᭝ ᨳଓ ՟ I KNEW I LOVED YOU - kim juhoon
pairing bff!juhoon x fem!reader
synopsis you’re a member of cortis trying to prepare for your nearing debut. emotions are at an all time high and the atmosphere is incredibly hard to ignore. especially between you and juhoon, your bestfriend/crush whom you’ve liked since the two of you started training together. are you going to be able to hold in your feelings before this next chapter of your life begins, or is the truth finally going to come to light?
warnings fluff, sfw, skinship, confession, lots of kissing, some cuss words, maybe typos???, mini smau (texting)
author’s note ahhh my very first post!! i’m absolutely over the moon and super excited to share it with you guys!! hope this one makes you blush and kick your feet just like i did while writing it !! enjoy :))
i knew i loved you - savage garden
the lady in my life - michael jackson
straight from the heart - con funk shun
you debut in one week. just one more week.
you never really imagined this day would come so quickly, but here you are. at practice, dozing off actually.
lately, days have been blending together since you’ve only really been going to practice, the recording studio, some random niche restaurants that martin always ends up finding, and back home. an unforgiving, endless cycle.
lost in thought, you inevitably start to feel sleep pull you under until a loud clap startles you awake.
“okay guys breaks over! time to get back to work.”, a staff member announces to the room.
you audibly sigh before getting up and walking towards your spot. the instructor insists that you guys practice GO!, what you want, and a little bit of fashion, then they’ll let you leave. you thought this process would take forever, but surprisingly it ends up going by faster than you thought.
only because you spent the whole time looking at him.
i mean—god, how could he be such a distraction?? it’s like whenever he’s around, time simply flies away. you two genuinely spent the whole day swapping looks with each other, smiling, and giggling whenever your eyes met. is it something in the air today? do best friends typically have this kind of energy towards each other?
“FINALLY. OVER.” , keonho shouts out loud (insanely out of breath), before plopping on the ground.
you’re out of breath as well so you quickly rest your back on the wall and drink some water as an attempt to regulate your breathing. juhoon walks up and sits next to you.
“you look like you’re dying.”, he says while chuckling under his breath.
“and you look worse.”, you snap back.
“yeah keep telling yourself that..”
you roll your eyes at him and kneel down to sit next to him.
“do you have to be so mean to me? after i just fought for my life today?”, you begin to wipe fake tears from your face. (or maybe it was sweat)
“well hey, honesty is the best policy. but i was also joking..wow your bestest friend can’t even joke around with you anymore? sensitive much?” he says in a purposely annoying tone.
you try your best to hide your smile by looking away and refusing to meet his gaze, but he scoots your way to lean in closer. he’s so close that both of your knees are touching, none of you choosing to move.
“i was just messing with you.” , he says in a soft whisper, like he wanted his words to reach you, and you only.
you turn your head and are immediately met with his face just a few inches away from yours. you felt your heartbeat go to a complete stop, the eye contact was just too much for you to handle. before you know it, his eyes start trailing down towards your lips. it’s like time stopped around you two, like you were the only two people in the room. he slowly starts to lean in and then..
“ALRIGHT GUYS LET’S GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, I’M STARVING.”, martin’s voice loudly roared across the room.
time began to move again.
you quickly got up and surprisingly stopped holding your breath, only realizing you were doing it right after the fact.
after practice, you and the members decide go to a convenience store together to get ramen and snacks. while you’re out walking, juhoon gives you his jacket and tells you to put it on. you try not to think too much about his actions today, but it’s like a switch flipped in him that you simply can’t ignore it. when you guys arrive everyone immediately starts rushing to decide which ramen to pick.
“which one do you want?”, juhoon asks you with an eager expression.
“i’m kinda craving carbonara.”
“that’s not a bad choice, i think i want that one too.”
he grabs two buldak carbonara packs and starts walking to the counter.
“oh, i was going to make yours for you..if you want.”
“oh uh..sure, in that case, can you make it less spicy? i still want some but not that much.”
“okay i’ll do that, and don’t worry it’ll be extraaa delicious”
you giggle a little and he smiles back at you.
“well, i’ll take your word for it.”
you walk towards the other members who are debating on what snacks to get.
once you all finish making your ramen and buying the snacks, you all sit together on the bench outside the convenience store. you have funny conversations and talk about completely everything while vlogging. eventually, you finish your food and walk back to the dorm.
you all make it home safely and get ready for bed. it’s almost midnight and you’re still up watching tiktok on your phone (your favorite part of the night), when you suddenly get a text from juhoon.
you quickly sit up on your bed, ready for whatever it is he needs to tell you. he leaves you on read and you’re just left staring at the screen for like 30 seconds wondering why he wasn’t texting back before you hear a knock on your door. you get up to open it and obviously it’s juhoon. you quickly rush him to come in because it would be weird if the members caught him coming into your room so late at night.
“you had to come in here to tell me?? this late at night?” you ask him very seriously.
“i’m sorry. i felt like it would’ve been easier to tell you in person.”
“wow it must be serious then.”
you begin to get nervous because you don’t know what he needs to tell you but you think you have an idea. he walks towards your bed and lays down on it while he stares at the ceiling.
“is everything alright? did something happen?”, you ask in a worried tone.
“no actually everything’s fine. it’s nothing bad, i promise.”
“then why aren’t you telling me straight up. you’re making me nervous.”
you sit down right next to him and just look at him with a confused face.
“i can’t lay down here anymore and try to think before i speak?”
“ju, seriously..stop messing around and tell me what’s the matter.”
he sits up and looks you in your eyes, then at your lips.
