“Please tell me this was Hanbin's idea and not yours.” Jinhwan groaned when he caught sight of Hanbin and Junhoe in the distance.

Bobby mustered up his best look of confusion before meeting Jinhwan's eyes. “I have no idea what you're talking about.”

Jinhwan glared back at him and shook his head. “I thought I gave you specific instruction to not embarrass me today?”

Bobby tried hard not to smile, but he was having a tough time of it. He knew exactly what Jinhwan was talking about. When he offered nothing but silence Jinhwan punched him in the arm, and that was when Bobby finally grinned.

“What the was that for?”

“You know what that was for.” Jinhwan complained, but in reality he thought it was cute. Hanbin and Bobby owned some matching clothing and accessories (purchased before they'd even started dating) and apparently had decided to wear a dorky couple's outfit today. Matching snapbacks and hoodies. Just like a drama.

“I ing knew something was up,” Junhoe said as they approached the other two, and he turned to glare at Hanbin, “you haven't worn that snapback in at least a year.”

Hanbin grinned and winked at him before hugging Bobby. “You pay that much attention to my clothes? Cute.”

“I can't believe we have to walk around with them today. They're so embarrassing.” Jinhwan added, looking at Junhoe and rolling his eyes. Junhoe grinned back at him. They hadn't talked since their mutual s in the park on Thursday night, but they'd both had busy Fridays. Junhoe tried not to think about it, but it was difficult. He just hoped he wasn't blushing, looking at Jinhwan’s hand, thinking about his own hand.

“Oh would you two quit groaning?” Bobby said. “We wore matching outfits completely by accident. It was bound to happen one day, we only have so many clothes.” He grinned when Hanbin linked his arms around him. The day was already off to a good start. The weather was perfect and Hanbin was being cute.

“Bull, you planned it. You're already embarrassing us, you don't have to lie to us too.” Jinhwan joked.

“I'm serious! This was not intentional, was it Bin-ah?” Bobby asked him, smiling when Hanbin kissed him suddenly before turning to face the other two.

“It was intentional,” Hanbin said, “it was my idea.”

“I knew it!” Jinhwan replied, shaking his head and staring at Bobby. “You're so whipped.”

Bobby grinned back at him before looking at Hanbin and patting his cheek. “Have you seen this face? I can't say no to it.”

Jinhwan shook his head. “Disgusting.”

“We don't need to go to the haunted house today, this is terrifying enough.” Junhoe added.

Hanbin grinned back at him. “Don't be jealous.” He cast a conspiratorial grin at Jinhwan. “Junhoe and I used to wear matching outfits all the time.”

Junhoe huffed in outrage at Hanbin's comment. “When we were kids!”

“Our moms used to go shopping together.”

“No they didn't, don't listen to him, he's a liar.” Junhoe looked at Jinhwan and shook his head. Jinhwan was laughing, though, amused at the idea of them in matching outfits as kids.

Jinhwan shook his head disapprovingly at Junhoe. “The only liar here right now is probably you. Hanbin wouldn't lie about something like that.”

“Hanbin lies about everything, it's in his nature.” Junhoe couldn't help but carry on.

It was Hanbin's turn to play at being offended. “I can't believe you'd say that about me. If I'd known you'd be this upset I would have suggested that you and Jinhwan coordinate your outfits today too.”

“Only couples twin their outfits, Hanbin, and we're not a couple.” Jinhwan replied back with a smile, amused that he was still trying to make it happen.

“Yet. We'll make sure we do all the romantic rides today, might stir up some feelings.”

Junhoe reached over and lightly smacked him in the face. “Stop talking bull, Hanbin.”

Hanbin just grinned back. “I just think you two would be much happier if you had someone special in your lives.”

Jinhwan winked at Hanbin before replying. “I think we're plenty happy with things the way they are currently, aren't we Junhoe-ya?”

Junhoe grinned back. “Never been happier, except when I don't have to be around these two idiots.”

Hanbin narrowed his eyes and looked quickly between the two of them, like he was piecing something together in his head. Luckily Jinhwan and Junhoe were saved by Bobby.

“Come on, Bin, leave the future love birds alone for now.” He grabbed Hanbin's hand and pulled him towards the ticket window. They got in line at the stall behind a few families with young children. Before purchasing tickets for admission, young kids were measured to ensure they met height requirements for rides. Junhoe watched the kids being measured before looking at Jinhwan with a gleam in his eye.

“Guys, I think we should get Jinan hyung measured to make sure he's tall enough for the roller coasters.” Junhoe teased, grinning at Jinhwan's look of betrayal.

Hanbin rounded on them with an ecstatic grin. “Brilliant idea! You can never be too safe, after all.”

“Excuse me?” Jinhwan complained, looking between them before staring at Bobby. “Can you believe these kids?”

Bobby, however, just grinned back at him before turning to the security guard. “Excuse me, do you mind if we take a picture of our small friend here with the height chart?” He motioned at Jinhwan, who surged forward and playfully hit him.

The security guard was on their side, though. “I already had my eye on him.” He looked at Jinhwan and waved him through. “If you wouldn't mind, please? This is standard procedure for smaller guests at the park. We’re committed to your safety.”

Jinhwan shook his head but went for it. “I can't believe you guys!” He complained, “you're all dead.”

“Hey, we're just looking out for you, hyung.” Junhoe replied, grinning ear to ear as he watched Jinhwan be led to the height chart.

Jinhwan pointed back at him. “You—dead.” He pointed at Bobby next. “You—also dead.” A finger for Hanbin. “You were already under a death sentence for your matching outfits, but now you're dead again.” The security guard smiled as he set him up against the wall. Jinhwan looked at him next. “I hope this was worth it, cause you're dead too.”

“Are you threatening park security?” Junhoe asked, laughing as he watched the security guard pose along with Jinhwan for Bobby's phone camera.

Jinhwan frowned at them before crouching down so he appeared shorter than the allowed limit. If they were going to do this, he wanted a funny picture, at least. The security guard hammed it up for the camera as well. He checked the picture before getting back in line.

“Hey, you forgot your wrist band!” The security guard called to Jinhwan, holding up a neon green wrist band they used for the kids to show what height level requirement they met.

