synopsis you get dared to kiss your best friend at a party, what could happen? [best friend!keonho x reader] w. mentions of alcohol / toxic relationships & cheating.
despite knowing it was not a good idea, you found yourself, once again, getting ready for jamesâ party.
james was a very close friend of yours and crazy rich, however, he did possess a big love for crazy parties. especially friday night ones.
âare you going with keonho?â you heard ianâs muffled voice question.
ânot really, nah. i think heâs going with minju.â you replied casually, focusing on getting your smokey eyes right.
âoh? i thought they broke up, though. at least thatâs what i heard.â you heard ianâs uncertain tone through the phone and chuckled.
âthey canât leave each other alone, we been knew about that. anywho, iâll just ask my brother to take me. you want us to pick you up?â you sniffled, cleaning up your table slightly.
ian hummed, âno need, iâll just bike there. i gotta go, now. bye, bae! iâll see you in a minute.â
âalrighty, bye cutie.â you replied, blowing a kiss before you hung up the phone.
freshly arrived at jamesâ place, you are already dizzy with the banging music, smell of alcohol, sweat and cigarettes.
you are met with the host himself, who looks somewhat tipsy despite the early hour.
âmy great friend y/n! howâs the night been for you?â he asked, wrapping his arms tightly around you.
â⌠been nice.â you raise an eyebrow, suspiciously eyeing him. âare you drunk or are you high?â
he chuckles, rubbing the nape of his neck. âperhaps both, i donât know.â
you roll your eyes, âalright, unc. hereâs some water.â
you hand him a half drunk water bottle that youâd been carrying for around twenty minutes, hoping it sober him up a little, considering heâll probably be at it for hours.
âthanks, girl. oh, by the way, keonho is by the pool. he seems sad, i donât know,â his words are slightly slurred but you understood him nonetheless.
âiâll see you around, yeah? try not to blackout before the clock hits midnight,â you tease, earning a playful smack on your arm.
you make your way outdoors, instantly spotting keonho sitting with seonghyeon, drinking a weird, almost neon green drink.
you first met keonho and ian when their family moved in next door. the house had been inhabited for quite a few years, so having new neighbours â and a boy and girl your age after all these years â was great.
at first, he was super shy, always hiding behind his motherâs skirt. as opposed to her twin, ian was very bubbly and quickly became your best friend.
whenever you attempted to talk to him, heâd either ignore you, run away or be super rude. of course, four year old you didnât understand why he ran away from you this way.
your mother would tell you itâs due to his shyness and that it had nothing to do with you, but it made you sad anyway.
these melancholic feelings prolonged until the day you âsavedâ him, according to him.
the sun was out and burning on a beautiful spring day. you and your brother took the opportunity to head to the local park without supervision.
as you were pushing your older brother on the swing, your attention was drawn to panicked, high pitched screams.
you nearly got whiplash with how fast you turned towards the sound, your eyes landing on an unfortunate scene of keonho getting bullied.
âbro, look! itâs keonho! theyâre hurting him!â you hurriedly pointed, not giving your brother time to process whatever you had said, you were already running towards the small group of five year olds.
you threw a punch at one of the guysâ nose, pushing one of them and quickly pulling keonho to his feet. âdonât hurt my friend again.â
the guys started yelling at you and threatening the two of you until they saw you oldest brother, who had been sent to get you and your brother.
the tiny bullies immediately ran away, apologizing to you and promising to never touch keonho again, while juhoon arrived at the seen with a confused look.
your fifteen year old brother, confused, turned to you and simply ignored what had happened. âlunch. momâs calling you and juhoon.â
you smile up at your brother, your front tooth missing but never ruining your confidence. you turned towards keonho whoâd been quiet this entire time and an idea popped up on your little head. âdo you wanna have lunch with us?!â
you cross your arms, sighing. âeom seonghyeon, ahn keonho. what the fuck is that?â
seonghyeon smirks up at you, licking his lips. âuh.. we got it⌠at the supermarket.â
âright⌠because the supermarket sells radioactive waste now.â you rolled you eyes, making both guys laugh.
theyâve now stood up, and keonho wrapped his arm around your shoulders. âdonât worry, we didnât have much of it.â
âtake your hands off me, you know minju isnât going to like it.â you scoff, playfully pointing out the fact that his very toxic, weird girlfriend was extremely overprotective and possessive.
