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Minho pulls his shirt on over his head and turns to the mirror in his room to fix his hair even though he knows it’s going to just get messy again during dance practice.
Hyunjin should be on his way by now so they can walk there together. He grabs his phone and leaves his room. Minho walks into the kitchen, texting his friend to let him know he’s ready to go. He glances up and sees Jisung before looking back down.
Wait Jisung?
He snaps his head up, only to be met with an empty room. There’s no sign he was even there. The counters don’t even look used. Jisung is his roommate, but sometimes he feels more like a ghost that he can only catch out of the corner of his eye. He doesn’t talk to him and he rarely leaves his room.
At first he assumed the boy was just shy, like his friends said, but then it became apparent he actively avoided being around Minho. He doesn’t know what he did to scare Jisung off, but he wishes he would make it less obvious that he doesn’t like him.
“Boo”
Minho jumps with a curse and spins around to a laughing Hyunjin
“Oh my god don’t do that. How did you get in here?”
“Jisung let me in”
Minho just stares at him like he’s grown two heads
“What?”
“Jisung? Your roommate? You’ve lived together for months now”
“Yeah, I know that”
“Why are you looking at me like you’ve never heard that name before then? Making me feel like I’ve made him up”
“I just...do you know him? I didn’t even hear you knock”
“Oh yeah, he’s really close to Felix and Seungmin. I have some classes with him too. Maybe if you actually paid attention to your surroundings, you would have heard me”
Minho lightly pushes his shoulder “says you” he grabs his dance bag off the counter before walking into the hallway with his friend
“Jisung’s really cute though. Totally your type. Do you guys get along?”
Minho scoffs and walks into the elevator with Hyunjin trailing behind him
“Get along? Jinnie, I’ve barely had a conversation with the boy. In fact, I was half convinced he was a ghost until you said you knew him”
Hyunjin looked puzzled. “Really? He’s so loud when he’s with Felix. I don’t know how he could be a ghost”
Minho gapes at him, “Loud? Are we talking about the same Jisung here? I don’t even know what he sounds like”
Well, that’s not entirely true. Sometimes Minho can hear him excitedly chat on the phone through the walls. He can hear him laugh loudly. It’s all muffled though. He thinks that hearing his laugh in full force would leave him star struck though. It already sounds like music from the other room.
Hyunjin frowns down at him “Ah well, Lix did say he was shy around new people. You’d think he’d warm up to you by now though” he shakes his head “Did you do something to scare him? You know people find you intimidating”
Minho sighs. He knows that. Chan says he has a resting bitch face and pairing that with his looks makes him rather unapproachable to others. It doesn’t help there’s been plenty of unflattering rumors about him while he’s been here.
“I don’t think I’ve done anything?” he huffs in frustration as they get out on the bottom floor. “I know I can be scary, but I’ve been trying to be friendly to him. Every time I try to talk to him, he won’t even look at me. Honestly, I think he actively avoids me”
“Well, there must be a reason. Maybe Felix knows. Do you want me to ask?”
“No, it’s fine. It’s not like we don’t get along. I don’t need to be friends with him or anything”
Hyunjin raises his brows at him. “Are you sure? You sound kinda upset about it”
“Tsk, I said it’s fine. Mind your business”
“Whatever you say Hyung”
Minho is upset about it. Hyunjin doesn’t need to know that though. He’ll definitely get too involved and make things awkward for Minho. If Jisung doesn’t want to talk to him, then he’s not going to make him, and he’s not going to let his friends make him feel bad about it either.
They make it to the dance studio and Minho pushes Jisung to the back of his mind. They have a competition coming up, so he has bigger things to worry about than why his roommate won’t look at him. Luckily, Hyunjin is too focused on practicing to keep bothering Minho about Jisung. Felix is on the team too and he doesn’t want him to question them about it.
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Minho decided to eat with Hyunjin and Felix today after practice, which naturally meant Changbin and Jeongin were there too. He is surprised, however, to see Jisung sitting across from Changbin when they got there.
He joins them at the table, sitting next to Changbin. Felix sits on the other side of his boyfriend and Jeongin makes space for Hyunjin to sit in between him and Jisung. Minho feels a bit like a fifth wheel here and he kind of wishes he didn’t join.
Minho tries to get over the fact that Jisung still won’t look at him, even though they are practically sitting across from each other. He was doing a good job, but then he sees Jisung laugh loudly at whatever Changbin is saying and the fact that he’s the only one Jisung acts like this with hits full force.
Jisung turns to look at him and Minho sees his smile drop a little before looking away again. Minho suppresses a huff and looks away, causing him to make eye contact with Hyunjin. His friend points to his phone before typing something out. Minho’s phone dings right after and he unlocks it to check it.
Hyunie: you’re staring
Meanho: yeah well
Meanho: Do you see how Jisung’s ignoring me? His smile literally fell when he looked at me
Hyunie: I’d stop smiling too if I saw you staring at me like that. You’re practically glaring at him
Meanho: I’m not glaring at him
Meanho: Changbins scary too but he seems to get along with him just fine
Meanho: look at how he’s laughing at his stupid jokes
Hyunie: you sound like you’re jealous Hyung
Hyunie: do you like him?
Meanho: No??? Where did you get that from?
Meanho: I’m not jealous
Hyunie: you totally like him
Hyunie: why else would you care so much
Meanho: I do not
Meanho: It’s just annoying how everyone else in the group gets along with him
Meanho: like what did I do ???
Hyunie: awh don’t worry hyung. I’m sure he’ll notice you someday
Meanho: I’ll fuck you up
Hyunie: you sure could ;)
Meanho: oh god never say that to me again you’re so gross
Minho looks up to make a disgusted face and Hyunjin just winks in response. Just as Hyunjin is about to respond, a hand snatches the phone out of his hands and they both look over wide eyed to see Jeongin reading their texts with furrowed brows
“You two are really flirting right in front of me?”
Hyunjin looks panicked. “No, babe we were just joking around”
Minho nods and fakes a gag. “Besides. Hyunjin is totally not my type. Gross”
His friend looks offended for about a second before a smirk creeps onto his face “Yeah. His type is the cute and shy kind. Specifically-“
Minho glares and kicks Hyunjin under the table to cut him off, ignoring his loud ow “Shut the fuck up” Hyunjin sticks his tongue out at him in response
“Oh Hyung, do you have a crush on someone?”
Minho whips his head around, blinking in shock at the voice. Jisung actually spoke to him, and called him Hyung at that. He didn’t know how to react, not even fully registering the question. They take his silence as an answer and the table erupts with his friends teasing
“Oh my god you do!?”
He puts his head in his hands and groans. “No guys. I don’t!”
