Because I lost all the files on my phone and almost lost my sister yesterday.

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Prompt: Coffee

Additional Member: Ryeowook

It was 6:20 in the morning. Ryeowook checked his watch, feet paddling against the floor as he tiptoed out of his bedroom, running quickly to get the first shower of the morning. The only thing keeping him from falling back asleep in his bed was the thought of being the first person to get the hot water for the day (and so the hot water will definitely not run out for him and more likely run out for Hyukjae).

As he stood in the shower cubicle, the water relaxing his tight muscles. He really should stretch more after dance practices because his muscles were seriously not accepting the intense work out. He stretched his arms up, wincing at the pain that soared across his neck, but also relishing the fact that he was loosening his muscles slightly.

He only stayed in the bathroom for seven minutes. If he stayed in there for any longer, he would be behind schedule and that would mess up the surprise! Once he stepped out of the shower, using a white towel to dry his small frame, he got changed into a pair of loose sweatpants, something that was easy to put on whilst also allowing ease of movement for when they had to go out and prepare for their most recent comeback. He also put on a slightly too large t-shirt, not having the confidence to walk around the dorm topless. He was extremely envious at the fact that Hyukjae would happily leave his room with only a pair of trousers on (and unfortunately, sometimes less). To be honest, he felt slightly weird wearing a big t-shirt because he felt that it made him look even smaller. But then again, they were all men in the dorm so why would it matter?

Once he left the bathroom, he knocked on all of the bedroom doors, in hope that it would encourage the members to wake up from their deep sleep. He would often peer his head around the doors, just to make sure that they were waking up, sometimes having to walk into Hyukjae’s room and shake him before there was some sort of response coming from the older man.

He would then, during his morning routine, walk to the kitchen, and turning on the coffee machine, adding his secret ingredient into a mug, before adding the rest of the coffee. Once he was happy with his drink, he walked back to his bedroom carrying his drink and placed it onto the bedside table before walking out of the room.

It had become a routine he had come to perfect during the three years he had done it for. His reasons for doing it was one, his method of waking up and stimulating his brain and two, to attract the attention of a certain black haired male. He reason why he begun the routine in the first place was when he noticed the older man was beginning to struggle waking up in the mornings. He probably was even the cause of Jongwoon’s addiction to coffee, though he wasn’t one to admit the truth.

And anyway, he never complained about the mysterious mug of coffee that was laid out for him every morning and instead, would walk out of his bedroom ten minutes later, an empty mug at hand as he takes it to the sink to rinse it out.

He had become so into this routine that he even stretched as far as to even try out different flavours in each coffee. What was worse was that he didn’t even know Jongwoon’s favourite flavour because his expression would always be the same every time he left the room each morning. It was always a smile on his face as he trudged to the kitchen, often talking to himself, probably reminding himself of the activities he had to partake in that day.

Even if Jongwoon wasn’t sleeping in his room that night, often opting to sleep at home. He would place the mug of coffee on the bedside table, taking a little longer to make the drink as Jongwoon would usually arrive at the dorm at around 7 o’clock and walk straight to his bedroom to pick a more suitable outfit.

Ryeowook was never approached by the older man, so it had to mean that Jongwoon had no idea it was him, right? It was a good thing because he was really bad at portraying his feelings, yet he still wanted to be part of the cause of Jongwoon’s happiness. That was more than enough for him.

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“Ryeowookie, what are you doing?” Ryeowook turned around, shocked. In all the years he done this routine, no one had ever walked in. And of all people, Kyuhyun. He was usually the last person to wake up, and only getting out of bed when Jongwoon went into the bedroom to drag him out. He would then walk into the living room, his arm slung around the older man, as if Jongwoon was holding him up. Jongwoon would always complain that Kyuhyun had stayed up until the early hours of the morning playing his silly video games, which would cause Kyuhyun to slap him lightly on the chest, causing everyone to giggle at their stupidity. This was always transpired after Jongwoon had his mug of coffee. So why was Kyuhyun awake at such an early time in the morning?!

“I, I was just making coffee for myself. What about you? You are never awake at this time in the morning.” Ryeowook replied, working back on his coffee, refusing to look at the younger male because it was extremely obvious when he lied.

“I never actually went to sleep.” Kyuhyun laughed. He had become so enveloped by his game that he completely forgot about the time and by the time he finished, he decided it would be too late to try to go to sleep, because even then, it would take him a good hour to be succumbed by sleep.

“Kyuhyun ah! You need to sleep more! It is bad for your health if you don’t sleep enough!”

“I know, Wookie, but why don’t you make me a mug of coffee to wake me up instead. You don’t even drink coffee yourself!”

“I do drink coffee.” Ryeowook lied, picking up the mug and taking a small sip of the bitter drink. He winced at the taste as it overwhelmed his senses, before placing the mug back onto the kitchen counter. “See.” Ryeowook grabbed the mug once again, walking quickly towards his bedroom, ignoring the questionable glare coming from the younger male.

-

“Hyung” Kyuhyun said, getting the attention of the only male in the room. There was no one else in the dorm because they were all at their respective schedules. Jongwoon smiled, putting down his book against the coffee table, before walking to the table that Kyuhyun was sat at and sitting down in the seat opposite the younger male.

“What is up, Kyuhyun ah?” Jongwoon smiles, making Kyuhyun blush slightly from the affection. Kyuhyun looked down, not wanting to show the older man his embarrassment, as he pushed forward a mug of brown liquid forward. Jongwoon looked at the drink questionably, before bringing it up to his lips and taking a sip.

“For a person who is amazing at everything, you really don’t know how to make coffee, do you?”

“I know how to make coffee thank you very much!” Kyuhyun spluttered, taking a large gulp from the same drink.

Ew.

The drink tasted awful!

Kyuhyun coughed, spluttering the liquid from his mouth into the air. Stamping his feet on the floor as if trying to get the flavour out from his mouth.

“Well it was my first time making it” Kyuhyun said, rather sheepishly, trying to forget the memory of him actually making the drink. He wasn’t even sure what ingredients were required to make it! He had to look up on the internet and ended up rushing out of the dorms to run to the convenience store just opposite and buy a pack of instant coffee. He wasn’t even sure how he made pre-made coffee so incorrectly!

“Next time, you don’t need to make me coffee to get my affection. You know that whatever you make for me, I will eat, drink or have it anyway. So I don’t understand why you try.” Jongwoon smiled, lifting his hand to ruffle Kyuhyun’s hair.

“But Ryeowook was making you coffee to get your attention!” Kyuhyun complained, had he not have walked into Ryeowook making the bitter drink, he would have been suspicious of everyone for trying to get the love of his life’s attention.

“I know he was making me the drink – he is the only one who is allowed into the kitchen. And now I understand why, after your disastrous coffee making skills especially! But just because he makes me coffee and that I accept it doesn’t mean I am going to fall for him. I have you, don’t I?” Jongwoon said, grabbing the mug of coffee from the table and taking several sips before the drink was completely gone.

It was times like these that Kyuhyun really loved Jongwoon for loving him and even doing the silliest of things just to show his appreciation. He would definitely do the same if Jongwoon did the same for him because that is what love is. And love is the best.

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