Strictly Business / Minsung

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Minho had calmed a little over the last week. It had been some time since he and Jisung had bumped into Namwoon and it was like his ex-best friend had ceased to exist once again.

Despite his best efforts, Minho still hadn't had the chance to come out to his mother. The join Han and Lee project had made both Jisung and Minho's parents almost impossibly busy. Other than talking to each other and sometimes Ryujin and Yeji, the boys barely had any human interaction at all.

The first opportunity for Minho came when his father had left to meet a supplier and he and his mother were sat alone for breakfast. The Lee heir was unsure of whether it was the best time to talk to her about him, she had deep rings around her eyes and looked more tired than Minho thought he had ever seen her. Instead he opted to ask about her, "mom are you okay?"

"I'm fine," she muttered out tiredly, "just a lot of pressure with the deal and a lot of stuff I've had to help your dad out with," she finished and Minho hummed then nodded.

"I can see you've been trying to tell me something though," she began and Minho thought then that she must've had a sixth sense, "you can tell me anything Minho I don't care how tired I look if you need me you can talk to me that's what I'm here for."

"Well..." Minho trailed off before really saying anything at all. He was extremely nervous. The butterflies in his stomach would simply not calm down as he fiddled with the rings that sat upon his fingers, "can you guess it?" he asked finally.

"I'm not sure," she replied honestly, "I'd prefer you to tell me if that's okay?"

"Yeah," Minho just replied softly, "I'm just nervous."

"You can tell me anything Minho you're my son and I love you unconditionally," his mom spoke and then seemed to think for another second, "unless you killed someone then that might be different."

"No I haven't killed anyone," Minho quickly giggled out. He took a deep breath before deciding to take the plunge, "I'm gay."

"I'm really glad you felt like you could tell me Minho, I'm proud of you, I hope you know this won't change anything," she smiled brightly and Minho felt his heart full with indescribable warmth.

"There's something else," he began after a few seconds.

"What is it?" his mom asked but Minho was almost certain that she already knew.

"I think you know," he began but upon seeing his mother's face, Minho was sure that she didn't want to make her speculations known.

"What is it?" She questioned and her son drew a deep breath.

"I'm dating Jisung."

Minho wasn't sure what reaction he expected but it certainly wasn't a smile stretching across her entire face. "You really like him yeah?" she grinned an Minho nodded quickly.

"Look I cant say the same for your father but I will support both of you, I don't care who you're dating Minho as long as you're happy with them and they treat you well," Minho's mom grabbed his hand and gave it a soft squeeze.

For the boy, it was like a ten tonne weight had been lifted from his chest. Whether it was the fact that his mom supported their relationship or whether it was the fact that he had told someone in his family, Minho didn't know. It was probably a mix of both but he cared little about that as he excitedly tapped out a message to Jisung.

His boyfriend's reply came in caps only seconds after Minho had first sent a message, 'YES I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.' Only a few seconds later, his phone pinged again and he unlocked his screen to see a selfie of Jisung smiling almost impossibly widely.

There was a long way to go and Minho telling his mom was only the start of. However, he knew that telling his father would never be that easy and it haunted him to no end. Despite everything, his father's opinion still meant a lot to him and knowing that no matter what, he would never be happy with Minho's choice hurt a lot.

In the end, Minho decided not to tell his dad for as long as he possibly could. The constant being pushed towards Ryujin was nothing compared to the outrage that his father would have if he found out about Jisung.

The day progressed with Minho doing little else but thinking about his father. He and Jisung had agreed to meet in the park that night but despite the excitement to see his boyfriend, Minho could not shake all of his bad thoughts from his mind.

When he finally reached the park, he saw Jisung in the distance sat on a bench staring at his phone. A faint smile made it's way on to the dancer's face as he walked closer and saw the squirrel design on the side of Jisung's jacket. There was something about the younger boy that never failed to calm him down and make him feel like he was at home.

As soon as Jisung noticed his presence, he pulled Minho to sit down beside him. "Minho please don't freak out over this," Jisung began.

"What is it?" Minho spoke back quickly as he couldn't help but completely ignore what Jisung told him to do.

"Minjun round my number and he messaged me saying things about you, I knew they were all fake so I argued with him and said some things too without thinking," Jisung breathed, "this could easily fall back on me, I'm worried what if I see him and he tries to fight me or something and then someone sees and tells my dad?"

"Jisung," Minho spoke trying to not let the stress seep into his own voice as he attempted to keep both himself and his boyfriend calm, "it's so unlikely we'll see him okay? And it's not you he's out to get it's me so if anything I will argue with him rather than you, I promise you I won't let anything like that happen."

"You promise?" Jisung looked up at Minho with sparkling wide eyes full of worry but also of pure affection.

"I promise," Minho held out his pinky and Jisung linked it with his own. Everything felt better when they had each other to rely on.

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hi!! thank you so much for reading this chapter and being so patient with me these past few weeks when i haven't been updating, i've had some huge family issues to work through but i'm glad i could get this update up today and i really hope you enjoyed it <333