Prompt: #444
Title: Frailty
Pairing: Chen/Xiumin
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Foul language, rimming, cumplay
Word count: 6,800 words
Summary: From best friends to friends with benefits but can they go back to being plain best friends once they get involve with another person.
Author's note: To our Mods, thank you for the time and effort you had given to this exchange. Thank you for letting me join this round and I hope you all won’t stop in supervising this exchange.
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And lastly, the reason for all of this exchange… HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MR. KIM JONGDAE!
Minseok and Jongdae were friends since they were kids; they met at a playschool where Jongdae was that brave kid who shielded Minseok from the bullies. They live in the same neighborhood and they attended the same school so it’s only natural for them to be fond of each other. They were the duo that was attached to the hips as others would call it and frankly the two boys didn’t mind it because they were really close.
Their bond was so strong that they knew each other inside out. Jongdae and Minseok knew that if worse comes to worst, they knew that they can rely on each other.
It was in high school that they both found out that they like guys rather than girls. Jongdae borrowed an adult movie from their friend Baekhyun to watch during their sleepover, it just so happens that Baekhyun was gay and it didn’t occur to Jongdae that their friend would lend them an adult film featuring two guys instead of a man and a woman.
Minseok and Jongdae stared awkwardly at the screen as the scene unfolds. There were the initial gasps and Minseok has had the mind to smack Jongdae from borrowing from Baekhyun of all people, but he started feeling weird inside like he’s anticipating more as the movie rolls on. Minseok looked at his bestfriend to see his reaction but Jongdae was already looking at him with the same confusion and revelation in his eyes.
“D-Dae are we gay?” the words spilled out of Minseok’s mouth when he saw the prominent bulge in both of their pants.
Jongdae shrugged the question at first, he turned his attention back to the television but when things started heating up for the second time around, he abruptly stood up from the bed and excused himself.
“Hyung… I’ll just finish this downstairs…” Jongdae muttered before rushing down the flight of stairs.
Minseok totally understood the other’s dilemma because he was experiencing the same thing; he rushed to his own bathroom and jacked himself off with the images from the DVD replaying in his mind.
One would think that things would get awkward between the two bestfriend but that was not the case, in fact when Jongdae came back to Minseok’s room fifteen minutes later, the two snuggled in bed like nothing happened and just ended up laughing at the whole situation.
“Wow, I can’t believe we would react that way to two dudes doing it” Jongdae chuckled.
“I think Baekhyun’s gayness is brushing up on us…” Minseok replied while playing with his soccer ball on hand.
“I think we are more of a bisexual, Hyung. We watched hentai last month and we also ended up jacking off in the bathrooms.” Jongdae analyzed and Minseok couldn’t help but agree.
“So hyung, since we found out that we might have sexual attraction to guys… I’m curious; who in school would you want to bang…” Jongdae blurted out.
Minseok smacked his bestfriend in the head… expect Jongdae to be curious about everything.
“What?” Jongdae nursed his head. “Answer it, if it was me, I’ll totally do that student assistant Junmyeon…imagine him squatting by the bookshelves at the library as I ram into him…” Jongdae grinned dirtily; he should have expected the ball that landed on his chest courtesy of his scandalized bestfriend.
“What the hell, Jongdae! You just realized that maybe you’re attracted to man too but you are already fantasizing about doing it with Junmyeon?!”
“It’s called embracing your true self, Hyung…” Jongdae defended himself. “For all I know you are imagining doing it to Luhan too…”
“I did not!” Minseok quickly fired back.
“Fine… so not Luhan?... Kyungsoo perhaps?...” Jongdae wiggled his eyebrows but the other just rolled his eyes at him.
“Don’t tell me, you want to do it with me…” Jongdae teased the older more.
“You are so full of yourself Jongdae!!!”
“No, but seriously hyung, if I get too curious would you let me fuck you?” Jongdae sat up on the bed and faced Minseok with his most serious face.
“Jongdae!” Minseok warned the other.
“I’m really serious here, hyung…wouldn’t it be a lot better doing it for the first time with someone you really trust? And I really trust you…”
“Jongdae, that would be weird, we are almost like brothers…”
“So you won’t do it with me even if I beg?” Jongdae puts out his most pitiful puppy face.
“Oh my god, Jongdae! You are not using that on me now…with this topic!?!” Minseok backed away while Jongdae moved closer and pouted even more along with some puppy whine.
“Hyung~~~ I’m your bestfriend, I thought that you will always take care of me…” Jongdae continued to whine.
“But not about your raging hormones!!!”
