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It was a boring schedule-free day, and Yuma found himself lazing around on his bed, not having the energy to go outside. He scrolls pass his social media, looking through post from the fans and even some of his favourite idols.
He had just finished binge watching an anime last night, and he isn't really in the mood to start a new one. Which mean, he really didn't know what to do on his free day.
As he ate his breakfast that morning, he heard about Fuma, Euijoo and K talking about going for a grocery shopping trip. They had asked him to tag along then, but Yuma wasn't really in the mood to walk around as his body still sore from all the intense dance practice last night.
Nicholas and Maki seem to be going out shopping, and something about Maki wanting to buy a limited version sneaker that just released two days ago.
Meanwhile Jo, Harua and Taki are out going to try new cafes that were open near their dorm. They also had asked him to go with them, and yes, he turned them down.
He seems to be regretting that choice now as he keeps on rolling around on his bed, bored out of his mind.
As he scrolls through Twitter, he then found a fun quiz that fans have been posting about. Curious, he found himself clicking on the link.
“Who's your &Team bias? Answer this fun quiz and we will guess for you!”
Yuma laugh at the corny title. Though, he answers the somewhat unrelated questions seriously. And without a doubt, he knows it already who it will be.
Your bias is: Nicholas
It says, and few other little notes about Nicholas at the bottom. He was kind of impressed with how the whole thing was set up. Finally find something stimulating to kill his time, he scrolls pass through other quizzes. He answers quizzes from other groups, as well as his own.
Yuma stop at another &team related quiz.
“Answer this quizzes to know who in &Team is the perfect match for you!”
Now, he is a little bit curious. All other quizzes he had taken seems to match well with his preference, now he kind of want to know which of his member that will be perfect for him. He thinks it will be funny if he gets himself.
Surprisingly, the question this time don't really give any hints about specific members, so really, he just answers all of this based on the question alone.
He smiles to himself as he finished answering, waiting for the result to load. He didn't have any expectation on this, but he didn't expect to get Jo.
“You're perfect match for Jo!”
His eyes widen, not expecting to get Jo out of all other members. He immediately read the little description written below it.
“It seems like you like to talk about anything you found interesting and Jo will always lend his ears for you. As you're an introvert, you and Jo would enjoy an indoor date, where you both will only focuses on each other. You might be surprised by how sweet and thoughtful Jo is!”
To say… Yuma hasn't really thought about Jo in that sense. He has imagined himself going on a date with Euijoo or Nicholas before, but he never thought about going out with Jo. Even they're the same age, they don't really spend times together alone, not as frequent as Nicholas and Euijoo is.
Feeling a bit shocked, he decided to do another one that related to it.
“Who’s your &Team Boyfriend?”
Yuma gets Jo.
“Answer this quiz to know if you know &Team Jo well enough”
He gets 100%
“Who in &Team is perfect for you?”
Again, he got Jo.
“This quiz will sort your relationship with all &Team members!”
Yet again, there's Boyfriend next to Jo's name.
Yuma definitely knows all kind of affection he has towards his members. He is well aware of what he is feeling and very vocal about it too.
With Fuma and K, it was admiration. He aspires to be even as a tiny bit of them. Both of them are confident, athletic and funny. Always taking care of the younger members in their own way, and Yuma knows that he wanted them as his older brother.
Euijoo and Nicholas is a bit different. Yuma knows he had a crush on both of them at one point of his life. A silly little crush that he confidently talks about, knowing Euijoo and Nicholas will only see him as nothing more. But Yuma isn't really sad about it, he loves that he is free to talk about it, without feeling the need to keep it to himself.
For Taki, he is Yuma's soulmate. A cute friend that matches his energy and always knows what to do and speak. Taki has always been Yuma's happy pill since they met, and there's no really awkward air since then and Yuma is happy that he has Taki in his life.
Harua is someone that you can't help but to like. Despite his cute personality, he also has a serious side and scarily fast to read Yuma's mood. Often time, Yuma found himself seeking advice from the younger, and Harua will always open his arm. Yuma trusted him with his secret.
