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[ yn and the chipmunk ]
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๐๐. mentions of alcohol consumption.
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โit fucking reeks in here.โ
you crinkle your nose in disgust as you navigate through the drunken crowd of sweaty bodies with sunoo in tow. an overplayed edm remix of some popular song is being blasted, and you can feel your entire body vibrating from the noise. this marks your second attendance of a fraternity party within a span of less than two weeks โ and you can confidently say that you are unhappy to be back. โwhere did heeseung leave his phone again?โ you yell. sunoo looks puzzled and slightly disheveled. โwhat?โ he screams back. โi canโt hear you.โ you loudly sigh. this is going to be a long night.
you make an attempt to tune out the commotion in order to recall what led you to the events at hand. who do you have to blame for your misfortune, again? ah, yes. none other than the reigning champion of disaster, jake sim โ and you canโt forget lee heeseung, too. i mean, who leaves a phone at a party? you curse under your breathe and make a silent promise to tear their dumb heads off after jake gets discharged.
for now, though, you have a mission. you lightly yank sunoo arm and search for a less populated area to regroup and strategize. he lets out a startled yelp, โwhere are we going?โ you grind your teeth together. โsomewhere quieter,โ you respond quickly. you narrowly sidestep a face-first crash into what looks like a faded partygoer, and safely make it off the dance floor. the two of you make your way up the stairs, and saunter your way into an empty room. you silently pray that some frat brother wonโt catch the two of you loitering and kick you out. โthat was close.โ you let out a sigh of relief, and so does sunoo. โso, what now?โ he asks. โheeโs phone. how do we find it?โ
you groan, โheeseungโs not replying.โ you figure itโs probably because he needs to conserve some battery on jakeโs near-dead phone. โshould we ask somebody?โ sunoo shrugs. the two of you stand and ponder your choices for a solid two minutes. youโre so frustrated with heeseung and jake, you donโt immediately realize that this is the first proper interaction that youโve had with sunoo since you picked him up earlier that night. well, since he confessed, to be exact. you peer at him, and he catches you staring.
โnothing!โ you sound a little too defensive.
sunoo raises an eyebrow, and you sigh in defeat. thereโs no use in lying to him. after all, he was, and hopefully still is, your best friend of over five years. sunoo can read you like a book, and you know that well. this is uncomfortable; youโve never had to avidly conceal what was on your mind in front of him before. โyn?โ
โitโs justโฆ you know.โ you sound completely robotic; almost as if someone had preprogrammed your dialogue. โwe havenโt talked in awhile and i was wondering if youโre, like, doing okay and stuff.โ you mentally facepalm yourself for making things even more awkward than they already are. โiโm okayโฆโ sunoo sort of trails off. โhow are you?โ
you sheepishly shift from foot to foot, and stare directly at the ground like itโs the most interesting thing that youโve seen in your entire life. โiโm okay, too. anything new with you?โ you ask. โnot really. itโs only been less than two weeks since we last spoke, yn,โ he replies. yeah, but two weeks is the longest that weโve gone without contact. you want to remind him, but you decide to keep your mouth clamped shut.
โso, how are things with you and jungwon?โ sunoo suddenly questions. you donโt sense upset or bitterness laced in his tone; just genuine curiosity. โuhhhh, good?โ it sounds more like a question than an answer. well, things are doing good. you just donโt really know how to talk about it with sunoo. โare you guys are dating, now?โ sunoo asks. โno? yes? i donโt know. itโs complicated,โ you sigh.
โwhat? did he do something? seriously, that dumbass. i ought to โโ your eyes dart upwards and you wave your hand in panic. โno, nothing like that!โ you interrupt. โitโs because of me! we like each other, but iโm the one that heโs waiting on,โ you make a clumsy attempt to clarify. once again, sunoo looks confused. โyou?โ
you nod. โitโs me. iโm the reason why we arenโt together.โ
youโre taken aback at sunooโs level of directness. after all, you werenโt exactly expecting him to ask you so many questions after the silent car ride. you knew that sunoo wasnโt the type to beat around the bush, yet you couldnโt help but to be a little flustered. โi just needed time after everything that went down,โ you respond truthfully. โdonโt tell meโฆ youโre talking about my confession, arenโt you?โ sunoo interrogates. โwhat?โ you gulp. โyou arenโt dating jungwon because youโre still scared of hurting me, arenโt you?โ he asserts.
