Little Sis
Little Sis
HAECHAN
Haechan
ALYSSA
How's my little energyball doing?
Little Sis
Oh God no
You say that like you're talking
about a child of mine and we
all know I'd probably run
away if I was at risk of a
scolding from mom about
teen pregnancy
And you know having sex in
general
Haechan
She's still easier on you
Watching mom raise you was
just watching her give up
If I was you, I'd be dead
Little Sis
🙄
Anygays want I wanted to
tell you is that you need to
come to my school
Haechan
Anygays?
Also what did you do and how
much trouble are you in?
Little Sis
Oh yeah um Veronica kinda
rubbed off on me
DON'T TAKE THAT THE WRONG
WAY
And why do you assume I'm in
trouble?
I'm a good student
Haechan
You were the only one thinking
of it that way
What am I supposed to think
when my teenage sister asks
me to come to her high school?
Shit, did you fight someone?
Please tell me you won
Little Sis
Do your boyfriends know
you're this crazy?
Besides Jaemin, I'm sure he
knows
Haechan
🙄
Little Sis
No I didn't get in a fight and
if I did, I'd obviously win
*hair flip*
No um my English teacher said
she wants to meet you if you're
not busy
It's not bad
She has something to show you
Haechan
Why do you seem nervous?
Is everything okay?
Little Sis
It's fine. Just answer the
question, can you come?
Haechan
For you, of course
And if you don't want me to
come, I'm still coming
Little Sis
🙄
When can you come?
Haechan
Monday afternoon
Should I take you and pick you
up from school?
Little Sis
You?
Awake early enough to take
me to school?
Haechan
Stop being mean when your big
brother is just trying to spend
time with you
What do you say?
Little Sis
Can we get coffee?
Haechan
You want a donut too?
Little Sis
I don't wanna be more than
10 minutes late so if your
job is out of the way, I have
somewhere else in mind
Haechan
Do you actually want a donut?
If you do, we'll get donuts. If
you don't care then we'll go to
wherever you're thinking of
Little Sis
Wait can we just have donuts
after you pick me up? Like
can you bring me one....or two
Haechan
Yeah that's easier
What time do we need to leave
at?
Little Sis
How concerned are you about
getting me to school on time?
Haechan
🙄
7:20 got it
Does that give you enough to
flirt with Veronica before class
or whatever it is that you do
Little Sis
I feel like you forget I have
friends
Haechan
I do
Little Sis
I'm only being calm because
you expect me to be offended
and I wanna prove you wrong
Haechan
You definitely got that from me
Little Sis
Probably
Thanks for my attitude too
Haechan
🙄
➳
Like he promised, Haechan is right outside his moms house on Monday morning, praying he'll just see Alyssa and no one else. That doesn't work though as he looks up from texting his sister to hurry her ass up to see his mother's husband open the front door and stare at him.
Luckily, Alyssa hurries out right past him, saying something and waving before crossing in front of the car to get to the passenger side.
"What did he say?"
"He asked how I'm getting home."
"Oh."
"Mom's not here. She went to go get breakfast."
"Do you eat breakfast?"
"Sometimes. There's vending machines so I eat something if I get hungry, don't worry."
"Alright then."
Haechan finally pulls away from the curb and glances down at his phone, opened up to the directions of the cafe Alyssa wants to go to. It's not that far away and won't really throw them off on their path to the school, which is good. Alyssa stays quiet in her seat, texting away and quietly singing along to the radio.
Every once in a while, she glances up and looks around, never really getting the chance to do it as she's usually driving herself.
"Haechan, do you remember your prom?"
A few things come to mind when Haechan thinks of prom, most of them not things he wants to remember. "A little bit, why?"
Alyssa eyes her brother, finding his behavior strange. "What are you thinking about?"
"Prom. I remember a little bit, why?"
"Haechan!" The girl whines.
"Alyssa!" Haechan whines back, wondering she thought it would work. Where does she think she got it from?
"Haechan, tell me. Please."
The male sighs. "You promise you won't tell anyone?"
"What kinda stupid shit is that?"
Haechan shrugs. "Alright, suit yourself."
"Nevermind, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please tell me."
"Fine. I just mean don't tell anybody you know this."
"Okay, what?"
