santa claus is coming to town
Apartment Block 17
aka. chapter 3 out of 4 in the christmas saga
this chapter and the next one are set on christmas day (25th dec)
also i might have written way too many text conversations lmao fight me
PART FIVE: SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS
[APARTMENT #717; Choi Seungcheol]
Today 7:42 AM
me
> Hey everyone; this is a mass message sent by yours truly, Choi Seungcheol. In celebration of Christmas, I’d like to ask anyone who’s willing and free to help me pass out candy canes to children and anyone around. Pls help. (rent discounts are up for grabs so don’t be shy)
hansmol
> omg sure ill help
> sounds cool
Today 8:03 AM
me
> fml
> almost everyone replied back with “nah im busy celebrating christmas”
> what kind of person celebrates on christmas omfg
hansmol
> lmao rip
> but i said i’ll help
me
> ur not enough
hansmol
> :’(
me
> /sighs/
> i’ll create a group chat with everyone who said ok
hansmol
> oh god here comes the notifications -.-
Today 8:06 AM
> I created this group and added 12 people <
> I named this group ‘SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS’ <
me
> righteo guys, you are all the best people living in ab17
jeongman
> SO DO WE GET RENT DISCOUNTS
me
> jeonghan you already pretty much live here for free
jisoos christ
> exactly
> some people have to actually PAY to live here
jeongman
> im sorry jisoo but at least i pay my share of the rent
jisoos christ
> i wish i could art like u so i can just pay with paintings -.-
> why is art so
> hard
jeongman
> art’s not the only thing that’s hard
> ;)
hansmol
> JISOOS CHRIST
me
> GUYS SAVE THAT FOR UR OWN CHAT OMFG
> this is to discuss what we do for the candy canes
jibooty
> seungcheol
> i said i would help give out candy
> i did not sign up for another group chat
me
> it’s jsut for this one day beAR WITH IT
soonold
> I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BEARY MERRY CHRISTMAS :D
aegyu
> HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHA SOONYOUNG THAT WA S GOOD
jeon cena
> you laugh at his jokes but not mine are you kidding me
junhot
> HOHOHOHOHO UR DONE FOR MINGU xD
dino lee
> hi everyone
jeongman
> MY BABY IS HEREEEE~
dino lee
> i dont know like half the people here what’s going on
hansmol
> o hey chan lmaooooo
jeongman
> u know me~
dino lee
> unfortunately yeah
> hey hansol~
jisoos christ
> HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
> chan you’re actually so greeat
aegyu
> IM MINGYU IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME NICE TO MEET YOU
sungmin
> im pretty sure everyone knows who u are lmao
> ok but how long does this last seungcheol
> i have to be at a photoshoot thingo tonight
me
> just for the morning or until the candy canes run out
sungmin
> ok cool
> sungmin renamed this group ‘OPERATION CANDY CANE’ <
junhot
> why
me
> why
sungmin
> we needed a cool group name ok
> if u put ‘operation’ in front of anything it sounds cool
> actual scientifically proven fact
jibooty
> tell us what the plan is otherwise i’m not helping
me
> OKOKOK jihoon has a point so LISTEN UP
> here’s the breakdown
> come to my apartment whenever u ready (717)
> i’ll give u some candy canes and assign u an area
> u can do it with whoever u want i guess?? roommates would be easy
> yeah that’s all thank u
> if u have any problems or wanna switch areas u can just use this group chat
> ok cool see u guys
minghot
> cool sounds fun
soonold
> o minghao ur here!!!! :D
> hows ur first christmas in korea?!
minghot
> we ed up our christmas tree lolol
junhot
> but we tried and that’s all that matters
> jibooty left the group <
me
> holy u guys scared off jihoon omfg
> get ur asses to my apartment if u have time to talk like this -_-
> OH I FORGOT TO MENTION I’LL GIVE YOU CUTE ELF COSTUMES TO WEAR ;)
> i think ill have enough idk i just bought it in bulk lol
jeongman
> are you wearing a santa suit then
me
> yeh i will
jeongman
> i’ll bring a camera.
me
> ... ok...
> oh hey hansol where’s seungkwan
> not like him to stay quiet in a group chat...
hansmol
> in his bedroom i think
me
> is he helping out
hansmol
> he said he would
me
> get ur asses here then?!
aegyu
> we’re knocking in 3.. 2.. ...