With Maki, it was easy. From talking to joking, the youngest is always there to hype Yuma up. Being considerate despite his young age, Yuma can't help but to adore him.
And then Jo.
Well Jo… is his friend. Yuma don't really know how to describe what he feels for Jo. Of course, they're friends but it was just that. Yuma don't really spend his time with the latter, and he don't think he can pinpoint any special moment they had shared.
Despite being the same age, it was not a secret that they both are not really close with each other. All his members are aware of that.
It's hard to describe because Yuma and Jo are fine with each other, they have never fight, they can joke around just like everyone else but they're not close.
So, what really is his feelings for Jo like?
He shakes his head, found it embarrassing to get caught up on a silly quiz. Not wanting to think about it anymore, he put his phone down. And it wasn't long before he was lulls to sleep, a thought of Jo clouding his mind.
Yuma was shake awake not long after that, a firm hand gently shaking his arm. He squints his eyes, realizing it was already dark, he doesn’t even know for how long he has fallen asleep.
“Have you eaten dinner?” Jo's ask, voice low and worried.
He didn't answer, instead he pull himself up. Jo was already sitting at the edge of his bed, waiting for Yuma to say something.
“Are you okay? Do you feel sick?” Jo asks again as Yuma didn't answer. He subtly shakes his head; he hopes Jo saw it despite the darkness of his room.
“What time is it?” Yuma finally ask, still feeling kind of sleepy.
“Past 7, most of us are already home except for hyungs. Have you eaten anything yet? I got some bakes for you, I don't know if it's enough to fill your stomach, but I can heat up some leftovers dishes we had” Jo continues, still worry.
Yuma didn't know if Jo is always like this. He doesn’t know if the latter ever showed he is worry about Yuma not taking care of himself. He wonders if things have always been this way but he just doesn't see it until now.
Until he questioned what kind of feelings he has for his friend.
“I’m… I’m kind of hungry” Yuma finally said, making Jo softly smiles.
“I will heat some dishes for you then,” is all Jo said before he walks out of the room. Leaving Yuma wondering if Jo has always been this thoughtful towards him.
He takes his time, taking a shower to freshen up. He tries his best not to think much of the quiz he answered, and the result of it.
As he walks outside, he saw Taki and Maki already by the television, playing games and Harua by their side, cheering on whoever that wins. He then saw Nicholas at the kitchen with Jo, talking.
“What do you buy on your outing?” Yuma ask, poking Nicholas's arm.
The older smiles at his presence, “Two t-shirts and a necklace- I will show you later, it's so pretty”
Yuma take a sit at the chair, listening intently at the older. Nicholas always seems so happy whenever he talks about anything related to fashion, and Yuma can't help but to fall for how cute he looks.
Just as Nicholas was talking about an earring that he regrets not buying, he felt something warm next to his hand. He then looks up, eyes meeting with Jo's one.
“This is the only foods we have left,” He says, “And this is the bakes I got for you, I just thought you will like it” Jo continues, shoving a bag in Yuma's direction.
“Oh, Thank You” Yuma reply, albeit a bit surprised.
Jo smiles softly, before making his way to the living room, joining the youngers on their game adventures.
“Is it just me or Jo is being weird just now” Yuma said, looking at the amuse Nicholas next to him.
“You're the one being weird right now,” The older reply in a beat.
Yuma look at incredulously, “What do you mean?”
The latter let out a chuckle, “He always buy you bakes whenever he goes to cafes, why are you being so surprised now?”
Did he?
Yuma didn't answer and Nicholas just let him be. He eats the warm rice and warm curry that Jo had prepared. All the while his mind keep on thinking about the statement Nicholas just drop on him.
He then slowly thinking back all those times that Jo went to the cafes with the others and always came back with a bag full of bakes.
He has never question it before, thinking Jo bought it for everyone else but just now he noticed that maybe, Jo only ever bought them for him.
Why did Jo do that?
