PRETTY BOY | Seongjoong ✨

~16~

*jongsang update*

The two best friends just got out of the restaurant, stomachs filled with delicious grilled meat and kimchi.

It was almost a miracle Jongho was able to convince Yeosang not to have chicken again. Just the thought about the boy's stubbornness made him chuckle.

They agreed to have a sleepover at Jongho's place, his apartment block not that far from Gangnam. It was their tradition, each time they would get a day off, it was a movie and snacks night. Well, now that they were working adults, it's going to be movies, snacks and soju.

They bought some bottles of beer and harder alcohol, feeling in a mood to just relax from the overwhelming amount of work the past month held. It's not like the model could drink every time he wanted to, his job made him stick to a healthy diet.

Each of them wanted to just rest and clear their minds for their own personal reasons.

Yeosang's love for Jongho felt almost suffocating, the boy would die a little inside every single time his best friend would hug or hit him playfully. They've been each other's bffs for as long as they can remember, so hugging or cuddling wasn't new to them, yet it sparked something inside them.

Inside them both.

When Yeosang came out to Jongho 3 years ago,  the boy applauded him for courage and decided to support him forever. Maybe his family wasn't accepting but that doesn't mean he can't be. It didn't matter to him who the boy will choose to be with anyways, as long as he's happy.

What Yeosang didn't know though, was the fact that Jongho himself has been questioning his sexuality, ever since they met.

The labels made Jongho uneasy, the need to put himself in one of the categories was not something he welcomed warmly. It was just the way Yeosang worked on him, no one else made him feel the same way.

Can't he be just... himself?

Yes, Jongho has been with a few girls during his high school years, but rather than it being serious, it was just all about pleasing his parents. And it also wasn't like he knew about his best friend's feelings ever.

Does Jongho even know about his own?

Probably not. But he knows what happens to his heart, whenever he sees Yeosang covering his smile with his pretty hand, when the latter dances crazily to children songs and when he enjoys fried chicken almost everyday.

It skips a beat.

It doesn't help that his whole family is super christian and if he still lived with his parents, he would probably be in a church right now. The pressure to find the perfect wife and give his parents grandchildren was huge, yet he knew it was his life. He wasn't going to spend it on making everyone around but himself happy.

He got almost all of his body tattooed, anyways. His poor grandma almost had a heart attack and thought he turned into satan. But eventually they accepted it. So maybe... just maybe they could accept his best friend, too?

The boys found themselves on the couch in Jongho's apartment, bottle of beer in their hands, one of the model's arms thrown around Yeosang casually.

"i can't believe we got a whole week off. damn" Jongho said, clearly excited to finally get some sleep.

"i'm super happy! it's been a while since we had a sleepover" Yeosang scooted closer to his friend, placing his head on the latter's shoulder. Nothing new to them.

Jongho lifted up his hand absentmindedly and started to play with Yeosang's blonde locks, the hair smooth between his fingers.

Yeosang would've lied if he said he didn't enjoy it. He absolutely loved everything the tattooed man did, the way he caressed his hair felt so nice, he never wanted him to stop.