commitment// sulay

sixteen.

"holy shit," junmyeon squeaked out, hiding behind his hands. yixing heard him, turning to face him. junmyeon looked terrified.

"hey, it's okay," yixing whispered in his ear, "come on, let's get outta here."

"o-okay," junmyeon didn't have the strength to disagree, instead following yixing out of the theater. yixing took him to the men's restroom, looking at the smaller. junmyeon's eyes were teary.

"are you okay?" yixing asked, pulling junmyeon into a hug, "if you hate something that much, junmyeon, you shouldn't agree to it."

"my friends wanted to see it."

yixing sighed, ruffling junmyeon's hair. he cupped the younger's face, making him look up at him. yixing gave a charming little smile.

what is this feeling i get when i look at you?

"it's alright. come on, let's go home," yixing told him, placing a kiss on his forehead, "we can watch something on netflix."

junmyeon nodded, stepping forward and hugging yixing again. he sniffled, burying his head into his chest.

"thanks, hyung," junmyeon whispered, "thank you for being so kind to me."

"of course. let's go," yixing said, grabbing onto junmyeon's waist and pulling him out of the restroom, "i'll call an uber. i gave minseok back his keys."

"okay," junmyeon nodded, trying to keep up with yixing's pace. the elder was just so much taller than him and his short legs couldn't keep up. yixing noticed and slowed down, accommodating junmyeon's height.

it didn't take long for their uber to get there. yixing opened the door for junmyeon, which made him blush.

junmyeon's ex boyfriend never did that.

"thanks hyung," junmyeon said. yixing nodded, getting in besides him. yixing told the uber driver to take them to walmart.

"why walmart?" junmyeon asked yixing.

"because big tubs of ice cream," yixing responded, giving junmyeon a charming little smile.

"if i pay you extra will you stay here while we shop? it won't take long," yixing said. the uber driver nodded, agreeing to it. yixing got out, once again holding the door open for junmyeon.

"hyung," junmyeon said as yixing held onto his wrist gently and led him inside the supermarket.

"yes, junmyeon?" yixing asked, looking to him.

"do you think maybe you could hold my hand, not my wrist?" junmyeon asked shyly. yixing's eyes widened at the request.

"like this?" yixing teased, holding his hand like a mother would do to their child. junmyeon shook his head.

"no, hyung," junmyeon whined just slightly, "properly."

"properly, hmm?" yixing chuckled, locking his fingers with junmyeon's, "like this?"

"y-yeah," junmyeon blushed, ignoring the looks of jealousy he got from girls that passed by.

"i'm not used to this walmart," yixing sighed as he grabbed a basket, "lead me to the ice cream aisle, junmyeon-ah."

"okay hyung," junmyeon nodded, tugging him along.

"why'd you want me to hold your hand?" yixing asked curiously as they casually walked through the store.

"mm.... i don't know," junmyeon said, "i like the way your hand fits with mine."

"does it make you happy?" yixing asked bluntly. junmyeon blushed yet again.

"what if it does?" junmyeon asked.

"then i'll hold your hand all the time," yixing said, "if it makes you happy, junmyeon, i'll do it everyday."

"only if it makes you happy too," junmyeon said, "you can't do anything with me that you don't want to, okay? in this friendship we should be equals, okay? no more toxicity in our lives."

ah... friendship.

"i like holding your hand like this," yixing decided, "so i'll do it whenever you want me to, myeonie."

"okay," junmyeon nodded, walking into the ice cream aisle, "what flavors do you like?"

"i like strawberry," yixing said, "what about you?"

"i like mint choco chip," junmyeon replied, "ah, it's on the top shelf... i'll get a different flavor-"

yixing stopped listening, instead grabbing the ice cream carton with ease and then plopping it in the cart. junmyeon stared in surprise.

"i think i forget that you're really tall," junmyeon said. yixing laughed, then grabbing the strawberry pint and putting it in the basket.

"do you want to get anything else?" yixing asked. junmyeon shook his head no.

"i'm good, hyung, thanks," junmyeon said, "oh! i promised my students that i would bring them candies for their finals."

"okay, let's go to the candy section," yixing decided, "how old are they?"

"i teach every grade level in high school," junmyeon said.

"i imagined you with little kids," yixing laughed. junmyeon smiled.

"i used to, but then i switched to high school because i figured high schoolers need all the encouragement they can get," junmyeon explained.

"makes sense. the single year i was in high school sucked," yixing sighed, "what subject do you teach?"

"science," junmyeon said, "which sucks, cause they put me in charge of the sexual education segment."

yixing immediately began to laugh as they entered the candy section.

"oh shut up," junmyeon scoffed, "you won't believe the questions i get, hyung. 'why does it burn when i pee?' 'why do people insist on condoms if it feels better without?' they're high schoolers, xing, and they're either messing with me or they're just insanely clueless."

"oh, god," yixing said, trying to catch his breath, "i'm sorry, myeon, that's really unfortunate... but damn, that's hilarious."

"ha ha," junmyeon said sarcastically, "yes yes, very funny. now help me pick out candies."

"the menthol in mint stimulates the hippocampus area in the brain, so i recommend getting them mints as well," yixing said, then noticing the slightly confused look on junmyeon's face, "it helps with their memory and makes them pay attention."

"ah, okay," junmyeon nodded, grabbing a big bag of peppermints and putting it in the cart, "i should still get them a candy they'll enjoy, though."

"chocolate helps with visual-spatial memory, organization, working memory, scanning and tracking, and abstract reasoning," yixing replied, grabbing a big bag of chocolates. it was the more expensive brand so it cost more.

"okay, thanks hyung," junmyeon nodded, his hand still in yixing's, "i think that's everything i need. do you need anything else?"

"no, let's go pay," yixing replied, the pair walking to the self-checkouts since they didn't have that many things.

"i'll pay for my things separately," junmyeon said. yixing frowned, shaking his head as he began scanning the items.

"don't be ridiculous, junmyeonie babe. i'll pay," yixing said. before junmyeon could answer, someone tapped on his shoulder. the dancer turned around, eyes widening.

tzuyu.