“Yumaaaaa~” Harua's soft voice take his attention. Realizing that the younger has taken a sit next to him.
“Huh?”
“You look so distracted, is everything okay? You don't even come with us on cafe hunting, or even the others…” Harua says, worried laced on his voice.
“Just a bit tired maybe, I did absolutely nothing and just sleep the whole day”
“You sure?”
Yuma smiles widely, nodded his head.
“So, how's the cafe hunting? Is anything to your liking?” Yuma ask, wanting to change the subject and luckily, Harua then continue to talk about all the cafes they've went to.
As they talk, Yuma take a bite of the bakes Jo had bought, humming thoughtfully as it really matches with his preferences while Harua slipped in few information about the said bakes or the cafes.
“Jo lined up for a very long time to get you that pastries” Harua suddenly said, pointing at bunch of similar looking pastries,
“He lined up?”
The younger only nodded, “We actually did want to go to the cafe but there's so many people and even a line to buy, me and Taki already so worn out so we decided to just go to the near cafe… But Jo said something about you liking a hazelnut or coffee bun or whatever that he decided to line up and get it for you”
Yuma stares at the pastries in front of him, feeling a bit confused yet thankful at Jo's sweet gestures. Jo thinks of him.
“He was so happy too that he got to buy that,” Harua added, and just then Yuma moves his eyes to look at Jo's direction.
Jo was already looking at him, Yuma smiles, “Thanks Jo, i like these” he said, and Jo smiles back and give him a thumbs up.
Yuma wonders if Jo knows him more than he thinks he did.
The thought stays with for few days, just now noticing the way Jo treated him is a bit different than he treated the others.
Their friendship still just like usual, Yuma still is playful when the others are around, joking and teasing Jo whenever the opportunity arises. Maybe now he become a bit more aware Jo's presence.
During dance practices, Yuma notices Jo always be the one to give out water to him. Whenever he found himself out of breath, laying on the floor, Jo will lay next to him silently.
When they have a variety show shoot, Jo will always be the one to hear his joke first, the one to noticed anything Yuma do and always pat his back as encouragement.
At their dorm, Jo always sits close to him and whenever all of them are in the same room, Yuma can't help but to notice Jo's eyes was on him.
It's so suffocating that Jo is always next to him, not muttering a word yet his presence is so powerful that Yuma feels himself running out of breath.
Taki was the first one to comment on it.
“Is everything good between you and Jo?” is the question Taki asked as soon as there's only two of them in the room.
Yuma look at him, a bit startle yet he tries to play it cool, “Why would you say that? We are just fine”
The latter looks like he didn't believe it, and Yuma gulp.
“You look fidgety and you seem even more careful around him now”
“Do I?” Yuma ask, surprise. He thought he was doing well on acting like himself.
Taki sigh, “K hyung and Euijoo hyung noticed too, they almost thought you both fight but at the same time, both of you still talk with each other- it just, the vibe is weird”
He didn't answer, eyes looking at the anywhere but Taki.
“Actually, we all notice but we didn't say anything because it didn't seem like a really big problem… I am just worried because you seem really freak out when Jo was around”
Was he that obvious? Then, does this mean…
“Jo noticed too, he thought he did something to you but he didn't know what it was…” Taki continues,
Yuma's eyes widen at that, finally looking at Taki.
“Did he say anything?”
Taki shrugged, “He talk with Fuma about it, it just happened that I was around when they talk”
Yuma feels himself drench in sweat. Maybe he can't act normal like he thinks he did, maybe all his members know him too well that they can tell something is off with him.
Just as he was about to ask Taki more question, Fuma knock on the door, taking both of their attention. Now, Yuma really feels himself sweating.
Taki make his way out, leaving only Fuma with him. He kind of want Taki to stay, to give him some emotional support.
“I think you already know what I am here for?” Fuma ask, giving him a smile and Yuma only nodded his head.
As Yuma still hasn't say anything, Fuma finally take the chance to talk.
