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Yeonkai- Cheer Up

"Yeonjun, get out of bed. It's really not that bad."

Yeonjun was laying face down with his head burried in a pillow. In a grumpy muffle, he said "I blew it."

"You did not blow it!" Kai happily hopped onto the bed right next to his best friend. He laid on top of him, to the older's dismay, and then squeezed him in a suffocating hug. "Come on Junnie! I'm sure your interview couldn't have gone THAT badly!"

"It did." Yeonjun groaned as he flipped over. He then sat up when Kai did. "When she asked why I wanted to work there, I froze! I should've stayed frozen because what I said was worse!"

"What did you say?"

"I said I liked the clothes."

"Well that doesn't sound that bad!"

"And then I said I liked what she was wearing. We both got all awkward and then I blurted out that I didn't mean it like that. Then she told me she was married and I told her I'm gay..."

Kai internally admitted it didn't sound great. "Was she at least nice about it?"

"Yeah. She was nice about it but I blew it Kai. I really wanted this job and I know I would be so good at it!"

"Didn't you only want it for the discount?"

"What's your point?"

"No point!" Kai pulled Yeonjun to his feet. "I know what will cheer you up!"

"Not now Kai."

"But... it always cheers you up!"

Yeonjun took one look into those puppy eyes and melted. "Fine. Were only getting a small scoop though. I'm still on a diet."

"Whatever you say Junnie!"

Yeonjun was drowning in his sorrows on the walk there. The younger was being annoyingly upbeat about life. He knew it was infectious so he tried hard to fight it. He wanted to stay grumpy. When Kai started to take candid photos of him, he was even more irritated. That was until he was shown the photos. They looked better than he assumed them to be.

"You look cute when you're grumpy."

"I don't look that grumpy..." Yeonjun started to pose by various places on the street so Kai could take more photos of him. He was being showered in endless compliments. It nearly impossible to stay mad at his little ball of sunshine. Soon, he started to smile as they did silly selfies together. He then made Kai do various poses so he could take pictures of him. "Stop making a cute face! Look serious!"

Kai giggled as he pinched his cheeks. The older smacked him on the shoulder which caused him to laugh even louder. After he calmed down, he then started act like the model Yeonjun knew he was.

"Hold on. Stand by the wall. Okay. Now put one foot against it so your knee is bent. Now put your hands in your pockets and look to the left!" Yeonjun took the picture but still wasn't satisfied with it. He tousled Kai's hair with his fingers then made him pose again. The shot was good before. This time, it was perfect. The sunshine glittered in the top corner making Kai's skin resemble honey. His blonde strands looked brighter against his yellow hood. A look few people could pull off and the younger did it effortlessly. Literally. Yeonjun wished he cared about his fashion more. Usually, the blonde just threw on the first clothes he saw in the closet. It annoyed the hell out of him because it made his god-like proportions hidden. That's part of the reason Yeonjun wanted the job. The discount would allow him to dress him like the doll he was. "You look great! I'm posting this."

Kai didn't really care. He just wanted ice cream. "Can we go now?"

"Yeah. Yeah."

Kai skipped ahead while Yeonjun was busy uploading the photos to social media. The cashier recognized him the moment he stepped through the door. He waved excitedly then ordered his usual. "One scoop of dark chocolate and mint chocolate in a chocolate waffle cone please! Junnie what do you want?"

"Doesn't matter." Yeonjun was still trying to decide which filters to use and what captions he wanted.

"Sorry. Just give him the same thing I got." Kai excitedly handed the treat over. The older was still on his phone. He appeared to be reading. Kai was annoyed. "Does it take that long to upload a couple pictures?"

"Shh."

Kai grumbled "go shh yourself" into his ice cream. He sat on the side and ate it. If his friend was too busy to have a conversation then he was going to direct his attention elsewhere. He started to make small talk with the cashier.

Yeonjun felt bad but what he was reading was important. It was an email saying he got the job. They asked when he could start. He replied "I can start anytime you need me! Thank you so much for this opportunity!" Once his orientation day was set, he finally looked up to see what Kai was doing. The blonde wasn't there. "Kai? Kai?"

No response. Yeonjun finished off his ice cream then waited. He assumed the blonde was in the bathroom. He checked his instagram and noticed his post already had over a thousand likes. The comments were very positive for himself and for Kai. He really wanted to share the good news with the blonde but he still wasn't around. "Kai? You okay?"

Very loud Huening laughter erupted from the back of the shop. Yeonjun yelled "KAI?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK THERE?!"

Kai continued to giggle as he came out to the lobby. He was holding small stuffed ice cream cone keychain with one hand and a chocolate chip cookie with the other. "Thanks again! I'll visit you soon!"

"Bye Kai!"

"Bye!" Kai split his cookie in half then offered one of the pieces to the older. "It's warm! Try it!"

Yeonjun took it as they walked out together. The cookie was very warm. It tasted delightfully sweet with a hint of sea salt. "What were you doing back there?"

"We started talking about anime and then I said I had a huge plushy collection. I showed her a few photos of it because she didn't believe me. Then she said I could have one from the back because I always tip her. They weren't even supposed to sell them until next week. Can you believe that?!" Kai proudly held up his prize.

"It's very cute."

"Thank you!"

Yeonjun pulled up the email and then showed it to the blonde. "Read it! This is what I was doing."

"You got the job?"

"I got the job!"

"I told you that you didn't blow it!"

Yeonjun opened his arms for the hug he knew was coming. He happily hugged his best friend as tightly as he was hugged earlier. "You were right. I can't wait to buy you some new clothes!"

"Hey! There's nothing wrong with my old ones!"

"We're not going this again."

"Fine." Kai dropped Yeonjun off at his house. "Congrats again! See you tomorrow!"

"See ya Kai!" Yeonjun was over the moon. He ate the last of his cookie then checked instagram again. The likes spiked to three thousand. If his dreams went to plan, he would get a modeling contract within a year at the place he worked. Or an ambassador position. If they really really went to plan, Kai would be with him.