Unsurprisingly, it does take around two weeks for them to find a time that works for everyone. In Joshua's opinion, it’s very much worth the wait: the college memories seeing all of his friends gathering up to pregame at Wonwoo's bring up immediately puts him in a great mood. Taeyong and Ten are coordinating their “slutiest outfits that still fit” (though Jeonghan complains it’s unfair that any of them fit after Taeyong had a whole ass baby), and Mingyu and Jeonghan have already started on their dumb game of going shot for shot until either calls it quits — with Wonwoo thankfully keeping watch this time.
By the time they make it to the club, it’s as busy as you’d expect for the weekend. They’re all already fairly tipsy and ready to let loose, and Mingyu guarantees that this is the place to do so; apparently he comes here with his friends more often than not, and the drinks are cheap and the music is great. Joshua believes him, because as soon as they walk in Clean Bandit is on and he can definitely vibe with that — and so can Jeonghan, who starts moving himself to the beat once they're in.
Jeonghan looks absolutely stunning tonight, and that’s something Joshua doesn’t quite remember from college. He’s sure he must’ve looked just as good back then, considering how many alphas would trip over themselves to try and get him home, but Joshua either wasn’t paying enough attention, or the effect on him wasn’t the same. Right now, there’s heat simmering on the alpha’s stomach just at the sight of his perfectly sultry eye makeup, and the way his shirt hugs his waist and chest just right; it’s hard to stop his mind from wandering to the many occasions he’s seen what it looks like under it, too.
“You should buy me a drink,” Jeonghan suddenly announces when they’re at the bar. “Actually, you should buy all of my drinks since I’m having your baby.”
The people around them turn to look, but Jeonghan seems unbothered, and Joshua only laughs. “That’s more than fair.”
Joshua has been in clubs with Jeonghan often enough to know his drink without asking, and so he gets something for both of them and, just because he’s in the mood, a round of shots for everybody as well. The bartender serves them up rather quickly for how busy the bar is, and Jeonghan helps Joshua carry all of the drinks back to their friends.
“Josh!” Mingyu announces happily once they see them approach their corner. “You got us shots!”
“I did, to start off the night right.” He says, handing each of them their tiny glasses. He raises his own first, and everyone follows until their hands are joined together in the middle. “To letting loose.”
It burns down Joshua's throat, and he’s a little embarrassed that he has to stop himself from coughing a little; it has certainly been a while. Some of the reactions around their group is the same, with Taeyong making a funny face and shaking his head quickly afterwards, but there’s no time for Joshua to get any teasing in when he sees Jeonghan quite literally do the shot and a third of his drink back to back.
“Woah, slow down there.” Joshua chuckles, placing a hand at the small of Jeonghan's back. “I don’t want to carry anyone home tonight.”
“Don’t worry, I just want to get myself going.” Jeonghan says. “You know it takes longer to hit me.”
“Yeah, and when it does, it hits you.” Joshua laughs. “Just be careful and stay around, alright.”
Jeonghan grins at that, leaning his head a little towards Joshua's shoulder. “Oh, I’m not going anywhere.”
Joshua looks away, hiding a grin of his own, but he doesn’t remove the hand on Jeonghan's back. The omega doesn’t ask him to, either.
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Fanfiction"What if we did it, though?" Jeonghan questions, not without hesitance. Joshua can tell from the way his finger runs meticulous circles on the edges of his bottle. "Made a pup together, I mean." He's gathered since the start of this conversation thi...
