late nights || minjoong

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mingi closed his laptop grinning as he submitted his finale essay. he leaned back in his chair, a little tired, he couldn't lie but that was because it was 2 am and he had been working on it since 8:30 after dinner. he took his glasses off and placed them on his desk while he shut off the lamp and blew out his scented candle that san had bought him. he was proud for a minute and almost fell asleep right there at his desk but his mind awoke when he realized he still had 700 words to write on his other report. he groaned in agony and ran a hand down his face. there was no way if he sat there any longer than he had, that he would finish. 

he looked down at his black t-shirt and gray sweatpants, he stood up and grabbed one of his hoodies that was tossed on his floor somewhere. it was a plain black hoodie but the left sleeve was red, and he realized that due to writing for hours he was beginning to narrate himself in his head. so he shook his head realizing the lack of sleep was getting to him. he slipped on some sneakers put his glasses on and grabbed his keys and laptop and headed to the door.

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at 2 am mingi wasn't thinking and it wasn't until he was walking around almost empty streets that he realized no where would be open. he kicked a pebble down the sidewalk, his hood was pulled up over his brown hair and his laptop tucked under his arm. he kicked the pebble again and it was flung away from him he watched it stop by a door and he looked up to the sign for a cafe. shrugging he noticed the light on so he stepped inside. 

the cafe smelled of coffee with a hint of baking bread. it was calming, made him feel...homey. there was only two lamps on but a few of the tables had a candle lit. mingi looked at the counter and no one was there so he thought about turning around and leaving the calming place. 

"can i help you?"

mingi look back to the counter but this time there was another male standing behind it. his hair was a vibrant red and long enough to frame his soft face. mingi had to snap himself out of his daydream so he could answer. "oh uh, just looking for somewhere to sit down i guess." the taller shrugged and removed the hood from his head. the other gave him a quizzical look and quirked his head to the side in questioning. "at this hour?" mingi opened his mouth to say something but closed it when he realized he had nothing to say. the smaller smirked and gestured to an open table. all the blinds were closed but that gave mingi more of a sense of comfort because the cafe was only lit by candle light and soft lamps, it was the most peaceful and stress free he had felt in a while. he placed his laptop on the table and turned the screen brightness down not wanting to get a headache. 

his finger's hovered over the keys and he sighed realizing nothing was coming to him. "here" mingi looked up from the laptop to see the red haired male from before but this time he had a cup of coffee in his hand. "thought you could use it" the red haired boy placed the cup on the table. mingi noticed the lack of apron meaning the other wasn't meant to be working. he was going to comment but the other didn't give him a chance. "you seem like something's bothering you" mingi looked at his laptop and then the drink, he took a sip of the drink and was greeted with a sweet taste. "what is it?" "just something special i whipped up" the red haired boy gave him a wink and a smile. mingi looked down at his lap hiding his blush, he took another sip of the drink trying to figure out what it was. 

he tasted caramel, but an after taste of something else sweet but he couldn't put his finger on it. nonetheless it was delicious and woke him up a bit. "so what's wrong you seem troubled, and by the looks of it,something to do with what's on that laptop." the taller sighed and removed his glasses to rub his eyes. to mingi's surprise the other sat down across from him. "well, i have this report, i'm in an online college and it's for one of my classes. i need 700 more words and i just...can't"

hongjoong gave him a small smile before asking to see the laptop. mingi pushed it to him allowing him to take a look. the older scrolled through the report, rather, the small portion of it. "so it's about...what exactly?" "that's the thing! it has to be about something i understand and..." mingi trailed off trying to find the words to describe it. "and you don't have the brain capacity to finish it" the two laughed and mingi sipped the coffee again. "i mean...yeah pretty much" "don't get yourself down, you'll think of something" mingi sighed thankful to have the other there. "oh i'm mingi by the way, song mingi" the taller gave him a smile and it only grew when the other smiled back. "i'm hongjoong"

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