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“You never formally asked me out,” Sehun blurts out.

“What.”

Sehun scrunches his nose, face turning pink. “Just saying. Like, what are we?”

“Sehun. We rearranged our room so that we could push our beds together. We sleep together. What do you think we are?” Jongin deadpans.

“Technically, we sleep next to each other. And we did that before, but you were my best friend then,” Sehun remarks. He sticks the pen cap into his mouth but Jongin slaps it away before he can chew. “So what are we?” He looks down at his shopping list and adds eggs.

“Do you need me to spell it out for you? It’s been three months, Sehun.” Jongin resumes his carrot cutting but huffs when Sehun corrects his knife-holding form for the nth time. “You’re a nerd, figure it out yourself.”

“Well, it’s been three months, but we haven’t gone further than casual handholding when we’re comfortable and forehead kisses. Isn’t that something kids do with their parents?”

Jongin hisses through his teeth when the carrot slips from under his finger and he nearly chops his index finger off. “Sehunnie, I really can’t do this.”

“Well you either do that or go grocery shopping.” Sehun waves the paper around and Jongin snatches it out of his hand.

“I’ll do shopping.”

Sehun sticks his tongue out. “When are you ever going to learn how to cut vegetables? You’re a third year in college and you’re too scared to even hold a knife.”

“Well I have you to do that. I’ll do the physical labor,” Jongin says as he rinses his hands. “Give me money?”

Sehun rolls his eyes as he takes up the space Jongin previously occupied. His fingers are skilled and the carrot that Jongin failed to cut is already halfway to being done. “Wallet’s in my backpack, left side pocket.

Jongin slinks out of the kitchen and into the bedroom. He rummages around Sehun’s backpack before pulling out Sehun’s wallet like a trophy. He takes more than is necessary, like always, and stuffs it in his pocket. The list is tucked securely under his fingers against his phone when he emerges from the room. He looks over the list again one more time as he leans on the counter.

Sehun glances at him from the carrots and raises an eyebrow. “What?”

“Wait, how many eggs do you want me to buy?”

“Jongin, they only come in dozens. You can’t just buy one egg, what the hell?”

Jongin shrugs. “I didn’t know that.” He makes a note with the pen Sehun left on the counter. “And why do we need more carrots exactly? We didn’t even finish that.”

Sehun sighs. “Stop questioning me and just buy. And I know you took more money than you need, you .” Sehun places a well-aimed kick to Jongin’s shin. “Can you check the eggs this time to make sure none of them are cracked?”

“Yes sir!” Jongin fake salutes and backs out of the kitc