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you noticed how weird dongju had been acting lately, or for the past few months. as you were his childhood best friend, the two of you grew up together, and nothing was ever uncomfortable. he usually never minded skinship until now. he would always give you hugs and platonic kisses on the cheek or nose, but it seems like he's been avoiding you. you understand if he wants his personal space nowadays, but it's been awhile and he still hasn't returned to normal. when the two of you would watch movies or tv shows together, he wouldn't let you snuggle up to him or even touch him, and he wouldn't share his food and drinks with you anymore, he wouldn't greet you with a hug and a kiss on your head anymore, just a simple nod before walking in.
you pondered upon the possible reasons this was happening. maybe he didn't like you anymore? maybe he found a new best friend? maybe he decided he hates skinship now? maybe... maybe he just hates you. maybe he has a crush on you? all these things that seemed unreal, so unlike him. so what, you too had a little crush on him, but how could you not?
you decided to call one of his members to see if they could try and pry information out of dongju. you dialed the number and pressed the phone to your ear.
"hey geonhak"
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it had been a few days since you had called geonhak and he agreed to try and see what was going on with dongju, seeming as they too are super close. what if he was replacing you with geonhak? what was the point of you? he could see geonhak every single day without having to go out of his way to see and talk to and hang out with him.
just as you were getting out of bed, your phone rang as a call from geonhak came through.
"hello?" you answered, and it was obvious you had just woken up.
"i found the problem with dongju. he'a gonna call you in a bit and ask to come over, hopefully he'll talk to you then, k bye" geonhak said quickly before hanging up. you didn't even get a chance to speak. dongju was probably gonna come over in the next hour or so and you just woke up, geonhak said he figured out the problem with dongju but won't tell you... what a lot to process. just that second, you get a text and what do you know it's from dongju.
dongju: hey.. can i come over in a bit? i need to talk to you you: sure i guess dongju: okay... be there in 20 [seen]
you hopped out of bed to at least make yourself look presentable, although you don't know why. dongju has never really cared what you looked like, and he's seen you in this very state before and even worse, so why start caring now? was it because your friendship had died a bit? and your romantic feelings for him grew? you shook your head, snapping out of your thoughts before putting on normal clothes, brushing your hair, teeth, the normal.
you made your way out to the couch and cleaned up a bit, but it's not like dongju cared how messy your apartment is. in fact, he usually made your apartment more messy whenever he came over.
just as you threw away the final wrapper laying on the counter, there was a soft knocking on the door. you hurried to open it, and there stood dongju... in his pajamas. you felt a bit over dressed. would it be obvious you had some sort of romantic feelings for him, wanting to look good for him?
"hey dongju"
"...hey y/n" he heaved a sigh before you stepped aside to welcome him in. you both sat down on the couch, an awkward silence falling between the two of you.
"so... what did you want to talk about?" you finally brought up the topic. his cheeks flushed a light pink as he gulped, avoiding eye contact more than ever.
"w-well.. so.. you see... uh..."
"what do i see...?"
"okay i'm just gonna get straight to the point. awhile back-"
"you said you were gonna get straight to the point, you can't say that then go 'so awhile back', ju" you interrupted, and he chuckled.
"right... so.. um... basically.... i like you. i like you a lot. and honestly? i think i'm even in love with you. i realized this awhile ago and it's been haunting me since you're my best friend and all and we grew up together... a-and you don't have to return my feelings and you don't have to be my friend anymore if this weirds you out and-"
"you're crazy, dongju. i thought you would've caught on by now" you snickered. he looked confused.
"well... take a look around. what's new to you?"
"well... i mean... you look pretty- i mean you've always been pretty but you've... dressed up i guess. why did you dress up? it's just me?" he observed. you made crazy hand signs, signaling for him to piece it together. he still looked confused.
"are you seriously that oblivious, dongju i like you too!!" you nearly shouted at him. his face flushed red as he looked away.
"o-oh.." his voice was small as he felt stupid for not catching on sooner.
"yeah..."
another awkward silence fell over the two of you.
"so.. what do we do now-"
your sentence was cut off by dongju pressing his lips to yours. he hand one hand supporting his weight and the other cupping your cheek, but eventually used both his hands to hold your other cheek. you were in shock he had made such a bold move to where you couldn't even kiss him back. he pulled away, looking embarrassed.
"s-sor-"
this time, it was you who cut him off by kissing him, now taking him by surprise. you felt him smile a little, causing you to smile back. he accidentally let out a giggle, and you pulled back, watching him giggle all giddy and happy. you pressed more kisses to his lips, nose, cheeks, and forehead to keep that smile plastered on his face.
"so uh... how do you feel about officially being yknow... mine?" he asked after a few minutes.
"i was already yours from the start, ju" you couldn't stop the small smile from forming on your lips. he smiled back and kissed you once more. you really had to thank geonhak for this one.
