RETROGRADE; minsung ✓

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"hello minho hyung!"
jeongin greeted me upon running into him in the hallways. i smiled back at him, also waving back.
"hello jeongin, have you seen jisung? he hasn't followed me around today, it's kinda weird."
i frowned and he perked up at me.

"haven't seen him but my instincts are telling me he's in the techno room as usual. kinda sad it's his birthday but he's working—"

"it's jisung's birthday today?"
i stopped him suddenly and he looked at me with an obvious face.
"you're a guide and you don't know that?"
he teased making me narrow my eyes at him.
"i wasn't born with legendary skills like you agent eye point en."

"okay okay hyung, now you know.... jisung hyung loves chocolate cheesecake and ice americano but he hasn't had them in a while, it'll mean a lot to me if you can make him happy on his 16th birthday. the day's not over yet so you guys still have time."
he told me and i thought about it for a moment, jisung and i don't talk much, we don't know much about each other either but we're just there. always just meters away from each other, knowing we both liked each other but none of us did anything about it yet.
"thanks, jeongin."

i walked in the halls of the company with hands shoved in the pockets of my coat, seeing the sunset in the horizon of the autumn sky. jisung deserves to be happy today, and i want to be the person to make him that.
i took out my caller and canceled all my plans today before i headed for the techno room.

i peaked through the window seeing jisung typing on a virtual keyboard, multiple screens appeared in front of him and he looked so focused that i found it so cute. i sighed a bit to myself, why was he already so important to me? why do i care so much about him already? he's just someone i saved.
a frown played on his face as he kept doing work, it was just him alone in the dark room, the virtual monitors his only source of light, it's his birthday but he doesn't seem like he wants to enjoy himself.

"hey jisung."
i said through the necklace and i noticed him shot out his chair making me giggle. he turned around his chair and glanced at me, as usual his face flustered red and he looked down clearly shy.
"h-he-hello minho hyung.... is there anything wrong?"
he fidgeted with the necklace as he talked through it.

i smiled and used my fingerprint to open the door of the techno room, he just stared at me as i entered and walked towards him sitting on the chair.
"jisung.... will you go out with me?"
i asked in fake confidence, holding all my breath in my chest clearly anxious about his answer.
"l-like go out th-this room o-or—"
i laughed and bent down to his level, squishing his cheeks to make him look at me in the eyes.
"jisung, will you go out on a date with me?"
i asked him sincerely.

his eyes sparkled, his cheeks still puffed out as i squished it.
"i'd love to...."

"where are we going minho hyung?"
he looked up to me of curiosity. so cute.
"hm? a café, i'd love to buy you chocolate cheesecake and ice americano."
at the mention of that, his eyes lit up and his palms pressed together. he smiled brightly up at me and i couldn't help but giggle.
"REALLY?! i haven't had those in a while!"
he said before dragging me in the nearby café.

he gasped at the place and pointed at an empty table for two. i chuckled and just let him keep dragging me, we sat down and he looked through the different cheesecakes they had.
"so.... many... delicious.... cheesecakes....."
he muttered with his eyes shaking in awe.
"jisungie, have you decided which one to get?"