Seungcheol was startled by loud knocking on his door. Perfect timing.
“You didn’t have to give me a count down,” Seungcheol said as he opened the door. Mingyu and Wonwoo were there, and so was Soonyoung and Jihoon.
“Never add me into a 13-person group chat,” Jihoon sighed.
“It was necessary,” Seungcheol grinned. He let the four of them into his apartment.
“Any preferences for who you wanna work with?” Seungcheol asked as he sifted through the packets of candy canes.
“Can I go with Wonwoo?” Jihoon said abruptly. Everyone looked at him in surprise (even Wonwoo himself).
“Sure...” Seungcheol agreed, but wondered why Jihoon wanted to go with Wonwoo.
Mingyu and Soonyoung didn’t argue and instead were overjoyed to be working together as they did at NO F.U.N. Seungcheol could tell that kids would love them.
The Wonwoo and Jihoon team... he wasn’t too sure.
“We have to wear this?” Jihoon asked in disbelief as Seungcheol pulled out a hat, shirt and matching shoes. He had even bought ear pieces that made their ears look pointy.
“Hey, I’m the one putting a pillow under my shirt so I’m round enough to be Santa,” Seungcheol scowled. “A little elf costume can’t hurt.”
Wonwoo pulled on the ridiculous clothes without much fuss. Jihoon sighed and followed.
Mingyu and Soonyoung looked ecstatic to be dressed up as ridiculously stupid elves.
“You suit that costume a little too well,” Wonwoo held back a laugh when he saw Jihoon. Jihoon could only scowl at him; but he still looked really cute.
“Wonwoo and Jihoon, you take floors 8-10. Knock on every door and spread some festive cheer,” Seungcheol instructed as he wrote it down on a white board. “Mingyu and Soonyoung, you can go across to the mall and hand out candy canes to people passing by.”
“Got it,” Mingyu said with a toothy smile.
“What’s the point of this again?” Jihoon asked.
“To spread Christmas joy,” Seungcheol grinned.
“Your dad told you do this, didn’t he?” Wonwoo narrowed his eyes.
“No, I legitimately thought of this myself,” Seungcheol looked hurt. “I’m not that terrible.”
“Hmm. Alright,” Wonwoo pursed his lips.
The doorbell rang and Seungkwan and Hansol walked in. The other four left to begin ‘operation candy cane’.
“Hey guys,” Seungcheol greeted. “Merry Christmas.”
Hansol grinned and high-fived Seungcheol. “I came here to see you in a Santa suit.”
“I’ll change later,” Seungcheol sighed. “Gotta hand out the rest of these candy canes to the others first. You guys wanna be my personal helpers?”
“Sure,” Hansol smiled.
“Oi, Seungkwan,” Seungcheol prodded. Seungkwan looked fine, but he was unnaturally quiet.
“What?” Seungkwan finally spoke.
“Cheer up baby, cheer up baby~,” Seungcheol sang, nudging Seungkwan.
Seungkwan laughed a little. “What’s wrong with you?”
“I should be asking you that,” Seungcheol slung his arm around the younger boy. Hansol pursed his lips, but stayed quiet.
“Just been feeling a bit sick,” Seungkwan said quietly. “It’ll pass.”
“If you say so.” Seungcheol certainly didn’t believe him. He knew that Hansol had been talking about asking out a girl called Chaeyoung lately, and ever since then, Seungkwan had acted out of the ordinary.
Seungkwan’s weird behaviour definitely had to do with Hansol. Seungcheol rolled his eyes. They’re hopeless.
As much as he wanted to do something, he felt like this was something they had to sort out between themselves. He knew that Seungkwan couldn’t sulk like this forever.
“You guys chill here first,” he instructed. “I’ll wait for the others to come first, then the three of us can head out.”
“Sounds cool,” Hansol said as he plopped down onto the couch.
”Hey, Wonwoo... can I talk to you?” Mingyu poked his head into Wonwoo’s bedroom the morning after he confessed. Wonwoo had locked himself in his bedroom all day yesterday.
“Yeah,” Wonwoo said weakly. He was sitting cross-legged on his bed, scrolling aimlessly through Tumblr and eating snacks he stole from the kitchen.
“Sorry,” Mingyu began with a nervous laugh, “I didn’t really think before I said what I said yesterday.”
“You never think before you speak,” Wonwoo smiled softly.
Mingyu rubbed the back of his neck and laughed. He sat next to Wonwoo cautiously.
