Hanbin  never considered himself a tentative person. Usually he just simply did what a he wanted to do, but for some reason he couldn't find the courage to open up this one email from Bobby.  He stared at the subject line Re: My ty Song for the 20th time, feeling his stomach churn with nervousness. The lyrics he had written were much too personal, so if Bobby hated his song he would be devastated, but then again even if Bobby loved his song he would probably still be devastated from all of his feels.

Why did he even send the damn song to begin with? And why the hell did Bobby suddenly have to appear in real life? It was bad enough when he was just fanboying from behind a computer screen, but now Bobby, or rather Jiwon, was so close by that it was almost painful. When he saw the boy, for a second time, a few days ago, it had taken everything Hanbin had just to keep himself together, but then Bobby had to smile at him and it was over. Everything about Bobby was so bright and when he became caught in the older boy's gaze, Hanbin felt like an ant being slowly burnt alive under a magnifying glass.  

Now, a whole week had passed since Bobby originally replied and everyday Hanbin felt a more and more guilty for ignoring him. He knew he was being rude by not responding, so finally he summoned his courage, taking a deep breath, and clicking on the message.

B.I.,

Man I feel like you've been playing me like a fool.

Hanbin gulped, wondering if his song really did .

I can't believe how good this song is. Are you sure your really an amateur? I mean there are a few things that could be polished here and there, but the beat is dope. I'm seriously amazed you put this together by yourself. :)

Hanbin's face instantly broke into a smile as Bobby praised him.

The lyric is sad but beautiful and your voice... I have no words. Just promise me you'll keep rapping forever.<3 

~Bobby

Also if you ever want to talk about anything, I'm here. ^^

Hanbin felt his face heat up at the compliment and his heart swelled as he finished reading. 'Bobby really liked my song.' he thought and instantly clicked on the reply button and started typing.

Hey Bobby, 

Sorry it took me a while to write back, I

Hanbin stared at the blinking cursor for a moment. "I what...? I was too scared to read your letter. I have such a gigantic crush on you. I'm so incredibly happy you liked the song, even though you were probably just being nice. I don't know what to say because I'm still mesmerized by the way you smiled at me at the damn supermarket and I wish I could just tell you who I am, but I'm too chicken. I...I'm so screwed." Hanbin rambled, closing his laptop and burying his head in his hands as he tried to figure out what to do.

"Hanbin!" his mother yelled.

Happily looking for a distraction Hanbin jumped up, making his way down stairs. "Yeah Mom, what's up?"

"Would you mind running to the market for me? I need a couple things." she said as she started pulling out some pots and pans for tonight's dinner.

Hanbin's face instantly fell. 'Any distraction, but that' he thought, releasing a loud sigh.

His mother turned to him when she didn't get a response. "Please. It's only a few things." she said with begging eyes as she held out a list.

"Fine." he said with a sigh.

"That's my boy. I'll call you if I think of anything else."

The whole walk to the market was filled with thoughts of Bobby, hoping that the fates would be kind and let the object of his affection have the night off because he wasn't sure his heart could handle another encounter with the charming rapper right now. But unfortunately Hanbin had no such luck, for as soon as he pushed the door open Bobby was there, happily greeting him with a toothy grin.

"Welcome." Jiwon said automatically when he heard the bells on the door jingle, but when he finally looked up from sweeping and saw Hanbin, he couldn't help but smile. The younger boy had been so adorably awkward the last two times they had met, piquing Jiwon's curiosity. Only time would tell if the boy would run away from him again today.

"Hi." Hanbin responded with a small smile, quickly turning away to grab a basket.

Jiwon silently watched him for a moment, noting how even the softest upward twitch of the boy's lips created the cutest set of dimples he had ever seen. And when Hanbin moved down the first aisle, the course of Jiwon's broom subconsciously changed, his eyes following the boy from a safe distance, suddenly realizing that Hanbin was rather attractive . The boy probably had no idea how handsome he was or how nicely he filled out his skinny jeans, and Jiwon could only smile, imagining how bright red the boy's face would become if he ever decided to tell him.

Suddenly Hanbin looked over at him, and Jiwon mentally kicked himself for staring for so long. "Um, my Boss is doing an order in the back, so let me know if you need help with anything. K'?" he said, quickly turning his concentration back to the floor he was sweeping, deciding that he better give this jittery bird some space before he flies off again.

