reunited ;
@rkleedongminie
the barbecue gives kibum a chance to see a lot of people training and debut prep has kept him from for months, and he knows that with his limited time at the party, he needs to start making his rounds quickly if he wants to see everyone and try to catch up, make sure that all of his friends ( and all of their friends ) have seen his pre-debut teaser. logically, he knows he can’t spend the whole party with just one or two people, or he’ll never get to see everyone he wants to.
but he can’t help himself from going to see dongmin right away, even though he knows the teenager will probably latch onto him and not let go until sphere forces kibum to leave. that’s fine with him -- he’ll just drag dongmin along to say hello to everyone he wants to.
he doesn’t actually see dongmin at first, and while he waits he chats with sungho, a kt trainee who he knows has given taemin quite a bit of trouble, but he and kibum have always gotten along strangely well. it’s a strange sort of camaraderie, their dry senses of humor lining up well and leading to fun conversations, even if they do seem a bit dark sometimes.
kibum spots dongmin after he finishes his first plate of food, and he excuses himself from sungho to make his way across the crowded lawn and sneak up behind the teen. as he approaches from behind dongmin, he taps the other’s left shoulder as kibum continues to move toward his right, and he waits for dongmin to fall for the trick and turn around the wrong way. even as he just stands there near him, there’s a wide grin already on kibum’s lips, and he finds he can’t wait for dongmin to see him just so they can actually hug for the first time in three months.