vibrance | seokhoon

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     seokmin is surprised when he sees soonyoung enter the restroom, along with kim mingyu. seokmin and soonyoung's eyes meet for a split second or so— but seokmin swears that soonyoung's eyes showed pure sorrow. seokmin doesn't have enough time to process the thought in his mind, however, as his thoughts are interrupted by the sudden-

SLAM!

(as i was previously saying,) his thoughts are interrupted by the sudden slam of soonyoung pinning mingyu to the door and vigorously making out with him. seokmin's legs are noodles. cooked up noodles, like spaghetti, which are slipping around due to the lack of support. his fists are curled, his knuckles a pure white tone.

jihoon quickly grasps seokmin's hand and mumbles a simple, "let's go."

"seokmin, i really didn't want to tell you this but," jihoon pauses for a moment, and sighs. "look, i-"

jihoon stops seokmin, and holds his hands gently whilst staring into his eyes with a gentle glow. "soonyoung likes you. he's in love with you in fact. i wanted to tell you that i wasn't sure if i could do this, if i could be with yo-"

seokmin's hands slip out of jihoon's, and rest at his side. his body posture is horrendous, as his shoulders slump, along with his neck. he adjusts the collar of his shirt and clears his throat.

nonetheless, his voice still cracks out of pure sorrow when he tells jihoon, "you were willing to give up on me? for someone i don't love romantically? jihoon, i- i just don't know if i can even accept this. you tell me about my best friend just now? i would never give you up, but it seems as if my feelings aren't reciprocated. i think i need to be by myself for a bit, i'm sorry."

"seokmin, those were never my intentions— i just wanted to make sure that you were happy. i thought you were in love with him."

jihoon takes a step forward, now being closer to seokmin. he's only a few inches away from him, looking directly into seokmin's eyes. the dainty smell of a fresh summer breeze in the coast reaches jihoon's nose and creeps not only into his mind, but into his heart as well. he comprehends it to be the smell of the one he's highly infatuated of.

"i didn't want you to suffer because of me," he further explains. "i didn't want you to lose your best friend, though it turns out that he's an asshole too. it's just that-"

"you're talking too much, for a person as quiet as you," seokmin states, with an apparent smile plastered on his face.

before jihoon can comprehend what's going on in his mind, seokmin's lips are on his. his eyes widen, but the sweet sensation of seokmin's lips which taste like cherry, with the tiniest hint of honey, escape from his lips. jihoon already misses the feeling (and the taste) of seokmin's lips on his, so he ends up pouting.

did i do something wrong?

"y-you didn't like it?" seokmin stutters, in a jittery stance. "i'm sorry jihoon, i-"

"oh shut up," jihoon replies, smiling back at seokmin. "i loved it. it was just out of nowhere, that's all. surprised me."

jihoon tiptoes and clings onto the collar of seokmin's shirt, bringing him down in order to kiss him. he feels like he's in a desert, just reaching an oasis. the sensation of drinking water was long gone, until he's met with the sensation once again. except, in this case, it's with seokmin.

and his lips.

"you know, i quite like this," jihoon says, his lips plumped after they separate from the kiss. "i can't believe i wanted to give you up for some asshole like soonyoung."

"i'm glad you didn't," seokmin replied, bringing jihoon to his chest, hugging him.

jihoon can hear seokmin's heartbeat, and ends up synchronizing with it. they become united, a true couple of which they feel as if they support and complement one another; like yin and yang. it's with this that they come to the realization that it's okay to love someone. and they're glad that they are allowed to do so, even if they thought it was impossible in the past.

and with this, soonyoung's heart breaks even more, but tries to erase it with the man known as kim mingyu.