three days.

jay stared at his google calendar, counting the days after he last contacted heeseung.

he said he wanted to talk to me too, but why is he not texting me? but he said he'll text me when he's free, so is he not free then? for five days straight?

he sighed. he needs to do something to occupy his mind. he takes his laptop and contacts his boss after sending the final drafts for the designs that he's been trying to finish since he left.

he's already taken almost a month of vacation leave, and he's just thankful that his boss didn't fire him yet.

maybe i should text him first?

jay plopped his face in the pillow, groaning. just what should he do?

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"thank you, lee. you did a great job finishing up the game during the last minute."

heeseung nodded as his supervisor complimented his work. he rushed the animation and the polishing of the app for almost three days, and he thankfully finished it with less errors.

if it wasn't for the painkillers that he took this morning, his head would've cracked already.

"you can go home early today, you deserve to rest." his boss pats him on the back before going to the other cubicles to monitor progress.

what time is it? he gets up his chair and checks his watch. 3:48 pm. that's enough time to go home and sleep for hours.

wait, it feels like he forgot something.

fuck, right.

heeseung groaned, realizing that he almost forgot about the most important thing that's been on his mind this week.

with all the deadlines that he's trying to catch up, it slipped on his mind that he was supposed to text jay and tell him that he won't be able to meet him- at least not until he's got sufficient amount of sleep yet.

i just hope he's not thinking that i ditched him or something.

he rummaged through his bag to get his phone and tried to open it, but the screen remained black. great, i forgot to charge my phone too.

"uhm, i'll take my leave now. thanks, sir." heeseung hurriedly grabs his coat before walking fast out of their office.

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[ my fave roomie ☀️ ]

jay:
hi sun!
u busy?

my fave roomie ☀️:
hello jaaaay~ ^^
nope, not really
why?

jay:
well
i just wanna ask smth hehe

my fave roomie ☀️:
okay
go on
just ask me 😄

jay:
uhm
can i ask for heeseung's new address?
if it's okay with you
i just really need to talk to him
please?

my fave roomie ☀️:
oh suree
no need to be all polite, jay
we're friends ^^
7K azalea condo, east-road gangnam
hope that helps ☺️

jay:
thank you sm sun! ilyyy
but is this okay? what if heeseung gets mad at you for giving personal infos about him 😅

my fave roomie ☀️:
nah he won't hahaha
why would he get mad when his friend just wants to talk to him? 😁

jay:
you're right lol

my fave roomie ☀️:
i'm sure he wants to see you too
and thank you for having the courage to take the first step now
i'm wishing you two the best 😊

jay:
wait wdym

my fave roomie ☀️:
oh come on now jay
don't act as if it's not obvious
i mean, you haven't told me anything but i'm good at doing puzzles hahaha
you have feelings for heeseung, right?

jay:
shsjsj
fuck
i mean
yes
and i'm sorry for not telling you anything sun

my fave roomie ☀️:
aww that's fine
although i'm a bit upset that sunghoon knew it first :<

jay:
well technically i didn't tell sunghoon
but he found out anyways
you know him, always nosy

my fave roomie ☀️:
yeah ofc i do lmao
anyways go and do your thing
i'm rooting for you
goodluck !!<3

jay:
thank you sunoo
i owe you one, bigtime <3

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"i need to borrow your car."

sunghoon stops typing on his laptop as he looks up to jay behind his glasses. he's sitting on the floor of the living room, cross-legged while a bunch of papers spread around him.

"which one?"

jay shrugged. "i don't know. i'm fine with anything as long as it works."

his friend smirked and reached for a car key inside the empty fishbowl displayed on top of the coffee table.

"you got something interesting going on?" sunghoon asked, curious.

"what's it to you? stop prying," jay was about to grab the key but sunghoon was alert to avoid his hand.

"is this how you treat the friend that's been letting you stay at his house? ungrateful."

this fucker, why is he even here today? usually he's always out somewhere doing who knows what. jay sighed.

"fine, i'm going to heeseung's apartment. now give me the key-"

sunghoon cuts him off with his dramatic gasp. "ain't no way? dude, goodluck with that. how did you even know his address?"

"i asked sunoo," he decided to sit on the high chair since sunghoon looks like he's not going to give him the key any sooner.

"you did? aww, such a courageous young man." the devil snickered, clearly amused by the information. "you could've just asked me though."

jay stared at him with a bored look. knowing sunghoon, he'd probably stab him with insults before giving what he asked for.