“I know you and Jo are not that close with each other before, I thought it went well after we debut together and it did. Despite both of you not really spend time together, I can tell that you both make an effort to be friends”
Yuma almost want to deny, he thinks all the efforts only coming from Jo's side.
“This month, I don't know what happened to both of you. You guys seems fine when we shoot a show, or have a schedule together but when we at the dorm, it feels so awkward”
Fuma take a deep breath before continuing, “Jo wants to know if he ever did anything to offend you”
Yuma immediately shake his head, “No- nothing. He could never offend me in any way”
“Then, what's going on?” Fuma ask instantly.
Yuma didn't know. It started with that damn quiz he took, the stupid internet game that was supposed to be fun. Not to question his whole friendship with his teammates.
Fuma pat his shoulder, not pressuring Yuma to talk about it. The older left right after, knowing he won't get anything out of Yuma. He feels sorry to make everyone think about his stupid problem, maybe he should just talk with Jo about it.
But then again, what should he start with? The quiz? The way he noticed Jo treat him differently?
Harua, with an addition of Maki, successfully getting Yuma to be alone during their dance practice break. Both of them look highly concerned seeing the state Yuma was in.
Ever since his talk with Fuma, Jo has weirdly distanced himself from being close with Yuma and Yuma hates it.
“Just, what is going on with you and Jo?” Harua ask, voice whispering as he didn't want to make the staff in the room to hear him.
“I don't know” Yuma answer truthfully
“How would you not know?” Maki ask this time, eyebrows furrowed.
“I mean- seriously, I don't even know what's going on-” his eyes trained to the door as Jo walk in. Their eyes met for few seconds, and Yuma felt something tugged in his gut. Jo looks away first.
“Do you guys’ fight?” Harua ask, his fingers started to thread softly on Yuma's hair, getting him to relax as he noticed Yuma become stiff.
“This is so stupid” Yuma said, suddenly feeling overwhelmed by just how tired he felt after days of practices, lack of sleeps and now with the whole Jo thing.
“Yuma, do you want me to talk with Jo?” Maki offers, his lips turn into a pout seeing the state Yuma was in.
He weakly shakes his head, “I will talk to him… when- when I am ready”. He didn't think about it through, ready about what? He didn't know.
Harua and Maki only gives him a smile, patting his hands in support.
Their dance practice continues for few more hours and Yuma glad that at least he gets to focus on his dance and not being worried about anything. He and Jo still hasn’t exchanged a word.
And that's make something inside Yuma feel twisted. Like something is going totally wrong with how the thing has been. How weird he feels now that Jo wasn't the first one to offer him a water after their practice, how Jo didn't lay next to him for few minutes to take a breather, how Jo didn't look at his way at all throughout the practice.
“Yuma! Second Verse!!!” K's voice startles the hell out of him, finally getting knock out of his reverie. His eyes wide as he noticed everyone eyes are on him.
As the staff has gone back, there's only 9 of them in the practice room yet it feels so suffocating for him to breath.
“Please focus, let's do this run one more time and then we can go home” K said sternly, eyes mainly focus on Yuma.
Maybe he isn't that focused on his dance after all.
“Sorry, let's start” Yuma said sheepishly, not wanting to look at anyone eyes.
Thankfully, the last practice was good. Better than before and upon hearing K's stern voice (that they rarely get to hear), Yuma manage to be serious and put his mind into the practice.
As their practice ended, K patted his shoulder and give him a small smile, a very K way of apologizing for raising his voice earlier. Yet, Yuma was thankful for it, because he knows he is in the wrong and truthfully, he wants K to scold him more. To make him awake and forget about Jo.
After taking a shower, Yuma was met eye to eye with K and Euijoo at his bed. He sighs, knowing this was another “Jo talk” that he need to get through. Seriously, did they only talk to him about it? Did they ask and say the same thing to Jo? Or it was just him that was being weird?
“Can we please make this quick, I am kind of sleepy” Yuma said, on any other times, he would sacrifice his sleeps just to talk with K and Euijoo, but not this time.