"Uh...okay." Hanbin replied, trying to calm his beating heart as he turned away from Bobby to move towards the produce section while silently wondering why the older boy had been staring at him like that. 'He was probably just admiring your gigantic mickey mouse ears.' he thought to himself as bagged some vegetables.  He made his way to the next aisle, which of course Bobby was currently sweeping. Hanbin forced himself to focus on finding the items he needed while trying desperately to ignore the fact that Bobby was humming the hook from one of their hyung's tracks.

Jiwon felt Hanbin's presence the second he had turned down the aisle, stealing a few short glances as he continued to sweep, the words from Masta Wu's Come Here ironically popping into his head like a mantra to draw the boy closer, but then suddenly a familiar beat started blaring through the store, causing Jiwon to look up as the lyrics played.

Wassup. Up in the sky, man I'm feelin' so high. 

He watched Hanbin fish his phone out of his pocket, as the music became louder.

My High is Epik.

"Hi, mom."

Jiwon had to stop himself from snickering. Hanbin was just so freaking adorable and Jiwon couldn't help but feel a little excited by the fact they had the same taste in music.

"Okay, I'll get it." Hanbin told his mom. "K', Bye." and with that he hung up his phone and returned his attention back to the shelves.

"So you like hip hop music? Me too."

Hanbin jumped slightly when he heard Bobby's voice. "Um, yeah" he replied as he grabbed the spices his mom needed.

"Who else do you like besides Epik High?"

Hanbin looked down at his list, avoiding eye contact with Jiwon. "You know, the usual, Dynamic Duo, Dok2, Masta Wu..." he said, trailing off before rounding the corner and starting down the next row.

Jiwon's eyes widened when Hanbin mentioned some of the hyungs he had worked with and suddenly he wondered if Hanbin knew his music too. "What about Mino or Bobby, do you like them too?" he asked, sounding super nonchalant as he smiled at the boy.

Hanbin almost dropped a bottle of gochujang when Jiwon mentioned Bobby, but quickly recovered. "They're good too." he replied as he placed the bottle into his basket before quickly changing the subject. "Umm, where can I find baking soda?" he asked, his eyes going wide Bobby to took his free hand and lead him to the next aisle over.

Jiwon stopped abruptly in front of the baking soda, eager to continue their original conversation. "But who's your favorite?"

If Hanbin's face wasn't already red from holding Bobby's hand, it definitely was now. His lips parted as his brain scrambled to think of a believable answer that wasn't simply, 'You.'

"Jiwon, you can flirt on your own time." Mr. Kang interjected and Hanbin breathed as sigh of relief.

The older boy looked down at Hanbin's hand, which he had somehow forgotten that he was holding, and reluctantly let it go as his face grew hot. "Sorry."

Hanbin's heart swelled as he watched Jiwon's cheeks blossom in pink, but he quickly looked away as he  felt his own face heat up as well. "It's okay." he replied, grabbing the baking soda and moving past Bobby to the cash register. "Hi Mr. Kang, how have you been?"

Jiwon felt kind of brushed off and pretended to return to sweeping as he constantly glanced over at Hanbin as he chatted with Mr. Kang. There was just something about the boy that made Jiwon want to know more about him, and suddenly he started hoping that his boss was right because it might be nice if Hanbin really did have a crush on him.

"Alright, see you next time, Hanbin." Mr. Kang said, handing Hanbin his bag of groceries.  

"Bye, Mr Kang." he said with a slight bow, before turning towards the door. As he made his way to the exit he spotted Bobby leaning on his broom, watching him closely. Hanbin's heart was racing, but he didn't want to be rude, so he nodded his head to Jiwon. "Bye"

"Bye. We'll have to talk more next time." Jiwon replied with a wink, his breath evaporating from his lungs as he watched Hanbin's lips part into a wide smile.

Hanbin could feel his cheeks burning, but still he couldn't help but smile back at him. He probably looked like a complete idiot, but he couldn't help it because Jiwon was making him that way. Seriously, someday that boy was going to kill somebody with that smile of his, and before Hanbin turned into victim number one, he quickly nodded in response and walked out the door, clutching his hand to his chest the whole walk home. 

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     End Ch3    

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Hello again.  Well I was hoping to finish the draft for ch4 before posting this, but since I'm leaving for LA to go see BTS, I figured I'd post it while I can. I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far. I typically consider myself a writer, so plot development isn't exactly my strong suit, but every now and then I like to write something cute and innocent like this while crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. I really wanted  Jiwon to gain some feels for Hanbin in this chapter while being his cute self (ie following Hanbin around the store like a puppy ^^).  If everything goes my way, ch4 will be the last chapter, so I hope you'll stick around for it and all the 2B feels. Thanks for reading, and don't forget that comments are highly motivating. ^^