snippets & snapshots
i.
It’s Kim Junsu’s voice that interrupts his train of thought.
”Yoochun, is that-“
”No! No, it isn’t,” Park Yoochun answers, quickly, and pockets the cell phone which Junsu had tried to look at. The younger one pouts.
”You’ve been secretive, lately,” Junsu mumbles and kicks the volume of One Piece Yoochun has next to him, “I don’t like it.”
Yoochun watches in shock as Junsu’s foot comes in contact with the comic he had been reading and mentally cries out no, don’t, Junsu- and he can’t help but watch as the book flips and hits the wall. Yoochun bites his lip.
Junsu sits down next to him.
”You haven’t been paying me any attention lately,” he mutters and traces patterns onto Yoochun’s arm, watching the older man sigh. They’re 22 years old and Yoochun feels like a 15-year-old around Junsu. It’s a strange feeling, really, Yoochun thinks. Maybe because Junsu himself acts like a ten year old-
”Junsu, I’ve been busy,” Yoochun begins but is interrupted by an annoyed Junsu.
”Busy? Because of this,… this crap?” he asks, venomously, waving the 44th volume of One Piece around in his hand. Yoochun’s eyebrows furrow.
”Junsu,” Yoochun says with a warning tone of voice and grabs the volume from Junsu’s hand.
Junsu scoffs, “Are you saying that paper-thing is more important than I am?” and hits the book off Yoochun’s hand, who gasps and turns to Junsu with a shocked expression.
”Oh no you didn’t,” to which Junsu smirks.
”Oh yes I did,” he says and in a second he’s on Yoochun’s bed with Yoochun taking his shirt off, mumbling fuck you’re so sexy when you’re being evil and Junsu giggles, I know, I know.
The next morning Junsu wakes up, stretches, and lets the warm fuzzy feeling crawl up from his toes as Yoochun kisses him a good morning.
Yoochun giggles.
Junsu looks up to see Yoochun reading a Bleach tankoubon.
Didn’t I throw that one away, he thinks and yawns. Yoochun looks at him.
”So, it was you, after all?” it’s more of a statement than a question - and Junsu knows what he’s up to.
Junsu giggles, nervously. “Did I say that out loud?” Yoochun nods all grim in his geeky glory.
Kim Junsu face-palms.
ii.
”Junsu, come to bed, now, I’m tired,” Yoochun whines, the tone of his voice promising a thousand things but Junsu doesn’t move. He’s staring intently at the TV screen while eating popcorn and licking the salt off his lips the way Yoochun likes it. But those are not Yoochun’s lips his licking - those are his own.
”No way, it’s Boys Over Flowers on TV now,” he says and Yoochun thinks your ass over boys but doesn’t say anything. Yoochun sees the way Junsu smiles a little bit more every time Kim Hyunjoong is on the screen and scoffs.
”Which one would you pick on a deserted island with you if you had to choose - me or Hyunjoong?” Yoochun asks, pouting and using his imaginary powers to get Junsu look at him. He fails.
Junsu’s focus is still on Hyunjoong.
”Kim Hyunjoong, of course,” Junsu lets out a eu kyang kyang, “he’s hot.”
Yoochun snorts.
”I’m way hotter than he is,” which makes Junsu see red but Yoochun doesn’t realize, “and did you know he has a collection of My Little Pony? No? Now you can totally understand why he’s friends with Jaejoong-hyung.”
Junsu explodes.
”Kim Hyunjoong is hotter than you are and if he weren’t he’d still be because you’re like this and there’s nothing wrong with him collecting My Little Ponies because truthfully speaking they’re cute and even Yunho-hyung has his Bambi and yompmfmfp-“
Because Yoochun is kissing him and Junsu closes his eyes, forgetting how Hyunjoong’s character is being hot and angsty and getting a lot of screen time now. But Yoochun’s doing that thing with his mouth (probably the result of practicing with hundreds of women, Junsu thinks bitterly) and Junsu melts into his embrace.
Yoochun backs off, breathing hard and watching Junsu do the same.
”So, am I hotter than Hyunjoong?” he asks and Junsu seems to be thinking about something - hard.
”Nah, actually Hyunjoong kisses better than you do-“ and it takes Yoochun a while to register the negative answer and he shouts what did you just say and come back here, monstrous ass and Junsu is running away, eu kyang kyanging all the way.
iii.
Kim Junsu sees the distress on Park Yoochun’s face.
”Yoochun, what’s wrong?” he asks, quietly, the look on Yoochun’s face reminding him of the Yoochun many years ago when he had been more of a loner, the boy who had come from America.
Yoochun tries to smile.
”It’s nothing, Junsu,” he says and tries shrugs the younger man’s hand off his shoulder. Junsu’s eyebrows furrow.
”Are you missing your mom and Yoohwan?” he asks, but Yoochun lets out a laugh and shakes his head.
”Junsu, really-it’s nothing, or well, it’s something but it’s kind of stupid so,” he mumbles and Junsu sighs.
”You know you can tell me,” he says and circles his arms around the older man who puts his head on Junsu’s shoulder and closes his eyes. It’s nothing, Su, let’s go to sleep now he tries, again, but Junsu shakes his head. Yoochun sighs.
”It’s just that,” he begins and Junsu nods continue, “we’re not doing the promotions together in Hiroshima.” Junsu blinks.
”That’s why you’re so down?” and Yoochun nods as a confirmation before pushing his face against Junsu’s chest. He feels embarrassed, actually, because it’s Junsu and he doesn’t want to tell things like these to Junsu because he couldn’t take it if Junsu was to laugh-
( Yoochun knows he should have more faith in Junsu, but he is sensitive by nature and uncertain. It’s something that has been around for too long and he is afraid that it won’t leave anymore. )
Junsu smiles, fondly.
