It’s quite ironic really how things have become. In the beginning, it was all about setting up plans and having underlying rules that they should follow and not cross but now, it’s quite different from that. There was really no set plan to follow anymore - well there still might be one but technically ever since that night - everything basically changed.

It’s also quite ironic how Minho is frozen in the literal and figurative sense that his heart still manages to skip a beat at the sight of Sulli. The door just opened and Minho swears that his lungs were just punched causing him to be breathless at the sight of her.  

Enticing.

That’s what Sulli is. There was just something about her beauty, something about her in general  that continues to pull MInho in and because of that, he doesn’t know how to act most of the time. She was absolutely alluring, solely captivating and Minho can’t help but fall for her charms.

“Are you just going to stand there or are you going to come in?” A sweet voice breaks Minho’s thoughts and the owner of that sweet voice looks at him confusingly. There he goes again, being the whipped man that he has become, finding that confused expression of her’s to be the absolute cutest thing ever.

Finally, about time really, his legs start to move, crossing the threshold before closing the door and letting himself inside. The apartment is just how he remembered it really and the thought made his stomach flutter a bit. Memories begin to flood his head once more and god, a part of him wants to relive those memories again but this is  different.

He’s here to talk with Sulli and as much as he wants to have a redo of that night, there’s no way of that happening. At least not now.  

“Sit, I’m just going to go to the kitchen and get the tea.” Sulli’s voice rings through his ears but there’s no sight of her. Obeying, he takes a seat on the sofa and waits patiently. It didn’t take long for Sulli to emerge into the living room with a tray of tea. It hits MInho like the deja vu that it is, that the same thing that happened before only the result of it today won’t probably end the same way as before.

“You like tea, right?” Sulli says, setting down the tray on the coffee table before handing one of the two cups over to Minho. He reaches his hands to take it before taking a sip. It’s earl grey this time which the taste penetrates through his tongue, it’s a strong taste with a citrus touch to it.

“This is earl grey right?” Minho asks

“Yeah, how did you know right away?”

“I like to think that I’m a tea connoisseur of  both the actual tea and you know… tea. So i know a lot” This barks up a reaction from Sulli that Minho was kind of hoping for. Her laughter is like music to his ears ( as cheesy as it is )

Because of this, it had become easier for them to flow into a conversation of different topics. Though they both know that they’re really just pushing the topic of what they’re actually supposed to talk about a little far back.

It’s pushed so far back that it had almost been forgotten but eventually they circled back to it. Slowly. They know can’t push it back any longer. The truth will come out eventually and might as well just get it over with.

“So…” Minho notices Sulli’s fidgeting and he just knows how much of an awkward situation this is already and he sees the slight discomfort it is for her.

“What do you want to know?”

“Everything, really. I honestly just want answers, some sort of clarification to all of this. Whatever this is.” Sulli’s voice came out quietude than usual but the implication of her words were loud and clear.

Minho takes in a deep breath, this is it; It’s now all or nothing.

“This...whatever this is, it’s something that just bloomed. It became something that we really had no control over. I like you, Sulli. Probably more than I will ever know but these past few months have been the wildest months but it has also been my favorite. I didn’t know how much you have became a fixated part of my life but you have and I’m just so grateful.”

“Feelings are weird and complicated, you know? i would have never thought of falling this deep but you just make it so easy. I know, we started this relationship-you could say with just an evil scheme to deceive my parents but don’t you think it turned out to be something more different?”

“I never knew I could be this capable of holding such a emotion towards a person but you’ve become so much more than someone I asked to do a favor for me. You have become my friend and I….I think I want you to be more than my just friend or fake girlfriend. I want you to be my real girlfriend.”

“But I can’t ask that of you. At least not yet. We had this whole plan to follow but it’s funny how we didn’t really stick to it. Things happened and it just messed us up a little bit but my feelings for you, they’re as real as it can get.”

“And I think it’s best for us to not continue with the pretending. There’s really no point into continuing to be in a fake relationship when I just poured my heart out to you and i think the feelings mutual right?”

Minho’s eyes are now wavering, glistening just a bit as he locks eyes with Sulli. His heart continues to beat even faster against his chest as he waits for her reaction. It’s definitely a lot to take in but he said what he had to say.

It become quiet, more quieter than usual and Minho swears that if you just listen closely, you can hear his heart pounding. As Minho continues to look at Sulli, anticipating, it was then that her features started to lit up and a small smile became evident across her face.

“Should I even say it? It seems like you already know the answer to it.” Sulli says, smiling wider this time as her voice comes out to be teasing. It was like that Minho let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. Ah, the relief.

“It’d be nice to hear it though.” Minho teases back, Sulli throws her head back a little bit as she laughs.

“The feeling is indeed mutual. I really like you too, Minho. Are you sure you can’t ask me to be your real girlfriend already? I’m kinda dying to answer that question” More teasing ensues and Minho swears this is it, this is the person he wants to spend eternity with.

“Aren’t you an eager one? But I’m sorry, baby. Not yet. It’s the 21st century, I have to do it grand and be a total romantic about it. You can wait a little more, right?.” Minho counters, this makes Sulli pout and all Minho wanted to do was kiss it. Maybe, just maybe, Sulli knew it, before saying,

“hmmph, you won’t get your daily fix of kisses then” Sulli says, playfully sticking out her tongue. Minho smirks, he placed his cup down on the table and moved closer to Sulli.

And so, just like that, the teasing began.

The closer Minho gets, the more flustered Sulli gets. That made Minho smirk, got her. Sulli was so flustered by the close proximity that she tried to move away but that was just no use.

“Is that a challenge, Ms. Choi? Are you sure I can’t get my kisses?” Minho says, his voice lower than usual and it just took him one swift move and his lips were hovering hers, ghosting over them.

“I-..” Before Sulli could even finish that sentence, Minho fully presses his lips onto hers. And it was just like that, a passionate kiss erupted.

Sulli outright moaned into the kiss and that only motivated Minho to do more. He smirks into the kiss, this is where he likes to be.

And just maybe, this would end the same way it did during that night. Just maybe.