“I understand that you can’t answer me right now,” Mingyu said quietly. “I don’t want things to be awkward between us. Seriously. I love being around you and you’re really important to me. So I’ll understand if you don’t love me back.”
Wonwoo didn’t say anything at first. But he forced himself to give Mingyu a quiet ‘Thanks’.
“But I won’t give up,” Mingyu said with a grin, turning to face Wonwoo. “I meant what I said. I’m not sure why it took me this long to realise it, but now that I do, I’m not giving up until you love me back.”
“You’re making it awfully difficult for me to hate you,” Wonwoo muttered quietly.
Mingyu’s smile got wider. “Then it’s working.”
[APARTMENT BLOCK 17 - FLOOR 8]
“So now he’s trying to get you to fall in love with him?” Jihoon concluded.
“That’s what he said,” Wonwoo sighed.
Jihoon had been Wonwoo’s main confidant for the past few weeks. From the moment Wonwoo impulsively kissed Mingyu to Mingyu’s confession a few days ago, Jihoon had heard of it all.
Wonwoo was glad that Jihoon insisted on talking about it in real life.
“But you’ve been in love with him since like forever,” Jihoon said.
“I guess, but I wouldn’t put it like that...” Wonwoo said in embarrassment.
“Any awkward tension since then?”
“I can feel it, but I don’t know about him,” Wonwoo pursed his lips. “He said he didn’t want things to be awkward between us. And he acts like everything’s normal.”
“You guys seem fine to me,” Jihoon admitted.
“We’re not fine on the inside,” Wonwoo laughed. “Then again, nothing’s been completely the same since I kissed him.”
“Sorry to say, but that’s entirely your fault,” Jihoon patted him on the back. “If you just admit that you love him, everything will be easier.”
“Says you,” Wonwoo poked Jihoon. “Mr. I’m-in-love-with-Soonyoung-but-won’t-admit-it.”
Jihoon didn’t exactly disagree. He just glared at Wonwoo.
“So what are you gonna do, then?” Jihoon asked.
“I have no idea,” Wonwoo said. “I... I’m just scared.”
“Scared of your own feelings?”
“Scared for Mingyu,” Wonwoo admitted. “I don’t want him to be hurt. I don’t want him to be disappointed by me.”
“Mingyu’s an honest person,” Jihoon said. “Maybe a bit too honest sometimes. But every part of him is sincere. I can see it. He truly cares about you.”
“And that’s why I’m scared,” Wonwoo said hesitantly. “I’ll... think about it.”
“Don’t think for too long,” Jihoon said slowly, “You might lose him to someone else.”
“You could take your own advice, you know,” Wonwoo muttered under his breath. Jihoon didn’t seem to hear.
They continued knocking on doors and putting up partially forced smiles (which probably looked quite creepy from an outsider’s perspective), hoping that the candy canes would magically vanish and their job would be over.
Because as much as they wanted to help spread Christmas cheer, they didn’t appreciate the rude people who demanded more candy; Jihoon especially didn’t appreciate being bitten on the arm because he refused to give a girl the rest of his candy canes.
[SHINING DIAMOND MALL]
“You know, I’m pretty good at reading people,” Soonyoung said in a serious tone. He gave out candy canes and smiled intermittently, but the flow of people halted when the crossing light turned red, giving him a chance to talk to Mingyu.
“I’m pretty sure Wonwoo loves you.”
“But he said he can’t give me an answer,” Mingyu frowned. He had told Soonyoung about the Wonwoo situation during down time at work.
“He seems really confused,” Soonyoung sighed. “Maybe you shouldn’t have been so outright.”
“But that’s just how I am,” Mingyu said innocently.
“True,” Soonyoung laughed.
“Oppa,” a young girl approached the two of them shyly, “Can I have another candy cane?”
“Of course you can,” Soonyoung grinned and handed the girl not one, but four more candy canes. His packet was finished.
“Hey, that’s unfair,” Mingyu realised what he had done. Earlier, Soonyoung had unofficially bet Mingyu that he could give out all his candy canes faster. Mingyu still had ten more in his packet.
“I win,” Soonyoung gave Mingyu a toothy smile.
“You know, I can see why Jihoon hates you so much,” Mingyu pouted.
“Jihoon? No way. He loves me,” Soonyoung poked his tongue out.
