"joongie! sangie!" wooyoung cheered after he opened the door, revealing his two best friends behind it.

"hi woo!" hongjoong greeted, hugging his friend as he walked inside.

"yeosang, be good for mrs. jung ok? hongjoong's mommy is picking you up today." yeosang's mom said to yeosang, kissing him on the head before she walked away.

"i promise i'll be good mommy. see you later!" yeosang waved goodbye to his mother as she turned around, not forgetting to wave goodbye to the boys before stepping in her car and driving off.

"so, what are we gonna do today?" wooyoung asked the boys, hoping they had a good plan in mind.

"well hongjoong told me in the car that he did something really fun last night, but he wouldn't tell me until we got here. i'm dying to know!" yeosang pulled on hongjoong's arm, hongjoong laughing at his older friend. wooyoung began jumping up and down, growing anxious to know what hongjoong did the night prior.

"well, let's go to youngie's room. i'll tell you everything there!" hongjoong stated and wooyoung immediately bolted to his room. the other two boys waved to wooyoung's mother, not wanting to seem rude, and then made their way to wooyoung's bedroom.

after entering wooyoung's room, hongjoong shut the door behind him. wooyoung was already sitting on is bed, fidgeting in his seat and playing with the hem of his shirt.

"hongjoong, i can't wait any longer. please please please tell us now!!" wooyoung screamed, on the brink of tears due to his overwhelming anxiety.

"ok! everyone sit and listen. " the boys sat criss crossed on wooyoung's bed, looking deeply into hongjoong's eyes, "so, you know how i liked seongie? but then he rejected me?"

both boys nodded their heads vigorously, remembering the whole story from the time hongjoong told them about it.

"well, you already know that he came to my house on my birthday and gave me presents. but, on friday he came to my house again. this time, he told me that he liked me back!" hongjoong exclaimed, bouncing a bit in his spot. yeosang covered his mouth with his hands and wooyoung screeched loud enough for the neighbors to hear.

"wait, are you serious?" yeosang asked in disbelief and hongjoong nodded his head.

"yep! one hundred percent serious. but, it gets even better." hongjoong motioned his hands in front of his friend's faces to add dramatics to the situation.

"better!? how much better can it get than a confession!" wooyoung screamed out.

"this is how it can get better. last night, we went on a date! like a real date!" hongjoong said, jumping up and down in place. yeosang's eyes popped out of his head and wooyoung threw his body back and forth on his bed, both boys freaking out for their friend.

"oh. my. god!" yeosang separated his words, standing up from his seat and moving right next to hongjoong. wooyoung quickly followed, grabbing onto hongjoong's body and lifting him off the floor.

"your first date! our best friend is growing up!" wooyoung held onto the small boy, jumping up and down with him in his arms.

"put me down!" hongjoong giggled, wooyoung setting him down safely on the floor so he would answer, "yes, my first date! it was so much fun."

"what did you guys do?" yeosang asked, both him and wooyoung taking a seat on the bed.

"well, first he took me to get ice cream. at our favorite place, the sunshine!" wooyoung squealed after hearing the name of the ice cream parlor, "and then, we went to a movie. he took me to see the new trolls movie!"

"the new trolls movie?! i've wanted to see that so bad!" wooyoung cried out.

"i know, me too! he got my mommy's number and they were texting. he found out my entire strawberry ice cream sundae order and he ordered it for me! he paid for everything and he even got me flowers!" hongjoong smiled to himself, looking off at the ceiling with doe eyes.

"wow, that sounds so amazing. i'm so happy for you, you deserve it!" yeosang smiled widely and stood up to hug hongjoong.

wooyoung joined in on the hug, attacking both boys with a bone crushing hug, "i agree, that's amazing!"

"yeah, but i miss him already!" hongjoong pouted and folded his arms after they all backed away.

"well that's ok, you'll get to see him soon." yeosang reassured his friend who nodded his head, agreeing with his statement.

"well since you just spilled everything, i have some news too!" woooyung exclaimed, both boys gasping in reaction, not expecting wooyoung to say he had news as well.

"what is it wooyoungie?" hongjoong asked, sounding very curious.

"you know that guy san? the one who watched us with seonghwa that one time?" woooyung asked.

"yeah, what about him?" yeosang furrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head as he asked.

"i guess he somehow found me on instagram, i don't really know how but he did! he followed me and we've been talking ever since! i like him so so so much, oh my god i can't believe it!" wooyoung gushed at the thought of the older. both hongjoong and yeosang clapped their hands loudly, cheering for their friend.

"oh my god wooyoung, that's amazing!" yeosang smiled, sounding genuinely happy for his friend.

"yeah, that's so cool! do you think he likes you back?" hongjoong questioned.

"i honestly do! he's actually super sweet, and he's really hot." wooyoung giggled into his hands and hongjoong scrunched his nose in disgust.

"oh my god woo! don't use that inappropriate language." hongjoong responded to the younger, making wooyoung laugh a bit.

"joongie, it's not inappropriate to think someone is hot! it's normal! i really like him a lot, and like i said, it seems like he likes me too!" wooyoung bounced in his seat and he grabbed onto hongjoong's arm, holding onto it tightly.

