hold me 𐦍 yeonbin

030 ᯓᡣ𐭩

"Three fives," Soobin says, sliding two cards into the pile.

"Bullshit," Bora says.

Soobin hasn't even let them go. He scowls and adds the whole stack of cards to his hand, scowling as he reorganizes them.

"You have to wait until I set them down," he mutters.

"But I was right."

Yeonjun has two tens, two fives, and an ace card left in his hand. Bora also has five cards left. Soobin hasn't had less than ten at a time. He isn't very good at lying.

Humans are so dependent on lying to other humans as a manipulation tactic that they invented games to train them how to lie. Bullshit is a game Bora suggested they play, not knowing or not caring that Yeonjun can hear when their hearts speed up. He hasn't called anyone out. It would make Soobin feel worse than he already does, and Bora has not lied yet.

She also has not been wrong with her accusations once. Yeonjun can't figure out what it is she's looking for. She's more observant than Soobin and possibly even Yeonjun.

Yeonjun drops his two tens and a five onto the coffee table. "Three tens," he says. He learned he can bluff, even if he can't lie, if he doesn't specify the three tens to which he is referring.

"Bullshit."

"You don't even have a ten in your hand," Soobin says.

"But I was right."

Yeonjun slowly returns the cards to his hand as Bora smirks at Soobin. Yeonjun shuffles the cards back into his hand.

Bora drops three cards. "Three aces."

"Bullshit," Soobin says.

Bora flips the cards, revealing the remaining three aces. Soobin swipes the cards and shoves them into his stack.

"Four kings," he says.

Yeonjun waits for Bora to accuse Soobin. Instead, she leans further into the couch and waits for Yeonjun's turn.

"Two tens," Yeonjun says.

"Bullshit."

"Why?" Bora asks. "You saw him pick up two tens just a second ago."

Soobin shrugs. "I have nothing to lose."

Yeonjun flips the cards. Soobin doesn't even look annoyed anymore.

Defeat. He's completely given up.

Bora drops her last two cards. "Two threes."

Yeonjun looks over to Soobin, waiting for him to pick up on one of her tells. Other than her revealing heartbeat, Yeonjun hasn't found one. Soobin has too many tells to be good at a game like this.

"Bullshit," Yeonjun says, hiding his face behind his cards to avoid Bora's glare.

Bora grins, flipping the cards. There are two threes on the table.

Soobin gasps. "Yeonjun, aren't you a walking lie detector?" he asks.

Yeonjun can walk and he can detect the speed at which a human's heart speeds up when they lie. He doesn't understand either.

"Don't feel bad," Bora says. "Not even Siyeon can predict me."

"That's creepy," Soobin says.

He flings his pile and the cards scatter across the table. Several of them fall off the edge into Bora's lap. Soobin hates losing. It's when he's the most annoyed.

"So! Now that you both know you can't lie to me..." Bora's heart speeds. Anticipation.

The longer she pauses, the more nervous Soobin becomes. He shifts from sitting on his crossed legs onto his knees, tensing beside Yeonjun.