department store!au

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I'm Serious <3

I was talking to my friend today when she gave me the perfect idea for this story :3

p.s. new format (play format/modern format/text post format) cuz i'm lazy and (not) innovative...

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📥 7:30 at a Coffee Shop 📤 

📨 W: *sitting at a 4-person table with his friends*

"sungjinnie-hyuuuuung!! what do i do?"

✉️ S: *groans*

"i don't even know what you're talking about, wonpil-ah..."

*takes off the lid of his coffee cup*

📨 W: "i'm talking about jaehyung-hyung, of course!!"

✉️ S: *uninterested*

*licks at the cream on the lid from his cup*

"you mean that tall hyung who comes to the department store you work at every tuesday to buy new cables?"

📨 W: *vehemently nods head*

"exactly!"

*looks at his friend for any reaction*

*groans when he doesn't receive one*

"ugh, sungjinnie-hyung!! today's tuesday!!!"

✉️ S: "and that means?.."

📨 W: *exasperated*

*waves arms around dramatically*

"that means i get to see him! and i want to tell him i like him!! but i don't know how!!!"

  📩 d: *SIPS PURE BLACK COFFEE FROM A SWIRLY STRAW*

"I DUNNO, PILLIE-HYUNG..."

*SWIRLS BENDY STRAW AROUND UNTIL A WHIRLPOOL APPEARS IN THE COFFEE*

"HOW ABOUT YOU TELL HIM A PICKUP LINE?"

📨 W: *taps chin*

"that sounds good... but which one? there are so many!!!"

*groans*

*places head on table in agony and frustration*

📧 b: *FINALLY SPEAKS UP ONCE HIS MOUTH IS EMPTY OF FOOD*

"WELL, THERE'S THIS ONE THAT'S REALLY SMOOTH AND UNDERRATED..."

*MAKES VOICE HIGH AND NASALLY*

"HYUNG, YOU DROPPED SOMETHING!"

*DRAMATICALLY GASPS*

"HERE YOU GO!"

*MAKES A GRABBY MOTION TOWARD SUNGJIN, WHO IS SITTING BESIDE HIM*

✉️ S: *blatantly ignores him and continues to lap at his cup's lid*

📩 d: *SITTING ACROSS FROM BRIAN*

*HESITANTLY OFFERS HIS HAND INSTEAD*

📧 b: *GRABS DOWOON'S HAND*

*BATS HIS EYELASHES*

*MAKES A LOW VOICE WHILE TUCKING HIS CHIN INTO HIS NECK*

"OH, THANK YOU!"

*POINTS TO DOWOON AS IF HE'S THE ONE SPEAKING*    

📨W: "oh, i get it!!"

*jumps up to give younghyun a hug*

*kisses him on the cheek*

"thank you, hyung!"

📥 12:30 at the Dept. Store 📤

  📨 W: *catches sight of of tall brunette walking through the cables aisle*

*squeals in excitement*

*starts to carefully walk toward him*

 💌 J: *looks for a yellow audio cable*

*mutters something to himself*

   📨 W: *continues to follow jae* 

💌 J: *notices nothing*

*suddenly stops to inspect a cable*

📨 W: *nearly runs into jae*

*inhales sharply*

  💌 J: *looks behind him*

*notices the frantic worker*

*recognizes him as wonpil*

*blushes*

  📨 W: *eyes grow wide at being caught*

*frantically stoops down to the floor as if picking something up but he's actually trying to hide his red face*

*quickly stands up and takes a step closer to jae*

   💌 J: *watches in confusion*

📨 W: "hold up, you dropped something."

*grabs jae's hand*

*doesn't let go*

💌 J: "uhm... thanks?"

*tries to pull away his hand to see what wonpil handed him*

📨 W: *stubbornly refuses to let go of jae's hand*

💌 J: *sighs*

"well? what is it?"

📨 W: "what?"

💌 J: *sighs again*

"what did i drop?"

📨 W: "ah, that!"

*grins stupidly*

"my hand, hyung. obviously."

*scoffs*

*pulls jae closer*

  💌 J: *looks away from embarrassment*

"but... i wasn't holding it in the first place? how could i drop it?"

  📨 W: *freezes*

*thinks <Shit...  Brian-hyung didn't tell me what to do if he said something like that...>*

*gulps*

  💌 J: *notices wonpil's confusion*

*chuckles*

"you know what? that actually doesn't matter."

   📨 W: *glances at the taller man*

   💌 J: *shyly swings their hands back and forth*

"what matters is that i won't drop your hand now that i'm actually holding it."

  📨 W: *smiles wide*

*stands on tiptoes*

*kisses jae's cheek in an impulsive act of bravery*

  💌 J: *nearly flips his shit*

    📨 W: *softly smiles*

"i won't drop yours either, hyung. i like you; i'm serious."

*holds jae's hand more tightly*

*nods to himself*

*grins brightly*

 💌 J: *shyly smiles*

*leans down to give wonpil a reciprocate kiss on the cheek*

"i like you, too. and i'm serious."