Loving the drama Jen 😆 Meeting the members was so funny and Mark is just adorable ❤️ I was hoping maybe (if you have the time) for a small drabble or something for Ming and Shua. I've been obsessing over Joshua lately and the way he takes care of the members is so cute. So Ming and Mama Shua on one of their little outings together would be so sweet. 😘 Thank you Jenny and I wish you all the best for the new year ✨️
Bracelet Buddies | Ming Chapter
author’s note: aren’t we all obsessing over joshua lately? hehe ☺️ but thank you so much for the request, glitter! I had fun writing this one! it started as a drabble, but I couldn’t help to sprinkle some markmingjun drama in there 🤭 I wish you all the happiness in the world, my dear! happy new year, everyone !! 🎊
December 20, 2022
The timid knocks on her bedroom door took Ming's attention away from her phone. ''Yeah?'' The door opened and Joshua walked in, his signature smile on his face.
''Yerimie~,'' he sang her name, ''you want to go out with me?'' He asked, sitting down next to her on her bed.
Ming gave him a glance. ''Oppa, I love you a lot, but you're more like a brother to me.'' She teased him, a smirk on her face. Joshua lightly pinched her side. ''Hey! You know what I mean, we haven't done something in a while.''
''Yeah, because you're always with Dokyeom-oppa.'' She mumbled under her breath, not realising she was thinking out loud. Now, it was Joshua's turn to be the teasing one. ''I think someone here is jealous.''
''Jealous? Wha- what do you mean jealous?'' Ming stuttered, caught off guard by Joshua having heard what she said. ''You're jealous of Dokyomie~'' He teased her some more, pinching her side again.
Ming slapped his hand away. ''Stop it, you!''
''Why are you complaining, anyway? Every time I want to hang out with you, you're either with Soomin or Chaeyoung.''
She simply shrugged her shoulders at his words, knowing that most of the times she's told Joshua she's with Soomin or Chaeyoung, she's actually with Mark or Yeonjun.
''What do you wanna do, oppa?'' Ming changed subjects.
Joshua stood back up again, walking side to side as he spilled out his ideas. ''Maybe we can go eat something and watch a movie afterwards? Or we can go to Han River? Karaoke? We haven't done that in a while.'' He commented, his scrunched nose indicating he was deep in thought.
''We could also go to that cat café? I know you normally go with Wonwoo, but I wouldn't mind going there. Oh, I got some new beads, we could make some bracelets and put on a movie?'' Ideas flew from his lips, making Ming overwhelmed by all the options he had.
Once he was done, Joshua patiently waited for her to make her choice. ''Making bracelets sounds nice, it's a little too cold for me outside.'' Ming decided, not too keen on going out of the dorm.
Joshua brightly smiled, happy with her answer. ''Okay, I'll get my box!'' He opened her door to walk to his room. ''You can choose the movie, Yer.''
''Okay.''
Ming and Joshua regularly used to go on little dates with each other. When the weather was decent, they would take their bikes and cycle around Seoul, and they would go to the cinema after they got too tired. Their dates also were the start of Joshua's love for making bracelets, as Ming had brought the idea to him.
Some time had passed since their last one. The tour got in the way and since her whole situationship with Mark had happened, there had been this unaddressed tension between them. The tension wasn't too bad, but ever since Joshua admitted to not trusting the younger man, he and Ming hadn't hung out with just the two of them. So, she was delighted to know that Joshua wanted to do a small activity with her like old times again.
''Hey, can we watch Matilda? The original one. Soomin got mad at me, because I hadn't seen it.'' Ming suggested to him, remembering a few weeks earlier when her best friend had mentioned Netflix making a musical adaptation of the 1996 film.
''Yeah, sure, that's a good one.'' Joshua was already seated at the table, setting everything up to make the bracelets.
After she started the movie, Ming took the seat next to him and noticed the new beads he had bought. ''Wow! I like those! Where did you get them?'' She asked, grabbing the bag and admiring them.
''I got them in Japan, there was this small shop and I saw them in the window.'' Joshua explained, taking the bag from Ming's hand and opening it.
After a mere few minutes, the movie had already become background noise as the two focused on their bracelets and their conversation. ''Are you making one for my birthday?'' Ming asked him, grinning at the older man.
''I got you something else for your birthday.'' He answered. Her head turned to him upon hearing his reply. ''Really? What did you get me?'' Ming became immediately curious.
Joshua's focus stayed on his bracelet. ''You'll know on your birthday! By the way, mine is still before yours! I should be asking you what you're getting me.'' He argued, one eyebrow raised at her.
''I got you a shirt.''
''Why are you telling me that? Now it's not a surprise anymore.'' Joshua exclaimed, shocked that Ming would just tell him what his present was.
She laughed at his frustrated expression. ''I was hoping that you would tell me what your present for me was, if I told you what I got for you.''
''You're just gonna have to wait.'' He smirked.
''Can you at least give me a hint?''
''No.''
''Why not?''
''Because I don't want to.''
''You suck.''
''Thank you.''
Ming sighed at his persistence, she just wanted to know what he had gotten for her birthday.
''Anyway, how are things with, uh, Mark?'' Ming was surprised he asked about the NCT member, thinking it was the last thing Joshua would want to talk about.
She gave him a confused glance. ''What? I can't ask you about that?'' He said, looking wide-eyed.
''I haven't seen him since I went to their concert.'' Lie.
''Do you still talk to him?'' He continued.
''Not much, honestly.'' Another lie.
He simply nodded, taking her words in. ''How come?'' Joshua was stunned, he thought Ming was still seeing him between schedules.
''You know, I'm busy with the tour and everything, he's busy with his own things, it's just too, uh, difficult.'' She stopped her eye-contact with Shua and focused herself on finishing her bracelet, being uneasy talking about Mark or for better words, lying about Mark.
''I think it's better this way, to be honest. You're both too busy to make time for each other and it's gonna hurt you in the end, so maybe you're better off this way.'' She felt bad for lying, because she could hear the sincerity in his voice and this was also the first time in a while that Shua didn't roll his eyes when talking about the young Canadian.
Ming hummed, not knowing how to appropriately answer him. ''Yeah, that's, uh, a good point, I guess.'' She would tell him the truth and say she's still seeing him, and that there's even another person there, but she likes that this is her own thing. She loves the members, they're family to her, but there are certain factors of her life that she would like to keep for herself and that includes her romantic interests.
''I always make good points,'' he smiled, ''here, should I give this one to Seungkwan?'' Joshua held his bracelet up to Ming's face for her to inspect it.
She briefly looked at it. ''Yeah, it's really nice.'' Ming absentmindedly said, her head occupied with guilt over not being honest to the people she considered her brothers.
''You alright, Ming?'' Joshua noticed her mood shift, a bit worried.
She briefly turned her head to him. ''Yeah, I just realised that I don't have a clue what to give Seungkwan-oppa.''
''You're the last one to worry about that, you could give him a kiss and he would be happy with that.''
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