7》the element of surprise

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"Do you ever feel the need to, I don't know, find a hobby?"

"Who needs a hobby when I have you, my personal line that is open 24/7?"

"Urgh, you're incorrigible."

"Incorrigible, annnddd bored. Come on, Jonghyun, play with me."

"No."

"Great! It's called five facts. We take turns listing five facts of ourself. I'll go first."

"You're not gonna take no as an answer, don't you?"

"Nope. Okay. So my name is Choi Minki. I work as a junior editor in Seoul Papers. I have both a cat and a dog, though I preferred cats. My absolute, favorite idol is Lady Gaga, and that's five. Your turn."

"Technically, since I never agreed to this, I don't have to--"

"Jonghyun. I need to know more about you in case you're a potential murderer on the loose."

"If I'm a murderer, you'd already be dead by now."

"Aw, sucks. Okay, I've been caught. If we want to be friends, Jonghyun, we have to know more about each other."

"Oh, so we're friends now?"

"In progress, yeah. So shoot."

"Sigh."

"Did you just verbally sighed?"

"Yes, I did. This is so awkward, Minki."

"What's awkward about two men getting to know each other better?"

"Even that sentence sounded awkward!"

"Shoot!"

"Sigh. So my name is Jonghyun... You already know that. I have an older brother. I like to watch animes and read mangas. I moved around a lot, and I mean it, but I'm currently studying in the Architecture department at Seoul uni."

"Wait what, you're still a student?! Jonghyun, you liar!"

"Why am I a liar?!"

"I thought you were older!"

"And that makes me a liar?"

"I mean... Yeah. From our calls and texts you'd led me to believe that you are older."

"I was told that I'm mature for my age."

"Mature for your age! Hah! How old are you really, anyway?"

"Twenty-two turning twenty-three this month. You better prepare your gifts."

"Oh God."

"What is so hard to take, Minki? You keep sounding surprised."

"Jonghyun, I entered Elementary while you were born. How am I not surprised?!"

"You what?!"

"Ah, the element of surprise works both ways, I see."

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