“Hyuuunggg~~~~~”
“Hyuuunggg~~~~~~~~”
“Hyyuuuunngggggg~~~~~~”
“Hyyyyyuuuuuunnnggggggg~~~~” Jongdae kept on pulling Minseok’s shirt like a child.
“Fine! Stop with your whining…I swear to God, Jongdae…you are the weirdest friend I have!”
“So that’s a yes?” Jongdae clapped his hands in excitement.
“Whatever… but at least give me a week notice and don’t just randomly attack me…”
“You are always the best, hyung!” Jongdae jumped and hugged his bestfriend.
High school graduation came and after their joined family dinner, Jongdae and Minseok were given the permission to attend one of their friend’s graduation party. Being the hormonal teenagers that they are and having the high of finally finishing high school… Jongdae and Minseok didn’t hold back in enjoying the party.
It was already two hours past midnight and most of the invited guest had already dispersed… Jongdae and Minseok along with the host’s inner circle of friends had take refuge in the play room. They were all drunk and lazing on the carpeted floor while they go laugh about their high school escapades. After an hour of reminiscing Jongdae stood up and walked toward his bestfriend.
“Hyung, let’s go to sleep…” Jongdae took Minseok’s hands and tug it.
Minseok stands up without hesitation and let Jongdae drag him to their assigned room. Their friends, who had always been witnessed to how close the two are didn’t say anything about it since it was just normal hearing it from the two.
“Hey, Jongdae… at least change your clothes before sleeping… you reek of sweat and alcohol…” Minseok throws his best friend’s backpack at him.
“But hyung~~~… I’m so sleepy… dress me please…” Jongdae raised both of his hands and pouted like a kid.
“What the hell! Who told you to get wasted!” Minseok walked over and opened Jongdae’s backpack.
It’s not the first time something like this happened; Minseok was already used to Jongdae acting like a five year old kid from time to time. Minseok effortlessly took Jongdae’s shirt off and put his spare shirt on. He was about to step back and head to the bathroom when Jongdae held him by the waist and pulled him closer.
“How about my pants, hyung?” Jongdae grinned at his bestfriend.
“Do it yourself, Dae…” Minseok answered, completely missing the lustful stare that Jongdae was throwing at him.
“I want to change my clothes too and go to sleep too, you know…” Minseok moved to take Jongdae’s off him but Jongdae’s hands moved to unbuckle Minseok’s belt instead.
“How about I help you with it hyung….” Jongdae whispers close to the other’s ears and taking Minseok completely by surprise when he pushed the older to the mattress.
“J-Jongdae…” Minseok muttered with wide eyes when Jongdae moved to straddle him.
“Hyung~~~” Jongdae boldly grinds himself down… “…mind if we do it now?”
“W-what a-are you t-talking about?” Minseok suddenly felt tense by the way Jongdae was looking at him like the other was ready to eat him.
“C’mon hyung… I know that you know what I mean, Hyung please…can I?” Jongdae leaned in until their faces were just inches apart.
Jongdae’s lips was ghosting against Minseok and it was causing Minseok’s mind to become hazy… aside from the alcohol he drunk, Jongdae’s lips distracted Minseok. He stared back into his bestfriend’s lustful eyes and Minseok knew that there was so little he could do to stop Jongdae. It’s not that he didn’t want to have his first time with his bestfriend, in fact ever since their ‘talk’… Minseok was a little bit of anticipating it. Just as how much he wanted to do it with Jongdae, there was also that fear that settles in his heart because for him, it’s not just sex… it means something more.
Minseok had been harboring feelings for his best friend for God knows how long and it scares Minseok to no end that if something happens between them, things would change between them. He doesn’t want to lose Jongdae in any way, that’s the reason why he kept his feelings buried in the deep depths of his own heart.
Jongdae brushed away the stray hair on Minseok’s face which brought the other back to reality…the erratic beating of his heart was ringing in his ear and Minseok gasped when Jongdae finally closed the distance between them with an experimental kiss.
“You know that I won’t hurt you, right? I’ll be gentle…” Jongdae kissed Minseok again and this time he stayed for a bit longer.
It was a series of experimental kisses until Jongdae took the opportunity to gently suck on his bestfriend’s lower lips when Minseok’s lips part a bit. Minseok let his bestfriend totally control his body. There were no hesitations on Jongdae’s part; his hands hastily got rid of Minseok’s clothes, while his tongue served as a delightful distraction for his bestfriend.
