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after that kiss in the park, something shifted between jake and sunghoon

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after that kiss in the park, something shifted between jake and sunghoon. jake didn't know why or how, but they started getting close again.

almost as if nothing had happened. it wasn't planned or forced. one day, jake just found himself sitting next to sunghoon at lunch, their legs brushing under the table, and it felt... normal.

sunghoon was careful not to push jake too far, but he was there. small touches, a gentle smile, waiting for jake to come to him when he was ready. and jake, against all the confusion and hurt still swirling in his chest, found himself drawn to sunghoon in a way that felt inevitable.

...

one evening, after a long day of classes, jake was lounging in his dorm when his phone buzzed with a text. it was sunghoon.

hoonie: wanna hang out?

without thinking too much about it, jake typed a quick reply.

jakeu: sure, come over.

minutes later, sunghoon was at his door. jake let him in without a word, the tension that had once existed between them now strangely absent. they sat together on jake's bed, the air filled with comfortable silence as they watched a movie, their shoulders lightly brushing.

halfway through, sunghoon stretched his arms over his head and leaned back, letting his hand fall casually on jake's knee. it wasn't intentional (maybe) but the moment his hand made contact, jake felt a warmth spread through him.

he didn't pull away. instead, he leaned into it, resting his head against sunghoon's shoulder. sunghoon tensed for a second, surprised by the sudden closeness, but then he relaxed, letting out a small breath.

neither of them said anything for a while. they didn't need to.

jake felt safe. it was strange, given everything that had happened between them, but sitting there, with sunghoon's hand resting on his knee and his head on his shoulder.

sunghoon turned slightly, his eyes flickering down to jake, who was still resting against him. "you okay?" he asked softly.

jake nodded. "yeah," he whispered, his voice soft but sure. "i'm good."

they stayed like that for the rest of the movie, the distance that had once existed between them slowly fading.

the hurt wasn't completely gone, but jake didn't feel the weight of it as much anymore. instead, he focused on the warmth of sunghoon beside him, and how natural it all felt.

after the movie ended, sunghoon didn't move to leave. instead, he shifted slightly, so he was facing jake. their faces were close now, closer than they had been in a long time. jake could feel his heart pounding in his chest, but he didn't back away.

"i've missed this," sunghoon said quietly, his voice barely above a whisper. "being with you."

jake swallowed, his throat dry. "me too," he admitted, his voice just as soft.

sunghoon's hand moved up to jake's cheek, his thumb gently brushing against his skin. jake's breath hitched, and before he could think too much about it, he leaned in, pressing his lips to sunghoon's in a soft, lingering kiss.

this time, it wasn't rushed or desperate. it was slow, full of unspoken feelings that had been building between them. jake melted into the kiss, his hands finding their way to sunghoon's shoulders, pulling him closer.

when they finally pulled apart, sunghoon rested his forehead against jake's, both of them breathless, their hearts racing in unison.

sunghoon stared at him for a moment, and then, out of nowhere, he grinned. "but, like.. your pjs are way too cute for this serious moment."

jake blinked in confusion before looking down at his pink, fluffy pajama pants covered in little cartoon bunnies. his cheeks immediately flushed.

"shut up," he muttered, pushing sunghoon lightly, though he couldn't help the embarrassed laugh that escaped.

sunghoon chuckled, leaning back against the pillows. "nah, i love them. you should wear these every time we kiss."

jake rolled his eyes, but his heart felt lighter, the tension between them now fully gone. "you're such an idiot."

"your idiot," sunghoon corrected with a wink, and jake couldn't help but smile.

things weren't perfect, but in that moment, they felt pretty close.


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GUYS OK YEAH IM SORRY I JS SAID IM UPLOADING WEEKLY AGAIN AND LITERALLY STOPPED NEXT WEEK 😭😭

like i said, i had a whole week of exams and some days off bcs i was sick 😔😔

ill try my best to upload weekly again noww
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