Minho hears Jeongin gasp and looks up to see him still reading their conversation, and he kicks Hyunjin again. “Hyunjin!”
Hyunjin grabs his phone back “Jeongin don’t snoop” he gives Minho a guilty glance “Sorry, I didn’t notice”
Jeongin laughs “I was just making sure you weren’t really flirting with each other, but Hyung? Him?”
Minho sees Jisung mouth “him” to himself before looking over at him with curious eyes “Who is it?”
He tries to will away the blush he can feel creeping up at the attention “nobody”
Felix Ooooos loudly and leans forward “If it’s nobody, then why won’t you tell us?”
Minho glares at him and Felix just giggles
“Your ears are red”
He turns to smack a smug-looking Changbin on the shoulder before covering his ears
“You all suck”
Jeongin, of course, that brat, is still cackling “Oh my god this is great” he wheezes for a moment. Minho fails to see what’s so funny “This is the best day of my life”
Minho throws his head back “Jeongin please”
The younger boy shakes his head “No hyung, this is great. I can see it. You two would be so cute”
Minho turns to Hyunjin “This is all your fault. Make him stop”
Hyunjin winces and pats Jeongin’s shoulder “Alright let the poor man live. He looks like he’s about to combust”
Minho is just about to scold them but his phones rings so he picks it up and answers, making a shushing motion towards the other boys
“Hey Hyung”
“Hey Minho! Are you busy right now?”
He glances at the others, who are watching him curiously
“No, just with a bunch of brats. Why?”
“Ah, with the kids I see. I finished the track for your choreography if you want to come check it out”
Minho perks up with a smile. “Really? That’s great. Where are you? I’ll head over now”
“In the music building. My usual studio”
“Okay. I’ll see you in a bit”
He hangs up after his friend, Chan, says see you and he starts gathering up his stuff
“I’ve got to go guys”
Felix grins at him “Is it your crush?”
Minho wrinkles his nose in disgust at him “No. It was your cousin”
The blonde makes a surprised noise “What did he want?”
“None of your business” Minho gets up from his seat and walks around the table to tightly grip Hyunjin’s shoulder “You all suck and I’ll kill you if you keep this up”
Hyunjin winces up at him and Minho turns to face Jisung, softening his features as much as he can. “Except you Jisung, you’re fine. I’ll see you later” Maybe. If Jisung doesn’t hide from him like usual.
Jeongin starts laughing again, and Changbin makes a face. “Why does he get special treatment?”
Minho gives him an obviously fake smile “He’s not annoying like some people here” Changbin just rolls his eyes
Hyunjin giggles, “Hyung, I’m just excited. You haven’t liked anyone since-“
“Shut it. You won’t finish that sentence if you know what’s good for you” all signs of joking are gone from Minho’s face and Hyunjin’s smile falls immediately as he looks down at the table
“Sorry”
A look of guilt crosses Minho’s face before it switches to a stony expression again, and he nods slightly before letting go of Hyunjin and leaving towards the music building without bothering to say goodbye. He’ll apologize to Hyunjin later, but his friend knows better than to bring up that.
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Jisung watches Minho leave before turning to see Hyunjin frowning at the table
“I shouldn’t have brought it up”
Jeongin rubs his back with a sympathetic face. “It’s not your fault. You didn’t know he would still react like that”
“He’ll forget about it. Chan will probably notice his mood and make him talk about it”
Felix nods in agreement with his boyfriend and reaches across the table to pat Hyunjin’s hand. “Yeah. He’ll probably apologize later for snapping at you with a vague text and buying you a drink. You know how he is”
Jisung watches the entire exchange in confusion. “Can I ask?”
Hyunjin laughs lightly “I’d tell you to ask Minho himself but well...you saw how he reacted” he hums in thought “umm it’s not my business to tell the whole story but lets just say his last relationship kinda sucked and it ended on a really bad note”
Jisung nods in understanding "Oh. I see” he didn’t really expect that. It made sense that he reacted that way then. It was still a bit scary though. Jisung found him intimidating, but Minho has never looked that cold before.
“Did you see that face he made? And he wonders why Jisung doesn’t talk to him”
Jisung whips his head over as Hyunjin smacks a hand over his mouth
“What did you just say?”
“Nothing, just ignore that”
“Did he say something about me?”
Hyunjin groans, looking guilty. “He mentioned it this morning when I asked if you two got along. Please don’t tell him I said something. He told me not to try to talk to you about it. It just slipped”
“Oh.”
Jisung suddenly felt a little put on the spot. Yeah, he does avoid Minho. Not because he didn’t like him, but because he thought he was really pretty. He’s a little scary, sure, but he’s also the most attractive person Jisung has ever seen. He just gets too nervous when he’s near him.
He didn’t think Minho noticed or cared, but apparently he was wrong. Now he felt bad. Did Minho think he hated him? No wonder he had been giving him that look earlier. Jisung just figured Minho thought he was being too loud.
Felix gives him a teasing look. Jisung had a few breakdowns over Minho to him. He knows exactly why Jisung doesn’t talk to him.
“Why don’t you talk to Minho Hyung? You literally live with him”
“I just get nervous? He’s intimidating. I don’t know how to talk to him”
Felix snorts “Well, you need to get over that and talk to him. Looks like you might be hurting his feelings. You talked to him today just fine”
Jisung pouts at him and Hyunjin pats him on the back
“You can do it. But seriously, don’t tell him I told you this. I don’t want to die”
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The next day Minho didn’t have any classes, so he decided to catch up on cleaning up their dorm. He was in the middle of washing the dishes when a figure slowly appears next to him
“Hi Hyung”
Minho glances over in surprise at Jisung. He just approached him and greeted him first. This has never happened before.
“Hey Jisung”
He goes back to washing the dishes, but Jisung doesn’t leave like he expected him to. He just continued to hover next to him. It was starting to make Minho nervous
“Was there something you needed?”
Jisung fidgets in his spot, avoiding eye contact with him as always
“Uh well...yeah, actually. I had a question”
“Ask away”
“Who is your crush?”
Minho pauses and raises his eyebrows at Jisung. He really decided to talk to him because of this?
“Why would I tell you that?”
“So you do have a crush then?”
Minho blinks. Well shoot.
“No, I don’t”
“You just said you wouldn’t tell me, so it has to be someone”
“I was joking with you. Why do you want to know anyway?”
“I’m curious”
“Well don’t be. There’s nothing to know”
Jisung deflates a little, and Minho feels bad. He would play along with Hyunjin’s suspicions just so that he could talk to Jisung more since that seems to be only thing getting the younger boy to talk to him, but since the suspected crush is Jisung himself, he can’t really say that to him can he?