you canโt find it in your heart to lie to sunoo, but you struggle to confirm his words nonetheless. โsunoo, iโฆโ his expression falters into a sad smile. โyou donโt have to answer that. i already know. i know you, yn,โ he reassures. heโs right; sunoo knows you well. you peel you eyes away in an attempt to hide your expression. โiโm scaredโฆโ you start. โof losing you.โ
sunoo exhales a long, deep sigh and you feel nervous. โfirst of all, you arenโt going to lose me, yn. you mean more to me than that. above everything, youโre my best friend. sure, i have feelings for youโฆ but our friendship is more valuable to me than anything else โ and, iโm sorry for not telling you this earlier.โ you nod, slowly digesting his words. โsecondly, youโre an idiot. why do you always do that, yn?โ
sunoo looks a little frustrated. โput other people first all the time. when your group members donโt show up to your meetings and make up dumb excuses, you let them off the hook. when people cut you in line at the grocery store, you just let them take your place. seriously, if you keep doing that, people are going to walk all over you,โ he scolds. you laugh gently, โi know that already. you and the others always warn me about it.โ sunoo shakes his head, โno you donโt. if you did, you and jungwon would be together by now,โ he argues. โthis is different, sunoo. youโre my best friend and โโ
โitโs not different, yn,โ he insists. โjust because i like you, doesnโt mean you have to force yourself to lose feelings for jungwon. it makes me want to rip my hair out. why do you keep making hard decisions all by yourself, yn? and no matter how many times we tell you it isnโt your fault, you continue to beat yourself up.โ you choke back a sob, โi donโt know, sunoo. is there something wrong with me?โ sunoo gently shakes his head no. โno, thereโs nothing wrong with you, yn. i just wish that youโd be easier on yourself. youโre so selfless all the time andโฆ and thatโs a part of why i like you so much, yn.โ sunoo looks away, embarrassed. โbut still, it canโt be helped. i canโt cast a spell for you to like me, yn. thatโs not how it works.โ
you glance at sunoo, โiโm sorry. iโฆ i was just scared that you were going to decide that being my friend was too much to handle, and i was about to do something really stupid. i thought i could handle this all on my own, sunoo โ but itโs hard. i was so conflicted because i felt like i had to choose between you and jungwon.โ the sentences finally flow out of your mouth naturally, and you find yourself crying for the second time that night. you feel like a tall child.
โynโฆโ sunoo hesitates as if heโs carefully choosing his next words. โiโm sorry, too. i was being really harsh, andโฆ i made a lot of bad decisions, too,โ he admits. โeven though i donโt regret confessing to you, i should have known better then to just leave it at that. i had no idea that things would turn out the way that they did.โ you firmly shake your head. โyou didnโt wrong me in any way, sunoo,โ you mumble through tears. โiโm just happy that you arenโt leaving my life.โ sunoo smiles, โme too.โ
โare we okay, now? or do you need more time? i can wait,โ you sniffle. โno, thatโs okay. i thought about it for a long time, and i figured that iโm not gonna let some dumb feelings ruin our friendship,โ he replies. โthey arenโt dumb, sunoo. thank you for liking me so earnestly,โ you respond, and you pull him in for a long overdue hug. โi missed you, sunoo. we all did โ jake, hee and i.โ
โi missed you guys, too,โ he replies warmly. a few moments pass by, and you pull away with a bright grin. โi should probably apologize to jungwon, though,โ sunoo abruptly laments. โhuh? ohโฆ that,โ you realize what heโs talking about. โright.โ
โis he cursing me out right now?โ sunoo worriedly asks. โi mean, i kind of get it. i grabbed his collar and i was about to swing. i donโt know what got into me that night. iโve been too embarrassed to see him ever since,โ he mutters. โno, nothing like that. the opposite, actually. he was the one who told me to go smooth things out with you. well, i was planning on doing it either way but i was nervous and needed a push,โ you comment thoughtfully. โthatโs good. still, i should probably talk to him. i never hated jungwon, or anything like that. i was just jealous.โ
โjealous?โ you question. โkind of. but anyways, thatโs in the past! if the two of you become a couple, i canโt become a wedge in between you guys, anymore. iโm not an asshole,โ sunoo sighs. your face reddens at his words. โcouple?โ you stammer. โwe arenโt a coupleโฆโ
sunoo wiggles his eyebrows. โyeah, not yet,โ he teases. โshut up,โ you whine. โiโm so embarrassed. i sobbed my eyes out in front of him earlier, i donโt know how iโm going to face him.โ sunoo looks amused at your despair and you have the violent urge to wipe that dumb smirk off his face. โwoah, so the great yn is nothing more than a simp, after all?โ he gently elbows you. โfuck off!โ you let out an undignified groan. โnow thatโs sorted out, we should probably focus on looking for heeseungโs phone, huh?โ sunoo remarks. โdamn, i forgot all about that,โ you seethe. โthis is going to be such a pain in the ass.โ
the corners of sunooโs lips pull into a grimace, as his eyes dart around the room. โwe should split up. the frat house is kind of bigโฆ i can ask beomgyu or soobin to lend a hand and ask everyone to look for heeseungโs phone,โ he suggests. you lift your head up and nod, โthat sounds like the best idea for now. iโll scout upstairs and you do downstairs,โ you add.
