CHOSEN - The System Never Lies (Minsung FF)

EIGHTEEN

"Damn!"

Minho woke up, without orientation and a ringing in his ears. Actually it was his phone, someone had tried to call him several times.

"Hm?"
A familiar voice answered.
"Did you sleep, Minmin?"
Minho scratched his neck while still laying in his bed.
"Yeah, kinda."
He heard a chuckle on the other end of the line. "Hope you had sweet dreams."
The older boy felt hotness creaping in his face. Sweet dreams? Hell, he didn't even know how he should deal with  that dream. Confused. He was very confused.
"You okay?"
Minho realized he didn't answer his best friend. "Uhm yes. I'm fine, just sleepy."
"You got the letter, too, right?"
"Yes. They really seem to be serious with that."
A sight. "It's not like we could do anything against it. Hyung, you know that I love you, but I'm kinda sad. Like, I will never have a family like mine. With a wife and two kids and maybe a dog. That's all I wanted."
Minho sadly nodded, until he realized the younger couldn't see him. "I know what you mean. Before sleeping I thought about that, too. I still don't know how to feel about it. It's just weird that the system didn't corrected it."
"I knoow, it's like they try everything to ignore this issue."
The older hummed and sat up in his bed. "But why did you call? Just because of this?"
"Nah. Today we have a day off, you wanna go to the cinema?"
Minho chuckled while leaving the bed to open a window. The cold, fresh air cooled down his overworked brain. "But it's an activity we have to attend next week anyways."
"But as a couple. Today ist as us. Without anyone judging or pressuring or watching us the whole time. Let's just be ourselves today."

pov change

"Hah, today's snacks are on you!" An exhausted Minho arrived in front of the movie theater, ten minutes later than planned, just to find his best friend gleefully smiling at him.
"I'm so sorry, I burned my lunch and nearly had to fight a fire in my kitchen."
Jisung leaned over to sniff on the olders hair. "Ew, you smell like a cold fireplace. You could've taken a shower."
"Then you would still be waiting for me and we wouldn't make it on time."
"True, true", the younger hummed. "Now let's go. I already bought the tickets."

*

The woman on the big screen cried after realizing what kind of sacrifice she had to make. It was a sad moment, Jisung could hear some people sniff behind him in the audience. But the boy didn't really pay attention to the movie. His mind has gone somewhere else like twenty minutes ago.

Minho had bought popcorn and drinks before they finally had entered the movie theatre. While watching the movie both of the boys had reached every now and then for the snacks. A little more than twenty minutes ago their hands accidentally had touched while picking some popcorn out of the bowl. It has been a very short touch, not even enough to feel the warmth of the others skin. But since that moment, Jisungs brain hasn't stopped going in circles.

Should he-

No.

No, he couldn't.

That was way too blunt for him.

But on the other hand... He really wanted to try something.

The moment, when the woman in the superhero movie decided to sacrifice herself was the moment the younger boy gathered all his courage and put his hand on the arm rest between him and his best friend.
Where Minhos hand already rested for a while.
Jisung could feel the others warmth when he shyly touched Minhos fingers. He expected the older to take away his hand, but nothing happens. So Jisung sighted and layed his hand on top of Minhos, to interlace their fingers. He could feel the older boy looked at him, but Jisung didn't dare to look back.
"I just wanted to try this out", he whispered, feeling heat creeping on his face. He still could feel his friends gaze and wanted to pull his hand away, embarrassed. He silently thanked the universe for the darkness around him. He must be redder than a tomato, judging after the heat on his cheeks.

But the older boy tightened his grip, so that Jisung had to stay in this position.
"Let's just stay like this for a while", Minho whispered back.

So this is where Han Jisung was now.
In a dark cinema.
Holding his best friends hand.
Without any pressure.
Without anyone judging.
Without anyone watching.

I kinda realized we need some progress in the story haha
I am sorry for uploading not that often, but guys let me tell u, studying Korean in university is kinda like HELL. The only thing in my head is grammar and vocabs 24/7 bruuuuh
On Friday I have my first exam and I'm kinda nervous tbh
Wish me luck~

And I've seen some ppl write song recommendations under their chapters, so I think I'll start with that, too^^

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My song rec for today:

🦋Rainbow Connection🦋
by Peter Cincotti