Jinhwan willingly held out his arm and let the security guard attach it. It was probably a crappy job, and the guy seemed to be enjoying their joking around. Jinhwan couldn't blame him.

“Ah look at that, it's green!” Junhoe remarked, and Jinhwan looked at him with raised eyebrows.

“Why does it matter that it's green?”

Junhoe just grinned back at him. “Peas are green.” 

Jinhwan shook his head, the memory of that night coming back at Junhoe’s mention. They’d barely been acting civil towards one another back then, brought together by Hanbyul and her face painting. Of course it had all been topped off by their live action rendition of The Princess and The Pea—Jinhwan had been the pea.

They rode the escalator up to the top floor of the park, entering through the main gates. Hanbin stopped to grab a park map so they could better plan out their day.

“Can we start out with something I can actually ride?” Junhoe asked, standing beside him and looking over his shoulder.

Hanbin looked at the area near them. “The laser shooting rides are around here, why don't we start out with those? Dragons Wild Shooting!” Hanbin grinned excitedly at Junhoe. “I remember the last time we were here, like seven years ago? We played that together. Spent more time pretending to shoot each other.”

Junhoe grinned back at him. “Yeah, because you were going through a dragon phase at the time and didn't want to shoot at them.”

“Are you serious? Hanbin had a dragon phase? That's so cute,” Jinhwan replied, “extremely dorky, but still cute.”

“Oh Hanbin was a huge dork when we were kids,” Junhoe began, grinning when Hanbin frowned, “I'm not even exaggerating, you'd be shocked.”

“I matured too quickly for my peer group,” Hanbin started saying, but they all knew he was bullting.

“We were probably all dorks,” Bobby said, “I used to bring my old Winnie the Pooh plush toy to school with me.”

“You what?” Hanbin wasn't really surprised to hear it, but it was cute.

“He wouldn't just bring it to school,” Jinhwan interrupted, “when we'd be in class he'd sit it at the top of his bag and keep the flap open so it could breathe.”

All four of them burst into laughter at the story, and Bobby didn't even mind Jinhwan going that extra level. They made their way to the dragon shooting game, getting in the small line up. The cars for the ride allowed for groups of four to go together, so Bobby and Hanbin sat in the front, while Jinhwan and Junhoe sat behind them.

“Are we playing this individually or in teams?” Hanbin asked, looking over his shoulder at the other two.

“Oh are we being competitive?” Jinhwan asked.

“Of course!” Hanbin replied, like it was a dumb question.

“Loser buys lunch!” Junhoe said, before picking his laser gun up.

“Those are fair terms. Teams?” Hanbin eyed Junhoe, who nodded at him. “Okay it's me and Junhoe against the two old guys.”

Bobby looked at Hanbin in shock. “We're competing?”

Hanbin grinned back at him. “Yeah, we are on a date, after all, you should buy me lunch anyway. Just making a sport of it.”

Bobby shook his head and looked back at Jinhwan. “This entitled little brat, can you believe him?” Bobby picked up his gun and looked at Hanbin. “Prepare to be destroyed.”

“No chance! Time for Herbivore Hanbin and Jurassic Junhoe to stomp all over these dragons!” Hanbin exclaimed just as the ride started, taking advantage of Bobby's momentary lapse of concentration (because he was too busy laughing) and scoring the opening points.

“Ah, you cheater!” Bobby shouldered Hanbin into the side of the cart, trying to block his angle.

Things weren't any better in the back seat.

“Junhoe-ya! Don't make me lock a choke hold on you, I swear I will!” Jinhwan yelled before unbuckling his belt and standing up in the cart. Junhoe had managed to wrestle Jinhwan’s gun away and was holding it up over his head while shooting with his own. The ride was very slow and moved on a simple track, so Jinhwan wasn't concerned about falling out.

Jinhwan practically straddled Junhoe's lap, climbing over him to reach his long outstretched arm and prying his gun out of Junhoe's fingers. As soon as he got it back he started shooting the targets, all while trying to physically block Junhoe's view. Junhoe wrestled him back into the seat, leaning over him so he was pressed uncomfortably into the side.

It was fun and exciting, being so physical with each other with Hanbin and Bobby just in front of them. Maybe it was a little risky, but then again they were being competitive, so Junhoe could easily explain it away if Hanbin happened to focus on them instead of the game.

In the front seat Hanbin was alternating between shooting and distracting Bobby. At first it had started out innocent, just pulling his arm away any time he tried to shoot. But when Bobby got good at blocking him, Hanbin resorted to dirtier tactics. He leaned in against Bobby when there was a short break after they'd shot all the targets in the room.

“You're so good at this, oppa,” Hanbin whispered against Bobby's neck, “it’s so hot.”

Bobby grinned and tried to shove him away with his shoulder. “Oh no, you are not distracting me!”

“Famous last words.” Hanbin teased before slipping his hand inside Bobby's jeans.

“Hanbin!” Bobby yelled, falling for it and looking down just as they got into a new room. “Get your hand out of my pants!”

Bobby's yell had Junhoe and Jinhwan cracking up, so only Hanbin was currently shooting at anything.

Jinhwan recovered and leaned over, smacking Hanbin in the head. “Dirty tactics! That should be an illegal move!”

“All's fair in Dragons Wild Shooting!” Hanbin replied, ducking from another attack from Jinhwan.

“Oh guys sit down, it's about to take our picture!” Junhoe yelled, but not soon enough. There was a telltale bright flash, and during the flash Jinhwan was leaning forward, brandishing his gun at Hanbin.

“Oh god I hope you don't get us kicked out,” Junhoe said with a laugh as Jinhwan collapsed back into his seat, clutching at his stomach and wheezing from laughing so much. The ride was at its end now, and they were all in similar states.

“Was it worth it, Hanbin?” Jinhwan asked, shaking his head as he tallied their final scores. Hanbin and Junhoe had come out victorious.

Hanbin grinned back at him as he holstered his gun. “Every single second of it.” They got to the end and exited their car, still laughing over their own stupid antics. They approached the photo booth to find their picture. It was every bit as wonderful as it could have been. Hanbin and Jinhwan's mid-ride fight was captured perfectly, as was Junhoe's concerned shouting and flailing hands. Bobby was in the front shooting at the dragon targets, but the expression on his face had him looking like the village idiot.

Hanbin bought the picture.

