Moonlight (Jongho SHINee)

Come Inside

Jinki got into his car, sighing happily. The meeting went great and he had a few songs accepted for a new romance drama, now he just hoped the drama would do well. He carefully made his way out of the parking garage, a smile stuck on his face. Just as he exited the garage, his phone began to ring, Kibum was calling.

It didn't take many rings for Jinki to answer, "Hello?" The hum of his car filled the usual quiet.

"Hey, are you busy?" Kibum sounded a little nervous.

"Not really, why?" Jinki asked, coming off slightly concerned.

It was unusual for him to hear Kibum like that, especially since they hadn't known each other all that long.

"I'm worried about that interview, I don't want to waste the opportunity" He was straight to the point, and Jinki was thankful.

"Kibum, you'll do great, I promise" Jinki smiled, hoping his sincerity made it through.

"You really think so?"

"Of course I do, and don't forget, you have the CEO himself on your side" He hoped that would help calm Kibum.

"That's true" Kibum paused, "Do you wanna grab something quick to eat? I haven't had any lunch and I'm sure it'll calm my nerves"

Jinki hummed in thought, "Sure, where were you thinking?"

"Whatever is closest, gotta make sure I'm not late" He sounded slightly excited.

"Well, there's a little dessert shop called 'Sweet Surprise' that me and Minho used to go to" Jinki smiled fondly at the memory, "It's about a five minute walk from that store"

"That sounds perfect, I'll meet you there" He could hear the smile on Kibum's face, his nerves seemed to be fading already.

Kibum hung up, and Jinki was thankful since he was still driving. He made his way to the little shop, feeling his own excitement slowly creep up. He wasn't really sure if it was for the sweets or for his new friend, but he enjoyed it either way. It wasn't a surprise to him to see he arrived first, since he wasn't sure if Kibum was walking or driving. Jinki waited at a table by the window, watching for Kibum as he sipped some water, not wanting to start eating without him.

A smile crossed his face when he spotted his friend, waving to him in hopes he'd see it and wave back. Kibum smiled brightly, waving back before opening the door to join him.

He sat down across from Jinki, "This place is cute, we should bring Taemin next time"

"You two should plan a date here, they have lots of couple menu items" Jinki suggested, handing a menu to Kibum.

"He's a sucker for things like that" Kibum scoffed, taking a look at the menu, "We should get something to share, I don't want to accidentally make myself sick right before the interview"

"That's fine with me, what catches your eye?" He watched his friend skim through the choices.

"The strawberry heart roll cake looks good, what do you think?" Kibum looked up expectantly.

"Sounds good" Jinki nodded, and Kibum smiled at him.

"Excuse me?" Kibum called out to a waiter, who quickly made his way over.

"What can I get you?" He asked with a smile, like always.

"A couple strawberry heart roll cake and another water, please" Kibum told him, his grin almost mischievous.

"Alright, I'll be right back with your order" The man bowed slightly as he left.

Kibum slid the menu back into its holder on the side of the table, pulling out his phone soon after. Jinki almost did the same, but he got a little distracted by the way Kibum pulled a hand through his hair as he thought. He blinked a few times to clear his mind. He had been thinking about less than pure things for a while now, maybe it's because he is touch starved. But he wasn't going to let his brain choose Kibum, a taken man, to bring out those feelings with.

"Here you go, enjoy" The waiter set down Kibum's water and the cake.

They both mumbled their 'thank you's as he left, Kibum setting his phone down on the table and grabbing one of the two spoons.

He giggled, "They're heart shaped, how cute" He held his spoon up for Jinki to see.

Jinki smiled, "Those must be new" He picked up the second spoon.

"Or they think we're a couple" Kibum cut into the cake as he spoke.

"I guess it's because of the cake" Jinki watched Kibum take a bite, "How is it?"

Kibum smiled and nodded, humming happily in response.

Jinki giggled at him, "I'm glad you like it" He dug his spoon in and had a bite as well.

"I can see why you like this place" Kibum looked around as if he was adoring the place.

He smiled as he chewed, and he hoped Kibum would bring Taemin here someday soon. He didn't realize he was staring as he thought, feeling his cheeks get hot when Kibum met his eyes.

"Is it good?" Kibum asked, resting his head on his hand and Jinki nodded quickly.

"I've had it before, I love it" He admitted, looking back down at the cake, a worry brewing in his stomach.

Kibum took another bite, and Jinki followed, and he hoped he wasn't feeling what he thought he was feeling. Sure, Kibum's nice and handsome and something about him feels so inviting and warm, but he couldn't like him. He couldn't let himself get feelings for Kibum, he didn't want to risk ruining what he and Taemin have. But he also didn't want to go through another unrequited love. No matter what, Jinki decided, he couldn't get even the slightest crush on Kibum.

But, he was beginning to think it was already too late.