âwell, sheâs my ex. so that donât matter.â
you let out an exhausted sigh, while seonghyeon bursts out laughing. âyouâve broken up eight times this year already, and itâs only march!â
âitâs not my fault if sheâs that way!â he pouts, crossing his arms.
âif your stupid ass didnât go back to her, that wouldnât happen.â you quietly muttered. keonho just rolled his eyes, knowing it was true.
âso, whereâs ian?â you changed the subject, knowing keonho didnât like it when his relationship with minju was brought up.
âi think sheâs coming, i donât know. i left earlier to meet seonghyeon.â he shrugged, kicking pebbles absentmindedly.
you spent the entire time by their side, occasionally spotting james or your brother, juhoon. martin was late, as usual. but at least he made it.
stella appeared out of thin air, her eyes hazy. that made you narrow your eyes, giving her a questioning look.
she shrugged her shoulders, âletâs just say juhoon is a very good kisser.â
âplease stop reminding me you are dating my brother, i begââ
âfinally, i found you! i been searching for you two for a good twenty minutes.â ianâs sweet voice cut you off.
âjames has no business living in such a big house, sigh.â stella scoffed, leaning against the table.
before you could reply, martin popped up. ââsup, homies. did yâall hear theyâre playing truth or dare up there?â
âoh, for real? we should go check that out.â stella suggests as she hands newcomer martin a drink.
âyeah, sure.â you shrugged, what could happen anyway?
around twenty people sat in a lopsided circle, ian on your left side and keonho on your right. the majority of you were from the same friend group, and the others were people from your class, including minju.
she sat right across from keonho, giving him weird looks and scoffing with disgust every time his name was mentioned.
it was funny for everyone to see her acting this way, when she was the root to every problem their relationship had. but minju was like that, sheâd act like the victim no matter what people knew or what had happened.
you were lost in your thoughts until you heard you name, âyeah?â
seonghyeon was smiling at you, and you already knew he was going to give you the worst dare known to mankind. âtruth or.. dare?â
he knew you had already used truth before, which meant that now, youâd had to say dare. with a sigh, you replied with âdare.â
he hums, pretending to give it a thought. âhmm⌠i dare you to kiss keonho.â
you and keonho both looked at each other before turning to look at seonghyeonâs cocky smile. âand! it has to be a real kiss, not just a peck.â
you hesitantly looked at minju, who only shrugged her shoulders at you. she never liked you, even before she got with keonho. but you respected her nonetheless.
you had never had any feelings whatsoever when it came to keonho, he was always your best friend. you genuinely saw him like a third brother, someone you could rely on no matter what.
keonho saw you the same way. of course, he thought you were a very beautiful woman, as you were. but he never had any questionable feelings or intentions. to him, you were also like a sister.
so when you got challenged by seonghyeon to kiss, you didnât necessarily get nervous or weird about it. what made you nervous was minju. you didnât want her to hate you even more or do something to keonho.
you fight back your laughter as you lean in, closing your eyes to keeping you from laughing as you press your lips against keonhoâs, his eyes closed for the same reason.
he gently places a hand on your waist, solely to hold himself steadily. for a moment, none of your moved. then, he gently began to move your lips against yours, and you kissed back.
your head was blank, your lips moving almost as if with involuntary movements.
his hand tightens on your waist, while your own tugs at the back of his head, tugging his hair softly.
after a while, you pull away. you stare at each other for a heartbeat before bursting out laughing, while everyone else hyped you up.
you looked aroundâ seonghyeon, stella and some others hyping you up, ian and juhoon visibly disgusted, martin laughing, james looking at you with a shocked expression, iroha and wonhee giggling with wide eyes, maki and ryul preaching their respect for you two. then your eyes landed on minju, and she was just looking at you with a blank expression.
you couldnât tell if she was about to jump you or simply couldnât care.
