My Brother's Girlfriend || Kang Daniel

The New Dynamic

Minhyun had been spending the next couple of weeks being the best possible boyfriend to win back Sayoung's love. He drove her to and from work every day. He brought her her favorite foods. He'd shower her with flowers and attention. Most of all, he'd turn off his phone every time they're on a date, proving that he's staying true to his words.

On the other hand, Daniel and Nayoon began seeing each other more often. Nayoon was an incredible girl and with her, Daniel felt relaxed. Sure, his heart doesn't leap out of his chest every time he sees her the way it does when he sees Sayoung, and sure... her smile doesn't make him feel like everything is ok with the world, but perhaps with time, it could. At least, that's what Daniel is hoping for.

-At Breakfast

Daniel, Sayoung, and Minhyun were having their usual breakfast get-together at the boys' apartment when the topic of Nayoon came up.

"So...." Sayoung smiled "Minhyun told me you and Nayoon started seeing each other" she teased.

Even though it shouldn't be weird, Daniel felt uncomfortable talking to Sayoung about it. Like he did something wrong and she had caught him red-handed.

"We're just getting to know each other" Daniel said then tried to change the conversation "is it me or is this pancake a bit lumpy?"

Sayoung chuckled at how awkward Daniel was acting. For the past 3 years that she's known him, Daniel's been completely single and uninterested in dating, in fact, she started wondering if perhaps he's gay. So, him seeing Nayoon was interesting for her. And since Nayoon and her are friends, she's quite familiar with the type of girl that Nayoon was. Someone who's incredibly cheerful and sweet, just like Daniel. That's why she encouraged Minhyun to set them up on that blind date.

"So... have you guys held hands yet?" Minhyun joined in on the teasing. "you better pay me a fee if you did. I'm 99% responsible for your relationship."

Daniel scoffed in disbelief at them ganging up on him "relationship?! We barely started talking for a couple of weeks" he interjected.

Sayoung ruffled his hair like she always does "little kid, it's 2018, people are dating and even having sex after just meeting for an hour. A couple of weeks is a long time"

Daniel, annoyed by the pestering, spoke without thinking "You and Minhyun didn't date until 2 months after you guys met each other, and you haven't even had sex" he blurted then instantly regretted it.

Minhyun and Sayoung both got flustered over Daniel's sudden outburst. He had brought up the elephant in the room. Ever since that fight, Sayoung and Minhyun never went back to that stage in their relationship where she was ready to take it to the next level. Minhyun had broken her trust and so far, he hasn't regained it fully.

Minhyun lightly hit Daniel on the back of the head, playfully reprimanding him "Yah..." he said to let Daniel know he crossed the line.

"Sorry" Daniel muttered. The air in the room suddenly became stale, no one said a word after Daniel's sudden verbal diarrhea. Daniel knew he had to say something to get them back to normal. "Nayoon is a sweet girl... she's beautiful, smart, funny..." he admitted then looked at Sayoung teasingly "plus she can cook."

Sayoung returned his smirk with a glare. She was not amused at the sudden dig, but she was happy he had so many good things to say about Nayoon. She wanted Daniel to be happy.

"but..." Daniel continued "there's no spark" he confessed.

"Well, you guys haven't even held hands, of course there's no spark" Minhyun butted in while Sayoung nodded in agreement. They were back to teaming up on him.