[#1] boy next door :: im youngmin

chapter nineteen

"No, oh god, Yuna- Yuna, please, please don't cry, holy shit-"

Honestly, it's the first time she has ever broke down right in front of him, and she doesn't think she ever wants this moment to happen again. It's very embarrassing, to be frank, and no, she is normally not as weak as this.

When she looks up at him, he is biting down on his lips and his usually pinkish cheeks are so pale. There's a panicked expression on his face and she lowers her gaze now, "I'm sorry. I'm really being so dramatic now, aren't I?"

It's a few hours after they arrived at the building and he has asked her to come up to the rooftop with him again for a talk. This time, he was holding cans of beer in his hands and there was a serious look on his face. The cans of beer are now left on the side, forgotten, as he is crouching down in front of her, his hands folded in his lap.

"You're not being dramatic, I swear, I feel so bad for fucking you up so much like this-"

"You never curse-"

"It's a proof of how sorry I feel-"

"Shut up." Yuna suddenly says loudly, rubbing at her eyes with her palms as she glances at him, into his eyes. "Stop saying sorry. I know that you're nice enough to say sorry for every little thing, but just shut up. Please."

Then, voices suddenly come out from nowhere and her eyebrows furrow in confusion as his eyes widen and he reaches in his pocket to pull out his phone and put the microphone to his lips, waiting for a moment to listen.

"Woojin, why did you-"

It's a call. That's why they weren't there earlier, because they were on a call the whole time.

"Youngmin, just tell her you love her already, god damn it, I'm about to lose my mind. You're an amazing bro and I love you to death but I really want to hit you with a book right now-"

Yuna snorts then coughs quickly to cover it up, covering her mouth with her hand, as Youngmin breathes a deep sigh into the phone. "Guys, spare me. She can hear you, Woojin."

"Great!" Woojin's voice suddenly brightens considerably. "Hey, Yuna, leave this guy already, he's being a coward again."

At his words, Yuna realizes the time (which is a little past eleven already) and quickly pushes herself up to her feet, muttering a quiet "good night" under her breath as she rushes over to the door to leave just as Woojin as said. She doesn't really want to stay any longer either; she's already made fool enough of herself for a single day. It's time for her to call it a night.

However, she can still hear Donghyun and Woojin's voice.

"Hey, did she leave already?"

"Oh, man! Youngmin, you better go run after her or I promise you, I'll throw the thickest and heaviest dictionary in my house at you tomorrow morning-"

Their voices suddenly fade out all of a suddem as she hears a scuffling of sneakers on the ground behind her as she's trying to open the door that is unfortunately stuck in the door frame.

"Yuna, wait-"

A pair of arms have suddenly wrapped themselves tightly around her waist from the back, and she quite literally stops breathing, her eyes widening and tears suddenly welling up in them that she blinks back furiously. He gently lowers his chin on the top of her head and pulls her slightly closer to his chest.

"Youngmin-"

"I'm sorry. I love you, okay? I'm an idiot and a coward who can't say things himself and who keeps hurting you. I really love you, as my friend and as so much more than that- Are you crying? Oh my god, Yuna, stop-"

But now, she really can't stop crying, and she has no idea why. She's been crying for the past few hours and when she thought she finally didn't have any more tears to cry out, she cries because of three damn words.

He quickly puts his hands on her shoulders and turns her around so that they're facing each other and hugs her tightly, stroking her hair gently. "I'm sorry for all those tears I made you cry out."

She laughs awkwardly, slightly, as she buries her face in his chest and closes her eyes. "Don't worry, it's not like I had any other use for them, anyway." Yuna pauses. "I love you."

Before Youngmin can say anything, she hears Woojin's voice again; he's screaming loudly and most probably shaking Donghyun's shoulders from what she can hear. "It finally fucking happened, Donghyun! Thanks for offering your dictionary and encyclopedia set! God, I love you all so much- no homo, Youngmin."

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tHIS IS THE LONGEST CHAPTER IN THIS BOOK AND YES EVERYONE HE FINALLY SAID IT SODBAJDDBD
i actually wasnt supposed to update today but i ended up writing this on the way home today so yeah, here it is ahaha
also, woojin is probably yuna and youngmin's biggest supporter in this fic lmao i love his character