"whatever, i need to go to him now. give me the key, please." he held out his open palm in front of his friend.

a loud ringtone coming from sunghoon's phone interrupted their conversation. ugh, great.

sunghoon glanced at him before answering the call. "what is it?"

jay just watched and listened to the one-sided conversation. he couldn't hear the voice on the other line, but sunghoon's change of tone indicates that it's something about business.

"yes, just proceed as planned and don't change anything until i send the signal." his voice sounded serious. "no, tell them i'll be back sooner. text me if there's another update."

sunghoon ended the call, and his face went back to grinning like an idiot. "let's go."

he stood up from the floor and grabbed his coat, while jay looked at him with confusion.

don't tell me he'll tag along? hell no. "i can drive by myself. now come on, hand me the key."

"i have an urgent errand to do. let's drop by somewhere first before i let you borrow my car," sunghoon winked at his friend before walking towards the door. "hurry up jay, we don't have all the time in the world."

oh for fuck's sake.

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jay sighed in disbelief while looking at the bar in front of them. when he got out of the car, he knew something was suspicious. he should've just rode a cab or something.

it's still 5 in the afternoon and he doesn't want to get wasted before he sees heeseung.

"i'm not drinking with you."

"no one invited you, dude." sunghoon snickered, "i just have to talk to chenle for a bit. do you want to stay here or...?"

jay eyed him. "chenle? why's he here this early?"

"because he owns this bar, idiot. catch up, will you?"

he didn't have a choice but to follow sunghoon inside. the place seemed decent and looked more sophisticated compared to other pubs and clubs around the area.

there's a few people around, but most of them are just chatting up with each other and the music is not blasting loudly. wow, this is actually nice.

"ah, finally!" chenle comes out from the storage room, grinning from side to side. "come sit on the bar counter."

jay sits casually while sunghoon sat beside him. "where is he?"

chenle laughed a bit. "calm down, he's not here yet. but he'll probably arrive in thirty minutes. do you want some drinks first?"

sunghoon just nodded, not giving a damn while his eyes roamed around. who is he even looking for? jay glanced at chenle who was waiting for him to reply.

"uhm, can i have non-alcoholic?"

"definitely! let me just mix some things up." jay watched as chenle did the bartending. no wonder he likes drinking back in college, he has a talent for this.

after a few more minutes, chenle finished up their drinks. he gave jay a blueberry mocktail, while he handed sunghoon a simple scotch on the rocks.

the two talked for a bit again, but jay couldn't get what they were talking about. so he just busied himself with his drink, which tasted so good. when he finished the glass, he asked for another one.

after an hour of sitting out of boredom, jay already finished four glasses of the mocktail. but who cares? it's just like juice anyway.

it was not until his sixth glass that he felt the dizziness, so he laid his head down on the counter.

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"you shit- did you give him alcohol?" sunghoon glared at chenle who shook his head at the accusation.

"i mean, it wasn't that strong! i just put a bit of everclear..."

"he asked for a non-alcoholic drink, fucker."

"well, my bar doesn't serve non-alcoholic drinks!"

sunghoon groaned. how the fuck is he going to go to heeseung's place now? he still has some business to do but he doesn't want to leave jay dead cold here.

well, that leaves him no choice.

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heeseung frowned a bit when he heard his doorbell ring. he's not expecting a guest at this hour, so he's not in the mood to open the door.

he ignored the bell and continued to clean the kitchen counter. maybe they pressed the wrong doorbell.

but the ringing didn't stop.

"fucking annoying," heeseung takes his gloves off and walked towards the door to check who's bothering him.

...what the hell?

"surprise! special delivery for you sir lee," sunghoon waved his hand at him while his other arm supported jay's body. "take him, please."

"wait, w-what-"

he didn't even have the chance to ask more questions when sunghoon just shoved the guy to him, and he was quick to wrap his arms around jay. wait, he smells like alcohol. did he drink?

"he's your responsibility now because i've got other plans," sunghoon smiled sweetly and then pat jay's head like a dog. "now be good, okay? bye!"

what the freaking hell just happened?

heeseung glanced at jay, who's now looking at him through his half-lidded eyes. then he scrunched his nose and giggled, as if he finds the whole situation hilarious.

he's definitely drunk.

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yay update! thank you for waiting patiently, ily all 🫶🏻