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they finally finished getting dressed, jaebum repurposing his clothes from last night and making them look good again. youngjae rummaged through his closest, eventually decided on something he wore usually; black. black jeans, black shoes, black shirt. he walked out to jaebum, looking at him.
"you look nice," jaebum says, "is your entire closet black?"
"yep," youngjae says, nodding. "it's my favorite color." which was a lie. his favorite color has always been lilac purple and sunshine yellow. but those were colors he had shut out long ago.
"let's get going then," jaebum says, opening the door. "go ahead." youngjae nods, walking through the door into the hallway of his apartment. they walked down the stairs, calling an uber to come pick them up.
jaebum told the driver where they were going, though youngjae couldn't hear much. he supposed that jaebum wanted it to be a surprise.
"where are we going?" youngjae says, leaning against the leather car seat.
"coffee shop," jaebum says, "i go there a lot if i'm not at the bar."
"ah." youngjae says, looking out the window and watching the world go by as they drove to the destination.
they eventually arrived there, after hitting almost every possible red light in sight. it made youngjae a bit agitated. ever since he adopted this personality, his patience diminished.
but they finally got there, stepping out of the car. they walked into the shop together, jaebum opening the door for him.
"why are you so nice all of the sudden this morning," youngjae says, "you were so rude last night."
"i'm different when i drink," jaebum says, shrugging. "i'm more of an angry drunk."
"aish," youngjae says, sitting down at a table. jaebum sits across from him, scanning over the small menu.
"i've never even heard of this place," youngjae says, looking around at the decor rather than the menu.
"it's pretty small," jaebum says, "that's why i like it. there aren't than many people here and it's quiet."
"yeah... i like that too." youngjae says, which too, was a lie. he used to love being around people and chatting with everyone and anyone.
"so," jaebum says, "tell me about you."
youngjae gulps. when he thought up this persona, he didn't really think of too much information to use. he just thought that if he closed out others, he wouldn't have to tell them details.
"um..." youngjae says, biting his lip. "i... don't know. what do you want to know?"
"hm. well... what's your favorite tv show?"
"i don't really watch tv." youngjae says.
a lie. he used to love watching television and dramas.
"good answer. i don't really either. i only watch the simpsons when it comes on." jaebum says, nodding. "cats or dogs?"
"um..." youngjae looks down at the menu. "cats."
another lie. he was allergic to cats. he used to love dogs.
"really?" jaebum says, smiling. "i love cats. i have a cat named nora. she's my baby." he laughs softly. "do you have any siblings?"
"oh... no. i'm an only child." youngjae says, feeling guilt ping through him.
yet another lie. he had a brother and a sister. who he hadn't talked to in years.
"seriously? me too!" jaebum says, laughing softly. "wow. we have so much in common."
"yeah." youngjae says, watching as the waitress came up to them.
"what can i get for you guys?" she says, smiling softly and taking out her notepad.
"an americano." they both said in unison, causing the woman to chuckle.
"alright, two americanos!" she says, walking back to the kitchen.
"another thing we have in common," jaebum says, grinning.
