SECRET EMBRACE | Jeonghan X Joshua | JiHan

FOURTEEN

Joshua stared at the door for a second before sighing.

The buzzer rang again.

He already knew who it was. He didn't even need to check.

Jeonghan. Of course.

Joshua debated whether to let him wait for a minute, just to make him feel the weight of being late, but ultimately, he decided against it.

No point in dragging this out.

Pushing himself up from the floor, he strode toward the door, unlocking it smoothly. As expected, there stood Jeonghan, leaning against the doorframe with an easy smirk, sunglasses perched lazily on his nose.
Jeonghan was naturally handsome. Joshua didn't want to agree with it.

Joshua crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow. "You're late."

Jeonghan pulled his sunglasses off with one hand, slipping them into the collar of his sweater. "And yet, here I am. Aren't you happy to see me?"

Joshua blinked at him, unimpressed. "Not particularly."

Jeonghan chuckled, stepping inside uninvited. "You wound me, Joshua." He set his bag and laptop down near the coffee table, eyes scanning the room. "Huh. Your apartment is exactly what I expected."

Joshua shut the door behind him, watching as Jeonghan took in his space-his clean countertops, neatly arranged books, and organized notes. Joshua sighed looking at jeonghan who was scanning thru Joshua's apartment.

Jeonghan smirked. "Neat freak, huh?"

Joshua rolled his eyes. "why do you care?"

Jeonghan plopped onto the couch, stretching his arms over the backrest. "Oh, can't I care about my presentation partner??" He tilted his head toward Joshua. "So, are you mad at me?"

Joshua sighed, rubbing his temples. "I'm not mad. I just don't like waiting."

Jeonghan grinned. "Noted. I'll make sure to be late more often."

Joshua shot him a dry look. "Let's just start."

He sat back down on the floor, opening his laptop. Jeonghan watched him for a moment before sliding off the couch to join him.

As they started working, Jeonghan found himself getting distracted-not by the presentation, but by Joshua himself. The way his brows furrowed in focus, how his fingers moved across the keyboard with precision, the small crease between his lips whenever he was deep in thought.

Jeonghan smirked to himself.

He was going to enjoy messing with Joshua a lot more. He couldn't help but tease the brown haired male.

Joshua tried his best to ignore the presence beside him, but it was nearly impossible when Jeonghan was right there, sitting close enough that their elbows nearly brushed.

Jeonghan, for his part, wasn't even pretending to focus. He leaned back on his hands, watching Joshua with that amused glint in his eyes. "You always sit on the floor like this?"

Joshua didn't glance up from his laptop. "Yeah."

Jeonghan hummed, shifting slightly so their knees touched-just barely. "Interesting choice."

Joshua froze for a second before calmly moving his leg away. "Not really."

Jeonghan smirked, leaning in slightly. "You're so serious all the time, Shua. Lighten up."

Joshua could not process with the sudden nickname. He didn't want to be called him shua by jeonghan.

Joshua exhaled sharply, his fingers pausing on the keyboard. "And you don't take anything seriously."