It Never Goes To Plan

Chapter 3

Kihyun paced awkwardly trying to both look pretty for his night out but dull, so he doesn't catch anyone's attention as Hyunwoo's gorgeous brown eyes filled his mind and made his heart swell as he sighed at his reflection. "What's wrong? Hickey won't go away?" Jooheon teased from the doorway slowly sauntering in and resting his head on Kihyun's shoulder, their eyes meeting in the mirror. "Pfffttt" Kihyun whined, "I'd need a love life to have a hickey" he said sighing heavily once more. "I just hate the way I look" he said as an excuse as he rearranged his denim jacket.

"No you don't" Jooheon said his tone accusing as he sat back, causing Kihyun's ears to burn as he glared over at his friend. "You're not even trying to look good" Jooheon added with a knowing smirk, "And as for the no love life bullshit, I've seen the hickeys Ki" he finished staring down at Kihyun like an overprotective mother. Kihyun's hands traced his neck absentmindedly and a small smile threatened to break across his face, "H—h-how?" Kihyun stuttered his eyes wide with shock as Jooheon nodded happily. "I also do the laundry, so I've seen that grey t-shirt that is massively too big for you...that you love. Which means its more than some random guy from the bar" he summarised and Kihyun let his mouth drop open, he had seriously underestimated how perceptive Jooheon was.

"Joo..." Kihyun started his voice trailing off as his throat tightened, remembering everything about his pact with Hyunwoo. How everything they're doing has to be a secret, how no one can know and now one of his best friends was sitting in front of him with a multitude of evidence and he couldn't help himself, the excitement bubbled under his skin. "Who is it Kihyun?" Jooheon asked raising an eyebrow and reaching out to hold Kihyun's small delicate hands tightly, he gave them a reassuring squeeze. "Hyunwoo" Kihyun croaked, his shields shattering as his heart soared, dancing happily in his chest. "Who the fuck is Hyunwoo?" Jooheon scoffed, genuine confusion on his face that caused Kihyun to roll up with laughter flopping against him lazily. "Professor Son" Kihyun clarified and this time it was Jooheon's turn to freeze with his face contorted in shock, "What?" he stammered and Kihyun sat back up, instant regret seeping into the insecure cracks of his mind.

"I thought you'd already figured it out!" Kihyun defended and Jooheon shook his head "I figure out you were hiding someone from us, I didn't realise it was..." he said falling quiet as Changkyun lent into the room "Ten minutes... oh baby no" he slurred, "Ki you look dreadful, come!" he demanded and Kihyun gave Jooheon a pleading look that begged him to keep his secret and he pressed a finger to his lips in response nodding as Changkyun begun stripping Kihyun and dragging other articles of clothing out of the wardrobe.

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"Ki wahts worng?" Minhyuk slurred, hanging off his best friends' neck already tipsy from pre drinks back at their apartment. "You're not being very fun!" Minhyuk whined stamping his foot childishly, "You should have seen how he dressed before I got hold of him" Changkyun teased downing another two shots with Jooheon. "Nothing, I just don't feel well, I don't feel up to this" Kihyun said with a sigh, pulling the white suit jacket round to cover more of his chest. "Yeah but at least you look hot now" Changkyun said admiring his work as he fixed the chain that dangled across Kihyun's chest back into place. "Yeah" Kihyun shrugged with a sigh taking a large gulp of his drink, "I'll be the responsible one tonight, drink up" he announced to the other three tapping their glasses together with a loud clink. That somehow reminding Kihyun of his first night with Hyunwoo, actually many things in and outside the bar reminded him of Hyunwoo and he sat at the bar miserably, only feigning a smile if his friends came near.

Kihyun twiddled his thumbs awkwardly, trying to resist the urge to text Hyunwoo, he had warned him he had plans with his friends this weekend but Kihyun's heart ached for his reassuring words, his loving gaze and strong comforting arms as he overthought about telling Jooheon, his ugly mind twisting and turning his words until they became vicious and demeaning, hating himself for not being able to keep a secret, for letting Hyunwoo down.