Jongin woke up with a pounding headache, sore throat and eyes burning. He was hangover, and it was all his friends’ fault. The drowsy teen groaned as he barely managed to push himself up from his comfortable bed, his hair—greasy and smelling of weed—sticking out in every direction. He already missed the soft sheets and fluffy pillows, but he had a class to attend to and his attendance score was already bad enough to last him a life time.

He slid his body down from the bed and let his feet find the floor. Almond shaped eyes half-closed and face puffed up. He looked like , he was well aware of that, but that was the least of his worries. His mother wasn’t home anyways. He could skip school and nobody would scold him, because his father was away in a business trip as well which meant he had the whole house to himself, he could even throw a party or something, but as he dragged himself to the bathroom he decided he’ll just give school a chance. Maybe he’ll get to talk to his kinda-crush today—Sehun did promise he was going to properly introduce them. He took a half-empty toothpaste and an overused toothbrush from the cabinet behind the mirror, then squeezed a generous amount that ended up straight in the sink. Jongin groaned, his shoulders slumping in defeat. This day definitely didn’t seem promising.

♡

“Good morning, sunshine! You look like .” The ever so honest Byun Baekhyun shared as he joined Jongin on the bleachers. Jongin didn’t bother to answer him or even glance at him, it was too early for him to engage the obnoxious brown haired dude into a meaningless conversation. He didn’t even want to be there let alone talk to someone as annoying and insignificant as Byun Baekhyun. They weren’t even that close, they were merely acquaintances and Baekhyun seemed to overlook that fact at times. He knew him through his best friend Oh Sehun who was on good terms with Park Chanyeol who apparently was Baekhyun’s bestie and couldn’t go anywhere without dragging him along. Just a few feet in front of them, Sehun and Chanyeol were savagely fighting over a ball. Jongin noted with an unimpressed frown that both of them at the game.

“Chanyeol looks like an absolute idiot playing football. Man, I can’t believe I’m best friends with that thing! Okay, let’s face it they both at football, but at least their butts look nice in those tiny shorts.” Baekhyun said with a bubbly chuckle while snapping a few pictures with his phone, and although Jongin pretended he didn’t hear him so he wouldn’t have to talk to him, he was observant enough to note the fondness in his tone. He was totally into Chanyeol. Jongin rolled his eyes, Baekhyun was too gay for their squad and he made him hella uncomfortable. He was going to have to confront Sehun about this as soon as possible. He tore his gaze from his phone towards his two friends, Chanyeol was dribbling the ball seemingly like a pro or so he thought while Sehun just stood there and laughed his heart out at how awkward the taller between the two looked. His eyes however drifted from Sehun’s—rare—wide grin to his short clad , he couldn’t help but stare now that Baekhyun has mentioned it, Sehun did have a nice bum.  

“Hi!” Jongin was startled from his daze, cheeks heating up as it finally sunk in that he was staring at his best friend’s bum, it was all Baekhyun’s fault god damn it. The tan skinned teen glanced up at the sound only to come face to face with none other than his cousin, Kim Junmyeon.

“Hey!” Baekhyun was the one who greeted back, eyelashes fluttering and canines showing. Junmyeon grinned back. The handsome senior was wearing a large grey wool sweater with a white dress shirt tucked underneath it, round glasses fitting perfectly with his smart look. He even went the extra mile by wearing a black necktie. Jongin couldn’t help but wonder if they were actual relatives or not—or maybe Junmyeon just had an identity crisis, maybe he thought he was the modern day Harry Potter or something, the theory wasn’t farfetched at all, Junmyeon was a Harry Potter nerd after all. Unlike neat Junmyeon over there, Jongin barely put an effort in styling his hair, black thin sweater, black jeans and a black beanie with a nice pair of Nikes, that was all it took to have the ‘Kim Jongin look’—it was even statistically proven that Kim Jongin looked gorgeous whatever he wore.

“So the guys and I were wondering if you’d like to join us in our baking club, The Delightful Delicacies!” Baekhyun snorted openly at the club name while Jongin opted to just blink in silence at his cousin until he disappears. “We bake goodies and throw awesome pre-drinks, I promise you it’s not as lame as it sounds. As juniors, I think it’ll be great for you guys to get to know some seniors and get yourselves out there, if you’re into popularity and stuff, I mean I’m sure you guys are already popular with kids your age and—“ Junmyeon’s blabber was stopped with one of his friends putting a hand on his shoulder, Jongin recognized him as Do Kyungsoo. “We’re short on members, and if you guys are kind enough to join us I’m sure plenty of girls would want to join as well.”

“So what you’re trying to tell us is that you want us in even though there are no hot chicks in this baking club of yours?” Chanyeol made his presence known with an obnoxious playful smirk on display; Sehun joining him soon after with a lifted brow and lips slowly curving up into a crooked smile. Jongin rolled his eyes, his cousin was making a fool of himself. If there were no girls in this stupid club of his why was he even bothering?

“Yeah, I mean there were a couple of girls but...they found a better club to join.” The last sentence was said barely above a whisper, Junmyeon cleared his throat, cheeks burning in embarrassment. “But worry not! If you guys join us I can guarantee to you that—“

“Look, you either join or not! We’re not gonna beg you to!” Typical Do Kyungsoo. Junmyeon’s eyes widened at the sudden burst out, he was clearly desperate on getting new members for his club and Kyungsoo’s sour mood was only making things worse for him. Chanyeol winked at the fuming doe eyed senior, clearly enjoying pushing his buttons. Sometimes Jongin wondered if all his friends were gay.

