fluid: haobin

5

he waits a couple of seconds after knocking but the door then reveals two friendly faces, one of them rushing to his best friend.

"hanbin hyung, come in!" matthew takes the paper bag from the older. "we're almost ready so you can set up your stuff if you want!"

"thanks matthew," hanbin smiles then turns to the older. "hi jiwoong hyung, it's been a while."

"hope you've been doing well," jiwoong pulls them into a hug and pulls away after a bit. "i got the coffee machine all set up so feel free to kinda fiddle with it. i think it's pretty similar to the one you have at your home."

"great, i'll take a look at it!"

hanbin walks into the older's apartment and smiles at the cozy atmosphere. there were boxes everywhere, some empty and others starting to fill up with different objects.

"when are you expecting to move out?" he asks.

"maybe in 2 months? we aren't in a rush to really move out and the owners of the home are also trying to settle their part. there are people interested, so i think i'll have a buyer by the time the date comes around."

"what about you matthew?" hanbin asks his best friend.

"i already sold my apartment and i'm staying with hyung. my stuff is in a storage facility so i'm kinda set."

"hyung, be honest," the dancer heads toward the new coffee machine and starts to examine it while talking. "matthew snores a lot, right?"

"yah, sung hanbin!!" the smaller runs towards his friend, pretending to be mad at what he said.

"what?! i'm only stating facts!"

"i'll have you know, kim jiwoong sounds like a freaking tractor every night!"

"wow, calling me by my real name and a tractor?" the older stares at his fiance, whose eyes widen at the menacing look on the former's face. "you're about to get it."

"wait, hyung, sweety, cupcake," matthew tries to name out all the endearments he could think of but fails as the older starts to chase him around the apartment. "i'm sorry, i love you!!"

hanbin just laughs at his friends' antics and focuses back on the machine in front of him. he was so used to the teasing and shenanigans at this point, he didn't even blink an eye whenever these situations happened. he also knows the two wouldn't dare do anything to hurt the other.

the last time matthew fell from being chased by jiwoong, the older immediately got on his knees and started to look over his fiance everywhere, even the body parts that had no contact with the ground. likewise for matthew, he was giving the other kisses everywhere on his face and head to reassure him he was alright.

was it a cute sight? yes.

was it also nauseating for the spectating hanbin? also yes.

"you two are so cute, it's disgusting," the instructor gives a disgusted look as the two come from the living room.

"you've been single for too long," matthew waves his hand. "now that i think about it, have you ever had a crush since high school?"

"...no..."

"no one caught your eyes recently?" jiwoong asks.

"oh...i know someone," the canadian gives a devilish smile and the infamous eyebrow raise. "on the first day of the job, it seemed that hanbin hyung was enamoured by a certain person..."