Lost in Love [10/40]
Title: Lost in Love [10/40]
Author: ixjaydee
Rating: PG - 13
Pairing: Woogyu (Woohyun/Sunggyu);; Sungsoo (Sungyeol/Myungsoo);; Wooya (Dongwoo/Hoya)
Genre: drama, high school cliches, and the like.
Disclaimer: I need to put some money in the bank so I can buy their CDs. That’s the closest I’ll ever get to owning them.
Summary: Nam Woohyun: noun - [1] resident pretty boy and one of the most popular juniors in the entire school. [2] has a reputation of being a jerk, but only because most people don’t understand he doesn’t really mean his insults. It’s just how he shows his affection.
Kim Sunggyu: noun - [1] nobody. [2] a junior just trying to make his way through school and do bigger and better things with his life.
Woogyu: noun - [1] a name given to Woohyun and Sunggyu by his best friend Dongwoo, who happens to know that Woohyun has a crush on Sunggyu. [2] the reason Sunggyu gets crippled for life.
AN;; My teeth. I hate braces. They are the bane of my existence. /dances around/ Oh~ she’s back! She’s back! She’s back! She’s back, oh~ Another filler chapter? Why, yes. lol I promise more relevant things in the next chapter. Maybe.
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10
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Sungyeol couldn’t remember the last time he slept so well through the night. Groaning slightly, he started to stretch but found he couldn’t move his arms.
“What the hell?” he muttered as he blinked his eyes against the sunlight. As his vision cleared, he saw a head on his chest, snoring softly. Then he felt it. Skin on skin. Where was his shirt?
“Uh. What the hell?” Sungyeol sat up abruptly, making Myungsoo roll off of him and onto the floor. Myungsoo groaned as Sungyeol stared at him in horror.
“WHAT. THE. HELL.” Myungsoo blinked rapidly a few times before closing his eyes again and grabbing for some covers, knowing exactly what Sungyeol was freaking out about.
“What? What’s going on?” Hoya and Dongwoo burst through their door, toothbrushes in their hand and toothpaste foam lining their lips.
Sungyeol lost his shirt in the night, so he was sitting on the floor, eyes wide in horror at Myungsoo, who was completely naked with his clothes scattered around the room.
“Oh wow. You two look like you had fun last night,” Dongwoo said with a grin before pushing Hoya back out the door and closing the door behind him. “Hey! Woohyun! Sunggyu! Guess what Myungsoo and Sungyeol did last night!”
By now, Myungsoo was sitting up and yawning while rubbing the back of his head. His eyes scanned the room for his underwear, finding it on the bed. Sungyeol scrambled to his feet as Myungsoo reached for his boxers, sheet falling dangerously low.
“What the hell?!”
“That’s all you can say in the morning? Not a morning person, huh?” Myungsoo slipped his boxers on before yawning and grabbing his sweat pants from the floor.
“You strip in your sleep?!”
“What makes you think I strip in my sleep? You could’ve undressed me in the middle of the night and tried to take advantage of me.” He grabbed a shirt and pulled it on, frowning when it was too tight and too long.
“I think this is yours,” he said, taking it off and handing the shirt to Sungyeol.
“I did not! There’s no way I did!” Myungsoo rolled his eyes before throwing the shirt at Sungyeol. He looked around the room again for his shirt and found it tangled between the sheets.
“Is this what you were talking about last night? Stripping in your sleep?!”
“No. I was referring to the fact that I move around a lot in my sleep and might end up on the floor with you. This naked business is new to me.” Myungsoo figured a little white lie wouldn’t hurt. He’d tell Sungyeol the truth eventually, which was that he stripped in his sleep, and sometimes, if there were other people in the room, he’d try to strip them too.
“I’d appreciate it if you’d warn me before molesting me in my sleep though. Anyway. Good morning!” Myungsoo smiled brightly at Sungyeol before heading to the bathroom, leaving Sungyeol very confused.
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“Aw... They’re so cute. They’re cute, aren’t they?” Dongwoo asked. He and Hoya had their heads poked into Sunggyu and Woohyun’s room. Woohyun’s face was buried into Sunggyu’s chest, while Sunggyu had an arm thrown over Woohyun’s waist. Their legs were tangled together as they slept.
“Yeah. I’m glad. Maybe he won’t be so awkward around us anymore.”
