Hakyeon cant help the relieved sigh that escapes him when he steps out Into the snowy November night, scarf wrapped snugly around his neck as his fingers curl around an almost empty cup of coffee

"Time to enjoy the weekend" He smiles to himself, sipping his coffee as he walks along the dimly lit road. The snow crunching under his feet is the only sound around him and the streets are completely empty

He takes another sip of his coffee, letting out another content sigh as he watches the snow flakes float gently to the ground, covering it in a sheet of white 

He bristles in fright when something brushes up against his leg, only to laugh as looks down to find a little black cat staring up at him, he can see his own chocolate orbs reflecting in the cats emerald eyes. Brightened by the moon 

"What are you doing out here all alone huh" he coos lifting the small creature into his arm while discarding his coffee with the other

"Let's see if you have a name or an owner" he smiles to the feline who rubs it's nose against his cheek

"Mine" a voice whispers into the night before he has the chance to check the collar, raising his head he finds that the voice belongs to a young man around his age 

The cat jumps out of his arms, padding silently over to the male who tucks it away in his coat, away from the falling snow 

They stand for a while, his focus solely on the boy rubbing the cat between the ears 

"Does it have a name?" He finds himself asking before he can stop himself

The boys eyes suddenly find his and he's taken aback by the intensity they hold

"Leo" he mutters, his voice low and soothing and Hakyeon finds himself smiling at his shyness, a big contrast to his sharp features

Before he can ask for his name the boy turns quickly, heading out into the night and he finds himself watching the stranger walk until he's out of sight 

He lets out a breath he hadn't realise he was holding when his phone vibrates in his pocket and all thoughts of the mysterious stranger are forgotten as he answers a call from Jaehwan 

"Where are you?, you where supposed to be here like an hour ago!"

"Hello to you too Jaehwan" he drawls sarcastically

"Yeah, yeah hello. Now where are you?" Jaehwan huffs and he chuckles at his childishness

"I'll be there soon, Jaebum made me restock the coffee beans before I left and that took a while" he sighs 

"You sound tired" Jaehwan comments and he chuckles again

Trust Jaehwan to be able to read him like a book despite not actually being able to see him at the moment 

"I am tired" is his reply as he makes his way home slowly 

"I know I was the one who asked you to come but are you sure you want to come tonight?, we could always cancel and just go another time" Jaehwan suggests 

He shakes his head for a second before remembering that Jaehwan is incapable of seeing him and answers with a curt 'no' "you've been talking about this all night, you are not chickening out now that it's actually happening" he warns sternly

"Yes eomma" Jaehwan mumbles sarcastically 

"Just hang tight, I'm going home to change then I'll be right over" 

"You promise?" He can almost hear the smirk in Jaehwan's voice 

"I promise" he deadpans 

"Pinky promise?" His voice raises a few octaves and he's sure Jaehwan has that eating grin of his on his face 

"Goodbye Jaehwan"

"Hurry!-" he hangs up there, pocketing his phone 

***
He makes it home 20 minutes later to -not so surprisingly- find Jaehwan standing at his doorstep 

"You are the most impatient person I know" he shakes his head, moving passed him

"What?, it would have taken longer for you to get ready, then come to mine. I basically just cut out the middle man, now hurry" Jaehwan points to his door

Hakyeon internally grins as he pulls out his keychain, slowly looking through his many keys, he pulls out one that he knows definitely isn't his front door key and jams it into the keyhole 

He jingles it around for a second "Hm nope, not that one" he pretends to be thoughtful as he stares at his keys again and he can almost hear Jaehwan grit his teeth

He picks another random one 'silver, two teeth. This is the back door key' he nearly laughs out loud 

He seems to have pushed Jaehwan's limit as he snatches them from his hands, sorting quickly through them until he finds the right one

"How do you not know what your own keys are for?" Jaehwan grumbles 

He laughs as walks in after him, shutting the door with his foot 

"It's funny because you think I really didn't know what the right key was" he pretends to wipe a tear and runs to his room, barely escaping Jaehwan's wrath 

