Jinki stretched, looking out the window to see the sun high in the sky. He was happy to finally feel well rested, and even happier that he had found a job. Getting ready went by quickly, he made sure to grab a bite to eat before walking out of the apartment. He locked the door behind him, and was on his way to the address that Jonghyun had texted him.

Thankfully, the walk wasn’t long, and Jinki found himself fifthteen minutes early. The sign read ‘closed’ so Jinki knocked on the door, smiling when he say Jonghyun coming to open the door.

“Welcome to your first day of work” Jonghyun greeted and let Jinki in.

“Hold that door!” An unfamiliar voice called from the sidewalk.

“Taemin, just in time to meet your new coworker” Jonghyun smiled, letting the man into the store.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Lee Taemin” The stranger introduced himself, holding out a hand to Jinki.

Jinki accepted the handshake, “Nice to meet you too, I’m Lee Jinki” The two smiled at each other.

“I’ll show you around, get you familiar with the place, we open at ten-thirty” Jonghyun explained and motioned for Jinki to follow him.

It didn’t take long for Jinki to learn what to do, and soon the shop was open. They didn’t have many customers and that didn’t really surprise Jinki, he was rather happy about it, more time to get to know Taemin.

“I’ve heard a lot about you” Taemin started the conversation, “Jonghyun says you’re his closest friend”

“And he’s my closest friend, we’ve known each other for years” Jinki smiled at the thought.

“I hope one day to get that close to him” Taemin spaced out for a second and Jinki looked around for a second.

“Wait a second” Jinki brought his voice lower, “Do you like Jonghyun?” Taemin blushed at the accusation.

“Wha- no, maybe a little” Taemin admitted, letting his gaze wander to Jonghyun, “He’s just so sweet and caring and he puts his all into the things he’s passionate about, he’s just my type”

“So, why don’t you go for it?” Jinki asked and Taemin laughed a little.

“I’ve got some loose ends I have to take care of before I take on a relationship, I couldn’t drag him into all of that” Taemin sighed, “Besides I don’t think he’d accept me anyway”

“Sometimes life surprises you, but I completely understand waiting” Jinki gave Taemin a small smile.

“So, why’d you move here?” Taemin asked an