“Well, do you love him back?” Mingyu asked with genuine curiosity. He always wondered what Jihoon and Soonyoung’s relationship actually was - if was just friends or something more than that.
“Of course I love Jihoon,” Soonyoung said without hesitation. “He’s my best friend.”
Somehow, Mingyu felt like Soonyoung’s definition of ‘love’ didn’t quite match the ‘love’ he was referring to.
[APARTMENT #717; Choi Seungcheol]
OPERATION CANDY CANE >
Today 3:15 PM
me
> GUYS WELL DONE~
> I’M A VERY PRUD FATHER
> we gave out like 1029312093 candy canes i cant believ
> I added jibooty to this group <
jibooty
> please not again
> i left for a reason
> my phone and being can’t handle group chats like this
me
> importnat info though?!?!?
sungmin
> i hope this was worth it!!
> i was chased down by angry dogs because i approached their owner with a candy cane fml
junhot
> minghao kept getting approached by these girls omg
minghot
> THEY WERE ASKING FOR YOUR NUMBER THOUGUH?!
junhot
> oh
aegyu
> soonyoung is a cheater
soonold
> that girl asked for the candy canes tho
> dont be such a sore loser lolol
jeon cena
> jihoon scared someone’s little sister
jibooty
> SHE BIT MY ARM
aegyu
> i will be a sore loser if i want thank you very much
dino lee
> the dogs bit seokmin but he didn’t scare THEM off
jibooty
> how do you expect me to treat a brat who bites peoples arms to get more candy
dino lee
> lol true i probably would’ve been triggered
soonold
> where u at jihoonie
> come back home~
jibooty
> still at the store sorry
jeon cena
> are you still trying to get that limited edition chocolate omg jihoon
aegyu
> WAS IT THE EXTRA BITTER ONE FROM GHANA OR SOMETHING
jibooty
> YEAH
jisoos christ
> a lady told me i looked like a god and that she was thankful i was spreading christmas joy
jeongman
> might i add, she was a really religious lady from the nearby church
me
> u shld just be a priest jisoo
jisoos christ
> lmao i’ll consider that career option thanks
hansmol
> hansmol sent a photo.
> thought everyone should see santa seungcheol
junhot
> HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAH
> lmao i’d look way better in that suit
me
> -.-
> guys lets take a squad photo with ur elf outfits
jeon cena
> no
soonold
> OKAY
aegyu
> YES !!!!
sungmin
> im pretty sure squad photos require every member’s consent
me
> ugh fine stuff u all i’m gonna sleep
soonold
> MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONEEEEEEEE <3
jisoos christ
> thanks for doing this seungcheol
> it was actually pretty fun and people looked happy to get a cheap candy from the store :)
me
> lmao maybe people will stop syaing i’m a terrible person now :)))
> thanks for all ur help u guys!!!
jeon cena
> yoou’re still a terrible person
jeongman
> do we get our rent discounts
me
> im tired lol bye
Seungcheol put his phone away and was about to lay his head down on his pillow when the doorbell started ringing repeatedly. He groaned and forced himself back up.
“Seungcheol,” Yoongi, one of his friends and a resident of Apartment Block 17, stood at his door holding a large box.
“Oh, Yoongi,” Seungcheol greeted, still slightly sleepy.
“I was just delivered this box,” Yoongi said, indicating the box in his hands. “It’s not mine. I think the mailman made a mistake.”
Seungcheol remembered that he had left ten middle schoolers in charge of the apartment block’s mail over the Christmas period.
“My friends all got pretty random parcels as well,” Yoongi continued.
Seungcheol sighed; he just wanted to sleep.
“Hang on, I’ll go check it out.”
PART SIX: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
[APARTMENT #811; Lee Jihoon, Kwon Soonyoung]
Soonyoung jumped up at the sound of the door closing. His roommate, Jihoon, had gone to the store after ‘operation candy cane’ to get some ‘special’ chocolate.
“Soonyoung,” Jihoon greeted. He was holding a large box. “Did anyone send you Christmas presents?”
“Maybe my parents?” Soonyoung guessed, taking the heavy box from Jihoon.
The box was a lot heavier than Soonyoung expected. He nearly dropped it on his toes (which would’ve been quite a disaster).
“Park... Jimin,” Soonyoung read out slowly. “Apartment #711. That’s the one below ours.”
“Wait. Jimin?” Jihoon put down his other bags and read the sticker on the box.