“We can hear you guys,” Woohyun said sleepily.
“Oh. Did we wake you?” Dongwoo asked, pushing the door all the way open.
“No. Sungyeol did. What could possibly happen this early in the morning?” he said into Sunggyu’s chest.
“Well. Sungyeol apparently woke up this morning with Myungsoo laying on top of him naked. Sungyeol wasn’t wearing a shirt either. Guess he didn’t tell him that he strips in his sleep.” An evil smirked appeared on Woohyun’s face as he opened up an eye.
“Don’t tell him. I think Myungsoo can guilt him into spending more time with him so I get some time with Sunggyu.” The entire soccer team knew of Myungsoo’s quirky habit. As a bonding exercise, they had to go around the circle and tell an interesting fact about themselves. If the fact wasn’t deemed interesting, then the person had to run a lap. Needless to say, Myungsoo’s was very interesting.
“You’re so evil...” Sunggyu said, eyes fluttering open.
“Whatever. He deserves it. C’mon, let’s go brush our teeth.”
“Okay.” Hoya rolled his eyes as the two of them remained unmoved.
“Remember when we used to do that? I miss that. It was so much better than you whining at me, and then shoving me off the bed.”
“Yeah, it was cute until I realized that if we laid there, we’d sleep for another three hours.”
“Oh yeah. Get up you two, we have stuff to do today!”
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Sungyeol avoided Myungsoo in the bathroom. They brushed their teeth in silence, Sungyeol brushing his teeth as fast as he could. Myungsoo watched him with amusement, chuckling when he noticed and faltered.
“What?” Sungyeol asked, blinking a few times at Myungsoo.
“Nothing. Did you sleep well?” Myungsoo spit out the toothpast foam and washed his face.
“Yeah. Fine.” He wasn’t about to admit that he got one of the best night’s sleep ever in his life.
“So, Sungyeol. What’s it like waking up half-naked with a naked guy on top of you?” Dongwoo asked as he walked by the bathroom. Sungyeol flushed bright red as Myungsoo started to laugh.
“It’s not my fault! I didn’t do anything!”
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He insisted that all through the morning. Woohyun made breakfast and went to go brush his teeth while everyone else ate. Sunggyu got double the amount of food for him, to share with Woohyun whenever he got back.
“Anyway,” Woohyun said as he sat down next to Sunggyu. Sunggyu pushed the plate in between them, telling Woohyun to eat. “What’re we doing today?”
“Taking the boat out and spending it on the water today. Swimming, diving, eating. Fishing even, if you want.” Dongwoo went on about the boat until Woohyun let his head fall down onto the table and snored loudly.
“Okay, okay. It’s leaving around noon. We should be out there until about six or seven then head back in.”
“Can you swim?” Woohyun asked, turning to look at Sunggyu. Sungyeol snorted into his eggs.
“He sinks like a rock.”
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Sunggyu couldn’t help but admire the way Woohyun looked, standing on the deck of the boat. He was leaning on the railing with wind whipping through his hair, staring off over the ocean. His face was hidden under a pair of sunglasses, but the smile on his face told Sunggyu everything he needed to know.
Woohyun shifted his weight from one leg to the other before standing back up and making his way below deck where Sunggyu was sitting. Sungyeol and Myungsoo were sprawled out on the deck, Sungyeol casting wary glances the other boy.
“They’re acting weird, aren’t they?” Sunggyu asked as Woohyun sat down next to him.
“I don’t know. Myungsoo seems to be acting normally. Normal for him anyway, which isn’t saying much.”
“Sungyeol’s acting like Myungsoo’s trying to kill him or something.” Woohyun pursed his lips before shrugging.
“I hope he does.”
“Woohyun!” Sunggyu punched him in the arm, making Woohyun yelp and rub his arm.
“What? I’m just saying,” he said with pout on his face. The two made some lighter conversation before the boat came to a stop, and Dongwoo ducked his head in for a second.
“We’re here! Blue sky, clear ocean, white sand. Come on!” He disappeared again as Sunggyu searched around his bag for his sunscreen.
“Help me put it on?”
“Why, of course,” Woohyun said with a sly smile on his face. Sunggyu gave him a weird look before leaning away.
“That was so creepy. Please don’t ever say it like that again.”