âthank you for this spectacular dare, eom seonghyeon!â maki claps, giving keonho a bow out of respect as if keonho has divided the sea.
some other kisses happen, some truths are uncovered and some weird things are dared. eventually the circle splits up, everyone in a different corner of the house getting drunk, high or fucked.
you find yourself on makiâs back, holding a bottle of wild berry vodka.
people were dancing all around you, the music blasting through the speakers and maki jumping with you on his back.
meanwhile, keonho was with seonghyeon and martin, who attempted to comfort him after minju slapped him in the face and dumped him for good.
âshe just did that unprovoked! it was just a dare, and you two are broken up anyway.â seonghyeon expresses his frustration in keonhoâs former loverâs actions.
âyeah. but at least iâm finally freed.â he blurts out, relief evident in his voice.
his best friendâs eyebrows furrowed, a growing frown on his face. âi thought you loved her?â
âyeah, loved. i mean, minju was such an amazing person. but then, she began this super possessive and toxic behaviour⌠it made me, i donât know, fall out of love with her?â keonho explains, not leaving his friend surprised.
âi mean, yeah, girlâs nuts. genuinely acting up on you since day one of your relationship for absolutely no reason.â seonghyeon pauses, âplus⌠that kiss with y/n didnât seem all that friendly.â
keonho snorts, ânah. sheâs like my sister.â
seonghyeon sighs, running a hand through his hair. âbrother, please. youâre telling me youâve never once looked at y/n that way?â
âyeah?â keonho replied, âwas i supposed to?â
âno, butâ ugh.â martin cuts himself off, pinching the bridge of his nose.
âbut whatâŚ?â keonho gestures for his friend to further explain, straightening up curiously.
âitâs just.. everyone always though you had a friends with benefits type of relationship before minju came into the picture.â he shrugs, not knowing how to explain everyone thought they had secretly dated.
âno, not really. iâm just touchy and she is too. after i got with minju we stopped being touchy.â he nods along, although he didnât look convinced with his own words.
âright⌠iâm just saying, if before that kiss happened, everyone already thought you two were together⌠now they definitely think that you two are together.â
seonghyeon and martinâs words made keonho thoughtful and in the few hours they spent there, keonho came to the conclusion of something.
with a loud groan, you throw yourself on jamesâ couch. seven am in the morning, everyone was gone, but the night sure was crazy.
from kissing your friend in front of his girlfriend, to nearly getting into a fight over four times, the police getting called at least twice, three fights, people throwing up all over to keonho getting broken up for good, it was surely a night to remember.
beside you, keonho was eating a chocolate bar and ian was eating leftover pizza. on the floor seonghyeon was snoring, juhoon and stella were watching the movie playing on the ginormous tv, martin was arguing with james over some jacket over by the closet and maki was suffocating his poor girlfriend, sleeping with her in a headlock.
jamesâ maids were already working, cleaning the house. no matter how much you lot offered to help, theyâd hit you with the broomstick and order you to get some rest.
âcan i have some?â you quietly asked, taking a bite of his chocolate, attempting to indulge in a conversation.
he eventually finished the bar and laid back, looking at nothing. âyou okay?â you asked once again, and he just replied with a nod.
you were in jamesâ bedroom, and although it was extremely dark, you could see the sorrow in your friendâs face.
you laid down next to him, exhaling softly. âis it because of minju?â
for a moment, he didnât react. then, very quietly he replied with a simple yes.
you tried to think of what to say. you couldnât tell him you were happy that he finally left a toxic cycle. but you also felt bad as you knew how much he loved minju.
before you continued, he shut you up with a kiss. it took you by surprise, leaving you frozen in place.
he pulled away, a naughty grin on his face, âseems to be the only way i can truly shut you up.â
he casually stood up and left the room, leaving you there, shocked.
a few weeks have passed and things have been slightly different, to say the least.
that soft kiss that keonho pressed on your lips made you begin to look at him with different eyes. you found yourself staring, having very suggestive thoughts and dreams of him.
he moved on like nothing happened, continued to come over all the time and act as he always did. but now, he was extremely flirty and bold. heâd ask for kisses and cling onto you and just act down bad in front of everyone.
which was odd to you, since now you couldnât stop blushing everytime heâd flirt with you or be bold in front of the others.
