horny//// xiuchen

twenty-one.

i definitely do not got this. i cannot do this.

it hadn't taken long before more and more guests starting showing up, boyoung instantly showing off her son. jongdae was complimented, cooed at, and questioned enough that he started to wonder if he was being interrogated by undercover cops.

"how old are you? you're so handsome!"

"the last time i saw you, you were just a tween!"

"what do you plan on studying?"

"what's your skincare secret?"

"any boyfriends or girlfriends?"

the questions came at him so quickly that he sort of just stood there, glued to his mum's side. he smiled through all of it, of course, and answered as many as he could, but on the inside he was slowly losing his composure.

"i'm so sorry, but can i steal him from you all for just one moment?" a voice suddenly asked. everyone turned to look at the voice.

jongdae nearly cried in relief when he saw minseok and soyeon standing there. upset because soyeon was there, relieved because minseok was too.

"of course," boyoung smiled, "you both look amazing."

"ah, thank you, boyoung. you don't do yourself justice," minseok replied, jongdae slowly moving away from the crowd and walking to his savior, his knight in shining armor, kim minseok.

"thank god, i thought i was going to die," jongdae whispered as he walked away with the married couple.

"maybe we should have left you then," soyeon mumbled, but jongdae and minseok only ignored her, "i'm going to go mingle."

"okay," minseok nodded at his wife, who immediately went to talk to some of the a-listers. minseok glanced over jongdae, looking him over. the younger looked ten times more attractive and mature than usual.

"you look stunning," minseok said, handing jongdae a flute of champagne.

"thanks, minseokie," jongdae said to his... minseok.... "you look really handsome."

"so, your father hasn't showed yet, has he?" minseok asked. jongdae let out a bitter chuckle, downing the champagne in one go.

"nope," jongdae said once he swallowed.

"easy there, tiger," minseok told him, taking the glass from him, "don't drink too quickly or else you'll get tipsy."

"you know, i've got bets running with baekhyun and them," jongdae said, "i'm banking on my father not showing."

"that sounds like wishful thinking, love," minseok told him, the two of them in the corner of the living room where no one else was.

"i'm very aware," jongdae nodded, eyes flickering around the living room, "your wife is staring at us."

"ignore her, then," minseok told jongdae, rolling his eyes at the thought of his spouse. jongdae looked at him, eyes a tad bit empty.

"do you love her?" jongdae asked, minseok choking on his champagne. he choked quietly, quickly regaining his composure.

"ah, could you repeat?" minseok asked jongdae, not sure if he heard correctly.

"do you love your wife, minseok?" jongdae asked him. minseok took in a deep breath, eyes flickering to his wife. she was glaring at them.

"i prefer you," minseok answered truthfully. jongdae shook his head.

"that wasn't the question, minseok," jongdae said disappointedly. minseok looked back to him.

"i love her because she is my wife, and married couples should love each other and so i do," minseok said, staring directly at jongdae, watching the boy's reaction. jongdae nodded, steadying his shaky palms. he looked back up, staring into minseok's eyes through his watery ones.

"i'd have preferred you saying no," jongdae said through a small, borderline-crying laugh, "but i suppose it's a good thing you're at least not lying to me."

jongdae went to leave, but minseok grabbed his wrist, stopping him.

"jongdae, i-" minseok started. jongdae shook his head, giving him a smile that didn't meet his eyes.

"it was my own young stupidity, so don't worry about apologizing," jongdae said, "but you know, for a minute there, i really could see myself falling for you if given the chance."

minseok's heart filled with joy at that, at the thought that maybe jongdae cared for him in the way he did for him, but then stabbed itself at jongdae's next words.

"but i'm just a naive, horny little schoolboy and you are a married, horny man. it was fun while it lasted. merry christmas, mr. kim."