The Sunghoon Paradox ||Sunghoon|| 18+ {Hiatus}

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"What are you doing?" I ask Sunghoon as he takes a seat in the circle that is forming.

"What does it look like?"

"Do you not have anything better to do than annoy me?"

"I am enjoying a party. If it annoys you, that's just an added bonus." He leans back on his hands, looking at me. Why did he have to be here of all places? I didn't need to be near him tonight. After everything with Woojin and signing that contract practically binding me to this asshole, I want one night to have fun.

"This is a little different." Hanni says, as she sits the empty beer bottle in the middle. "One person will spin and whoever it lands on can pick between truth, dare, or kiss for the person that spun."

"Combining multiple juvenile games." Sunghoon says and I narrow my eyes at him.

"You don't have to play." Though I will admit, I don't like the idea of not having control over what is picked for me.

"There you are." Heeseung, a friend of Sunghoon's says and looks around at the circle. "What are you doing?"

"Playing spin the bottle. Sit down."

"Really?" Heeseung looks at Jake beside him who shrugs. They both take a seat on either side of Sunghoon. I glance at Jungwon and Sunoo, who seem unfazed by this new situation. They seem excited and the ping of guilt I felt earlier when Sunoo was begging me to come to this tonight is back. I can't take up all their time at the rink.

A few rounds go by and Sunoo lands on me. I laugh and I ask him a truth question that I already know, but I am not going to embarrass my best friend in front of these people.

I spin the bottle saying a silent prayer for it to land on anyone other than Sunghoon Park. Seriously, anyone but him.

As it begins to slow down, I go into panic mode as it creeps toward him. This is a nightmare isn't it? Because my week hasn't been bad enough.

It passes Sunghoon, though and lands on Heeseung.

"Well look at that." Heeseung laughs, looking up to make eye contact with me. "What shall I ask of the Ice Queen?"

Dear spin the bottle gods, this is not what I meant by anyone but Sunghoon. This is almost as bad.

I can't back out now, it would look bad. Heeseung won't be as cruel as Sunghoon.

"You could ask an embarrassing question." Jake says from the otherside. What the hell? He is usually the nice one.

"You could dare her to do something disgusting." Sunghoon offers.

"Or I could kiss her." Heeseung finishes. Sunghoon shoots him a glare and I wonder what that's about. Does he think I am diseased and he doesn't want me to infect his friend?

"Get on with it." I urge, shifting my sitting position slightly. This is making me antsy.

"Okay okay," Heeseung waves a hand and looks at Sunghoon again. "Jake, do you have the ingredients for a tequila shot?"

"Yeah," Jake springs to his feet and takes off running. A tequila shot? What the fuck? How long is this going to take?

"You are taking up too much time." I say.

"It's fine." Hanni replies, looking over her shoulder where Jake is sprinting back to us, a lime slice, a salt shaker and a bottle in hand. "I am curious about where this is going."

"Perfect." Heeseung takes the items from him before turning back to me. "I am going to dare you to do a body shot. From Sunghoon."

"What?" I flinch, shaking my head. "Pick someone else."

"No. And your protests only make it better." He teases.

"Sunghoon isn't going to agree to let me do that."

"Those are the rules." Sunghoon shrugs. "How does this work?"

Heeseung explains to him that I will lick the salt from somewhere on Sunghoon's  body, it is his choice, take the drink and then take the lime out of his mouth.

Sunghoon moves the bottle out of the way and comes to the middle, removing his jacket and his shirt. Jesus Christ, why was his body so hard. I must be drunk. He can't be okay with this.

"I am not licking you anywhere below the neck." Though my traitorous eyes glance at his abs for a second, thinking about the possibility of licking them. Y/n! What the actual fuck?

"Relax, Shortcake." Sunghoon hands me the alcohol. "Its so you don't get alcohol on my clothing. You look like you might be messy."

He takes the lime in his mouth and tilts his head, pouring the salt on the lower part of his neck.

"I can't do this." I shook my head, looking at Jungwon. He waves me on to do it. He is just as traitorous as my eyes.

I step forward, taking a drink of the awful tasting alcohol and flinching as I swallow it. I was supposed to swallow it, right? Was this the right order? I hover over Sunghoon's neck, the smell of his spicy cologne sending tingles through my nose. How did he smell this good?

"You are taking too long." Jungwon says from behind me. "You did it wrong. The salt and lime will help the taste."

"Hurry up," Sunghoon demands around the lime, sounding tense.

I close my eyes as I lick the salt from his neck and I swear I hear him groan quietly. I bring my head up to look at the lime, hesitating. He rolls his eyes, grabbing the back of my neck, bringing it forward.

I open my mouth in time to take the lime, but as I close my lips around it, they briefly touch Sunghoon's. I jump, not expecting the intimate touch.

I scurry back to my seat, not looking at anyone. What did I just do?

After the game continues I drag Jungwon and Sunoo away. I am done with this party. Not only did I screw up the shot, I kissed Sunghoon Park! This was unacceptable.

"Aren't you going to have to skate with him?" Jungwon asks, as Sunoo is taken away by some girl to play beer pong.

"Yes."

"And you'll have to be friendly at those events."

"I know." I sigh. "But nowhere in the contract said I would have to kiss him. I kissed him, Won!"

"It was just a game. You are twenty years old, an adult." Jungwon says. "Plus, it was kind of hot."

"Who's side are you on?"

"Yours. Of course." He wraps an arm around me, resting his head on my shoulder. "Always yours."

We let Sunoo have his fun before we make him leave. I need to put as must distance between Sunghoon and I as possible.