"well maybe one day, we can go on a double date!" hongjoong smiled and wooyoung yanked the boy's arm so hard he thought it popped out of it's socket.

"that would be amazing! i mean, me and sannie would actually need to speak in person for a double date to happen... but maybe one day it will!" wooyoung laughed and hongjoong laughed along with him, joining in on the fun.

yeosang was trying his best to smile and support his friends, but he couldn't help but frown a bit to himself. both of his friends were getting the boys they wanted, both of them getting attention back... and yeosang was alone. the boy yeosang liked was straight and happily taken by one of the most beautiful girls in the grade. he knew there was no chance with jongho, but yeosang couldn't seem to get over the boy.

"yeosangie, are you ok? you seem a bit down." hongjoong turned around when he noticed the other boy had stopped responding, an obvious frown on his face.

yeosang tried to smile and act like nothing was wrong, but he began tearing up instead. both of his friends immediately noticed, rushing over to hug and comfort him. once yeosang felt the embrace, he broke down in loud sobs, unable to control the tears from falling.

"sangie, did we say something to hurt you feelings?" wooyoung asked while subtly shaking, growing very anxious once again at the sight of his distressed friend.

"n-no, it's not you guys. it's m-me." yeosang wiped his tears, putting his head down to look at his lap.

"what do you mean?" wooyoung further questioned the boy.

"no, it's n-nothing. i don't want to rain on your parade." yeosang shook his head, pushing the boys off of him.

"no! tell us what happened, we want to help!" hongjoong demanded, crossing his arms as he looked into yeosang's eyes. yeosang sighed, deciding it's best to let them know how he was feeling rather than keeping it all bottled up.

"well, it's just that you guys are talking about boys. you went on a date with seonghwa, you talk to san over instagram, and i can't even say one w-word to jongho." yeosang began crying again, folding into himself in embarrassment.

hongjoong jumped off the bed and dropped to his knees, kneeling in front of yeosang's crying body. wooyoung held onto yeosang with one of his arms as hongjoong grabbed yeosang's hands.

"sangie, please don't cry over this! you can't help who you like, and you can't help that you're scared to talk to him. it's ok! you never know, maybe jongho might like you one day!" hongjoong tried to explain but yeosang quickly shook his head.

"no!" he shouted, his loud voice startling his friends, "jongho is straight, he has a girlfriend! a beautiful girl, one most guys wish they could have. i'm ugly, mute, and a b-boy. jongho would be stupid to dump her and date me."

wooyoung did not like how his friend was talking about himself. wooyoung quickly stood up, pulling yeosang with him. he dragged the older boy over to the big mirror he had on his wall, hongjoong following closely behind the two.

"yeosang, look in the mirror right now and say the first part of that sentence again." wooyoung instructed.

"i'm ugly. i'm ugly. i'm ugly!" he screamed out, repeating the words three times to add emphasis. yeosang looked over to wooyoung and cried harder, burying his head into his hands.

"no! you are the most beautiful boy i've ever seen. yeosang, do you not realize how stunning you are?" hongjoong said to the taller crying boy standing next to him.

"i don't see anything b-beautiful about me." yeosang looked at his feet and began shaking his head as he spoke.

"well, you must be blind then... because in front of me, i see a perfect, special, and gorgeous boy. a boy anyone would die to be with. everything about you is beautiful, from your unique birthmark to your adorable smile. your giggle is the cutest i've ever heard and you're even an incredible dancer! yeosang, why don't you realize how amazing you are?" wooyoung questioned and turned the boy's head up, staring into his bloodshot eyes.

"i guess it's because jongho doesn't see those things in me." yeosang moved wooyoung's hand from his chin, glancing down once again.

hongjoong ran to face the boy and began speaking, "yeosang, you never allow jongho to see the real you, that's why! wooyoung and i try to get you to show him your face, to get you to speak to him, but you're too scared. i know you can't really speak to him, but let him talk to you! he tries to talk to you sometimes, but you run away every time. maybe if you allow him to get to know the real you, he could fall for you like you've fallen for him! i never thought seonghwa would like me, but look at us now. that could be you and jongho one day! you just have to believe in yourself and you never know what could come out of it!"

yeosang wiped the tears off his face and looked up at his friends with a small smile on his face, "you guys are right. i never give him the time of day. i guess i'm too afraid of rejection, but i want to talk to him! i don't want him to always see me as his brother's weird, mute friend!"

"maybe if you get to know him and he gets to know you, he won't see you that way! but yes, you want to talk to him! so now, will you listen to us and allow him to speak to you next time we see him?" wooyoung asked the boy, leaning into him as he spoke.

yeosang laughed at the funny face wooyoung was making, "yes, i promise." he mumbled.

"yay! we got smiley yeosangie back!" hongjoong cheered and began jumping up and down, wooyoung jumping up and down with him.

"ok, now let's get some ice cream. we can get chocolate, just for you sangie!" wooyoung grabbed the boy's hand and yeosang's eyes lit up, turning around and running towards the door.

the boys ran to wooyoung's kitchen and grabbed tubs of ice cream to eat together, laughing and smiling the whole time they did so.

hehe... we finally got some insight on woosan!!! jongsang though... i'm sorry sweaty. yeah ❤️

-vic