Friends to Lovers!Guanlin
Requested: hi! I recently found your fics and i LOVE them!!! may I request a lai guanlin fic where reader is related to one of his cube entertainment sunbaes, please? thanks in advance!
Pairing: Wanna One Lai Guanlin x Gender Neutral Reader
Warnings: none
Sorry this took so long anon 💙 I was watching Buzzfeed Unsolved when writing this and so kept getting distracted.
Guanlin loved being a part of Wanna One
He really did
But when he was the victim of all his hyungs teasing, well, not even his superior height could save him
And currently, he was sitting in the middle of the dorm during dinner with his members
Nothing unusual
But, thanks to Ongniel and their gossiping like village grandmothers, they had discovered something that he had hoped would stay secret from them, for this very reason
And this was the massive crush he had
The crush on you
Jisung and Seongwoo were currently crying about how their baby was growing up
Daehwi was giggling and clapping his hands together excitedly
And Guanlin was just sitting red faced in the middle of all the commotion, being questioned left and right
"Are they cute?"
"They're probably shorter than you aren't they?"
"Are they the same age as you?"
"Who else knows?"
"Oh my god, have you flirted?!"
It was safe to say, Guanlin regretted letting Seongwu and Daniel accompany his to the CUBE building
~*~~**flashback**~~*~
It was currently 7.30 in the evening, and Guanlin was making his into the CUBE building to pick up something of his from Seonho
But due to it being darker than usual thanks to winter, Jisung decided to turn into a mother and insist that he take someone with him
Which Ong overheard and offered to drive him in the managers car, and of course Daniel decided to tag along
So there they are, Ongniel trailing behind the maknae like lost puppies
That is until they suddenly bump into his back, Guanlin having suddenly stopped
They look at each other, then at Guanlins face
Only to see that he has gone bright red, nerves plastered across his expression
Identical grins spread across their faces as they see the source of all this
You, the cute high school student currently talking to someone in a room they are passing by
Seongwoo and Daniel decide not to say anything right then, and instead wait until they are back at the dorms to tease him
~*~~**end flashback**~~*~
Which is how Guanlin ended up in this situation
With his face buried in his hands as he overhears the other boys planning what seems to be a Mission: Impossible level plan, to find out who this mysterious crush Ongniel saw is
~*~~**a few days later**~~*~
You love your brother
You really do
He gives pretty good advice
You get free tickets to his concerts, which is always cool
And his group mates are also brothers, and love to treat you, which is never a bad thing
But when he wakes you up from your after school nap to bring him food, in the cold weather with the plastic bags of chicken digging into your palms and your nose freezing off
Well,,,
Kang Hyunggu is better let you have some of this chicken
Walking into the cube building, you are pretty sure you feel eyes on you, but you just shrug it off as the security cameras facing the entrance
However, that is not the only time you feel this as you are heading to the practice room Pentagon currently occupies
(Why did they have to be in the one furthest away?)
The second incident of something weird happening is when you are just exiting the lobby
The door behind you quickly slams shut again
And as you spin around, you are pretty sure that you see a piece of cloth quickly disappear round a corner
But against, you simply brush it off
And make your way into the elevator, and head off to the right floor
Incident number three happens as you get off the lift
As the doors close behind you, to your right the door to the stairwell slams shut, and you hear the faint rush of footsteps and distant giggling
OK
Now you are starting to feel a little freaked out
But you press on and head through the dim corridors to the room Kino said he is in
The floor is eerily empty for it being only 17.45 in the evening, so you walk a little faster than usual
Behind you, you hear faint whispers
Eyes widening, your speed walking becomes a light jog
You turn the corner
And suddenly you are on the ground, a light squeal making its way out of your mouth
Your heart is beating a million times a minute
You look up, kinda expecting to see the ghost of a axe murderer or a demon child in front of you
What, or who, is actually there has your breathing a sigh of relief
"Oh god, I am so sorry!"
In front of you stands Lai Guanlin, swaggy rapper and major cutie
He holds out his hand and you take it, him easily pulling you up to your feet
Thanking him, you stand up, picking JP the thankfully intact food bags
Now, you know Guanlin
Pretty well in fact
He is actually a good friend of yours
Ever since you moved to Seoul with Kino, staying with a relative in the city so you could attend the highschool you wanted to, you became a constant around the CUBE building
And you became friends with trainee Seonho, who introduced you to Guanlin
So you feel at ease enough to blurt out
"I think this place is haunted"
The boy laughs slightly at your serious face, before a sheepish look crosses his face and he rubs the back of his neck
"Uhh, that's just my hyungs. They decided to play James Bond."
