when seojun’s phone lit up with a text from hyeon asking to meet him (something about running an errand together, whatever, he didn’t care, he was just relieved he’s no longer ignoring him), it didn’t take him much convincing to up and go. he hadn’t bothered to ask any questions either, but now it seems like he should’ve, considering how he found himself in an unexpected situation, one he evidently did not see coming.
standing before him is no hyeon. instead, it was someone a little taller. leaner. prettier. but also a lot more annoying. unlikeable. unbearable. what is he doing here? at first, it seemed like it was an unfortunate coincidence, but then it clicked—it is no coincidence. it’s a scheme he hadn’t seen coming, one devised by none other than hyeon himself. seojun should’ve known this was what he meant by, “we’re debuting soon, it’s time the both of you learnt to get along”, or something sappy along those lines. (he wasn’t listening, too distracted by how good he looked with wet hair.)
now, it seems like he has two options. one, pretend he ended up at the wrong place and walk away. fast. or two, acknowledge that they were both tricked into this and get whatever was meant to be done, done. usually, seojun would opt for the easier option (in other words, the former), but something about the setting sun was eating into his newfound conscience. surely, he can’t leave him out here alone. it was getting dark and judging by his apparent lack of wit and reflexes, he’d probably get himself lost and injured, and who’s to blame when that happens?
that leaves him with option two... which shouldn’t be too much of a challenge, right? all they had to do was get the boxes of marshmallows and make their way back to the campfire. besides, he’d like to believe he is the one with the brains and brawn between the two of them, and that alone is enough reason to offer his help. can’t have mr clumsy falling into a ditch and delaying their debut. (or so he tells himself. whatever makes more sense than the unusual empathy he was developing for his nemesis.)
“let me guess,” the words roll out of his tongue reluctantly, a lazy eye-roll following after, “you were supposed to meet hyeon here but he didn’t show up?” he waves his phone in his hand, a defeated sigh leaving his lips. “well, if it wasn’t obvious enough, he’s not coming. we’ve both been tricked.” he declares, punctuating each sentence bitterly. “I know, you don’t want to be here, and neither do I. so, what do you say we get the damn marshmallows and get back out there?”