"Me and Jisung used to flirt."
"Did you go to prom together?"
"Me, Jisung, and Jaemin went. Jaemin was kinda third-wheeling our flirting."
"Oh", she says in realization. "Did you two kiss?"
"No."
"But you thought about it, didn't you?"
Haechan rolls his eyes and checks his phone again to make sure he's going the right way. "What do you think?"
"That means yes."
"But that wasn't your original question though. What about prom?"
"You probably weren't looking-"
"If it's about girls, I wasn't."
"Right but is there any chance you saw anybody in a dress? And like how big was it? Prom is coming up and I'm thinking about my dress and I don't want it to be too big. I wanna look like a princess but I don't everyone to look at me cause I look like a walking ball of tulle and ruffles."
"Just guess."
"You can't be serious."
Haechan gives his sister a look as he pulls into the drive through of the cafe. Thankfully, only one person is in front of them so they get their food quickly. Only the music is heard while the two get immersed in their food, Haechan mostly stealing quick sips of his drink at stoplights, still not relaxed enough to do a lot of one-handed driving.
"I know it's not very helpful but I really don't know how you figure dress skirt sizes. I think you should just try them on and if you think it's too big, then it probably is."
Alyssa sighs. "You're right."
"So who have you been texting this whole time? Paige, Marissa, or Veronica?"
"I thought you forgot I had friends."
"I do but I know you have them. You've been friends with Marissa since you were little and Paige is nice and I can't forget about your darling Veronica."
The girl rolls her eyes playfully. "I was texting Paige and Marissa. Paige was talking about her boyfriend and how they were discussing prom and how he wasn't paying a lot of attention but always said no to an idea."
"Did they work something out?"
"Yeah. Paige said she just had to kiss him to get him to agree."
Haechan snorts. "Very effective. When Jeno gets too annoying, me, Jaemin and Mark threaten to stop kissing him and it works."
"Jeno is the guy with the sister, right? Not sister-in-law, sister?"
Haechan nods. "Yeah."
"Oh, Marissa just told me to tell you hi and I already told her you say hi back."
"How is she? She's still your best friend, right?"
"Yeah. She also gets distracted with her boyfriend. He's nice. His boyfriend and Paiges boyfriend are friends but they're different. Marissas boyfriend is friendly and slightly awkward but talks enough to make you feel uncomfortable whereas Paiges boyfriend is always on his phone when Paige is with us, and he'll let it be uncomfortable. He speaks sometimes, but he just chooses not to. I mean I guess that's what you do."
"If I'm around people I don't know then yeah. Starting conversations can be awkward but it depends on the person."
Alyssa nods. She sits upright when she looks out a window, making Haechan glance at her to see what she's looking at.
"You good?"
"I think Veronica's waiting for me."
"Ah", Haechan sighs. "Young love."
Alyssa turns to her brother and smacks his arms, cheeks tinged pink and an embarrassed smile on her face. "Shut up!"
Haechan laughs as he puts the car in park. Alyssa grabs her backpack and slips it on before opening the door.
"Wait!"
She looks at Haechan in confusion but rolls her eyes and leans in so he can kiss her forehead and ruffle her hair, which causes her to shriek. "Haechan!"
"Have a good day at school, I love you."
"I love you too, asshole."
The male grins and watches her approach Veronica. Veronica waves at him while Alyssa gestures for him to leave. He looks ahead from him and starts to pull away, not wanting to deal with all the morning traffic which he won't be able to avoid.
➳
Haechan is glad that he's able to take his lunch break in time to go to Alyssa's school. He'll probably have to bring her back to the donut shop with him but she probably won't mind.
Alyssa meets him in front of the school and leads him to her English classroom that's, thankfully, downstairs.
"Oh, you brought him", the teacher smiles. "Haechan, right?"
"Yeah."
"Alyssa, tune out, please?"
Haechan gives his sister a look that makes her give him an annoyed look. "I'm not in trouble!"
The woman laughs. "She's not. It's about her essay. Alyssa, are you listening?"
"Hm?" She asks looking up, sitting at a desk, now having earbuds in.
The teacher shakes her head and smiles at Haechan. "I'm Mrs. Noor."
"Nice to meet you."
