So Sweet And So Bitter

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One month after
Wonwoo

"Mingyu!' My voice echoes through the corridor of Mingyu's apartment. "Where is your comb?!"

No one answers me and my frustration rises. I'm not used to not being on time, I'm always early to everything, I start early and I get there early.

But someone let me sleep more even when I told him not to give in when I'm trying to get a few more minutes of sleep, which turned into an hour.

Mingyu was awake even before because he went to the gym and I somehow woke up just when he came back. So now I'm angry and late, because according to how I had planned it I should be walking down the stairs right at this moment. Instead I still haven't dried my hair and my outfit still lays on the bed.

"Mingyu!" I yell, the frustration getting to me as I keep scanning the drawers for a comb.

"What is it?" He comes walking into the bathroom, his eyes looking at me as if I'm insane for getting anxious since we're running late.

"Where. Is. The. Comb?" I emphasize each word, at this point I'm running my fingers through my hair because from the look he gives me I don't think he knows either.

"Isn’t it in the left drawer? Where I usually keep it" He points at the drawer he's referring to.

"No"

He seems to think for a second before signaling for me to wait and going back to the bedroom. He comes back with his usual comb and I take it as I start the hair dryer. "Woah" He raises his hand. "Need help?"

He smiles before taking the brush and the hair dryer in his hands, starting to dry my hair. "You know we're not late right? We're just not early" I see him shrug through the mirror in front of me and I struggle to keep my eye roll hidden.

"Joshua won't even notice we're late"

"It's his welcome back party, who would notice more than him that we're not there to greet him?" I say thinking of how bad I feel that there is a chance we're not gonna be first in line when he comes in.

Joshua just landed here yesterday and he didn't want to see either of us before this party, which is also a fundraiser, that he organized.

Hoshi, Jeonghan, Seungcheol and Seungkwan helped him organizing the 'event' and he invited lots of people. Acquaintances, old friends, old coworkers, relatives, new coworkers, and us.

"Trust me, it's gonna be fine" My boyfriend says as he finishes drying my hair and pats my hair. I quickly run to wear the elegant pants and light dress shirt that I had prepared yesterday.

Mingyu is already ready, a white polo shirt with black pants making his buff figure stand out. We haven't gotten out so publicly together ever since that rumor after Bangkok got out. It's not that we've tried to hide it, it's just that it's difficult when we are both gaining more recognition and it's only been a month since we decided to be together at last.

The others know about us, mostly because Mingyu couldn’t shut up about it but also because it's not hard to figure it out after a couple of times that they've seen us together.

Joshua is the only one that doesn't know, not because we're picking on him but it's really because Mingyu couldn’t find the chance to tell him.

"Have you opened your phone this morning?" Mingyu asks me as we're driving to the place where the party is held.

"No, why?" He smiles amuzed as I open my phone, the first thing I see is a message on our groupchat from Seungkwan. It's a link and next to it he sent an emoji that clenches its teeth.