'Its nice to meet you, babe.'

The sentence was ringing in Mingyu's ears even after they had parted ways for the night. Wonwoo and him were talking when the other's phone started ringing. Wonwoo had apologized before rushing off, saying that his dongsaeng was in trouble. Mingyu had absolutely torn feels.

Awe since the guy practically shoved everyone else just to get to his dongsaeng. Wonwoo seemed like a pretty great hyung. 

Disappointment because Mingyu definitely wanted to get to know his 'boyfriend' more.

Guilt because Wonwoo wasn't his actual boyfriend and the guy had the right to go when he wanted to.

Mingyu buried his face in his pillow, determined that he would sleep even if images of sharp features and the sound of a deep chuckle were haunting him.

--

The morning afterwards came with a lot of realizations ranging from he must have drank more than he thought if his headache was anything to go by to how embarrassing and how un-Mingyu like he had been with Wonwoo. Yeah, the guy was handsome and had a deep voice that Mingyu could spend the entire day listening to but he was just a guy. He was Kim Mingyu after all! 

"Yeah just keep telling yourself that." Mingyu mumbled, throwing the covers aside as he got up.

He looked at his medicine cabinet for some aspirin but he couldn't find any. Just as Mingyu was about to admit defeat and ask his hyungs if they had any, his phone vibrated, signalling a new message. Mingyu opened it, wondering if Junghan's motherly insticts had already detected his headache.

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

 Morning, Mingyu.

Hey, sorry about rushing off last night. I could make it up to you? How does breakfast sound? I'm buying ofc x

Mingyu's eyes widened. Wonwoo was asking him out for breakfast! He was still trying to come up with an answer that didn't seem too eager but not too standoffish when another message came. 

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

I have some aspirin too. Come on. I know you have a hangover x

Mingyu's brows furrowed at the x at the end. He had no idea what that meant but Wonwoo had sent him two of those already. Shrugging it off as a typo, Mingyu replied with a simple 'sure :)' before heading to a shower. He reminded himself that this wasn't a date; Wonwoo was a stranger after all. Mingyu was just going because he had no aspirin. 

--

Mingyu didn't frequent the Jam Jam by the university since a.) He wasn't usually a morning person and breakfast consisted of whatever Junghan would bring for him when they meet up later in the day and b.) The place smelled strongly of well, pancakes and syrup. Usually the smell would repulse him but the growling in Mingyu's stomach indicated how hungry he was. 

"Mingyu!" 

Mingyu turned around and saw Wonwoo wearing something blue and hideous. It took him a minute to recognize that it was Jam Jam's uniform. He couldn't help the surprised laugh that came out of him; he didn't expect Wonwoo to be working here.

"The uniform's awful, I know but you shouldn't be laughing at the person buying you breakfast." Wonwoo mock pouted.

Mingyu continued laughing. "I'm sorry but I react as I see things."

Wonwoo rolled his eyes, leading Mingyu to a vacant table. "I liked you better when you were drunk."

"That was a moment of weakness!" Mingyu protested though he wasn't sure what he meant. 

Wonwoo shrugged although he was obviously not buying what Mingyu had said. He mumbled a quiet excuse before heading to the kitchen. Mingyu couldn't help but smile at the retreating figure. He was glad that the restaurant's uniform was awful since it helped loosen his nerves. He was acting more like himself and less like a pre-adolescent girl with her crush. 

Mingyu took the time to look around the restaurant and it made him wonder why he had never really tried eating here before. Or why it wasn't even one of the places he and his friends tried hanging out at. It was probably because Jihoon would castrate them if he was forced out of bed earlier than necessary. Jam Jam did smell like pancakes and syrup but it was also warm and had a homey atmosphere. Mingyu wondered if all branches were like this or if their university was just lucky. 

"This place isn't half bad, isn't it?" Wonwoo suddenly appeared, carrying two plates of freshly cooked pancakes and a pitcher of orange juice.

Mingyu nodded. "It's actually pretty nice. Makes me wonder why we never tried it here." He looked at the food. "Looks good."

Wonwoo sat across him, grinning. "Of course it is! My friend is the chef here, well assistant but point is, he can cook. Try it."

"What flavor are they?" Mingyu asked, sniffing them.

"You're so adorable." Wonwoo chuckled. "This one's banana." he said pointing to the plate in front of Mingyu. "And this is chocolate chip, my favorite." He nodded towards the plate in front of him. "Oh shoot, forgot the utensils."

Mingyu stood up before Wonwoo could. "I got it. Just stay there." 

Heading towards where the utensils were, he couldn't help but think that this was starting to feel like a real date. Mentally berating himself, Mingyu tried not to get carried away. Wonwoo was just a nice guy helping him out. Before he could think about it deeper, he grabbed the utensils and two glasses and headed back to their table.

Wonwoo was watching Mingyu as he approached, smiling. "Thanks. You even brought glasses!" He nodded towards the food. "Bon appetite, monsieur."

Mingyu almost drooled whether it was from the food or from what Wonwoo had said, it didn't matter. "They better be as good as you make them out to be." He quickly cut up a piece of the banana pancake, eating it quickly. 