"Here? Why.....?"
"Who knows why they do anything?"
Faintly, from around the corner you hear sounds of protest, and knowing that it isn't actually ghosts, you laugh
"So, I am playing delivery person and am being layer with one of the boxes, so if you aren't busy would you want to join me for chicken?"
Guanlins face lights up at the mention of chicken, and glad that he won't have to try and wrangle his hyungs together, quickly agrees to your offer
So off you walk side by side, to drop off your brothers food
What you don't know, is that 10 boys spill out into the corridor you just vacated
Half of them cheering that their youngest got himself a 'date'
The other half complaining that he was getting chicken and they weren't
To which Minhyun gets tired of their whining and says he'll buy some for them, as he and Jisung shuffle the boys out of the building
The little "chicken date" as Woojin dubbed it, only brought more teasing upon Guanlin
And on your end of it, you were being teased by Hyunggu and the nine other Pentagon boys
See, they had always known of the small crush you harbour for Guanlin
But being the supporting "brothers" they are, they hyped you up, insisting that your feelings were definitely returned, and that you should definitely ask him out
They really boost your confidence, and so you confide in Seonho, asking for advice on how one would go about asking Lai Guanlin out
Which Seonho finds hilarious
Because just a few days before, Guanlin had come to him asking the exact same thing
So, deciding to be good wingman (read: sneak) he tells you that Guanlin has a crush on you too
And after finally managing to convince you he was telling the truth, he helps you come up with a plan
So you find out when Guanlin next has free time, and invite him out to one of the basketball courts along Han River
Thankfully, he agrees, and one afternoon you meet him there
He greets you with a gummy smile, and you return it before passing a basketball to him
"So, how about a one on one? Winner gets to choose what the loser does?" You ask him
"You're on," he replies, playfully glaring in determination at you
Now, you really weren't expecting to win
In fact, your plan was to simply tire him out a little so you have a reason to buy him food and drinks, where you could confess
So when you made the final basket, declaring your victory, you turned to face Guanlin in disbelief
Only to find him already staring at you with a small smile on his face
Later on you would find out that you only won because Guanlin kept getting distracted by you looking way to cute, with a determined look on your face and hair falling into your face - it wasn't anything to do with your skills
Going up to him, you punch his arm and ask him what's up
Shaking his head, the tips of his ears turning red, he replies with "nothing."
And deciding to take the chance that fate has given you, you change your plan a little
"So, I won. That means I choose what you do."
"That is what we agreed on, yes."
"I want you to ask me on a date."
You grin at the look on Guanlins face, and watch in amusement as he stutters slightly, eye wide and a blush on his cheeks
But finally he works up the courage to say "Would you like to go out with me?"
Of course you agree, and your first date is to a convenience store where you share ramen and warm up after the being in the chilly outdoors
And that is the start of your relationship with Guanlin
When Hyunggu finds out that he is your boyfriend, and as a result as do the rest of Pentagon, they become the usual overprotective older brothers and much to your embarrassment, corner the poor boy on one of his visits to CUBE
And the boys of Wanna One still tease him relentlessly
Though now he just shoots back a "I don't see any of you dating."
That quickly shuts them up
Oh, and Seonho gets hit by Guanlin for betraying his trust
Guanlin is so sweet on you
He loves to treat you with little trinkets from all the countries he visits while on tour with Wanna One
There's keychains, plushies, even an 'I heart Tokyo' cap
A big part of your relationship is texting
Guanlin has your contact name set as a series of emojis that he won't tell you the meaning to
And in the midst of all the memey texts you send each other, there are cute good morning/night texts to each other that neither of you will admit you send, lest the teasing get even worse
Also, you become really good friends with Jihoon (because Panwink4lyfe)
And basically, you two have the usual adorable teenage romance
And Guanlins hyungs are so jealous of the maknae
But they love you two together
Except when you encourage his savage ways
Then they banish you two from their location
Though they are thankful that you two aren't big on PDA
But cute little kisses are shared in private
And hugs are given by him a lot
He loves being big spoon
And chicken
Chicken dates forever
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