With U // YunGi

Graduation Ceremony

Buckle up!!! 👀😜😌

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Mingi fumbled at his seat belt, cursing at himself for not fixing the faulty buckle, while attempting to use his foot to kick open the car door, only to realize he hadn't even unlocked it yet, and winced at the pain that traveled up from his toes to his knee.

By the time he got to the front entrance of the With U building, he was slightly panting. He allowed himself two seconds to steady his breathing before pushing the door open.

He almost collapsed in relief to see that Yunho's graduation ceremony hadn't begun yet.

For the past week, the doctor had been as busy as a bee getting the people around him prepared for his resignation. He asked his colleagues, including his uncle, to keep the news quiet until he told his father himself, and asked the nurses to inform his patients that they will be assigned a different doctor starting next week. On top of that, there were a lot of paper work and final tasks he had to get done before he officially resigns.

Up until that Saturday morning, before the ceremony, Mingi was still in his office, typing up the final draft of his resignation letter. He lost track of time, and was now fifteen minutes late.

The muscles in his shoulders visibly relaxed when he saw Hongjoong and Seonghwa bickering about the placement of the small podium, and how they should organize the armchairs in the reading area for the audience.

Wooyoung - with Jongho's help - was still hanging up the decorations, while Yeosang dusted the floor.

San was the first to spot Mingi's presence, and ran up to him. Instead of scolding him for being late, San wore a grin that stretched from ear to ear when he slapped his best friend's arm playfully. "Come on, there's barely ten minutes left before one. Have you had lunch?"

Mingi let San pull at his hand, but his legs didn't move. "One? I thought the ceremony was supposed to start at half past twelve."

"Oh, I knew you were going to be late, so I intentionally told you to come thirty minutes earlier." San winked, as if he and his witty brain did Mingi a large favor.

Mingi rolled his eyes, but didn't deny that San's sneaky maneuver was helpful.

As San showed him to a seat, he asked where Yunho was.

"Upstairs, dressing up. We told him there's really no need, but he insisted on choosing something more presentable."

Mingi looked down at his own outfit and tried to smooth out the creases on his t-shirt. When that didn't work, he resolved to buttoning up his trench coat. San laughed at him and told him to relax. "I told everyone to keep it casual."

"Since when were you in charge of the fashion?"

Wooyoung called out for his boyfriend, so San shrugged and left Mingi alone.

Just a few feet in front of him was Hongjoong and Seonghwa, who finally settled on placing the podium down. That was their impromptu stage. The owners spotted Mingi and started walking towards him at the same time, but Seonghwa glared at Hongjoong and went away instead.

Mingi chuckled. "Hongjoong-hyung, this is the first time I saw you guys fight."

"Well, you haven't seen us when we're alone or on vacation. The only time we're at peace is when we're doing our own work." Hongjoong sighed through his nose, but was smiling when he sat down next to Mingi.

Mingi never got the chance to respond, because he felt something hard land on his head. He swiveled around to see Jongho's fist hovering in midair.