“There’s free alcohol if you guys are interested.” A third voice uttered, and Jongin finally noticed that there was someone else standing there with his cousin and Kyungsoo. Someone he’s never seen before. Jongin raised a brow at the boy’s appearance; he didn’t really fit in with Junmyeon’s friends criteria. No Harry Potter vibes. He was lean and a bit taller than the other two, pale skin and dark hair pushed back. The boy was wearing a white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows tucked into fit ripped black jeans. Jongin had to admit, the boy was kinda good looking.

“Free alcohol you say?” Baekhyun asked, his eyes glimmering for some reason as he eyed the dark haired stranger.

“Yep! Free alcohol, free cake, and most importantly you’ll be part of the coolest club in the school!” The boy winked with a dimpled grin and Jongin gulped. Okay, he wasn’t kinda good looking, he was gorgeous and Jongin was mature enough to admit it without having to be into guys.

“We’ll think about it and let you know.” Baekhyun has apparently proclaimed himself their squad’s representative. Jongin frowned as Baekhyun stood up offering the boy his number and asking for his in return. ‘So I can let him know if we ever feel like going’ Baekhyun lied through his teeth with a straight face. Okay, so maybe Baekhyun wasn’t that into Park Chanyeol as Jongin has once thought.

♡

After those three excused themselves and left, Baekhyun announced for the whole school to hear that he has finally found his knight in shining armour, Chanyeol gave him a funny look while Jongin and Sehun simply brushed him off. They talked about football, girls and which party they were going to this upcoming weekend. Sehun proudly shared that the girl he’s been trying to woo since forever has finally accepted her fate and agreed on going out with him. Jongin high-fived him with a wide smug grin, and Sehun promised he’ll fix him up with his crush soon enough. ‘It’s much more fun if we both have girlfriends’ The pale faced teen has said with a firm nod, and Jongin appreciated that his best friend didn’t want him to feel like a third-wheel once he starts dating this girl.

Chanyeol broke their bro-talk with a loud groan, whining about how hungry he was and so they agreed on taking their ‘mushy heart-to-heart discussion’—as Baekhyun liked to call it—to the school’s cafeteria.   

“Hey guys!” Jongdae greeted as he made himself comfortable next to Chanyeol. Kim Jongdae was a close friend of Baekhyun’s, who has easily made a place for himself in their squad—that used to only consist of Kim Jongin and Oh Sehun but oh well—Jongin however kinda liked him, he wasn’t as obnoxious as Park Chanyeol and not nearly as annoying as Byun Baekhyun. Kim Jongdae was cool and Jongin didn’t mind having him around. “Guess what?”

“You’re finally growing your hair back?” Baekhyun teased, giving Jongdae’s strange short hair cut a nasty look. Chanyeol burst out laughing at that while Jongin and Sehun simply snorted in amusement.

“Not until you grow some balls and go confess to—“

“Okay, okay I take it back, you look gorgeous!” An unusually flustered Baekhyun cut him off with hands thrown up in the air in a show of complete submission. 

“So I thought.” Jongdae made a show of pushing his hair back with a roll of eye before bringing his focus back on the remaining three. “I’m joining a baking club.”

They eyed Jongdae as if they were expecting him to burst out into a laugh and tell them he was simply messing with them, it was his nature after all, though that never happened as Jongdae kept staring right back at them patiently waiting for what they had to say.

“What? You’re for real?” It was Sehun who broke the awkward silence, god bless him. “Why?”

“Why not?”

“There must be a catch? Is it the free alcohol?” Chanyeol stuffed a few fries into his mouth, brows furrowed in confusion.

“Who the joins a club called ‘The Delightful Delicacies’ like what the man?” Jongin put his hands behind his head and leaned back as he lazily watched them bicker in amusement, not forgetting to give Baekhyun a pointed look. Wasn’t it him who asked for that decent looking guy’s number and promised they would join?

“ you guys! My future wife is the one in charge of that stupid club, o-ing-course I’ll join!”

“Your future wife?” Sehun asked, giving Jongin a look. Jongin shrugged, not bothering to get engaged in a stupid conversation this early in the morning, he was still hangover for god’s sake.

“Don’t tell me Kim Junmyeon is your future wife? Dude, that’s so not cool!” Jongin rolled his eyes at that, his cousin was as straight as an arrow and he had a girlfriend for crying out loud, everyone knew that. Jongdae wasn’t going to get anywhere if he actually had his eye on Junmyeon of all people.   

“Not everyone’s gay like you Byun. It’s Zhang Liyin-ssam!”

“Our Art teacher?”

“Everyone’s little gay, it’s scientifically proven. As Freud says we’re all born biual, there’s no such thing as full-fledged heterouality. You should read about it you ignorant prick.” Baekhyun was ignored as Sehun continued pestering Jongdae about telling him more about why and how the hell he fell for their art teacher of all people.

“Who’s Freud though?” Trust Chanyeol to bring insignificant topics up, Baekhyun’s eyes lit up and was about to lecture them all about whom this Freud guy was when his holly majesty Sehun interrupted with his signature crooked smile on display.

“Baekhyun’s dad.” They burst out laughing at that, all except for Jongin who found them too annoyingly loud for his pounding head. It wasn't even that funny. He fixed his beanie and was about to excuse himself and leave when his gaze settled on a familiar figure.

It was the guy with the droopy eyes and deep dimples from earlier. The guy was leaning casually against a w