An hour later found them outside, enjoying the last weekend of abnormally warm October weather. They’d somehow managed to get Junhoe to agree to ride the Comet Express, a roller coaster with seats that spun as they navigated the track. It had a space theme.

“Junhoe-ya, can’t wait to travel to Uranus.” Jinhwan couldn’t help but joke, nudging him as they stood in line.

“I can’t believe you’re making the Uranus joke,” Bobby complained, “I thought we were all better than that.”

“What’s wrong, hyung? Got some deep space probe circling around Uranus?” Junhoe teased back, and the look of surprise on Bobby’s face was worth saying it.

It was gone in a second, though. “There is nothing approaching my, uh, Uranus.” Bobby couldn’t help but blush as he made the comment, and he couldn’t believe that Junhoe, of all people, had him blushing.

“Not even Hanbin’s Deep Space Nine?” Jinhwan teased, pouncing on the topic when he saw the blush on Bobby’s cheeks.

“Let’s not get carried away, hyung,” Hanbin interrupted, “I’m a modest guy. It’s more like Deep Space Six?”

“Better than Jinan’s Deep Space Two.” Bobby fired back, trying to ignore the mild embarrassment.

“It’s extendable!” Jinhwan replied, staring at Bobby with an expression that was all challenge. He knew for a fact that he had a longer than Bobby did. Not that Bobby was tiny or anything. But Jinhwan was bigger.

“Is it attached to a pair of dwarf planets?” Hanbin asked, and they all couldn’t stop themselves from giggling. It only got worse when an older woman in line behind them glared at them.

They boarded the ride then, Hanbin and Bobby at the back, Jinhwan and Junhoe right in front of them. Junhoe took a deep breath when he sat down, his nerves eating away at his stomach. He’d been kind of okay in line (mostly because they'd been joking and he’d forbidden himself from facing the coaster and watching it) but now that they were here, and he was being strapped in? He tried to keep his breathing calm, but he was having a tough time.

Jinhwan looked over at him after he finished buckling himself in. “Excited?”

Junhoe, who’d been faking just how nervous he was until now, couldn’t really fake it any longer. “I’m not sure excited is the word I’d use.”

Jinhwan heard the nerves in his voice and his demeanour changed suddenly. “It’s not really motion sickness, is it?”

But Junhoe’s pride got in the way of admission. “It’s totally motion sickness, you’ll know that when I throw up all over you.”

Jinhwan grinned but took his hand, squeezing it tightly. “It’ll be fine, I’m not afraid of you throwing up today.”

Junhoe hated how comforting the hand holding was, and he hated himself for squeezing back. “You say that now, but I had bindaetteok for breakfast and it was really garlicky.”

Jinhwan had to bite back the laughter. Junhoe was trying, and he thought it was cute. He’d try his hardest not to stomp all over his pride. “Then please try and puke over the side. Maybe if we’re lucky it’ll get all over those two idiots behind us. Karma for the couple outfit.”

Junhoe forced himself to laugh at that and ignored that he was still clinging to Jinhwan’s hand. He’d get through the ride.

He hoped.
 

Hanbin was only barely better than Junhoe.

Despite being terrified of roller coasters as a child, he’d talked himself into being excited for them now. There was no reason why he should be afraid. He was in far more danger of being knocked out during a boxing match than he was of being thrown out of a roller coaster, and boxing didn’t scare him at all.

Little kids did these rides, after all. He couldn’t let some kids half his age show him up.

But as he let the ride attendant check his lap harness (of course the first coaster they did only had lap harnesses and not full body ones) he could feel goosebumps on his skin already. He turned his head to look at Bobby, dismayed to find Bobby sporting an excited grin.

Bobby was going to think he was a huge dork for being nervous, wasn’t he? Should he try to salvage a bit of his pride and pretend he was excited, or should he just it up and admit his fear? Bobby would probably think it was cute, wouldn’t he? Would he find it endearing?

“Bin-ah, are you okay?”

Bobby’s voice brought him back to reality and Hanbin frowned at him. He couldn’t fake it. He was a terrible liar.

“No, not really.”

Bobby smiled and shifted in his seat a little, looping his arm around Hanbin’s shoulders. “Are you seriously telling me that after teasing Junhoe all morning, you’re actually afraid too?”

Hanbin’s frown became even more pronounced. “I was fine. Now I’m not fine.” The one good thing about this ride that he hadn’t thought about was that he was able to sit as close to Bobby as possible, and even though his nerves were still gnawing at his stomach, at least Bobby’s arm around his shoulder calmed him a little.

“I can’t believe this,” Bobby chided, taking Hanbin’s snapback off so he could press a kiss into his hair. “I can’t believe you’re afraid of roller coasters.”

“I’m not afraid,” Hanbin replied, “just slightly nervous.”

“Okay babe, whatever you say.” Bobby chuckled in response.

“I haven’t been on one in like, seven years, at least? I’m sure I’ll be fine after.”

“I’m sure you will be too.”

“It’s just cause it’s the first one in a long time!”

“Whatever you say.” Bobby kissed him again, outstretched fingers rubbing Hanbin’s cheek.

The ride jolted to life then and Hanbin couldn’t stop the whine before it came out of his throat. He honestly hadn’t thought he’d be this bad.

Bobby grinned and tightened his arm again before turning Hanbin’s face towards him. He’d wanted to kiss him, but the look of abject terror on Hanbin’s face only made him laugh instead. Hanbin couldn’t even respond in anger, he just slid his own arm around Bobby’s front and cuddled into him. Bobby managed to calm the laughter long enough to get that kiss, taking advantage of the long dark tunnel they’d entered.

Hanbin kissed back like his life depended on it, like he needed the distraction. But once they cleared it and came out in the brightly lit tunnel full of cheesy planets and constellations they pulled apart and a second later is when the seats started spinning.
 

When they got off the ride both Hanbin and Junhoe could barely stand upright without help. Hanbin clung to Bobby, face pressed into Bobby’s shoulder and arms encircling him. Junhoe walked with an arm around Jinhwan and a hand on the railing, and he begged to sit down for a moment until they stopped spinning.

They sat on the steps, Jinhwan next to Junhoe. He’d whined and swore the entire time and Jinhwan had thought it was hilarious. Even though he’d laughed, he’d held on to Junhoe’s hand until the very end. He could be sympathetic and amused at the same time.

