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[Vertical video of a random New York City street, posted on Instagram by @meetcutesnyc. A young man, around 26, walks into frame with permed brown hair, and dressed in a black graphic crewneck, black sweatpants, and silver New Balance 530s. He’s walking side by side with another man, around 25, with a brown mullet, and dressed in a black graphic tee, brown parachute pants, and Air Force 1s. The one with permed hair is slightly taller, and seems to be trying to feed the shorter one an americano, which he adamantly isn’t a fan of.]
INTERVIEWER: [Off-camera] Excuse me, sorry, are you two a couple?
[The pair turn to slowly face the camera, and the taller one breaks into an easy smile while the shorter frowns, deeply.]
TALLER MAN: [Simultaneously] Yes!
SHORTER MAN: [Simultaneously] Why?
INTERVIEWER: Would you mind telling me the story of how you first met?
[The taller man eagerly nods, while the shorter one’s exterior melts, and he smiles at his partner, warmly. A username and name pops up on the taller man’s body, edited in, @junhui_moon, Junhui. On the other, @the8_art, Minghao.]
MINGHAO: It’s a pretty short story.
JUNHUI: I like to say it was love at first sight!
MINGHAO: [Pursing his lips] Eh…maybe for you.
JUNHUI: Definitely for me. [Looking at Minghao] We both moved to New York at the same time from China, and we just so happened to be sitting next to each other on the connecting flight from Hong Kong to JFK.
MINGHAO: I’m an artist and he’s an actor.
INTERVIEWER: [To Junhui] Wait, I’ve seen you in something!
JUNHUI: [Bashfully] Ah, I was in an HBO show last year.
MINGHAO: [Jokingly] He’s a big time hot shot now.
JUNHUI: [Playfully hitting Minghao on the shoulder] Back to our meeting though, we bonded over the annoying guy in the aisle seat and then we got to talking more and realized there was a connection there.
MINGHAO: He’s leaving out the horrible pick up line he used.
JUNHUI: I stand by it!
INTERVIEWER: What was it?
JUNHUI: If you were a flower, you’d be a daaaaaaamn-delion.
[Minghao rolls his eyes as the interviewer laughs. Junhui is grinning, widely, as if it was actually a good line.]
MINGHAO: He’s a loser.
INTERVIEWER: What did you guys do on your first date?
JUNHUI: Back then, we were broke and booked an awful flight, so we landed at like 5 am. We couldn’t check into our hotels yet so we went to Astoria Park to watch the sunrise.
MINGHAO: We were carrying our suitcases like fools on the subway.
JUNHUI: It was perfect. We started dating soon after.
INTERVIEWER: How long have you been together for?
MINGHAO: [Proudly] 5 years.
JUNHUI: [Cutting in] —and 8 months, 2 weeks, and 6 days.
MINGHAO: He has a counter on his phone.
JUNHUI: [To Minghao] What if I told you I just remembered it in my head?
MINGHAO: Your memory isn’t that good. [Jokingly] You forgot to buy eggs last week.
JUNHUI: It was one time…
INTERVIEWER: One last question, 5 years in—
JUNHUI: —5 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days in.
INTERVIEWER: Uh yeah, okay 5 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days in, what’s your favorite thing about each other?
MINGHAO: [Thinking for a moment] His humor, he always makes me laugh. He’s so silly and he confuses me sometimes with how…er…weird he can be, but he’s also one of the most caring and hardworking people I know. He’s always working to be a better boyfriend, better actor, better artist, and better human being, and I admire him so much for it.
JUNHUI: [Fake crying] Babe!! [Hugging Minghao and kissing his cheeks, who protests for a second before allowing it to happen] I love youuuu.
JUNHUI: [Now settled down and serious] I think it’s hard to say one thing about Minghao that’s my favorite. He’s more reserved than I am, so he mellows me out. He’s also the best artist I know; his mind never fails to amaze me. [To Minghao] The way you look at the world and your creative process is truly incredible. Plus you’re hot as fuck. [He winks at the camera]
MINGHAO: [Exasperated, but grinning] You just had to add in that last bit.
JUNHUI: [Grinning] You know me, don’t you?
INTERVIEWER: What are your names?
JUNHUI: I’m Wen Junhui.
MINGHAO: Xu Minghao.
INTERVIEWER: Thank you!
[The pair smile one last time at the camera and leave, this time with Junhui’s arm around Minghao, whispering something in his ear, causing Minghao to laugh, full bodied and loud. The video ends.]
COMMENTS (34,271)
niko HOLY SHIT YALL GOT WEN JUNHUI
meg never knew the8’s face before today…yalll he’s so fine….
cody wen junhui bf reveal holy fuck
mimi jun loves him so bad :(
jun fan why was minghao so rude to jun….he doesn’t deserve him they should break up
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may wtf??? first of all minghao obviously loves jun that’s just their dynamic…and who are you to comment on their relationship after a 1 minute reel…..
isa can’t wait for their wedding !!!!!
junhui_moon that’s us!!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 i love my mannnnn 😆😆😆
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meetcutesnyc yall are so cute
the8_art :)