Throwing his jacket on his bed he pulls his closet open, only to evidently judge his clothes as he grunts in displeasure 

"Oh the hell with it" he decides as he grabs a random long sleeved, checkered shirt 

He'll just keep his skinny jeans on he thinks as he changes his shirt in record time, replacing it with the shirt he just picked 

He hops down the stairs two at a time, skidding to the left he comes to a halt at the kitchen where he's met with Jaehwan holding out a bowl of steaming Ramon 

"Eat, you're not going out on an empty stomach" Jaehwan smiles happily 

"What are you, my mother?" He snorts snatching the bowl, who is he to deny his stomach the precious food it deserves for keeping him alive 

"I will be if I have to be" Jaehwan shrugs, already devouring his meal

***

When they finally make it to the club, Hakyeon has to stop himself from grimacing, the music pounds in his ears. Making it almost impossible to hear anyone unless you shout  

Jaehwan rushes ahead, grabbing onto him as he makes his way through the sea of bodies mingling together, to the bar 

"Ravi should be here soon, let's get some drinks" 

"Ravi?" He grins teasingly 

"It's just a nickname" Jaehwan turns away from him in hopes of hiding his rosy cheeks

"Well I think Ravi is a very eh... Cute?, nickname" he laughs, trying his hardest to make him feel less embarrassed 

"Well thanks but you could also just call me Wonshik" a deep voice interjects and Hakyeon jumps a little 

"Real dramatic entrance there but holy , you just about gave me 99 heart attacks for my one heart to handle" he pretends to gasp for air, prompting the blonde to snigger at him, what is it with people and startling him 

"Well next time I'll give you a heads up" 

He takes that moment to have a proper look at the boy, who in return gives him a once over 

"I love the red, it's very... Manly" Wonshik grins and Hakyeon decides he likes him

"Well I love the curls they just bring out your eyes" he teases back, batting his eyelashes 

"So anyway, now that you know who he is, Ravi this is Hakyeon. My best friend" Jaehwan cuts in

"Oh right, I almost forgot" Wonshik turns and for a moment and Hakyeon wonders how he hadn't noticed the person standing behind him

"This is Taekwoon, he's quite new around here" 

His eyes widen as the boy steps forward, his black hair is slightly spiked doing a good job at keeping it from falling into his eyes. Exactly how it looked when he saw him on the street earlier 

"Don't be alarmed if he doesn't talk, he doesn't speak much" Wonshik fills them in and he decides to hold back on telling them they've met briefly "anyway, Taekwoon. This is Jaehwan and Hakyeon"

There's a glint of recognition in his eyes and he feels himself squirm under Taekwoon's unwavering stare

For a second he wonders if he's going to faint when Taekwoon smiles, which is more of a quirking of his lips but never the less, the image is engraved on his mind

"You should smile more often, it suits you" everyone turns their gaze to him and he looks at them puzzled before realising he had said that out loud and not in his head like he was supposed to 

"What?, I don't lie" he states, giving the blooming couple a pointed glare when they laugh at him

"So do we begin the night" Jaehwan grins, his veins pumping with excitement 

"Oh no you don't" Hakyeon lunges for him, grabbing him by the scruff of the neck before he can disappear 

"Ground rules, 1. You meet me by the entrance at 12:30 and no later, 2. Don't get too drunk, I don't want to have to drag you home... Again, and above all, keep your clothes on" he lets him go and Jaewhan wastes no time in disappearing quickly 

"I'll keep him safe" Wonshik guarantees before he too is pulled away

"Thank you" Hakyeon stills as he hears Taekwoon approach him

"What are you thanking me for?" He questions after a moment 

"Leo" 

'Leo?' 

"Oh your cat, well to be honest I didn't find him, he found me" he shrugs 

He checks his watch, sighing when the clock reads 7:45 

"Well we have a couple of hours, let's start the night" he grins giving Taekwoon no choice as he drags him  to the bar

As he downs his first shot of the night he feels the weeks stresses melt away, laughing when Taekwoon's face scrunches up at the taste