“You survived, though! You should be happy about that.”

Junhoe groaned and leaned his head against the railing. “I might still throw up, don’t tempt me.”

“Don’t look at Hanbin and Bobby, then,” Jinhwan replied. Hanbin was sitting on Bobby’s lap, face tucked into Bobby’s neck. Bobby was grinning from ear to ear, clearly enjoying the moment. It was a bit much for Jinhwan, though. Sometimes they were cute, and sometimes they were gross.

A disgusted huff next to him told him that Junhoe clearly agreed. “They really are disgusting.” Junhoe watched them for a moment. It actually felt a little weird, seeing Hanbin like this. He wasn’t sure if Hanbin was just doing it as an excuse to be close to Bobby or not. It didn’t matter, though. Hanbin was happy. So Junhoe was happy.

“Just revolting,” Jinhwan agreed, giving Junhoe a sidelong glance. He wondered what they would be like, if they were dating. Could he get away with being clingy with Junhoe in a situation like this? Junhoe wasn’t anywhere near as physical as Hanbin was, while Jinhwan liked being clingy. Junhoe might fight it, but in the end he was sure he’d get his way. Junhoe kept giving in to him as it was now, after all, and Jinhwan prided himself on his powers of persuasion.

They went on Atlantis next, a log flume ride that Bobby made Hanbin sit up front on. Hanbin tried to talk himself up for it, saying that it couldn’t possibly be that bad. Except for the whole getting wet from the water spray part, of course. But it was sunny out and there was another outdoor coaster they were planning to do, so they’d have ample time to dry off.

Junhoe wasn’t eager to do this one, but he did watch it first with Jinhwan to see exactly what happened. It wasn’t as bad as Comet Express had been, at least. The seats didn’t swivel. While they stood in line and crept closer he could feel his nerves kicking back up. Maybe he’d just sit it out when they got up to the front.

But Jinhwan grabbed his hand again when the other two weren’t looking, squeezing it reassuringly and smiling at him. Junhoe wasn’t sure if the butterflies in his stomach were from pre-ride nerves or Jinhwan being so close. He squeezed back, though. He needed every bit of reassurance he could get.

Like their previous ride they sat two to a seat and there was only a lap belt again so they had more freedom of movement. Hanbin slid in under Bobby’s arm again, head tucked into his neck. Once again Junhoe felt weird seeing him be so soft. He was used to a tough, dominant Hanbin, one who would never admit to anything akin to a weakness. It was like he turned into a different person around Bobby. Maybe it was just the roller coasters, though.

Jinhwan slid in close to Junhoe, hand laid on Junhoe’s thigh. He squeezed his leg and leaned against him, not really concerned about Hanbin or Bobby turning around. They were in their own little world, so Jinhwan wanted to take advantage of it. He looked up at Junhoe, watched as his lips settled into a nervous frown. Jinhwan was dying to kiss him, there was just something about that look on his face that made him so endearing in the moment.

Bad idea, though. That would only send the wrong message, and he was already pushing it by being so cuddly. But he could easily blame that on trying to be comforting to Junhoe in his distress.

The coaster zipped in and out of the mountain, patches of bright daylight interlaced with darkness in the tunnel. During one of those dark stretches Jinhwan couldn’t help but Junhoe, just to see what sort of reaction he’d get. Junhoe yelled at him, and once they got out into the daylight again Jinhwan winked at him before throwing his arms up in the air and yelling.

They were all laughing by the end, even Junhoe, though the laughter was half legit and half just a coping mechanism for rattled nerves. He had shaky legs when he got off the ride. It wasn’t as bad as the first one had been, but it still hadn't exactly been enjoyable. He didn't need to put his arm around Jinhwan this time, but Jinhwan still reached out for him anyway.

it. He liked having his arm around Jinhwan, so why not just use his shaken nerves as an excuse?

Hanbin was too busy grumbling to really pay attention to Jinhwan and Junhoe anyway.

“Why did they keep the water on? It’s October, they should turn it off.”

Bobby pulled him close and pressed a kiss to his lips to shut him up.

“Why are you so cute when you're whiny?” Bobby , nuzzling his nose against Hanbin's cheek.

“I am not cute,” Hanbin whined, “I'm wet.”

“Didn't know coasters got you that excited, Bin-ah.” Jinhwan teased from behind him, unable to help himself. Hanbin looked at him from over his shoulder, glaring until he saw that Junhoe’s arm was around Jinhwan’s shoulder.

“Told you it would turn into a legit double date.” Hanbin smugly replied, eyes on Junhoe’s face. He was actually blushing.

“Mind your own business, Hanbin,” Jinhwan chided, not letting Junhoe pull away. It would just look suspect. They got in line for the third ride they planned to do, Gyro Drop. Junhoe was staunchly refusing to do this one. By this point he’d stopped denying that he was afraid (not that he’d admitted it either, but now he was just ignoring the comments altogether) and was complaining that he just felt a little queasy after the first two rides and that it would be better for everyone involved if he just refrained.

They let him off the hook in the end.
 

They hung around outside for a bit after Gyro Drop while they dried off, buying snacks and sitting in the grass under the sun.

“Should we do one more before lunch?” Bobby asked, studying Hanbin's map. “Oh, we could do Adventures of Sindbad! It's close to the entrance.”

“Is that one of those long ten minute ones, where it's pretty much just telling a story?” Jinhwan asked. He wasn't really in the mood for one of those.

“Yeah, and it's really dark, too.” Bobby replied, grinning at Hanbin.

“Ah, thrills of a different kind for this ride, then?” Hanbin teased.

Jinhwan shook his head before looking at Junhoe. “I don't think I'm going to bother with this one, I've already done it before.” While it would be the perfect opportunity to make out with Junhoe, they wouldn't be able to do it without being in view of Hanbin and Bobby. Jinhwan couldn't take that chance, not after being cuddly with Junhoe all morning.

Junhoe didn't feel like it either, though he wasn't even thinking of making out. He just wanted to sit down for a little while longer. “Let's sit this one out, then. Let the idiots go on it alone, have some privacy.”

“Are you sure? A lot can happen in the dark in ten minutes.” Hanbin teased, before Bobby pulled him away.

