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you’ve never been a clean person who has their shit under control
especially when it comes to keeping your own room clean
so how are you supposed to keep a whole apartment tidy
when you first moved into your new place that solely belonged to you,,, you thought everything was great because
you were a grown ass adult
and you didn’t have your parents lecturing you and ordering you to tidy up your room,,,,, you are now an independent person who doesn’t need any help and can function on their own
two weeks in and your place has turned into the dumpster from hell
you did wash the dishes,,,, somewhat and did the laundry,,,,,, somehow
but because you are too lazy to take out the trash, you keep trying to stuff all of the garbage into the same trash bag even though there is no room to fit in anymore
okay you admit keeping a flat clean is a challenge
your tidiness may not be topnotch but your likability towards your neighbours makes up for it
except with one person,,,, namely the one who lives right next to you
it’s not that you hate him or vice versa (you hope)
but more of,,,,,,,, he doesn’t talk a lot and you don’t see each other frequently
which surprises you as you even meet neighbour seungcheol more often and he lives like three levels below you
and it’s hard to build up a conversation with jihoon
there are two ways how a poor attempt to crack his shell will end up
either he shows his disinterest
or you can already tell by his body language that he feels uncomfortable and doesn’t want to talk
what am i saying it’s almost the same
but what you DID pick up was that lee jihoon is NOT an asshole
he may be quiet and hard to approach but he is not detestable!!!!!
whenever one asks him for favors he usually,,,,,,
you tried your luck several times
it always ended up with the same result but different words
“oh look at the time i gotta go!!!!”
“jihoon,,,,, it’s eight in the evening and f r e e z i n g what do you want to do outside”
“but it’s a holiday,,,,,,”
“look that was me trying to reject you nicely now pLS STOP ASKING ME Y/N”
oKaY lee jihoon is an ass
you wonder,,, have you done anything wrong???
bc even when yOU offer yOUR help to HIM he shuts you down
“this is fragile i don’t trust anyone holding this”
“jihoon i’m not a klutz i swear you’ll trip and break it yourself”
“that’s what mingyu told me too and when i accepted his help that one time, he was the one who tripped and broke it so N O”
but when he is super extra grumpy and lets it all out on you he’ll realize his mistake and apologize
point proven that jihoon is not e n t i r e l y an asshole
remember you are a messy person?
well your parents decided to visit you on saturday
and they announced their surprise visit the day before
and that equals to you being DOOMED
your place is still a whole dumpster and all you have in the kitchen are frozen pizza, ramen noodles, eggs, condiments and candy
which means you are DOOMED X2
you know that you’re not able to clean the mess and go shopping in one day,,,,, it’s too much
hell you’re probably busy cleaning all night long into the morning because yes THATS HOW MESSY IT IS
you need help and p r o n t o
since mingyu has the reputation of being the cleanest one in the entire apartment block you try to ring him up,,,,,, but he’s currently not in town dsakjhdkj
and you don’t even try to ask seungcheol bc he’ll pull a dad on you and lecture you
knowing that all the others have their own schedules and you’re not all too close to them it seemed inappropriate to ask them
which only leaves jihoon as your last hope
so you rush over to his door and bang so long until he opens the door with an exasperated sigh like he already knows what you’re about to ask
“JIHOON PLS HELP ME IF YOU VALUE MY WELLBEING”
he’s about to slam the door shut but you manage to keep it open with your foot
“I AM SERIOUS LEE JIHOON”
“you asked and this is my answer y/n”
“my parents are coming over and i need to seem like a functioning adult who is able to take care of themselves and their apartment but i don’t have any food left and i can’t go out shopping anymore so pls help me!!!!”
he blinks as he processes your words and then asks
“aha,,,,,, and you want me to,,,,,?”
“can i pls have some of your food???”