"Easy there." Wonwoo raised an eyebrow. "So, how is it? Am I right or am I right?"

"I could kiss you right now. No, I can kiss this pancake right now." Mingyu exclaimed before nodding towards Wonwoo's plate. "Why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not that hungry." The other shrugged. "Are you always this... hungry?"

Mingyu chuckled. "You'll get used to it. I always look like I haven't eaten for days."

After realizing what he just said, Mingyu's cheeks started heating up. To make matters worst, Wonwoo started laughing. The other was laughing so loudly that the other customers were starting to stare at them and Mingyu just wanted the ground to swallow him up. 

"It's not that funny." Mingyu groaned.

Wonwoo finally calmed down with the help of some orange juice. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't even mean to laugh that much; you just sounded so serious when you said it."

"I am serious about food." Mingyu said, more out of reflex than anything. He sighed when Wonwoo started laughing again. "Ugh, stop it! You know what? Fine, laugh all you want. This makes us even."

Wonwoo had stopped laughing, nodding along. "Sure, whatever you say. I still think yours is funnier but whatever floats your boat."

"Shut up and eat your yummy pancakes."

Wonwoo flashed him another grin before he started eating as well. They ate in silence for a while and just like last night, it had felt comfortable. Mingyu couldn't remember when was the last time he felt so at ease with someone. The pancakes were really good too and Mingyu finished his quickly and even ate Wonwoo's after the other's insistence. After the meal, Wonwoo handed him some aspirin which Mingyu took with slight confusion. He hadn't even felt his headache since he came here. 

"So, Mingyu, why do you need a fake boyfriend?" Wonwoo suddenly asked, cupping his chin. 

Mingyu would have gushed at how good he looked if the question didn't shock him. Though thinking about it, it really wasn't surprising. It was the reason they knew each other after all. "I'm the only single in my group of friends."

"And? Being single is nice. You don't have to worry about monthsaries, anniversaries and holidays like that." Wonwoo answered. 

Mingyu nodded. "Exactly! Anyway, I wasn't really that unhappy being single but my friends thought I was." It was a lie but Mingyu didn't want Wonwoo to think he was pathetic for envying his friends' love life. 

Something must have given away in his expression because Wonwoo's face softened. "Do your friends make you feel bad about being single? Do they tease or make fun of you for it?"

Mingyu spluttered before laughing. "What? No way! My hyungs are too nice for that."

Wonwoo nodded, looking relieved. "That's good because they shouldn't. I mean, you guys were friends before they became couples, right? They shouldn't be rude about it."

"Uhm, not exactly." Mingyu shook his head when he saw Wonwoo frown. "I'll tell you some other time but I promise, they're really nice guys."

Wonwoo nodded. "Alright so what did you mean?"

"They started setting me up for blind dates." 

Wonwoo started laughing again. "What? People still did that? Okay, I'll bite. How did the dates go? I'm guessing pretty bad otherwise we wouldn't be here."

Mingyu nodded. "It was pretty awful. The first guy was creepy. When I first met him, he looked normal, maybe even a little cute but he wouldn't stop staring at me throughout our date. He called me human too as if he wasn't and when I asked him, he said he wasn't. That was pretty much when I started freaking out."

Wonwoo nodded, obviously trying not to laugh. "Did you finish your date with the guy?"

"Of course I did! Junghan hyung made me promise that I would." Mingyu nodded. "This just proves that cute guys are scary and shouldn't be trusted."

"You're cute; does this mean I can't trust you?" Wonwoo asked playfully.

Mingyu blushed, looking down at his empty plate. "I'm trustworthy. It's those little adorable ones that are dangerous." He mumbled before shaking his head. "Anyway that was the first. The second was with a prick that insulted me and the fact that I wasn't rich like him. Ugh, he made dating sound like some kind of business. Plus he was mean to Jihoon hyung just because he was dating Soonyoung hyung!" 

Wonwoo poured him a glass of orange juice, quietly handing it to him. He waited for Mingyu to start drinking before he spoke. "Your friends have great tastes in potential partners for you." He hummed a bit. "So your Soonyoung hyung is dating your Jihoon hyung right? Who's your Junghan hyung dating?"

"Jisoo hyung." Mingyu said as he finished the drink. "Wait when's your birthday?"

"July 17,1996. Yours?"

"You're my hyung also! April 6,1997 for me." Mingyu pouted. "Why is everyone older?"

"I think that's a benefit for you." Wonwoo chuckled, poking Mingyu's pout. "You're not allowed to call me hyung. I am your boyfriend after all."

Mingyu's cheeks heated up again. Wonwoo said it so casually but it caused Mingyu's heartbeat to speed up. Nodding his assent, Mingyu repeated the word in his head repeatedly. Boyfriend. Wonwoo was his boyfriend. That wasn't right; Wonwoo was his fake boyfriend. 

Mingyu hated how his heart seemed to overlook the 'fake' part and just focused the boyfriend bit. How was he going to survive this? 

"Hold on. Your birthday's coming up!" Mingyu exclaimed. 

