photograph || hyunin

6

the cold air that occupied the whole ice cream parlor welcomed them as they went inside. hyunjin clasped his hands together as he felt the icy air engulfing his whole body.

jisung skipped excitingly towards to the counter as he looked up to the menu. hyunjin checked out the place, it was small but cozy. the place let outs a modern vintage vibes, it is too close to be an aesthetic but they kept the vintage touch on it. there were students from their university who occupied the few tables beside the counter and some on the outside.

"jinnie, jeongin-ah, what do you guys want?" felix turned around from the counter to ask about their orders.

"i'll go with mint choco-"
"i'll have mint choco-"

hyunjin and jeongin stared at each other after stating their orders, they were shocked from having the same likes and chuckled.

"you guys look cute— they'll have two mint chocolate please." hyunjin's cheeks heated up from what felix has said. the freeze he was feeling earlier was changed into a minor heat from his face.

"you guys should get a table for us, i'll order our ice creams." jisung suggested, as the group of four agreed and found a table at the corner part of the parlor.

"so jeongin, what do you study?" felix asked while his face rests on his palms.

"oh, i am currently taking criminology." jeongin shifted on his seat for him to sit comfortably, hyunjin beside the latter looked at him.

"why criminology?" changbin butted in beside felix, he sets his phone on his pocket and looked at the younger.

jeongin shrugged, "i find it interesting, i guess."

"adventurous, huh?" hyunjin said as he propped up his elbow on the table and rests his cheek on his palm.

the younger breathed out a chuckle, "i think curious is the right word." jeongin smiled.

'damn stop smiling like that' hyunjin struggled with his thoughts as it was in a state of panic, he immediately sat up straight, facing changbin that was sitting in front of him beside felix.

changbin playfully wriggled his eyebrows, a sign of teasing his best friend. hyunjin, who was annoyed, kicked the older's leg in return which results the older groaning in pain.

before felix and jeongin could ask, jisung arrived at their table with a tray full of their orders. hyunjin excitingly grabbed his order and jeongin's, reaching them out to the younger with sparkling eyes.

"cute"

everyone paused. jisung was on the process of giving of changbin and felix their orders but instead, he acted being frozen while looking at hyunjin, same goes to changbin and felix who are about to reach their ice creams but froze as well.

jeongin was confused on why everyone acted like frozen, hyunjin, who was deadpanned looking at the younger before realizing what he said and he mentally swore to himself and immediately made excuses.

"no! ah, yes- no! i-i mean-" jeongin laughed, "i get you, thanks, i guess?" the younger smiled and reached his ice cream out of hyunjin's hands.

"whipped." changbin and han teased in chorus, receiving a death glare from the taller.

hyunjin ate his ice cream in silence while listening to his friends' stories. he was embarrassed for what he said earlier. sure, it was said subconsciously but then he was still embarrassed. he stopped eating and stared at his ice cream as he remembered what he said.

he heard his friends laugh together with his phone vibrating, as he checked it out, it was an email from his photography class.

it was a project for their class. they were assigned to make a magazine full of their own shots with a specific subject, which is someone or something that makes them feel feelings that they haven't felt before. it was due at the end of the month, he has 2 and a half weeks to finish it.

as he kept his phone, he was thinking on what subject is he going to do?

hyunjin's eyes landed on the younger beside him who was giggling with a spoon between his lips and his eyes turning into a thin line.

he was just looking at the younger but it made his heart go crazy like you're trying to place your change into your wallet with dozens of people lined up behind you.

that was a weird comparison but hyunjin swore, that's how he felt by just looking at jeongin.

his subject for his project is not something, instead it was someone, and that is jeongin.

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