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^baby uwu
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Maybe there was indeed some kind of God who was pulling the strings in the universe in his favor because the person that just came to them was none other than Kang Taehyun -- a childhood friend of Soobin and right now the best that could probably happen to him because Taehyun knew Soobin and he knew that Soobin wasn't a creep or a weirdo and maybe he could convince Yeonjun to move in with him.
"Wait, you guys know each other?"
Soobin got up from his seat and turned to Taehyun, trying to suppress his laughter as he noticed how short his friend was. Back when they were kids, Soobin had been the short one, but this? This was too good and Soobin couldn't help but laugh.
"Jesus, how come you're the short one now?"
"It's not my fault you grew up so big and wow, all your baby fat is gone! If my grandma hadn't shown me a picture of you a while ago, I wouldn't have recognized you at all -- how have you been? How come you're in Ottawa?", Taehyun stepped forward and pulled him into a tight hug while talking, which Soobin gladly returned.
"Actually, I got a job offer here, and right now I'm kind of trying to find a place to stay at — are you and Huening talking by the way?"
"He moved here as well? Jesus, how come I missed that, you have to call him, and we all have to meet up someday like old days and-"
"Uhm, guys! Could you maybe finally tell us what the hell is going on and how come you know this weirdo.", Yeonjun's voice sounded icy and his eyes were sharp, but underneath of that Soobin swore he could see a twinkle of amusement.
Taehyun grabbed another chair and pushed Soobin down on his own again, making them all sit down again. "Well, Soobin here and I grew up in the same neighborhood when we were little -- together with another friend, Huening. I moved when I was still young and then I met you guys", he turned to Soobin again, "but really, it's good to see you again. We had so much fun as kids it would be awesome if we could become friends like that again."
There was an honest, warm smile on Taehyun's lips, and it made Soobin almost feel at ease. "Gladly, especially now that I'm taller than you. I'm totally gonna get my revenge for all the times you bullied me because of my height."
Soobin chuckled as he saw how fake offended his friend looked. "Me? Bullying you? Oh please, Choi. Did you hit your head too hard or something? I'm an angel."
"Lucifer is an angel, too, you know."
They looked at each other for a moment before they started to cackle like the idiots they were -- he hadn't seen the other man in nearly ten, fifteen years, but it felt as if they had never been apart. His eyes wandered from Taehyun back to Chaeryeong and Yeonjun.
There was still sharpness in Yeonjun's eyes, but it wasn't the life-threatening kind of glare, more for show than anything else he assumed.
"So how do you know Yeonjun and Chaeryeong? You guys didn't tell me that you know Soobin."
"It's because we don't.", Yeonjun replied dryly.
Taehyun looked confused. "Then how come you guys are sitting here together?"
"Soobin here asked me to be his boyfriend."
What a little shit. Soobin immediately felt the blush creep upon his cheeks, but Yeonjun seemed unbothered -- he even had a cocky grin on his face.
"I didn't know you swing that way, hyung."
"It's not - I don't okay? Not that there is anything against swinging that way it's just -", Soobin took a deep breath, trying to calm down so he could explain this insane situation.
"Huening's aunt, remember? Jiyeon? The rich one? Well, she has an apartment not far from here and I went to see it and it's perfectly okay, the only thing that sucks is that she only wants couples in her apartments and I overheard Yeonjun talk about how he needed a place to stay so yeah, here I am making an idiot out myself as usual and probably crept out everyone involved."
As expected, Taehyun started to laugh. "Oh boy, please tell me you said yes Yeonjun. I know Jiyeon from back then and she is filthy rich, okay? Soobin here is really a softy by the way, his eyebrows only look scary, but he is a teddy bear and I think you two could really hit it off. Plus, you really do need a place to stay at, Ju"
"Well, seems like I found myself a boyfriend."
Soobin just stood there for a moment, letting the words sink in, and then his mouth gaped open and he started at the other man. "Wait, for real?"
There must have been something funny about the way he nearly jumped out of his seat and how his voice pitched higher than usual because Yeonjun suddenly started to laugh, gums showing and all that and Soobin felt his heart jump, he had a roommate.
He wouldn't have to live under a bridge, he would live in an amazing flat not far from his workplace and he had also found another childhood friend.
"Yes, for real. But don't expect me to cook for you and play housewife if there is something, I suck at then it's cooking."
"Don't worry, I'll cook. I love cooking, but you'd have to be the one that keeps the place clean then. I suck at cleaning and the last time I did my laundry on my own everything turned pink and as much as I love that color, it ruined too many shirts."
"Deal, I have a bit of an OCD anyways so the place will be clean."
"Good."
"Good."
Soobin couldn't help but smile sheepishly at Yeonjun.
"Well, lovebirds, now that that's settled how about we get some drinks later tonight and think about a cover story for you two?", Chaeryeong suddenly had a wolfish smile on her lips and Soobin wasn't sure if he liked it or not, but he tried not to panic, "You know, where you guys met, how you fell in love and how loud Yeonjun can be in bed."
"Chaeryeong!"
Yeonjun sounded both, mildly offended and immensely entertained. "What? Knowing some juicy details could be an advantage, you never know. Slip a dirty, but socially semi-acceptable comment, and I'm sure your soon to be a landlord is more likely to fall for it."
His eyes suddenly lighted up and he turned his attention towards Soobin again. "So, speaking of which, any special kinks I should know of? Maybe bondage? S&M? Dominant and Submissive tendencies, or maybe totally vanilla?"
The room suddenly felt ten times hotter than it had been a minute before and Soobin felt his cheeks burn once again. This guy was good at riling him up, that he had to admit. He felt his pulse quicken as embarrassment flooded through him but tried to mask it up.
"Seems more like you are quoting your kinks, not listing random ones if you ask me. Should I store this little information away from when we meet the landlord?"
He heard Taehyun snort next to him and smirked when he heard a similar noise from Chaeryeong. This shouldn't be this entertaining, but the way Yeonjun reacted was both hilarious and a bit endearing. He opened his mouth, trying to come up with something, but eventually resigned and took another sip of his coffee, hiding his embarrassment. Seemed like Soobin hit the nail on the head.
"See, told you you'd get along!", Taehyun playfully patted their backs. "Just so you know you guys better invite me to the wedding."