"You as well. Alyssa mentions you once in a while. She's a big fan of the donut shop you work at."
Haechan chuckles. "She loves donuts."
"She also loves you. Before winter break, I told them that when they come back, we're going to be working on what I call the Hero Project. I told my students to right an essay on their role model or someone they really admire and then make an artifact that's relevant to the person they chose. Alyssa chose you."
Haechan can't hide the shock on his face. "Really?"
Mrs. Noor nods. "Yes. She did really good on it too. Essays can be difficult and I see her trying her best but as I thought, the students did better when they wrote about something they're interested in. And I think the artifact made it fun." Haechan nods and looks down at the the woman's hands to see two papers, one clearly the essay and the colorful one underneath clearly being the artifact.
He reads the essay first, eyebrows furrowing in concentration as he focuses on what his sister had to say. Alyssa glances at him reading and then looks at Mrs. Noor who smiles and flashes her a thumbs up, which she awkwardly smiles back at, still feeling a bit nervous about her brothers reaction. When Haechan's done, he looks at the artifact and sees a collage of his favorite things, including a picture of him, Kade, and Alyssa. He feels something on the back and flips it over to find a construction paper donut glued to the back, the outline of the donut and sprinkles being made up of words describing him.
When he's done, he wants to cry. He taps his sister and gestures for her to stand up. Once she does, he pulls her into a hug, smushing her against him and kisses her head.
He looks at Mrs. Noor. "Thank you for showing me this."
"No problem. Thank you for coming in."
"Of course. And if you ever need donuts, I'm fine with that."
"I'll keep that in mind. Unfortunately for Alyssa, donuts don't always win."
"Ah, I see."
"I'll let you two get going now. Have a good rest of your day, both of you."
Haechan and Alyssa smile at her. "Thank you."
Once they're outside the classroom, Haechan is hugging Alyssa again, being careful not to crush the papers in his hand. "I love you so much. You're the best little sister."
"You're the best big brother."
Haechan pulls away, still keeping an arm around his sister. "Come on, I promised someone donuts."
Alyssa beams. "Yes!"
➳
Lost in conversation, nobody pays attention when they enter the store. They're too distracted shopping and just enjoying their time with each other that they only get pulled out of their bubble when they hear, "Mark?"
Mark freezes, body stiffening as he thinks about all the possibilities of where he's heard that voice from. His fear is confirmed when he looks up and sees the undeniable face of Annalise staring at him, eyes wide and lips parted in shock. When they make eye contact, she smiles but Mark doesn't. He looks over the girl and finds her hand connected to a guys, only fueling the fire in him.
He's not in control of the way his body reacts, how takes a step back, becomes emotional and angry at once, and worst of all, cries.
Her expression shifts to one of sympathy and he hates that, hates how she's looking at him and that she gets to see what she put him through. He doesn't realize he's shaking until he feels hands on his arms and Jaemins voice in his ear, trying to soothe him.
"I'm sorry", Annalise apologizes.
Mark shakes his head. He doesn't want her to be sorry, he doesn't want her to be anything, especially not right here talking to him. "No."
Knowing that Mark will only get worse, Jaemin gets Mark out of the store, leaving Jeno and Haechan to deal with his ex. Well, he thought he left Jeno and Haechan but when he looks up and sees Haechan, he realizes they just left Jeno.
"I didn't know he was gonna react like that", Annalise says, a pout forming on her face. Jeno wants to roll eyes, especially finding it clear that her boyfriend has no idea who Mark is, if the confusion on his face means anything. "How are you though? I see you and Mark get along now."
Jeno bites back every insult he could say to calmly reply, "We're dating. Those other two guys are also are boyfriends."
"Oh, good for you. I want Mark to happy."
Jeno doesn't stop himself in time from asking, "Then why did you try talking to him?"
Annalise and her boyfriend seem taken aback but it's clear her boyfriend is catching up on the situation, now looking more concerned. Jeno doesn't miss the way his arm slides around Annalises waist, which he wants to laugh at.
"I thought he'd be okay now. I mean he has you guys and it's been years."
"You think he forgot about you breaking his heart?"
