A Dance to Remember ||| Yunwoo (Ateez)

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"What the fuck?!" Mingi exclaimed, taking a step back from where Yunho was sliding down his living room wall and burying his face in his hands.

"I know. It sounds even more crazy now that I'm the one saying it out loud." Yunho's voice was muffled by his hands, and he was grateful for it. Maybe Mingi wouldn't pick out how much it trembled.

"So... What you're saying... is that he's basically the perfect guy for you!"

Yunho's head snapped up and he saw a wonderous look on Mingi's face that always spelled trouble. It meant he was getting an idea that would usually result in something bad happening.

"No, that's not what I'm saying at all Min." Yunho stressed. "Wipe that stupid look off your face!"

"But don't you see??" Mingi rushed forward and crouched down to grab Yunho's hands. "You said he's your type, so you can go see him, have your fun, then you don't have to worry about him trying to stalk you or constantly bugging you like some of the other guys have!"

The older couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sure, what Mingi was saying made sense, but it felt so... evil.

"I can't take advantage of him like that!" Yunho pulled his hands back so he could shove his friend away, but that only resulted in Mingi falling back on his ass, still staring at Yunho like he'd just discovered the cure for cancer.

"You wouldn't be! You can show him a good time, help him have a great day, then you can continue your life without any worries!"

"Would you do this to Hongjoong if the rolls were reversed?" Yunho asked, arching an eyebrow.

Mingi snorted and shook his head. "Are you kidding? I probably wouldn't have given him a second glance."

"You are such an asshole!" Yunho said, but he couldn't help but laugh at the same time because he knew that Mingi didn't really mean it. He was so smitten with Hongjoong it was disgusting.

But that thought just dragged his mind back to how enchanting Wooyoung had been yesterday and how, deep down, Yunho had been truly excited to get to know him more.

He'd never felt that way about anyone else, which made this new revelation feel that much more devastating...

"What am I supposed to do, Min?" He asked after a few minutes, voice softer to try and hide his inner turmoil.

His friend's face shifted into one of a more serious nature before he answered. "That's up to you. I can't tell you what to do. But I know that... if it were me... I'd do what I could to move on. If he's never going to remember who I am? I don't know if I could live with that kind of heartache..."

The rare moment of complete honesty from his best friend had Yunho crumbling a little. It broke down enough walls that Yunho found himself telling Mingi about his job offer. He'd expected to see the sadness, but he wasn't prepared for what Mingi said next.

"Well, I guess Joong and I will have work on getting our passports then. We've always talked about taking a vacation together overseas."

With all the emotion building inside him, Yunho couldn't help the small sob that escaped the next time he opened his mouth. "I haven't decided if I want to take it or not."

"Don't let me hold you back. I don't see how you can say no, Yunho. Opportunities like this don't come around every day."

Yunho nodded a couple times and looked down at the floor between his knees. He couldn't tell Mingi right now that there was a small voice in his head telling him there was one other reason he could say no. But Yunho also didn't know if he wanted to listen to that voice...