Hi! thank you for reading~ I just wanted to tell you all that this story is ending. Chapter 31 will be the last one and I just wanted to thank you all :D

For this chapter is Seungcheol's and then Jihoon's POV.

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Seungcheol left the kitchen with a bowl of popcorn in one hand and two cans of cola in the other. As he entered the living room he found an excited Jihoon pointing at the TV. In there he could see Seungkwan posing for the pictures in the red carpet of the end of the year awards. Jihoon was nominated along Bumzu for best producer, but even when both of them were invited, Jihoon preferred to watch the awards at his apartment with his pajamas and eating in his sofa.

“Jihoon, here.” Seungcheol said giving the other his cola and sitting beside him.

Jihoon would never admit it out loud, but he liked to cuddle, so as soon as Seungcheol sat comfortably on the sofa, the other was right by his side putting his head on his shoulder.

“Vernon is going to arrive late, so he won’t be at the red carpet. You should have seen Seungkwan’s annoyed expression because he wanted to go with him.” Jihoon said before grabbing some popcorn from the bowl.

Seungcheol chuckled completely imagining the singer’s expression before giving a light kiss to the top of Jihoon’s head. The other turned around to glare at him, but Seungcheol knew he wasn’t really angry, so he just gave him a big smile. Jihoon pouted before turning to look at the TV again and Seungcheol felt his soul soaring. Moments like this, where he was able to show how much he felt for the other, were the moments he had wished since he accepted his feelings for Jihoon.

It hadn’t been easy and many things were still yet to be solved, like his father’s acceptance, but Seungcheol wasn’t going to let his father mess with his love life; they had enough arguments about the company. With his friends it had been easier, but not before going through many awkward moments where Jeonghan’s name was mentioned. Of course Minhyuk had sided up with Jeonghan, and Hyunwoo ended there by default because he was his boyfriend. But through it all Hoseok had been by side telling him that, yeah he was crazy and that he needed yet another drink to understand it all, but that Seungcheol should know he would support him no matter what.

And things had been more positive in Busan, at least coming from Seungcheol’s grandmother. She was already fond of Mrs. Lee and had heard stories about Jihoon even before meeting the other, so she was more than excited to know they had started dating. On the other hand, Jihoon’s parents hadn’t been as excited. Just like Jihoon, they cared very deeply for Kim Mingyu as they had met the other as Jihoon’s friend back in university and then as his boyfriend. And even if they were accepting and invited him for dinner while he was still in Busan, Seungcheol could see that they were still worried about Jihoon’s boyfriend change. But now things were better, they were even going to spend the New Year celebration in Busan visiting the Lees and his grandmother along with Chan.

Seungcheol suddenly felt Jihoon moving as he stood up to go to the bathroom and in his solitude he looked around the living room. Jihoon had moved to this apartment about a month later after Seungcheol went to search for the other in Busan. It was farther away from Choi Company, but closer to Jihoon’s job, so Seungcheol used it as an excuse to pick up Jihoon and then eating dinner together there.

Jihoon’s new apartment was far different from the one he used to live. It had been obviously chosen and decorated by Kim Mingyu, as it was in a very fancy neighborhood and all the furniture was from famous brands. The walls used to be decorated with paintings and pictures that were no longer there by the time Seungcheol first entered the apartment. But now Jihoon’s apartment was in a quiet neighborhood and had many references to anime and music and the most comfortable sofa Seungcheol had ever sat on.

But there was something on the living room’s wall that Jihoon had brought from his old apartment. It was a picture of the neighborhood he used to live in when he was in Japan. Jihoon had been honest with Seungcheol telling him that the picture had been taken by Kim Mingyu; but that he wanted to keep it because it meant too much to him for the years he had lived in Japan with all the things he went through and the friends he made there. Seungcheol felt a bit uncomfortable the first few times he saw it when he visited, but he knew he should accept it, because after all, he was still living in the same apartment he once shared with Jeonghan, although now he spent most of his nights at Jihoon’s.

“We should visit there someday.” Jihoon’s voice startled him and he turned to look at the other.

Jihoon had a soft smile on his face as he looked at the picture. “Baekho-hyung told me that my favorite ramen restaurant is still in that street.”

Seungcheol beamed at the idea of traveling to Japan with Jihoon. And that is when he realized a fact they had never talked about.

“You had lived there for so long, but I had never heard you speak Japanese.” He said pulling Jihoon to sit next to him again.

“Well…if you haven’t notice, Korean is the most useful language in Korea.” Jihoon said smirking.

Seungcheol pout changed into a smirk before getting closer to the other and whispering to his ear. “I bet you sound hot speaking Japanese.”

He could feel the sudden warm in Jihoon’s cheeks before the other pinched his stomach and he yelped.

“Jihoonie!”

Jihoon just chuckle and returned to look at the TV.

“The ceremony is already starting… Actually, it’s the first Korean end of the year award I watch in like a decade. When I was in Japan, with the other producers, choreographers and vocal trainers we used to go to eat together and watched it in the restaurant.”

Seungcheol just nodded, but as the show passed by he realized that Jihoon was probably used to watch the shows with a different eye than the normal spectator. Watching the ceremony with Jihoon was like having his own music critic there and he was really good at explaining why he liked or disliked a song or performance.

So Seungcheol stayed quiet only looking fondly at the other as he moved his hands according to the rhythm of the songs playing.

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Jihoon was taking his time refiling the bowl of popcorn in the kitchen when he heard Seungcheol screaming.

“It won! My song won!”

Jihoon frowned confused and returned rapidly to the living room where the TV showed Seungkwan walking towards the stage to receive the prize for Best OST.

