Wish (JJ Project)

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"So, how did you know about me?" Jaebum asked, watching the subject of his question getting flustered to the question as his cheeks slowly dyed in red. He had been curious about that. It had been about two weeks since they started dating, and they were sitting in the same coffee shop as back then. It had become their unofficial meeting place before going whenever they planned to spend the rest of their day together.

Jaebum effortlessly acted his part as a boyfriend. It was easy imagining himself falling for the other boy. Jinyoung was nice, sweet, and honest. He was always forward with his feelings despite being a quiet person, though not as much as Mark. He didn't say anything about it, it just showed in his eyes, his gestures, everything. Whether it was because he was quiet in nature, or he was just shy around him since he seemed to blush easily whenever he was with Jaebum. And when he did, it creeped all the way to his ears. Jaebum couldn't help but thinking it was cute.

"My friend... he dragged me to watch the university's basketball tournament, saying I should stop confining myself in the library surrounded by books, feel the sunlight against my skin and breathe the fresh air, all those bullshit. He said I would understand the thrill of watching sport tournament and get addicted if I did. He was right, I did feel the thrill and get addicted, but it was a different thrill, and what I got addicted with wasn't the match, it was you," Jinyoung said, his eyes casted down at his fidgeting fingers. His face was even redder than before and his lips formed a sheepish smile. "I tried to find out more about you afterward. Turned out you were kinda popular that it was a wonder how I never knew about you before, making it an easy task. Thanks for being such a hot, fierce, capable, and charismatic captain, Im Jaebum. You do me a favor."

Jaebum laughed at that. He was aware that many people notice him, but no one ever threw it on his face like that. Jinyoung always did wonder with his cheekiness, an attempt to hide his embarrassment while his face never failed to gave him away, something Jaebum found amusing.

"You owe me one, then. You have to pay for it."

"What do you want?"

"Hmm... I can't think of anything right now. I'll tell you when I have something in my mind."

Jinyoung sighed. "It has a due date, so you better be fast."

Jaebum faked a shocked and hurt expression, which Jinyoung laughed to. "What? I never imagine you as such a petty person!"

"Just be considerate with me, I'm just an ordinary, poor literature student, unlike the mighty Im Jaebum. Please take a pity on me."

Jaebum grinned. "Alright, this mighty Im Jaebum will try to bless you with his kindness. Now, shall we go? The movie is about to start."

"Okay."

They left their seat and went outside. The mellow light of the autumn sun greeted them, along with the scenery filtered with sepia tone and the cold wind that embraced them. Jaebum put his hands inside the pocket of his coat as he walked, and saw Jinyoung did the same. As a couple, they texted and called each other, more than just saying good night before they sleep and typed good morning right after they woke up. They also went on dates like every other couple. However, Jaebum couldn't bring himself to touch the other, even if it was just holding hands. He felt grateful that Jinyoung never pushed him to do it or asked about it, which made him felt bad at the same time. He didn't know if it was guilt that held him back, he just couldn't.

They took the bus and arrived at the cinema fifteen minutes later. They weren't in hurry since they already bought the tickets online, all they had to do was printing them on site. What they were about to watch was a film titled "The Beauty Inside". Jaebum didn't watch romance often, but the plot of this movie gained his interest. And it just turned out Jinyoung wanted to watch it too, so here they were, sitting for two hours throughout the film with popcorn on Jaebum's lap and drinks on each of their side. Once, their hands touched when Jaebum was too absorbed to the film he didn't notice Jinyoung's hand was already reaching for the popcorn when he did the same. He flinched at the contact, and took a glance at Jinyoung when he realized what he just did.