Prom Queeng ( 1/3 )
Title: Prom Queeng (1/3)
Pairing: Taekai, Jjonglay, Keychul, etc...
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, written just for fun.
Summary: Prom Queeng: In which Taemin is so hot he wins everything. OR, Taemin asks himself out to prom and Jonghyun accidentally finds love.
A/N: I'm probably missing pairings, but anyway this is high school au shineexo crack for matchynishi tbc for shiritori//when I have more time ^^;;
"Damn the boy," Jonghyun mutters as he stares at his computer screen. If it were anyone else he'd think the whole thing was a prank, or perhaps a mix up with pronouns, but no.
The post is definitely accompanied by a selca of Taemin himself. He's wearing the same mint green headband with polka dots that Key just gave him this afternoon so Jonghyun knows Taemin must have just taken and posted it as soon as he got home:
--Asked myself out to prom. So glad I said yes ;)) !!
"What's got you all riled up?" Heechul asks, busy cutting out paper stars to hang in the gym. He's taking his position as co-chair of the decorating committee quite seriously. Even Jonghyun has to admit Heechul is doing a wicked job with the design plans, even if he is annoyed he didn't get the decorating job and ended up doing the finances instead.
"Did somebody insult a squirrel or something again?" Heechul scoffs at the end of his statement and Jonghyun considers taking back his approval of the star decorations with a huff of indignation.
"No," Jonghyun groans, "this has nothing to do with animal rights and everything to do with Taemin being an idiot. Look!"
"Whew!" Heechul lets out a low whistle as he leans in for a look at the display, which shows Taemin with his lips puckered at the lens of his phone camera. "That's a sweet headband! Is that from the mall or did he order it online somewhere?"
"Ask your boyfriend, why don't you," Jonghyun growls. He opens a comment to type back a reprimanding reply to Taemin's upload, which has already gotten 39 likes in the four minutes since it posted. "He's the one that gave it to Taemin. And you're no help at all!"
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"Hyung, I know you were probably just trying to be nice, but why are you trying to start drama?" Jongin holds out his phone to Jonghyun for inspection.
Jonghyun squints at the thread of comments he left on Taemin's facebook post yesterday afternoon:
--Taeminnie, nice headband. but I hope you discussed this w/ your bf first?? Isnt Jongin expecting to go with you to the dance??? how do u think he feels rn :/
Taemin had replied right away:
--Jjong hyung, glad to know you think I look fine ;) just like the rest of our school and also the world does ;)) jk ;P but yeah, jonginnies fine, he should know by now Im a ~~free spirit~~ an I go where I want when I want wid who I want, and also wid my headbands kkk...!
--you mean u didnt talk to him??? yah! go call him rn!!
--sorry hyng, but I need to do this, for me. jonginnie will understand my heart <3 he alw does ~~<3~~
Jonghyun had given up arguing with him on the comment thread after Chanyeol and Jinki had immediately 'liked' Taemin's last response. That didn't stop him from ranting to Key about the injustice of the situation as he helped Heechul cut out paper pomegranates to hang on the wall near the punch bowl. (And he may or may not have linked Taemin several pop psychology articles with titles such as Communication: How to Treat your Partner Right.)
"Drama? Isn't your boyfriend the one who started it?"
"All he did was announce his date for prom with a cute selca, just like at least half of the student body also did yesterday." Jongin shrugs, adjusting the straps of his backpack. "So I don't see what the big deal is."
"Wait, you're not mad?" Jonghyun's mouth falls open in surprise as Jongin shakes his head. "Or hurt? Confused? You know, feelings of abandonment can sometimes result in a response of denial!" Jonghyun reaches out to feel his forehead for a delirious fever, but Jongin ducks away with a laugh.
"I'm fine, hyung! I actually think it's sweet, like it's really mature of Tae that he wants to get to know and appreciate himself better by taking this step. Even if some people don't understand."
"Hey, who are you accusing of misunderstanding?" Jonghyun's laugh is tight in his throat. He is a very good listener, in fact. Heechul tells him that every time he calls to complain about how Key's cocktail dress collection is encroaching on the sacred space of his overflow shoe closet.