“I'm sorry, I'll get him out of your hair.” Bobby joked. “Don't wander far, kids.”

“We'll stay right here and wait for you.” Jinhwan replied with a smile, watching as they disappeared into the line for the story ride. Then he looked at Junhoe. “Judging by that line, they should be at least twenty minutes. Let's go find somewhere to sit for a while?”

Junhoe nodded and followed Jinhwan, eventually finding a bench in the area. They sat down and Junhoe stretched his legs out, glad for the chance to take a break. He was honestly still a little messed up from the spinning ride earlier.

“How are you holding up so far?” Jinhwan asked him.

“Okay,” Junhoe replied, surprised at the serious question in Jinhwan's eyes as he looked him over.

“Are you sure? That motion sickness not still bothering you?” Jinhwan's question was honest. He was having a great time, but he wanted to make sure they weren't putting Junhoe through more than he could handle.

“Yeah, I'm alright. Probably shouldn't do any more rides that spin a lot, that really ed me up.”

Jinhwan grinned and patted his leg. “Yeah, that was a bit much. You took it well, though.”

“Hey, I take things well all the time.”

“Oh, are you saying that you like taking it, then?” Jinhwan teased, leaning into Junhoe and leering at him. Junhoe laughed and shook his head, but he didn't push him away.

It was comfortable, sitting like this with Jinhwan. He enjoyed the teasing and the jokes, was finding it a little easier to look Jinhwan in the face and not immediately think about Jinhwan's mouth around his .

The image still crept into his head anyway, but it wasn't the first thing he thought of anymore.

Bobby grabbed the last boat in the ride for maximum privacy. He still remembered the first time he'd gone on the ride, back when he'd brought a girl here. It really should have been obvious to him then that he wasn't straight. They were fifteen, and while she'd tried to make out with him, he'd actually brushed her off and tried to pay attention to the story.

He had zero intentions of paying attention to anything except Hanbin this time around. He wondered if Hanbin would let him, though, or if he'd be too uncomfortable since they were in a public spot? But it was dark in the ride, the entire ten minutes of it was spent in a boat going down a dark tunnel, the only light coming from the glow of the mechanized scenery. The ride did tell the story of Sindbad, but it was loud and bright enough to make sure that no one would concern themselves with checking on the people at the end of the line.

They sat down in the boat and once inside Bobby put his arm around Hanbin and pulled him closer. Hanbin went willingly to him, leaning against his chest and pressing a quick little kiss to his neck.

Bobby had high hopes.

As soon as the ride got started Bobby went to work, starting out innocently enough, taking Hanbin's snapback off so he could run his fingers through his hair. Hanbin let out a little contented sigh at the action and Bobby was pretty sure he'd probably manage to get whatever he wanted. He brushed his fingers over Hanbin's cheek, all the way down to his chin, using two fingers to pull his face around. Then he went for the kiss, and Hanbin kissed him right back, eager and willing.

Bobby didn't waste any time after that, because the ride was only ten minutes and they'd already been going for one of them. He dropped his hand lower, fingers deftly pulling at Hanbin's belt. Hanbin paused in his kiss, gasping when Bobby's hand slipped underneath his jeans.

“Don't think I've forgotten what you pulled in the Dragon game,” Bobby whispered in his ear, “you started something that I intend to finish.”

Hanbin grinned and was surprised at his own willingness to keep going. Maybe it was the darkness, giving him nerve to not stop Bobby. Maybe it was just the excitement of the day. Whatever it was, though, he wanted it.

Bobby's fingers traced over the shape of Hanbin's through his underwear, pleased when he got another gasp out of him. Luckily the sound of the motor, coupled with the voices of the show over the loudspeaker, were more than enough to ensure no one else could hear anything from them. Bobby couldn't believe Hanbin was letting him do it, couldn't believe Hanbin was so already. He hadn't even really done anything.

Hanbin whined at Bobby's teasing touch and he curled his hand over Bobby's, digging Bobby’s fingers in and around him. He wanted Bobby to know that he actually wanted him to keep going, wanted him to do whatever it was that he had in mind. If a park at night was good enough, why not do it here, too?

Bobby grinned when he felt Hanbin's hand settle over his. He ran through his options, because now that he had Hanbin here like this, he needed to follow through. Should he just jerk him off, or give him a ? Or and not actually finish him at all?

He looked at Hanbin's face, currently lit in a soft blue glow from the lights. Hanbin's eyes met his, and Bobby kissed him again quickly before speaking. “What do you want, babe? or ?”

Even though it was obvious that that had been Bobby's intention, Hanbin was still surprised at the question. Almost felt a little shy in answering. Was he really going to let Bobby do this? Here, on a ride at Lotte World?

“I want both,” Hanbin said, grinning when Bobby cocked his head in confusion, “I want to kiss you for a while.”

Bobby got it. “I won't complain about that.” He brushed lips over Hanbin's again, tongue probing as he used both hands to tug just slightly at Hanbin's pants, pulling them down just enough in the front for Bobby to pull Hanbin's out. Hanbin gasped again at the move, and Bobby kept his hand fisted around Hanbin's , his grip tight. He didn't take it slow, pumping Hanbin hard. They continued kissing but Hanbin was clearly preoccupied with Bobby's hand, always breaking the kiss to cry out quietly at Bobby's moves.

Bobby's free hand wound in Hanbin's hair, pulling on it slightly and exposing his neck. He glanced from Hanbin's face to his lap, grinning when he saw his own hand wrapped tight around Hanbin. This was ridiculously hot—not just that they were doing it, but that Hanbin was actually letting him. Hanbin was into it.

Of course he'd always known that Hanbin wanted to be intimate with him, but today was just something different. Hanbin was actively into it. Groping him on the first ride, not fighting this one at all.

Bobby leaned down quickly and swallowed Hanbin into his mouth. Hanbin's hand immediately latched onto the back of his neck, and Bobby felt smug when Hanbin actually bucked up into his face. He was just doing it now to coat Hanbin's , though, not wanting to handle much more without any kind of lubrication. He pulled up once it was wet enough and immediately wrapped his fingers around it again, jerking so hard he almost made Hanbin yell. But he kissed him instead, aggressively shoved his tongue into Hanbin's mouth and leaned into him.

