Dust || Yoon Jeonghan

Resolution

2 years ago, new year party

"you look like a doll."

seungkwan said as i got out of the car and linked my hands around his arm elegantly. we were both wearing formals. i was wearing a black bodycon dress while he wore a classic all black suit.

"i swear you're dead if you say annabelle."

"well.." seungkwan trailed off. he was definitely going to say that. i smacked his arm and almost tripped over when he hit me back.

"ouch do you forget i am just a little girl?" 

seungkwan looked at me by the corner of his eyes and scoffed. 

"more like a little monster-"

i gasped at his audacity. at this point he is demanding to be punched.

"what did you say?"

seungkwan whined as i circled my arms around him tightly. i finally let him go after he apologized and he sighed in relief.

"if you're done trying to choke me, let's walk fast we're already late"

we sprinted to the elevator hand in hand, the elegant act gone as things got urgent. seungcheol is going to be mad i came late. and i can't wait to see jeonghan anyway.

i caught my breath as the elevator started it's upward journey to the rooftop restaurant where the new year's party was held.

"how are you these days?" i asked seungkwan as we were meeting after more than a month.

"great. we just had a performance last night and i think i crushed it." 

i chuckled at his smug grin. i watched the performance while having dinner and i agree he crushed it. all of them did.

"you looked so cool i was doubting it was the same person i hang out with"

"i am doubting it right now too" he glared at me up and down as if he couldn't believe i didn't dress like men all the time.

the elevator dinged as we reached the top floor. some of them were already getting messed up with drinks in their hands. 

"noona!" dino came up to me and hugged me tightly. i could tell he had already lost it.

"yah get off her!" seungkwan yelled side eyeing him.

"hello to you too" i said teasingly as he stepped away and scratched his neck shyly.

"sorry i got excited."

"noona you are here." hoshi came up alongside dk, mingyu and jun, his face wasn't red yet which meant he was sober. 

i greeted each of them and like always seokmin ran off as soon as he could. he is still scared of me because i told him i left gose because i broke up with huening kai. even though the real reason was that i had started to like jeonghan and didn't want my personal and professional lives meddling together.

"let's go arin" seungkwan said, placing his hand on my back to urge me to move.

"it's so weird that seungkwan doesn't call you noona but we do." jun commented.

"it's because i didn't know anything about her for months."

i chuckled recalling the way seungkwan and i became friends. i had such a major crush on him that it's embarrassing to think about it now when he's almost like a twin.

"mingyu doesn't call you noona either" hoshi said bringing the attention to mingyu who was slightly taken aback by the sudden eyes on him.

"it's for a different reason though" i said in a low voice pretending to be sad.

"why are you making a sad face?" mingyu complained with a pout. even though he has a big body he still acts like a baby.

"because you don't like me."

"and why do you think so?" he placed his hands on his hips sassily.

"because you don't laugh at my jokes."

"i just find your sense of humor stupid."

jun gasped dramatically.

"did you just call her stupid?" hoshi asked and i played along to bully mingyu.

"hah did you? you are stupid too."

"stop!" mingyu whined and the rest of us laughed as he continued to throw tantrums for the next 5 minutes.

my eyes met with jeonghan as soon as i entered the dining hall and i instinctively increased my pace with excitement. jeonghan got up from his chair to hug me and pulled out the next chair for me. 

he's a gentleman indeed.

"yah song arin! why were you so late?" 

seungcheol asked and i rolled my eyes. he furrowed his brows like an angry bird. i tried to think of an excuse. 

i can't tell him that i wasted an hour trying to make my eyeliner wing symmetrical.

" joshua won't you sit beside arin?" mingyu asked and joshua seemed a little flustered but put on a smile quickly.

" it's alright seungkwan wants to sit there probably"

"but i am already tired of her" seungkwan said side eyeing me.

"seungkwan have you heard the story of a queen who poked someone's eyes with a chopstick for disrespecting her"

"you aren't a queen though"

"she's my queen" jeonghan said placing his arm over my shoulder to pull me closer.

"even this pizza is less cheesy than you" seungkwan rolled his eyes and pushed joshua to the place beside me jokingly. joshua chuckled awkwardly and i could sense that it was the last place he wanted to be at. i looked back him and patted the seat with a warm smile.

it's the beginning of a new year so maybe we should leave the past behind too.

joshua sat beside me but he looked confused. i had tried my best to shut him out in every way. not even sparing a word to him alone. but i want to let things get better this year.

"relax joshua. i won't eat you alive"

his name felt foreign on my tongue as i used it after years. joshua chuckled softly but i could see the surge of emotions within him. it has been so long since i have talked to him.

"i forgot how good my name sounds in your voice."

i passed a stiff smile. it was hard to forgive him but everything will be okay from here. 

it's going to be the best year in a while.............. hopefully.

:o Cookie:
jeonghan had noticed the tension between arin and joshua many times but he assumed it was because of a fight and wanted them to make up on their own.

A/N:
double update because i already miss jeonghan. (also why both are happy flashbacks) i am working on the drama✨, and hopefully i will be able to publish it soon, so we can have happy moments in the present too.