“Isn’t #711 your cousin’s apartment?” Soonyoung asked.
“Probably. Explains why that kid gave me the box,” Jihoon scowled.
“How did you end up with it?” Soonyoung wondered.
“I was waiting for the elevator in the lobby when a kid gave me this box,” Jihoon said, flopping onto the couch. “He told me to give it to my roommate. But I guess it was because the kid knew Yoongi and thought I was him.”
“Wanna go give it to its rightful owners then?” Soonyoung asked, putting the box down onto the kitchen counter. He looked into the grocery bags Jihoon had also brought back along with the box; inside was what looked like a lifetime supply of expensive chocolate stacked up haphazardly in the thin plastic bags. Looks like Jihoon managed to find his special chocolate.
“Nah. I kinda wanna open it and see what’s inside,” Jihoon said, grinning mischievously.
“Open another person’s present?” Soonyoung narrowed his eyes. But it quickly changed into a mischievous grin. “I like the way you think.”
Soonyoung and Jihoon gathered around the box, Soonyoung holding a pair of scissors. He cut through the tape holding the box together and opened it.
They didn’t really know what to say. They just stared.
“Well, this explains why it was so heavy,” Soonyoung finally commented.
The box was filled to the brim with jars of strawberry jam. There was a note attached to one of the jars.
“Jimin-ah, I’m sorry I said you have no jams. It was a joke. I hope this makes up for it. Merry Christmas!! -Namjoon”
“Namjoon? I’m not even surprised,” Jihoon rolled his eyes.
“You know him?” Soonyoung asked.
“He works at 20 Books with me,” Jihoon explained. “I never knew he was friends with my cousin and his roommate.”
“Ah, okay,” Soonyoung nodded. “Should we deliver this to Jimin for him?”
“I guess. But why would he post this when he could just give them to Jimin himself?” Jihoon wondered. “The postage must’ve been horribly expensive judging by how much this weighs.”
“True,” Soonyoung chuckled. “But I heard that Seungcheol set up this mailing service where you could give your gifts to the mailroom to have it delivered within the apartment block.”
“What’s the point of that?” Jihoon yawned and sunk back into the couch.
“Maybe you can give anonymous gifts to other people? I don’t know,” Soonyoung laughed.
They both decided they felt too lazy to carry it down a floor, so they put it aside for the time being. Jihoon texted his cousin to come pick it up later.
“Alright! Now that you’re back...” Soonyoung continued with obvious excitement. “Time for Christmas presents!”
He walked over to their Christmas tree; a glittery white one, which he had put up all by himself because Jihoon had chosen to sleep on the couch instead of help out.
“You actually got me a present?” Jihoon asked in disbelief.
“Of course!” Soonyoung looked hurt. “I’m not a terrible person, you know.”
“Not so sure about that,” Jihoon smirked. Soonyoung faked a sad face.
“I’m not sure why I went to so much trouble to get this for you,” Soonyoung pretended to be angry. He a brightly wrapped box at Jihoon. “Take it, you ungrateful walnut.”
“Walnut? That’s the best you can do?” Jihoon couldn’t help but laugh. He tore through the wrapping and pulled out a hideously bright yellow t-shirt.
“Look at the front,” Soonyoung smiled.
Jihoon slowly opened the shirt. On the front, there was a checklist.
“#1 Producer... #1 Sleeper... #1 Best Friend...?” Jihoon read out. All three entries had a tick in the box next to it.
“Wow, okay...” he didn’t know what to say.
“Do you like it?” Soonyoung fidgeted.
Jihoon noticed how nervous Soonyoung looked, fiddling with the hem of his shirt. Jihoon softened into a smile. “Yeah,” he said quietly, “Even though the colour is hideous.”
Soonyoung’s face lit up into a smile. “Cool! Because I have another present for you.”
“Woah, hold up,” Jihoon was shocked that Soonyoung went to so much trouble this year. Both of them didn’t particularly celebrate Christmas, and for the past few years they had just bought each other food or necessities. “At least let me give you my present first.”
“You got me a present?” Soonyoung perked up. To Jihoon, he looked so cute when he was hopeful.
“Of course,” Jihoon copied Soonyoung’s words. “I’m not a terrible person, you know.”
“Touché,” Soonyoung grinned.
Jihoon pulled out a brown bag and gave it to him nervously. He braced himself for Soonyoung’s reaction.