”There’s no need to feel so blue,” and he makes Yoochun face him, “we have phones, remember? We’re not living in the medieval times or anything. Sapporo and Hiroshima are kinda close to each other, right?”
Yoochun’s face goes blank.
”Junsu… Hiroshima and Sapporo are like… 1000 kilometres away from each other,” he mumbles and buries his head again into Junsu’s shirt. Junsu giggles nervously.
”Well, yeah, uh, I was just trying to make you feel better! But seriously, Yoochun, the promotion doesn’t last for long. And we’ll be doing the first promo together,” Junsu says feeling embarrassed but he knows that Yoochun understands. Yoochun always understands.
Yoochun chuckles.
”You’re hopeless, aren’t you?” he says and ruffles Junsu’s hair and Junsu pouts, “but I still find it kind of unfair that Yunho and Jaejoong get to spend the entire promotion together. Makes me wonder.”
Junsu laughs, “It’s good for the fangirls. SM has been promoting us quite a bit so it’s time for them to shine, too,” to which Yoochun snorts.
”They can’t shine like we do, baby,” and Junsu bursts into laughter, shouting so cheesy, so cheesy while trying to crawl away from the lip-licking Yoochun.
Junsu falls on the mattress next to Yoochun with a thud. Yoochun sniffles.
”It’ll be okay, right?”
Junsu just giggles in response and smacks the pillow against the sobbing man’s face.
(Yoochun smiles against it.)
iv.
”Yoochun! Why are you PKing me all the time?!” Junsu shouts as he slams his fist next to his computer against the table.
”You’re just so easily one-shotted,” Yoochun smirks, clearly enjoying the sight of an annoyed Junsu.
The five of them are there in a circle, playing the new MMORPG Yoochun got them all hooked on and Changmin sits there, rubbing his temples and PMing Yunho and Jaejoong about how Yoochun and Junsu are getting on his nerves. But he was being subtle.
[ch4ngminnie]: why does yc have to playerkill js 24/7
[bambies]: dont question the ways of d god
[heroing]: its cute
[ch4ngminnie]: js doesnt seem 2 think so
[heroing]: its just the way chun is
[heroing]: i bet hes like that while they have bob too
Changmin gasps and mutters a shocked “Hyung!”, which gains the attention of the arguing Junsu and Yoochun. Changmin waves his hand as a ‘nothing’ and the two continue their bickering.
[bambies]: lol
[heroing]: i meant s€x but this stupid game has this stupid filter &…
Changmin looks up to see Jaejoong typing furiously on his laptop. Changmin sighs. Maybe he should solo.
”I’ll leave the group now,” he says and is met with a string of whats.
”Changmin, we’re using this time to bond. This is very important for us, for DBSK,” Yunho says and looks very seriously at Changmin who gulps. His character in the game is totally different.
Junsu coughs.
”Changmin, wanna form a group with me? I think I need to get as far away as possible from Yoochun’s character so I don’t get killed anymore,” Junsu says with a dead-pan voice and directs the last few words at Yoochun, who is trying to act oblivious. Yoochun shrugs.
”Hey, who told you to make your character a priest? They’re so easy to kill,” he mumbles and starts to madly change his battle gear to his defence gear. Junsu scoffs.
”Changmin, let’s go to Jaejoong’s room to play. That way we won’t be disturbed by this moron here,” and off they go to (the protesting) Jaejoong’s room. It takes a second for Yoochun to realize that Junsu just chose quality time with someone else instead of him.
He bites his lip and glares at the [ch4ngminnie] on his friends list.
Changmin runs out of the room.
”Hyung, someone’s attacking my computer!” which gains the attention of Yunho and Jaejoong who run to their dongsaeng’s help.
”Holy hell, what have you done to make someone this angry?” Yunho mumbles and tries to counterattack it but fails. Junsu comes in the wake of Changmin and immediately throws a glance at Yoochun who is trying hard not to snicker.
Yoochun turns to meet Junsu’s gaze and tenses but Junsu grins and runs back to Jaejoong’s room.
It’s not long before Yoochun gets a new private message.
[dolphuck]: lol cant u be any nicer 2 changmin
He smirks and types an answer.
[crebeaumic]: he doesn’t know his limits
Yoochun hears Junsu laugh in the room and he smiles, while Yunho, Jaejoong and Changmin are nervously trying to defend Changmin’s laptop from the constant attack.
[dolphuck]: give him a break
And Yoochun does. The attacking stops and Changmin praises the Lord (Jaejoong reminds him of his Buddhism) and hugs his laptop, petting it.
[crebeaumic]: there you go
Junsu emerges from the room, all smiling and Jaejoong looks weirdly at him.
”Let’s form a group again!” Junsu smiles and there’s a lot of disbelieving looks shared but in the end all of them murmur an affirmative answer. Yoochun grins at Junsu and motions for him to sit next to him.
”God, Yoochun, I won’t resurrect you the next time you die if you keep on killing me!” Junsu shouts and runs a hand through his hair, agitated but Yoochun just laughs at him and starts to type on the keyboard - fast.
[crebeaumic]: i love you you know
Yoochun hears Junsu’s breathing stop and sees from the corner of his eye how Junsu blushes and then smiles.
[dolphuck]: shut the bob up
Yoochun laughs (making the YunJaeMin look at him but they shake their heads since this is just Yoochun being Yoochun).
Has it ever been better?
( The next morning they wake up to their schedule of magazine shoots, interviews, radio and TV shows, and in one of them they talk about playing games together and reading manga and having a huge shelf full of comics in their toilet.
Yoochun deliberately leaves out the parts about how he and Junsu would use the toilet for other things. He also mentions liking Tohoshinki instead of any Japanese comic, which makes Junsu very pleased. )