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When the boat stopped, neither Myungsoo or Sungyeol moved. Myungsoo was fast asleep on the deck with a hat over his face, making Sungyeol frown. Myungsoo was pale compared to Woohyun and the others, despite the fact that they spent the same amount of time on the soccer field.
“Hey. Hey.” Sungyeol nudged at Myungsoo with his foot. “Myungsoo.”
“Five more minutes... This side’s not done yet,” he mumbled, rolling over onto his back. Sungyeol laughed a little bit before sighing. Did he really strip Myungsoo naked in his sleep? There was no way he did something like that. Although...
His thoughts shifted back to when he and Sunggyu were younger. Sometimes, Sunggyu would wake up missing articles of clothing. Sungyeol just always assumed that Sunggyu took things off in his sleep.
“I wonder if Sunggyu needs help putting on his sunscreen,” he wondered out loud for a moment, turning to glance into the small window of the deck. Sunggyu was rubbing sunscreen on his arms while Woohyun took care of his back.
“I could use some help,” Myungsoo said, still half asleep. He rested his head on his arms for a moment before turning to look at Sungyeol.
“It’s the least you could do for ripping my clothes off last night.”
“I didn’t- I did not rip your clothes off last night.”
“Ripping them off, taking them off gently. Either way. Neither of us will never know. Although, it is kinda nice waking up to a healthy breeze around my privates.”
Sungyeol closed his eyes and smacked his hand to his face. “I didn’t need to know that. But I’ll go see if their done with the sunscreen and... help you.”
“Thank you.” Myungsoo buried his face back into his arms again. He enjoyed sunbathing just a little too much.
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Sungyeol headed towards Sunggyu and Woohyun, pressing himself against the railing as Dongwoo and Hoya went running past him. They climbed the railing and jumped over into the water, shouting with joy.
Sungyeol poked his head in below the deck, clearing his throat to get their attention. “Are you guys done with the sunscreen yet?”
“Yeah, here.” Woohyun tossed the bottle of sunscreen to Sungyeol, who fumbled with it a little bit before getting a firm grip on it. “Thanks.” He saluted with the bottle before heading back up.
“You’re not going to put any on?” Sunggyu asked. Woohyun looked down at himself before looking up with a grin.
“Would it matter if I did? I don’t think I could get any darker.”
“You could burn. Or get burnt to a crisp.”
“Me? No. My skin is UV retardant.”
“Which means you probably already have skin cancer.”
“Yeah, I’ll worry about that later.”
“You’re just. Just go put on some sunscreen.”
“I don’t wanna.”
“Don’t make me do it for you.”
“I wouldn’t be opposed to that.”
“Pervert.”
“Says the man with the desk full of porn!”
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“Stop making those noises!” Sungyeol yelled for the third time. He was massaging the sunscreen into Myungsoo’s back, massaging out whatever knots of muscle he happened to come across.
“I can’t. You have magical hands, oh my god. I didn’t even ask for this,” Myungsoo whined as Sungyeol took his hands away.
“I was just going to put on some sunscreen for you, but your back is like, knot city. If you’re going to keep making noises, then I’m going to stop.”
“No! No! I’ll be good, I promise.” Sunggyu and Woohyun stood on the deck, giving the two of them strange looks.
“Sungyeol, is there something we should know about? Concerning the two of you?” Woohyun asked, pointing in between him and Myungsoo.
“What? No. Nothing. No. Why?” Myungsoo rolled his eyes before bringing an arm up to wave them away.
“Go away. I want my massage.”
“How come you never give me massages?” Sunggyu asked indignantly.
“You never ask. You want one?”
“That’s okay, I’ll give you a massage. Let’s go. Over here.” Woohyun ushered Sunggyu over to the back of the boat while he protested.
“Woohyun! Where are you going? The water’s great!” Hoya pulled himself up the ladder on the side of the boat, dripping water.
“To the back of the boat.”
“Nah, nah, come on.”
“I’m keeping Sunggyu company!”
“That’s okay. I can watch and take pictures.”
“You heard the man, let’s go!”
“Hoya-” Hoya grabbed Woohyun and threw him over his shoulder before running for the open gate on the side of the boat.
“Hoya! I swear to-” Hoya jumped off, laughing hard as the two hit the water. Dongwoo was already up the ladder and heading towards Myungsoo and Sungyeol.
