kimchi ⇸ dks.

nine

"what did chanyeol say?" kyungsoo asked as soon as she stepped foot into the apartment, a rather peculiar smile spread across his lips.

"he broke up with me."

the smile dropped from his face. "oh. what the heck? why though?"

"i don't know," she tried to sound as believable as possible, plastering a sad expression onto her pretty features. "can we—"

"let's go shopping. i know that always cheers you up." she smiled genuinely, nodding.

"thanks."

•••

the car ride went in comfortable silence, kyungsoo trying to make conversation along the way. his own mind was whirring, confusion settling amongst his features as he struggled to figure out why chanyeol would ever leave someone like kyungmi.

"did he give a reason?" he blurted, causing kyungmis startled eyes to land on his figure that was currently staring ahead onto the road. they stopped at a red light.

kyungmi rubbed the back of her neck, ruffling her dyed blue hair along the way. "er, not really. he said he needed a break." frantically tugging her phone out of her pocket, she texted chanyeol with urgency.

me: idk if i can do this. i've barely started and he's already asking questions gdi ksoo ily but not now pls

yeollie: i get that you love him but can you not

me: what
me: just help me yoda what do i do

yeollie: for one, my ears have nothing to do with this smh. for another just play along, ur plan is to make up for lost time that u spent with yours truly <3

"who are you texting?"

kyungmi jumped and laughed nervously, pressing her screen onto her thigh so kyungsoo can't see, "just—uh—suho. we're catching up, you know haha."

kyungsoo's eyebrows raised, anticipation evident in his tone. "tell him i said hey! i haven't heard from him in so long. invite him for dinner too!"

"will do." she looked back at her phone, typing as if her life depended on it.

me: ohmgod i jsut frkeicjf lied to kyungsoo abt who i was texting istg this better be frickign worth it

yeollie: it will be dw :))

me: istg yoda i can beat the shit out of u rn
me: i'm so anxious wtf send help asap

yeollie: lmao

me: fuck u dude

yeollie: actually
yeollie: you mean
yeollie: fuck kyungsoo**

me: youre so dead the next time we meet

kyungsoo parked the car, causing kyungmi to snap back into reality as she pocketed her phone, the two leaving the car and walking side by side to the entrance of the mall. "anywhere you want to go first?" kyungsoo's wide eyes scanned the large mall, looking at signs for the food court and various other stores he wanted to visit.