โyouโre such an asshole, yn. downstairs is where all the people are!โ sunoo whines. โyou do downstairs, iโll stay upstairs.โ
โno way! i dibbed upstairs first and โโ
ring, ring. you can distinctly hear a ringtone coming from the same direction as the en-suite bathroom. the two of you cautiously cross the room and follow the insistent chime. lo and behold, a familiar phone sits atop a granite counter, frantically buzzing and begging to be picked up.
โis thatโฆโ sunoo doesnโt wait for you to finish your sentence before he hurriedly snatches the phone to answer it. he presses speakerphone and the two of you intently listen in.
โhello? hi, please donโt hang up!โ none other than lee heeseung is desperately wailing on the other line. โmy name is lee heeseung โ and you have my phone! please donโt wipe it and sell it, iโm a broke college student! i cant afford another one,โ he pleads. you fight the desire to cackle and hang up, โheeseung.โ
โyes! thatโs my name. anyways, itโs a really long story. iโm in the hospital right now because my dumb friend ate soap. heโs so stupid. listen, at this party, youโll find this blonde-headed guy! he kind of looks like a smaller squirrel? like, a squirrel but imagine that it got stung in the face? whatโs that animal called? itโs a little round-faced and โ oh, right! a chipmunk. anyways, his name is sunoo! and you could give him my phone, or โ โ
โheeseung!โ youโre growing a little sick of his antics. โshut up, and listen to me!โ you hiss. โheyโฆ thatโs kind of rude, you know. youโre talking to a complete stranger, right now; show some compassion! moving on, thereโs another person that you could give it to if you canโt find sunoo! their name is โโ heeseung just wonโt stop talking, huh? โyn! their name is yn, and yn is talking on the phone with you right now!โ you yell into the speaker. heeseung finally ceases, and you can practically hear the gears churning in his head. โyn? how are you on the phone, right now?โ he asks dumbfounded. โbecause we found it, you asshat,โ you reply, angrily. โsome directions in finding your phone would have really helped, hee,โ sunoo adds, equally as pissed.
โnice! thanks, guys!โ heeseung replies cheerfully, disregarding your irritated tone of voice. you silently pull the phone away to restrain yourself from allowing a slew of unimaginable words from being said. on the bright side, heeseung did indirectly initiate the your make up with sunoo โ granted that it was a dumb way in an even dumber place. nonetheless, itโs a relief that you found the phone this fast. given the size of the frat house and the amount of people currently inhabiting it, it couldโve taken well over two hours. โhee, are you still at the hospital?โ you finally ask after taking a few seconds to calm yourself down. โyeah, jakeโs getting discharged, in a bit. we just need to fill out some paperwork, before we go,โ he replies.
โfirst,โ you suck in a breath of air. โhow is he?โ you question. โis jake okay, now?โ heeseung hums. โheโs fine. the doctors said that he just needs a day or two to recuperate and heโll be back on his feet.โ you let out a sigh of relief. โthatโs good to hear. i swear, if he gets drunk and does something stupid like that again โโ
โyouโll rip our heads off, i know. phoneโs about to die, yn. tell me when you get to the hospital parking lot. thanks again, guys! youโre the best,โ heeseung makes a lousy attempt at flattery before ending the call. sunoo looks at you with a tad bit of worry. โi know that youโre mad, yn, but you canโt be violent towards a patient,โ he remarks. โi know,โ you respond, with yet another sigh. โanyways, we should really get going.โ you check the time on heeseungโs phone and it reads 3:00 AM. you cringe, thinking about your incoming 9:00AM lecture. โyeahโฆ like right now. letโs get going,โ you grumble, and the two of you leave the fraternity house.
on your way out, you reckon that jake and heeseung are so lucky that youโre feeling generous today.
๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐. ย ย ever since the day you accidentally screwed over yang jungwonโs course selection during freshmen year, you were pretty sure the guy disliked (if not absolutely hated) you. after several failed, uncomfortable attempts to get jungwon to forgive you, you settled that it would be much easier if the feelings remained mutual. thus, you avoided him at all costs! you treated him as if he had something along the lines of a nasty case of the bubonic plague. surprisingly, it went pretty wellโฆ until you ended up seated next to yang jungwon in a cramped lecture hall. oh boy, did i mention that you also have a group project to do with him? ah yes, these next three weeks will be fun.
๐ฎ๐ป. ย ย ย ย ย ย biology makes me sad af btw this is not proofread srry 4 the word vomit ๐
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