As the night goes on, Hakyeon finds himself occupying a booth with Taekwoon 

A couple more drinks and he can feel the alcohol already taking effect, the unusual giddiness coursing through his body has him snapping his fingers for Taekwoon's attention 

He turns his attention to him, raising an eyebrow in question 

"You're not enjoying yourself?" His words not quite slurring but, at the same time a little incoherent 

"Don't like clubs" he answers, setting his gaze on him "you look like you're enjoying yourself though" he states 

"Well to be honest with you, I don't really like clubs either" he shrugs, downing what he decides is his last drink for tonight 

"Why are you here then?" He hears Taekwoon mumble and he sighs, slouching in his seat 

"Jaehwan needed me here, he's outgoing and well borderline mad but he still has no luck when it comes to his love life" he chuckles to himself, remembering all the times his best friend had epically failed in the love department 

They sit in silence for a while before Taekwoon breaks it, turning to face him

"And what about you, do you have anyone... Special?" Taekwoon looks confused as he asks him, almost as if he's never talked of such things before nor experienced them 

"I did, But that was a long time ago" his words are cheerful but Taekwoon doesn't miss the edge he has to his voice and stares at him pointedly 

Sensing the awkward atmosphere he changes the topic to something more interesting 

"So Wonshik says you haven't been here long, how long exactly is 'not long'" he smiles, hoping to cheer him up from his obvious gloomy state 

"About five months, almost six" Taekwoon replies and leaves it at that, still staring at him 

When it's clear to him that the conversation is going nowhere he's suddenly struck with an idea 

"Hey come with me, I want to show you something" he shrugs on his jacket, pulling him to his feet before he can protest 

"Where are we going" Taekwoon asks as they walk out into the night, snow no longer falling but even with their jackets on,still just as chilly 

"Somewhere" he answers vaguely, grinning when he grunts in annoyance 

"Okay well what about Wonshik and Jaehwan?" He reaches for his arm, stopping him in his tracks

"Jaehwan's coming back to mine anyway. He may be an idiot but he's responsible enough to get home without me having to hold his hand, plus he has Wonshik there for him" he reasons

Taekwoon huffs, deciding that he does have a point and continues to follow him 

They walk for another 10 minutes until he comes to a sudden halt, causing Taekwoon to slam into him 

"Ehem... S-sorry" he clears his throat, scratching the nape of his neck sheepishly "I should have gave you a warning before stopping" he continues, hoping that Taekwoon will believe his reddened cheeks are due to the bitter cold and not his obvious embarrassment 

"No, I should have watched where I was going" Taekwoon mumbles yet just simply stares at him

He spares him a bewildered look when Hakyeon suddenly starts cackling, mumbling a quick 'cute' before sauntering into what appears to be an old 24 hour convenience store, leaving Taekwoon to gape at him

"Well come on, we only have two hours left" Hakyeon waves him over

As they enter the shop a small bell chimes as a warning of their arrival and a man in his late 50's comes bustling over to them with a smile

"Hakyeon, my boy!. It's nice to see you well and happy" He pulls him in for a short hug

"Hey, Mr park" he smiles to the old man 

"Nonsense dear boy, I told you to call me Taejoon" he glares playfully before he notices Taekwoon

"And who do we have here?" The shop owner tilts his head, giving him a once over 

"This is my friend, Taekwoon" he blurts, surprising the both of them, he stares ahead thinking the word feels right and he makes no effort to change his mind 

"It's nice to meet you sir" Taekwoon bows respectfully, side-eyeing Hakyeon as he stands almost in a daze 

"Now, now. Any friend of Hakyeon's is a friend of mine, call me Taejoon" he pats him on the shoulder

"Very well then, Taejoon" he smiles warmly 

"See this one gets it" Taejoon chuckles and Hakyeon doesn't even try to hide his eye roll

"Ah now I have just the thing for you" he snaps his fingers, making his way to one of the small fridges near the back of the store 

"He's an old family friend" Hakyeon fills him in as they wait for him to return 

When he finally does return, Hakyeon is no longer bothered by the wait as his eyes fall on several little cartons he's holding

"Milk?" Taekwoon quirks a brow in amusement 

"You'll never find anyone more in love with banana milk, than this one right here" he points to Hakyeon, who's too busy trying to get his straw into the tiny hole of one of the mill cartons he snatched 

He grunts in displeasure when the straw won't go through And if anyone asks, he'll blame it on the alcohol 

"Here" Taekwoon suddenly grabs it from him, inserting the straw easily before handing it back to him 

He has no time to be embarrassed as he thanks him quickly before diving into his banana goodness, eyes twinkling in happiness 

"Now as much as I know you enjoy my milk, I know you didn't come here for that, so tell me. What can I do for you?" 

"Well you see, I was thinking of a place with no people around and-" 

"Say no more" Taejoon cuts him off, tossing Hakyeon a set of keys

"Thanks Tae!" He grins, catching the keys easily before turning to Taekwoon

"Come on" he waves his hand in a 'follow me' motion

Taekwoon shakes his head, deciding that it's no use questioning Hakyeon's motives, he's far too into this 'special somewhere' and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't curious beyond anything

He follows Hakyeon to the back of the shop to a set of stairs leading to roof

"Just wait here" he tells him slipping past the now unlocked door and he waits for a second until he's called upon

"Okay come in now" Hakyeon calls behind the door 

He was expecting nothing more than a normal rooftop when he walked through, instead he was met with a truly surprising sight

The walls of the roof are covered with lights, casting a colourful glow on the place, with a view of the whole city beautiful enough to leave him breathless 

He walks further into the small yet cosy rooftop garden, turning to face Hakyeon who's been watching him look around the place in awe 

"What is this place?" He tilts his head, staring back at the streets below them

"This is my paradise, my escape zone if you will" Hakyeon smiles taking a seat on one of the two chairs located at the centre of the roof, patting the other as a invitation for his to also sit

"Then why did you bring me here?" Taekwoon asks taking a seat

"You don't like clubs" Hakyeon shrugs "I don't want you to feel uncomfortable and there's no reason to stay there if we both really don't want to be here"

"But this is your place" 

"Well now it's our place" Hakyeon states with a smile

Taekwoon nods his head in silent agreement, not knowing what to say and Hakyeon watches him as he tries to bite back a smile 

"I think we'll be good friends" he concludes missing the look of surprise on Taekwoon's face 

"And it just means if we have to be dragged to yet another club, next time we can come here"

"You're so sure there's going to be a next time" Taekwoon glares but the smile on his lips proves that he's all for that idea

"Well...if you give me your number there will be, I mean just for emergencies of course" he grins back, holding his phone out and as Taekwoon types his number in Hakyeon feels his lips twitch until he's smiling as bright as the moon is shining 

"Just for emergencies?" Taekwoon asks doubtably 

His attention is brought to his phone as it starts to ring, he frowns in confusion as he stares at the unknown number before answering it

"Hello?"

"Yes, just for emergencies" he looks over to Hakyeon to find him holding his own phone to his ear

"And this is an emergency how?" He asks through the phone, even though they are sitting right next to each other 

"I'm out of banana milk" Hakyeon pouts and he smiles taking one of the cartons Taejoon gave him and tosses it to him 

"Thanks Woonie" he cheers, hanging up the phone 

His eyes widen at the new nickname but then decides that is sounds right coming from Hakyeon

Only Hakyeon 

"You're welcome" smiles, leaning back to look at the stars

He watches him gaze at the stars smiling and for a moment he swears he feels his heart skip a beat 

'What are you doing to me Taekwoon' he thinks with a small sigh, turning his attention to the sky