Bobby had no idea how much time was left, hadn't been paying attention to his watch at all. He couldn't remember how the story went either. He had to finish Hanbin off, though, couldn't run the risk of leaving him hard and in need of release when the ride ended. That would be counter productive.

He pulled away from Hanbin's mouth and spoke into his ear. “I don't know how much time we have left, babe, so you're going to in my mouth right now, understood?”

Hanbin didn't speak, he just whined and nodded and Bobby thought it was the hottest thing in the world. “I mean it. As soon as you're in my mouth, you better .” Hanbin nodded again, breathless with anticipation, and Bobby grinned at him before leaning down and swallowing him again. A few pumps of the fist later and Bobby could taste it on his tongue. Hanbin's hands were clenching at his hoodie, fingers locked in a death grip. Bobby swallowed it all and stayed where he was for a moment, softly until he felt Hanbin relax against the backrest. Then he reluctantly pulled away, tucking Hanbin back into his pants and doing them up.

He looked down at him, grinning when he saw Hanbin laying back with his eyes closed. Bobby felt so sure of his feelings in that moment, so sure that this was exactly what he wanted for life. He wanted to be the person making Hanbin feel amazing. He wanted to be the one making him smile.

Bobby looked around then, concentrating briefly on the story. There was obviously still a bit of it left, so he leaned back into the boat and pulled Hanbin into his arms. Hanbin leaned against him, head resting on Bobby's chest and arms wrapping around his back.

Bobby's whole body was full of warmth. He just wanted to keep Hanbin like this, happy and sated and his. He combed his fingers through Hanbin's hair again, which made Hanbin sigh. Bobby thought it was one of the best sounds in the world.

The ride ended roughly two minutes later, and Bobby couldn't believe how quickly he'd gotten Hanbin off. He hoped he wouldn't freak out about it later. He didn't want to get up from the boat, wanted to stay here all afternoon, cuddled with Hanbin. But Jinhwan and Junhoe were waiting, and he was actually quite hungry already.

So he shook Hanbin awake, amused at how out of it he seemed. Had it been that good, really?

Hanbin was clingy and giggly as they made their way off the ride, and Bobby knew that the others would probably know right away what they'd done. As they approached where they were sitting on a bench, Hanbin wrapped around him, Bobby could see the look of disbelief on Jinhwan's face.

“What the did you do? Give him a ?” Jinhwan asked as they got closer.

Bobby grinned and shrugged, arm still tight around Hanbin, who giggled at the question.

Jinhwan stared at them for a moment. “You actually did. You blew him on Adventures of Sindbad. Unbelievable.” Jinhwan shook his head. “Even though by all rights I should have no appetite anymore after the two of you being disgusting, somehow I’m still starving. Can we go get lunch?” Jinhwan whined, leaning his head on Junhoe’s shoulder and staring up at Bobby.

“I’m good, I just ate.” Bobby couldn’t resist the jab, and he was especially pleased with it when Hanbin started giggling and Jinhwan yelled. Junhoe just closed his eyes and looked like he was in pain, and that made Bobby laugh.

“Kim Jiwon, I’m telling your mother about your behaviour!” Jinhwan complained before standing up and punching Bobby in the arm. “Just for that comment you can buy my lunch too.”

“Oh no, no chance!” Bobby said. “We both lost, so you’re helping me pay for lunch.”

“I shouldn’t have to, my final score was higher than yours after all.” Jinhwan whined again, and as they made their way to the mall’s food court, Jinhwan walked next to Bobby and even linked his arm with him as they bickered. Bobby didn’t mind, his spirits too high after his bit of privacy with Hanbin.

Junhoe walked next to Hanbin, not nearly as weirded out at the thought of what Hanbin and Bobby had done on the ride as he would have been prior to his own experiences with Jinhwan. He could still pretend, of course, but he was surprised to find that he was actually a little jealous. He thought he deserved a just for coming today, since he hated rides so much. Wondered if he would have gotten one had they gone on the ride too.

The park was connected to a huge shopping complex that housed a large food court with more options than the park itself, and that’s where they went to eat. They all decided on Mr. Pork, opting for some donkatsu. They sat down together, Bobby and Hanbin on one side of the booth, Junhoe and Jinhwan on the other.

Hanbin couldn’t help but notice how close together Jinhwan was sitting to Junhoe, hadn’t failed to notice how easily Jinhwan had leaned his head on Junhoe’s shoulder earlier. The most telling part, though, is that Junhoe hadn’t even flinched. Like he’d been expecting it. Like it happened often.

“So, how’s everyone enjoying their date?” Hanbin asked, grinning as he stared across at the two.

“Well clearly we’re failing at our attempts to be good chaperones for the two of you.” Jinhwan replied with a wink.

“Yeah, just what were you doing that was so important anyway, that you decided not to accompany us on the ride?” Bobby added.

“Nothing, actually. We were boring old people, who just sat on a bench being boring while waiting for the kids we were babysitting to finish with their tunnel of love.” Jinhwan retorted.

“You forgot good looking,” Junhoe replied, “good looking old people.”

“Are you saying that we’re not good looking?” Bobby asked, frowning at Junhoe.

“I’m just saying, if you compared the teams, I think we’d come out on top.” Junhoe replied, looking at Jinhwan for support. Jinhwan was grinning.

Bobby shook his head. “Here’s a little something you should know about me, Junhoe-ya,” Bobby began, “I always come out on top.”

They all laughed at the comment, even Junhoe. Jinhwan was the first to regain his composure. “That sounds more like a warning for Hanbin, actually.”

Hanbin looked at Bobby and laughed again, and he hoped he wasn’t blushing at the topic. Innuendos were fun and all, but they were out in public. He hoped no one would complain.

“Hanbin doesn’t need a warning, he knows his place.” Bobby teased. He didn’t mean it, of course, and he hoped Hanbin wouldn’t take it the wrong way.

Hanbin looked up at him in shock, narrowing his eyes slightly. Bobby was all smiles though, so he was pretty sure he’d meant it as a joke. They had to be united against the other two, so he’d play along. “And my place is right here,” he replied, cuddling against Bobby and wrapping arms around him in an overt showing of affection that made Jinhwan and Junhoe yell at him. Bobby actually blushed just a bit before his smile turned into a smug grin.

