jumil/jujae : drink it.

twenty eight: fire or ice?

"you're late." juyeon says, sternly. "i am sorry." hyunjae apologizes. younghoon chimes in, scoffing. "first time, jae? getting scolded by my boyfriend for being late is a usual to me, get used to it." chanhee furrows his eyebrows, hearing younghoon's remark. "not a thing to flex." he warns. 

"shut up, gays. here comes our train."

-

one train ride, cafe tours and a sugar hangover later, they were here to get actually hungover. not too far away from the city of seoul is the posh locality of nami island. it's home to tasty food and amazing hotels, making it a number one on a short staycation trip destinations list. "that guy looks like a future elon musk." chanhee says while staring at a random guy a table across from theirs, slurring his words. he was already drunk. "i want to have sex with him." he says, taking a sip of his 'god knows how many' glass of whiskey. younghoon was appalled by this remark. "excuse me?" he says, opening his mouth wide. hyunjae and juyeon are sitting quietly on their seats, laughing at the sheer stupidity both their friends were showcasing in the moment, but hyunjae can't help but look at juyeon from time to time. apart from the fact that he looked incredibly sexy tonight, something was bothering him, and hyunjae could feel it. 

"babe." hyunjae says, placing a hand on juyeon's thigh. "let's go to the washroom." he whispers, juyeon agrees and hyunjae excuses himself, juyeon follows not long after. the bar's bathroom was completely empty, just as hyunjae wanted it. as soon as his boyfriend entered the washroom, he kissed him. juyeon's hand immediately slid around his boyfriend's waist, carrying him and placing it on top of the sink counter. "a man as sexy as you shouldn't look this worried, what's going on?" he smiles. to his surprise, juyeon let go of him and plopped onto the ground against the wall, hand on his head. upon witnessing the sight, hyunjae was concerned and started questioning the weight of his own words. 

"i have to do this, hyunjae."

-

"i want you to expose these rats." juyeon's boss says, with his back facing him.

"but sir, if i leak the footage to the police, then you too will-"

"it's not like i want to live up to a hundred anyways, i have a good legal team. i'll be fine."

"and this club?"

the boss faces juyeon, walking towards him. he places a hand on juyeon's shoulder,

"you'll run it."

-

"so that's what's bothering you." the three said in unison. chanhee drank some water and juice and was force to sober up by younghoon. "isn't that a good thing though? you can get revenge on those VIP brats and also run a club and make some money." younghoon states. he couldn't seem to understand what had juyeon so perplexed, he would have took that offer up in a heartbeat. but then again, juyeon is a different person than younghoon. juyeon is not as reckless as younghoon is.

"how will i even run a club? what if those rich brats get away on bail? doubt they'll leave me alone. i'm just a bartender and only a high school graduate."

"his worries are valid." chanhee points out. "these guys are rich, and probably has ties with the police, i don't think their sentence will be all that harsh. they'll get a slap on the wrist at best." 

juyeon sighs and runs his hands through his hair, messing it up. 

"what if you leak them anonymously?" hyunjae suggests.

"what do you mean?" juyeon asks.

"is your bar the only one they visit?"

"no, there's one in jeonju."

hyunjae smiles.

"right."

-

juyeon swipes the keycard and the door swings open. the four men all let out a sigh of relief as each couple plopped onto the two beds. they knew none of them would be sleeping anyways so they decided to book a hotel room with two beds, each accommodating two people. they wanted to talk throughout the night. 

"is smoking allowed in this hotel?"

"depends on what you have."

"weed."

"wait, really?"

"nah, just kidding. normal cigars." hyunjae throws the packet to younghoon, who is disgusted upon reading the contents on the packet.

"seriously, jae? mint flavoured cigarettes? you're such a pussy."

"fine. say you don't want it if you don't, manwhore."

"come on, man. i need a joint."

"the fuck am i supposed to do? pull one out of my ass?"

"smoking's not allowed here." juyeon says, reminding the two friends. "great, that sucks." hyunjae rolls his eyes. hyunjae isn't all that of a smoker but he likes to have a puff when he's trying to relax. younghoon, on the other hand, has been smoking since high school, that guy has been through the strongest of weeds. chanhee breathes out, he isn't a fan of his boyfriend's smoking habits.

"right, hyunjae. why did you ask me about the bar earlier? the one in jeonju." 

"i don't know if it's because i'm drunk on shots of vodka, but dressing up as a madame that works in jeju, and handing it to the police here in seoul would work pretty well. not only will the seoul authorities contact the jeju police, jeju police would counter back and ask them to check their sister bar in seoul. you know, politics. i bet both the districts will try to pawn this off to the other team in order to avoid work. in the end,  both bars in both the areas will be exposed and you'll be able to run both of them."

"don't say 'both' again." chanhee says.

"wow, hyunjae. you just said a shit load of nothing." younghoon mocks, annoyed. "words were said. points however, were not made." hyunjae ignores his comment and turns towards juyeon.

"juyeon, come on. you want this. you were left to fend for yourself since you were a child. grow, do big things in life and watch your parents regret. there is no better revenge than that, is there?" hyunjae tries to convince juyeon. hyunjae was a bit over-dramatic since he was drunk. he probably copied some of the words he said from a netflix series he binge watched recently, but his plan wasn't utterly bullshit. juyeon wasn't drunk like the rest of them so he was taking the idea in with a sober mind, and he liked it.

"alright, we'll help you." younghoon raises his hands.

"i dressed up as a girl for one of my shoots, got quite the catcalls. leave that part to me."

"wait, guys- really?"

"wait, but how will he get the cctv footage from the jeonju bar?"

"well, juyeon. i suppose you forgot but your boyfriend and his best friend, are both from jeonju."