jumil/jujae : drink it.

two : denial.

here hyunjae was again, annoyed, awkward, left out and pissed.

" I love you so much " he heard the boy whisper into another pair of ears as his fingers caressed his boyfriend's cheeks. " can you guys....not? " hyunjae protested, irritated that younghoon couldn't find a better time to get needy. chanhee just remained quiet, as always and asked younghoon to tone it down a little bit as he knew it was making hyunjae uncomfortable. " don't blame us, you'll know when you'll get In a relationship. why you still single anyways? " younghoon asked the cockblocker.

hyunjae's love life couldn't have been dead, when it wasn't even given birth too. hyunjae discovered early on he was bisexual, but leaned more towards females. nobody except younghoon knows about his sexuality, not even chanhee. hence why hyunjae said he was ' straight ' the other day. his best friend has noticed how hyunjae is always alone, and since younghoon has another person in his life now, he knows he can't spend all his time with hyunjae. so he keeps urging him to try and date, only to keep getting his offer rejected. hyunjae has never been in a relationship, ever. despite getting numerous proposals from both genders, he would say his signature clichè catch-phrase, " love is a waste of time. " and politely reject them.

though hyunjae almost immediately rejects every one of younghoon's offers, he too admits that he sometimes feels lonely. and he very well knows he is jealous of younghoon's healthy relationship. maybe trying it out won't be too bad? a thought emerges in his mind, but he quickly shoves it off. he just doesn't care enough to initiate something new into his life. one of his bad habits is to constantly complain about how boring his life is, but not making even the slightest effort to fix it.

" for how long are you just gonna sleep around? try actually committing to someone " younghoon says.

" you're making me sound like some sort of whore. " hyunjae retorts.

" to some degree, you are a manwhore, hyunjae. "

a few seconds of silence crossed the trio, and hyunjae sighed, accepting his defeat. " you're right, maybe I do need something new to throw out this loneliness of mine. " 

" i'm sorry for interrupting but i have a few friends, would you like to go on a blind date? i can introduce them to you! " chanhee smiles. younghoon agrees with his boyfriend, also urging hyunjae to give it a go. " thanks, but i kinda already have someone in mind..." he says, his voice trailing off towards the end, but not enough to miss younghoon's attentive ears. " Lee Hyunjae is attracted to someone and Kim Younghoon doesn't know about it? impossible. " younghoon dramatically points out. " who is he, hyunjae? if you feel comfortable telling us. " chanhee questions. 

" meet me tomorrow evening, seven. " hyunjae says, slowly walking away 

" wait, but where? "

" you know where. "

the sun says goodbye as it sets, and the sunny bright blue sky is replaced with a orange and yellow gradient with a red shimmer across hazy clouds. evening settles in, but hyunjae doesn't. roaming around his walk in closet, skipping through the clothes he threw out just a few moments ago, he frantically searches for an outfit. one that would be worth ogling over. he had to make an impression tonight. rummaging through his closet, he takes out one hanger, checks the material hung on it, sighs, shakes it head and throws it on the floor. the same movement has been going on for atleast 40 minutes now, making him already late. he checks the clock and mentally gasps when he sees he only has 20 minutes to get ready." my shift ends at 9 pm, by the way. " the words keep replaying in his head, only enhancing the pressure. " OH MY GOD I FOUND IT. "

hyunjae loudly exclaims. grabbing the set of clothes, he runs to the bathroom as fast as he could to get changed. its been a while since he was this excited, the last time he remembers feeling this thrilled was once when his parents said they bought him an iron man suit on his 6th birthday. he walks out of the closet, puts on his boots which are shining, all thanks to hyunjae's effort in scrubbing them just the night before. walking infront of the mirror, he stares at his reflection.

" damn, what a legend. "

-

" Lee Hyunjae, where are you? We've been waiting for almost half an hour. " younghoon complains through the phone, annoyed. " darling, chill. give him some time, it's sure he won't make us wait too long " chanhee reassures, right beside him. younghoon just scoffs, hangs up and throws his phone on the table, the caller ID displaying hyunjae's name before fading out. " what do you mean by ' he won't make us wait too long? ' we've ALREADY BEEN WAITING FOR TOO LONG " younghoon states, empathaizing the last words. chanhee opened his mouth to say something, but decided he'll be better off shutting up for now.

" wait, younghoon? "

" what? Im already pisse-"

" that bartender keeps staring at us. "

younghoon, who was resting his head on the table, picks it up and looks towards the direction chanhee is staring at. he was right, he was staring at the couple. his eyes analyzing the couple one by one, and their table too. almost as if he was searching for an excuse to reach out to them. the cloth in his hand delicately wiping the wine glass he was holding.

" I'm here! " as hyunjae's voice echoes in the entrance, the bartender's gaze becomes a little unstable and he continues wiping the glass which was in his hand. " I swear to god, lee hyunjae, i was about to get up and leave- woah wait what? " younghoon switched his tone in the middle of cursing his best friend. " you're all pimped up, what's the occasion? " he asked, staring at hyunjae up and down. hyunjae ignored younghoon and walked over to the counter.

" hi, I'm annie. what would you- "

" lee juyeon. "

" uhm..im sorry sir. i didn't catch that? "

" bring me lee juyeon, your co-worker right? I want him to take my order. I'll pay double. "

the waitress raised an eyebrow. though very confused, she did as she was told. disappearing further behind the counter, she motioned her colleague to come towards her. juyeon walked over, a slight smile forming in his lips. " that weirdo over there-" she began, but juyeon shut her up. " i know, annie. i'll take care of it, go take a break. "

hyunjae was waiting at the counter, impatiently. while younghoon and chanhee watched from a distance, gossiping amongst themselves. juyeon walked over to his special customer, walking painfully slowly, undoing his tie a bit and rolling up his sleeves. " it's pretty hot today, isn't it? " he said, with a slight smirk, leaning against the counter and towards hyunjae's blushing face, who was clearly affected by juyeon's minor actions.  juyeon looked up and down, analyzing hyunjae's features. from his doe eyes, cute and perfectly shapes nose, thin lips, to his jawline. his eyes travelled further, covering his chest was a black turtleneck top, layered with a black leather jacket and a gold chain, followed with black pants that hugged his thighs. " no, juyeon. it's just you. " hyunjae replied, followed by a chuckle.

the bartender smiled, and poured the both of them a drink. his large hands grabbing the glass, opening the beer can and pouring it, the fizzy sound coming in contact with their ears as it rose to the top of their glass. juyeon brought the glass up to his face and squinted, measuring just the right amount before serving it.  " so, you should have told me you were coming, i would've dressed up a bit for you. " he said. " you already are, actually. you look good in anything. " hyunjae wasn't wrong about that. 

his crippled white polo shirt, with a now loosely wrapped tie hung right below his neck, his black pants and slicked back hair only adding to the simplicity, yet beauty. " but this is my uniform. " he said, hyunjae smiled, saying it didn't matter. " to be honest... " juyeon said, his hand moving closer to  hyunjae's. " i was wondering where you were, since your friends were there before you. " the doe eyed man cracked a slight smile. " i was thinking about you all night, too. " he said, moving his hand closer so their fingers were touching.

chanhee audibly gasped at the sight. " is it just me but aren't they moving a little too fast? " he asked, reluctantly. " no, you're right. i have a bad feeling about this. " younghoon trusts hyunjae with all his heart, but his gut feeling is telling him that this will end in complete disaster. 

and oh, younghoon couldn't have been more right.