Jongdae ran his fingers over the curves and dips of Minseok’s abs as his mouth travelled downward to meet his bestfriend’s hardening nipple. Jongdae gladly took one in his mouth and used his tongue to obscenely lap around the tiny bud. Jongdae repeated this to the other one and Minseok was once again distracted. The next thing Minseok knew was Jongdae had already managed to take his pants and boxers off and he was left with nothing but Jongdae’s sinful tongue and mischievous hands working intently on his body.
Jongdae held Minseok’s member which was now lying hard and heavy against his stomach. Jongdae playfully thumbs the underside of the girth of Minseok’s member and the older was left with no choice, a delirious moan that only encouraged Jongdae to go further. Jongdae’s mouth travels further south, stopping momentarily to pay respect to Minseok’s gorgeous abs before going down on his main dish.
Jongdae makes an experimental lick on the head of Minseok’s member and Minseok trembled from the electrifying effect it had on him. Jongdae then put the head on his mouth and lapped the underside of it, he knows how sensitive it was and he himself was getting extra hard upon hearing Minseok’s moans. Jongdae pushed more of the length in and slowly he took Minseok’s member deeper, checking if he can take all of Minseok’s length and when the head came in contact with the back of Jongdae’s throat… Minseok screamed in pleasure.
“Fuck Dae!” Minseok’s hand was buried deep in Jongdae’s hair. “I didn’t know you were this good… I thought this was your first time?” but since Jongdae couldn’t answer as of the moment, he just winked at the other and continued giving Minseok his first and hopefully the best blowjob of his life.
“D-Dae I’m coming…” Minseok warned, his hold on Jongdae’s hair loosen to give his bestfriend some space to back away but Jongdae just bobbed his head faster and his thumb started rubbing circles along the outside of Minseok’s rim.
“D-Dae… Jongdae… FUCK! JONGDAE!~~~” Minseok screamed as he reached his own orgasm, spilling it deep in his bestfriend’s throat.
Jongdae took the softening member out of his mouth and seductively stared at a bliss-out Minseok. He took off his own clothes while maintaining eye-contact with his bestfriend.
“You’re delicious Min, don’t worry I prepared a lot for this. I’ll make sure you won’t forget our first fuck” Jongdae said, albeit gargled because of the cum he was still keeping in his mouth. He took the lube and condom from his pants before completely discarding it on the floor.
Minseok was still catching his breath but his eyes were focused on Jongdae, who was sinfully biting his cum-stained lips. Jongdae opened his mouth slightly and showed Minseok some of his cum that Jongdae kept in his mouth. Jongdae played with it a bit then he suddenly flipped Minseok to stand on all fours.
Minseok teasingly wiggled his ass, earning a light smack from Jongdae. Minseok thought that Jongdae was about to prep him so he reached for the lube and tore it open but he suddenly gasped when something wet and hot experimentally licked his rim.
“D-Dae… what are you doing?” Minseok asked in confusion but Jongdae just reached for his half-hard member that was still slicked with cum and stroked it… again effectively distracting Minseok.
Jongdae’s hands worked on massaging Minseok’s butt cheeks while his tongue and mouth were busy with Minseok’s rim. Jongdae used the cum on his mouth as an extra lube as he thrust his tongue in and out of his bestfriend’s hole.
“Fuck! Dae…what are you doing? Fuck~~~” Minseok cursed out and he felt himself getting fully hard again, he never expected Jongdae to eat his rim out. Jongdae was doing a lot unexpected things to him and Minseok was damn sure that he will not forget about his first time.
“You’re really delicious Min…” Jongdae grinned as he gave Minseok’s ass one last lick and flipped his bestfriend to lie on his back. He reached for the lube and coated his fingers with it.
Jongdae took Minseok’s member to his mouth and started bobbing his head again. When Minseok started moaning, Jongdae slowly inserted one finger in. Minseok was getting distracted again with the continuous pleasure that Jongdae was giving him. He knew Jongdae was prepping him and he can feel the third finger that Jongdae inserted in but Jongdae’s mouth was expertly giving him pleasure that it overpowers the pain from the stretch.
“Minseok…” Jongdae took the member out of his mouth and hovered over his bestfriend. He kissed his way up to Minseok’s lips and when he reached his destination, he hungrily kissed Minseok.
Jongdae grinded his erection on Minseok’s while their tongues fought for dominance. Jongdae was already leaking with precum and Minseok moaned within the kiss when he purposely let his leaking head brushed Minseok’s prepped hole.
“Min,I want to do it without using condoms…it’s our first time, we’re both clean… please?...can I?” Jongdae asked, his hips still grinding down on Minseok’s.