“Are you sure? Is it someone I know? Jeongin knows him so I might too”
Minho thinks for a moment. Well, Jisung doesn’t have to know it’s him. Minho doesn’t have a crush on him, really, but Hyunjin did have a point when he said Jisung was his type. If the crush subject was the reason Jisung decided to stop avoiding him, then so be it. He’s honestly just glad the boy is speaking to him.
“He doesn’t talk to me. He probably doesn’t like me back”
Jisung perks up with a smile “You don’t know that hyung! Maybe he’s just shy. Maybe you could try to be friends with him?”
Minho stares at Jisung in thought, drying his hands absent-mindedly. If he’s talking to him now, maybe he has a chance to be friends with him after all.
“Maybe. Sure, I’ll try that”
Jisung brightens and gives him a thumbs up “You can do it”
Minho pats Jisung’s cheek with a soft smile. He can’t believe Jisung is actually standing here smiling at him. Jisung makes a funny face and Minho pulls his hand away. He didn’t mean to do that, it’s just a habit he has with his younger friends.
“Do you want to go get lunch together?”
Jisung tilts his head in question “Right now?”
Minho nods and grabs his keys and phone. “Or we can just get coffee, if you aren’t hungry”
“Coffee sounds good”
“Great. I’m gonna get changed then we can head out”
They go to the closest coffee shop and while the walk was mostly silent, Minho was still happy that Jisung agreed to come at all.
“What do you want? I’ll order and you can find us a seat”
“You don’t have to order for me. I can do it”
“No, I’ll order and I’ll pay”
“Ah Hyung”
Jisung is pouting at him and with that ‘Hyung", it’s making it very difficult for Minho to stand his ground. Damn, those are some powerful puppy dog eyes.
“I’m older and I’m the one who wanted to get coffee. Just tell me what you want”
“Fine, but I’ll pay you back somehow. An iced Americano please”
Before Minho can argue against Jisung paying him back, the younger takes off to find them a spot and Minho just shakes his head with a smile.
When he gets to the front of the line, he’s surprised to see his friend, Jungwoo. working the register
“Oh Jungwoo! I didn’t know you worked here”
“Minho hey! Yeah, I just started a little bit ago. Trying not to be so broke while paying for college”
“I hear that”
“What can I get you?”
“Two iced Americanos please”
Minho eyes the dessert case while Jungwoo puts in the order. Minho remembers seeing cheese cake packages a lot in the trash or fridge. Hopefully he’s right about Jisung liking it.
“Can I also get a slice of cheesecake?”
“Yeah, of course. Is that for your boyfriend?”
Minho snaps his head up in surprise, feeling his face heat up
“What?”
“The one you came in with?”
“Oh, he’s not my boyfriend, we’re just friends. But yeah. it’s for him”
Jungwoo’s eyes widen and he laughs a little, looking embarrassed. “Sorry for assuming! I thought you guys looked cute when you came in. I don’t see you with people other than your usual group, so I just- ah sorry again”
Minho tugs at his ear nervously before paying, “It’s okay”
After getting his drinks and the cake, he sits down where Jisung was waiting
“Here’s your drink, and I got us cheesecake. If you don’t want any, I’ll gladly eat it all myself, just don’t let my dance teacher know”
Jisung’s eyes widen before they light up with excitement
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely eat some. I love cheesecake”
“That’s a relief”
“Was that your crush you were talking to?”
Minho can’t help the laugh that comes out of him. First Jungwoo thinks he’s dating Jisung and then Jisung thinks he likes Jungwoo.
“No, he’s a friend in my classes”
“You were blushing though! I could see it from over here”
Minho feels a little happy at the thought that Jisung had been watching them, but he shoves that down immediately. He taps at the table in thought
“He thought you were my boyfriend”
Red blooms across Jisung’s cheeks and it’s honestly the cutest thing he’s ever seen. He wants to make Jisung blush even more.
Damn, maybe he does have a crush on Jisung. This can’t be good.
“Oh”
“Yeah, don’t worry though. I told him you weren’t. Wouldn’t want to tarnish your reputation like that. Can’t have people thinking someone as sweet as you is dating someone like me”
Jisung has a confused expression for a few seconds before he shakes his head with a sigh
“I was going to say I’m surprised he’d think someone as pretty as you would be dating me. Don’t know what you’re talking about”
Minho blinks in surprise. First, did Jisung just call him pretty? Second, he must not have ever heard the rumors about Minho to be reacting like that. It sort of makes sense. They had mostly died down by the time Jisung joined the group. Maybe Jisung was a good chance to start fresh with someone.
“Besides. How could you flirt with your crush if they think you’re dating me?”
Right. Jisung just seems to be really interested in who Minho likes. He probably isn’t into him like that. Well, at least he could have someone to start fresh with as friends.
“Right. I’m not really trying to get with them though”
“Oh come on Hyung. It’s worth a shot”
Minho just kind of smiles at him. He’s not sure how to respond to that. Maybe he should just tell Jisung that he doesn’t really have a crush on anyone. The subject was starting to make him feel a little sour now.
“I’ll help you out with your crush if you want Hyung. I’m the perfect wingman, just ask Felix”
Minho reaches over and ruffles Jisung’s hair affectionately
“You’re cute Jisung. I’ll keep that in mind”
A blush is making itself known on Jisung’s face again and Minho would have held back his next comment, but the younger boy really is just too cute when he’s flustered
“Maybe to pay me back for this cheesecake, you can give me a kiss”
Jisung is looking about the same shade as a tomato and he’s just staring open-mouthed at Minho. He’s a little worried that he took it too far with the teasing and opens his mouth to tell him he’s joking, but Jisung reaches over and smacks his arm with a whine
“Ah Hyung! Save those kinds of remarks for who you like”
Minho laughs dryly and shakes his head. How to say that he is, in fact, using them on the one he likes. At this point, there’s no denying it. He can’t scare Jisung off like that though, so he won’t say it.
“I’m just teasing. You don’t have to pay me back at all”
“But I want to”
“Don’t worry about it”
“I will. I’ll pay next time”
Minho smiles at him. Next time? Jisung must be over whatever reason he had to avoid him. Minho hopes he is anyway. He doesn’t know what he’ll do if it’s a onetime thing. Probably have a breakdown over the phone to Hyunjin. Actually, he’s probably going to do that anyway. He doesn’t want to prove Hyunjin right, but he also tells his friend practically everything.
“Next time? If you insist then”
Jisung gives him a wide smile and starts digging into the cheesecake while humming in content. Minho thinks he’s sort of fucked.
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Meanho: I think I do like Jisung
Hyunie: I could have told you that
Meanho: I’m serious. what do I do?
