red // hwang hyunjin ✔️

chapter two

last bit of normalcy

"i'm three for three right now!" hyunjin laughs as he beats you yet again in uno. you roll your eyes, dropping your cards as you groan in frustration.

"you're cheating, or something." you grumble. hyunjin chuckles, crawling over the pile of cards as he takes your face in his hands.

"you're adorable." he drags the tip of his nose down yours. breath fanning your lips before he leans in, pressing his against yours. you melt into the kiss, wrapping your hands around his neck as you pull him closer.

"are we going to talk about the jyp audition any time soon?" you ask, breaking he kiss. his face falls for just a moment before speaking again.

"nothing to talk about, darling." he shakes his head, pressing his lips against yours again. you giggle, pushing on his chest slightly to break the kiss once again.

"but you were so quiet when we left. at hybe and sm you were a chatterbox. did the audition go bad? you shouldn't feel bad about that, i think all three of mine went bad to be honest." you chuckle.

"okay first of all, i'm sure you did fantastic in all three. and second of all, the audition didn't go bad, i just... there's not anything to talk about. we just have to wait for callbacks." he assures, but you didn't miss the way he paused, as if trying to come up with an excuse. having known him for as long as you have, it was easy to tell when he was lying. but he usually lied about little things, to keep surprises, never anything serious. you trust him.

"i don't think jyp will call me back, they didn't even ask for my information after like the others did, did they do that for-"

"can we talk about something else?" he interrupts, shocking you slightly.

"hyunjin— are you okay?" you furrow your brows. all he ever wanted to talk about was the journey to becoming an idol.

"i'm perfectly fine, darling. but starting in the next few days, all we're going to think about is those auditions. let's have a little bit of a break, yeah?" he stands up, reaching for your hand. of course, you give it to him, allowing him to pull you from the floor.

"fine, i guess we can do that." you chuckle, wrapping your arms around his lower back.

"perfect. you wanna go get food?" he smiles, cocking his head to the side.

"you know the way to my heart." you joke, gently poking his chest.

"of course i do. how else would i have been in there for almost three years now?" he smirks, happily cupping your cheek with one hand while his other holds your waist.

"hwang hyunjin— you're so cheesy." you roll your eyes.

"only for you, darling." he pecks your nose. all of your fears and troubles practically vanishing within seconds.

the ringing of hyunjin's phone pulls you out of your tranced state, you reach over, grabbing it for him, reading the contact like you always did before handing it over to him.

"bang chan? the guy from jyp? you got his number?" you ask, watching as he holds up his hand to silence you, walking away before he starts speaking. you couldn't help but furrow your brows at the action, shrugging it off, thinking it was just something he wasn't expecting. but curiosity got the better of you, and you found yourself following him, quietly peeking into the room he hid himself in.

"tonight? we— we can't wait until tomorrow?" he spoke lowly, hoping that wherever you were, you wouldn't hear him. but of course, you did. "i... yeah, i'll be there." he sighs, hating how he didn't have a choice. he abruptly ends the call, turning on his heels so fast you didn't have the chance to move before he caught you eavesdropping. he let out a sigh, frowning as he sees your wide eyes.

"hyunjin! i just got here, i was wondering if we were taking your car or-"

"baby..." he cuts you off. you felt your stomach drop. he only ever called you that when he felt guilty. "listen i... we'll have to reschedule. i have something to do..." he trails off.

"i— that's okay... what do you have to do?" you ask, though considering the call from bang chan, and the secretive nature, you couldn't help but wonder if it had something to do with his audition at jyp.

"i just have to meet with some friends, i'll be back before you know it. i'm really sorry, baby..." he comes up to you, pressing a long kiss to your lips, as if trying to keep you from asking anymore questions, or making anymore comments. "don't wait up, order some pizza, you can use my card." he adds before quickly running to the door, grabbing his things, and before you could say anything else, the door was closing behind him, and he was gone.

just like that.