“Oh, no. Oh no.” Sungyeol dropped the sunscreen and started to retreat. Myungsoo sighed before sitting up and getting to his feet. He scratched at his stomach and stretched his arms out as Dongwoo passed him. He followed him, both of them grabbing onto Sungyeol’s arms.
“No- What the hell? I just gave you a massage!”
“As repayment for stripping me naked. This is just for fun.”
“Myungsoo, I swear!” Dongwoo let go as Myungsoo turned around, back towards the opening on the railing. He wrapped his arms around Sungyeol’s waist before whispering in his ear.
“You swear what?”
“I-I-I-I-”
“Wrong answer.” Myungsoo fell back, sending both of them into the crystal clear water. At this point, Sunggyu managed to find Myungsoo’s camera in his things and snap a few pictures of the scene before him.
“I will end your lives if it’s the last thing I do-” Dongwoo was waiting for Woohyun to climb up the ladder. As soon as his head and shoulder appeared, Dongwoo shook his head.
“Nope. Back in you go.” He kicked at Woohyun’s shoulder, knocking him off the ladder and back into the water. Sunggyu laughed as he took the picture. A string of swears in Woohyun’s voice reached his ears, making him smile.
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Sunggyu never understood the appeal of fishing. One of the crew on the boat noticed he was sitting by himself and offered to teach him how to fish. That left him with a fishing rod out in the back of the boat, waiting to catch unsuspecting fish.
He snapped pictures of the water, the boat. The guys ganging up on Woohyun every time he tried to make a break for the boat. Sungyeol trying to drown Myungsoo in the water. Woohyun trying to drown Sungyeol, trying to drown Myungsoo in the water. Hoya saving Myungsoo. Dongwoo drowning Woohyun.
Sunggy wasn’t going to lie. It did feel pretty lonely watching them have all the fun in the water while he was stuck up on deck.
“Did you just rip my shirt? What even? How did you even do that?” Woohyun shoved Dongwoo’s head underwater before splashing at Hoya.
“Stop wearing such flimsy shirts then. Sheesh.”
“Sunggyu! You’ve got a bite!” Sunggyu looked up from the water to see his fishing rod reeling.
“Oh hey! Grab that for me!” The crew member steadied his fishing rod until Sunggyu limped his way over to reel it in.
“Holy. Why is this so hard to reel in? Did I tangle it or something?” he asked, looking over the railing curiously.
“No, keep pulling!” After a few minutes, a large fish dangled above the deck while Sunggyu did a small victory dance.
“Wow. Not bad for your first fish. I’ll take care of this for you.” Sunggyu made his way back over to the railing, waving frantically at the guys.
“Hey guys! I caught a fish!”
“Hey! Good job! Guess we know who’s the breadwinner in that relationship,” Dongwoo said with a grin.
“Don’t make me come over there.”
“What’re you gonna do? Drown me? I’d like to see you tr- Okay! I was kidding, I was kidding!” Woohyun swam after him like a shark.
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When the other boys finally tired themselves out and pulled themselves up onto the deck, Sunggyu managed to catch two more fish, one larger than his first one, and one slightly smaller. They were proudly on display in an ice chest when the boys flopped onto the deck.
“Oh cool. Grilled fish?”
“Deep fried fish?”
“Fish fillet?”
“What am I? A master chef?” Woohyun grabbed the towel Sunggyu handed him and started to dry off his hair. “Freaking...” He looked down at his torn shirt and sighed, peeling it off of his body and throwing it off onto the deck.
Dongwoo and Hoya whistled and cat called, quickly joined by Myungsoo. Sungyeol just rolled his eyes at him before peering into the ice chest.
“These look pretty good. I had no idea you could fish.”
“Neither did I. Had to pass the time somehow.” Woohyun disappeared below deck for a moment before coming back with a picnic basket and a large blanket tucked under his arm.
“Dinner while we head back to shore.”
“Oh, Woohyun! You shouldn’t have!” Woohyun dropped the blanket and slapped Dongwoo and Hoya’s hands away.
“This is for everyone, you bottomless pits.”
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“I think I’m going to be sick,” Sungyeol said as he watched Woohyun make airplane noises and feed Sunggyu.
“And may many more moments between them make us nauseous. Here here!” The group toasted with their sodas and drank.