Hyunie: wait really?
Hyunie: idk just tell him? Flirt with him?
Meanho: He seems set on helping me with my crush. SO no I don’t think I will
Hyunie: yikes
Hyunie: Maybe he’s so invested because he likes you
Hyunie: wait is he talking to you now?
Meanho: Yeah actually we went to get coffee together
Meanho: and I doubt it
Hyunie: well hes talking to you now at least
Hyunie: you never know
Meanho: so true
Meanho: I’m fine just being friends with him
Hyunie: you say that but I can hear the sound of your heart breaking from herwe
Meanho: Don’t be dramatic
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Luckily for Minho, Jisung didn’t go back to ignoring him after that day.
Unluckily, Minho definitely has a crush on Jisung now.
The more he gets to know him, the more he likes him. He’s just so funny and passionate about his hobbies. He produces music with Chan and Changbin and Minho loves when he talks about it to him.
He’s finally getting to know the loud side Hyunjin had told him about and he’s got to hear his laugh plenty now. Which he was right, it does leave him star struck each time.
Jisung has started watching his shows and movies in the living area now and when Minho isn’t too busy or tired from dance practice, he joins him. It’s become his favorite thing to do in his downtime. He’s usually not good at resting, but when he walks in and sees Jisung curled up on the couch he doesn’t think twice about sitting down.
Minho loves the faces that Jisung makes while he’s watching his shows and he honestly spends more time staring at Jisung than at the TV. He has a habit of mimicking or quoting the characters while they talk and it’s adorable. Tonight was the same as usual, Jisung focusing on his movie and Minho soaking up every reaction he has.
At some point in the movie Jisung stops reacting the way he usually does, Minho would know because they’ve watched this one twice already this week, and he just looks spaced out. He reaches out and pauses the movie, turning to face Minho on the couch.
Minho looks away and then back, thoroughly embarrassed at being caught staring, but Jisung didn’t seem to notice since he’s looking everywhere but at Minho. The older just sits there anxiously waiting for Jisung to say whatever he intends to.
“Is something wrong?”
“I have a question. Don’t get mad at Hyunjin for this”
Hyunjin told Jisung everything. Oh my god that has to be it. He’s going to kill him. Minho feels himself start sweating.
“Um okay”
“Did it bother you that I didn’t talk to you when I first moved in? Hyunjin mentioned it by accident once that you said I didn’t talk to you.”
Oh. Well, he’s still mad at Hyunjin for that, but honestly he’s not surprised.
“I mean, um, I was confused? It was obvious that you avoided me and I didn’t know why”
“Oh. I’m sorry about that, by the way. I don’t know why I acted like that. I already have trouble talking to new people and you were just....I don’t know. Unapproachable”
“It’s okay. I’m glad you stopped avoiding me though”
Jisung smiles at him, leaning his head against the couch and Minho feels his heart skip a beat
“Me too. Still, I feel bad. I don’t want you to think you did something wrong”
“Seriously, don’t worry about it. I’ve been told I’m scary before so I wasn’t too shocked. Figured maybe you heard a few things about me that made you decide you shouldn’t hang around me. I wouldn’t blame you”
Jisung makes a face and shakes his head
“You said something like that before. Hearing things about you. What does that mean? I’ve heard people say you’re scary but not much else”
Minho moves so that he’s mimicking the way Jisung is leaned against the couch and chews on his lip in thought. Should he tell him? He thinks he sees Jisung look at his lips for a moment, but it’s probably just wishful thinking.
“My ex and I ended on a really bad note. Before we broke up and after...he spread a lot of bad rumors about me. None of them were true, but” he takes a deep breath “a lot of people believed them. I had distanced myself from everyone around me before then anyway so...I didn’t have anyone to back me up either”
Jisung is giving him a pitying look and now Minho just wants to get out of the room.
“You know how people like to feed into rumors too. His friends were in on it and everything. I’m glad my friends gave me a chance again despite everything though”
He gives Jisung a tight smile and stands up
“I’m going to go to bed. You can finish your movie”
He turns to leave, but Jisung grabs his wrist
“Hyung...”
“Don’t look at me like that, Jisung. There’s a reason I don’t talk about it. Honestly, I’m surprised you never heard anything. Maybe next time you should ask why they think I’m scary”
Minho pulls his wrist out of Jisung’s hold and goes to his room, ignoring the younger ones’ calls.
He collapses on his bed with a groan. Why did he have to act like that? He should have just dodged the question. But what if Jisung would hear those rumors first? He can’t have him believing them.
Just when he’s about to spiral, there’s a knock at his door and he tenses. Maybe he can pretend he’s already asleep.
“Hyung?”
Minho holds his breath
“Hyung? Hyung please”
He can hear Jisung sigh through the door and after a few moments of silence Minho thinks he’s in the clear
“I’m sorry I brought it up. I didn’t mean to upset you”
Damn. Now Minho is feeling guilty, but what can he say? He sighs and sits up
“It’s not your fault. You didn’t upset me”
“If it makes you feel any better, I won’t believe any rumors about you. Bad ones anyways. If I heard one that you were a prince, then maybe I might consider it”
Minho cracks a smile at that. Jisung always knows how to cheer him up. He gets up and opens the door to see the younger about to walk away. Jisung turns and smiles when he sees him
“Thank you”
“Of course hyung. Are you still going to bed?”
“Yeah”
“Goodnight then. Sweet dreams”
Minho smirks and leans against the doorframe
“If you’re in them, then they’ll be sweet for sure”
Jisung blushes like always but rolls his eyes
“Tsk, what have I said? Save those lines for your crush”
“I will. Goodnight Jisung”
Minho watches Jisung walk to his room before closing his door and going back to his bed. He unlocks his phone and pulls up Hyunjin’s contact immediately
Meanho: Jisung is going to be the death of me
Hyunie: what did he smile at you or smthin
Meanho: how did u know
Hyunie: damn youre whipped
Meanho: and? so what?
Hyunie: oh??? He admits it
Hyunie: what happened to you??
Meanho: I told him about my ex
Hyunie: seriously???
Meanho: not everything. Just kind of the rumor part
Meanho: which reminds me
Meanho: I was told that SOMEONE told Jisung about my complaining
Meanho: have any idea who that could be
Hyunie: hey you told him some of it. proud of you
Hyunie: thats crazy
Hyunie: I have no clue
Meanho: as you should be
Meanho: don’t play dumb
Hyunie: sorry. it just slipped out
Meanho: disappointed but not surprised
Minho locks his phone and flips onto his back to stare at his ceiling. He always avoids talking about his ex for a reason. He just didn’t want to think about it. Once he started, he just couldn’t stop.
