After The Dance

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Jongho twisted the doorknob to open the rooftop door. The cool night breeze hits him the moment he stepped further.

The place had more light than in the inside of the school as it was illuminated by the full moon that shined brightly, the twinkling stars that accompanied it, and the view of the nearby buildings that gave the city life no matter what time of day it was. The male would love to star gaze some more, but he needs to find a certain someone first.

Walking more further on the rooftop, Jongho looks around to spot the stranger from earlier leaning against the concrete barrier. Lean and well-built form, his black hair that was being tousled by the wind, and his outfit that makes him look both mysterious and good looking at the same time.

It was weird. The more Jongho stood there and stared at the other person, the more allured he was towards the stranger. Something about the stranger made it feel like the younger already knows this person even though this was there very first time meeting.

Well, at least that's what Jongho thinks.

Taking the initiative to get closer to the other, Jongho slowly approaches the other.

"Uhm... Hello" At the sound his voice the younger stands about a meter away from the other.

The stranger was caught off guard by hearing another person's voice. Yeosang was sure that no one followed him when he went up, and what's worse was that it just had to be Jongho who had followed him. The one person who the male wanted to avoid while at the party.

Getting back on track, Yeosang speaks up and hopes that the younger wouldn't notice his voice. "H-Hi" The older hides his hand behind him as he fidgets, turning more anxious as the seconds pass by.

"Uhm okay, first I apologize for you know... Following you all the way here" He rubs the back of his neck feeling the embarrassment. Even though the night was cool, he suddenly felt a bit warm.

"But, It's just that I noticed that you were staring at me back at party, and so I got curious myself and now we're here" Jongho looks at the other's expression, the look on his face was hard to decipher because of his mask.

"Ah about that, well I'm sorry too for staring at you. You just remind me of someone" Yeosang felt some weight fall off from his shoulders, it looks like Jongho doesn't recognize him. For now.

"I remind you of someone? How? I'm wearing a mask though" The younger's mask shifts as he furrows his eyebrows in confusion.

"You just gave off the same vibe like my friend's" The older doesn't know what to say anymore, it was all nonsense and going with the flow at that point.

"Well, would you like to see me without my mask off?"

"Are you sure? I mean it's your words not mine" Yeosang raised his hands in a surrender gesture, meaning that he isn't taking any responsibility when Jongho regrets his decision later. The babysitter thinks that if he tweaks his personality by just a bit then it would be like the cherry on top of this masked stranger that he's roleplaying.

"I think I'll be fine, it's getting annoying to wear this for the whole night anyways" Grabbing the ribbons that was tied at the back of his head, the younger pulls on them to undo the ribbon. He holds his mask and takes it off.

"What do you think?"

The older feels his heart speed up and his cheeks tinted with red, the moon's light became a spotlight that shined on the other, the subtle makeup that he did on Jongho was slightly more evident. Yeosang didn't need to get close to the younger to see the details on his face since the moon's light made him shine.

"You don't look anything like my friend, but... You do look just as handsome" If it wasn't for just the two of them on the roof, then Jongho may not have heard the last part. However, since he did hear it, it made him flustered and shy all of the sudden. Clearing his throat, he asks the older a question.

"So, care to tell me about yourself since I'm pretty sure this is my first time meeting you, and who's this friend that I remind you of?"

The younger becomes bolder by going closer to the older and leaning on the concrete, and if Yeosang would go next to him their elbows would most probably brush against each other.

"Number one, this may be your first time seeing me, but this is definitely not my first time seeing you." The babysitter crosses both of his arms and faces the view that the other was facing. "And number two, I don't think I should be revealing other people's identity" Yeosang watches as Jongho turns to him and make a small pout on his lips, making the older's heart skip a beat.

"Aw come on, I want to know who that person is. Then at least try describe the person" The male noticed that the longer he was with the other, the more he was feeling comfortable around him. And the only other person he felt such comfort was with his Yeosang hyung.

The older let's out sigh through his nose. "I don't have much of a choice, do I?" He receives a nod from the other. Bitting his lips, Yeosang starts describing.

"I've been friends with that person since freshman year, and he has a brother who I'm very close to. My friend is caring, sweet, funny, and likes to show off his strength. He even knows how to sing, but he doesn't know that I know he sings" Yeosang smiles at the memory where he overheard Jongho singing one time in his room. The younger's voice was so beautiful that he wished he had recorded it and turn it into his personal lullaby.

"He sounds like a great person" Jongho commented. The two were now leaning on the barrier side by side, making the younger stare at the other male's side profile.

"He is," Yeosang's eyes looks at his hands, but looks up to stare at the moon. "And that's why I like him, in a different way"

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Happy New Year! I originally planned to post this chapter at midnight but my Wifi was out and it didn't came back until the next morning.

But, the best of wishes to you guys for this year. Hopefully, if you guys are going through some tough times just know that there are people who can help and that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Hello 2022!