Wonwoo smiled. "Yeah it is. Going to give me anything, boyfriend?"

Mingyu mentally groaned. He wished Wonwoo would stop saying it always. "It depends. What do you want?" 

"What?" Wonwoo chuckled, a light pink dusting his cheeks. "You don't have to get me anything. I was just joking."

"But I want to!" Mingyu was surprised at how much he meant it. He rarely gave presents even to his friends. 

"Just anything is good, I think? I don't know." Wonwoo shrugged, looking shy for once.

Mingyu couldn't help but poke Wonwoo's cheek. "You're pretty cute yourself when you act all shy like this."

Wonwoo blushed even more. "Shut up." He said without any real heat. "Do you go to Pledis University too?"

"Yeah, I'm in my second year. Wait you go there?! This is pretty great!" Mingyu beamed happily.

"Yeah, makes the story more believable. Hold on. What are we going to tell your friends when they ask how we met?" Wonwoo tilted his head.

Mingyu frowned a bit. He was excited because that meant there was a greater chance to hang out with Wonwoo but of course, it was for their ruse. Why did his heart keep forgetting why they were even here in the first place? 

Pledis University... Mingyu's eyes widened. He had a lecture in half an hour!

"I am going to be late!" Mingyu exclaimed, suddenly standing up which made Wonwoo jump. "Sorry."

Wonwoo chuckled. "Lecture or exam?"

"Lecture. My professor deducts the number of minutes you're late from your class score. Ugh!" Mingyu groaned.

"Then you better go, Mingyu." Wonwoo said, eyes lit up in amusement as Mingyu continued to flail.

Mingyu stopped flailing, giving a slight nod to Wonwoo, he dashed out of Jam Jam. This was one of the moments he was glad that he had long legs.

Luckily, Mingyu made it to class on time. Why the students weren't allowed to take the elevator, Mingyu would never know but he just considered the four flight of stairs as exercise. Professor Jung walked in and started roll call. Mingyu might have said 'present' louder than necessary if the stares were anything to go by but he was just happy to make it on time. The class started and Mingyu was getting bored already. Pulling out his phone, he mentally patted himself for choosing the seat in the back before he started texting Wonwoo.

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Lecture is so boring :(

Save me

Mingyu sent it, jotting down some notes. He paused as he realized that he hadn't even considered texting one of his friends first. Huh. 

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

What is it about?

Mingyu glanced at the projector and his notes. Pursing his lips, he realized that he was actually interested in Anatomy; maybe he just wasn't feeling it today.

To:Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

It's anatomy. I actually like this subject.

Maybe I'm just bored today

Or was there something in those pancakes? ._.

Confess!

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

What do you major in? O.o

I can barely stand General Science and you have that.

I waive any responsibilities from Jam Jam's pancakes.  

To:Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Pre med student here. What about you?

You sound smart. Law?

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Aww thanks, babe. :")

No need to flatter me. We're going out already xx

Haha

Business Ad actually

Mingyu squeaked as he read the message. The class turned to him and he blushed again as he muttered some excuse.

"Are you embarrassed about the inner workings of the female reproductive system, Mr. Kim?" Professor Jung asked seriously.

"N-no, sir." mingyu replied, embarrassment tripling. 

"There is no need to be, Mr. Kim. I know you might not prefer the gender but this is a must. Don't hesitate to ask questions alright?" Professor Jung answered before continuing the lecture. 

Mingyu could hear the snickering and laughing from some of his classmates. Luckily he wasn't new to embarrassing himself but he was pretty sure this topped the rest. Mingyu spent a few minutes focusing in class especially since Professor Jung kept glancing back at him. Once finished with the female reproductive system, the professor stopped looking back at him and Mingyu gave an audible sigh of relief.

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

My professor knows I'm gay?!?!

BTW thanks for making me blush when we were at the female reproductive system

 Prof Jung now thinks I'm embarrassed about studying them >.< 

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

I'm sorry

But

This just made my day. HAHAHAHAHAHA

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

You're a mean boyfriend >:(

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Sorry but it's hilarious! Hahahaha

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

:(

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Okay I'm done laughing.

Forgive me, My Cute Blushing Mingyu

xx

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

What the hell is that name? =_=

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

It's my contact name for you

What's mine in your phone?

Mingyu contemplated whether he should tell the truth or not. He looked back at the conversation, lips tugging into a full smile as he read his contact name in the other's phone. Well if that was the case.

To: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

From: Freaking Cute Guy with a Deep voice Wonwoo

You're adorable yknow?

 Now, focus in class. We wouldn't want your Prof getting anymore ideas

Laters, baby xx

Mingyu flushed at the reference but the grin was still on his face for the whole day. Maybe this was a genius idea after all. 

A.N: i cannot believe at how many subbies I'm getting; i got a little emotional while bonding with my sister when I saw it!! THANKS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU <3 

This chapter is a conversation heavy one since they are getting to know each other. It ended up flirtier(what is this word even) than I planned but it's Meanie so yesss. <3

Tell me what you think? Thank youuu!!! Xx