campfire | seventeen au

𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝖺𝗒

"so... i have a great idea."

minghao felt a weird sense of déjà vu as exasperation flooded his brain. turning to junhui, he mouthed an extremely explosive "no!".

"why not? it's about time anyways. we graduate soon, and besides—" junhui looked a bit sulky, "you're leaving soon."

"let's not talk about how you convinced your parents to get a house close to mine," minghao rolled his eyes.

"well in my defense, i wanted to be prepared for the future."

"so tell me, how are you preparing for the immense backlash that is sure to come from revealing our relationship?"

"why would there be backlash? i don't think the boys would mind," junhui said.

minghao sighed, staring at his feet. "what if they do?"

"they act gay like it's a part-time job. trust me when i say no one will care."

"but they're just acting, right? none of them are actually like us? what if they think it's all a joke and laugh?"

junhui wrapped an arm around minghao. "i trust them. they won't say shit. and if they do..." junhui flexed his arm muscles.

minghao giggled. "sure, you big baby."

"your big baby."

minghao allowed junhui to give him a small kiss on the forehead, because he was a considerate boyfriend like that.

"so... can i tell them?" junhui pouted.

"i suppose so. hopefully you're right and no one goes apeshit over us."

"they won't. because we're adorable together."

"that, is one thing i finally agree with you on."

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"surprise! i'm gay!"

"not a surprise, but congratulations!" seokmin commented, lightly clapping.

"yeah, congratulations for being the absolute last person to know!" mingyu cheered.

"no, i'm being serious. i'm actually gay."

"and my name is kim mingyu. we all know."

minghao glared at his friends. "so much for enthusiasm."

"what? are we not being enthusiastic enough?" mingyu asked.

"shut up. you're missing the point."

"and i'm missing out on shua hyung's killer brownies," seokmin said. "we know you're gay. it's like... the most obvious thing since mingyu's crush on wonwoo hyung."

"what if i said i've been in a relationship with junhui hyung for the past three years?"

seokmin and mingyu shrugged, then froze.

"hold up. rewind," seokmin held a hand up.

"you what?" mingyu looked scandalised.

"not so obvious now, huh," minghao grumbled.

"no no no, shut up, don't play with me," mingyu shook his head. "you're telling me wonwoo hyung and i spent all this time formulating plans to get you together, and you were literally fucking with each other this whole time?"