"Jealous...?" I squeak out, feeling the way my cheeks were warming up, obviously turning into a pink shade.
"Were you jealous of me and Haewon?" Hyunjin restates, that stupid playful smirk never left his face. He knew he got me.
To say I was flustered was an understatement as I let out a loud gulp and dropped my head to stare at my fingers in my lap. "N-no I wasn't!"
"You sure?" He chuckles, sending tingles through my body.
"I was just..." I tightly shut my eyes, trying to think of any excuse that could get me out of this embarassing situation. "I just didn't want my cousin to get tangled up with your nonsense!"
Hyunjin stops, faking a pondering expression, "So you stared at haewon like you wanted to kill her... because I was not a good influence?" Hyunjin points on the inconsistency of my excuse.
I sigh, biting my lip nervously as the first idea didn't work out. What else could I say to get me out of this? Oh my god how do I always end up so embarrassed!
Hyunjin seems to notice my internal struggle, because he slowly places his hand on mine. The contact made my skin burn.
He softly intertwines our fingers, much like earlier that week when the two of us walked into school like this. Just the thought of it made me feel like there was a swarm of butterflies playing in my stomach.
"Don't worry Minnie, you'll always be my favorite Kim family member." Hyunjin giggles, making me slowly look up from staring at our hands.
I couldn't help but giggle as well, more at the ridiculousness of this situation. I was never the jealous type, but somehow I was clear as day to the older.
Hyunjin slowly rubs his thumb over my knuckles in a comforting matter, "You know? If you're ever feeling like that, you can always tell me about it. Communicating is better than holding grudges."
I hum, feeling like I was getting lectured. Hyunjin was only half a year older, but it felt as though he seemed much more wise than I did.
"And Haewon is like a little sister to me." Hyunjin chuckles, making my cheeks light up again, "She's way younger than me Minnie, it's not like that."
"R-right." I croak out with a flustered voice. God just kill me now so I don't have to live with this insanely insane level of embarassment
A few seconds of silence passes before I realize that Hyunjins hand was still interlocked with mine, the warmth of his touch hadn't disappeared like I'd expected it to.
When I glance up at his face, he has a warm smile on it, staring at me and definitely not help the tone of my skin or the lump in my throat.
"I'm sorry if you felt that way." He softly apologizes.
"Woah nonono." I shake my free hand infront of my face in denial, "Why would you apologize!? I'm just.. insane and I always overthink things..."
"I don't think you're insane?" Hyunjin tilts his head, somehow he was even closer than I remember him being.
"W-well I... you've always thought I was uhm crazy and stuff and I just feel like I'm proving it right now." I mumble out, reflecting on the years of back and forth hatred between us.
I can tell Hyunjins face had a strange shift in it. He looks away, back at the wall. "I don't think that anymore. Or maybe I never did." He seemed to be questions his own words.
"Really...?" My eyes widen as my heart rate speeds up.
"I always thought you were the smartest person I know."
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Secrets - Seungjin
Fanfiction"That was the day I found out I had cancer." A simple boy living a simple life was all Kim Seungmin looked like from the outside. Maybe some could catorgorize him as a loser or a loner, but nobody really knew what was really happening. The reason wh...