"No one, no one! I just meant in general." Jongin shrugs again as he closes facebook and returns to the homescreen of his phone to stroke the lines of Taemin's face with his thumbnail. The background image is Taemin's most recent and disgusting selca, the one with the mint green polka dot headband, and Jonghyun gags at Jongin's dreamy voice and smitten sigh. "Ah, I always appreciated that about him! Tae's ~~free spirit~~ and self confidence, I mean. Hey, doesn't he look great in this green color? I think he looks perfect in it!"
"He always looks good," Jonghyun agrees with grudging acceptance. "But who are you going to attend prom with if Taeminnie is all booked?"
"Ah, I'm going stag with Chanyeol!" Jongin looks up from his phone screen with a beaming smile. "Just like freshman year. Ah, the memories! You know, freshman prom is the first time Taemin ever spoke to me. He handed me a glass of punch and told me that I'd look cute in a headband."
"And the rest is history." Jonghyun sighs from behind the pages of his sequin studded day planner. It's not that he's heard the story too many times before and is annoyed Jongin brought it up again (though he has and he is), but Jonghyun is hoping he can change the topic of conversation before Jongin comes to the conclusion that Taemin should wear a mint green outfit to prom.
Jonghyun himself already ordered a pale green tux from Armani Ltd. He bought it after reading a fashion editorial by Yesung, his favorite columnist for Elle Korea, on the trendy color palettes in vogue this spring. That was back in February, and Jonghyun has been praying ever since he hit the 'purchase' button in his web browser that that no one else will steal his thunder by showing up on prom night in the same attire.
"Hm, I wonder if he needs help shopping, or if Tae's planning a date to the mall with himself too?" Jongin taps his chin thoughtfully as he starts to edge towards the stairs.
"Ah, I think he already found an outfit, actually!" Jonghyun says quickly before Jongin can wander off to find Taemin.
"Oh really? Okay, never mind then! See ya, hyung!" Jongin disappears down the stairwell just as the bell rings.
Jonghyun texts Taemin an online shopping link for a leopard print tux that just went on sale before he jogs back to the student council room. He's not about to let his underclassman show up his fashion choices at his senior prom.
[ TBC ]
Pairing: Taekai, Jjonglay, Keychul, etc...
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, written just for fun.
Summary: Prom Queeng: In which Taemin is so hot he wins everything. OR, Taemin asks himself out to prom and Jonghyun accidentally finds love.
A/N: I'm probably missing pairings, but anyway this is high school au shineexo crack for matchynishi tbc for shiritori//when I have more time ^^;;
"Damn the boy," Jonghyun mutters as he stares at his computer screen. If it were anyone else he'd think the whole thing was a prank, or perhaps a mix up with pronouns, but no.
The post is definitely accompanied by a selca of Taemin himself. He's wearing the same mint green headband with polka dots that Key just gave him this afternoon so Jonghyun knows Taemin must have just taken and posted it as soon as he got home:
--Asked myself out to prom. So glad I said yes ;)) !!
"What's got you all riled up?" Heechul asks, busy cutting out paper stars to hang in the gym. He's taking his position as co-chair of the decorating committee quite seriously. Even Jonghyun has to admit Heechul is doing a wicked job with the design plans, even if he is annoyed he didn't get the decorating job and ended up doing the finances instead.
"Did somebody insult a squirrel or something again?" Heechul scoffs at the end of his statement and Jonghyun considers taking back his approval of the star decorations with a huff of indignation.
"No," Jonghyun groans, "this has nothing to do with animal rights and everything to do with Taemin being an idiot. Look!"
"Whew!" Heechul lets out a low whistle as he leans in for a look at the display, which shows Taemin with his lips puckered at the lens of his phone camera. "That's a sweet headband! Is that from the mall or did he order it online somewhere?"
"Ask your boyfriend, why don't you," Jonghyun growls. He opens a comment to type back a reprimanding reply to Taemin's upload, which has already gotten 39 likes in the four minutes since it posted. "He's the one that gave it to Taemin. And you're no help at all!"
++++++
"Hyung, I know you were probably just trying to be nice, but why are you trying to start drama?" Jongin holds out his phone to Jonghyun for inspection.
