[ hell holes ;~) chatroom ]

Circle 1:

sos

SOS

Circle 2:

what do u want

Circle 8:

Everything alright?

Circle 1:

GUESS WHERE I AM

Circle 2:

im not here 2 play guessin games gbye

Circle 1: 

MINHYUN'S APT

Circle 2:

U MOVE FAST

Circle 8:

Minki, no

But?

What's going on?

Circle 1:

THATS WHAT I WNA KNOW 

i mean ok we like got takeout cause i wasnt feelin well rite

cause yall r alcoholics

Circle 2:

we all r wtf

Circle 1:

n then i THINK we started talkin or smth while we ate bUT I FELL ASLEEP

NOW I JWU AND IM ON A SOFA AND IDK WHERE MINHYUN IS

HELP IM GNA BE MURDERED N EATEN BET

Circle 2:

welp that wasnt the kind of eating i thought u'd experience 2nite

Circle 8:

Minki.

Circle 2:

WHAT i was rootin 4 him in my own way

Circle 8:

Did you try texting him?

Circle 1:

oh lmao

u rite

Circle 8:

Jonghyun....

Circle 2:

stupid i hope u get eaten tf

Circle 1:

thanks :*

Circle 2:

NO!!!!! THATS NOT!!!!!

Circle 8:

You walked into that one, Minki

1-0

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Jonghyun❤︎:

uh hello

i...think i fell asleep on u im sry

but also

wru.....

Minhyun❤︎:

Oh you're awake!

My bad, I went out to get some food for dinner!

I hope you like pizza?

Basic, I know, but it was the nearest place.

Thought I could come back before you woke up.

Almost home though! :)

"Oh, he's chatty," Jonghyun hums, brows furrowed. His head still ached a bit and he wasn't going to lie and say he wasn't the least bit tipsy when he came and agreed to the whole chicken take-out but tipsy Jonghyun just dived right into this meeting head first, any and all consequences be damned. He expected a fun date, getting to know each other, playing 20 questions in real life, but alas, what he got was bleary memories of half-minded conversations and a fox printed comforter placed atop him on a sofa after falling asleep on a date. "God, I'm done for," he whispers to himself, just as he hears the front door click while he tried to type up a response.

"Oh, welcome home!" He shouted from the sofa, taking the comforter off and getting up to greet Minhyun by the entry way to help him with the food. Minhyun seemed brighter than he did this afternoon (though he could barely look at him due to how the glare of the sun made his entire being want to dissipate into nothingness), the tips of his ears red and his face a little flushed. Was the weather still chilly? "Sorry for passing out, I drank with friends last night and--"

"I know," Minhyun replied, chuckling softly, his pitch on the high side. "You told me."

"Right," he starts, smacking his lips, the sound echoing through the awkward silence, "I totally forgot."

"It's fine, you were fun to talk to," Minhyun hummed, gesturing for him to sit down as he got the plates and glasses ready. "Even if you weren't that coherent and rather grumbly."

"Oh my god I'm so sorry, this wasn't really what I had in mind--"

"I told you, it's fine!" Minhyun assured him, all smiles as he opened up the two pizza boxes, one meat lovers supreme and the other classic pepperoni. "I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I just got the usual. Is that okay?"

"This is more than okay!! How much do I owe you?"

"Nothing?"

Jonghyun, grumbling, pursed his lips, his eyebrows furrowed as he retracted his hand that was reaching for the pizza. "That's not fair, I don't even remember paying for the chicken, either."

"It's fine," Minhyun hummed, "you paid me in stories. Your life's pretty interesting." 

"Jesus, what did I say? God, you probably think I'm the biggest loser out there, huh?"

"No!! You're cute. Now eat, the pizza's gonna get cold."

"I like cold pizza," Jonghyun mutters to himself, still slightly pouty.

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[ Mission Impossible chatroom ]

Lost Cause:

He's so cute?

Agent Han:

OMG UR ON UR DATE!!

Lost Cause:

Kinda?

I mean, he's slightly drunk, still

So I'm not sure what to make of some of the things he's saying

It seems like he's the sleepy drunk

Agent Soo:

oh no but you hate dealing with drunk people

you gonna be okay?

Lost Cause:

It's fine

He's cute

Agent Han:

omg

he

HE IN L*VE

Lost Cause:

Why's there an asterisk on the O?

Agent Han:

cause i wasnt sure if u rly were in love or not but

LOOKS LIKE U R

Lost Cause:

???

I just asked about the asterisk

Agent Han:

shhh young one

i know

Agent Soo:

seeing your reaction to him though you seem happy

so i hope your date goes well

update us!

Lost Cause:

Yeah, I'm just going out to get some pizza for dinner

He fell asleep on my sofa

Agent Han:

oof i sense danger

Lost Cause:

Why?

Agent Han:

if u 2 get tgther u might threaten our cutest couple status

suddenly im not on board

Lost Cause:

First off, you two were never the cutest couple anyway, so status rejected

Secondly, I don't even know if we're gonna get together, stop pressuring me

Agent Soo:

okay but update us what you think after the date

like full updates

though i feel like i know what you're gonna say already

also don't worry babe, you're still the cutest in my eyes

Agent Han:

uh yea i better be????

Lost Cause:

Whatever, he texted, talk to you guys later

He wasn't gonna lie, seeing Jonghyun with bed (sofa?) hair, rubbing his eyes and welcoming him home wasn't that bad, especially for someone like him who hated the idea of other people in his home; except for Jisoo and Jeonghan, he rarely ever had guests over, and his prickly personality oftentimes made him the centre of any debates and arguments regarding group work and social interaction. He wasn't a recluse, no, but he found it rather hard to open up and relax himself in front of others. He's shied away from all sorts of relationships because of it--it makes him uncomfortable and he didn't like the closeness it brought. It took Jisoo and Jeonghan so long before he could open up to them, and now they know how to maintain their relationship while keeping ample distance.

That's why texting is so great. Not everything may translate properly but it gets the job done. The communication he couldn't manage in real life, all sorted out through texts. That's exactly why the meet up made him anxious--what if he wasn't what Jonghyun expected? What if Jonghyun wasn't what he exp