"i know i probably said this before, but i actually hate you."

"yeah, you've said that eight times now and we haven't even landed on jeju yet." heeseung calmly replies while reading his book.

jay scoffed. he looks fucking pretentious.

they've just boarded the plane, and the flight to jeju takes about more than an hour. one fucking hour of torture beside this asshole.

he eyed heeseung again before taking his phone to play games. he needs something to calm his nerves and make him forget whatever the hell heeseung said to him earlier.

he literally wants me to play cupid for him and jake. i mean, if he wanted to date jake, he could've just asked him. why put me as a bridge? just to make me suffer? i hate him.

jay sighed. but jake would be thrilled if he knew heeseung is willing to fall for him. and let's be honest here, i really want to see my best friend happy- even if it's not with me.

"wow, you look like you're actually determined to do what i said."

he rolled his eyes at heeseung's sudden statement. "shut up, i'm trying to think of ways on how to drop you out of this plane."

heeseung laughs, covering his mouth with his book. "you're honestly willing to give the person you like to me? dude, don't be that selfless."

"so you want me to be selfish? just like what you did when you ended things with sunoo?"

jay wished that he just shut his mouth up.

"... you're right, maybe i am selfish." he sees the sadness flash through heeseung's eyes for a second, before it was replaced by his smile.

"no, it's not like that-"

"so can you imagine jake ending up with a selfish guy like me? if that's not the worst case scenario, i don't know what else is."

jay went silent. he didn't mean to say those words, and now he feels bad. he doesn't even know the whole story about sunoo and heeseung- and yet, he's assuming things.

now it's a whole hour of an awkward flight.

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[ jeju buddies 🏝️ ]

sunoo:
any update @heeseung @jay
wru??

sunghoon:
i bet jay murdered heeseung alr 🤭

sunoo:
will u shut up

jay:
hiii
we just arrived at the airport
we'll take a taxi and head to the hotel

jake:
oh finally 🎉
we'll wait for you and heeseung hyung at the lobby

riki:
guys i think i lost hiyyih 🧍🏻‍♂️

jungwon:
oh let her wander off
she's a pigeon anyways

jay:
aight
we'll be there in about 15 mins

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when heeseung and jay finally arrived at the hotel, the others were already waiting down the lobby.

"hey everyone, sorry for coming late." jay hugged sunoo as a greeting, "i woke up late because i binge watched modern family."

heeseung raised his eyebrow when he heard the lie coming out of jay's mouth, but he didn't say anything.

"aw that's okay, we have a lot of time so don't worry." sunoo replied.

"how about we eat lunch now? i bet you two are starving." jake grinned at heeseung, who smiled in return. wow, look at them getting all mushy.

jay massaged his temple. i think i'm getting a headache.

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busy 😪 @simjake tweeted.

jeju day 1 🫶

583 likes | 62 retweets

replies:

@yinyang ok pack it up lovers 👎👎
↪@simjake lmfao what 😭😭
@hiyyihglow jeju should ban couples ‼️

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📷 @nishi_rk tweeted.

i found the best tourist spot on jeju 😊🩵 so pretty 🥺💔

1026 likes | 272 retweets

replies:

@parkwrites if sunoo is a tourist spot in jeju, then can we leave him here? /gen
↪@sunscript nice try dumbo 🖕
@cornjay gross wtf (i wanna cry i feel so single)
@hiyyihglow i wanna go home now 🧍🏻‍♂️

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jay park @cornjay tweeted.

enjoying pool date with my baby 😊 (yes he's mine, go fuck urself @nishi_rk)

956 likes | 48 retweets

replies:

@nishi_rk ?????????????????
↪@cornjay sunoo mine 😡😤
↪@sunscript let him riki, he drank a lot of pool water and it got inside his head
@parkwrites so that's why i'm hearing screams earlier 😶 are u planning to suffocate our friend
@cyberlee lmao cute
↪@parkwrites 👀❓❓

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jw ✌🏻 @yinyang tweeted.

i am thinking of burying her 6 ft under the sand after i take this photo 🥰

301 likes | 42 retweets

replies:

@nishi_rk why is she seasoning the sand like she's gordon ramsay
@hiyyihglow aw ily too bff 💘 want me to sell you to someone? 😉
↪@yinyang oh hell naw 🤢

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something's off.

jake couldn't quite point his finger at it, but something's definitely up with his best friend. he wanted to ask jay to join him and heeseung for a stroll outside, but jay declined and said that he wants to sleep after lunch.

and now, he chose to be swim with sunoo and ni-ki instead of hanging out with him. am i the weird one for assuming that he's trying to avoid me? i mean, why would he?

"you alright?" heeseung asked, walking out of the bathroom. they're roommates on this trip, and jake should be happy because he's finally getting alone time with his crush.

i am happy, but why do i feel uneasy?

"yeah, i'm good." he tried to look busy by folding his clothes. "uhm, did something happen to jay?"

"not that i know of. he seemed okay when we were travelling here." heeseung replied with a straight face. so this one's pretty clueless, huh.

"so he's probably got a headache or something." jake whispered, grabbing the medicine kit that he brought. he stood up, walking towards the door. "i'll be right back!"

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"i'll sleep beside the window," sunghoon throws his backpack on the bed next to jay. "no arguments."

"i don't have the energy to do that," jay grumbled, lying right after he got out of the shower. he swam for about 2 hours with sunoo and ni-ki and now he's too tired to function.

"aw, why's that?" sunghoon said with a teasing tone. "you know what, i don't wanna ask. i'll let you suffer on this one since you're asking for it."

jay didn't reply but raised his middle finger instead. he's had enough with this bullshit for a day.

after a few minutes, he hears a knock on their door. he didn't move an inch and let sunghoon check who's knocking.

"well hello there, jay's best friend." sunghoon smiled when he saw jake standing outside. "what brings you here?"

jake smiled with hesitation. "is jay inside?"

"yep, he's currently dying." sunghoon opened the door wide, "wanna come inside?"

jay heard the incoherent mumbling and the footsteps coming, so he had to raise his head just to see who went inside.

"who- jake?" he sits up quickly, fixing his hair. "you need something?"

jake shakes his head. he hands the medicine kit to jay, putting it on top of the bed. "it's nothing, i just figured out that you may need the medicine for a headache or whatever."

"oh... thanks."

silence enveloped the room, since sunghoon left the two of them alone.

"and- uhm, would you like to check the beach out tomorrow?" jake asked, fumbling at the hem of his shirt.

jay looked at him. this is weird, why do i feel nervous? jake averted his gaze somewhere else.

"i'm not really sure, but i'll try." jay gives him a smile. "but maybe you can ask heeseung if he wants to see the beach?"

oh. "yeah, he's coming too."

"then it's settled, you can just go on a date with him." his best friend chuckled. "it's better if i don't third wheel right? it'll ruin your chance with him."

jake blinked. "right, i'll make sure to tell you if it ends well."

my best friend is giving me his full support, but why am i feeling like this? why the hell am i not happy?

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this is going to be so fun 😊🤸‍♀️