Their relationship wasn’t that bad in the beginning, honestly. Minho’s ex only became the way he was a few months in. He was extremely jealous and controlling. Minho had always been playful with his friends, jokingly flirting with them, and he hated that.
He had managed to isolate Minho from his friends completely. Minho still feels like shit over that. It wasn’t really his fault, but his friends didn’t deserve to be treated the way he treated them during those times. It didn’t help that some of the rumors involved them too.
When the rumors first started, Minho didn’t know why. He leaned on his ex a lot at the time. He would always say, “If you didn’t act the way you did, then they never would have started”. It took Changbin practically cornering him and proving that his ex was the one spreading the rumors for Minho to come to his senses.
When he tried to break up with him, his ex would threaten to spread worse rumors. At first it scared him enough to stay, but the rumors never really stopped anyways, so he just let it happen. He had his friends again by then. They knew they were fake. That was all he needed.
It took him a while to get back to normal after that. The rumors eventually died down and his friends helped him gain back the confidence he had before. Changbin and Hyunjin especially always helped him. They made sure he didn’t go anywhere alone since the looks he always got made him nervous, and they helped him avoid seeing his ex again. Changbin had offered to beat him up, but Minho didn’t want people to view him negatively because of it. That guy wasn’t worth his time anyway.
Minho smiled to himself at the thought. Changbin had gone into a rage after they broke up and he heard everything that his ex had said. Chan had to hold him down while Minho convinced him not to pick a fight. Hyunjin was quietly egging him on but stopped when Chan gave him that dad glare.
He’s really thankful that his friends never believed what they heard. Part of it was because some involved them. His ex accused him of sleeping with half the group since he hated how close he was with them. Changbin and Hyunjin weren’t dating anyone yet then either, so people had more reason to think it was true.
Those couple of years were a mess for him. It had put everyone else in the group through a lot too. They always tell him not to feel bad about it, but he can’t help it. He should have seen those first few red flags and ended it then, but he thought things would work out. How stupid was that?
Minho sighs and rolls over. He should probably go to sleep now. He’s got practice in the morning and in the evening. The competition is coming up fast.
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Jisung curls up on the couch and starts his movie, not before glancing at the door with a sigh. He barely ever sees Minho these days because he’s always in the dance studio. When he is home, he just goes straight to his room and crashes. It’s safe to say Jisung is missing their little movie nights.
There had been a couple nights where Minho still joined him after practice, but he always fell asleep in the middle of it. Jisung had to wake him up and tell him to go to bed because a sleeping Minho is very distracting. He looks so soft when he’s sleeping, Jisung just can’t help but stare. He also just doesn’t want him to get sore from sleeping on the couch.
Jisung gets about halfway through his movie when his phone lights up with a text
Lixie: please come pick up your bf
Sungie: ???
Lixie: Minho hyung. He won’t listen to us and go home. practice ended like a hr ago and he’s still here
Sungie: He’s not my boyfriend???
Sungie: and what makes you think he’ll listen to me
Lixie: sure jan
Lixie: you just gotta give him some sad eyes and he’ll follow you back home. trust me he’s a softie
Lixie: probably would also make him feel guilty you came to get him so he’d give in
Sungie: I wouldn’t want to make him feel bad
Lixie: cmon
Lixie: the man needs to take a break
Sungie: okay fine
Jisung sighs and pulls himself up off the couch. Luckily, he knows where the studio is from all the times he met up with Felix there. He’s never been inside the building though.
The walk there was only about ten minutes, but Jisung hated walking in the dark alone. He practically jogged the whole way there, avoiding looking around so that he doesn’t see anything moving. There are other students around still, but it doesn’t make him feel much better.
He gets to the building and looks for the room Felix had texted him. When he gets to it, he pauses at the door, wondering if he should knock first. He can hear music blasting through the door so he doesn’t think Minho would hear him. After double checking that he’s in the right place, Jisung slips in quietly.
Minho is dancing in front of the mirror with a focused look in his eyes and Jisung just stands and stares. He’s never seen Minho dance before, but he always wondered what it was like. Minho dances like that’s what he was made to do. Jisung could watch him do this all night.
Unfortunately, Minho finally catches sight of him in the mirror and almost trips, spinning around to look at him with wide eyes. Jisung shyly waves at him, not really knowing what to say. He watches Minho turn off the music before approaching him.
“Jisung. What are you doing here?”
“I was instructed to drag you out of here. Your dancing is amazing, by the way”
“I was just going to practice for a little bit longer. Thanks”
“You need to rest. You can’t wear yourself out before your performance”
“I’ll be fine. Hyunjin and Felix are just being dramatic. You should go back home”
Minho really is stubborn. They always said he worked too hard, but this is the first time he’s experiencing it in person. Jisung figures this is where he should pull out the puppy dog eyes.
“But Hyung...I don’t want to walk back alone in the dark. It was scary enough on the way here”
He can actually see Minho’s resolve start to break at that, it’s working. He grabs Minho’s arm and pouts at him.
“Besides, I’m worried about you. I never see you anymore and you always look so tired. Just come back with me, please? You can practice more tomorrow”
Minho fully deflates with a sigh, tipping his head back to look at the ceiling for a few seconds before looking back at Jisung.
“Okay. Only because I can’t leave you to walk alone”
Jisung lights up. Felix was right, he just had to guilt trip him. Though he really was worried about him. Minho was like a walking zombie these days.
“Yay! Let’s go”
Minho shakes his head and gathers up his things so that they can leave. Once they’re out the door, Jisung is clinging to the older, and he’s relived the other doesn’t comment or push him away.
“You know Hyung. I miss our movie nights. I never see you anymore”
“I guess I’m the ghost there now”
Jisung looks at him in confusion. “Ghost?”
Minho laughs and looks at him with a glint in his eyes
“I used to think you were like a ghost because I only ever caught glimpses of you and you didn’t talk to me”
“Ohhh. Huh. I guess you are the ghost now. You sure look like one some days”
Minho pushes him off with a scoff before pulling him back in and wrapping his arm around Jisung’s shoulder. Jisung is hoping it’s dark enough to hide his blush.
“Hopefully I’ll go back to looking human again once this is done. Then we can go back to having our little movie dates. At least until the next contest comes up”
Jisung almost trips at the word Date, Minho looks at him funny and Jisung just laughs it off. Minho always confuses him with comments like that. He’s always flirting at random, catching the younger off guard. Sometimes Jisung fools himself into thinking, just maybe, he’s Minho’s crush.
He mentioned it a few times to Felix and the blonde would always just shrug and say maybe. Very unhelpful. Jisung figures Minho would have said something by now though. He seems like the type to just tell people how he feels, but who knows? It’s hard to tell what he’s thinking.
