before and after • nct

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despite none of them truly knowing one another, both taeyong and yua had mutual interactions just never got properly introduced

if it hadn't been for yua getting wasted at taeyong's bar, would've they met under other circumstances?

their first almost interaction could've been when johnny's bar firstly opened both of them were there but due to johnny's gatekeeping they really never got to see or even meet one another

this brings it to their second one, taeyong had to pick up the kids from daycare once everyone was busy with their own business so taeyong decided he'll do it since everyone has helped him so much

he wasn't met with the noona the kids kept rambling on and on about but instead it was yereum

"oh oppa! nice to see you again here to pick up the kids?" yereum wasn't expecting him but that's usually because its either johnny or doyoung

taeyong chuckles "nice to see you too and yes are the kids ready to be picked up?" yereum nods
"just this way, they just got done so you can wait here"

then finally their last one no one really saw coming, in order for taeyong's bar to stay opened he needed to open a loan to afford it after the damage the pandemic brought

his agent was no one other than nakamoto yua, yua heard her computer ding as she saw the application for the loan, "holy shit it's the kids dad"

yua almost spun out of her chair if it hadn't been for johnny, "damn i think his bar went under too"

"i am so breaking so much company policies just by you standing over my shoulders but i could careless right now" she said getting to work

the pandemic started to slowly lifted up but yua decided just to do everything online from the comfort at her own apartment

johnny who is now living with her is currently undergoing some new construction at his house

"how's the loan going?", yua lift her thumbs up "he got approved! since his information is already here all i need to do is send it to the bank and he'll get an email from there"

"i should throw a celebration for him" yua gave him a funny look "he would ask how would you know if he got approved"

johnny took a second to consider it "yes thats right, you see i totally forgot that you're working"

yua shook her head "well then i'm just gonna go on break and cook yes before you ask i will cook chilli for us"

johnny eyes lit up "i love you yua! you're the bestest friend anyone can ask for" he hopped around and kissed her cheek

yua laughed it off "you should get a girlfriend you seemed a little touch deprived for you to be kissing me like that"

"yua you act as if we haven't made out" he whines stomping his feet, "i'm saying if you want my sister she's single but she does got a child too"

"so you want to set me up with a milf?" yua eyebrows raised "i mean i guess"

"i'm all in bro"

speaking of the loan, taeyong was ecstatic to see that his application got approved with the loan he managed to order new supplies and keep his bar booming up

the pandemic was a really hard year for all bars and clubs, thanks to johnny for suggesting that he takes out a loan because if he hadn't we would've lost it all

"hyung! i'm here look at me" doyoung shouted from his seat, taeyong sighs and walks over to his friends

"who let doyoung get drunk knowing he's a light weight?" all eyes were following to taeil which was the least expecting thing in the world

"i would've thought from ten but never would i think it would be taeil hyung" ten gasps "is that how you think of me?!"

"literally ten if its not you getting people drunk then i don't know" kun deadpanned, ten shrugged "well i'm not the one working at the bar i'm the one who distributes drinks"

taeyong nodded, ten did have a strong point technically the bartenders would get their customers drunk, taeyong never thought of it like that

"where's johnny?" taeyong asked realizing he wasn't there with him, "he's eating dinner right now he'll be a minute or two"

"isn't he living with his best friend right now?" doyoung nodded "yep because yereum didn't want him then a voice intercepted "talking shit now kim dongyoung?"

doyoung turned around to see yereum with her arms crossed "no just telling them that you didn't want johnny hyung to live with you"

"ooh yeah there's no way i would live with him again, to many occasional wine sessions sometimes i think i get hungover from wine its weird" she pouted and looked down "my poor yuyu"

"she'll be fine she's a big girl" doyoung patted her back

while johnny was actually driving yua crazy, dragging her arm begging her to meet his friends

"no way dude, i have to take care of tokki we were out all day!" she whines making johnny pout

"fine you owe me yua!" he shouted and pointed at them, "okay now go to your friends! they're waiting for you" she slightly taunted

johnny death stared her down before getting his things and leaving "i love you johnny!" yua shouts before the door shuts completely

although johnny likes to gatekeep yua, he thought his two worlds will collide sooner or later but yua did not want that to happen anytime soon, he wasn't going to push her anymore than he did

if they were to meet, they'll meet on her terms.