Pandora's Box

Chapter 6

Parties had never been Beomgyu's thing. The loud music, the alcohol, it was all a little too much.

So a party thrown by the son of the God of partying? The God of wine? The God of ecstasy?

It was disastrous.

Chan had a designated house off campus for parties, no doubt gifted by his dad, and Beomgyu had to admit it was surprisingly nice for a place that was meant to get trashed.

He'd just barely dodged his third vase-to-the-head of the night when he finally spotted Yeonjun and Hyunjin talking in a corner.

They looked incredible, Beomgyu noticed. In fact, every student had really stepped up to the god parent outfit rule. Yeonjun was sporting a hot pink suit. It was just barely a different shade than his hair, which he'd placed a heart-shaped headband on top of. He truly looked like the God of love.

Hyunjin, was...wow. Beomgyu was secure enough to admit that he looked gorgeous. He'd put his long blonde hair half up, and was wearing a white suit with a dark green vine going all around his middle. There were purple flowers sticking to different parts of the suit, and his purse was shaped like a hearth.

Admittedly, Beomgyu felt underdressed. He'd decided to stick to the one god gene he was proud of, and do a mock-piano look. His shirt was black, with a shredded heart shape cut out of the back; underneath which Soobin helped paint white lines. His pants were white, and his hair had white streaks.

Twirling the guitar ring gifted for his 16th birthday around his finger, he walked over to his fine-ass friends. (A.N// my bad i couldn't help it.)

He felt better about his look when both boys smiled approvingly. "Are you trying to seduce the entirety of the party?" Hyunjin asked playfully.

Beomgyu gaped at him. "Says you. You're literally enchanting!" Hyunjin beamed and tapped on Yeonjun's shoulder. 

"Speaking of enchanting...who are you cursing with affection for you tonight?"

Yeonjun sighed and explained to a confused Beomgyu: "Part of my powers as Aphrodite's son is that I can make people fall in love with me."

At Beomgyu's skeptical look, he added: "Oh, god. I never use it for anything real. It's funny sometimes to see it for a second, and then I immediately reverse the effect before something bad happens."

Beomgyu nodded, but barely understood. Powers? Was that a chapter he missed on Wikipedia?

"I thought you could make people fall in love with each other?" 

He remembered the article he read on Aphrodite's son being Cupid. He almost laughed, now, as his own naivety just a week ago. He had no way of knowing he would soon befriend the icon.

"Oh, that too. If I wink at someone, they'll far for me, or whoever I want them to. But I feel weird about ever using it. Usually, I can just tell when someone is in love with someone else. Or even crushes."

(A.N. please remember the wink detail thank you ily.)

Hyunjin moved on. "All I know is, I don't need a winking love spell to get with Ryujin tonight. Have you seen her Athena outfit?"

Yeonjun choked on his drink and stared at Hyunjin, bewildered. "Dude. You're kidding right?" Then, when the other just stared back, "Her and Yeji have been dating for like... a year. It's painfully obvious."

It was Hyunjin's turn to sputter. "What? When did they tell people?"

Yeonjun smiled fondly to himself. "They haven't. Don't worry, they knew I would know and gave me permission to tell anyone. Especially if it kept weirdos away from them", he stated as he flicked Hyunjin's forehead.