“Come on! What's a party without my best friend?” Minho's best friend Han Jisung was currently pleading. “Jisung, I can't! I have a showcase coming up this Sunday. If I get drunk on Friday, I won't be able to perform well!” Minho replied with a roll of his eyes. Jisung pouted. “Well, don't get drunk, then!” he stated matter-of-factly. Minho raised an eyebrow. “Please...”, the younger pleaded again.

Minho let out a sigh. “Fine! I'll come...but I won't stay long!” he gave in, causing his best friend to jump in excitement. “Thanks, you're the best, I love you!” he all but yelled, pulling the older into a bone-crushing hug. The older snorted. “Yeah, right...”, he muttered. Though, he couldn't help but smile at him fondly. The two of them had been friends forever and he couldn't imagine his life without the energetic ball of sunshine that was Han Jisung.

“You can invite whoever you like”, the younger told him. Minho was about to ask who in the world he might invite, when Chan popped up in his mind. Surely, it wasn't wrong to invite a friend to another friend's party, right? He pulled out his phone, earning himself a curious look from Jisung, which he returned with a secretive smirk.

To: Channie♡
From: Minho

Hey, are you free this Friday?

To: Minho 
From: Channie♡

I wouldn’t say ‘free’ but I can always make time for you. Why?

Minho couldn’t help but grin at the reply. He felt good knowing that he seemed to be special enough for Chan to make time for him. “Who are you texting?” Jisung questioned curiously. The older just giggled. “A friend”, he replied while typing. Jisung raised his eyebrows, which Minho didn’t see, of course.

“Liar! I’m a friend, Hyunjin’s a friend. But this person is definitely more than a friend to you!” Jisung pointed out accusingly. Well, he wasn’t wrong about that. Minho would have long since made a move on Chan if it wasn’t for Kangmin. Unfortunately, his friend knew him well enough to take his silence as a yes. “Is it a guy?” he asked with a wag of his eyebrows.

“Yes, it’s a guy! But we’re just friends for now”, Minho finally admitted, causing a -eating grin to spread on Jisung’s face. “He definitely has to come to the party then. I wanna see who got Lee Minho all giggly!” he demanded. Minho rolled his eyes playfully. “I’m getting there, okay?”

To: Channie♡
From: Minho

My best friend’s throwing a party and it’d be cool if we could hang out there

To: Minho
From: Channie♡

Idk...I haven’t been to a party in a long time...

To: Channie♡
From: Minho

Well it’s about time then!
Pretty please? I’d really like to see you...

Jisung was spying over his shoulder, Minho noticed. “Who’s Channie?” he questioned. Minho hid his phone. The younger laughed. “I never thought I’d live to see the day you’re this whipped for someone. This Channie guy must be some kind of god”, he pointed out. Minho grinned. “He is...”

~

Chan stared at Minho’s last message for a while. Minho would really like to see him? He couldn’t deny the fact that he would like to see him as well. The past few days since he’d seen him at the library had been really stressful. He finally finished his assignment, but Kangmin had figured that the two of them could use more time to connect.

He let himself get talked into what Kangmin wanted, let it be visiting friends together, walking around the neighborhood or just staying in bed. He couldn’t decline because while it wore him out, he enjoyed the times when Kangmin wasn’t mad at him for something he did. Needless to say, Chan didn’t get nearly enough sleep. He wanted to just chill this weekend, but if he got an opportunity to see Minho...

To: Min♡
From: Chan

You’re lucky, you’re cute, Min. 
I’ll be there. Just text me the address

His phone vibrated with an excited reply and the address of Minho’s friend before Chan put it away and headed to his next lecture. If he was honest, he couldn’t wait to see Minho again. He just hoped that Kangmin hadn’t already made plans for the two of them without telling him beforehand.

~

“I met some of our high school friends on my way home. They’re coming over to dinner on Friday”, Kangmin informed Chan right when the younger walked through the door the same evening. “I can’t on Friday...”, Chan replied absent-mindedly, taking off his shoes and making his way to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

“What do you mean, you can’t?” he heard Kangmin’s voice shout after him from the living room. “I mean that I’m going to a friends’ party on Friday. I can’t cook dinner for your high school friends. We don’t really have anything else than ramen and a little bit of rice to cook anyway!” Chan called back.

He wasn’t sure who those “friends” were, but he sure knew that they weren’t his. Chan never had friends in high school. People only talked to him because he was dating Kangmin. He didn’t like them very much, and he felt like they never really accepted him either. That didn't bother him, though. He just didn't want to get involved in this little reunion the older had arranged without his knowledge. 

When he came back into the living room, he found his boyfriend sitting on the couch sulking. “I mean, you could go grocery shopping”, he muttered. Chan raised his eyebrows, feeling slightly pissed off at his behavior. “Me? I went last time...it’s your turn to go! Besides, I already told you that I have plans.”

“Is it that Minho guy’s party?” Kangmin questioned. Chan sighed. The older had made it more than obvious that he didn’t like Minho, at all. “No, but it’s his friend’s pa-” “So, he’s gonna be there”, he interrupted Chan. “Yes, most likely”, the younger answered. His boyfriend rose from the couch.

“I’m cancelling the dinner on Friday...”, he said. Chan furrowed his brows. It wasn’t like Kangmin to cave. He had already seen himself cooking for people who probably hated him because he was sure that the older would talk him into it. “Um...you are?” he questioned in an unsure tone of voice.

“Oh yeah, I am. Because I’ve decided that I’ll come with you. I haven’t been to a party in so long. It’s gonna be fun, don't you think?”