Minseok stared at his bestfriend for a bit before biting his lips and silently nodded at Jongdae’s request.
“Thank you…” Jongdae kissed him softly.
Jongdae held his erection and guided it to Minseok’s hole. He glanced at his bestfriend for one last time asking for permission and when Minseok nodded again… Jongdae slowly pushed in. Minseok winced in pain from the intrusion but he didn’t make any move to stop Jongdae who was still pushing his member in.
Once Minseok have taken all of his length, Jongdae wiped the sweat and tears on his bestfriend’s face and leaned in for another kiss. He waited for Minseok to adjust and he didn’t move even though the tightness of his bestfriend’s virgin hole was getting too much for him too. Jongdae kissed Minseok thoroughly and he groaned when Minseok clamped down him.
“M-move…” Minseok instructed after a while, he knew Jongdae was also having a hard time controlling himself.
Jongdae looked at him for a second and then he started to shallowly thrust into Minseok. He can see the discomfort in his bestfriend so he kept the pace slow but when Minseok started moaning, Jongdae knew he can now go faster.
Jongdae pulled his member, leaving only the head only to slam it back in. Minseok screamed in pleasure and Jongdae grinned in victory. He repeated it a couple of times, occasionally hitting Minseok’s prostrate.
When Jongdae hits his special spot for the 7th time that night, Minseok exploded untouched between their stomachs. Jongdae playfully scooped the cum between them and tasted it.
“Ready to cum for the third time?” Jongdae teased.
“Damn Jongdae, I don’t think I can…” Minseok could already feel the exhaustion from coming twice, he honestly doesn’t know if he can still keep up with Jongdae.
“Yes, you can Minseok… and you will…” Jongdae smirked and intertwined both of their hands together then he captured Minseok lips and kissed him deeply.
Jongdae slowed down his thrusts as he waited for Minseok to get hard again. His lips travelled down to Minseok’s nipples and softly sucked on it. Jongdae bit it lightly, making the nubs stands up harder. Jongdae continued with his ministrations and shallow thrust and in no time, Minseok was getting hard again.
Jongdae smirked victoriously; he wrapped one of his hands on Minseok’s member and stroked it to full hardness. His pace increased until he was thrusting deep in Minseok again.
“C’mon Minnie… come with me…” Jongdae whispered in Minseok’s ears as his hands worked in time with his thrusts.
“D-Dae…shit! Jongdae!” Minseok screamed and Jongdae knew that the other was about to come like he was.
Jongdae worked faster and with the scream of both of their names, Minseok spilled between them just as Jongdae filled him up. Jongdae tiredly rested his head besides Minseok’s head as they come down from their high. When he gained a little bit of his strength back, Jongdae gently pulled out and headed to the bathroom.
“Fuck! Jongdae…I didn’t know you were this good…” Minseok exhaustedly commented when Jongdae came back from the bathroom.
“I told you, I prepared a lot for this…” Jongdae cleaned Minseok’s at the best of his ability. “Did you enjoy it?”
“Yes, it was amazing. You made me come thrice, you fucker…” Minseok replied and Jongdae laughed heartily.
“Good, the does this mean that we can do it again when we wake up?”Jongdae playfully suggested.
“I don’t think Chanyeol will let us use the guestroom again, if we do that…”
“Who’s fault was that? Who was screaming nonstop?” Jongdae teased, earning a pillow slap from Minseok.
“It’s you and your dick’s fault!”
“Fine, It’s me and my awesome dick’s fault…” Jongdae roared in laughter.
“Okay, I think we should go sleep now Minnie…” Jongdae wrapped his arms around his bestfriend’s waist and spooned him.
Minseok just hummed in response, his eyes was already closing from exhaustion.
Of course, that isn’t the last time that Jongdae and Minseok had sex. Their parents made them share an apartment while they attended college and sharing apartment meant a lot of chances to have sex.
Jongdae and Minseok went from plain best friends to best friends with benefits. For a year, they have done it all over their apartment. They have done it on the couch, in the kitchen, on each other’s bed, on the floor, in the bathroom; behind the door and even while Minseok was cooking.
They were teenagers and they have raging hormones to deal with. Things worked out well because Minseok and Jongdae preferred to have sex with each other when they felt the urge rather than doing it with strangers but when Jongdae announced that Kyungsoo finally agreed to be his boyfriend… things certainly changed between the two.
