Today Saeyoung was having a "boys day out" with Yoosung and Zen. Which actually just meant the three of them had decided to go see a movie together that all of them had wanted to see and were now hanging out at a restaurant to have a late lunch. The movie itself had been more disappointing than Saeyoung had expected, but there had been enough jumpscares in it that Yoosung had screamed a couple of times, so Saeyoung was pleased enough.
His phone beeped at him from his pocket, alerting him to a message from you. He recognized the little pattern he had set just for you. When he pulled the phone out, he was greet to a picture from you. Saeyoung grinned as he gazed at his phone, seeing the selfie you just sent of your day out with some of your girlfriends. Yoosung and Zen crowded into his space so that they could see as well and both cooed a bit at it.
"I didn't realize she had such attractive friends!" Zen said, pointing at your friend on the right.
"Ehh~? Are they attractive?" Saeyoung asked. "I never noticed."
"Oh shut up!" Zen rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat. "You are so full of shit if you didn't notice her hot friends."
"I think it's romantic!" Yoosung denied. "He only has eyes for his wife~"
"See? My bro gets me!" Saeyoung grinned, bumping shoulders with Yoosung.
"I don't believe that at all! He's married, not dead. Any guy can appreciate the beauty of multiple women." Zen reached over and attempted to snatch Saeyoung's phone, but Saeyoung was too quick. He shook a finger at the taller man.
"Ah ah ah!"
"I was going to send her a return picture!"
"Or were you going to try to send her another selfie?" Yoosung asked.
"Enough selfies! Boo! Boo!" Saeyoung cupped his hands around his mouth to boo his friend. "Besides, I can take the picture. Get in close, ladies!" He held his phone out as far as he could, and Yoosung and Zen got in close enough so they could all pose and send a picture. Parts of each of them got cut off, but it was good enough so Saeyoung sent it with a quick message back.
"That actually reminds me." Yoosung paused as the waitress came over to take their drink orders. When she was gone he continued, "Zen, how are things going with your girlfriend? I haven't heard you brag about her in a while!"
Zen only sighed, his face the picture of lamentation. "That's because she isn't my girlfriend anymore. We broke up a little while back."
"What!" Saeyoung gaped.
"And you didn't say anything about it?!" Yoosung cried. "You always complain about break-ups!"
"It made me want to delete the chatroom sometimes." Saeyoung joked.
"I would've, if I'm honest. But it was a quiet break-up. We're just friends now." Zen shrugged looking only a little sad. It must have been pretty amicable. Then again, Zen couldn't afford any kind of scandals now that he was much more popular than he was. Even just sitting here in the restaurant he had to stop a couple of times as he was greeted by fans or asked for signatures. It made Saeyoung feel famous.
"That sucks, though." He commented only somewhat idly. He didn't really understand what it felt like to be broken up with. Zen made it seem like the end of the world, but he was only mildly sad right then. He tried to picture what would happen if you decided to leave him, but when his heart clenched and practically stopped, he decided it best not to think about it. It was too painful to even imagine. Especially not in public. He closed his eyes briefly and took a breath before putting on a smile. "What about you, Yoosung? Since we're all going to do the girl-talk thing!"
"Pssh, that is so sexist." Yoosung joked. "But things are going great between me and Hanji!" He sighed, clearly still as head-over-heels for her as he had first been when he had gathered the courage to ask her out. "I can see why you were so obsessed with your wife while on the chat, Saeyoung. It's hard not to be when you're in love."
"I'm so jealous!" Zen bit out, sulking just a little bit.
"Was I this gross, though?" Saeyoung asked.
"You were worse." Both immediately responded. Saeyoung made a horrified face, but then decided he was okay with it. If he had this effect on the others while obsessing over you, then that was fine. It was pretty funny, at least he was the one doing it.
"Yoosung~ We should have another double date~" He suggested.
"NO!" Yoosung immediately yelped, and then ducked his head when he realized he had been too loud. "We are never double dating again!"
"Awww, but we had so much fun! And Hanji agreed to a second date!" Saeyoung covered his mouth as he grinned, giggling behind his hands. That had been such a fun night. He hadn't had that much fun in a while, and it had been way too long since he had really pranked Yoosung. He wanted another opportunity.
"Never. Again!"
"He's right. I would've been pissed too." Zen agreed. They thanked the waitress as she returned with their drinks, and they all ordered what they wanted. "Actually, I would've been horrified."
"It was so much fun~ We'll join you on your next date!"
"Ugh, don't! Not like I have a girlfriend to go with anyway."
"Wellll . . ." Yoosung rolled his tongue and leaned forward a bit. His gaze was earnest as he suggested, "Why not Jaehee?"
"What?" Zen asked, surprised.
"Yeah! You two have gotten really close over the years, haven't you? She's been helping you as your manager as well!"
"Plus she's super into you." Saeyoung added. "She likes you almost as much as you like yourself."
Zen laughed, dropping his chin into his hand. "That's true . . . me and Jaehee though . . ." He tilted his head in thought as he considered it, fingers tapping on the table. Finally he made a noise and shook his head. "No, it wouldn't work out."
"Why not? You both work really hard, are passionate about what you do, and already work together a lot!" Saeyoung eyed Yoosung. It was strange that he was pushing the subject, but Yoosung had always been a romantic. It was kind of funny that he seemed to have started to ship Jaehee and Zen, though. Not that Saeyoung couldn't see the potential as well. You had mentioned it a few times in the past too. It would be interesting to see if things went anywhere with them.
Plus it made for some very interesting material to shove in Jumin's face. Would he be able to pull making Zen brag about his new girlfriend Jaehee in front of Jumin? He could just imagine Jaehee becoming flustered. It would be pretty hilarious.
Totally worth encouraging.
"He's right!" Saeyoung insisted. "And it might piss Jumin off!"
"Doubtful." Yoosung muttered.
"Like I give a shit what that trust fund ass thinks!" Zen scoffed. "But you're not wrong. It may be funny if it does annoy him. But Jaehee and I don't have that type of relationship. We're too busy for each other."
"She loooooves you!" Saeyoung sang.
"As a fan." Zen insisted. "Why are you even trying to pressure me with this, hm? Don't you have a brother you can push into dating? Where's his romantic life? Does he have his eyes on a woman?" Both Saeyoung and Yoosung began to laugh, and then laughed harder at Zen's baffled look. "What? Why are you laughing?"
"Dude, you haven't figured it out already? I feel almost a little bad for Saeran now." Yoosung continued to laugh, shaking his head.
"What? What?" Zen pressed.
"My brother isn't interested in women. Duh." Saeyoung chuckled more as Zen gaped, paling some. "Chances are he's more graysexual anyway, although he's not sure. I'm just guessing. He hasn't seemed interested in much either way."
"Graysexual? Is that a Western term?"
"It means he's not really interested in anybody." Yoosung explained. "Jeez, Zen, you need to know these things better. Think of your poor fans!"
"Yeah Zen! Stop being so mean to my twin just because he's not straight! So mean! Ruuuude! Ruuude!" Saeyoung chastised.
"Jeez, stop, will you? I was just surprised! I never really thought about it, okay? I don't think about the sexuality of my friends!" Zen complained.
"Except Jumin." Saeyoung joked. "Anyway, it's not really surprising at all that Saeran isn't interested in women. I mean . . . I'm kind of surprised I still like women considering everything . . ." His friends looked at him, somewhat confused, but Saeyoung ignored them and didn't explain. "Well actually, hahaha, I'm not completely straight either. So never mind~"
"Can we just drop this? I really don't want to talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the movie instead!"
