Along your steps | MINSUNG

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Time flew by and two years passed since the debut of Étoile. Minho and Sehyun were in the studio working on a song. Both of them came a long way since they met. Apparently, Sehyun initially thought that Minho was nothing but a pretty face. He wasn't happy with him joining the team, let alone becoming the team leader. He was just dissatisfied with Minho having it easy. However, over these years, he realised that Minho was so much more. He saw him working day and night for the team.

Few months after debut, one day Sehyun found Minho on the terrace straining his vocals after a whole day schedule. He felt bad for him, therefore, he brought him a glass of warm water. That was the day they talked it out. Sehyun apologized for his past behaviour. Both of them became closer than anyone else in the group after they talked the things through. Han was an exception for both of them though. Both of them had a soft spot for the said boy.

"So, when are you confessing?" Sehyun asked nonchalantly.

"Confess what?" Minho raised his eyebrow

"Don't act dumb, hyung! I'm talking about Jisung Hyung."

"Fuck! How do you know that I ate that cheesecake??"

"What? You ate that? I'm so gonna tell him. You knew he saved it for dinner."

"Fu- No Hyunnie. Please I'm begging you. Don't tell him. He'll kill me."

"Ewwww. Don't call me that. Only Sungie Hyung can call me that and I am definitely telling him."

"You snitch"

Sehyun just showed him his tongue and continued working on the song.

After a minute of silence, Sehyun couldn't resist and demanded for the answer of the question that was intended.

"Hyungggg! I wasn't talking about that confession by the way."

"Then what were you on about?"

"I meant confession of your feelings. When are you gonna confess or did you do that already?"

"What feelings?" Minho was now confused

"Huhhhh? Don't you like him?" Sehyun also got confused.

"Everyone likes him and he knows that. What's there to confess?"

" What the hell,Hyung! I'm not talking about that like."

"Then say clearly whatever you mean. What's with ' I don't mean this' or 'I don't mean that'."

Sehyun sighed heavily and continued, "I mean don't you like him romantically?"

"Huhhhh??" Minho's brain suffered from a huge short circuit from Sehyun's statement.

"Wha-What d-do you m-mean? I d-don't like- like him like t-that."

"Hyung if you're gonna lie, tell a convincing one."

Minho was beetroot red from the statement. He never, not even in his dreams, analysed his feelings or behaviour towards Han.

"I'm not- there's nothing like that."

"Explains why your rage thermometer would explode whenever one of us gets extra cozy with him"

"It's not because of that!!!"

"Then why is it so?"

"I- I don't know. Stop saying bullshit and continue working."

"Wait- you seriously don't know that you like him??"

"How would I know? Wait- why am I even thinking about the possibility of this bullshit. We're just friends."

It was suddenly very hot in the room for Minho. Minho stood up to go outside for fresh air but Sehyun pulled him back.

"Hyung, stop running. Okay, I won't bother you. Just answer one more question."

"What?" Minho didn't have a good feeling about it.

"Have you ever wanted to kiss him?"

Boom. As if Minho could get any more red, he turned into a tomato. He couldn't even count on his fingers how many times he wanted to kiss the elder. He understood what that meant.

"See, you wanted that, right?"

Minho looked back at Sehyun who was looking at him with a smirk.

"Nooo- I never- Geez. I can't work because of you now."

"Haahh, you can't work because you know I'm right." Sehyun laughed devilishly.

"I- No you aren't and you dare not say anything about this to anyone else. I'll kill you." Minho said and left the studio. Sehyun followed him laughing his ass off seeing the flabbergasted Minho.

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"None of you are of help. I wish Minho and Sehyun would return soon." Han said, being totally exasperated.

Taeyang and Jaehyun were playing video games. Minjoon was doing yoga.

"The game is about to finish. We'll help after that. Come here and see us until then." Jaehyun yelled from the hall.

"No thanks. I'll get them myself."

Han took the huge stack of clothes that came from laundry and put it on his head and proceeded towards his room. This was when Minho and Sehyun entered the dorm.

"Oh Hi, Min. Hi, hyunnie. Can you guys help?"

Minho didn't hear a word Han said. Sehyun's previous words started replaying in his head. As if his appearance wasn't enough, Han's current look was bothering him even more . Han was wearing a green tank top with black shorts. His thighs and waist were all on display.

(Something like this)

He didn't realise when Sehyun took the stack of clothes from Han or when Han came near him. He came back to reality only when Han touched his forehead. He immediately retreated. It felt like the place where Han touched was burning. He couldn't look in his eyes.

"Min! What happened? Are you okay?" Han tried to get closer but Minho moved backwards. His eyes caught a glimpse of his smooth waist. A sudden urge to pull the elder closer and kiss the life out of him rose inside Minho.

"He is okay, hyung! We just fought over something silly. Let me talk to him first. Hehe." Sehyun said after he came back from Han's room and pulled Minho back to his room.

"Have you lost it? Hyung, come back!"

"I'm doomed. I l-like him"

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