"Well no but-"
She stops when Jeno sighs. "You did something you can't take back and probably won't ever be forgotten, knowing Mark. You can be sorry all you want and as much time can go by but Mark's never gonna be okay with what happened even if he doesn't want you anymore. He put up walls and me and my boyfriends are trying to break them down. I'm sure seeing you didn't help but neither of you had control of seeing each other. Just, please, if you see him again, stay away."
Annalise nods. "I will. Thank you for, you know, doing what I couldn't."
This time Jeno actually does roll his eyes. "Don't praise me for doing something easy." He looks at her boyfriend and nods at him before walking out of the store. He hands what he finds, Mark sitting on the ground, against the wall, huddled by Jaemin and Haechan who are clearly trying to make him feel better.
Mark sees him as he approaches and tries to wipe away some of his tears that keep falling. His pouted lips give a little shake before he asks, "What happened?"
"I just spoke to her."
"What did you say?"
Jeno squats down next to Haechan and Jaemin, the two making room so Jeno is in front of Mark. "Are you sure you wanna hear about this, Pumpkin?"
Mark nods. "I'm already upset, what's the point in trying to stop it? I'm not gonna let it go anyways."
Jeno sighs. "She said she didn't know you were gonna react like that, asked me how I was, and said she sees we're getting along now. I told her we're dating, all of us. She said it was good for me and that..." Jeno stops, not wanting to say this part. But he says it anyway. "That she wants you to be happy."
So many things come to Marks mind and take over his feelings upon hearing that but he chooses to focus on the two males snuggling him instead, finding it much better.
"Is there more?"
"I asked her why she tried talking to you and basically, she thought you'd be fine with seeing her and talking to her. Long story short, I told her to stay away from you from now on and she thanked me for doing what she couldn't and I rolled my eyes and laughed and told her not to praise me for doing something easy." Jeno reaches forward to wipe a tear away. "It is easy. It's so easy, Pumpkin."
Haechan nods. "Mhm. We love you, Mark."
When Jaemin makes eye contact with Mark, he gives him a small smile and nods. "We do. We love you so much."
I love you so much, is what they all wanna say.
"Come on", Jeno says, rising to his feet. "Let's go have a Pumpkin celebration night."
Mark chuckles, finding the name funny. "What?"
"A celebration night, all about you, Pumpkin."
"You don't have to do that", Mark says.
But I really hope you do
"Too bad, Pumpkin, we're doing."
As soon as Mark stands up, Haechan is clinging onto his arm and smiling at him. "We want to."
The three take turns kissing Marks face, making Mark smile.
"I love you guys."
"We love you too."
➳
"Fuck, fuck, fuck", Sungchan groans into his hands.
Another day, same thoughts about the same guy.
Is it really a crush though?
Of course it's occurred to Sungchan that he might be into males but the thing is that he's never felt that way. There was Xiaojun but he didn't understand his feelings after it was over and their friendship got confirmed.
But does it still count?
He sighs and stands up. He grabs his keys and jacket, already wearing his shoes, and leaves his apartment.
➳
Hendery smirks, leaning against the door. "Fancy seeing you here."
Sungchan rolls his eyes and enters the apartment. "I need help."
"With what?"
"Wait." Sungchan waits until Hendery's in the living room with him to say, "I need the Hendery that vibes with Winwin, not the Hendery that vibes with Taro."
"You know those are kinda the same thing, right?"
"I need non-chaotic Hendery."
"Alright." Hendery studies his friend. "Is something going on?"
"I'm confused."
"About?"
"How I feel."
Hendery raises an eyebrow. When Sungchan doesn't say anything, just staring at his carpet, he tells him, "I'm gonna need you explain."
"You can't say this to anyone but Winwin, alright? Like seriously, I don't want this to be a whole thing before I even know what's going on."
Understanding how important this is, Hendery nods. "I won't say anything, I promise."
Sungchan nods and takes a deep breath. "I think I like a boy." Hendery stays quiet. "But I don't know if I like boys and I can't find out 'cause I can't experiment on people. I don't even wanna do that but how do you know if you like guys when you've felt straight all your life and then one guy comes and changes everything?"
"I can't really decide that for you but that very much sounds like a queer main character book rant."
"That doesn't help me!" Sungchan whines.
"Well, what did you come to me for? You're obviously expecting something, right?"
"Well, I had one idea but it's probably stupid and useless."
