𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚎 *ੈ✩‧₊˚ - minhyun x eunwoo ff (completed)

✧*̥˚ 25 | the friend *̥˚✧

Since my scandal with Eunwoo, I've been grounded at work even though the company had already released an official statement that we were both colleagues and nothing more than that.

What I mean by 'grounded' is that I was now stuck at my desk having to edit the vlogs and videos instead of following Eunwoo around to film behind-the-scenes or on-the-go footage. Taeyoon will be doing that on my behalf for a month or two till the scandal blows over completely.

I'm currently in the video room editing some footage from Paris Fashion Week for an upcoming vlog to be released on Eunwoo's official Youtube channel. I'm wearing headphones so that I can accurately split or transition clips tastefully to the background music.

I suddenly jump in shock and exclaim when someone taps my shoulder. I didn't even realize someone came in. I was too engrossed editing the video.

I whip my head around to see who it was. It was Eunwoo.

He chuckles, "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."

"Omg, you scared me," I chuckle too, feeling embarrassed, "Did you purposely tiptoe in? You came in so quietly!"

"Are you busy?" He asks, "Can we talk?"

"Nope, I can talk. What's up?" I remove my headphones.

There was a bit of a pause, and I could tell that he was thinking carefully about what he wanted to say.

"What is it?" I poke him.

"I know your heart is for someone else, but I just want you to know that for the record - if the circumstances were different... I would've loved to be something more with you," Eunwoo looked at me in the eyes and I flinched a little bit. His eyes has always been piercing and dangerously beautiful.

"But, I'm really glad that you didn't have to sacrifice your job - and most of all, that you're still here and we can continue to be friends," He ends with a sincere smile.

I smile back at him, "For the record, I would have loved that too - if circumstances were different... But I'm also glad that we can at least stay friends."

We look at each other, our eyes spoke with an understanding that this was a closure for us. We were going to stay friends, and I was more than relieved that I didn't have to lose him completely.

Perhaps we were better off as friends anyway. I let myself imagine a little bit of what it'd be like to be lovers with Eunwoo. The idea of us had so much potential... but my heart didn't let me go too far. It still belonged to Minhyun.

"Okay, since I'm your best guy-friend now" Eunwoo clapped his hands together once and confidently like it was a fact, "Tell me..."

"Who's this guy who has your heart?" He finishes his question. It was as though he had switched modes. This was the cheeky Eunwoo that I knew and was drawn to in the first place.

I feel myself switch modes too, it wasn't hard to open up to Eunwoo. We were always really casual with each other especially since we were of the same age; but I was still a bit wary that sharing would hurt his feelings.

"Are you sure you're okay to talk about things like this already?" I ask him.

"Yeah, of course! Just see me as a close friend. Maybe like a brother?" He laughs awkwardly, "Okay, brother is bit weird for now but I think we'll get used to it eventually," Eunwoo replied.

"Okay, brother (오빠)" I laugh awkwardly, calling him 오빠 for the first time felt weird but I kinda liked it too, "Let's try~"

"Hmm... Who has my heart...." I think about whether to tell him it was Minhyun or not, but truth is that things between us were neither here nor there. I wasn't sure if there was even an us anymore. So, I decide to not share, "I'll tell you next time!"

"Yaaa!" He smacks my shoulder playfully, "You can't do that and not tell! It's annoying!"

I laugh, "I promise I'll tell you soon, okay?"

"Okay okay," and he smiles once again.

Even though it was just for a short moment, I loved how we were now. Friends.

My mind naturally goes back to Minhyun and my heart aches once again, missing him. I wonder... Will life lead us back to each other too?