⌗ kim ryul - bf rules for imaginary men
summary; you’re not officially dating but unfortunately for everyone involved, ryul seems to be the only person who doesn’t think that’s relevant. in ryul’s defense, the guy best friend wasn’t real but neither was the boyfriend title tho?
warnings; jealousy, lowkey possessive ryul, exclusive but not officially dating, ohyul and woojin being annoying as always, a kiss
wc; 1,9k - requested
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the conversation had long since drifted from whatever game ohyul had insisted everyone play at the start of the night
empty bottles littered the coffee table, snacks half demolished, and everyone had settled into that warm, tipsy state where conversations somehow became both philosophical and weirdly deep at times
you were curled up on the loveseat beside ryul, your legs draped over his lap
one of his hands rested lazily on your shin while he listened to woojin and his girlfriend argue over something neither of them actually cared about
“okay but seriously,” ohyul said suddenly, pointing a chip at you, “what if your boyfriend had a girl best friend,”
you shrugged, “i don’t care,”
“that’s it?”
“yeah,”
“that’s.. suspiciously healthy,”
you laughed, “why would i care,”
“because she’s a girl,”
“and he’s my boyfriend,”
ohyul narrowed his eyes, “so you’d just trust him?”
“obviously,”
“wow,”
“what?” you chuckled
“nothing,” he turned dramatically toward ryul, “what about you,”
you already knew this was going to be entertaining,
ryul took a sip from his beer,
“no,”
everyone immediately burst out laughing,
“you didn’t even let him finish the question,” woojin said,
“i already know my answer,”
“what if your girlfriend had a guy best friend,”
“no,”
“what if they’ve been friends for years,”
“still no,”
“what if-”
“no,”
ohyul was literally wheezing at this point, “you’re wild dude,”
“why does she need a guy best friend,”
“because people have friends,”
“she can have girl friends,”
“that’s not how friendships work,”
“it does in my house,”
“you don’t even have a house,” woojin laughed,
“then it’ll be how it works in my apartment,” ryul shot back,
everyone laughed again,
you bit your lip to stop yourself from smiling,
ryul looked entirely too serious about this,
woojin’s girlfriend leaned forward, way too invested in this conversation, “ok then can she go out for drinks with a guy friend?”
“absolutely not,”
“why?”
“because what are they drinking about,”
“tf does that even mean?”
“exactly,”
“that’s not an answer,” she laughed,
“it is to me,”
you could physically feel him getting more stubborn every time someone challenged him, which made it 10 times funnier,
the conversation eventually moved on, ohyul started telling some ridiculous story and woojin was arguing with his girlfriend again,
everyone became distracted in their own little ways again,
ryul’s thumb lazily traced your knee, then he leaned over, his lips brushed your cheek
a quick little kiss,
you turned your head toward him, “so no guy best friend,”
he sighed immediately, “we’re still talking about this,”
“i’m just curious,”
“you’re not curious,”
“i am,”
“you’re starting problems,”
you smiled sweetly, “what if he’s known her since childhood,”
“no,”
“what if he’s gay,”
ryul scoffed, “depends,”
“depends on what,”
“if i like him,”
you laughed, “that’s insane,”
“it’s actually very reasonable,”
“according to who,”
“me,”
you laughed, “wow very reliable source,”
“thank you,”
you could see him trying not to smile, which only encouraged you further,
“what if i wanted to grab drinks with a guy friend,”
his hand stopped moving on your leg, just for a second, but you immediately caught it,
“why,”
“because we’re friends,”
“no,”
“what if he wants advice,”
“he can call his mom,”
you immediately snorted, “what if he sends me memes,”
ryul stared at you and you stared right back,
“no,”
“i can’t receive memes,”
“not from him,”
“what if they’re funny,”
“they won’t be,”
“you don’t know that,”
he shrugged his shoulders, “i do,”
“how,”
“because i’m funnier than him,”
you laughed, “you don’t even know who he is,”
“doesn’t matter,”
you shifted slightly, turning more toward him, close enough to see the tiny crease forming between his brows
the one that always appeared whenever he was trying to stay calm, which meant you absolutely had to keep going
“what if he replies to my stories,”
“no,” he cut off immediately,
“what if he’s being nice,”
“he can be nice somewhere else,”
you pressed your lips together, fighting a smile but failing miserably,
“what if he calls me pretty,”
ryul let out a slow breath, the kind people took right before regretting everything
“don’t start,”
“what if he says i look pretty today,”
his hand, which had been resting comfortably on your shin, slid up to your knee,
not enough to draw attention but just enough to make your pulse skip
“then he’s annoying,”
“because he complimented me?”
“because he’s talking to you,”
you laughed, “that’s crazy,”
“thank you,”
“that wasn’t a compliment,”
“i’ll take it anyway,”
across the room, ohyul had clearly started listening again, the idiot was practically leaning over the armrest,
“bro is fighting for his life right now,”
woojin nodded immediately, “look at him,”
“i am calm,” ryul said, without looking at either of them,
which only made them laugh harder.
