It is finally the weekend meaning that I would be seeing the Brand New Boys once again. I am walking to Youngmin's vocal room feeling excited to see all of them again. It had been too long.
"Jaeeun!" Donghyun yells from the inside when I knock and peek in through the small window of the door.
He is quick to open the door separating us and attack me with a hug. It isn't the first time we have done this kind of skinship, but it isn't common. So I am a bit shocked when we touch, causing us to stumble back.
"Yah, don't kill the girl!" Youngmin scolds Donghyun from behind us. I laugh and wave to Youngmin who is also now standing to greet me.
"Long time no see, Jaeeun." He says and pulls Donghyun off of me to have his turn to greet me with a hug. Donghyun scoffs at the older boy's action.
Just as I step into his embrace, I hear footsteps approaching us. I hope it is not a staff member as we would most likely be scolded if they saw us hugging like this. But I am reassured when Donghyun calls out the names of the people.
"Woojinie, Daehwi! You're here too!" He says and I glance over to see Donghyun run to greet them too. Youngmin pats my head to dismiss our hug and we go to see the others as well.
"Hyung, let me lie down for a second. I am so tired." Daehwi whines after he greets us with hugs as well. All of the boys seem very touchy today.
Youngmin laughs and gestures for Daehwi to go to his vocal room to lie down. I don't watch as the three boys leave since I still have to greet one more person. The one I have dreaded to see.
"Jaeeun." He speaks, I swear his voice has gotten deeper.
"Woojin." He smiles when he hears my voice. But I see some hesitancy in his body, holding back from showing the full extent of his emotions. It is strange because just a few days ago he was so lively over text and now he seems a bit held back.
"It's nice to see you," I nod in agreement, "Really nice."
A blush rises onto my cheeks and I look down to my feet. Woojin watches me as I do, letting a smirk play on his lips. It is like he is studying me without my awareness, but is sure to stop when I look back up.
All of a sudden, Woojin grabs my wrist to pull me towards him. Thanks to my own self-awareness, I stop right at his chest before we get too close. However, he takes advantage of the proximity between us to wrap his arms around me. Has he ever been so direct?
My eyes widen when I realize he is now hugging me and I freeze in my spot. I feel his chest vibrate as he hums and the feeling makes the situation real to me. I slowly wrap my arms around his body and feel myself relax when I do.
"Yah!" Donghyun abruptly yells and we quickly pull away from each other, afraid he is yelling at us. However, when we look around we realize he is still in Youngmin's vocal room with the others and nowhere in sight.
A sigh unknowingly escapes my lips when Woojin turns to me again, looking at me shyly. He signals towards Youngmin's room and I nod before we make our way to it. There is a tension between us after that hug and I am unsure why. We are both shy and hesitant as we walk, but that is immediately broken when we join the others.
"What is going on?" I say when I see Youngmin lying on top of Donghyun who is lying on top of Daehwi who is on the floor. The younger two are groaning while Youngmin is laughing hysterically from on top of them.
Before I know it, Woojin has also joined the others and is lying on top of Youngmin, causing the others to groan due to the added weight. I laugh and sit on Youngmin's single chair in the room, watching them all struggle within their pile of bodies. This wasn't the kind of activity I was expecting when we were planning to hang out together, but I expected nothing less from them.