“I’m sorry I didn’t wrap it nicely--”
“Holy ,” Soonyoung exclaimed, looking into the bag. Jihoon flinched; he expected this much.
Soonyoung pulled out the contents of the bag; a SHINee album signed by all members, and an envelope with Soonyoung’s name on it.
Jihoon knew that there was no better present for a SHINee trashbag like Soonyoung than an actual SHINee album. This Christmas present was a no-brainer.
“Where? How? Why?” Soonyoung stuttered, handling the album as if it was made of pure gold (to Soonyoung, it was probably far more precious than gold).
“One of my classmates from university knows a guy in SM...” Jihoon said in embarrassment. “It’s really no big deal. They give out tonnes of signed albums like--”
Soonyoung tackled Jihoon into a tight hug. The corners of the album dug into Jihoon’s back uncomfortably.
“Jihoon,” Soonyoung mumbled into his roommate’s shirt, “I could literally kiss you right now.”
Then why don’t you?
“That’s... not all,” Jihoon said with difficulty; Soonyoung was crushing his ribs with his strong arms. Jihoon was pretty sure that his roommate wasn’t aware of his own strength.
“The envelope?” Soonyoung released Jihoon and tore open the envelope, his tongue sticking out slightly in the excitement. He pulled out two pieces of paper. Jihoon braced himself once again.
Soonyoung turned the papers over slowly. Category 1 tickets to a SHINee concert, including a Hi-Touch or Photo Op pass.
“Are--” Soonyoung began.
“Yeah, yeah,” Jihoon said, hiding his face from Soonyoung. He could feel his cheeks flushing rapidly. “VIP tickets. I got two, so--”
“Will you go with me?!” Soonyoung said a little too loudly, grabbing Jihoon’s wrists and pulling them away from his face. Jihoon tried his best to avoid looking at Soonyoung’s face.
“Of course,” Jihoon rolled his eyes. “I got the tickets. I should be allowed to go.”
“Sorry,” Soonyoung laughed, backing away from Jihoon. “I thought you weren’t the kind who would want to go to a boyband concert.”
“People change,” Jihoon muttered.
“Jihoon,” Soonyoung looked like he was on the verge of tears. “Thank you,” he choked.
Soonyoung’s face was b with happiness and joy, and Jihoon felt a rush of warmth run through his body. It was a nice feeling. Definitely worth begging his classmate multiple times to hook him up with SHINee tickets.
With Jihoon’s physical present out of the way, Soonyoung eagerly wanted to move on to his other present for Jihoon.
Soonyoung’s ‘other’ present turned out to be a performance. It so happened that Jihoon had a similar idea, and had prepared a performance for Soonyoung as well.
Jihoon insisted he wanted go first; he was embarrassed enough already. He stood in front of Soonyoung for a while before mustering up the courage to speak.
“You... keep asking me to dance to Taemin’s ‘Press Your Number’,” Jihoon said, hands shaking and eyes darting everywhere except for the boy in front of him. “So... I finally learnt it for you. Merry Christmas.”
He the music and danced with as much passion as he could. He really did enjoy dancing, but always felt jealous whenever he watched Soonyoung. No amount of practice would get him to Soonyoung’s level, but he was content with his current dancing ability.
The look of pure awe and adoration on Soonyoung’s face as he applauded made Jihoon think that all the hours of practice was worth it.
Jihoon took a seat, breathing heavily, and prepared himself for Soonyoung’s performance. He knew that whatever Soonyoung performed, it would certainly set Jihoon’s heart off at an abnormal rate.
“Um... my performance probably won’t compare to all the things you’ve done for me today,” Soonyoung said, cheeks flushing. “But... I’ve been working on my singing. It’s no where near as good as yours, but--”
Jihoon smiled at him.
“Uh-- Yeah. I can’t play any instruments, so it’ll just be me, so--”
“I have high expectations,” Jihoon said encouragingly.
“Alright,” Soonyoung laughed. He began to sing, and Jihoon sat bolt upright. He recognised the song; he should, because he was the one who wrote it.
“Yeah, I just want it simple, simple. I want it simple~” Soonyoung sang.
Jihoon stared at him until he stopped singing. He felt shook not only by Soonyoung’s gentle, velvety voice, but the fact that the song he had sung was one Jihoon had been writing for the past few weeks. In secret.
