COFFEE; changjin [✓]

NINE

ch. 9 - how you like it

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changbin called off from working at his office in the coffee shop the next day. his mind was overflowing with thoughts on where hyunjin would take him.

downtown, maybe? an amusement park?

his thoughts were cut off by hyunjin telling him to dress nicely. well damn. definitely not the amusement park.

after dressing in skinny jeans and a while button up shirt, hyunjin called changbin. they ran out the door, exciting smiles seen on their faces.

hyunjin abruptly stopped at an abandoned building, which confused changbin. the place seemed so familiar though.. as if changbin had some sort of connection to it.

"do you remember this place?"

changbin pondered for a moment, before shaking his head no. "i feel like i do though."

hyunjin smiled at changbin.

"this is the 'jyp café' after it closed while we were in college," hyunjin explained. changbin gasped, his eyes widening.

everything came back to him.

jyp café. it was a café where most students of jyp high school went to after the school ended.

it was where changbin and hyunjin first met. they both had some sort of obsession for coffee, so they clicked right when they started talking.

huffing nervously, hyunjin sat on a broken stack of wood, patting the other side for changbin to sit down on.

"you wanted to know why i suddenly stopped being friends with you, right..?"

changbin nodded.

"oh gosh.. how do i word this.. changbin. i liked you- no, loved you. but i was so scared. i was scared about what would happen if people found out. so.. i distanced myself from you to hopefully get over you.."

changbin opened his mouth to say something, but hyunjin put his finger to changbin's lips and hushed him.

".. and that didn't work. i still like you. a lot."

hyunjin slid a bit farther from changbin, scared of what he would say. he was ready for a rejection, when changbin started to cry.

"c-changbin? why are you crying?" hyunjin put his arm around changbin for comfort.

laughing as he cried, changbin wiped away his tears and looked into hyunjin's eyes. "me too."

now, it was hyunjin's turn to tear up. he couldn't believe it at all. the seo changbin? liking the hwang hyunjin??

changbin pushed hyunjin into a hug, covering his face with hyunjin's shirt. it would probably stain with water, but hyunjin didn't mind.

his grip got tighter around changbin. it was like a dream come true.

after they calmed down, the two held hands again and peacefully smiled up at the stars.

"now, how about we go home and i make us some coffee?" changbin smirked at hyunjin, who eagerly nodded.

"i love you, changbin."

"i love you, hyunjin."

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and that's it folks! thank you so much for reading! i am honestly not very confident about this story. it was rushed and there are many grammar mistakes and too much repetition.

i hope you enjoyed it anyway!

- seung