"What is it?"
"I-", Sungchan flushes, making Hendery even more curious as to what his friend is thinking. "I was gonna ask you to kiss me. But it probably don't work 'cause I'm sure I could like a kiss and not like you. I'm not even attracted to you-sorry." Hendery shrugs. "I don't wanna make you uncomfortable though. I'd ask Renjun or Taro first but Renjun is, I don't know what, with Winwin and Taro would, just like Renjun, turn into a makeout session which wouldn't help me at all!"
"Well, how do you feel about Renjun and Taro?"
"What?"
"Do you think you'd feel anything from kissing either of them or would you just not care at all?"
"I don't know!"
"Think, Sung, think. Think about our friends in the most romantic and sexual way possible and tell me if there's anything. I'm not gonna judge you and if it helps, I'll agree."
Sungchan nods. "Please do that."
"Want me to start?" Sungchan nods again. "Xiaojun is hot."
"He is." Sungchan nervously looks at Hendery before looking away and speaking. "When we met, I realized how attractive he was but he was also kinda shy and nervous and it was cute. And his smile is cute. It was nice with him but then we come to now where he's just my friend and that's all I feel about him, he's just my friend. Who I know is hot and think is cute."
"'Kay, not really surprised. What about Renjun? You two are close."
"We all know Renjun is gorgeous."
"That we do."
"But even knowing Renjun and all that, I don't feel anything for him."
"You ever thought about kissing him?"
"Well maybe once but-"
"You're right, that was probably his fault. Also, I think we've all thought about kissing him. Xiao and Yang won't admit it though."
"Of course they wouldn't", Sungchan laughs.
"So you and Renjun, nothing? Just close?" Sungchan nods. "Okay. Since I mentioned him, Yangyang. Don't think about anyone besides him, just focus on Xiaojun himself."
"Mm, nothing."
"Nothing at all?"
"He's cute, but it's not like, anything at all."
"Okay", Hendery says. "Fair enough. Winwin." At Sungchans silence, he gives the male a look.
"Okay, this is also where I worry, but not much, but a little bit. But I'm still confused 'cause I'm close to Winwin." Hendery doesn't tell him to explain, but he feels like his friends expression says it for him. "Winwin is...attractive. Objectively speaking. Well, you all are, but Winwin is a little more..."
"Subjective?" Hendery guesses, looking amused.
Sungchan nods. "Yeah. Um, he's...I find him attractive, I guess. And he's really comforting and I like being around him. I'm comfortable with him. And I get embarrassed with everyone but when he compliments me, I blush. And I like that he always gives me affection. But I don't know how much I enjoy this as a friend or not and I can't even enjoy this if it's not as a friend 'cause there's that whole thing with Renjun and he'd never be into me and I couldn't do that to Renjun anyways but-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Hendery says, standing up. He grips Sungchans shoulders. "You're spiraling. Stay here with me and stop worrying, okay? I'm only telling you to stop worry 'cause I just watched you create a problem that probably doesn't need to exist."
"But what if it is a problem that exists?"
"Let's see. Okay, as of right now, just thinking about Winwin and nothing attached to him, how do you feel? Normal? How's your heart? What comes to your mind? What do you think of when you think about him? Is he your friend? Or something more?"
"I feel normal", Sungchan says, thinking of Winwin. "My heart is fine. I just think of what he looks like and our memories. Yeah, he is my friend."
"Okay then, he's your friend."
"Then why does that feel off?"
"Maybe you're attracted to him. Which is also to worry about, 'cause if it was, we wouldn't all be friends."
Sungchan chuckles. "You guys would be a mess."
"Honey, we're already a mess."
"Okay. One more." After Sungchan explains what he thinks of Shotaro, they're still not much farther in their understanding of Sungchans feelings, only knowing that he's attracted to Winwin at some capacity. Somehow Hendery finds himself asking, "Do you still wanna kiss me?"
"What?"
"Do you still wanna kiss me? We could try it if you think that'll help."
Sungchan shakes his head. "No. I already know I don't mind kissing a male."
"Well, does this guy you think you like make you feel the way Xiaojun did?"