Minseok started denying Jongdae’s sexual advances on him, he believed that if he and Jongdae have sex, it will be considered cheating and Minseok certainly doesn’t want to be the bitch that Jongdae was cheating with. He denied Jongdae, even if the younger whined about Kyungsoo not being ready for it… he denied him even if he misses Jongdae’s dick too. He just scolded Jongdae about controlling it and Minseok often leave him in their apartment so he will not be tempted to give in to Jongdae.
Whenever Minseok runaways to let Jongdae deals with his hormones, he usually goes to his favorite café near their university. He often saw Luhan there and being in the same soccer team back in high school, the two of them share the same interest and they frequently ended up chatting. Casual chatting turned out into dates and eventually they became boyfriends.
Aside from the beneficial sex, nothing changed between Jongdae and Minseok, they got along well with each other’s boyfriends. They still got each other’s back and the constant worry whenever they don’t see each other was always there.
Being best friends, they don’t have a lot of rules or promises to each other or some could say ‘bro code’ but there is only one ‘promise’ that the two values a lot. They knew that eventually they will have their own family, husband or wife and when that time comes they know that family will always comes first so when they were still in high school and started to have crushes and stuff, they agreed that if ever they get into a relationship, as long as their other half isn’t their wife/husband yet… during their birthdays, the other one SHOULD BE PRESENT to celebrate it with the other. Not even a boyfriend or girlfriend is an acceptable reason to miss it. Even their parents knew about it and they don’t even dare to stand between it.
However their boyfriends didn’t know about it, so when Luhan planned about a 3-day trip to China, Minseok checked the date and saw that he will be back by Jongdae’s birthday…he agreed to his boyfriend’s wish.
Luhan introduced Minseok as a friend, since his parents still doesn’t know about his sexuality. He and Minseok talked about it beforehand, so there was no issue on his part. Minseok had a great time with Luhan’s family, Luhan’s mom even asked him to stay a few more days so they can go visit the Great Wall. Minseok, being a secret history geek, was excited about it and absentmindedly agreed to it.
It wasn’t until he landed back in Korea that Minseok remembered that he missed something very important and he was damn sure that Jongdae was already fuming. He immediately said goodbye to Luhan and rushed his way to their apartment. When he opened the door, he quickly spotted Jongdae eating on the couch. His bestfriend glanced towards his direction only to abruptly stand up and stomped his way to his own room. Minseok flinched when the slamming of Jongdae’s door echoed around the room.
Minseok sighed and silently head to his own room; he unpacked his things while thinking of the best way to approach his bestfriend. He ordered some chicken and brought beers, he was planning on having another birthday party with just the two of them. He was arranging everything on the table when Jongdae got out of his room.
“Jongdae, happy birthday!” Minseok raised the cake and showed it to his bestfriend.
“My birthday was the other day…” Jongdae coldly replied.
“Dae…” Minseok grabbed Jongdae’s hand and made the other face him. “I’m sorry…I’m really sorry I missed it but Luhan’s mom asked us to stay a few more days so we could go to The Great Wall of China… can you believe that I’ve finally been to The Great Wall…”
“I don’t want excuses Minseok, we had an agreement! We’ve been doing this for years now and this was the first time you missed it…not even a call Minseok?!” Jongdae yanked his hands back.
“I’m really sorry Jongdae…it just slipped my mind…” Minseok continued to explain.
“Slipped your mind? Your bestfriend’s birthday just slipped your mind?!? You’re unbelievable Minseok! I expected more from you!” Jongdae yelled.
“Well, I’m not perfect okay?! I really didn’t mean to miss you birthday but I’m trying to make up for it because I know I was wrong. You don’t have to be so stubborn about it! Why are you so mad anyway?”
“You’re really asking me why I’m mad?! Minseok, you ditched me for your boyfriend on my birthday! …the one we agreed to always celebrate together!”
“Don’t talk like I intentionally did it! I didn’t want to push you aside. I know how it feels to be thrown away by your bestfriend and I don’t want you to feel that!”
“Wait, what do you mean by that?” Jongdae asked in confusion.
“No, nothing…” Minseok stepped back; he was carried away by the sudden rush of his emotions.
“No, tell me… it already slipped from your mouth. You are clearly mad at me about something… tell me!”
“It’s nothing Jongdae…”
“Minseok, I’m mad at you because you missed my birthday and you are apologizing to me. Now, I want to know what I’ve done wrong so I can own up to my mistakes…” Jongdae reached for Minseok’s arm.
“No, I doubt if you’ll apologize for it.” Minseok scoffed. “Stop thinking about it Jongdae, it was more of my fault anyways…”
“I still want to know…tell me Minseok… I’m your bestfriend.”
