Your leg was bouncing under the table as you felt the butterflies in your stomach start to flutter up your chest and to your throat. The relationship was still relatively ānewā (i.e. you started dating recently but spent the last 7 years as best friends who also happen to be absolute morons and oblivious to each other's pining) so the anticipation of how this date was going to go lingered in your mind.
The soft touch on your arm brought you out of your thoughts as you looked in the direction of said touch.
āHey, Iāve been calling out to you for a while,ā Jongho smiled softly, sliding your boba order to you. āWhat are you thinking about?ā he asked, sitting in the chair across from you, tilting his head cutely.
āIām sorry,ā You said sheepishly, āThank you for the boba.ā
He hummed quietly, studying your face. Jongho leaned forward and you jumped when you felt his hand on your knee, smoothing a thumb over it.
āIām-ā You start, your throat suddenly dry, unsure if you should continue with this tiny confession.
He waited patiently for you to gather your thoughts and squeezed your knee in support.
āIām nervous,ā Your face heats up, the tips of your ears turning red. āYou make me nervous.ā
He couldnāt resist poking fun at you. āDonāt let Wooyoung hear you, heāll tease you for the rest of your lives.ā
You groan and throw yourself to the back of the chair, your body sagging and shoulders deflating. āCan we please not talk about my brother right now, itās bad enough that Iām related to him.ā
āOkay, okay,ā Jongho yields, pulling his chair around the table so that he sits next to you and not across from you. Once heās close enough, he leans in. āSo I make you nervous, huh?ā His mouth pulls up into a smile, eyebrows jumping. He catches your swinging hand, entwining your fingers and bringing it to rest on his lap.
āConfessing to you was a mistake,ā You scoff, your shoe bumping into his when you lightly kick him in retaliation. āIf I never said anything on that fateful day, it wouldnāt have led to this date and I wouldnāt end up bullied like this.ā
The incredulous laugh that leaves his mouth a little too loudly causes some people to look in your direction. āYouāre the main antagonist here,ā Jongho exclaims, his eyes wide and mouth open in shock at the brazen audacity. āYou and Wooyoung are both little shits that get away with everything.ā
You laugh gleefully, squeezing his hand lovingly. āAnd you let me.ā
āOh, absolutely.ā He says, the hearts in his eyes sparkling.
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