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43.

"Seungcheol-hyung! I missed you!" Mingyu cried as he threw his arms around Seungcheol and hugged him tightly.

"Is that so? Poor you. It must've been hard for you to go without seeing my handsome face for the past few days," Seungcheol responded, patting Mingyu on the back sympathetically.

"Did you just say that your face is handsome? Your face is the reason I have nightmares," Wonwoo retorted.

"You dream of his face? That's pretty gay," Jun commented.

"You're pretty gay," Wonwoo fired back. Jun shrugged.

"True."

"Speaking of gay," Seungcheol started. "I–"

"Oh, great, he's talking about himself again." Jihoon rolled his eyes.

"What a narcissist," Wonwoo added.

"Listen, can you guys shut up for one second? I'm older than all of you! Be respectful," Seungcheol scolded.

"He's right, guys. You shouldn't disrespect the elderly," Hansol agreed. He turned to Seungcheol and smiled brightly. "I'm sorry about them, Grandfather. Continue."

"You little—" Hansol flinched back and grinned as Seungcheol glared at him darkly.

"Anyways, what were you saying, old man?" Jun asked. Seungcheol sighed in annoyance before smiling happily.

"Guys...I have a boyfriend," Seungcheol announced, a lovesick look clouding his eyes.

"What?!" Mingyu and Jun shouted in chorus.

"Really?!" Hansol's eyes widened.

"You and Jeonghan are finally dating?!" Wonwoo checked, and Seungcheol nodded. He let out a content sigh.

"It's about time. You two had been pining over each other for too long," Jihoon replied. He exhaled loudly. "Well, that's one oblivious couple down. Congrats. Now Hansol just has to ask Seungkwan out."

"I already did that though," Hansol responded awkwardly. "Um, I mean, well, I didn't ask him out, he asked me out, but–"

"Seriously?!"

"Wow, congratulations, you two! You've finally decided to stop being idiots and to get into a relationship with the people you like!" Wonwoo cheered, though his tone was somewhat condescending, causing Seungcheol to scowl.

"Alright, I get it, I was a bit clueless–"

"A bit doesn't even begin to describe it," Jun said. "You always get such good grades in literature and language arts, but you can't infer what someone is trying to tell you even if they give you the most obvious of hints."

"I...was I really that bad?" Seungcheol asked weakly.

"You were!" his friends loudly exclaimed in unison.

"How'd you get together anyways?" Jihoon questioned. "I thought you both wouldn't say anything until graduation."

"Ah, right! What are you guys going to do about university?" Mingyu wondered.

"We'll be going to the same university anyways, so it doesn't matter," Seungcheol answered. "As for how we got together..." Seungcheol cheeks reddened.

"What does that blush mean?" Wonwoo questioned eagerly. "What happened?"

"We went to his parents' friends' house for New Year's, and–"

"I swear, if you say that he kissed you at midnight," Jun interrupted. Seungcheol's blush deepened.

"No way, he actually did that!" Jihoon said.

"Dude, that's so cliché!" Jun complained.

"Who was the one that told me to use a terrible, and cliché, pickup line on Seungkwan?" Hansol asked. Seungcheol exhaled softly and smiled as he thought of his kiss with Jeonghan.

"Yeah, but that's just a pickup line! No one even uses pickup lines anymore! Everyone still kisses at midnight on New Year's though, so that's so cliché!"

"Clichgay."

"Shut up, Mingyu." Jihoon rolled his eyes.

"Guys, look at Seungcheol. I think we've lost him," Hansol pointed out.

"Another old man bites the dust," Wonwoo sighed. Seungcheol snapped out of his trance and smacked Wonwoo on the back of his head. Wonwoo winced and rubbed his head.

"I guess you really do lose your sense of humor as you get older..." Jun said. Seungcheol slapped the back of his head as well. "Ow!"

"I'm not old, asshole!" Seungcheol huffed.

"Sounds like denial to me..."

"What was that?!"

"Nothing!"

A/N: hey guys how was this idk i thought it was ok please tell me how this was i hope you enjoyed it linked song is "넌 내게 반했어 Heartstrings" (which literally translates to "You've Fallen for Me") by Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE from the drama series with the same title as the song (which makes sense since it's the opening song for the show). it's v catchy and i rly love listening to it and singing along with it. anyways i hope y'all liked this chapter! let me know what you thought! as always tysm for the support! i'll see you guys next week! enjoy the rest of your day! thanks again guys! bye! <3