“See? You guys might think that I’m whipped for Hanbin, but it’s really the other way around.” Bobby teased.

“Yeah you can see it in the way he looks at you,” Junhoe cut in, grinning at the pair of them. They looked confused, and he knew they were questioning why he seemed to be supporting their point. He looked at Jinhwan then, a touch of mirth in his eyes. “Hanbin looks at Bobby like he’s the sun in his sky.”

Jinhwan made a face at him. “Ew, don’t be disgusting, and don’t be on their side!”

Junhoe just grinned back at him though. “No, I mean he has to squint because it’s physically painful to look at him.”

They were all laughing again except Bobby, who glared at Junhoe, disbelief on his face. “I can’t believe you’d say something so rude!”

“Rude but hilarious!” Jinhwan stated gleefully.

Junhoe shrugged. “I only speak the truth.”

Hanbin was still giggling, and Bobby turned his disappointed face on him. “Why are you laughing?”

Hanbin shook his head and took a sip of his drink to get himself under control. “No, listen, speaking of the sun--”

Junhoe’s face immediately blanched and he shook his head. “No, come on, Bin, don’t be that mean.”

Hanbin had a grin like a predator, though, before looking back at Bobby. “This’ll make you feel better, I promise,” he said, before looking back at Junhoe.

“Hanbin, seriously, this is crossing a line.” Junhoe was blushing already, which had Bobby and Jinhwan both sitting forward, waiting for whatever Hanbin was about to reveal.

“Did you guys know that Junhoe used to think that the sun and the moon were one and the same?” Junhoe dropped his head into his hands, even though Hanbin could see that he was still grinning.

“What? Seriously?” Jinhwan asked, looking between the two of them.

“Yeah, he thought the sun turned into the moon at night, and then turned back into the sun when the morning came.” Hanbin kicked Junhoe’s leg lightly under the table, wanting him to look up, but Junhoe refused.

“That’s actually really adorable,” Jinhwan replied, but he didn’t get the full scope of the story.

Hanbin grinned at him. “Yeah it would be adorable, if he’d thought that as a kid.” He paused and kicked Junhoe again, who finally looked up at him, look of resignation on his face. “But he thought that until last year.”

They all burst into laughter then (even Junhoe) and they didn’t stop laughing about it until their food came. Junhoe didn’t bother trying to explain, because sometimes there was no explanation that wasn’t just going to dig yourself into a deeper hole.

After lunch they hung around the main square, coming back into the park just in time for the Halloween parade. They settled on a bench to watch the procession, laughing over the dorky costumes and floats. After that they decided to concentrate on the Halloween attractions for the afternoon, since Junhoe didn’t want to do any more rides so soon after eating. They decided on the Zombie Nightmare first, which was a slow moving train that started out going through a Christmas Village with creepy clownish music.

Nothing happened until two minutes in, when they went through a huge clown’s mouth into a dark tunnel. Hanbin and Bobby sat at the front and just as Hanbin whined about hating jump scares someone popped up out of the mist at him, made up like a zombie. He yelled and clung to Bobby, who got freaked out by it too but pretended to be okay.

Junhoe and Jinhwan laughed behind them, not in the direct line of fire. Junhoe far preferred this, sitting back and laughing at Hanbin. There were more zombie people that showed up as the train went on, and Hanbin hated every one of them, at one point turning around and yelling at them that he wasn’t afraid, he just hated being surprised.

No one believed him.

Jinhwan was the instigator for doing the haunted house.

“Can I sit this one out?” Hanbin complained, because he'd had enough of the jump scares on the train ride.

“No chance, it's Halloween soon, don't be a spoil sport!” Jinhwan .

“Did you hear him screaming on the zombie train? What a wimp.” Junhoe joined in the teasing too, even though he was worse at haunted houses than Hanbin. No one needed to know that, though. He'd been lucky on the zombie train. Hanbin and Bobby had gotten the brunt of the surprises, so he hadn't had too many opportunities to freak out. This might prove to be different though.

Bobby put his arm around Hanbin's shoulders. “Don't worry, baby, I'll protect you.”

“Oh please, the amount of times I've had to drag Bobby into these things is too high to count. Don't act like a tough guy just because Hanbin's here.” Jinhwan grinned, winking at Bobby.

“I can't believe you're fabricating this kind of story about me, Jinan.” Jinhwan was right, of course. Bobby hated haunted houses, but the way Hanbin had hidden in his chest during the zombie train had him rethinking them.

“You're all wimps,” Jinhwan said, shaking his head and herding them towards the entrance, “but we're all going through.”

The haunted house was set up like a hospital, and hospitals creeped Junhoe out. The nearer they got, the more dreadful he felt. “Uh, I need a bathroom break first.” He didn't really, he just wanted to hide.

“No you don't!” Jinhwan replied, grabbing his arm tightly. “You're going through this haunted house with me, or as punishment you have to watch Hanbin and Bobby act all gross with each other for half an hour.” Jinhwan stuck his tongue out at them. Junhoe groaned and let Jinhwan pull him to the entrance. This was a terrible idea.

Bobby felt more creeped out as well as they neared the entrance. Like Junhoe, he hated hospitals. But he looked at Hanbin, who looked like he was contemplating bolting. Bobby took a deep breath and reminded himself that as creepy as it could get, it was just a set up at a theme park, with normal people working the inside. Nothing to be afraid of.

Jinhwan demanded that Hanbin and Bobby go first (because he didn't trust that they would go if he left them) and he and Junhoe waited for a few minutes before going in after them.

“I almost want to go right after them,” Jinhwan said, “I wasn't lying, Bobby really does hate these things, and going with him is hilarious because he always starts yelling for his mom.”

Junhoe laughed, surprised to hear it. “Do you think he'll be okay in there? Hanbin might end up having to take care of him then.”

“If that happens, we can't ever let him hear the end of it, okay?” Jinhwan said, and Junhoe agreed. He was feeling slightly better, out here joking around with Jinhwan. But going inside still had him freaked out.

Jinhwan seemed to pick up on his nerves. “You okay doing this? You're not too scared, are you?”

Junhoe wasn't sure how authentic the concern was, but Jinhwan didn't sound like he was getting ready to . “I'm fine. I mean, I won't lie, I hate these things, but I'm not as bad as Hanbin.”