Minho has always been a bit dodgy on the crush subject and these days Jisung doesn’t ask about it. He doesn’t really want to know anymore. He’s afraid Minho will say it’s going well or something and Jisung is going to feel heart broken for someone he was never with.
“Are you okay? You’re being really quiet?”
“Hm? Oh yeah, sorry. Just spaced out. Hey, can I come watch your performance?”
Minho’s concerned face morphs to amusement, and he smiles
“Always spacing out. Careful or you’ll trip again. Aren’t you already coming to watch Felix?”
“Yes, but you never invited me. Do you not want me to watch? I want to see. What I just saw was so cool. I want to see the whole thing”
“I didn’t invite you because you were going to be there anyway. But sure, you should come watch me too. It’s a group performance so I don’t know why it matters”
“Don’t lie to me. Felix told me you had a solo”
“It’s barely anything”
“Stillllll”
“Okay okay. Do you want to see me dance that bad?”
“Of course. Do you want to know a secret?”
“Sure, spill”
“I helped Chan make your solo track”
Minho’s eyes widen as he looks over at Jisung
“Really? Chan didn’t say anything”
“I only helped a little so I told him I didn’t need any credit”
“Still you helped”
“Eh, it’s nothing”
“You know, I haven’t heard any of your music. You should let me listen to some. Since you get to see me dance”
Jisung wrinkles his nose and pulls away as they get onto the elevator
“That’s different”
Minho pouts and links his arm with his. He’s being a bit touchier than usual. Jisung doesn’t know how he’s going to survive this.
“No, it’s not. Please. Just one song?”
“Fine. After the contest, I’ll find a good one for you”
Minho beams at him, and Jisung has to avert his eyes
“I bet they’re all good. I’m so excited now! Time needs to move faster so I can hear it sooner”
Jisung rolls his eyes, pretending like his heart isn’t beating out of his chance at the thought of Minho hearing his songs.
They get into their dorm and Jisung goes to head to his room but is stopped by Minho pulling him to the couch.
“What? You need to go to bed”
“I don’t want to. I’m not tired, I need to wind down first. Let’s watch a movie”
“You’re just going to fall asleep?”
“Exactly”
Jisung huffs in mock annoyance. He’s, of course, actually really happy Minho wants to spend more time with him instead.
“You said you missed our movie nights, and I missed you so let’s have one”
“Fine, take a shower first though. You’re all sweaty”
Jisung busies himself with looking for the remote as Minho goes to take a shower in an attempt to hide the blush he knows is forming on his cheeks, once he finds it he pulls up the movie he had been watching before and starts it from the beginning. He pats the spot next to him when Minho appears back into the living room freshly showered.
“Here”
Minho presses himself against Jisung’s side as soon as he sits back down and Jisung freezes in surprise. The older either doesn’t notice or is pretending not to notice the younger’s state as he leans his head onto Jisung’s shoulder. His hairs still a little wet but that’s the last thing on Jisung’s mind right now.
If Minho wasn’t literally laying on him, Jisung knows he’d be panic texting Felix right now and Felix would just make fun of him for freaking out over something small. A tired Minho is a clingy Minho apparently.
Jisung forces himself to relax and shifts so that it’s easier for Minho to lean against him. He can’t focus on the movie at all and it’s taking all his strength not to turn to look at the one leaning on him. That would be too close for his poor heart to take.
Just like he said, Minho was fast asleep not even halfway through the movie. Once the older’s breathing had completely evened out, Jisung risks a glance down at him. How is he even prettier up close? He’s so peaceful looking. Jisung looks back at the TV because he thinks if he looks any longer he might do something stupid like kiss Minho’s nose.
He lets Minho sleep there for the rest of the movie before finally waking him up. Minho still doesn’t let go of him the entire way to his room and while Jisung doesn’t hate the extra affection, it’s a bit much for him to handle.
“Night Sungie”
Minho ruffles Jisung’s hair with a soft smile and Jisung thinks he’s going to melt right then and there. Sungie? Felix calls him that all the time, but it’s somehow different when Minho says it. It’s making him feel all soft and mushy but also he feels like he’s going to have a breakdown
“Night Hyung”
Jisung speeds off to his room and throws himself into bed. He would call Felix, but the blonde is probably asleep by now so he’s just going to have to sort through all the feelings swimming through him by himself.
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Jisung was anxiously waiting backstage for his friends to come out. They had placed second in the contest and while that wasn’t exactly what they wanted, Jisung was still really proud of them. He was tightly holding onto the flowers in his hand. Felix had convinced him to bring Minho flowers for after the show and Jisung was worried Minho wouldn’t like them. He brought Hyunjin and Felix a rose each, but bought Minho a whole bouquet.
Hyunjin and Felix filtered out first, thanking Jisung for the roses and the compliments. Felix informed him with a wink that Minho would be out in a couple minutes before heading to his boyfriend, and Jisung stuck his tongue out at him for teasing him.
Minho finally came out, his face lighting up when he catches sight of Jisung and he weaves through everyone to go straight to him
“Congrats Minho. Second place is still good. I would give your solo first though because wow you were amazing”
Minho smiles at him before looking at the flowers in the youngers hand
“Thank you. I’m glad you liked it. Are these for someone?”
“Oh yeah. These are for you”
Jisung holds them out, and Minho takes them with a soft look in his eyes. He gently runs his hands against the petals before looking at Jisung with a smile and throwing his arms around him in a hug
“Thanks Sungie. They’re beautiful”
Jisung feels his face heat up at the nickname and he hides his face in the older’s shoulder as he hugs back
“Of course. You deserve them”
Minho pulls away, looking down at the flowers again, Jisung realizes his ears are slightly red and wonders if he’s the cause of that.
“Seriously Jisung. No one’s brought me flowers before, other than my mom. I really appreciate it”
That surprises Jisung, how could no one have brought someone as amazing as Minho flowers until now? He realizes that means his ex didn’t even give him flowers and while Jisung knew he was shitty before, he really hates him now. Jisung decides that he’s going to have to bring Minho flowers every time he has a performance from now on. He deserves a whole goddamn garden.
“We’re all going to the club nearby after this. Do you want to come?”
“Ah, I don’t know. I’m not big on crowded places”
“But I want you to come. Please”
Jisung chews on his lip in thought. He really doesn’t like clubs, but how can he say no when Minho is looking at him like that?