Jonghyun squints at the thread of comments he left on Taemin's facebook post yesterday afternoon:
--Taeminnie, nice headband. but I hope you discussed this w/ your bf first?? Isnt Jongin expecting to go with you to the dance??? how do u think he feels rn :/
Taemin had replied right away:
--Jjong hyung, glad to know you think I look fine ;) just like the rest of our school and also the world does ;)) jk ;P but yeah, jonginnies fine, he should know by now Im a ~~free spirit~~ an I go where I want when I want wid who I want, and also wid my headbands kkk...!
--you mean u didnt talk to him??? yah! go call him rn!!
--sorry hyng, but I need to do this, for me. jonginnie will understand my heart <3 he alw does ~~<3~~
Jonghyun had given up arguing with him on the comment thread after Chanyeol and Jinki had immediately 'liked' Taemin's last response. That didn't stop him from ranting to Key about the injustice of the situation as he helped Heechul cut out paper pomegranates to hang on the wall near the punch bowl. (And he may or may not have linked Taemin several pop psychology articles with titles such as Communication: How to Treat your Partner Right.)
"Drama? Isn't your boyfriend the one who started it?"
"All he did was announce his date for prom with a cute selca, just like at least half of the student body also did yesterday." Jongin shrugs, adjusting the straps of his backpack. "So I don't see what the big deal is."
"Wait, you're not mad?" Jonghyun's mouth falls open in surprise as Jongin shakes his head. "Or hurt? Confused? You know, feelings of abandonment can sometimes result in a response of denial!" Jonghyun reaches out to feel his forehead for a delirious fever, but Jongin ducks away with a laugh.
"I'm fine, hyung! I actually think it's sweet, like it's really mature of Tae that he wants to get to know and appreciate himself better by taking this step. Even if some people don't understand."
"Hey, who are you accusing of misunderstanding?" Jonghyun's laugh is tight in his throat. He is a very good listener, in fact. Heechul tells him that every time he calls to complain about how Key's cocktail dress collection is encroaching on the sacred space of his overflow shoe closet.
"No one, no one! I just meant in general." Jongin shrugs again as he closes facebook and returns to the homescreen of his phone to stroke the lines of Taemin's face with his thumbnail. The background image is Taemin's most recent and disgusting selca, the one with the mint green polka dot headband, and Jonghyun gags at Jongin's dreamy voice and smitten sigh. "Ah, I always appreciated that about him! Tae's ~~free spirit~~ and self confidence, I mean. Hey, doesn't he look great in this green color? I think he looks perfect in it!"
"He always looks good," Jonghyun agrees with grudging acceptance. "But who are you going to attend prom with if Taeminnie is all booked?"
"Ah, I'm going stag with Chanyeol!" Jongin looks up from his phone screen with a beaming smile. "Just like freshman year. Ah, the memories! You know, freshman prom is the first time Taemin ever spoke to me. He handed me a glass of punch and told me that I'd look cute in a headband."
"And the rest is history." Jonghyun sighs from behind the pages of his sequin studded day planner. It's not that he's heard the story too many times before and is annoyed Jongin brought it up again (though he has and he is), but Jonghyun is hoping he can change the topic of conversation before Jongin comes to the conclusion that Taemin should wear a mint green outfit to prom.
Jonghyun himself already ordered a pale green tux from Armani Ltd. He bought it after reading a fashion editorial by Yesung, his favorite columnist for Elle Korea, on the trendy color palettes in vogue this spring. That was back in February, and Jonghyun has been praying ever since he hit the 'purchase' button in his web browser that that no one else will steal his thunder by showing up on prom night in the same attire.
"Hm, I wonder if he needs help shopping, or if Tae's planning a date to the mall with himself too?" Jongin taps his chin thoughtfully as he starts to edge towards the stairs.
"Ah, I think he already found an outfit, actually!" Jonghyun says quickly before Jongin can wander off to find Taemin.
"Oh really? Okay, never mind then! See ya, hyung!" Jongin disappears down the stairwell just as the bell rings.
Jonghyun texts Taemin an online shopping link for a leopard print tux that just went on sale before he jogs back to the student council room. He's not about to let his underclassman show up his fashion choices at his senior prom.
[ TBC ]