“See that’s it, we’re bestfriends and that’s all we’ll ever be…”
“What do you mean Minseok? Can you just please say it?!”
“You want to know? Fine!... It’s Kyungsoo!” Minseok yanked his arms out of Jongdae’s hold and went to the other side of the counter.
“Why? Did Kyungsoo do something to you?”
“Oh, how I wish he was mean to me so I have a reason to hate him…”
“Then why do you hate my boyfriend?” Jongdae asked as the conversation got more confusing for him.
“I don’t hate him; I just hate it that he became a part of your life…”
“You’re mad because I courted Kyungsoo?”
Minseok sighed because this was his chance to finally say what he feels and he know that once he admitted it… things will certainly change between them.
“No, I’m mad at you because for a year I thought that I was enough for you… but it turns out I wasn’t…”
Jongdae’s eyes widen in realization of what Minseok meant. He ran to where Minseok was and wrapped his arms around him.
“No Minseok… don’t say that… you’re enough… you are more than enough…” Jongdae hugged him tightly but Minseok just laughed at him.
“Then why? Why did you court Kyungsoo? If I was enough then why do you have to be with him?” Minseok sarcastically asked.
“Minseok…I…I…”
“You what? can’t think of an excuse?” Minseok mocked Jongdae. He harshly pushed Jongdae’s hands off him. “Let’s face it…all I ever was too you was your bestfriend and I was stupid enough to think that all those nights we spent together meant something, when clearly it was just sex!” he completely pushed Jongdae away and glared at him.
“No Minseok! You don’t understand! I have my own fear inside me that made me think that there could never be an ‘us’. You are Minseok and I’m just Jongdae…you’re always good at everything you do while I’m just me… I don’t think I’ll ever be good for you so I settled on being your bestfriend but I love you Minseok! God knows how much I wanted to say that to you. And what happened to us wasn’t just sex, why do you think I always cuddle with you, I always kiss you so hard whenever I’m about to come…because that was how I pour my feelings out.” Jongdae crossed the distance between them and cupped his bestfriend’s face with both of his hands.
“I love you Minseok… I loved you for so long… please believe me…say you believe me” Jongdae looked at Minseok with pleading eyes as he waited for an answer but Minseok just stared at him.
Still, Jongdae doesn’t want to give up… inch by inch he moved closer until their lips were just centimeters away. He waited for Minseok to stop him and when his bestfriend didn’t made any move, Jongdae pressed their lips together.
A tear fall from Minseok’s eyes when he felt Jongdae’s lips on his again. When Jongdae’s lips started to move, he couldn’t help but respond to it. He was hurt but Minseok was also helplessly in love with his bestfriend that he was willing to give in to his selfish desires for one last time.
Minseok didn’t protest when Jongdae lead them to his own bed. He didn’t make any move to stop his bestfriend from penetrating him. Minseok gave it willingly, he let himself surrender to the pleasure that Jongdae was giving him.
For one last time, he willingly gave himself to Jongdae because no matter how much Jongdae repeatedly said his ‘I love you’ s… Minseok knew it wasn’t true. He knows his bestfriend very well and one thing Jongdae was really good at was lying.
Minseok knew that Jongdae was a good liar.
Jongdae woke up the next morning without a warm body that was supposed to be there beside him. He bolted up from the bed and immediately looked for his bestfriend all over their apartment but Minseok was nowhere to be found. Jongdae quickly got dressed and rushed to the one place Minseok could run to.
“Luhan, is Minseok here?” Jongdae immediately asked when the door opened.
“Yes…”
“Can I talk to him?”
“No…”
“What? Luhan… please I really need to talk to my bestfriend…”
“Yes, that is what you are… just his bestfriend and I’m his boyfriend and I said no” Luhan stated firmly.
“Luhan, you don’t understand…”
“No, I fully understand everything. You’ve done enough Jongdae…”
“You… you know?” Jongdae’s eyes widen in surprise.
“Yes, he tells me everything… now do him a big favor and stop lying to him…”
“I’m not lying!” Jongdae quickly defended himself. “Minseok! I was not lying… last night wasn’t a lie!” He screamed loud enough for Minseok to hear.
“I don’t want you to talk to him and he doesn’t want to talk to you either…so just stop it and walk away” Luhan kept the door firmly shut behind him.
“I can’t…Luhan, please…” Jongdae didn’t care if he looked pitiful, pleading to his best friend’s boyfriend. “Minseok!”
“I said stop it! Don’t wait for Minseok to call the guards himself and let them drag you out of here. Get out!”