“you’re gripping her leg,” ohyul pointed out, “that’s not calm,”
you looked down and ryul immediately removed his hand,
then placed it right back,
higher,
like he suddenly remembered he didn’t care and you can’t deny that your stomach flipped a little,
ohyul let out the loudest laugh yet, “there he is,”
“shut up,”
“he’s already getting possessive and they’re not even dating yet,” woojin added,
you nearly choked on your drink,
and ryul shot him a look, “nobody asked you,”
“that wasn’t a denial,” ohyul said, pointing dramatically,
“interesting,” woojin said, his eyes narrowing like he was deep in thought, “very interesting,”
you could tell ryul was losing patience, which was making this infinitely more entertaining,
“okay,” you said, turning back toward him, “one more question,”
“no you’ve asked-“
“just one,” you cut off,
“no,”
“what if some guy asks me to go to the cinema,”
“no,”
“what if he’s really polite,”
“still no,”
“what if-”
“no,” ryul cut you off again,
“you don’t even know the rest of the question,”
“i know enough,”
you laughed, “you’re impossible,”
“you’re enjoying this,” ryul scoffed,
“maybe a little,”
“a little?” he clicked his tongue,
“ok a lot,”
“yeah i can tell,”
his hand squeezed your knee, just once,
like a little warning,
but you ignored it
“what if he buys me flowers,”
that got him,
finally,
his jaw tightened as his eyes narrowed and for a second he just stared at you,
you immediately knew you’d won,
“flowers?” he repeated, his voice was low now,
“yeah,”
“why would he buy you flowers,”
“because i’m cute,”
ohyul practically folded in half laughing and woojin wasn’t much better,
“he hates that answer,” ohyul wheezed again,
“bro’s having competition already,” woojin added,
ryul looked like he was deciding whether he still wanted friends or not,
and you were smiling so hard your cheeks hurt,
“you’re really testing me,” he muttered, leaning closer,
close enough that only you could hear him,
“and you are jealous,” you whispered back,
his eyes locked onto yours,
and there it was,
that look, the one that made your heart immediately forget how to function,
“you think this is funny,” he scoffed quietly,
“very,”
“i can tell,”
for a second neither of you looked away, the noise in the room faded just a little,
his gaze dropped briefly to your lips, then back to your eyes and suddenly you weren’t feeling quite as brave,
“ryul-“
he cut you off by pressing a quick kiss to your cheek, which made you smile,
“that’s all?” you teased,
you could tell that was an immediate mistake, because something flashed across his face, before he reached up, tilted your chin toward him and kissed you properly
just long enough to completely shut you up but also long enough for everyone else to notice,
you stared, “what was that for,”
“you were talking too much,”
before you could fire back-
“OH MY GOD,” ohyul shouted and the entire room immediately erupted.. again,
you groaned, burying your face in your hands,
“please stop,”
“absolutely not,” woojin was practically crying, “did you guys see him,”
“‘she can’t have guy friends,’” ohyul mocked dramatically, lowering his voice in a terrible imitation,
“‘she can’t get drink with another guy,’” woojin joined in,
“the memes were where he started losing it,” ohyul added,
“you guys are annoying,” ryul muttered,
“oh! we are annoying?” ohyul pointed at himself,
“bro you’ve been acting like her boyfriend for the last hour,”
“fr,” woojin agreed.
“the amount of hatred you have for imaginary men should be studied,”
everyone laughed, except ryul, who simply took another sip of his drink,
completely unbothered
..or at least pretending to be,
“we’re not even dating,” you added teasingly, because if he was getting embarrassed, you were absolutely making it worse
ohyul immediately pointed at you, “exactly,”
“you’re acting like this and she’s not even your girlfriend,”
ryul looked at both of them,
then at you,
then back at them.
“okay,” he scoffed, “and?”
ohyul blinked, “and,”
“what’s your point,”
the room immediately got louder, well woojin and ohyul to be exact,
“THAT’S YOUR RESPONSE??”
“HE DIDN’T DENY IT THO!!”
you were trying so hard not to laugh and ryul looked genuinely confused by everyone’s reaction,
like they were the weird ones..
“i’m just saying,” woojin started, “you don’t get to make boyfriend rules if you’re not her boyfriend,”
“why not,” ryul asked without missing a beat,
at this point ohyul nearly fell off the couch, “WHY NOT,” he repeated,
“because that’s literally how it works,” woojin said,
“according to who,”
“everybody,”
“that’s stupid,”
“bro,”
“what,”
“you cannot tell a girl she can’t have guy friends when you’re not dating her,”
ryul shrugged, “didn’t stop me,”
the room exploded again and you immediately started laughing so hard your stomach hurt,
even ryul was fighting a smile now
“this guy can’t be fr,” woojin groaned, covering his face with his hands,
“i don’t know why you’re all acting surprised,” ryul said,
“because you’re insane,” ohyul replied immediately,
“maybe,” he admitted,
then casually rested his hand back on your leg like none of this conversation was weird,
like he hadn’t just exposed himself completely
the conversation eventually drifted again, everyone was grabbing new drinks, switching topics, arguing about music and what not
you eventually stood up from the loveseat, stretching your arms a little
ryul immediately looked up, “where are you going,”
you looked at him, a small grin already forming “bathroom,”
“okay,”
“need to text my guy best friend back real quick too,”
there was a teeny tiny moment of complete silence,
before ohyul folded in half again and woojin slapped the couch, hysterically laughing,
you watched ryul’s eye narrowing again,
“sit back down,”
you laughed, “why,”
“because you’re annoying,”
“that’s not an answer,”
“it’s the only one you’re getting,”
“my best friend misses me,”
“your best friend doesn’t exist,”
“you don’t know that,”
“i do,”
“how,” you chuckled,
“because if he existed i’d already know about him,”
ohyul let out the loudest laugh of the night, “he’s standing on business fr,”
you laughed, “i’m going to the bathroom,”
he pointed toward the hallway, “then go to the bathroom,”
“..and text my best friend,”
“don’t push it,”
you grinned and walked away anyway,
only to hear ohyul’s voice the second you disappeared around the corner,
“bro is fighting imaginary men every single day of his life,”
“must be exhausting,” woojin agreed,
and judging by the pillow that immediately hit both of them-
ryul had heard every word
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