“All our friends will be there too. Even Chan is going”
“Okay, but don’t blame me if I hide in the corner the whole time”
Minho grins and puts his arm around Jisung’s shoulder
“That’s fine. You can just hang onto me the whole time. Lets go home so I can get changed”
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Minho stayed with him at the bar for about ten minutes before being dragged away to the dance floor by his dancer friends. Jisung really didn’t mind. Sure, he felt awkward sitting here alone, but he could still see Minho, and he looked like he was having a blast. Jisung doesn’t think he’s ever seen him smile this much before.
Seungmin joins him at the bar and it actually surprised Jisung to see him there. Minho said everyone was going to be there, but Seungmin is a lot like Jisung in terms of socializing. He pointed this out to and was told Felix begged him to come. That made sense, it was hard to say no the blonde.
Jisung is glad to have company, finally taking his focus off of the dance floor. He’s happy to finally catch up with Seungmin since it’s been a while. They’re always too busy with classes and Jisung never goes out even if he’s free.
The music makes it hard to hear each other so they’re leaned towards each other practically nose to nose and Jisung would find the proximity weird but he’s a little tipsy and it’s Seungmin, he’s comfortable with Seungmin. At one point Jisung has to ask Seungmin to repeat himself too many times, so the taller rests his hand on Jisung’s thigh so that he can lean in and say it into his ear.
Jisung has just enough time to think about how he wishes he could be this close to Minho before the person he was thinking about is pulling him off the stool he’s seated on
“Wha- Minho Hyung wait. I was talking to him”
“Is your conversation that important? Dance with me”
Jisung throws a desperate glance towards Seungmin, but the boy just shrugs with an amused smirk. Minho looks a little irritated, so Jisung just lets him pull him into the middle of the dance floor. He feels really out of place, but Minho seemed satisfied that he got him there, so Jisung figures there’s no backing out now.
“Dance with me”
“I don’t think I can keep up with you Hyung”
Minho pulls him flush against him by the waist with a dangerous smile and leans in to talk into his ear
“I can slow down for you Sungie”
Jisung thinks he’s going to combust on the spot. How could Minho be so unfair? Doing this to him. He doesn’t even know how to respond, and Minho is just giving him that damn look again. He’s sure he’s bright red now.
As much as he would like to actually dance with Minho the way he’s sure the older is suggesting, he puts space between them, laughing nervously
“Ah Hyung, I can’t really dance”
Minho looks disappointed at Jisung’s response and he almost feels bad about it. He feels like he’s probably blowing his only chance with Minho right now, but the older is obviously a little drunk and he doesn’t want things to end up awkward between them.
“Just have fun Sungie. You don’t have to dance well”
The older starts doing some exaggerated movements, obviously meant to be bad and Jisung can’t stop the laugh that bubbles up. Minho perks up at the sound of Jisung’s laugher and he pulls him closer again.
“Just do what I do”
Jisung is hesitant to mimic Minho at first, but the smile he receives when he finally does is enough for Jisung to throw away any previous shyness he had. Jisung lets himself get into the music and they eventually end up pressed up against each other again, Minho grinning down at him.
“Hyung, is Seungmin the one you like?”
“What? Why?”
“You looked a little jealous when you pulled me away from him. So I thought maybe it was him”
Minho is looking at him with furrowed brows and Jisung thinks maybe he shouldn’t have asked, but he was curious and his brain to mouth filter wasn’t quite doing its job. After a few moments of silence Minho lets out a sort of sharp laugh and shakes his head
“Jisung you-“
Minho suddenly cuts himself off, looking behind Jisung with wide eyes. He looks like he’s seen a ghost and his eyes are darting all around like he’s looking for someone
“Hyung? Are you okay?”
Minho looks back down at him and gives Jisung a small smile that’s obviously fake before backing away
“Yeah, I’m fine. I don’t really feel like dancing anymore. Let’s go somewhere quieter?”
Jisung nods, feeling a knot form in his stomach. He must have upset Minho with the crush subject. Maybe he really did like Seungmin.
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He saw his ex. Minho’s sure of it. And now Jisung is giving him those sad eyes and he doesn’t know what to do. All he knows is he’s got to get out of here. He can talk to Jisung about that stupid crush thing somewhere else.
Minho grabs Jisung’s hand and squeezes it, hoping that might show he’s not mad, before pulling them through the crowd. They almost make it completely out of the dance floor, but the exact person he was trying to avoid steps in front of him with a smile that makes dread settle in the pit of his stomach.
“Hey babe. Long time no see”
“Do not call me that”
“Oh come on sweetheart, don’t be a bitch”
His ex flit down to Minho’s hands that are still linked with Jisungs before looking Jisung up and down
“This your new boy toy?”
“Don’t call him that. What’s wrong with you”
He rolls his eyes, ignoring Minho, and turns completely to Jisung
“I have to warn you kid, he’s not a fun one to date. Abusive and a cheater. Trust me, I would know”
Minho feels rage prickle at his skin, but he can’t bring himself to defend himself. It’s like he’s back to where he was all those years ago. Frozen in fear.
“He slept with all of his friends when we were dating”
Minho winces. That was the most common rumor. He can’t bring himself to check Jisung’s reaction. He’s too scared to know.
“He’s involved with gangs too. Always getting in fights”
“He just uses the people he’s with”
“I’m serious. He’s really nothing but a slut”
It’s probably the alcohol still in his system, or maybe it’s the way he can feel Jisung’s hand tightening around his own, but before he can even think it through his fist is colliding with that bastards face and he’s watching him fall to the floor in shock.
He’s frozen in place, watching his ex hold his face in pain while people start to crowd around them. There’s a few shouts and Minho feels Jisung pull him out of the crowd and out of the club. They run for a bit before turning and stopping in a nearby alley.
Jisung is breathing heavily but Minho’s breath starts to quicken for other reasons. He can’t believe he did that. This wasn’t going to end well at all. All those rumors that died down are going to come back for sure, and now everyone will have every reason to believe them. Oh god, Jisung was going to hear them too and all the progress he made with him is going to be gone for good.
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Jisung can see Minho staring down at his hands with tears in his eyes and his breath is starting to get shallow and quick. He doesn’t really know how to calm him down so he gently grabs Minho’s hands, he flinches but he doesn’t pull away.
