(1)

It was just one afternoon in the neighborhood café where Seungyoon was hanging out with Horyun. He ordered some smoothie that tasted so weird he almost spitted it out. So when Mino came in to join them, he was holding two cups and force-feeding Horyun his drink.

“What are you guys doing?” Mino asked.

“Ahh.. my smoothie tastes so weird. I’m gonna let him drink mine and steal his. Hehe” Seungyoon explained with a goofy smile to which Horyun snorted and replied_

“He bullied me into switching our orders saying he paid for them.”

Mino gave Horyun a small smile and didn’t say anything in return. Actually, not only to Horyun, he really didn’t say anything anymore the whole afternoon.

So when Horyun left, Seungyoon sat closer to Mino and asked_

“Mino, what happened? Is recording ok?”

“It’s fine.”

“What’s wrong?”

Mino let out a sigh and retorted with a question. His voice too low that Seungyoon almost missed it_

“Why’d you let him drink from your cup?”

Without thinking much, Seungyoon just chuckled and said_

“Don’t you always do that too? Why can’t he?”

“Oh”

Mino just muttered an “Oh”.

It was just an exclamation, something that could mean nothing.

But when Mino looked away, hurt look ran through his eyes (though just for a mere second), Seungyoon caught it.

 

(2)

Kang Seungyoon was pulling an all-nighter as usual. He was tired and extremely sleepy also. But he couldn’t go home yet. He had to finish mixing the guide piece he was working on for the audition contestants.

Mino gently nudged his shoulder and called_

“Seungyoon!”

“Hmm?”

“Seungyoon, you’ve been yawning for countless time already. Let’s go home.”

“No, I can’t. You go ahead.”

“Then I’ll wait for you here.”

Mino plopped down on the cushion beside him.

“No, don’t! I’m fine. Just go!”

He added_ “Not much of a help to have you here.”

Mino whined_

“Don’t you want me by your side?”

“My studio is so small already. I can’t concentrate when it’s crowded. Please don’t disturb me.”

Mino went home, wordlessly.

 

(3)

Seungyoon entered Mino’s room wearing a foolish smile_

“Mino ssi! Song Mino ssi!”

“Ya! Drop that sh*t eating grin? What do you want?”

Mino knew him too well.

“Mino ya. I want to wear your gift but I can’t find the matching shirt.”

He raised the Mino’s birthday gift pants he was holding to emphasize his point.

“So?”

“So you need to lend me yours of course!”

“Why should I?”

“Because you gave me the pants!”

With a sigh, Mino opened his closet and gestured Seungyoon to it_

“All yours! Take whatever you want.”

“Man, you are the best! I couldn’t think of anything to wear to this date my friend set me up.”

Mino went silent for a few minutes and Seungyoon even forgot Mino was there when he heard him say_

“Kang Seungyoon, you are such a bad guy. Really!”

Mino slammed the door shut and left.