it was a weird feeling, but you were almost sure what it wasâ love.
something about the way he kissed you and looked at you made you develop or, perhaps, resurface, romantic feelings towards him.
the last few weeks have given you time to reflect about your thoughts and feelings. if you didnât like keonho before, you definitely do now.
meanwhile, keonho had just realised something. he loved youâ in every way. he had grown such big affection for you he didnât even realise how much he cared about you.
he just assumed that wanting to be near you was because thatâs how it has always been, and not because he loved you.
but after that kiss, something clicked. like he finally found the right piece to complete the puzzle.
it all made sense. why he suddenly fell out of love with minju amidst the entire breaking up period, even though it hadnât happened the other times theyâd break up and he wasnât sure theyâd get back together.
why he stopped caring about minju breaking up with him all the time and cheating on him. why he became clingier to you after the last fight heâd had with minju.
heâs pulled out of his thought by ian, who throws him a pillow. âcome eat dinner! and y/n is here, by the way, for a sleepover.â
ây/n?â his eyes lit up at the thought of you, standing up almost instantly and pushing past his sister to hurry down the stairs. anything his sister said after your name was left unheard.
ian stood there for a moment, dumbfounded. âi mean, at least he finally realised it.â
when you landed eyes on keonho, your heart skipped a beat, awkwardly chuckling when he pressed a kiss to your cheek and waited for you to do the same.
his parents were on the kitchen, finishing dinner. it was only the two of you by the dining room.
you had grown slightly scared of keonho, since now, he flirts with you and hits on you all the time. just like he used to with minju.
you hesitantly leaned in to press a kiss on his cheek, but he turned his head in that same instant, pressing a peck on your lips.
you immediately pulled back, looking at him with wide eyes, âwhy are you acting this way?!â
âbecause i like you?â he replied, his tone arrogant as if it was the most obvious thing heâs said in a while.
you blink at him, âyouâre crazy.â
âfor you,â he whispered into your ear, earning a punch right above his stomach.
throughout dinner, he kept on winking at you and giving you looks, kicking your leg under the table and mouthing weird things.
for your sanity, you chose to ignore him.
after helping cleaning up, you headed to ianâs bedroom. you both freshened up for bed but by the time you left ianâs bathroom, you saw keonho sprawled across her bed.
the three of you were now in ianâs bed, watching a movie. you were in the middle, which equals suffering.
ian was snoring into your ear, her head resting on your shoulder slowly slipping, and keonho kept on staring at you so intensely you didnât even have the courage to look his way.
heâd tease you, make you unfocused on purpose, heâd press kisses on your cheek and everytime you let out a snarky remark, heâd reply with a flirty one.
eventually ian kicked you out of your own sleepover, because âyou were being loudâ.
in other circumstances, you wouldnât have minded. you had slept in keonhoâs bed multiple times. but under these circumstances⌠all you could do was pray.
you close the door behind you, now in keonhoâs bedroom, watching him disappear into his bathroom. you sat on his bed and looked for a movie to watch.
you couldnât help but notice he took away all of minjuâs pictures and gifts down. in a way, you were happy he was moving on, but you were also slightly scared he was using you to move on.
twenty minutes later, keonho walks out with damp hair, wearing a back tee and grey sweatpants.
he took a seat next to you, looking ahead. âwhat movie is this?â
âjust how to lose a guy in ten days.â he nodded.
there was a painfully awkward silence for a while, and every now and then one of you would comment on the movie.
but no matter how hard you tried, you couldnât fully focus on the movie. you were very conscious of keonhoâs presence and it was beginning to bother you.
iâve known my entire life. i can talk to him.
âhey,â you called out, earning his attention almost immediately.
âyeah?â he asked, looking into your eyes, momentarily analyzing your expression.