“Luhan…please let me see him…”
“I said, he doesn’t want to talk to you!” Luhan pushed Jongdae on the floor and quickly entered his apartment.
Jongdae was left on the floor starting at Luhan’s close door. He wondered if Minseok really doesn’t want to talk to him. He wondered if this is how he and Minseok will put an end to everything they’ve been through.
Four days after the confrontation happened, the door to his apartment opened up and Minseok stepped inside with Luhan behind him. Jongdae immediately got out of the couch and ran to his bestfriend.
“Min, you’re back!” Jongdae was about to hug the other when Minseok tapped his arms away.
Minseok wordlessly head to his own room and started packing more of his stuff.
“Hey, what are you doing?” Jongdae asked in confusion.
“Isn’t it obvious that he’s packing all of his things and moving out of this apartment?” Luhan answered in place of his boyfriend but Jongdae didn’t appreciate the gesture.
“No, wait… what are you doing?! You can’t do this to me Minseok…” Jongdae walked towards Minseok and pulled out all of the things that Minseok was packing.
“No, you can’t do this!” Jongdae continued to pull the things out of his bestfriend’s bag. “No, can we at least talk about this? Don’t just abandon me like this…I was serious, I wasn’t lying that day. In fact, I even ended everything between me and Kyungsoo. I love you Minseok… you are the one I love. Please don’t do this to me… please believe me…”Jongdae kneeled in front of Minseok but the other didn’t even look at him.
“Let’s go Lu, I’ll just get my things some other time…” Minseok stood up, completely ignoring Jongdae, and took Luhan’s hand as they both exit the apartment.
Once again, Jongdae felt defeated, he doesn’t know how he could fix this and he was starting to lose hope…maybe Minseok won’t be able to forgive him…EVER.
It’s been a month since he left his shared apartment with his bestfriend and Minseok didn’t even made any effort to talk to Jongdae. He knew that when he told Jongdae the truth that things will change but he didn’t expect it to become this big. It angers him that Jongdae had to continuously lie to him. No matter how many ‘I love you’s ‘ that Jongdae said to him, Minseok found it hard to believe in it every single time…or maybe he was just too scared to believe that there were such possibilities.
It’s also been a mouth since Minseok was staying at his boyfriend’s apartment. Yes, he had always been telling Luhan what was going on between him and Jongdae and even after all of it, Luhan still was able to accept him. Minseok, of course, was very much thankful for that.
Minseok was in the middle of preparing some meal as a simple thank you to his boyfriend when his phone rang and a frantic Kyungsoo was on the other line.
“Minseok? Thank God, you answered! I can’t reach Jongdae…please tell me that you and him are safe!” panic was evident in Kyungsoo’s voice.
“What are you talking about Kyungsoo? I’m not with Jongdae, I’m with Luhan in his apartment…” Minseok answered still wondering why Kyungsoo sounded very worried.
“What? Can you try calling Jongdae then? He’s not answering his phone. Minseok , I know Jongdae and I were no longer together but I still care for him…please can you find him and tell me if he is safe from the fire.” Kyungsoo’s voice was breaking, probably because of the tears that were threatening to fall.
“Fire? What fire are you talking about?” Minseok asked but he already got the hint on what Kyungsoo was saying.
He grabbed the remote and turn the television on, his eyes widen as he saw what was on the news. He finally saw what fire Kyungsoo was talking about just as Kyungsoo was telling him that his apartment was burning.
There was no time for thinking, Minseok quickly dashed out of his boyfriend’s apartment and ran to his shared apartment with Jongdae. He tried calling the other but like Kyungsoo said, Jongdae wasn’t answering. Minseok prayed silently as he ran through the streets, paying no mind to whomever he would bump into, he just ran as fast as he can and prayed… he prayed for Jongdae’s safety.
When he reached the building, it was already covered in angry flames and the sky was covered with thick black smoke. Minseok eyed at where their apartment was located and it was also burning. The fire was huge and if Jongdae was trapped in their apartment, then surely he could be dead by now.
Minseok shook his head and reprimand himself for thinking negatively. Jongdae is smart and fast, surely he would have made it out on time but as the cries around him got louder and he couldn’t see his bestfriend among the crowd… Minseok started to feel scared and worried. His heart started beating erratically as negative thoughts consumed him again.
Minseok doesn’t know what he would do, if he loses Jongdae completely.
Minseok screamed his bestfriend’s name at the best of his ability. He screamed as tears filled his eyes, he can’t lose Jongdae… not this way…no, Minseok doesn’t really want to lose Jongdae in any way.
