Cold Hands, Warm Heart ✧ Minsung ✧

#27

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Minho watched Jisung lovingly hugging the cat on his lap and sighed, "I'm jealous, Doongie really loves you, he never does that to me". He playfully squinted his eyes at the cat and joked, "I'm watching you," pointing a finger at him.

Jisung, meanwhile, lifted the cat "Doongie, do you wanna come live with me?" to which Doongie meowed back in response.

"Hey, hey, I'm your father and I'm not allowing it!" Minho screamed from the kitchen.

"Gone, he's going home with me!" Jisung stuck out his tongue at Minho.

"Be careful with your words, Han Jisung," warned Minho, brandishing the knife he was using to cut the vegetables.

"Yeah, yeah maybe another day Doongie" Jisung said loudly and smiled, then proceeded to whisper in the cat ears "don't worry! I'll be back for you" as he pats the cat and smiles proudly.

"Don't you dare to whisper to my cat!" Minho warned him, narrowing his eyes, as he watched the whole scene.

"Hahaha, jealous!" he exclaimed, Jisung laughed at how protective Minho is.

Minho smirked "okay, okay, lunch is ready, let's go!" he announced, setting the table with a feast for them both.

"Wooow!" Jisung was amazed at the sight of all the food and complimented Minho on his cooking skills. "You're truly a chef!".

"Help yourself," Minho said as he watched Jisung eat with a bright-eyed expression while filling his cheeks with food "so, did you like it?" he asked.

"Oh my god! This is the best meat I ever had" Jisung replied with a smile on his face, his cheeks full and eyes almost closed.

Minho smiled back, feeling pleased. 'Cute', "I'm glad you like it".

"Do you like to cook?" Jisung asked with his mouth full of food.

"I only cook when I have company, cooking for one is just boring" Minho explained while filling his own plate.

"But you are very skilled, how did you get it?"

"I used to do it all the time to Yejin" Minho said while cutting a piece of meat, not paying too much attention.

"Yejin?" Jisung got confused, it was the first time hearing this name.

"Mmh?" Minho looked at the younger, raising his eyebrows, he didn't realize his own words.

"You said Yejin" Jisung looked at Minho more confused.

"Ooooh" He made a pout with his lips for some time then blinked twice "okay", he said looking down at his food.

Jisung observed the elder's reaction 'could it be?', he wanted to know who this person was, he said his thoughts out loud without realizing, "is Yejin your ex?".

Minho gulped, pressing his lips and taking a deep breath for some time before answering not daring to look at Jisung "yes, she is".

'She!? Fuck, the girl from the coffee shop' Jisung didn't like to know that piece of information, 'what?', as he bites his lower lip. "Oh, okay", Jisung nodded, jealousy was taking over him 'why are they seeing each other?', "are you and your ex still friends?".

"Aaahn, we're good now" Minho answered, eating another piece of his meat not looking at Jisung, trying to end the conversation about his ex even though he knows Jisung won't give up easily.

"Mhm" Jisung was curious, he kept thinking, he looked at the elder, he wanted to ask more but became silent thinking if he should.

A silence fell between them, and Minho noticed that Jisung was not satisfied. He got up to fetch a bottle and two glasses, then filled the glasses and said, "Okay, ask me anything."

Jisung sensed that the topic was not the most pleasant for Minho, so he treaded lightly. After a few seconds of silence, "I'm sorry" Jisung apologized, he got nervous and looked down.

"It's okay..." Minho reassured him and reached for the younger hands caressing them "...is just I never talked to anyone about it" he smiled at the boy "but somehow I feel like I can talk to you".

"Huh?" Jisung was surprised, suddenly he felt his heart starting to race and his whole face burning, he instinctively pulled his hands quickly "I, I'm sorry, ahn, I, I- just wondered how..." he was lost trying to complete the sentence "ahn, how is it possible to love someone...", he stops and process his own thoughts, "...and forget everything you lived together with?" he asked sincerely, furrowing his eyebrows, as he got sad at his own thoughts.

Minho saw the cute embarrassed boy appear again and smile "mmmh, I don't know", he can't explain what is happening between him and his ex, when even for him it is confusing.

"So you still like her" Jisung blurted out the words without thinking.

"It's not like that" Minho answered, filling their glasses one more time. "You can't unlove someone, you just..." he stops himself and blink slowly his eyes in a deep breath "I love her..."

Upon hearing these words, Jisung's throat tightened, he asked so he had to face the answer, swallowing his own feelings in silence.

Minho remained silent for a moment, lost in thought. He reminisced about his last kiss with Yejin in that very same place, but in a flash, his mind shifted to a daydream where he was kissing Jisung against the living room door, caressing the younger man's soft skin. When he came back to reality, he cleared his throat and replied, "But things are different now. We're just friends."

Jisung nodded in relief and took another sip of his drink. "But you've been in love before, right? What's it like?" he asked.

Minho paused for a moment to take another drink. "Hmm, as lovers... I think it's when you feel happy when you're with them, when you're anxious to be with them, when you can't help but think about them throughout the day, when you hope to hear from them, when you pass by their home and wish they were there so you could see them, and when your heart races when you touch them."

Jisung glanced at their hands, which were close together. 'When you touch them,' he thought. Suddenly, his phone began to ring incessantly, causing him to nervously gulp and check the caller ID, which read 'Felix.' "Um, sorry," Jisung said, pulling his hand away. "I have to take this call."

"Felix? Are you okay?" Jisung answered, looking worried while Minho listened and pressed his lips together.

"No, I'm not at home. I'm having lunch with Minho," Jisung said, and Minho smiled at the sound of his name.

"Oh, okay. Bye," Jisung said before ending the call. He looked at Minho, who was smiling at him. "What?" Jisung asked.

"Hmm?" Minho replied, feigning ignorance.

"You're smiling," Jisung pointed out.

"Oh, nothing. Do you want to watch a movie?" Minho asked.

"Yeah, sure! The food was amazing, thank you," Jisung said, trying not to decline because he felt so full he might fall asleep.

"Since we just finished eating, let's watch something light," Minho suggested.

"Perfect," Jisung agreed, smiling at him. Minho then took Jisung's hand and led him to the couch, not letting go. Without realizing he was holding hands with the younger the whole time.

Jisung felt embarrassed at first, he felt his heart racing and his face blushed, but soon forgot they were holding hands and enjoyed their time.

When the credits started rolling, Minho noticed that Jisung had fallen asleep on his shoulder, his lips pouting and a strong grip in his hand. He admired Jisung's features and ran his fingers through his hair.

Suddenly, Jisung woke up with Minho's face close to his, and in reflex, he let go of Minho's hand and stepped back. "I'm-, I'm sorry, I fell asleep" he said rubbing his eyes "I think I should go home now".

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