𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 [𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗐𝗈𝗈 | 𝖲𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗄𝗂𝗆]

1.

"Hey!" Mino tapped his shoulder.
The guy turned around. His sparkling eyes were confused. "Huh?"
Mino's eyes widened. "Oh, sorry. I thought you're my friend. I'm sorry," he said nervously. Why was he nervous tho?
Mino's heart literally skipped a bit when the guy smiled.
And then he was gone. Mino had to blink several times. Was he too stunned that he didn't notice the guy leaving?
"Aw," he whined when someone bumped him.
"Guess you met my cousin, Jinwoo." Yoon said.
"Huh?"
Yoon laughed. "I told you. You'll be a goner once you met him."
Mino was still confused.
"The guy you just talked to, you babo. That's the cousin I've been telling you about."
"Oh." Mino finally remembered Yoon telling him he'd set him up with his beautiful cousin. "Wait."
Yoon smiled. "You're welcome. Now, sit down. Jinwoo just went to the restroom. My hoody suits him, no?"
Mino now realized why he was nervous. And as he did, he became more nervous, especially when he saw Yoon walking to the door of the restaurant. "Where are you going?"
"Why? Do you expect me to your third wheel? Hoon's waiting for me outside."
"Yah. I don't know what to do."
Yoon chuckled. He sure expected this. "Just talk to him. Just be you. Jinwoo's kind, you don't have to be afraid." Yoon waved Mino good bye and left.

"Hey, Mino right?"
Mino nodded. He found a deep, beautiful voice and lost his.
Jinwoo smiled at him. "I saw Yoon so you probably knew who I am now."
Mino can only nod again.
"Should we order?"
And order they did. Jinwoo tried to engage them in a stimulating conversation but Mino wasn't helping. Well, Mino cannot really help it. He was nervous. He was tonguetied.
Jinwoo ended up doing the most speaking. Since they both have cats, the talk centered to that.
"Should we get the bill?"
Mino panicked. If he don't do anything, Jinwoo will never want to see him again.
"I think you're really gorgeous and your eyes are beautiful. They were sparkling especially whenever you mention Rey and Bei. I think you're cool too and so are Rey and Bei. I'm sorry I couldn't talk much. I'm just really so mesmerized by you."
"Breathe." Jinwoo chuckled.
Mino can feel the hotness of his face. He didn't know what to do next. Should he leave and locked himself inside his room forever or should he keep on doing silly things to hear Jinwoo's melodious chuckle over and over again? One thing's for sure, he was so whipped.
"I like you."
All of Mino's blood seemed to go up his face after Jinwoo said that.
"You aren't trying to impress me. I think you're cute and adorable." He smiled at him.
"I... I like you too."
Jinwoo smiled at him again. "Good."
Jinwoo had no idea what his smiles do to Mino, to his heart.
They left the cafe. The moment Jinwoo waved Mino goodbye, Mino felt a rush in his heart, a rush telling him to do more or else he'll regret.
"Can I drive you home, Jinwoo?"
"I thought you won't ask."
Mino drove to Yoon's house. Apparently, Jinwoo's staying there for a while. The drive was quiet but both of them have soft smiles in their faces.
"Thank you," Jinwoo said. They both went out of the car.
"No. Thank you."
"Let's meet again."
Mino nodded. He stayed till in the car until the small and pretty figure of Jinwoo disappeared behind the red wood door.
The road home was familiar like every other day. But there was something that kept burning in his chest. He couldn't help himself but smirking and smiling and blushing all the way home. All he could think about that night was somebody's silly jokes, somebody's carelessly laugh, somebody's eyes sparkling up whenever they smile.

Obviously, Mino is not the desperated boy who cannot forget about their first love or the boy who nervously asks for his friends's advice on how to start a conversation with his crush. Mino is so far from those images. So why is he feeling something that those boys would defintely feel? Just. Right. After. The. First. Date.
Screw it.
"Mino, this is it."
He chuckled whispering to himself. Maybe, just once, just this time, he will let it be.