“Jongdae! Jongdae! Jongdae!” Minseok screamed at the top of his lungs.
Minutes passed and Minseok’s voice had gone hoarse from screaming too much but still there was no sign of his bestfriend. His eyes were already red and puffy from crying but still his tears won’t stop. Minseok weakly sat down on the pavement as his legs were starting to give in, he was starting to lose hope.
“Minseok?” a familiar voice called his name and Minseok quickly lifted his head.
There, just standing a few meters away from him were Jongdae and Luhan. Minseok seemed to found his strength again as he stood up and immediately ran towards Jongdae.
“Where the fuck have you been! Why weren’t you answering my calls?!” Minseok scolded as hugged his bestfriend tightly.
“I left my phone in the apartment, I just went out for a jog but when I came back, the whole building was already on fire. I immediately ran to Luhan’s apartment, to check on you but only Luhan was there. He tried calling you a couple of times but you weren’t answering then Kyungsoo called Luhan and told us about your previous conversation with him. That was when we realized that you might be here…looking for me, so we ran back here” Jongdae explained while he hugged Minseok back.
“Fuck you and your excuses, Jongdae! Don’t you dare scare me like that again!!!”
“Scared of losing your bestfriend?” Jongdae teased.
“No…” Minseok faced his bestfriend and looked at him in the eye. “…I am scared of losing the one I love”
“Is that me?” Jongdae grinned while he stared back at Minseok.
“Do I really have to spell it out to you, asshole?” Minseok glared.
“No…” Jongdae chuckled, he pressed their foreheads together. “…but I do want to hear those three words from you…”
Minseok rolled his eyes at the other but he quickly press a short kiss on Jongdae’s lips.
“I love you…”
“I love you too…you believe me now,, right?” Jongdae asked and Minseok immediately nodded.
“I love you Minseok…” Jongdae happily wrapped his arms around Minseok again.
“I love you too, Jongdae…” Minseok contentedly hugged back, and then he noticed Luhan who was smiling at them before turning around and started to walk away.
“Lu…”Minseok muttered.
Minseok pulled back and briefly glanced at Jongdae before running after Luhan.
“Luhan…” Minseok grabbed the other’s wrist and turned him around to face him. There were tears in Luhan’s eyes but he smiled when he faced Minseok.
“I’m sorry, Luhan…” Minseok wiped the tears on Luhan’s cheeks.
“It’s okay…I’m okay.” Luhan smiled again. “Okay, no I’m not okay but I knew from the very start that you were never mine Minseok. I’m happy that you gave me a chance to show you how much I love you and I know you tried to love me back but your heart had always belonged to Jongdae and that’s okay, I have long accepted that. I just want you to be happy and if he is the one giving you that then so be it, I would step back for you. I just hope that he will never make you cry again, but if he did, then you know that I’m always ready to lend you my shoulders to cry on.” Luhan smiled and Minseok knows that even if Luhan was crying, he was genuinely happy for Jongdae and him.
“You are an amazing person Luhan, I hope you know that. Thank you for always understanding me, thank you for always being there for me and thank you that even though, I’m causing you pain, you’re still letting me go. Thank you Luhan and I’m so sorry for hurting you…” Minseok hugged him and he could feel Luhan nodding in understanding on his shoulders.
“Be happy, Minseok…” Luhan pulled away from the hug.
“You too, Luhan…”
The two smiled at each other as they end their relationship peacefully. It was Luhan who turned around first and walked away, leaving Minseok who watching as he disappeared into the crowd. Minseok then walked back to where Jongdae was waiting for him.
“How is Luhan?” Jongdae asked while Minseok leaned his head on his shoulder and Jongdae’s hand was on Minseok’s waist.
“He’s always been understanding of me…”
“Don’t worry, someday we’ll be able to repay him of all the kindness he had given us…” Jongdae replied, resting his head on Minseok’s head.
They stood there and watch as the fire fighters put the fire out.
“So… we are practically homeless now. Where are we going after this?” Minseok asked while both of them stared at their burnt apartment.
“I don’t know…” Jongdae laughed. “Honestly, I don’t care… as long as I’m with you…I’m home…”
“I’ve always known that you were a sweet talker Jongdae but seriously where are we going to sleep? I’m freaking tired from screaming and crying… I want to rest…”
“Wow, do you really have to ruin that moment Minseok?”
The two started bickering like they always do but despite the circumstances that they were in at that moment, no one can deny the happiness they have. Finally, they are together.
…homeless, but happy.
END