Strictly Business / Minsung

nineteen -

True to his word for the next few days Minho tried to be 'extra cute' around Jisung. This included asking him to go shopping together to buy clothes for Felix's party. Minho didn't know whether shopping together was the kind of cute thing Jisung was talking about but it definitely happened in movies.

They arrived to the mall and before even beginning shopping, Minho led Jisung to the nearest place that sold pancakes. If there was anything that both boys loved in a morning then it was pancakes and Minho thought that eating would be a perfect way to start off their date.

"I'm so happy we're eating first," Jisung spoke with a wide smile, "my stomach hurts so bad, I'm so hungry."

"You're always hungry," Minho pointed out and Jisung just shrugged.

"Hungry for your love and affection," he giggled.

"I give you plenty of love and affection."

They were seated after that and Minho ordered their meals and drinks on the restaurants app to avoid any unneeded human contact. Coming from a business family meant that talking to people should come naturally and it did (more for Minho than for Jisung) but it was still tiring. It made sense that Minho only did it when it was completely necessary.

"What are you thinking about?" The younger boy asked is boyfriend and knocked Minho from his thoughts.

"How much we have to talk to people," Minho told him honestly and Jisung just groaned in response.

"It's the worst," he complained dramatically banging his head on the table, "I am the least confident person ever but my dad has installed a fake it until you make it philosophy in my head."

"I hate that 'fake it until you make it,'" Minho sighed as he recounted the numerous times that he had been told that too.

Their food came then and Jisung's whining about interacting with people was halted by him stuffing pancakes into his mouth. Minho couldn't help but stop eating sometimes just to look at him with his cheeks puffed out and the brightest smile the older had ever seen on his face. Jisung was a work of art.

The smile didn't fade even as they started shopping. Rather than trying to find an outfit for himself, Jisung was far more focussed on selecting things that would look good on Minho. He found skinny jeans, stripy shirts, white button up shirts and literally everything that Minho could think of.

"Sung, you're supposed to be picking stuff I'd look good in not the entire collection," Minho laughed after his boyfriend had hung one t-shirt back up and was about to go straight to the next one.

"But you'd look good in anything," Jisung pouted.

Minho blushed a deep red, "thank you but I have to find something to wear for Felix's party," he giggled, "how about we go for things I'd look especially good in?"

"Okay then," Jisung agreed and they moved on to the next shop where the younger boy seemed to instantly latch his eyes on to something he loved.

"Minho," he spoke as he grabbed his boyfriend's hand and dragged him over to a black jacket that was slightly see through at the back and button up at the front, "you have to wear this."

"Is it really birthday party wear?" Minho questioned as he took in what Jisung had chosen, "it looks more like something an idols would wear on stage."

"No it's perfect," Jisung grinned, "and I think you would look really good in it, please at least try it on?" The youngest pouted slightly and Minho instantly knew he was screwed.

"Fine," he gave in, allowing Jisung's puppy dog eyes to get to him for what felt like the eightieth time just that week.

He walked over to the fitting room and Jisung took a seat outside before demanding that Minho came out to show him what the jacket looked like while he had it on. Minho agreed and stepped inside the room. He left his black t-shirt that he was wearing on and put the jacket over it before pushing back the curtain and smiling at his boyfriend.

"No!" Jisung protested, "you're not supposed to wear it with a t-shirt under."

"What?" Minho asked bewildered, "it's a jacket?"

"So?" Jisung countered, "it's fashion you wear it without one."

Minho sighed before stepping back into the room and pulling the curtain back to cover him again. This time he took off his t-shirt before putting the jacket back on and oh, it did look good.

He smiled at his reflection before pushing the curtain back once more. "Wow," was the first and only word to escape from his boyfriend's mouth.

"I'm taking it you like it?" Minho asked with a cheeky smile on his face.

"Definitely," Jisung nodded in awe, "turn around?"

Minho granted his requested and Jisung was left speechless once again. After a minute of him staring at his boyfriend in awe, Jisung was finally ready to speak, "we have to buy this," was all he could manage to say before Minho giggled and nodded.

"Okay."

Minho paid after that and Jisung decided that he was way too tired to carry on shopping and would rather do something else. It was in moments like this that Minho was upset that their families wouldn't accept their relationship. If only Minho's dad didn't hate Jisung for no reason then they could head back to Minho's house and lounge on his bed. They could lie down and watch a film together or fail at baking cookies in the kitchen or they could game together. Instead they headed to the only other place that they knew where they could just be, the studio.

Yeji was the one to let them in and she smiled at that knowingly as they booked Jisung's regular studio after making sure it was free. Jisung had decided that it would be the perfect time to finally show Minho one of the songs he had been working on. Of course, he'd had some inspiration that came from the older boy that helped him with his writing so Jisung saw that it was only fit that Minho got to hear the song that was written about him.

After making their way up many flights of stairs, the two boys finally got to the studio and Jisung unlocked it before logging in to the computer and watching his songs pop up on the screen.

"There's one I really want to show you," he told his boyfriend who nodded in excitement, "it's not finished so don't get your hopes really high."

"It's by you Jisung so I already know I'm gonna love it," Minho grinned and Jisung flushed a deep red.

"I kinda wrote it with you in mind," the younger boy admitted as he clicked on the file.

"I bet it's wonderful," Minho told him and at that, Jisung pressed play.

even a fool knows, you're the best thing i've got

Minho had teared up just after hearing the first line. He knew that Jisung liked him a lot but hearing those words just made it all feel so beautifully real. Jisung thought all of those things about him, him Lee Minho. There was someone who liked him that much.

Minho didn't even know if 'like' was the correct word to use for his feelings for Jisung anymore. The way he felt was just so strong and listening to that song only made it hit him more. Minho no longer simply liked Jisung, his feelings had far surpassed that.

"Minho are you okay?" Jisung asked nervously when the section of the song he'd finished had stopped playing.

"Jisung?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

Jisung had never felt happiness as strong as that, "I love you too."

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