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Author: ixjaydee
Rating: PG - 13
Pairing: Woogyu (Woohyun/Sunggyu);; Sungsoo (Sungyeol/Myungsoo);; Wooya (Dongwoo/Hoya)
Genre: drama, high school cliches, and the like.
Disclaimer: I need to put some money in the bank so I can buy their CDs. That’s the closest I’ll ever get to owning them.
Summary: Nam Woohyun: noun - [1] resident pretty boy and one of the most popular juniors in the entire school. [2] has a reputation of being a jerk, but only because most people don’t understand he doesn’t really mean his insults. It’s just how he shows his affection.
Kim Sunggyu: noun - [1] nobody. [2] a junior just trying to make his way through school and do bigger and better things with his life.
Woogyu: noun - [1] a name given to Woohyun and Sunggyu by his best friend Dongwoo, who happens to know that Woohyun has a crush on Sunggyu. [2] the reason Sunggyu gets crippled for life.
AN;; My teeth. I hate braces. They are the bane of my existence. /dances around/ Oh~ she’s back! She’s back! She’s back! She’s back, oh~ Another filler chapter? Why, yes. lol I promise more relevant things in the next chapter. Maybe.
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10
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Sungyeol couldn’t remember the last time he slept so well through the night. Groaning slightly, he started to stretch but found he couldn’t move his arms.
“What the hell?” he muttered as he blinked his eyes against the sunlight. As his vision cleared, he saw a head on his chest, snoring softly. Then he felt it. Skin on skin. Where was his shirt?
“Uh. What the hell?” Sungyeol sat up abruptly, making Myungsoo roll off of him and onto the floor. Myungsoo groaned as Sungyeol stared at him in horror.
“WHAT. THE. HELL.” Myungsoo blinked rapidly a few times before closing his eyes again and grabbing for some covers, knowing exactly what Sungyeol was freaking out about.
“What? What’s going on?” Hoya and Dongwoo burst through their door, toothbrushes in their hand and toothpaste foam lining their lips.
Sungyeol lost his shirt in the night, so he was sitting on the floor, eyes wide in horror at Myungsoo, who was completely naked with his clothes scattered around the room.
“Oh wow. You two look like you had fun last night,” Dongwoo said with a grin before pushing Hoya back out the door and closing the door behind him. “Hey! Woohyun! Sunggyu! Guess what Myungsoo and Sungyeol did last night!”
By now, Myungsoo was sitting up and yawning while rubbing the back of his head. His eyes scanned the room for his underwear, finding it on the bed. Sungyeol scrambled to his feet as Myungsoo reached for his boxers, sheet falling dangerously low.
“What the hell?!”
“That’s all you can say in the morning? Not a morning person, huh?” Myungsoo slipped his boxers on before yawning and grabbing his sweat pants from the floor.
“You strip in your sleep?!”
“What makes you think I strip in my sleep? You could’ve undressed me in the middle of the night and tried to take advantage of me.” He grabbed a shirt and pulled it on, frowning when it was too tight and too long.
“I think this is yours,” he said, taking it off and handing the shirt to Sungyeol.
“I did not! There’s no way I did!” Myungsoo rolled his eyes before throwing the shirt at Sungyeol. He looked around the room again for his shirt and found it tangled between the sheets.
“Is this what you were talking about last night? Stripping in your sleep?!”
“No. I was referring to the fact that I move around a lot in my sleep and might end up on the floor with you. This naked business is new to me.” Myungsoo figured a little white lie wouldn’t hurt. He’d tell Sungyeol the truth eventually, which was that he stripped in his sleep, and sometimes, if there were other people in the room, he’d try to strip them too.
“I’d appreciate it if you’d warn me before molesting me in my sleep though. Anyway. Good morning!” Myungsoo smiled brightly at Sungyeol before heading to the bathroom, leaving Sungyeol very confused.
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“Aw... They’re so cute. They’re cute, aren’t they?” Dongwoo asked. He and Hoya had their heads poked into Sunggyu and Woohyun’s room. Woohyun’s face was buried into Sunggyu’s chest, while Sunggyu had an arm thrown over Woohyun’s waist. Their legs were tangled together as they slept.
“Yeah. I’m glad. Maybe he won’t be so awkward around us anymore.”