“Soonyoung,” Jihoon said quietly. “How--”
“I found it in your room,” Soonyoung admitted sheepishly, bracing himself for the attack Jihoon would surely launch on him. “I don’t know why you always hide your compositions from me. They’re incredible.”
Jihoon wasn’t sure how to react.
“I really like this song,” Soonyoung lowered his hands and approached Jihoon. “It’s so... you.”
“Thanks,” was all Jihoon managed to say. He wanted to hear Soonyoung sing again.
“So... Merry Christmas,” Soonyoung laughed nervously.
“Merry Christmas, Soonyoung.”
As much as Jihoon wanted to hold back a smile, he couldn’t help himself. And his smile only got wider when he saw that Soonyoung had an equally happy expression on his face.
But that smile soon turned into an annoyed expression when Soonyoung began laughing whilst saying, “Your nose is so red, Jihoon! You look like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!”
Later that evening, Soonyoung was lazing around in his room when his phone vibrated.
Today 5:03 PM
josh
> hello everyone
> jeonghan and i decided to hold a small celebration at our place
> come to 104 if u wanna join and celebrate our hard work this morning !!! :)
me
> lol thnx josh we’ll be there SOON !!! :D
woozi:)
> hold up i didn’t agree to this
devil.gif [a/n; Jeonghan]
> omg jihoon cmon it’ll be fun
woozi:)
> soonyoung would probably drag my dead body there if he had to anyway
me
> :)))
[unknown number 1]
> lol soz i have a photoshoot to go to really soon
> ill stop by before tho
[unknown number 2]
> me toooo~
han the man
> omg no u guys are always busy :(
[unknown number 1]
> idol duties call
me
> WOAH U GUYS ARE IDOLS?!?!?!?!
> wait who r u lmao
[unknown number 1]
> *trainees techinically
> the names seokmin
> or if u know me by my stage name it’s DK or dokyeom ;)
savagehao
> lmao that spon though
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> ????
[unknown number 1]
> s e o k m i n
> im looking at u seungcheol
coups.jpg
> if u say so
> but in my heart you will alwyas be sungmin
[unknown number 1]
> ok bye
me
> nooo dont go we just met~
[unknown number 2]
> lol bye
mingerm
> ooooo a party ?!
> sweet
savagehao
> o yeah will there be food?
josh
> yeah we’ll feed you
savagehao
> praise the lord
josh
> if you meant me, thnk you
me
> LETS CONTINUE OUR GAME OF MONOPOLY FROM LAST TIME
woozi:)
> but soonyoung, you went bankrupt in the first hour
me
> no???? i was just contributing to the economy
[unknown number 3]
> lmao lets play truth or dare
[unknown number 4]
> no
me
> whO ARE YOU PEOPLE
[unknown number 4]
> idk who you are either
me
> i came hre to party and im feeling so attacked rn
> iM SOONYOUNG NICE TO MEET U
mingerm
> NICE TO MEET YOU IM MINGYU
me
> i knowwwwwww -_-
[unknown number 3]
> oh soonyoung lolol
> im junhui
[unknown number 4]
> i’m wonwoo
me
> OOOOOHHHH
> MINGHAOS BF AND MINGYUS BF
> ILL CHANGE UR NAMES IN MY PHONE
MINGYU’S BF
> ......
woozi:)
> i apologise for soonyoung.
MINGYU’S BF
> none taken.
josh
> so is anyone gonna come over or what
han the man
> is it alright if we come at like 6
josh
> yeah of course
me
> OH YEAH I KNEW WE WERE FORGETTING SOMETHING
> sorry i started eating ramen lol
mingerm
> iM CHANGING HANG ON
MINGHAO’S BF
> i can’t find my shirt
josh
> -_-
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> smh u guys gotta stop scaring away jihoon -.-
me
> JIHOON MY LOVE COME BACK :((
MINGYU’S BF
> rip jihoon~
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> guys ...
> come over before jisoo finishes all the nachos
me
> UM NACHOS ???
> OK BYE RAMEN YOU WERE GREAT WHILE U LASTED
> BR RIGHT THERE
> JISOO SAVE SOME FOR ME
a/n;
thank u for reading<3
i FINALLY got to write an ot13 group chat im so happy omg (ot13 is coming together guys ! !! !!!! ^^)
i have a thing for text conversations can u tell?
GROUP CHATS
hope it wasn’t too random lmao
u know ... for someone who’s soonseok trash, it took me awfully long to realise they havent even met in this fic omfg
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