Sempiternal ♢ Jicheol

이십 칠 • noticed

Update 2.0 bc why not?? :--)

The members noticed something off between the two leaders. At first, they tried not to mind it, but as time passes by, they can't let it go anymore. Curiosity was getting into them.

It was Joshua who first noticed how Seungcheol would get up in the middle of the night and enter Jihoon's room. This didn't only happen once, but for several weeks. Joshua was Jihoon's roommate, and when the morning comes, he'll wake up to an additional roommate.

Wonwoo—being the observant type of guy—also noticed the two sneaking out at lunch break. He even walked in on them hugging each other. He just shrugged it off, thinking as if Seungcheol was just comforting Jihoon.

While they were on a break after practice, Jihoon excused himself with Seungcheol following him after a few minutes he exited the room. Seungkwan suddenly called all of the member's attention; they all formed a circle and Seokmin started to speak.

"What's with the both of them these past few days?" They all nodded and threw each other confused looks.

Joshua decided to speak up about what he noticed, Wonwoo following after him. They both told the members about their observation, receiving mixed reactions; some with shock and some with amusement.

"Why don't we follow them right now?" Mingyu suggested. They all nodded and started thinking about the whereabouts of the two leaders. After a few minutes, they've decided to check Jihoon and Joshua's room.

As they slowly approach the room, they were stopped by Hoshi. He leaned his ear closer to the door, trying to hear anything inside. When Hoshi thought that the coast was clear, he slowly opened the door.

The next scene they saw was very unbelievable.

Seungcheol was hovering on top of Jihoon while kissing him passionately. The two looked as if they were drowned within each other.

"OHMYGOD THERE'S A KID-" Seungkwan shouted and covered Dino's eyes. The lad's reaction startled Seungcheol and Jihoon, making the both of them stop and stand up properly.

"O-oh, w-we can explain.." Seungcheol stuttered, pushing Jihoon behind him while holding his hand tightly.

"Don't worry about it, Seungcheol-ah," Joshua gave them a nod and a warm smile, "we aren't going to get mad. We accept you."

Seungcheol felt as if a thorn was taken out of his chest. He turned to Jihoon, flashing him a warm and heart-fluttering smile.

"Guys.. We're a couple." Seungcheol spoke out with a hint of proudness in his voice. His worries that their members might get mad at them was washed away when he saw their smiles.

"FINALLY! PAY UP!" Seokmin shouted with glee, dancing to a celebratory dance to himself. They all laughed as they saw the disappointed (but happy) reactions from Jun and Jeonghan because they just lost to a bet.

Seungcheol turned to Jihoon once again. He stroked the younger's right cheek with his hand before leaning in and kissing him passionately. They didn't mind the cheers and whistles they received from the other members.

Jihoon broke the kiss and muttered an 'i love you' before leaning in again and kissing Seungcheol once more.