2:59am : yungi

𝟲 : si

A night shift. Not again. Even though Mingi came about every night shift he had, they were still hella tiring. It was a perfect way to fuck up a sleep schedule. But I get payed for this, yeah?

Mingi appeared at about 2:50 as usual. He waited and stared at either the candies, chips or sodas until 2:59 am, as usual, and gave them for Yunho to pay. As usual. Yunho had already used about 50 dollars on him.

"You aren't going to pay? Ever?"

"Ever is such a stingy word. Nevertheless, no, I'm not." Smiley face.

Yunho would let him come to the other side of the counter. As usual. It'd become a routine already, it had lasted for 2 months now. There had been nothing to complain about, except for the lost money he got to use for his friend. Wait, friend? Did Yunho even categorize him as a friend, in the 'friend list'?

Over the about 2 months of time this story has focused on, Yunho and Mingi's closeness rate had been increasing steadily. Like that friend who you hang out with every day but you don't really talk about hard stuf but your hanging out has accidentally made you closer so now you're closer than originally expected when you have gradually start piling up random facts about that person and you suddenly know a lot about them? Yeah, you know if you know.

The tension and dropped significant amounts as well. They could be considered as a pair of good ol' buddies just hanging out together, not like a 2-way-contract-thing. And the fact that they both hated deep talks was perfectly ok for them. They could just show eachother funny cat videos or kpop songs and react to them together. It was actually a pretty good time being there! Despite it being 3am...

"Um. Do you have a thing going on with anyone? Someone asked me the other day if I knew you and asked if I could be a matchmaker for you two. Are you okay with it?" Yunho asked after a not very long lasting chat. They had set themselves to the backroom, like, room, in another piece of walls. It was dead silent on the store side, but kept themselves in an eyerange from the front entrance. In the case of robbery.

"Ah, ..., why doesn't the girl show herself to me first, is she a chicken?"

Shit, Yunho cringed, I didn't exactly specify to him that it isn't that... simple...

"You know, never mind, that person would probably be too scared to talk to you anyway, if he's that shy.."

"He?"

...

"No! I meant she, ah, where're my brains..." Yunho panicked. It's so awkward. Yunho had promised to be a matchmaker for.. two guys.. ah... he can play this off.

"Oh, haha. Okay. Got it. I have nothing with anyone going on, so they're free to try, I guess.." Mingi scratched the back of his neck, but smiled genuinely.

"Would you still be okay if it, you know, was a man..?" Yunho asked, instantly regretting what he had let out of his mouth just now.

Mingi's panic and anxiety could be visibly seen from his suddenly sharpened eyes and repeated blinking.

"What?" Mingi's voice was so high, it made Yunho laugh.

"It's not that serious of a question, ease up. Like, if a man was willing to hit on you, would you let him? It's not that I'm asking something personal.~"

"Uh," Mingi's thought process stopped (more like sped up x200), he really didn't know what to answer that he didn't give off the vibe that a) he was really desperate or b) he was.. gay. "I.. don't care. If it's just chasing after, I shouldn't give false hope to anyone, even if it was a girl. So if I didn't like the guy, I'd tell him..."

"What if you liked him, though?"

What?

"Then I, I don't.. know?" Mingi's head was spinning and tilting into various directions, as if that'd help with his confusion and solve the answer.

"Just forget that I asked that. I'll inform you if anything comes up. It's time for you to leave."

"Huh? What's the clock?"

"Look. 4:12."

"Oh. Bye, then, I guess." Mingi stood up and threw out the trash that was left from the food.

"Mm. Bye."

. . .

i'm not so sure of this chapter but i really wanted to update as i haven't done that in so long (2 loong months). sorry ahhh i know i take ages to write. butbut the story is just starting so please look forward to it :)

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