Seungcheol must have noticed his presence and turned to look at him.

“Jihoonie, my song won!” Seungcheol said excitedly standing up.

“Your song?” Jihoon asked with a smug expression.

The song had been an unexpected project given to him after Seungkwan’s album charted really well. The drama was really successful, so it was a win-win situation for all of them.

“Yeah, my song…” Seungcheol said grabbing the popcorn bowl. “Soonyoung told me you said that you wrote the song for me.” He said smiling and returning to sit again.

 “I…what? I said what?”

Jihoon stood there frozen trying to recall if he ever said that to Soonyoung. It’s not like he hadn’t gotten inspired by Seungcheol to write the song, and it’s not like Soonyoung didn’t know that fact, but admitting it out loud was another thing.

“Don’t put that face.” Seungcheol said standing up again to grab his hand.

“What face?” Jihoon asked letting the other pull him to the sofa.

“Your ‘I’m going to kill Soonyoung’ face.”

Jihoon couldn’t help but laugh at that as he had probably put that face more times than he could count.

Soonyoung had been his friend since they were in elementary school and they had been through so many things that often involved his ‘I’m going to kill Soonyoung’ face when the other, according to Jihoon, totally deserved it.

But he had to admit Soonyoung was that unconditional friend that had always showed how much he cared for him and even when at the beginning of his relationship with Seungcheol he seemed to be a little overprotective, he eventually sided with Seungcheol and enjoyed embarrassing Jihoon.

They were so close that Jihoon’s parents had been at Soonyoung’s high school graduation when they returned and Jihoon stayed in Japan. And it was Soonyoung who had told Jihoon’s mother about Seungcheol’s trip to Busan to find Jihoon and even showed her a picture of him.

His parents had said they wanted an unbiased perspective, so they had called Soonyoung to ask more about Seungcheol before they invited him for dinner. That had been rather embarrassing, but luckily when they were having dinner there was no mention of that. But there was something Jihoon noticed during that dinner and that he got to discuss with his parents before going to sleep that night.

Kim Mingyu would always be a really important person in Jihoon’s life and his parents knew that. His parents had been really worried when he decided to stay in Japan for university, but when they got to know Mingyu as his roommate, they instantly liked him and every time they visited Japan they would dinner with both of them and they had been really happy when they started dating.

Jihoon had already talked with his mother about everything that happened, but she told him she wished she had seeing Mingyu before the breakup and cooked for him one last time. It was a special feeling the Lees had developed for Kim Mingyu knowing the other wasn’t close to his own parents, so Jihoon knew they were disappointed that things had changed so much. But Jihoon was glad they were accepting of Seungcheol after getting to know him better. He just wished the same happened with Seungcheol’s father.

CEO Choi was a charismatic man just like Seungcheol and if things had been different he would probably be a bit more supportive of their relationship, but after the chaos with the Yoons, the older man blamed it all on Jihoon. That was somewhat tiresome for Jihoon because he didn’t want to create more conflict between Seungcheol and his family, but the other said he shouldn’t worry about that, that it wasn’t his fault. And at least he had gotten Chan to forgive him, the kid had been pretty mad after knowing Seungcheol had decided to start dating him, but with time and by getting to know each other better things had gotten definitely better.

“I bet you are going to win. I actually bet with Hoseok, because he said I’m biased but I know you are the best nominee.” Seungcheol suddenly said surprising Jihoon.

In the TV they were announcing the nominees for best producer and Jihoon took a deep breath waiting as they opened the envelope.

And he could barely hear his and Bumzu’s name before he was toppled by a hug that was followed by a bunch of kisses on his face.

“Congratulations Jihoon.” Seungcheol finally said before kissing him on the lips and Jihoon stopped caring to listen to Bumzu’s speech as he returned the kiss.

But he could swear not even a minute passed before his phone started ringing. He ignored it and put his arms around Seungcheol’s neck deepening the kiss. But just as the other moved his mouth to kiss his neck, Seungcheol’s phone started ringing. He heard the other sigh, but neither of them moved to pick up.

It was just when Jihoon’s phone rang again that Seungcheol stood up with a frustrated sigh. Jihoon saw him frowning as reached for the phone and saw the caller’s name on the screen. And Jihoon couldn’t help but chuckle when he saw Soonyoung’s smiling face below his name as Seungcheol gave him the phone.

“Congratulations Jihoonie! Your first award in Korea as a producer and well…also for the OST and surely Seungkwan will win some other awards with his new album.”

Jihoon thanked Soonyoung trying not to laugh at Seungcheol’s pouting face, but he knew that if he ignored the other or suddenly cut the call, the other would call again until he answered.

“I’m sure you will invite me a congratulations dinner at that expensive restaurant.” He said and after a few ‘so unfair Jihoonie’, ‘you are the rich producer here’ and ‘you are the one with a rich boyfriend here’, his friend cut the call. And by that moment, Seungcheol had already turned to watch the TV again as some boy group was performing.

And as Jihoon put the phone down, he took his time to look at the other.

‘Boyfriend’…it was a word Jihoon didn’t usually use, preferring to mention the other by his name.  

Choi Seungcheol

His boyfriend

His first kiss

He would have never imagined that the same guy with the puppy eyes and plump lips, and that to Jihoon’s annoyance was still taller than him that he had to stand in his tiptoes to kiss him, would become his boyfriend.

“Cheol.” He called softly making the other turn around.

Jihoon bit his lower lip nervously before speaking.

“Do you want to listen to all the songs I wrote for you before we started dating?”

And Jihoon kissed him before the other broke his face from how wide his smile was.