Playing Pretend-Minsung

       The members were gathered around a long coffee table in their living room doing a mukbang live stream. Han knew that Lee Know would soon have to go to dance lessons but was glad his friend would be able to spend at least a little time with them. He and Lee Know had become the best of friends almost immediately after meeting. Han still remembers seeing him for the first time and being unable to stop staring at him. They joke about it now but at the time it was quite shocking. Han had never felt a pull so strong to another person as he did when he met Lee Know. The feeling he had when he met him confused him. He was overwhelmed by his handsomeness and couldn't believe someone that good looking really existed and at first, he understood this feeling as jealousy. He figured that he must not be able to stop thinking about how handsome Lee Know was because he wished he looked like him, but as time passed, that feeling didn't remain so clear. The way he felt when he looked at, talked to or touched Lee Know was anything but ordinary and it scared Han a little but intrigued him even more. Han, an already affectionate and cuddly person, found himself wanting contact with Lee Know more than any of the other members. He found himself drawn towards Lee Know in every circumstance and they soon developed a bond they would one day describe as soulmates.

       Lee Know's feelings on the other hand were more of a slow fade. A stubborn and unemotional man naturally, he had a hard time accepting there was something different about Han. His first-time meeting Han felt unextraordinary and he really didn't think much of him. Even when they started to become friends the line there was very clear for Lee Know, he didn't feel anything more than friendship. It wasn't until they struggled and grew together in their group's survival show that he began to see something different. Han transformed before his eyes from just a fun friend he could be silly with to someone he could rely on and with that came feelings Lee Know had never had before. He started to spend more and more time with Han, realizing that he never felt so accepted as he did with Han. Lee Know could be his weird and unusual self and Han not only tolerated it but loved that about him. Before he knew it, Lee Know had become completely enamored with Han. He would stare at him longingly and didn't care who saw it. Soon they would both start jokingly calling each other baby and jagi until it became a part of their normal vocabulary with each other.

       As they all gathered for the mukbang, Lee Know suddenly pulled Han close to him aggressively. Han went limp like a rag doll as he let Lee Know manhandle him to sit between his legs. Lee Know then wrapped his legs and arms around Han's waist, engulfing his body completely against himself. He rested his head on Han's shoulder as the other members talked. Han melted into Lee Know's embrace feeling so safe and content. He leaned back against him and never wanted him to let go. And Lee Know must have had the same feeling because even when it was Han's turn to do the ladder game, Lee Know wouldn't remove his arms and legs from around Han's waist. Han eventually hit Lee Know's legs until he released him and took his turn. When he was done, he returned to Lee Know's embrace naturally. Lee Know sniffed Han's hair as he leaned back against him. He suddenly felt the urge to kiss Han's neck but resisted. He blushed subtly, feeling embarrassed for even thinking about it, especially while they were doing a live stream.

       Han suddenly became aware of Lee Know's limbs wrapped around his waist and felt his cheeks getting hotter. He thought about how Lee Know's slim, but muscular body felt against his back. Lee Know whispered a joke about one of the members but Han was unable to hear what he said, all he could focus on was how Lee Know's breath tickled his ear. He gulped as his skin suddenly felt hot all over. He rested his hands on Lee Know's arms around him in an attempt to hold him back. Lee Know gathered all the strength within himself not to grin ear to ear at Han's touch. Lee Know squeezed his legs tighter, pulling Han even closer. He soon regretted this though as he felt Han's body pressed firmly against his crotch. It felt wrong but Lee Know liked the feeling of Han's small frame against him but still he loosened his hold on Han a little so that their bodies weren't as close. Soon it was time for Lee Know to leave for his dance lesson and Han watched him with sad eyes as he walked out the door.