“We can hear you guys,” Woohyun said sleepily.
“Oh. Did we wake you?” Dongwoo asked, pushing the door all the way open.
“No. Sungyeol did. What could possibly happen this early in the morning?” he said into Sunggyu’s chest.
“Well. Sungyeol apparently woke up this morning with Myungsoo laying on top of him naked. Sungyeol wasn’t wearing a shirt either. Guess he didn’t tell him that he strips in his sleep.” An evil smirked appeared on Woohyun’s face as he opened up an eye.
“Don’t tell him. I think Myungsoo can guilt him into spending more time with him so I get some time with Sunggyu.” The entire soccer team knew of Myungsoo’s quirky habit. As a bonding exercise, they had to go around the circle and tell an interesting fact about themselves. If the fact wasn’t deemed interesting, then the person had to run a lap. Needless to say, Myungsoo’s was very interesting.
“You’re so evil...” Sunggyu said, eyes fluttering open.
“Whatever. He deserves it. C’mon, let’s go brush our teeth.”
“Okay.” Hoya rolled his eyes as the two of them remained unmoved.
“Remember when we used to do that? I miss that. It was so much better than you whining at me, and then shoving me off the bed.”
“Yeah, it was cute until I realized that if we laid there, we’d sleep for another three hours.”
“Oh yeah. Get up you two, we have stuff to do today!”
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Sungyeol avoided Myungsoo in the bathroom. They brushed their teeth in silence, Sungyeol brushing his teeth as fast as he could. Myungsoo watched him with amusement, chuckling when he noticed and faltered.
“What?” Sungyeol asked, blinking a few times at Myungsoo.
“Nothing. Did you sleep well?” Myungsoo spit out the toothpast foam and washed his face.
“Yeah. Fine.” He wasn’t about to admit that he got one of the best night’s sleep ever in his life.
“So, Sungyeol. What’s it like waking up half-naked with a naked guy on top of you?” Dongwoo asked as he walked by the bathroom. Sungyeol flushed bright red as Myungsoo started to laugh.
“It’s not my fault! I didn’t do anything!”
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He insisted that all through the morning. Woohyun made breakfast and went to go brush his teeth while everyone else ate. Sunggyu got double the amount of food for him, to share with Woohyun whenever he got back.
“Anyway,” Woohyun said as he sat down next to Sunggyu. Sunggyu pushed the plate in between them, telling Woohyun to eat. “What’re we doing today?”
“Taking the boat out and spending it on the water today. Swimming, diving, eating. Fishing even, if you want.” Dongwoo went on about the boat until Woohyun let his head fall down onto the table and snored loudly.
“Okay, okay. It’s leaving around noon. We should be out there until about six or seven then head back in.”
“Can you swim?” Woohyun asked, turning to look at Sunggyu. Sungyeol snorted into his eggs.
“He sinks like a rock.”
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Sunggyu couldn’t help but admire the way Woohyun looked, standing on the deck of the boat. He was leaning on the railing with wind whipping through his hair, staring off over the ocean. His face was hidden under a pair of sunglasses, but the smile on his face told Sunggyu everything he needed to know.
Woohyun shifted his weight from one leg to the other before standing back up and making his way below deck where Sunggyu was sitting. Sungyeol and Myungsoo were sprawled out on the deck, Sungyeol casting wary glances the other boy.
“They’re acting weird, aren’t they?” Sunggyu asked as Woohyun sat down next to him.
“I don’t know. Myungsoo seems to be acting normally. Normal for him anyway, which isn’t saying much.”
“Sungyeol’s acting like Myungsoo’s trying to kill him or something.” Woohyun pursed his lips before shrugging.
“I hope he does.”
“Woohyun!” Sunggyu punched him in the arm, making Woohyun yelp and rub his arm.
“What? I’m just saying,” he said with pout on his face. The two made some lighter conversation before the boat came to a stop, and Dongwoo ducked his head in for a second.
“We’re here! Blue sky, clear ocean, white sand. Come on!” He disappeared again as Sunggyu searched around his bag for his sunscreen.
“Help me put it on?”
“Why, of course,” Woohyun said with a sly smile on his face. Sunggyu gave him a weird look before leaning away.
“That was so creepy. Please don’t ever say it like that again.”