Jinhwan grinned at him and patted his arm as they made their way inside. “I promise I'll be nice to you.”

Famous last words.

“Oh there's someone there, I know there's someone there.” Hanbin stood in front of Bobby, slowly reaching out a hand for the doorknob. For the first few minutes he'd walked behind Bobby, but he'd been grabbed from behind three times already and his heart couldn't take a fourth time, it was beating so fast in his chest.

Their new walking arrangement suited Bobby just fine. When he'd been leading he'd felt more nervous, expecting people to jump in front of him constantly. He'd almost punched a guy once out of sheer surprise, but it had made Hanbin laugh and hug him from behind. His laughter had calmed Bobby down for a second before someone had come back to grab Hanbin's shoulder, which had made them both scream. So he'd put Hanbin in front of him after that, but Bobby walked right behind him, plastered to his back, arms held protectively around Hanbin's shoulders. It was nice that they fit together like this. Bobby was a little bit taller than Hanbin, but he also had a wider frame up top, broader shoulders.

Hanbin's fingers finally settled on the doorknob, and he took a deep breath before turning it. He felt better with Bobby draped over him, the weight comfortable over his shoulders. With his free hand he held tightly to Bobby's forearm. Maybe there was nothing behind the door. Maybe this was just setting them up for a fright that wouldn't come.

He pulled the door open slowly, whining the entire time (he couldn't help it). As soon as it was open he leaned back into Bobby, not wanting to walk through. But Bobby pushed them both forward and despite it being so dark he could barely see, Hanbin closed his eyes anyway.

There was no one there, though.

“There's no one in the room, Bin,” Bobby said, breathing his own sigh of relief, “the next door's over there.”

“Okay let's stop for a second,” Hanbin demanded, turning around in Bobby's arms until he could face him, “my heart's hammering.”

Bobby grinned and tightened his arms around Hanbin's back. “I know, I can feel it against my chest.” Bobby leaned forward until his forehead was touching Hanbin's. He pressed a light kiss to the tip of his nose. “But you're okay, I'm sure we're almost through.”

“I'm never doing this again.” Hanbin said, but he kind of enjoyed the nervous adrenaline. Besides, it was nice to be wrapped up in Bobby's arms. He never would have consented to being like this with anyone else. He didn't mind letting Bobby be in such a dominant position with him.

Bobby grinned and kissed Hanbin on the lips then. “No? Not even if I ask you to go to another one?”

Hanbin kissed back, sliding his arms around Bobby's back. “Depends on how you asked.”

Bobby gave him another kiss instead of an answer, this one deeper and softer and it made Hanbin make that little sigh that Bobby loved so much.

Hanbin got so caught up in the moment, kissing Bobby, that it took him a second before he noticed that someone had reached out and grabbed his hand.

He shrieked and pulled away from Bobby, who turned around and yelled before punching into the air with his fists. But the actor had already turned away and was making their way back through the door they'd come in from. Bobby turned back to Hanbin, who was whining again.

“I hate this place.”

Bobby put his arm around Hanbin's shoulders and together they made for the next door.

“I hate it too.”

“Did I just hear Hanbin scream?” Jinhwan asked, turning to Junhoe.

Junhoe had actually been too freaked out by the scream to be able to make out if the voice was familiar or not. He was having a rough time and Jinhwan was certainly not helping. Jinhwan didn't seem to be afraid at all, leading them through the maze of passageways. Junhoe tried to keep up with him but somehow he kept getting grabbed and things kept popping out at him. It was like Jinhwan had made a pact with the actors to only go after Junhoe.

There were just so many dark corners and things to hide behind, so many shadows that looked like people, but ended up being nothing. Junhoe was barely surviving, he'd been surprised too many times. Jinhwan laughed every time, too, like he thought the whole thing was hilarious.

Junhoe was tempted to stuff him in one of the empty lockers and leave him there. He seemed to enjoy scaring people, so maybe he'd be a good fit to work in the haunted house.

But after one shock too many he leaned against the wall and shut his eyes, taking a deep breath. Why had he let Jinhwan talk him into this? Stupid idea.

“Are you okay?” Jinhwan leaned next to him, and Junhoe was tempted to shove him away.

“Fine, just need a second.” It was embarrassing, getting so worked up over this stupid haunted house. He wasn't a big fan of ghosts to begin with, and the actors were too good at blending in with the corners and seeming to float when they came at him.

Jinhwan was torn between teasing Junhoe further and actually being nice. Nice won out in the end.

“Come on, let me protect you, you big baby.” Jinhwan reached out and took Junhoe's hand, threading their fingers together before Junhoe could say anything about it.

Junhoe felt like he ought to protest and pull away. Felt even more embarrassed at Jinhwan holding his hand again. This felt different than it had felt on the rides. It had been okay then, because he’d been in imminent peril of the machine breaking. But this was different. There was no danger here, and they were walking.

But he kind of liked it, in a weird way. It was oddly intimate, almost felt like something they shouldn't be doing. Which was ridiculous, because they'd both each other's . What was hand holding compared to that?

He supposed it was a little like kissing. It was just a little bit more intimate than anything else, because there was a softness to it that wasn't there during the ual stuff.

Whatever. If he held Jinhwan's hand a little tighter than necessary, he'd just blame it on the stupid haunted house, because it was kind of helping.

Jinhwan was tempted to prank Junhoe, but somehow he managed to hold off. Junhoe actually seemed like he was legitimately afraid of being in the haunted house, which Jinhwan thought was cute. It always ended up being the big tall guys who were the wimps.

Then again, it was kind of nice, in a way. Being the one doing the reassuring. It felt good walking around and holding Junhoe's hand.

It really was too bad that he couldn't officially date him. It would be nice, having that again. But it wouldn't end well. So he dropped Junhoe's hand and pinched his instead before running off ahead of him and hiding, deciding to after all. He had to balance their interaction, had to keep it from getting too intimate. He couldn't be selfish with Junhoe, he had to think about what was best for both of them. Getting emotionally invested in each other only for him to leave in a few months?

It would only end in heartbreak, and a few months of fun wasn't worth that. He'd escaped intense heartbreak once, he wasn't looking to repeat it again so soon.