"Worse. Xiaojun was a tiny thing but this person, it feels like I can actually like him. Which brings its own problems."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not sure he'll like me back. It's not a thing about rejection, it's...I don't know how to explain it but he's...he's like you, he doesn't seem interested."
"Are you sure though?"
"I'm sure enough."
"You don't have to but if tell me who it is, I could do some digging."
That makes Sungchan laugh, which makes Hendery smile, glad he's not that stuck in his head. "That's nice of you but no, I think we should just leave it alone."
"But will you be okay if you actually do like him?"
"Yeah. I already had my panic with Winwin when I accidentally mentioned a guy was on my mind. That's why I'm a little bit calmer now. Also you just have this relaxing vibe that makes me feel like nothing is a big deal, like everything's alright."
Hendery smiles and holds his arms out. Sungchan hugs him and happily lets himself receive Henderys kisses. When he thinks Hendery's done, he turns his head to kiss him back, but meets his lips instead. Hendery pulls away, bursting into a fit of laughter.
"Looks like you still did what you intended to do."
While he's laughing, Sungchan has his eyes widened, a hand over his mouth. "I'm sorry."
"I thought we already agreed I don't care about this stuff."
"Well in case that bothered you, I'm sorry."
"It didn't. We could even kiss again if you want", he flirts, wiggling his eyebrows, grinning.
This time, Sungchan does laugh. "Stop!"
➳
"What are we doing?"
Haechan grins. "Puzzles."
"Puzzles?"
"Don't look so disappointed."
"I'm not. I just wasn't expecting that. You don't really seem like a puzzle person."
"I seem more like a lazy person?"
Mark panics. "No, that's no what I-"
Haechan laughs. "Relax, Mark. I'm just joking. Well, I am actually a lazy person, but I know you're not saying that. I actually have a reason for doing this."
"What is it?"
Haechan shakes his head, grinning, looking so cute and pretty. "Mm mm, you'll have to find out yourself."
➳
Finding out himself meant doing a large puzzle that has pieces that revealed nothing. But Mark pushes through and is able to put together the letters on the puzzle so he can read the message, that makes him smile.
Dear you,
You're cute.
And I love you.
Sincerely, me❤️
"That's cute", Mark says.
"Good, I was hoping you'd like it. This is a more generic one, but I can get them with a customized message."
"Well, I'd definitely love it if you got it customized for me. The problem would just be keeping it together. I mean I could put it together again if I wanted something to make me smile."
Haechan nods. "There's that. There are frames for puzzles too so if I'd get you that too."
"That's nice. But I appreciate this one, though."
Haechan leans over and kisses him, planning to pull away.
Except he doesn't.
He deepens the kiss, bringing a hand to Marks face, keeping control of their slow-paced, steamy kiss. Haechan smiles against Marks lips, not really having a reason besides Mark just being Mark.
"I love you so much", he says against his lips. "You make me so happy. I smile because of you."
Mark smiles back, a pink blush on his face, making him look so cute. "I love you, feel happy because of you, and smile because of you too."
Haechan giggles, a sound Mark loves. "You're so cute, Mark."
"You too."
Haechan leans against Mark, sighing in content. "I have a question."
Mark looks down at him, very tempted to kiss his forehead. And his cheeks. And maybe his lips...
Focus!
"What?"
"Two things. Do you want the average one or juicy one first?"
Mark laughs. "The juicy one."
He gives in and leans down to kiss Haechans head, right as he says, "I'm thinking of making it official with Jeno soon."
Mark freezes, making Haechan lean back to look at him, confused about his reaction. "Is that okay?"
"Huh? Yeah."
"Are you sure?"
Mark nods. Maybe a little too much but he needs to make it convincing. "Yeah." He smiles and because he's apparently an idiot, he asks, "Want any help?"
Almost 5,000 words, damn
I started this not knowing what the fuck I was doing (and just added the Haechan and Alyssa scene cause I wanted to) and now we have this
Okay, um, how do we feel?
Isn't Alyssa cutie?
I just finished this chapter and already forgot about Annalise (proves how important she is) but what about her? Do we think she just had good intentions or are you just like I'm not dealing with you?
And Sungchans conflict? Plus the accidental kiss with Hendery
Hm, I got an idea👀
Which is also me failing to make a decision for the 9,000th time
I LOVE YOU
Not proofread❤️