Let Me Out | SEUNGIN - Stray Kids

Chapter 18 - Flirtations and Flustered Moments

Day 32

Jeongin pov:

I hummed one of my favourite trot songs as I headed towards my usual destination. A.k.a. Kim Seungmin hyung's room. "Seungmin hyung," I half-sang half-called as I knocked on the door.

Seungmin hyung opened the door. "Come on in," he said, smiling brightly.

I immediately went to his bed and lay down. "Hyung, come lie down." I patted the space beside me. Hyung let out a snort before he lay down beside me, immediately snuggling close.

A smile naturally came to my face as I hugged him back. "What's up with you being cuddly all of a sudden, hyung? Not that I don't like it," I mumbled as I ran my fingers through his now brownish hair. His hair dye faded so much now sadly. It didn't even look like he dyed his hair red at all. He looked really good with red though. But he said he didn't want to dye again yet so I don't think I would be seeing it again any time soon. Rip Seungmin hyung's cherry hair. You will be missed.

"Nothing. Just feel like it." He shrugged and stared at the ceiling in a nonchalant manner.

"Jeongin?" Seungmin hyung disturbed the silence after a few minutes.

"Yes?"

"Nothing."

"What is it? Gee, don't leave me hanging like this, hyung." I pouted and reached out to poke his cheek.

"Nothing-" he began and I groaned, "-just wanting to watch a movie," he quickly added.

". . . Really? That was all you wanted to say? For real?" I got closer to his face and stared at his eyes jokingly.

". . . Yeah." Hyung stared back for a while and let his gaze fall back to the other side. A light blush coated his cheeks. Not that I was different from him though. I was blushing as well. I didn't expect him to stare back. My heart was beating erratically in my ears. The butterflies errupted wildly in my stomach.

What is this feeling? Why am I feeling like this?

I just stared at him who just naturally fell back into his place, probably without realizing how much he set me on fire with just his stare. I fanned myself a bit to calm myself down and also hopefully makes the blush go away and fell back beside him, hiding my face in his hair, all the while loosely hugging hyung.

"When do you want to watch the movie, hyung? You can choose when. Also which movie?" I asked.

". . . You choose. Surprise me." He shrugged. Why do I feel like he's trying to tell me something? I frowned.

"Innie." Seungmin hyung poked my cheeks.

"Yes?"

"Stop thinking too much. You worry too much. You will be having gray hairs sooner than me," he teased with a smile.

"Hyung," I whined.

"Jeongin," he mocked me and pinched my nose softly. I snorted and held his hand for a few moments to my face . . . It's just to tease him. Nothing else. Yeah, nothing else.

But why the hell is my heart racing like this?

"Stop smiling like that. You're taking my heart away, Innie," he said with a wink.

And my reaction? A big tomato head. Like please. Who gave him the right to wink at me like that?

I faced the other side to avoid his annoyingly smirking face. The audacity to smirk at me like that after making me so flustered.

"You know . . ." Seungmin hyung began again. "I'm not a photographer-"

"Please stop," I said with a fake smile since I still couldn't make the blush on my face go away yet.