Efflorescence (2won)

5. Crush on both sides

Hyungwon stepped into the familiar coffee shop and was immediately greeted by Minhyuk screaming something.

"Kihyun brought a guy here and he was hot and-"

"I already told him." Changkyun interrupted.

"Oh... dude, you should've told me. This is embarrassing." Minhyuk whined.

Hyungwon only snickered at the scene and walked to them. "Is Kihyun here?" He asked.

Changkyun nodded. "He's at the back. He'll be out soon."

"Alright. I'll have a caramel latte, thank you." Hyungwon said and went to sit down.

The cafe was almost empty. A couple of older women sat in the corner and one man drank coffee and read a magazine. Hyungwon liked the scent of coffee but not as much as the flowers. He sat quietly, looking out the window, until Changkyun brought him the coffee.

"So... let's continue." He smirked. "About the guys and your heroic actions?"

Hyungwon smiled slightly. "Well, I noticed something odd. One of them was really polite and nice, but the other one said only few words during the whole time they were there. Also, the quiet guy was just staring at me. I have no idea what it was about... maybe he had something against me?"

"Ah, are you really this dumb?" Changkyun sighed, sounding like a disappointed parent.

"Ya! I'm older, so respect me you brat!" Hyungwon hissed playfully. "Anyways, what do you mean?"

"He was looking at you the whole time, because he probably wanted to get into your pants." Changkyun said, with no shame at all.

"Geez..." Hyungwon sighed. "I don't think so. I've never seen him before, why would he be interested right away?"

"I dunno, maybe he was blinded by your beauty or something." Changkyun laughed.

Then Kihyun walked over to them.

"So... the payment?" He asked Hyungwon.

"To me, cash thank you." Hyungwon smiled.

Kihyun only rolled his eyes and walked back to the counter to count the money. Then he came back with a small pile of cash. "There you go." He said and handed it to Hyungwon, who happily put them in his pocket.

"So... what were you talking about?" Kihyun asked, sitting down.

Changkyun eyed Hyungwon, but then looked at Kihyun. "About a guy who's interested in him."

Hyungwon sighed. "You can't be that sure about it."

"What are the signs?" Kihyun asked, ready to analyze the situation.

"Well, there was this guy, a total creep who came to the shop and wouldn't stop staring at me. He also said almost nothing and when they were leaving, he took a one last look, which was uncomfortably long." Hyungwon explained.

"Totally into you." Kihyun stated.

Changkyun brusted out laughing. "I said so!"

Hyungwon sometimes hated his friends. They were really curious, and they always wanted to help with things, which usually ended up like a catastrophe.

"But I still can't be sure about that." Hyungwon said. "He may be taken or he doesn't even like boys."

"But the big question is... are you into him?" Kihyun asked.

Hyungwon shrugged. "Only seen him once and we didn't really even talk. I can't be sure."

"C'mon! It was love at the first sight!" Changkyun said. "Of course you're into him."

"We have a mission, maknae." Kihyun smiled. "Let's get them to hook up."

"No." Hyungwon protested. "Not happening."

"What do you mean not happening?" Kihyun asked sassily. "You're not responsible for it."

"No."

"It's going to happen, whatever you say."

Wonho sat on the couch and drank beer. Jooheon sat beside him, going through his phone.

"So... when are you going to go to the shop?" He then asked.

Wonho shrugged. "Probably never."

"Don't be like that." Jooheon laughed. "You're not gonna forget him, so you better get into action before someone else gets him."

Wonho drank the rest of his beer and threw the can to the floor.

"You're making a mess." Jooheon admitted. "Are you, probably thinking about something... or rather are you thinking about someone?"

"Will you stop?" Wonho said, irritated.

"Okay okay." Jooheon sighed. "Where were you yesterday after the funeral? Shownu said you walked home."

"I was going to, but then I bumped onto someone, who then took me to a coffee shop he owned and treated me a free coffee." Wonho said, like it was nothing.

"What? Now you have two guys in your mind?" Jooheon joked.

"No." Wonho answered. "He was just being nice. Also I think he already has someone."

"Alright."

They were silent for a moment and Wonho opened another beer, taking a sip of it immediately.

"You're head over heels for him, right?" Jooheon spoke up.

"I think I am."