melting heart. | the boyz

sunnew ¦ the start pt.2

iii. the start of a new fling

Is is possible to fall in love with someone because of their smile?

This thought has been bugging Sunwoo for two days now. He has never felt captivated over someone's smile in his twenty years of existence. There's something in Chanhee's smile that pulls him in, gets him hypnotised, makes him not look away. The way Chanhee smiles is the same as how other people smile, but somehow he makes it look ordinary and unique at the same time.

He finds himself caught in a daze whenever Chanhee smiles, which is very unusual. Since when did he started to pay attention to smiles?!

"Sunwoo, bro? You're getting lost in your thoughts again." Eric pokes his side, and Sunwoo jumps in surprise. The younger only laughs and tells him that they're already in their destination.

They have gotten closer — Sunwoo and his friends with Chanhee and Changmin, to be specific. They're not just acquaintances anymore, so Changmin decided to go to the beach so that they can hang out while they were having breakfast.

Everyone agrees almost immediately, with Chanhee even clapping his hands. Apparently, Chanhee likes being in the water although he doesn't know how to swim. "He can't swim, but he loves beaches. What an idiot, right?" Changmin even says, which earns him a (hard) slap in the back from Chanhee.

(Everyone laughed when Changmin yelped in pain, while Sunwoo only absent-mindedly says, "I can teach you." All of the people in the table suddenly went silent.

"What?" Sunwoo asks when he saw his friends give him teasing smiles.

"Oh, nothing."

Chanhee shoots him a small smile. "I appreciate the gesture, but no thanks. I don't really have plans on learning how to swim."

Sunwoo shrugs. "If you say so. But swimming is fun. If you want to learn how to swim, you can always reach out to me, alright?"

"Ah." Chanhee clears his throat as he tries his best to not blush. Why is Sunwoo suddenly being so kind to him? He's not used to people like him. "I will, thank you Sunwoo."

"No problem."

The both of them went back to eating, while Hyunjoon, Eric and Changmin still watches them in shock. Chanhee and Sunwoo are friends, but their interaction a few seconds ago seems a little... different. It's like there's tension between them. Not those tension that enemies have between them though. It's a... romantic tension? The two look like teenagers that are mutually pinning on each other.

Eric leans over to Hyunjoon who finally went back to eating. "Did Sunwoo really just flirted with Chanhee-hyung right in front of my avocado toast?")

"Wah! Look at the waves!" Chanhee jumps excitedly, pointing at what seems like the never-ending body of water in front of them. Sunwoo chuckles at the sight, Chanhee looks adorable. He stands beside the older, hands in his pockets.

"Are you a child or what? Why are you so excited?"

"Sunwoo-ya." Chanhee turns to him, his hands on his waist as if he's about to lecture the younger. Sunwoo pauses. He — Why does Chanhee look cute? "When you're managing a business, you have no time to go to the beach. So today is actually a very special day to me."

"O-oh—"

"So we should not waste any time and swim!"

Chanhee cuts Sunwoo off by holding his hand and dragging him to the shallow part of the ocean. Sunwoo shouts, he hasn't changed into his swimming trunks yet but here he is, already wet (by the ocean, of course). Chanhee did not even give him any time to process anything and immediately splashes water on his face. Sunwoo responds by splashing water on Chanhee as well, and soon the both of them are doing a little water fight.