchen to hear, “Mm!~ Is that the lovely smell of instant rice?” Cheeky smile on his face, he walks in to see Jihoon- his roommate and, well- taking out little plastic bowls from their well-loved microwave. “Shut up…” He laughs, flinching at the piping hot plastic.
“Can you help me get the things out of the air fryer?” Jihoon asks, head gesturing to another corner in the kitchen while sucking his almost-scalded thumb. Soonyoung does as told even slipping in an astonished, “Airfryer! Are we having a first-class meal?” Jihoon chuckles, quickly plating the rice and bringing them out to the dining table where other similarly easy, or instant, dishes were set. It isn’t a big or elaborate meal at all, rather humble, in fact. Once Soonyoung comes out with the chicken, they sit together and start their meal quietly before Soonyoung just has to share something that happened at their company’s building today.
Jihoon listens intently, providing a few comedic quips and spurring Soonyoung on. Their dinner is wrapped up with lots of laughter and everything feels just as calm and peaceful as it should be. Jihoon feels happy; Happy to be here, happy to cook for Soonyoung (even if it’s just as simple as heating things up), happy to clean up with Soonyoung, to exist with Kwon Soonyoung.
“What’s that smile on your face for?” Soonyoung asks, scooping away some food for leftovers. “Is it because you don’t have to wash anything?” He laughs.
Jihoon only hums as he glances at his… roommate with a fond smile, “Yeah…” He’ll let Soonyoung think that for now. He seems happy thinking he’s read Jihoon so well. Ah… Soonyoung doesn’t really have to know the whole truth. He will, at some point just- Not yet.