“Party’s on,” Joshua murmured as he tossed his phone back on the coffee table. It was late Saturday afternoon and what had started as a quiet study session soon descended into Netflix with him and Seokmin sharing a bag of popcorn and a bottle of Coke. “Want to go?”

Seokmin pondered the question as he stretched his legs up lazily. Joshua grabbed his ankles and pulled Seokmin’s legs across his lap and Seokmin settled back against a cushion. “I guess,” he said slowly. He still hadn’t gotten over the last party. But he knew if he wanted to have another chance with Soonyoung this was the only way. “You?” he asked and Joshua nodded affirmatively. He shoved another handful of popcorn into his mouth and chewed its buttery goodness slowly. “I guess so. Have to be seen. Maybe we might be the new hot couple on campus once people realise we’re together,” he said and put the bag of popcorn down.

It had been weeks since the last party and Seokmin and Joshua had settled nicely into their little lie. Their friends had believed them wholeheartedly and now it was time to flaunt it publicly. Make their respective crushes see what they were missing out on. Make the whole campus know who Joshua was and who Seokmin could be.

Seokmin looked over to where the backpack of clothes and belongings seemed to always reside now in Joshua’s living area. He’d taken a liking to sleeping on Joshua’s comfortable couch and they always ended up talking until so late that his dorm roommate had sent him a text asking him if he was still alive. It had made him laugh. His roommate, Lee Jihoon, was a year older and almost a foot shorter, and the grumpiest little thing Seokmin had ever seen in his life. They’d barely even talked, only exchanging information for emergencies, and Seokmin guessed he’d been absent enough to make it seem like it was an emergency.

“What time should we get ready?” Seokmin asked as he rolled onto his side and curled up a little. “Not yet,” Joshua said as he absentmindedly the muscle of Seokmin’s calf through the sweat pants he was wearing as he pulled his legs more onto his lap. Seokmin hummed softly in delight as he enjoyed the feeling. He’d been working his legs harder in dance class lately now he was more focused and the impromptu massage felt good. “Keep doing that and I’ll treat you dinner,” Seokmin groaned as he closed his eyes and stretched and Joshua kneaded his sore muscles harder. “Keep letting me and I’ll treat you!” Joshua laughed earning a swift kick towards his face. But Seokmin laughed and Joshua laughed too as the next episode started playing and they quietened down again.

Three hours later, after pizza and beer and a few too many vodka shots, and way too much primping, they were ready. Seokmin was wearing one of the veil thin shirts Joshua had chosen for him, black paired w