“are you c r a z y OF COURSE NOT!!!!”
of that took the last straw
and the door falls in its lock in front of your face
you bang on his door and whine around being the extra and desperate person you are
but as you realize he’s not going to fall for it you give up
this is a challenge you have to get through your own
even if it is going to cause you a lot of pain
aka your mom’s i tOLd yOU sO
when it comes to food you just have to improvise and say you had a huge gathering a few days ago and used up all of your food
yeah that seems like a good excuse
they’re definitely going to buy it,,,,,,, you hope
you were right with your prediction that you’d need the entire day and morning to clean up your place
and you have enough time left to go take a shower
tbh you’re still very anxious about the food problem
but well now it’s too late to think about it it’s time for improvisation
cue someone rings the bell and ofc it’s your parents
they’re quite impressed that you managed to have a clean place wow
and everything seems to run smoothly
until your dad decides to be t h a t guy and ask when it’s lunch time
“yeah about that,,,,,, i was thinking about something simple like pizza!”
and your mom sends you a suspicious look
“y/n you love to cook tho,,,,”
“i’m feeling a bit tired that’s why”
“well then we can all cook together!!”
your dad has the AuDACitY to head to your kitchen
when the doorbell suddenly makes a sound
you quickly run over and your jaw almost drops when you see the person in front of you
bc your parents are nosey and curious they stand behind you to see them
“hey,,,, i’m not too late am i??”
it’s jihoon with like 3 grocery bags in his hands
jihoon is fucking s m i l i n g
like a shy type of smile and you are sO perplexed because??? what went over him ????
your mom was first to react
“y/n i didn’t know you were in a relationship??? whatta surprise hELLO I AM Y/N’S MOM AND YOU ARE?? WAIT A SEC,, COME IN FIRST”
“it’s alright,,,, hello i’m jihoon,,,,,,”
did he just indirectly confirm that you were d a t i n g
but they don’t seem to mind actually they are dELiGHTed
while your mom pushes him into the kitchen and asks him all kinds of things your dad stays behind with you and gives you the pat of approval
“looks like a nice guy,,,, how did you two meet??”
“i see,,,,,, love comes in all different kinds of situations huh”
somehow it ended up in the four of you cooking lunch together,,,,, what
“play along” jihoon mumbles quietly before he returns to chopping the vegetables and then asks in a normal conversational tone
“babe can you boil this already?”
did he just call you b a b e
WHY DOESN’T YOUR DAD OR YOUR MOM SEEM TO MIND WHY ARE THEY FINE WITH THIS
nonetheless you roll with it
and after a while you get used to it as well as with jihoon’s sudden touches like squeezing your hand reassuringly
and by the time you’re all at the table you nearly forget that the couple thing was just a front
and jihoon’s actually laughing at your dad’s lame jokes once in a while and you swear your mom is just w h i p p e d
by the time your parents are about to leave
your dad has some friendly talk going on with jihoon and your mom quietly remarks
“y/n tell me asap when you’re thinking of sealing the deal with him i can’t wait to play wedding planner!!!!!!”
and then they FINALLY leave
but ofc mother couldn’t leave without hugging you and jihoon first
when you turn around jihoon expression went from happy back to the indifferent and grumpy asshole jihoon
you start to go slow and test the waters
“uh, thanks for that you were my lifesaver!!!! but uh,,,, you didn’t have to say that we were a couple”
“i just went with what i thought would be most believable,” he deadpans and wants to leave to but you hold him back
“was it then really necessary to call me babe????”
and boom he stays silent but instead he turns red
a small smile makes its way to your face
“can it be that you like me hmmm?????”
“you owe me 20 bucks y/n i sacrificed that much money for your food”
“what if i say i like you too hm ???”
he scrunches his nose in disgust but sadly for him it just looks so adorable because by then he is flaming red and you can’t take him seriously anymore
“don’t get ahead of yourself,,”
he turns to leave but in the last moment he faces you
and pull you closer to him
and plants a peck on your cheek
“you know what? forget the 20 bucks”
THEN he quickly leaves your place and your smile turns into a grin followed by a victory dance
point proven that jihoon is NOT AN ASSHOLE AT ALL
although he says not to pay him back the 20 bucks
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