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When the boat stopped, neither Myungsoo or Sungyeol moved. Myungsoo was fast asleep on the deck with a hat over his face, making Sungyeol frown. Myungsoo was pale compared to Woohyun and the others, despite the fact that they spent the same amount of time on the soccer field.
“Hey. Hey.” Sungyeol nudged at Myungsoo with his foot. “Myungsoo.”
“Five more minutes... This side’s not done yet,” he mumbled, rolling over onto his back. Sungyeol laughed a little bit before sighing. Did he really strip Myungsoo naked in his sleep? There was no way he did something like that. Although...
His thoughts shifted back to when he and Sunggyu were younger. Sometimes, Sunggyu would wake up missing articles of clothing. Sungyeol just always assumed that Sunggyu took things off in his sleep.
“I wonder if Sunggyu needs help putting on his sunscreen,” he wondered out loud for a moment, turning to glance into the small window of the deck. Sunggyu was rubbing sunscreen on his arms while Woohyun took care of his back.
“I could use some help,” Myungsoo said, still half asleep. He rested his head on his arms for a moment before turning to look at Sungyeol.
“It’s the least you could do for ripping my clothes off last night.”
“I didn’t- I did not rip your clothes off last night.”
“Ripping them off, taking them off gently. Either way. Neither of us will never know. Although, it is kinda nice waking up to a healthy breeze around my privates.”
Sungyeol closed his eyes and smacked his hand to his face. “I didn’t need to know that. But I’ll go see if their done with the sunscreen and... help you.”
“Thank you.” Myungsoo buried his face back into his arms again. He enjoyed sunbathing just a little too much.
--
Sungyeol headed towards Sunggyu and Woohyun, pressing himself against the railing as Dongwoo and Hoya went running past him. They climbed the railing and jumped over into the water, shouting with joy.
Sungyeol poked his head in below the deck, clearing his throat to get their attention. “Are you guys done with the sunscreen yet?”
“Yeah, here.” Woohyun tossed the bottle of sunscreen to Sungyeol, who fumbled with it a little bit before getting a firm grip on it. “Thanks.” He saluted with the bottle before heading back up.
“You’re not going to put any on?” Sunggyu asked. Woohyun looked down at himself before looking up with a grin.
“Would it matter if I did? I don’t think I could get any darker.”
“You could burn. Or get burnt to a crisp.”
“Me? No. My skin is UV retardant.”
“Which means you probably already have skin cancer.”
“Yeah, I’ll worry about that later.”
“You’re just. Just go put on some sunscreen.”
“I don’t wanna.”
“Don’t make me do it for you.”
“I wouldn’t be opposed to that.”
“Pervert.”
“Says the man with the desk full of porn!”
--
“Stop making those noises!” Sungyeol yelled for the third time. He was massaging the sunscreen into Myungsoo’s back, massaging out whatever knots of muscle he happened to come across.
“I can’t. You have magical hands, oh my god. I didn’t even ask for this,” Myungsoo whined as Sungyeol took his hands away.
“I was just going to put on some sunscreen for you, but your back is like, knot city. If you’re going to keep making noises, then I’m going to stop.”
“No! No! I’ll be good, I promise.” Sunggyu and Woohyun stood on the deck, giving the two of them strange looks.
“Sungyeol, is there something we should know about? Concerning the two of you?” Woohyun asked, pointing in between him and Myungsoo.
“What? No. Nothing. No. Why?” Myungsoo rolled his eyes before bringing an arm up to wave them away.
“Go away. I want my massage.”
“How come you never give me massages?” Sunggyu asked indignantly.
“You never ask. You want one?”
“That’s okay, I’ll give you a massage. Let’s go. Over here.” Woohyun ushered Sunggyu over to the back of the boat while he protested.
“Woohyun! Where are you going? The water’s great!” Hoya pulled himself up the ladder on the side of the boat, dripping water.
“To the back of the boat.”
“Nah, nah, come on.”
“I’m keeping Sunggyu company!”
“That’s okay. I can watch and take pictures.”
“You heard the man, let’s go!”
“Hoya-” Hoya grabbed Woohyun and threw him over his shoulder before running for the open gate on the side of the boat.
“Hoya! I swear to-” Hoya jumped off, laughing hard as the two hit the water. Dongwoo was already up the ladder and heading towards Myungsoo and Sungyeol.
