𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 // Jihan

six

Morning. Everybody was still asleep, except for Jeonghan. He had another early work assignment. Jeonghan made sure not to wake up his brother again.

Jeonghan desired to work alone. If the first day had been a complete success (which it wasn't), then he could do it!

As he walked, he recalled Joshua, the boy who had acted strangely yesterday.

His words, 'someone doesn't know who I am,' were making him overthink the situation.

"Eh, maybe it was just a random drunk guy trying to flirt with me."

But that wasn't the case.

***

"Oh my gosh, Joshua! What's going on? You literally came to my place at 7 am!" the boy exclaimed.

"Don't worry, Seungcheol. I have something to tell you."

Seungcheol had been Joshua's best friend since high school. Seungcheol had struggled with grades in the last year, so Joshua wanted to help him. Fortunately, Seungcheol had passed the last year, and that's when they became best friends.

"What happened this time? Did you find another beautiful girl? I'm tired of it. I'm gay now."

Oh, and by the way, Seungcheol is gay too.

"No, it's not about that," Joshua said seriously.

"Oh? It isn't? Come here, and tell me everything!" Seungcheol said, ushering Joshua inside. Their friendship had a touch of craziness.

"Don't hurt me! Just listen."

"Wait, I need to get my popcorn."

"What?"

"Shut up. Now tell me," Seungcheol said, attempting to do cool moves with the popcorn.

"Okay. So..."

"So?"

"Yesterday, after my photo shoot, I really needed some coffee. So, I went to a coffee shop. The coffee there was heavenly, and when I met the owner, he was incredibly handsome. Bro, his voice was like magic, it felt like an angel was talking. I think I'm in love..."

"You're joking," Seungcheol said after a moment of silence.

"What the-"

"Josh, you're not gay. Stop messing around," Seungcheol said.

"I know, but I really like him."

"You don't like him. You're infatuated with his looks or maybe his voice. You don't know his personality yet. What if he's just a flirt?"

"But I do have feelings for him."

"You don't get it," Seungcheol got up.

"Let me explain."

"Okay," Joshua said, now listening intently.

"You don't genuinely like this guy. Sure, you might be developing feelings, but it's not official yet. And you should take it easy. There's no guarantee he feels the same way. I know it's tough, but you need to listen to me. He's just another crush like the girls you've had before."

Then it hit Seungcheol.

"WAIT – IT'S A GUY?"

"Yeah?"

"OH MY GOSH, WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF JOSHUA BEING GAY! WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?" He searched for a calendar. "17 JULY? LET'S GO!"

"Bro, I swear I like him. Stop saying nonsense!"

"You know what? Go to that coffee shop every day for a week. Then come back to me and tell me your feelings for him."

"Sure! And if I still have feelings for him, you have to come with me and meet him!"

"Whatever. And if you don't, YOU have to meet MY crush!" He smirked and then laughed.

"Okay! Let's see who loses."

"Let's hang out today. You don't have any shoots today, do you?"

"I don't. You should stay at my place too!"

"You have your parents there, but we'll stay here," Seungcheol ended the conversation.

Joshua rolled his eyes. So what if he lived with his parents? He loved them a lot! Who doesn't love their parents?

***