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dongju didn't like the way he felt when he saw you and hwanwoong all over each other, all the touches and hugs between you two and the smiles and giggles exchanged. he hated it. he hated the fact that because of hwanwoong, you were never going to be his. it was so obvious to him, you and hwanwoong. you two were practically head over heels in love with each other. at least that's what he thought in his head. in his head, he was nothing but just a close friend to you, that's it. he wanted to ask you about hwanwoong and what hwanwoong meant to you, but dongju being dongju, he couldn't do it.
"something bothering ya?" geonhak popped up behind dongju, trying to figure out what he was staring at.
"no"
"that's a lie"
"hwanwoong. i hate him."
"whoa there... dongju are you okay? what's wrong? what is he doing, what did he do to you?" geonhak was taken aback but dongju's confession of 'hatred' towards his member.
"he's the reason i'll never be with y/n. the reason they will never be mine. geonhak- it's so obvious how in love they are, it hurts geonhak, it hurts. i can't be the one who gets to hold their hand and hug them, sharing cute giggles and smiles. it's all because of hwanwoong!" dongju almost cried as he vented his thoughts to geonhak. his level of anger doubled and embarrassment joined the team when geonhak nearly doubled over laughing.
"w-wow... give me a moment... hold up.. YOUNGJO!!" geonhak nearly screamed. panic set in as dongju began to beg geonhak to not tell youngjo his embarrassing thoughts.
"what? why are we screaming? why does dongju look like he's about to shit himself? what's going on?" youngjo quickly made his way over.
"d-dongju just told me he thinks y/n and hwanwoong are.. in love!!" geonhak barely managed to get out. youngjo couldn't hold the the small bursts of laughter the came from his mouth, as dongju pouted and became more confused and upset than angry at his things.
"why are you laughing at my pain? don't you know how it feels to see your crush with somebody else like this every single day-"
"dongju, i'm not too sure if you know this, but y/n and woong are both people persons, they like people and they're close friends. plus, i think i know who y/n likes. shoot your shot, ju" youngjo patted his shoulder. he got shooed away as youngjo and geonhak continued to laugh at him.
youngjo's words lingered in his head, 'i think i know who y/n likes, shoot your shot, ju' ...what could he possibly mean by that? was he implying that y/n liked him? or did he just want dongju to embarrass himself even more? he continued to make his way over to where you and hwanwoong stood, happily in conversation.
"oh, hey dongju! come join us!" you smiled at him and grabbed onto his arm, pulling him closer to you. he mentally cursed himself as a blush rose on his cheeks. hwanwoong observed this and rose an eyebrow at dongju.
"ahh i see... y/n, i think dongju has some words to say to you" he winked and walked off, leaving you and dongju behind.
"what? what do you mean? what does he mean?" you turned to ask him. he smiled nervously.
"so um... you and hwanwoong..."
"what about us?" you questioned, tilting your head.
"so are you two like... a thing... do you guys like each other or s-"
"ew- sorry. but no. like... i love hwanwoong and all as a friend, but as a FRIEND. and plus... i'm pretty sure i like someone else" you instantly cut him off the moment dongju suggested you and your best friend were a... thing. dongju could feel his heart drop but not completely when you said you had eyes for somebody else.
"o-oh okay... cool... that's all... bye" he said quickly before trying to walk off, but you grabbed him and pulled him back.
"don't you wanna know who? i mean you're always a bit nosy, i'm quite surprised, actually"
"o-oh... i mean.. um.. yeah sure.. i guess" he secretly wanted to know so bad, and he hoped so much that you would say him.
"you see youngjo over there? yeah... i think i like him.." you shyly confessed. dongju's heart dropped past his stomach, it felt like it was falling an endless pit. he felt like crying, he just wanted to fall to the ground and cry.
"o-oh... c-cool" he struggled to keep it together.
"dongju, are you okay?" you asked, brushing hair out of his face. he avoided eye contact, but you could see the tears threatening to fall from his eyes and you instantly felt bad.
"y-yeah... just fine..." he croaked, but couldn't stop the one tear that fell from his left eye.
"nonono dongju don't cry i'm sorry i was joking i actually really like you oh my god please don't cry ju i'm sorry" you pulled him in to hug him tightly and to try and comfort him. you hadn't even seen him his vulnerable and you felt horrible because you actually weren't quite sure how much he liked you. he was very obvious about it and didn't hide it well, as both you and hwanwoong caught him burning holes into the side of hwanwoong's head with how sharp his glare was.
he sniffled and hesitated, but then hugged you backs his arms slipping around your waist gently.
"you like me? do you really like me?" he asked.
"yes, dongju. i wouldn't fake having feelings for you, i really like you, i do" you hugged him tighter, to which he did too. you felt him smile into your shoulder and you were so glad he had stopped crying.
"i'm claiming you as mine now" he murmured, tugging your body even closer to his.
"oh, are you now?" you chuckled, now smooshed into him.
"mhm" he hummed an approval.
"you're cute" you pated his hair.
"no, you are!"
"I THINK Y/N AND DONGJU ARE IN LOVE!! AND I'M IN PAIN!! SO MUCH PAIN!!...." the two of you instinctively separated as you watched keonhee scream and dramatically drop to the floor.