K look at him hesitantly, “I know you probably has heard this from others but seriously, we are worried about you”
He stays silent, his hands play with the plushie on his bed.
As Yuma didn't say anything, Euijoo continue, “I know that I should talk about this thing sooner, but I thought everything was going just fine. I don't know that this will be dragged out for a month”
He finally looks at Euijoo, who seems so distressed about not taking care of this problem sooner, but again, this was his fault.
Yuma put his hands on Euijoo's, “This is not your fault. Or anyone fault. This is entirely mine”
“Did something happen?” K ask, and Yuma don't know how to explain.
“I think… I feel weird about Jo”
Both of them look a bit startle by that, Yuma immediately backtrack on his words.
“Not weird in a bad way…? It just- I don't know how to explain it…” Yuma huff, frustrated.
They didn't speak for few minutes, “Do you want to talk with Jo about this?” Euijoo ask,
Yuma want to say no. But seeing how he got all his group members worried, maybe he needs to put an end to this.
To name these weird things he has been noticing and feeling lately.
“We only have dance practice in the morning, and free after lunch onwards… Maybe we can leave the dorm to you and Jo after 3pm” K suggest and Yuma weakly nod his head.
Yuma sleep that night thinking of every possible outcome of what about to happen in less than 15 hours.
Thankfully, he is fully focus during their morning dance practice and everyone seems to be in a good mood. He caught Jo's eyes on him after their practice ended and as Yuma about to smiles, Jo looks down, packing his bag and walk away without looking at him.
They all eat their lunch separately. It seems like Euijoo and K has informed the others about the whole ‘Yuma going to have a conversation with Jo’ since Harua, Taki and Maki keep on saying ‘good luck!’ as they walk out of the dorm.
Nicholas and Fuma gave him a pat on his shoulder, K give him a hug and Euijoo just smiles at him. And just like that, he was left alone with Jo at the dorm.
Yuma sit at the living room, not having the courage to knock on Jo's door. He prays and wait for Jo to walk out, wanting to get this over with.
Not long after, Jo finally walks out. As he noticed there's only Yuma at the living room and suspiciously quite dorm, Jo's eyes widen in realization.
He stops on his track, Yuma stares at him. His mouth dry as both of them didn't say anything to break the silence.
Yuma has never felt this uncomfortable with Jo before and it feels so suffocating.
Jo turns his back, about to get into his room back when Yuma finally speak.
“Jo,”
The latter look at him,
Yuma took a deep breath, “Let's talk,” He finally says and it took a moment before Jo finally nodded his head.
As Jo about to walk to his direction, Yuma abruptly stand up, making Jo stop and look at him, startle.
“My room please, I… I need to be comfortable” Yuma says as he walks towards his room, and Jo silently follows.
He didn't know if him wanting to talk in his bedroom has any effect but all he knows, he wants to be comfortable, in his own space where he can talk freely. Being in the living room, it feels a bit too big and spacey, and Yuma didn't have his support-plushie by his side for mental support.
“Sit here,” Yuma offers Jo to sit next to him on his bed, and again, without a word, Jo complies.
Silent follow through. Yuma can feel Jo's eyes on him, waiting.
This feels so awkward. This feels like the first day they met, when they barely know anything about each other. It makes Yuma want to crawl out of his skin for not being able to speak freely.
Yuma finally took the courage and look at Jo. Their eyes meet and almost instantly, Yuma feel like he is melting. This is the first time he realized just how much emotion Jo's eyes convey. Even though he didn't speak a word, his eyes say everything.
“I am going to explain everything, from the start- Please listen to me” Yuma start shakily, and Jo nod his head.
“The day you, Harua and Taki went to cafe hunting- when I was left alone at the dorm, I was bored out of my mind”
He takes a deep breath, “This going to sound stupid- But, I saw some fans answering a fun quizzes about our group and I was like ‘Why not?’ and I joined the fun… It was okay for the first few quizzes, then… I answered a quiz and I got you as the result”
Jo looks at him incredulously, not understand where this is going.
