Bad Drinks (681 words)
UNIVERSE: TRAX vampires/SHINee hunters (before the attack)
CONTENT: Jonghyun has a crush on Minho
WARNING: Alcohol
Beta'd: Kie-approved
NOTES: I write a lot of stories about crushes I think. XD Anyway~ not much to say about this one. I don't think it can be understood to those who don't know about the rp, especially the Jay/Onew reference that's snuck in here hohoho~.
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At first glance, Jonghyun's glass appears to be filled with soda. Look again and you'll notice it's darker, almost a blue-black color. It's a deadly liquid, not that Jonghyun knew it when he ordered it. He's one who hears a cool sounding drink title and means to give it a go. He's taken three sips, and with each it's just become harder not to express the drink's power over him. It tastes sweet, and good, but it absolutely burns and has a bitter aftertaste, like cough medicine.
He takes a fourth sip that attacks his eyes with the burning sensation previously reserved for his throat, and suddenly he can't see straight. He breaks, finally, cringing and pushing the glass across the table. "I can't finish that."
His muttered words are inaudible to the other two of the table, though, as Onew suddenly stands and shouts to be heard over the music. "I'm going to the bathroom!" He really didn't have to be so loud, but it blocked out Jonghyun's surrender, so Jonghyun isn't going to say anything. He just waves the leader off.
Across from him, Minho mistakenly has a sip of the deadly drink, and calls Jonghyun's attention to him with a loud cough.
"Shit..!" Jonghyun grabs his drink back, "Sorry!"
"Hyung." Minho looks slightly wide eyed at Jonghyun. "What are you drinking?"
"Nothing, I mean, forget it.." Jonghyun slides the glass to the end of the table. "I'm sorry." and he genuinely is. If it were Taemin, Key, or Onew he'd be laughing his ass off. But it's Minho.
Jonghyun respects Minho. Minho is cool. Minho is... fucking beautiful. The truth is, Jonghyun wants to fuck Minho wide open, and he's not even sure what that means. He's been attracted to guys before and he's not ashamed of it. Simply, though, he just hasn't been so attracted to someone he's actually.. close to before. Oogling 'that guy in that boyband' seemed innocent compared to how he felt about Minho.
In fact, since he met Minho, it's almost as if he's become Minho-sexual. He'll watch gay porn, as long as one of the men involved is tall, skinny, big-eyed, and deep voiced.
Minho doesn't respond to his apology, that is, not vocally. With a small nod, he corrects his choice of glasses and takes a long sip from his soda before turning to scan the floor of the club again.
The little response, though expected of Minho, gives Jonghyun a serious case of butterflies in the stomach. He tries to shrug off the nervousness, copying Minho and looking to the dance floor. He can't stop himself from rambling, though, as he so often does.
"Taemin is a good dancer. No, seriously, I mean, look at him. He's actually really talented. He could even do it professionally. I mean, Key is good..." Jonghyun looked around, trying to find Key, and he did finally - grinding mercilessly with some other guy. "How does Key always find guys that are into guys? This isn't a gay bar." Jonghyun looked to Minho for an answer, and it seemed like Minho might even give one. His lips parted, but before he could speak, nerves caused words to explode from Jonghyun's mouth.
"We could check a gay bar sometime. Vampires are open minded, I think. I'm reading Anne Rice lately.." Jonghyun wants to kick himself. Minho takes a sip of his soda, makes an "mm" sound, and then he's right back to looking for suspicious activity. 'He might have said something', Jonghyun fusses at himself. 'And about gayness, even.'
Onew sits down next to Jonghyun, setting a drink that looks like orange juice in front of him.
".. Thought you went to the bathroom." says Jonghyun, relaxing with Onew near.
"Ah? Oh. Yeah.." Onew nods. ".. Actually, I just thought I saw someone. It wasn't him though. Ah, did you want anything?"
"No." Jonghyun quickly shakes his head, eyeing his black drink at the end of the table. "Drinks.. bad."
Onew takes a long sip of his 'orange juice' and nods again. "If you say so."