↱REPUTATION↲ ⇾seongjoong⇽

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With heavy feet Hongjoong made his way across campus to Seonghwa's dorm.

His stomach unsettled and threatened to turn inside out the closer he got.

There were three possible ways it could go - Seonghwa could quite frankly tell him to fuck off and forget about his jacket, he could easily hand it over without a word, or he could be out somewhere and not at the dorm entirely so Hongjoong could just take it and go.

The latter is what Hongjoong secretly hoped would happen.

If Seonghwa wasn't there, if it was just his roommates, then he could be in and out with no hassle.

But as of late the universe loved to fuck him at any possible chance.

Yunho was the one to open the door, to which Hongjoong wasn't sure if he was thankful for or not.

He knew that he and Seonghwa were best friends and there was little to no possibility that he didn't know what happened a mere 48 hours ago.

"Oh, Hongjoong-hyung," Yunho was shocked to see him, like Hongjoong was the last person he expected to knock on his door so late on a Sunday night.

Hongjoong lifted his hand in a small greeting, "Hey Yunho. I left my jacket here on Friday, I just came by to get it."

Yunho nodded but regarded Hongjoong with a peculiar look that did nothing to make Hongjoong's stomach feel settled.

He looked... sorry for him?

Hongjoong averted his gaze to the empty couch that he could see over Yunho's shoulder.

"Do you mind if I come in and get it?" Hongjoong asked when Yunho didn't say anything or make a move to let him in.

"Um," Yunho hesitated but opened the door wider and stepped aside to give Hongjoong room, "Yeah, come on in. Seonghwa's in his room."

Hongjoong's stomach sank but he kept himself composed as he nodded and stepped past Yunho.

His feet felt even heavier now than they had on the walk over and he could feel his heart beat erratically inside of his chest, surely loud enough that Yunho could hear it, the other roommates could hear it, and the person on the other side of the bedroom door could hear it too.

Maybe he should've knocked or announced that he was there but eager to get the ordeal over with and get the fuck out Hongjoong didn't even hesitate when he walked over, reached for the doorknob and barged in.

He was not prepared for what he saw.

It took a second for his brain to catch up and process what he was seeing when his stomach dropped.

Seonghwa was shirtless with someone else's arms wrapped around him, his face buried in their neck.

At the sound of the door opening they both looked up.

Seonghwa's eyes were blown wide like a deer caught in headlights, almost comically so, but Hongjoong was distracted by the person underneath him, and the name on the tip of his tongue, to really appreciate the incredulous look on Seonghwa's face.