cold heart in love || lee know x reader

dirty dishes

Y/N'S POINT OF VIEW

           i woke up at 9:48 A.M., to my father barging into my room and telling me to clean my room.. this time, i was extra confused. the day before, my father had been screaming over the phone with uncle lee, clearly excited about something.
          "huh..? wha.. why..?" i asked, confused.
          "chaengie's coming over! his son, minho, is gonna stay in your room to keep each other company, while we're going fishing! oh and, if you want anything from the supermarket, ask your eomma," he rambled.
          "wait.. so i'm gonna be home alone?" i widened my eyes, sitting up in my bed, my blanket still over my lower body.
          "no, you have minho! and you guys might get along just fine~" he purred. oh HELL no.
          he left my room and i heard the door unlock. afterwards, the eruption of noises and screams from both uncle lee and my father echoed through the house. i've always wondered how they don't get tired of screaming and yelling every time they meet, because it's practically everyday.
           i heard my father quickly run up the stairs, grab his fishing equipment, and was back down the stairs. he had been really excited for this fishing trip, evidently so. the door shut afterwards, and i heard my father shout, "Y/NAH! TREAT MINHO WELL!"
           my mother had gone to the store 5 minutes after my father and uncle lee had left. that's when i heard a pair of footsteps walk up the stairs.
           the door opened and i was not surprised to see a purple haired boy wearing a black hoodie with grey sweatpants, and white socks with dark grey slides on.
           "come in, you can sit on my bed or do whatever you want, i don't mind," patted next to me, because i was still sitting in my bed.
           he patted the kitten next to me (felix), and sat down beside me.
           "what do you want to do?" he asked me, still playing with my cat, who was tame under his veiny hands. i hadn't noticed how masculine his arms looked until now.
           "have you eaten?" i pondered, realizing it had still been quite early in the morning. he shook his head no, and we went down to grab something to eat.
            "wanna cook something? if my chef cooks now, it'd be lunchtimeㅋㅋㅋ" i jokingly asked. he agreed to cooking and we both were in the kitchen, making breakfast. we agreed on making waffles with the ingredients i had in my house.
             the batter i made was a bit thin. i went sulking to minho as my baking skills were not the best. he walked over, and by some miracle, he fixed my batter. i looked at the creation we had made in the kitchen, snapped a quick picture, and went back to fry the batter in the waffle maker. minho had been working on making the toppings.
             "minho-ah look! is this waffle okay?" i looked up at him, my eyes sparkling endearingly.
he smiled at me warmly, running his veiny fingers through my long black hair. he nodded, letting out a soft giggle. he looked really cute. huh? gosh no. you're seeing things again, reader. get that checked out.
minho topped off the waffles and it was good to eat. i snapped a quick picture, accidentally capturing minho's hand and phone on the table ㅋㅋㅋ.
after we finished eating, i insisted on cleaning the dishes. i got up immediately and began washing, when i felt a pair of hands behind my back, around my arms. minho, apparently, was more insistent on cleaning the dishes. his hands guiding me while cleaning the dirty plates, feeling as if he was doing more work than me. there was no escape however, because minho's strength was practically unbeatable.
             "yah! what're you doing?" i looked back at him, shouting at a minimal level.
             when i turned, i was surprised to see the tight space between me and minho. i was practically less than an inch away from his face. i felt his breath softly pushing on my face. his eyes looking down at me, then slightly lower, looking at my lips, and back at my eyes. it felt as if time had stopped completely. my ears burned red and i looked back, my heart beating as if i had ran a marathon. minho, what the hell are you doing to me.
after washing the dishes, we both headed upstairs. i tried to stay as calm as possible, trying to make the situation as not awkward as possible. after all, me and minho were friends. only friends. not anything more, billy.
"so, now what do you want to do?" he sat beside me on my bed, looking into my eyes.
"oooh! i know! do you want to paint portraits?" i asked, a lightbulb hovering over my head. a hobby of mine was painting/drawing. i had my art supplies stuffed away in my desk cabinets.
"sure, i mean there's nothing else to do in your room, right?" he asked me, getting up and sitting at my table.
i grabbed my art supplies and threw them on the table, as i had spent a lot of money on them, so there was a lot.
"oh, by the way, i don't want you to get your hoodie stained.. well.. you're probably not wearing anything underneath.. okay, just roll your sleeves up ㅋㅋㅋ" i awkwardly stumbled over my words.

LEE KNOW'S POINT OF VIEW

she was stuttering over her words, her face red at the topic of taking off clothes. she's quite cute when she's stuttering. huh? you're just seeing things.
"okay, we can exchange paintings when we're finished!" she said, moving onto another topic.
i decided to draw her playing with soonie, doongie, and dori. it reminded me of yesterday, and since i'm giving this to her, it would make sense to draw her. my father had enrolled me into an art class when i was little. i stayed in that art class up until i was thirteen.
she had played background music, in which she seemed to be enjoying. she told me that the reason she hadn't put on her headphones like she does in school is in case i tell her something and she doesn't pick it up. normally, when she talks to people, she doesn't even take her headphones off. how honored i was ㅋㅋㅋ.
after about an hour and a half of painting, we were finished, we showed each other the drawings, and i noticed she had painted me at the cat cafe, smiling while holding the cat i had played with when i visited. she really had photographic memory. i now realized why she had so many art supplies. she really enjoyed painting and i could see it in her artwork. she snapped a quick picture of both our portraits in one frame, herself, and my lower body, which was intentional.
           "you're quite good at drawing, lee minho!" she looked closer at my painting, then up at me.
           "thank you! i took art classes for seven years up until i was 13," i rambled, smiling sincerely.
           2 minutes later, we heard a car pull into her driveway. i assumed it was our fathers, as i heard the car door shut and constant chatter of middle aged men.
          the door swung open and my father screamed up the stairs, "MINHO-AH! WE'RE LEAVING!"
          "here, let me walk you down," y/n took my hand and opened the door for me.
          "wow, what a respectful young lady," i teased, smirking.
          we walked down the stairs together and stood at the front door, bidding goodbyes.
          "y/nnie, hug minho goodbye, be a woman!" i heard her father "discreetly" whisper to her.
          she pulled me in for a hug, mimicking my apology that i had said to her yesterday, in the same situation. i held her firmly as she wrapped her arms tightly around my waist, looking up at me and smiling, the twinkle shining brightly in her eyes.
          "okay, that's enough lovebirds~" y/n's dad cooed.
          "AH! DAD STOP!" she quickly pulled away from my arms, looking at her father with a disgusted expression. how cute. no. i didn't call y/n cute. you're hearing things.
          i walked out the door, bowing to uncle y/l/n and y/n, waving goodbye to her.
          after walking home, i took a shower and got into my sleeping clothes, as i had nothing prepared for the rest of the evening. the next couple hours, i spent on tiktok, instagram, eating, exercising, and playing with my cats. after all, there was not a lot to do in the house without people visiting.
          while scrolling on instagram, i saw a post by y/n. it showed her daily OOTD, the pictures of us baking, and our artworks. i had hung up the artwork she gave me right above my bed. my walls had been quite bland, after all.
          i noticed that she had tagged me in the post this time. ohhh fuckkk.. this is gonna be messy..

a/n: hii guys!! i hope yall ate well today!! drink tons of water and enjoy lifeㅇㅈㅇ i don't know exactly how many chapters i'm gonna write, but it's definitely not gonna be a lot ㅋㅋㅋ my patience is way too low.. have a good evening!