“Oh, no. Oh no.” Sungyeol dropped the sunscreen and started to retreat. Myungsoo sighed before sitting up and getting to his feet. He scratched at his stomach and stretched his arms out as Dongwoo passed him. He followed him, both of them grabbing onto Sungyeol’s arms.
“No- What the hell? I just gave you a massage!”
“As repayment for stripping me naked. This is just for fun.”
“Myungsoo, I swear!” Dongwoo let go as Myungsoo turned around, back towards the opening on the railing. He wrapped his arms around Sungyeol’s waist before whispering in his ear.
“You swear what?”
“I-I-I-I-”
“Wrong answer.” Myungsoo fell back, sending both of them into the crystal clear water. At this point, Sunggyu managed to find Myungsoo’s camera in his things and snap a few pictures of the scene before him.
“I will end your lives if it’s the last thing I do-” Dongwoo was waiting for Woohyun to climb up the ladder. As soon as his head and shoulder appeared, Dongwoo shook his head.
“Nope. Back in you go.” He kicked at Woohyun’s shoulder, knocking him off the ladder and back into the water. Sunggyu laughed as he took the picture. A string of swears in Woohyun’s voice reached his ears, making him smile.
--
Sunggyu never understood the appeal of fishing. One of the crew on the boat noticed he was sitting by himself and offered to teach him how to fish. That left him with a fishing rod out in the back of the boat, waiting to catch unsuspecting fish.
He snapped pictures of the water, the boat. The guys ganging up on Woohyun every time he tried to make a break for the boat. Sungyeol trying to drown Myungsoo in the water. Woohyun trying to drown Sungyeol, trying to drown Myungsoo in the water. Hoya saving Myungsoo. Dongwoo drowning Woohyun.
Sunggy wasn’t going to lie. It did feel pretty lonely watching them have all the fun in the water while he was stuck up on deck.
“Did you just rip my shirt? What even? How did you even do that?” Woohyun shoved Dongwoo’s head underwater before splashing at Hoya.
“Stop wearing such flimsy shirts then. Sheesh.”
“Sunggyu! You’ve got a bite!” Sunggyu looked up from the water to see his fishing rod reeling.
“Oh hey! Grab that for me!” The crew member steadied his fishing rod until Sunggyu limped his way over to reel it in.
“Holy. Why is this so hard to reel in? Did I tangle it or something?” he asked, looking over the railing curiously.
“No, keep pulling!” After a few minutes, a large fish dangled above the deck while Sunggyu did a small victory dance.
“Wow. Not bad for your first fish. I’ll take care of this for you.” Sunggyu made his way back over to the railing, waving frantically at the guys.
“Hey guys! I caught a fish!”
“Hey! Good job! Guess we know who’s the breadwinner in that relationship,” Dongwoo said with a grin.
“Don’t make me come over there.”
“What’re you gonna do? Drown me? I’d like to see you tr- Okay! I was kidding, I was kidding!” Woohyun swam after him like a shark.
--
When the other boys finally tired themselves out and pulled themselves up onto the deck, Sunggyu managed to catch two more fish, one larger than his first one, and one slightly smaller. They were proudly on display in an ice chest when the boys flopped onto the deck.
“Oh cool. Grilled fish?”
“Deep fried fish?”
“Fish fillet?”
“What am I? A master chef?” Woohyun grabbed the towel Sunggyu handed him and started to dry off his hair. “Freaking...” He looked down at his torn shirt and sighed, peeling it off of his body and throwing it off onto the deck.
Dongwoo and Hoya whistled and cat called, quickly joined by Myungsoo. Sungyeol just rolled his eyes at him before peering into the ice chest.
“These look pretty good. I had no idea you could fish.”
“Neither did I. Had to pass the time somehow.” Woohyun disappeared below deck for a moment before coming back with a picnic basket and a large blanket tucked under his arm.
“Dinner while we head back to shore.”
“Oh, Woohyun! You shouldn’t have!” Woohyun dropped the blanket and slapped Dongwoo and Hoya’s hands away.
“This is for everyone, you bottomless pits.”
--
“I think I’m going to be sick,” Sungyeol said as he watched Woohyun make airplane noises and feed Sunggyu.
“And may many more moments between them make us nauseous. Here here!” The group toasted with their sodas and drank.
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