Post #24

[seoulfulness]

Fics (#23)

The Weather Channel infinite, woohyun/sunggyu
Sharing the Stage 4minute/after school/kara/secret/sistar
and i'm joining up the dots exo, kai/d.o
i'll follow you until you love me exo, gen
grip block b, b-bomb/zico
untitled btob, hyunsik/sungjae
we are infinite shinee, gen
start over reply 1997, joonhee/yoonjae
wonderful tonight b1a4/

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filled: exo, kai/suho (part 3/4)

[anonymous]

"And that's it!" Jongin suddenly says, abruptly ending his performance. "I can't remember the rest. Besides, I'm not even getting paid to sing in front of you."

Lu Han scoffs. "Liar. The last few lines are of the same chorus you sang earlier. But whatever." Lu Han shifts in his position a little so that he's sitting up and that he can get a better view of Jongin. "You're singing a different song tomorrow. Practice makes perfect."

Joonmyun takes this as an opportunity to fire an arrow at Jongin.

"As long as you're my teacher, I'd be fine with that." Jongin blurts out.

Lu Han stares and gapes and eventually laughs at Jongin's sudden display of courage. Jongin, confused, furrows his eyebrows, asking, "What?" Joonmyun watches as the two get lost in a flurry of laughter, watches as Lu Han slaps Jongin on the arm and Jongin fastens the same hand Lu Han slapped him with on his arm, his fingers cold, but Lu Han's fingers even colder.

"Well, someone's been spending more time down there than the usual."

Joonmyun isn't surprised to see Kris behind him when he looks over his shoulder. Kris has a habit of appearing in places unannounced. He waves at Kris and raises a folder, signaling for the latter to come over. "They're straying off the path but the endings are still the same," Joonmyun begins. "Call me cheesy, but this has got to be Destiny at work."

"They made you Cupid for a reason," Kris replies, chuckling a little. "And you've got to talk to Kyungsoo about this. I'm not sure if he's approved this plan before having it deployed to you."

"D'you think it's Chanyeol? You know he can get crazy with creating plans."

Kris shrugs. "I'll go talk to Chanyeol, just in case. You go back down there and do your job."

Joonmyun knows very well that Kris sending him back to Earth is Kris' way of saying 'thank you' for giving him the chance to speak to Chanyeol. The logistics team of the Heart Department and Destiny Planners rarely get to work with each other, so Kris takes every opportunity to interact with Chanyeol. With a nod, Joonmyun excuses himself and disappears, traveling back to Earth, to Lu Han's room.

Lu Han's leg operation gets scheduled for next week. It's a simple enough procedure that Jongin talks only about positive results, promising, "You won't feel pain, not even a bit." With only a few days left until the operation, Jongin's visits become more frequent and last for longer periods of time. They spend an hour solving crossword puzzles, and dedicate another hour for Jongin's voice lessons.

"Just wait 'til I get approval to dance again," Lu Han says, index finger pointed straight at Jongin, a teasing smile on his lips. "I'll catch up to you, I really will!"

Joonmyun fires an arrow at Jongin. "You don't have to." And another. "Because I'm not going anywhere." And another. "I'm staying right here beside you."

Joonmyun notes the sharp rise of Lu Han's chest, the slightly parted lips, the look of confusion and amusement in Lu Han's eyes . Lu Han then nods slowly, and a smile surfaces on his lips.

"Alright, then."

Jongin grins, that same toothy grin that Joonmyun has seen before, possibly when Jongin finally scored a "date" with Taemin, or that one time when Jongin and Taemin were left alone in the dance club's practice room and they danced together for the first time. He fires an arrow at Lu Han, albeit not part of the plan, and leaves even before he can see Lu Han call out to Jongin before Jongin leaves, even before he can witness the beginnings of Jongin's failed love story once again.