“Hyung? Look at me, please”
Minho slowly pulls his eyes up to look at him and Jisung tries smiling at him
“Hey, it’s going to be okay”
Apparently that was the wrong thing to say because Minho’s breath only quickens and he starts shaking his head
“No, no no it’s not okay Jisung. I shouldn’t have done that”
Jisung doesn’t really understand why Minho is so upset over this
“He deserved it”
Minho laughs wryly and yanks his hands away and covers his face, missing Jisung’s hurt expression
“You don’t understand. The rumors are going to come back and this time everyone will believe them for sure”
Jisung’s brows furrow in frustration. The rumor thing again. Minho suddenly looks at him with desperation in his eyes
“They’ll come back and you’ll hear them. You’ll start to hate me too. You can’t hate me. I just got to be your friend, Jisung. I don’t want you to hate me”
Jisung feels his heart break at his words and he reaches forward, wiping the tears off the older boy’s face
“I won’t hate you Minho. I’d never hate you. I heard what he said to you. I know what happened” he gently cups Minho’s face, making him look him in the eye again “I told you before, I’d believe you, not the rumors. You’re my friend. I don’t care what that stupid bastard says about you. Everything he said, it’s not true. I’ve seen how you act, who you are. You’re a great person, Hyung. No matter what anyone says. You’re beautiful”
Minho breaks into sobs at Jisung’s words, covering his face again and sliding down the wall into a sitting position. Jisung crouches in front of him, staring in worry. He really hopes his words helped rather than make it worse. He rubs comforting circles on the crying boy’s shoulder
Jisung’s phone rings, startling both boys and Jisung answers immediately when he sees that it’s Chan that is calling.
“Hey Hyung?”
“Jisung! Where are you? Is Minho with you?”
“We’re nearby. In an alley. He’s with me”
Jisung hears some rustling and suddenly Changbin’s voice comes through the phone
“What did he say?”
“Huh?”
“His bastard ex. He must have said some shit for Minho to punch him”
“He just came up to us and said some things about Minho to me”
“Jisung tell me”
Jisung chews on his lip, glancing at Minho, whose crying has thankfully died down to hiccups. He moves the phone close to his mouth and cups it, speaking in a whisper.
“He called him some names and said he was abusive. He told me he was... that he was a slut”
“That’s all I needed”
There’s some rustling again and some muffled talking. Jisung just sits in confusion. This whole situation has been a lot
“Oh shit. Felix, grab him”
Jisung here’s shouting through the phone, vaguely making out Changbin’s yell
“Jisung, send me your location and we’ll be there just as soon as we pry Changbin off of this guy”
Jisung’s eyes widen and he nods before remembering Chan can’t see him
“Okay”
He sends Chan his location as soon as he hangs up. When he looks up, he sees Minho staring at him in question and he sits down next to him “The others will be here in a bit” Minho nods and silently rests his head on Jisung’s shoulder, relaxing with a loud sigh.
They sit in silence for a few minutes until loud footsteps approach and their friends run into the alley, all equally out of breath, Changbin sporting a split lip and an angry expression
“He’s lucky murder isn’t legal. What right does he have to act like that?”
Felix smacks Changbin’s arm and shushes him while Chan rakes his hand through his hair in frustration
“Well, I hope none of you liked that club because there’s no way they’re letting us come back”
“I liked that club”
“Oh hush Hyunjin. You can find somewhere else”
Changbin moves to crouch in front of Minho with a worried expression, looking him over
“He didn’t do anything to you, right?”
“He didn’t touch me, don’t worry. What did I tell you about fighting him?”
“I said I’d beat his ass if he said anything to you again and I meant it. If he so much as looks at you wrong again, I’m going to send him to hell”
Minho cracks a smile at that and Jisung can see everyone visibly relax at the sight
“Okay guys. How about we call it a night? Let’s all go home now. I think we’re all tired. We can talk about this tomorrow.”
Everyone choruses in agreement, and Jisung stands up, pulling Minho up with him. As soon as he’s standing, everyone piles on him in a group hug. Minho grumbles about it but his smile tells that he’s actually enjoying the affection.
They all filter out after that, Chan forcing Jisung and Minho to let him drive them back to their dorm since he hadn’t drank anything. The drive was silent, Minho leaning on Jisung the whole way back. He looks like he’s holding back tears again and Jisung just doesn’t know what to do.
Once they get back into their dorm, Jisung hovers awkwardly at Minho’s door as the older throws himself into bed. He probably would prefer time to himself, but Jisung doesn’t want to leave him alone after that.
“Um. Goodnight Hyung”
“Don’t leave me. Come here, sleep with me tonight”
“Ah, I don’t know”
“Please? I don’t want to be alone. I had something I wanted to talk to you about anyway”
Jisung probably shouldn’t, he’s afraid of what the older has to say to him. What if it’s what he was going to say about his crush? Minho pats the spot next to him on the bed with a hopeful look in his eyes and what little resolve Jisung has crumbles.
“C’mon. Turn off the light on your way”
Jisung sighs and turns the light off, making his way to the bed and climbing in. Minho turns so that he’s facing the younger and Jisung copies him.
“I’m sorry you had to deal with all of that”
“It’s okay. I’m more worried about you”
“I’ll be okay. You’re still here with me after all”
“See, these are the types of lines you should use with the one you like. Not me”
Minho huffs out a disbelieving laugh, moving closer to Jisung
“That’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about. I was going to tell you at the club before everything happened”
Oh no
“Why do you think I always use those lines on you?”
“To practice? I don’t know”
“You’re ridiculous. I’ve been using them on my crush this whole time”
Jisung furrows his brows in confusion. He feels like he’s missing something here.
“So?”
“So? You’re the one I’m using them on”
“I’m not following”
“You’re the one I use them on because you’re the one I like”
He must be hearing things wrong. He’s the one Minho likes? Sure he considered it, but he always assumed it was wishful thinking.
“Not Seungmin?”
“No, not Seungmin. I was jealous, but only because he was so close to you. I pulled you away because I wanted to be the one that close to you”
Jisung just blinks. He’s feeling really stupid right now, he didn’t even consider that Minho had been jealous of him.
“If it makes you uncomfortable, then I understand. I hope we can still be friends though”
“I don’t want to be friends”
Minho’s face falls and Jisung quickly gathers up the rest of his courage to finish that sentence properly
“oh-“
“I don’t want to be friends because I like you too Hyung”
It takes a few seconds for Minho to process his words, but when he does a huge smile blooms on his face
“You do?”
“How could I not? I meant it when I said you were beautiful”
Minho pulls Jisung in to wrap him in a tight hug, burying his face in the youngers hair
“You have no idea how happy I am to hear that”
Jisung sighs in content, pressing his face into Minho’s neck
“I think I do”
They stay in that position for a little while, both basking in the warmth of the other until Minho finally pulls away and looks at Jisung with a twinkle in his eyes
“So, since you don’t want to be my friend, do you want to be my boyfriend?”
That’s probably the best question Jisung could ever want to hear
“Of course”
Minho’s eyes flit to Jisung’s mouth for a few seconds before they move back to his eyes
“I want to kiss you. Can I?”
Scratch his previous statement. This is the best question he could hear from Minho
“Of course”