HEE:LIFT | TXT & Enhypen

~ ninety-seven ~

It's Lee's Lift Now || 3/3

"...And then Heeseung hyung and Sunghoon hyung kissed!"

"Hey!" Heeseung barged into the meeting room. "Not again!"

Jungwon put on a sweet, innocent look as he sat back down in his chair. "Hi, hyung. Don't mind us. Just sharing silly stories."

Sunoo burst into the room behind Heeseung. "Wait! You told Daniel the honorific story? Oh, come on! I want to know!"

"Honorific story?" Heeseung said, bewildered. "Know what? What's going on here?"

"He's talking about the story of how Sunghoon hyung started speaking to you informally," Daniel laughed, his hair falling into his eyes as he sat up in his seat. "I'll tell you, Sunoo hyung. So, one day, back when they were all trainees, Jay hyung, Sunghoon hyung, and Heeseung hyung were at I-Land auditions..."

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Jay anxiously cracked his knuckles as yet another boy passed his bench in tears. It was day three of I-Land auditions, and so far, disappointment seemed to be running high. He glanced to his side. Heeseung had a sick look on his face while Sunghoon was spaced-out, staring off into the distance. The door to their right flew open as a trainee ran out, bawling. Heeseung, Jay, and Sunghoon watched the boy flee down the hallway and around a corner.

"I guess it's my turn," Heeseung swallowed nervously, standing up.

Sunghoon gave him a warm smile, reaching out to squeeze the older boy's hand. "You got this, Heeseung."

Jay frowned as Heeseung disappeared into the room. "Sunghoon, why didn't you use honorifics?"

Sunghoon looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Heeseung hyung is a year older than us."

The blood drained from Sunghoon's face, turning him impossibly paler. "He- He is?"

Jay slowly nodded, stifling a laugh at Sunghoon's

"Oh my god! Jay!" Sunghoon grabbed the boy's shoulder, shaking him violently. "What do I do?! Why didn't he say anything?! Should I start using them now? What if-"

"Shhh." Jay held a finger up to his lips. "He doesn't seem to mind. Just be cool, whatever you do don't-"

The sound of the door handle turning shut the two boys up quickly.

Sunghoon coughed into his arm, trying to play off the awkward silence before looking up at Heeseung from the bench. "Oh, hey. How'd it go?"

"It wasn't bad at all, Heeseung beamed. "You'll do great, Sunghoonie. You too, Jay."

Sunghoon's face turned from a white to red as blood rushed to his embarrassed cheeks. "Thanks. And uh... All this time, I should've been calling you 'hyung.' I didn't know you were born in 2001. I'm 2002. I'm sorry."

Jay mentally face-palmed.

Heeseung's eyebrows raised in surprise. "Really? Oh, well, I mean you can keep speaking informally if you want; it feels weird using honorifics now."

Sunghoon nodded feebly, standing up. "I- Woah!"

The younger boy tripped over his own feet. Heeseung made an attempt to grab Sunghoon's arm, but lost his balance as well, and the two boys crashed to the floor, one on top of the other.

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"...And then Heeseung hyung and Sunghoon hyung kissed!" Jungwon shouted, leaping out of his chair and waving his arms in the air.