"he looks so good."
minhee admired, heart eyes at the man dancing at the center of the stage.
their choreography was superb. each step was executed well and their synchronization makes the judges feel like they move as one. that's the result of being under yunseong's "boot camp"—a term they coined from how strict their dance leader is during practice.
"hwang yunseong could step on me and i would thank him." minhee said to himself as the performance is almost ending.
when they went to their final position and posed, the crowd went so wild that minhee thinks they might have a chance on snagging the trophy.
starlimz exited the stage and it was minhee's cue to go to the comfort room, he has been wanting to go pee ever since the competition started.
"mini!" he heard someone calling him. minhee turned and smiled to see yunseong.
"hyung! you guys did great!" minhee threw himself at the shorter, giving him a tight hug.
yunseong smiled softly and hugged him back, "thanks." he said and let go, pinching his cheeks.
"hyung aww...wait, i need to pee first." minhee said and went inside the comfort room.
yunseong planned on waiting for him but his phone wouldn't stop vibrating due to his friends spamming him about his whereabouts. he decided to send minhee a text before going back to the crew.
"did you two kiss again?" dongpyo asked, suspiciously.
"no, we just hugged." yunseong said, feeling accused.
"im back!!!!" minhee yelled, "you guys did great! i bet you're going to win 1st place!"
"don't jinx it!" allen said.
minhee pouted and yunseong held his hand, "wanna go and watch the other groups?"
"and bash them? let's go!" minhee joked, leaving the crew behind.
"if they're this icky as best friends imagine how they'll be as boyfriends." dongyun said.
"i think they'll be cute!" donghyun squealed.
"okay, if you were to give this group individual grades, what will you give them?" minhee asked as they watched the next dance troupe perform.
"hmm, i'll give the short guy in red a b." yunseong pointed, his arm slung over minhee's shoulder.
"what? but he's good!" minhee asked.
"he just doesn't surpass my standards." yunseong shrugged.
"that's because you have high standards when it comes to dancing." minhee pointed out, "well...which one of them will you give the lowest grade?"
"definitely the tall one in pink, he is so stiff." yunseong said.
"hey, that's harsh." minhee said.
"hmmm around 20 dancing lessons with me and he'll be able to execute the steps properly." yunseong said.
"oh, so are you saying that you want to hangout with him after the competition????" minhee asked, obviously jealous.
"no!" yunseong said, immediately taking it back. "i was just saying that he needs more training and besides, the only person i plan on hanging out after this is my crush." he said, looking at him.
"you are one cheesy man, hyung." minhee shook his head.
"but you like it." yunseong shrugged.
after a few more performances it was time to announce the winners and during that time, minhee left to answer a call from his parents.
"and the winner is...." the mc announced, leaving the audience in anticipation.
"has anyone seen minhee?" yunseong asked the crew but no one answered, waiting for their name to be called.
"starlimz from pdx university!!!" the mc announced and the crew cheered, jumping up and down in joy.
"WE WON!!!!!" dongpyo screamed, shocking yunseong who's just next to him, texting minhee.
"we did???" yunseong asked and the shorter nodded.
"let's take a picture hyung!!!" donghyun yelled and pulled their leader to the stage with the crew. yunseong received the trophy and the rest looked at the camera, smiling in victory.
after the first take, yunseong eyes went searching for minhee and when he couldn't find him he sighed,
"don't be sad, hyung. we won!!!" taeyoung told him.
"yea but i didn't even get the chance to take a pic together with minhee." yunseong said and looked at his phone, "he even has the time to tweet."
changwook looked at his twitter and saw minhee's follow-up tweet. he showed it to yunseong.
"FRICK!" he screamed and immediately composed himself before typing a reply. "it still would've been better if he was here."
"wow, clingy much?" their heads turned to see minhee walking, his phone on his hand. "i told you that my parents were calling me. i didn't leave."
"that's not what i wanted to hear from you." yunseong pouted.
minhee rolled his eyes and grabbed his hand. he looked at his friends, "congrats on your win! i'll just be borrowing your leader for dinner."
"how come you're not treating us?" hyeongjun pouted.
"i only have enough money to treat one person." minhee said.
"just say that you want to have a date with yunseong and go." allen said.
"i want to have a date with yunseong hyung." minhee said and the rest were shock by how he didn't chicken out. "so can i borrow him?"
"even if you didn't ask our permission, you'll still go out with him anyway." dongyun said.
"i'll take that as a yes, thanks!!" minhee smiled and waved goodbye at them, dragging a stunned yunseong out of the venue.
"hey...." yunseong snapped himself out, "you still didn't congratulate me." he pouted.
"i already did it at twitter and said it in front of the crew, what more do you want?" minhee asked.
"nevermind." yunseong shook his head and walked away.
"huh, he be mad." minhee said and walked towards him, planting a peck on his cheek before running away.
yunseong's eyes widened, red. "hey, come back here!!" he shouted and chased him.
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"so.... is this our first official date?"
yunseong asked as minhee looked through the menu.
"hmm?" he looked at him and placed the menu down. "yea, i guess you could say that."
yunseong's brows furrowed, "you're being very cryptic."
"we're not boyfriends so i don't consider this as our official first date." minhee said, looking at him.
"what? after you pecked my cheek twice and called me your crush, you still think we're just friends???" yunseong asked, confused.
"i didn't say that." minhee said, giving him an amused look. "i'm just saying that us liking each other doesn't automatically mean we're boyfriends. there's a process."
yunseong looked at him with disbelief, "are you hearing yourself? we've been pinning on each other for years and you don't want to grasp this opportunity in making me your boyfriend?"
"i think it's the other way around." minhee chuckled.
"what do you mean????" yunseong asked, confused.
"um, sir? may i take your order?" the waiter cut minhee off and jotted down their order. when he left, yunseong immediately grabbed his hand.
"did i do something wrong?" he asked, frowning and minhee's face immediately softened.
"aww hyung... no." minhee said, chuckling afterwards. "it's just that..... i am a man of culture."
yunseong's sadness was immediately replaced with incredulity, "i don't believe you and i don't think i like where this is going."
"i'm just going to give it you straight, i want you to court me." minhee said and yunseong laughed so loud that minhee gave him a stern look.
"wait...you're serious?" yunseong asked and minhee nodded.
"i know that it's so old-fashioned but i want to experience it for once. the last time i dated was back in highschool and he asked me out through chat!" minhee said.
"don't remind me of that jerk, i almost punch him when he made you cry." yunseong said, "going back to the whole courting thing, i'm fine with that. besides, i bet we'll start dating 3 days after i court you." he chuckled.
"hey, i don't get swayed easily." minhee said, crossing his arms.
"whatever you say." yunseong shook his head, smiling. their food soon arrived and as they were eating minhee couldn't help but steal glances from yunseong.
and the latter noticed it, "mini?"
minhee looked back at his food, pretending to look uninterested, "hmmm?"
"you're curious with what i have in store for you, right?" yunseong asked and minhee immediately shook his head.
"i have no idea what you're talking about." he said and yunseong chuckled, holding his hand.
"don't worry." he smiled, looking straight into his eyes, "i'll make you feel loved everyday for the rest of my life."
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