“i couldn’t think properly today. you looked…good. it was hard to focus because of you.”
you could feel your heart skip a beat. you instantly forgot how to breathe. that’s when you definitely knew where this conversation was going.
“that’s..very sudden of you to say juhoon.” you respond, completely stunned.
“i know. i’m sorry if that makes you uncomfortable.”
“no it doesn’t, it’s just..surprising.”
“i kinda want to talk about today. the tension between us was hard for me to ignore and i just wanted to know if you felt the same way.” he asks.
“i mean—yeah, i did but i obviously wasn’t gonna bring it up. i’m scared of ruining our friendship. i’m sorry if i didn’t fully accept those gestures you did for me today, i’m just not used to you being that attentive towards me..i think i was mostly scared so i tried my best to brush it off.“
“no no, don’t apologize, please don’t apologize. i wanted to talk to you about it because…i don’t mind doing things for you. i know this might be wrong but, i like when you rely on me—with anything really, not just physically but also mentally. i love our bond right now and i don’t want to ruin it either, but i can’t help but want more. is that wrong?”
you shake your head no and your eyes soften as they meet his.
“it’s not wrong ju, nothings wrong. i’m actually glad you told me that. honestly a lots been on my mind lately, and i kept telling myself not to do anything stupid, to just hold back. but..you just made me more confident in myself and my feelings. you reassured me that it’s possible for us to deepen our relationship.”
he smiles at you and lifts his hand up to caress your cheek. you become as stiff as a rock because it’s the only physical reaction one could have to him initiating contact like that.
“can…i kiss you?” he kindly asks for permission.
you shake your head yes and struggle to meet his gaze.
he slowly leans in for a kiss and you just stay still and close your eyes. the kiss was quick yet gentle. it felt like your heart was melting. he breaks away from the kiss first then looks down at the ground. you’re still looking at the side of his face. he starts smiling as his ears turn incredibly red.
“i’ve been wanting to do that so bad.”, he sheepishly admits.
he looks at you again with a soft expression before slowly going in for another kiss. this time the kiss was different. more passionate and full of yearning, like he was trying to read every part of your soul. like he was trying to make up for all those times he couldn’t show you affection the way he truly wanted. he tilts his head slightly to deepen the kiss. you lift your arms up to put them over his shoulders and run your fingers through his hair as you continue to kiss. he instinctively rests his hands on your waist and tightens his hold on you. like he was letting you know that he’ll never let go of you. ever. he pulls away, eyes still half-lidded then goes back in one last time for a quick peck before fully breaking away. both of you out of breath and disoriented, hearts still racing.
“i can’t believe we just did that.”
you stare at each other in disbelief.
“i know but, it felt.. right. would you believe me if i told you that was my first kiss.”
“that was my first kiss too but you seemed like a natural.”
he chuckles a little before taking a deep breath and looking at you.
“y/n i have feelings for you.”
“i have feelings for you too juhoon.”
“i don’t care. and i don’t want to hear it. can’t we just try juhoon? i want to be with you.”
he is silent for a second then looks at you to nod his head.
“okay. let’s try. i want to try. can i be your boyfriend?”
“wow i wasn’t expecting you to ask me straight up like this.”
you try your best not to smile but it’s just impossible.
“of course you can. that’s something i would literally never say no to.”
he laughs and kisses you again. noticeably getting more comfortable with each kiss.
“man this doesn’t feel real.”
he lays back down and you follow right after him.
“tell me about it. one second we’re friends and now we’re dating just like that? i can’t even wrap my head around what just happened.”
“we’re definitely gonna have to keep this from the members.”
“i know. i don’t want to do anything stupid right before debut.”
“we’re good at keeping secrets right..?”
“duhhh..don’t worry, no one’s gonna find out. and we can just do stuff like this for the meantime..”
“i think i’d prefer that actually.”
he turns to face you and kisses you even more as you makeout for a good minute or two. occasionally breaking away for air and making sure you don’t make too much noise. everytime you would break away he would lean his forehead on yours just to tell you how beautiful you are and how happy he was. he pushes his face into the crook of your neck and rests his head there. the feeling of his warm breath touching your skin and him being this close had you on cloud 9. he lifts his head up to plant kisses all over your cheek.
“i never had someone kiss me this much before.”
“i seriously can’t help it.”
you giggle while trying not to make much noise then go to check the time to realize that it’s very late.
“juhoon i think you have to go back.”
“noooo the fun’s over.” he says as he tightens the grip he has around your waist. refusing to let go.
“yes it’s over. it’s getting late and we still need to get a little sleep anyways.”
“but we’re idols. we never sleep.”
“well we’re not idols yet, so please?”
“just because you asked nicely.”
he smiles at you and leans in for one more kiss before he gets up and walks towards the door. before he reaches for the knob he turns back around and rushes towards you to give you a big hug, squeezing you like if he lets go you might turn into dust and disappear.
“okay now i’m actually leaving.”
“i can get carried away sometimes.”
you smile at him and his gaze softens as he turns to walk towards the door.
“turn off the lights” you say in a soft whisper.
he puts up an 👌 sign before turning off the lights and quietly exiting. the second you hear the door click, you quickly bury your head into your pillow to crazily scream into it and kick your feet under the covers.
it felt like you were dreaming.
you had to keep slapping and pinching yourself just to confirm if what just happened was even real.
it was like a huge weight lifted off your shoulders. knowing that juhoon shared the same feelings as you and that the two of you are officially a couple,
you fell asleep in absolute peace.