“The quiz was about who in &Team would be the perfect match for me…and I got you- which, I know it was so stupid of me to get caught up with that-”
“Do you not like that you got me as the result?” Jo asks, cutting Yuma's sentence.
“Huh?”
Jo looks away, “I mean… Would you prefer it to be Nicholas instead?”
Yuma feels his throat dry at Jo's question,
“Jo…? I don't mean it that way, I am just confused the moment I got you… and it make me think a lot about you”
“And you decide to push me away because you are uncomfortable with it?” Jo asks, this time their eyes meet and Yuma feels his heart breaking at the look of confused Jo.
“I did not push you because I was uncomfortable. I never uncomfortable around you- It just, after I took that quiz, I realized more about you. I noticed a lot more, and it just make me thinks about a lot of things”
Jo didn't say anything and Yuma want to rip his head off out of frustration.
“I noticed that you care a lot about me” Yuma says after a while.
“I always do” is the response Jo gives.
“It makes me feel bad that I never really realized that,” Yuma continues.
They fall into a silent again. Yuma knows Jo is not much of a talker, but right now he wishes for Jo to speak his mind.
And his wish come true just a few minutes after that.
“Do you… do you remember when I asked you long time ago, about what is your ideal type?” Jo asks, serious.
Yuma did not expect that to come, but he did remember Jo asking that so he nodded his head.
“You say you like Nicholas because he is good looking… and he looks cool when he plays basketball… or how he looks cute when he talks about clothes and things he found interesting”
Yuma nodded again, recalling that was his exact answers. But really, he didn't know where is Jo going with this.
“Then, you added that you also like someone who listen to you well. Someone who pay attention to you and your needs, someone who will always surprise you when you least expect it” Jo continues,
Yuma started to feel restless.
Jo eyes burn into his, he notices Jo's ears are now red.
The latter take a deep breath, and Yuma feels lightheaded on what he heard next.
“I do think I look okay; I do think I look cool playing basketball, the only thing I am not really interested at are fashion. I know I might not be able to match Nicholas in those aspects,”
“But, what can I do is, I can listen to you well. I love listening to you talking about anything. I can pay attention to you, and I can provide for what you need. I can surprise you with things you love.”
“I can never be like Nicholas but I am trying my best to be someone as half as good as him,” Jo continues, his lips quiver as he said that.
“You are good on your own Jo, you don't have to be Nicholas or anyone else” Yuma say softly, feeling his eyes teary at the emotions he was feeling.
Jo takes a deep breath, “I thought you avoided me because I did too much and you feel burden by it.”
Yuma immediately shake his head in protest, his own hands carefully rested on top of Jo's one. Just then he realized the latter was shaking.
“I did that because I started to wonder what I truly feels for you, Jo… I was overwhelmed, I kept on thinking about all the things you've done to me and I did nothing to return the favours back and I thought you were like that to everyone else”
Jo sigh, “I only do that to you”
Yuma can finally name the things he feels for Jo. The way he can hear his own heart beating in his ears, the way his breath got caught up every time their eyes met each other or the how he feels funny in his stomach.
“How long has it been?” Yuma ask carefully, hoping for his question to get through, he didn't really want to say the word because then, it will make everything feels real.
Jo took seconds before he answers, smiling, “The day I notice that you have a very beautiful smile… Which make, the first day we met”
Yuma blushes, he never has someone so forward towards him before. This was new, this feeling was new.
“And you didn't say anything because?”
Jo raises his brows, “One, I only know you like men after we debut, two, because I can never picture myself next to someone as perfect as you and three, I am not Nicholas”
Yuma frown at that, hitting Jo's arm lightly, “Do you really take that I have a crush on Nicholas personally?”
Jo nodded, “And you both seems perfect together”
“What makes you think me and you would not look perfect together?” Yuma dare to ask, smiling as Jo's eyes widen.
“It just… We are so different, you probably like it when someone can hold a conversation with you,”
Yuma grins, “We are having a conversation just fine right now Jo, it has been almost an hour and we still talking”
Jo's ears burn, “It's different, you like him and you did not like me”
Yuma take few seconds before answering,
“What makes you think I don't like you?”
