LOVE NEXT DOOR - SEVENTEEN JUN X SEUNGCHEOL

LOVE NEXT DOOR

The delicious smell of freshly toasted bread surrounds Junhui when a breeze of wind sneaks through the kitchen window while he dances happily to the rhythm of the melody that is heard throughout his apartment. His hands move animatedly as he spices up his sweet and sour pork, which he is already dying to enjoy.

He has not finished frying the crispy pork pieces when a clinking diverts his attention to the living room door. Jun stretches his neck trying to see what caused the sound. Colorful ears peek out from behind the furniture and Jun lets out a sigh, amused by the image of his cat trying to climb onto the sofa. "Dada" he calls her. The kitten looks back at him and walks in his direction, taking a while due to her short paws.

Junhui smiles as he sees her approach his legs before stopping and sitting on his feet. A habit she has had since she was little. She throws him a curious look with those huge and adorable eyes. Jun turns off the stove and starts serving breakfast. "Dada, I need you to get off my feet" he says when he can't reach the cutlery drawer. She keeps looking at him, but shows no indication that she was going to move. "I really need those chopsticks Dada," the human tries to stretch as far as he can until he manages to brush the drawer handle with the tip of his index finger.

Letting out a sigh, Jun straightens up and sets his most serious gaze before making eye contact with his stubborn daughter. "Dada, I need you to move. It's time for breakfast." Seeing that she doesn't seem to give in, he squats down, holding on to the counter to not lose his balance and strokes her little head. "Ñam Ñam?".

He notices how Dada's eyes light up in because of this words and lets out a little laugh when she runs out on her way to the plate of food, she throws a meow in his direction when she notices that he did not follow her. "Okay, I'm coming."

Dada eats happily and Jun keeps his eyes on his cell phone as he approaches the table, ready to have breakfast. His mind is focused on the scene of the new series that he discovered two days ago while surfing the web without interest.

A light knock on the door causes both of them to divert their attention. Silence. And it sounds again. Jun leaves his plate on the table before standing up and heading for the door.

When he opens the door, he finds a handsome young man on the other side. Jun's mind is lost in those big and dark eyes for a few seconds until he notices that the stranger is talking to him.

"... it's a sweet potato" he listens only to the last part of what the man said, and clears his throat before speaking.

"Sorry, I got lost for a second"

The boy makes a gesture with his hand before apologizing in the same way. "I'm sorry, I spoke too fast, my name is Choi Seungcheol and I just moved to the apartment next door."

"The one with the light blue door?"Junhui questioned quite surprised, that apartment had been empty for almost a year after his former tenant moved to Jeju Island to live 'with the love of his life' Junhui remembered what he used to say every time he talked on the phone with his friends. The walls in those apartments were not very thick, but they were not so thin either. The boy who had once introduced himself as Mingyu used to scream instead of talking, his tone of voice was 3 times louder than anyone else's, and when his boyfriend went to visit, they were both an explosive combination. Jun had sometimes wondered if any other neighbors had filed a noise complaint.

"Well, the door is light blue but I'm trying to look for a new one, I was thinking mahogany... maybe..." the man was thoughtful and Jun couldn't help but notice the amount of dust and sweat on his clothes. His T-shirt stuck to his torso almost as if it didn't exist. He definitely had to do a lot of exercise to have such a marked abdomen and such strong arms. "Sorry for introducing myself like this, I was cleaning the apartment and it seems that the place had a lot more dust than I expected"