Strictly Business / Minsung

thirteen -

Minho quickly found that life with Jisung as his boyfriend wasn't much different to life with Jisung as his best friend. They still texted every night and called each other most days but now with the added excitement that next time they saw each other they could cuddle and kiss. The older boy smiled just from thinking about it and when Ryujin requested a 'group catch up,' Minho had never been more for it.

"We still haven't told her," Jisung had mentioned down the phone after they had accepted her offer.

"That's a problem," Minho hummed, "maybe we just don't tell her and see how long it takes."

"You know it will take her two minutes flat," Jisung groaned.

"I don't even think it will be that."

Regardless of how long they thought it would take Ryujin to notice, the two boys accepted that as their plan. They were meeting up that afternoon at their resident spot (the dessert shop.) Minho has agreed on walking to meet Jisung a few streets away from the younger boy's house and then they would arrive together.

Despite already being Jisung's boyfriend, Minho still found that it took him almost an hour to figure out what to wear. It should've been obvious at that point that Jisung already liked him and one bad outfit choice wouldn't put him off but the older boy was still afraid. By the time Minho finally found an outfit he was happy with, almost the entirety of his wardrobe was strewn across the floor but he had little time left before he had to leave so he decided to deal with the consequences later.

He got ready quickly after that, he styled his hair a little and applied a thin layer of lip gloss before calling out to his dad that he was meeting Ryujin. The boy all but ran out of the front door for fear that his father would find out who he was actually going to spend time with and stop him.

Technically he hadn't lied when he'd said that he was meeting Ryujin, he was meeting her but he'd just let out a few minor details about other people he was meeting too. As Minho walked, his mind occasionally flicked to the thought of how his father might react to his and Jisung's relationship. Honestly, it was something that Minho didn't want to deal with that day at all so instead he pushed it to the back of his mind and thought instead about how he would be seeing Jisung in just a couple of minutes.

Minho wasn't surprised that Jisung wasn't there when he arrived, the younger had built up quite a tendency to never be on time. It was, however, only a few minutes that Minho had to wait before he saw a disheveled Jisung running down the street. As soon as his boyfriend finally made it, Minho looked around quickly before placing a soft kiss to the boy's cheek.

The younger boy quickly flushed a deep red before looking up at his boyfriend, "do you live to make me flustered?" he giggled.

"And what if I do?" Minho simply questioned in return which made Jisung giggle even more.

They began their walk then, Minho held Jisung's hand in the pocket of his coat in an attempt to keep the younger boy warm. Jisung had a spring in every step because of the sheer happiness that he got from just being in Minho's presence. For once, everything seemed perfect and like it was going to work out for them. The silence between them was comfortable and they slipped a few words in here and there (which included Jisung excitedly pointing out countless squirrels.) By the time they reached the dessert shop, their smiles were wide and their hearts were full.

The peace didn't last long though.

"YOU'RE HOLDING HANDS, I KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS," echoed a loud voice from behind them as they stopped outside the shop to wait for Ryujin and Yeji.

The two boys whipped around instantly and were met by the beaming face of their best friend.

"How did you figure it out so quickly?" Jisung whined to Ryujin who just rolled her eyes and laughed in return.

"You're literally holding hands," Yeji pointed out and Jisung relented at that. Maybe they had always know that their plan had been destined for failure anyway.

With Ryujin's newfound knowledge came a bombardment of questions as soon as they took their seats. It was almost like she had a detailed list of everything she needed to know in her head but the two boy's couldn't bring themselves to mind at all. Minho loved seeing the deep read of Jisung's cheeks when he talked about how he'd liked the younger for so long and Jisung loved seeing the sparkles in Minho's eyes when he'd talk of his admiration for the older boy.

"This is the last thing I need to know I promise," she grinned.

"What is it?" Minho faked a groan.

"What are your favourite things about each other?"

The older boy was stumped by the question for a short moment. His favourite thing about Jisung was pretty much everything. The way he laughed a little to hard at Minho's joke, the way he was always there whenever Minho needed him, the way his eyes lit up at even the smallest of compliments, the way he was so shy at first but he grew from his shell and became so loud and unafraid.

"There's too many things," Minho spoke out first and Jisung's head whipped around to face him.

"You really think that?" the younger asked and Minho could see the self-doubt in his eyes.

"Of course I do," he began, "you're literally amazing, there's no one else I would rather spend my time with, you're so kind and thoughtful and you're there when I need you, you're the most beautiful person I've ever met inside and out and you make me so so happy."

"I'm gonna cry," Jisung whined but the smile on his face was so wide that Minho couldn't help but think that maybe he had done his job correctly, "you also stole all of my stuff," the younger continued.

"You'll have to be creative," Minho joked which earned him a light whack on the arm from his boyfriend.

"I think it's the fact that you'll stop at nothing to make the people around you happy even at the expense of yourself," Jisung answered honestly, "even the first time that we met like we were both scared that each other were going to be assholes but you went out of your way to talk to me despite your parents telling you I'm horrible," Jisung smiled, "thank you for making me so comfortable in a place where I felt the complete opposite."

Minho thought that now he understood why Jisung said he was about to cry.

It was perfect in that moment. Minho was surrounded by his favourite people. His two newfound best friends say across from him and his boyfriend sat next to him occasionally stealing chunks of cookie from his sundae. It felt like that was what normal life was supposed to be and Minho relished in it. He allowed himself to feel true, unfiltered happiness and his only wish was that it wouldn't crash down anytime soon. Hopefully his wish would come true.

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thank you so much to anyone who has read this !! i'm so so sorry the update is so late this week i'm not usually like this but i've not been doing well the last week so i've struggled to write !! i really hope this update is okay and that you enjoyed it!! tysm for reading <33