Their eyes met for the nth time that day, Jo's jaw goes slack.
“Have you ever thought that I was avoiding you because I was panicking? That I realized I have feelings for you more than a friends do?”
Jo, however didn't seem convinced.
“I realized what I felt for you when you stop talking and cares about me. Which is weird, because before this, I don't really notice it but now you stopped, it just feels incomplete.”
“My eyes searched for you immediately, I want you to notice me, I want you to ask about my day like you usually do, how you will always be the first one to hype me up, I noticed a lot more about you.”
“I realized it was a different. What I feels for the other members, or to Nicholas in this matter is completely different from what I feel for you”
Yuma took the courage to intertwine their fingers and Jo let him.
“It doesn't matter if you're not Nicholas because I don't like Nicholas like how I like you,”
Jo closes his eyes, taking a deep breath, “How would you know it was different… What if you did this because you feel bad for me”
Yuma didn't know Jo was such an overthinker.
“I only feel bad that I realizing all of this now, I know I fall in love easily, and I don't know how to verbally explain on how I feel for you is truly different.”
“Jo, I know this will be so sudden to you. But really, I do like you. In a way that I want to go on a date with you, and do things together”
Their eyes meet, and Yuma noticed Jo's teary eyes.
“I have waited for this for a long time,” Jo said, a happy grin makes it way on his lips.
“Sorry, I make you wait” Yuma reply, and Jo nodded his head.
Just then, Jo pulls him into a hug. Instantly, Yuma feels himself relax into the touch. They've hugged before, but now, this feels much more intimate, like secret that only both of them know.
“I really really like you, Yuma.” Jo confesses.
Yuma hug him tighter.
Both of them didn't realize that they're crying all throughout the hugs, feelings overwhelm with the emotions they're feeling.
“I really like you,” Jo said again, this time more affirm than before.
Yuma smiles softly, “I like you too, Jo” he says, just to make everything feels more real.
Jo gives him a relief smiles, “I could kiss you right now”
Yuma eyes widen in shock, did not expect Jo to be so forward.
“Let's save that for tonight, when we cuddle to sleep” Yuma sheepishly said, and Jo's ears turn red again.
“Or we can cuddle and kiss right now, the members not here”
Yuma laugh, “I didn't know you're this forward Jo, you surprise me”
Jo laughs with him, “You have no idea how long I have been waiting for this, Yuma” he says softly as he plays with Yuma’s hair.
Yuma melt into the touch, “We have all the time for ourselves, we don't have to rush”
Jo hum thoughtfully, “So, boyfriend…?” he asks, ears red, cheeks blushing.
“We are boyfriend, put notes on your phone for today's date” Yuma says, playfully.
“Of course… and you're my first boyfriend” Jo says, shy.
“Really?”
Jo nodded, “I never like someone as intensely like I do to you,”
Yuma smiles, “How lucky I am to have this handsome and sweet Jo for myself!”
The latter playfully hit Yuma's shoulder, “No, it should be the other way- How lucky I am to have a beautiful and sweet and funny boyfriend like you, I am the real winner here”
Yuma blush, resting his head on Jo's chest as they both lay down on Yuma's bed. Jo's hand casually playing with Yuma's soft hair.
“You should've just confessed to me like, months before” Yuma say after a while.
“You would not like me then, and where's the fun in that? Now, we have a dramatic story to tell others how we became boyfriend”
Yuma laughs, looking up to meet eye to eye with Jo.
“I didn't take you as a romantic person, seriously, how do you keep it so well in this tall body of yours… and, you speak so sweetly too for someone who barely speak”
“I keep it for someone special only, and it happens to be you, my Yuma”
Yuma blush harder, hiding his face on Jo's chest.
The members found them sleeping and cuddling hours later, Yuma's head still on Jo's chest and Jo's hand wrapped around Yuma's body. And just like that, they know everything will be okay.