"Then don't make me ride the rollercoaster!" He shouted in defense. "I have to let my nerves out somehow or else they're gonna eat me alive ahhhH-"
"YOU'LL BE FINE." You grabbed his hand and forced him to wait in line with you, holding on tight in case he tried to run.
Though, the more you moved up in line, the more impossible it became that Yanan would be able to escape anyways, surrounded by people on both sides he'd have to parkour over. This was something he noticed and increasingly made him stressed.
You decided talking would help as well as pass the time. "Didn't you ride one before with Kino?"
"Yes! I hated it!"
"Then... why did you want to come with me? You're the one that accepted my extra ticket." To your surprise, the other members had all said they were busy to your offer to visit the amusement park today. You thought Yanan would back out too.
"Oh, I- I just heard about it from Wooseok and thought why not get over it... " He couldn't admit that he just wanted to hang out with you.
"You know," you said. "You're really brave."
"What?"
"You're trying to overcome your fear."
"I am?"
"Yeah," you beamed up at him smiling. "I'm really proud of you,"
Oh god, I guess I have to do this, he thought. You had both reached the front of the line. Oh god, I'm doing this.
You and Yanan stepped forward to get on the ride when-
Suddenly the amusement park employee put an arm out blocking you. "Sorry, we're shutting down the ride."
"What?" Yanan asked.
"I don't make the rules."
"But everyone's been waiting," you said.
"It's a last minute safety thing. You wouldn't understand."
"Hey, you can't talk down to people like that." Yanan interrupted.
"I get it. It's ok." you said.
"No, it's NOT okaY! I did not go through all that trAuMa for NOTHING."
The employee talked into their walkie talkie, "Psy?"
The walkie talkie responded, "Yeah, Hyojong?"
"I need backup."
"I'm sending Hyuna."
"Nope, no security needed. We're going. Goodbye." you said, dragging a furious Yanan behind you.
A few minutes later, you and Yanan found yourselves sitting on a nearby bench to eat some cotton candy you had bought in an attempt to calm him.
"aAAAHHH-" You shoved cotton candy in his mouth to quiet him.
"What are you screaming about now?" You asked.
"Ith justh-" he said while chewing. "I was ready! I- I wanted to prove to you that I was brave..."
You sighed. "I already told you," you said, looking into his eyes. "You are. You defended me just now. You moved to a foreign country to follow your dreams-"
"Made in China..." he whispered.
You smiled at how weird he was. "You shout random things without caring what anyone thinks... And you streamed 'Naughty Boy.' You're not a coward."
"I had to support my friends! Don't tell Mnet," he joked.
You laughed, getting up, reaching a hand out to him. No forcing or dragging him to go somewhere, but now giving him the option asking, "Still want to see what else is here?"
He looked up at you in awe, got up, and grabbed your hand.
"Let's go!"
-
At the end of the day, you found yourselves in a gift shop, picking out headbands for each other to take home. You chose a set of ears for Yanan, putting your arms up to reach him. He bent down a little and hesitantly asked what had been on his mind the whole afternoon.
"Was- Was this a date?"
You smiled. "I think so." You placed the ears on top of his head.
"...Would you like to go on a second one?"
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Epilogue
Kino and Wooseok sat in the dorm living room couch.
"What do you think they're doing right now?" Kino asked.
"Probably being cute and awkward or something," Wooseok replied indifferently, invested in watching the anime on his laptop in front of him.
"I hope Yanan's ok," Kino said concerned. "He should be back soon." The sound of the front door being unlocked alerted him. "Shhhh, act natural."
"I wasn't talking," Wooseok said as Kino struck a super casual pose, propping his head up on the table with one arm and placing the other arm on his hip as if he were Willy Wonka.
Yanan walked through the door with a soft smile on his face.
"So... how was your day off with Y/n?" Kino asked.
"Oh... good." Yanan answered shy.
Wooseok gestured at the space above his head. "Nice, uh..."
"Ears," Yanan giggled pointing at them, still kind of dazed from being so happy. "I'll see you all later," he said walking past them to his room.
As soon as the door closed, Kino dropped his pose and Wooseok slammed his laptop shut, both ready to conspire with each other.
"Did you see that?" Kino gossiped.
"That was the cutest thing ever," Wooseok said.
"So cute," Kino agreed.
"Almost cuter than Yuto's aegyo."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves here," Kino reasoned. "But I'd say that was a mission-"
"-Success." Wooseok finished his sentenced, giving each other a high five.
"So... what are we gonna do about Jinho?"
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A/n: I WROTE THAT ENDING BC I HAVE NO IDEAS FOR JINHO DFGHSK Kino is next
