at the end of the day

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mingyu saw seungkwan blinking rapidly and he furrowed his eyebrows. his eyes trailed up as he saw something flickering above him. he saw that the light fixture above them was blinking, which was probably what was bothering seungkwan. mingyu subtly moved himself until the light was blocked from seungkwan's vision. he kept his cool as he joked, "you don't call me hyung, either."

seungkwan was halfway through sipping his beer when he held back a cough, nearly spitting out his beer as he laughed. he clinked his bottle with mingyu's as he smiled mockingly. "oh, well, you see, i have a great reason for that." he leaned in closer and looked around, almost as if to make sure that no one was listening, before he said in a hushed whisper, "we're not friends."

mingyu chuckled in amusement as the younger boy leaned back and finished his beer. he could tell that seungkwan was tipsy, given the way that he stumbled around the kitchen towards the cooler full of beer. mingyu waited for seungkwan to return to his former spot before he snatched the bottle of beer out of seungkwan's hands. "we're not friends, and yet, you're entertaining this conversation with me." the older boy swiftly popped the cap off of the bottle with a ring he had on his finger, a sarcastic smile on his face as he handed it back to the younger boy.

seungkwan rolled his eyes as he snatched the bottle out of mingyu's hands. "whatever, mingyu."

seungkwan and mingyu both let out a simultaneous huff as they turned away from each other. the two of them took a collective sip of their beers, and each took a turn in elbowing each other right after. they, for some reason, had it in each others' minds that the other boy was copying them.

seungkwan considered walking away to find his friends but, as he pulled out his phone and saw a text from seokmin screaming that he just walked in on soonyoung and chan hooking up, he decided to just stay put. as much as a part of him wanted to insert himself into the undoubtedly, hilariously awkward situation, his head was still pounding from the music. if it meant having to stick beside mingyu, then so be it. he was sure that the older boy would walk off eventually.

but mingyu never walked away. he was still there, drinking his beer and humming to himself. seungkwan cast looks of annoyance up at the older boy, which only seemed to encourage mingyu to hum louder. eventually, mingyu was loudly singing along to the music and getting up in seungkwan's face. each step seungkwan took to walk away, the older got in front of him and blocked his path.

seungkwan soon gave up and with a huff, he pushed mingyu away as he stood back in his former spot against the counter. mingyu eventually stopped singing and settled back against the fridge, an amused smile on his face as he nudged the younger boy in the shoulder.

a part of seungkwan was confused about the somewhat normal interaction he was having with the older boy, but he couldn't bring himself to care all that much. when it came to mingyu, their interactions typically ranged from whatever this was to actual tussles. he'd rather have a civilized conversation with the older boy.

"so, what's next for you?" seungkwan eventually asked, wanting to cut the silence somehow.

mingyu took a sip of his beer. he raised an eyebrow as he glanced down at seungkwan. "why do you ask?"

seungkwan shrugged in response. he really didn't know why he asked, but he couldn't deny that a tiny part of him was curious about the answer. he avoided mingyu's questioning gaze as he said, "i don't know. this is the last time we're going to see each other. may as well end it on decent terms."

mingyu did a small double take when he fully comprehended the younger boy's statement. oh shit, he's right, he thought to himself, but he quickly pushed past it. he couldn't help the small frown on his face as he answered the boy. "well, i'm staying with some friends while i do some apartment hunting. and i'll be starting culinary school in the fall."