Just Friends

Chapter 03: ''Never have I ever''

"We are just going to Hyun Woo's house, no one from media will see you there." Nam Soon said, getting some soju bottles from the fridge and putting them inside his backpack.

"I don't care if we're going to the fucking supermarket, I'm not leaving this house without a mask anymore." He said, finishing up with a black cap. Unrecognizable - but actually not.

"Okay," Nam Soon rolled his eyes, "shall we keep going?"

...

It was the first time in months that Heung Soo would actually hang out with Nam Soon's friends - even if it was just at Hyun Woo's house to have some drinks.

Nam Soon invited him out of courtesy, since he was still feeling kinda shitty ever since he argued with his girlfriend - he never thought he would really accept it.

"No. What's the miracle?" Nam Soon wasn't the only one surprised, apparently, since that was Won Geun's first comment as soon as they arrived.

"Don't even ask," Heung Soo took off his mask - but only after closing the door - and headed to the living room behind Nam Soon.

Hyun Woo emerged from the kitchen with two boxes of beer, and Nam Hyuk was sitting between the couches in front of the TV - on which a random kpop show played on - staring at both of them without speaking a word.

Right. Nam Soon had forgotten that he hadn't met Heung Soo in person - he was the most recent friend they had made, so they only had been hanging out together for six months.

"This is Nam Joo-hyuk. He's a bit of a fan," Nam Soon said as they sat side by side in front of the couch. He had a smile on his lips, thinking it was quite funny to see him with that face as if he had seen a ghost.

"Wow," he was speechless. Nam Soon laughed.

"Be careful, he's gonna ask for pictures," Hyun Woo was the last one to sit down, placing exactly three boxes of beer and the glasses to serve the soju on the coffee table.

"Shut up," his cheeks were starting to get red. Kinda cute if it wasn't so funny. "I mean I knew you were his friend but I wasn't expecting to meet you."

Heung Soo just nodded, "soccer fan?" coming from Nam Soon's friends, he just hoped his nerves were for this reason and not because of those stupid commercials.

"Totally."

Great.

"I mean, yes. I'm their friend but I do like soccer."

"I also like soccer." Nam Soon said, as he twisted the loose ends of the soju cap to start one of the games. "It's an stupid stereotype to think that just because I'm gay I would never like soccer."

"I didn't mean this..."

"Common, flick it," but Nam Soon was no longer paying attention, and handed him the cap.

"But really... How did you end up being friends with Nam Soon, from all people?"

Nam Soon smiled. Heung Soo laughed, flicking the cap and handing it to Nam Soon. "I've been stuck with this bastard for twenty years now."

"Are you complaining? You should be thankful that you have the bless of my beautiful presence every day".

"Wait, twenty years???" Hyun Woo exclaimed. He even broke the loose end because he was freaking out about it.

"I didn't know it was this long either," Won Geun shrugged. He opened the first box and got the first beer - they would be so wasted when they finished drinking all of that.