âi just⌠i donât get it. why are you acting this way with me? i meanâ as far as i know, you never⌠had feelings for me or anything like that.â you flinched at your own words, like they were going to physically hurt you.
he stayed silent for a while, seemingly gathering his thoughts and thinking of an answer. âuh⌠i guess i didnât. but i hadnât really been tuned into the relationship anymore. i mean, sheâd break with me over nothing. and⌠she was cheating on him.â
you blink with your jaw dropped, âwhat?â
before you could, he spoke up, âthatâs beside the point. i just.. started to get tired of her and her actions. i was just.. kind of stuck, you know? i didnât know how to make her leave for good. and, i guess somewhere along the way, i developed feelings for you.â
he hesitated, but continued anyway, âand after you kissed me for the dare⌠something, i donât know, felt right. and then i realised that maybe i do have feelings for you after all.â
you sat there, processing his words for a little while. âum⌠wow. i guess itâs a good thing i like you back,â you awkwardly chuckle, immediately embarrassed by what you just uttered.
âum⌠yeah. i think i started to like you during that halloween party next year. i donât know, though.â you confess in a very tense way, having keonho control himself so he doesnât laugh.
âand what do you mean minju was cheating? when did that happen?â
instead of replying to your question, keonho simply kissed you, and this time you didnât pull away.
it has been five months since you and keonho have officially been together.
keonho planned everythingâ dates and things to do before the official proposal.
he planned ten dates, each totally distinctive from one another but always fun. then he spoke asked for your familyâs blessing, which was given to him, with no surprises.
afterwards, he planned an entire week together, going to the beach, picnics, amusement parks and spas.
you were quite surprised by his commitment to this. surely, he was a great boyfriend to minju from what you knew, but he exceeded the expectations and standards.
in the dark, you never knew when you were getting the official proposal. until one day, he just texted you to get ready âcause you were going the movies.
you did something very simple, a baby pink babydoll tip with low rise dark bootcut jeans and some sandals. you let your hair down and did very light makeup.
he took you to see âbackroomsâ, since he knew you really wanted to watch it.
when the movie ended, he took you over to the backyard of his house, just for you to be met with a beautiful picnic table, and a lot of candles.
you were already sending it but waited for the cue.
the two of you ate as you spoke about the movie, that is, until keonho suddenly interrupts you.
as soon as he interrupted you, he got nervous, and thatâs when you knew.
he inhaled and exhaled slowly, closing his eyes as if to ground himself before looking at you.
with a soft smile, he began his speech. ây/n, you are my best friend. you have been since we were four and your saved me from those bullies. but youâre not just a best friend, youâre family. you have been. i have loved you my entire life, and i loved you so deeply that i didnât even realise it was in the romantic way,â
he chuckled, taking your hand in his, ânow that i have realised that i love you like that⌠i wouldnât want it any other way. iâm not going to sit here and stall around with a big ass speech full of meaningless things. so, y/n, would you give me the privilege of being your boyfriend, and perhaps in the future, you husband?â
you sat there in silence, and keonho left his stomach turning, âoh, no. did i say something wrong? iâm sorrââ
he was cut off by you jumping in his arms, pressing a kiss on his lips that spoke more than a thousand words, âyes.â
nothing really changed, other than you now kissing and being extra clingy. juhoon didnât like the idea of one of his best friends dating his younger sister, whereas ian was more than thrilled to have you as her sister-in-law, as opposed to minju.
the bell rang and you stretched with a groan. senior year had barely started and youâre already dead.
âwanna go buy some iced tea?â ian suggested.
âsure, letâs go.â you agreed, standing up and heading out of the classroom.
as you and your best friend made your way down, someone suddenly called out. you saw keonho running away from seonghyeon, immediately shaking your head in disapproval.
he quickly hid behind you, using you as a shield. âwhat is going on?â you questioned, trying to keep your laugh in.
âyour little boyfriend ate my fucking chips after i specifically told him not to!â seonghyeon growled, throwing a weird object at keonho who easily dodged it.
âtell him to leave me alone!â keonho pleaded, giving you big puppy eyes.
you scoffed, rolling your eyes. âyou heard the man, leave him alone.â
âno!â seonghyeon instantly declined, attempting to reach keonho who this time ran to ian.
âget off me!â ian exclaims, hitting her twin instead of his friend.
âiâll buy you those damned chips, weâre headed to the convenience store,â you sigh, to which seonghyeon smiled.
âthank you, friend,â he smiled from ear to ear, dabbing you up.
keonho gasps dramatically, âkeep your hands off my wife, you animal!â
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