LOVEYDOVEYSHI - 04. TOUGH LOVE
You look at the message on your screen over and over again, unable to fully process what you were reading. Half inclined to see this as some kind of elaborate prank orchestrated by Jeonghan and Soonyoung, but you needed confirmation of your suspicions. Springing up from the kitchen table, your feet shuffled against the apartment floor and eventually dragged your body to the front of Chan’s door.
“Chan? Urgent advice needed.” You hear him groan, and the sheets rustling before seeing light turn on underneath his door.
“I’m at your-“ he pauses to yawn dramatically, “service.”
Plopping onto the corner of his bed, you lightly shake his arm for him to sit up. He still had his hoodie over his head, resembling how he looks whenever a scary movie comes on. Stretching out his arm, he hit the switch on for the lamp on his nightstand. Chan squints at the brightness, before yawning once again. Turning the brightness down on your phone, you sit cross-legged before passing it to him. He mouths the words on the screen, able to fully focus despite being just woken up.
“Why would he ask me to come over if Mingyu is fine? I mean Jeonghan got into my head that Soonyoung has feelings for me which is absolutely ridiculous, right?”
Chan rubs the sleep out of his eyes before tilting his head slightly at your words. “You know I love you—platonically—but the idea that Soonyoung having a crush on you never crossed your mind?”
“No, I mean, maybe I just didn’t want to see it,” you groan, frustrated, that you didn’t realize the scale of his crush. “Would it work if I just ignore his message and text him back in the morning that I fell asleep?”
“You? The resident night owl? Yeah, I doubt he’ll buy that.”
You look at Chan’s window to see the view of city lights and purse your lips, “Uh, what else can I do?”
“What do you want to do?”
“Ignore it. I mean I knew he was a little friendlier to me but I just figured it was because of my closeness to Gyu. Me and Hansol just got out of our relationship when he moved, I don’t really want to put Soonyoung through that if I get a job where I have to relocate. Plus, he’s going into his senior year where it’s so stressful and-“
“Y/N-“ Chan’s taken aback from your worries being laid out.
“You guys have that dance showcase coming up, I don’t want to be a point of stress or distraction for him-“
Chan put his free hand on your knee, repeating your name. He knew these spirals, he tried to pull you back into reality. “Those are in the future, focus on the present. What do you want to say to him right now?”
You take a deep breath in, snapping out of it. “Thank you, Chan.”
He twirls his hand frivolously before placing it on his heart, “My services are always available, roomie.”
Rolling your eyes, you give him a quick hug before grabbing your phone back. “Night bro, for real this time.”
“Night.” He waves loosely, wasting no time to turn his lamp off.
a/n: please forgive how late this is T_T two other parts will be posted later today/by midnight!
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