Opposites attract, they said. [SeKai]

Twenty Two

"The way you shake it... I can't believe it... I ain't never seen an ass like that~" Jongin hummed as he poured his coffee into his brand new mug. It was a little stupid but he was excited to drink coffee in the mug Sehun had gifted him for the very first time. With a gleeful smile, he took the mug and headed for the dining table. Just as he placed the mug down and was about to take a seat-

"What the-!"

Jongin jumped back once he saw some random white splotches on the mug. He didn't remember that being there before. Is this thing fucking possessed?! Eyes wide and heart thumping in his ears, he grabbed the nearest thing he could find - a spatula - and held it up as a weapon. With hawk-like eyes, he observed the demented beverage container as the white splotches began to spread. It almost looked like something, an image, was slowly forming on it, starting from the bottom upwards. Once the whole image was formed, the spatula fell from his hands and he stepped forward, eyes wide open in awe.

It was a picture. A picture of him and Sehun, to be more precise. The first picture they took together backstage on the day of the showcase, the same one with Jongin having on a handsome smile on his face and Sehun looking like he hated his life. At the corner of it, a single word was written.

"Partners."

Below it, there was a date, the date of the showcase. Jongin traced his hand along the word but immediately flinched, remembering he just pouring searing hot coffee into the damn thing. He couldn't really describe how he felt at that moment. Sehun's gestures were always subtle, and Jongin always appreciated them. But this... he wasn't expecting anything like this at all. Of course, how could it have been just a plain black mug? Surely Sehun was a lot more tasteful than that.

That morning, he kept staring at the mug with a smile on his face, and coffee had never tasted so great before.

How was he ever going to let go of such an amazing person like Sehun?

The answer was clear, he wasn't.

* * *

"Alright bro, what's this 'important meeting' all about? I had to leave my little sister with my holier-than-thou neighbors for this," Baekhyun said, looking annoyed.

Jongin looked at all of his friends, who all had curious expressions plastered on their faces.

No turning back now...

"Well?"

Jongin swallowed down the lump in his throat. This was it. He was going to tell them. Sehun wasn't just an experience anymore, no, he was now one of the most important people in his life. And he wanted to prove just how important. The first step, obviously, was telling people. Starting with his friends. The friends he had known for so many years. He wasn't sure what reaction to expect of them but he had decided he was going to tell them, today.

"Jongin don't scare us. You look like you're about to tell us that the world is ending." Chanyeol said, eyebrows furrowed in worry. Jongin wasn't the serious type, but when he did look serious, they knew shit must have been real.

"Honestly, it could be pretty close," Jongin sighed, "How do I even put this..."

"What's wrong?" Minseok asked concernedly.

"You guys haven't wondered why Sehun and I are so close these days?" He started somewhat safely.

"Well, yeah," Kris replied, "But we thought it's because you guys are dance partners and all."

"Yeah... But there's more than that. I... We're..." He ran his fingers through his hair, "We're like... together."

Everyone had blank looks on their faces.