[a/n: imagine Jeonghan with this later :3]
"so you guys had a date." mingyu concluded, trying to convince joshua of the fact that he and jeonghan, in fact, had a date.
the american, however, didn't think so. "we didn't, it was just for fun. a nice hangout between friends." he explained. "but so much about dates," he could feel mingyu getting nervous. it was so obvious what was about to come and it caused joshua to pose a cheeky grin. "what's with you and wonwoo now? any updates?" joshua countered - and mingyu's blush made him smile even broader in victory.
"i- uhm- none of your business!" the younger stuttered causing joshua to laugh out loud.
"see? the exact same thing with me and jeonghan. it wasn't a date. and even if it was it wouldn't be any of your business. stop sticking your nose into my affairs, gyu." mingyu let out a groan in defeat which made joshua chuckle yet again. "did you have a date with wonwoo now or not?"
the question made mingyu whine. "you're no better than me if you ask me the same thing!"
"it's my revenge for your curiosity, now answer-" the door of junhui's room opened, revealing a sleepy, stretching chinese, wearing an oversized shirt and grey sweatpants.
"oh, hey mingyu, how was your date with wonwoo? you came back fairly la-"
"SO HE HAD A DATE?" joshua exclaimed, causing mingyu to get up from the kitchen chair. "WEN JUNHUI! THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET!"
but the door of junhui's room was already closed shut again, causing mingyu to let out a frustrated groan.
joshua pulled mingyu down by his sleeve again. "okay, now you've got to spill."
"i don't know if it was a date, okay? we went to the cinema-"
"what a bad spot-"
"and then," mingyu intonated, wanting joshua to listen properly without interrupting him. "we ate together at the christmas market. conclusion: i don't know if he thought it was a date, but it felt like one to me, honestly, and now i'm confused as of what to think."
the older thought for a hot minute, mingyu becoming increasingly nervous about what joshua had to say. "i'd say it was a date, to be honest."
"really?"
joshua nodded as he placed his head into his palm. "yeah, i mean- eating together at the christmas market is pretty much one of the most romantic things to do during season's greeting."
"says the one who went to the ice rink."
"my point is, i'd count it as a date."
a small smile crept onto mingyu's lips. "so i had a date with him..."
next day
"orders for table 5, 7, 12 and 15." mingyu stressed as he came back to the kitchen and clipped the notes onto the clipboard. joshua himself was already busy with reading his notepad and preparing what was written on it. before mingyu even starten preparing his orders, the older already left the kitchen area again, skillfully balancing four plates and two mugs on two trays. after he distributed everything and collected new orders on the way, he almost ran back into the kitchen.
it was sunday. and this was very obvious as the café was always pretty busy on sundays. "10, 13 and 4." joshua announced and prepared the first order. honestly, it felt like mingyu and joshua did everything alone, but there were six people in total working, all of them deadly busy.
joshua decided to take a short break after he finished another set of orders. he rested against the counter behind him after filling a glass with water. but as he placed the glass on his lips, he heard a gasp from behind. "what? you're taking a break? how dare you! you're fired!"
at first, joshua was pretty confused, but as he turned around, he spotted jeonghan standing behind him. "hey joshuji." he smiled at the amerian. [now ;>]
"hi," joshua smiled back at him. "how are you?"
"i'm doing pretty good-"
"oh, your boyfriend his here." mingyu smirked as he spotted jeonghan and joshua catching up.
the blonde rolled his eyes with a smile. "we're not dating." he wanted to clarify, but mingyu only squinted his eyes and made an 'i-am-watching-you'-gesture with his fingers before he left into the kitchen again, leaving joshua in embarrasment, shaking his low-hung head, and jeonghan in confusion. "is he always like this?"
"yes, but you get used to it eventually." joshua rubbed his head, causing jeonghan to chuckle. "so, what are you doing here?" joshua's curiosity spiked again.
"can't i come here for a coffee?"
"as far as i remember, you said you're not really a coffee-person." joshua raised his eyebrow.
jeonghan errupted in slight laughter again - seriously, his laugh was a blessing to joshua's ears, but it would take a lot for him to admit that to anyone, including himself. "okay, you've got me. i'm here to sing again, but i was hoping for some company."
the younger cocked his head. "company for what?"
"to sing, dummy. but i meant instrumental company, a guitar maybe?" jeonghan winked.
"oh, so you want me to join you? is that right?"
the older couldn't help but smile. "maybe?"
joshua also couldn't force the corners of his mouth to stay straight, so he pushed himself from the counter he previously leaned against. "i'll see what i can do." that's how joshua disappeared for a good five minutes, making jeonghan almost believe he wasn't coming back anymore, but the sight of joshua with a guitar in his hand made his face light up again.
"what a coincidence that you've got your guitar with you again." jeonghan playfully rolled his eyes.
with a chuckle, joshua sat down on a stoll beside jeonghan and tuned his guitar a bit. "what are we going to sing, now?"
"charlie puth 'attention'? can you play that?"
"what an unneccessary question, seriously?" joshua scoffed.
"you're so full of yourself sometimes, i like it." jeonghan scrunched his nose with a smile.
the older cleared his throat and held the microphone in front of his mouth. "hello, everyone!" he greeted the guests of the café. "my name is yoon jeonghan, if you don't know me already from a few days ago. i'm here to sing a bit today, with the company of jisoo." he gestured to the guitarrist beside him. "he's a waiter here, so i'm sure you recognized his face already. anyway, we'll begin now. please enjoy."
a small round of applause passed the audience before joenghan nodded towards joshua. this was his sign to start playing.
(jeonghan | joshua)
you've been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on my name
'cause you knew that i, knew that i, knew that i'd call you up
you've been going round, going round, going round every party in L.A.
'cause you knew that i, knew that i, knew that i'd be at one, oh
i know that dress is karma, perfume regret
you got me thinking 'bout when you were mine, oh
and now I'm all up on ya, what you expect?
but you're not coming home with me tonight
you just want attention, you don't want my heart
maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new
yeah, you just want attention, i knew from the start
you're just making sure i'm never gettin' over you
'ive been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on your name
'cause i knew that ya, knew that ya, knew that you'd call me up
i've been going round, going round, going round every party in L.A.
'cause i knew that ya, knew that ya, knew that you'd be at one, oh
you know that dress is karma, perfume regret
i got you thinking 'bout when you were mine, oh
and now you're all up on me, what you expect?
but i'm not coming home with you tonight
i just want attention, i don't want your heart
maybe i just hate the thought of you with someone new
yeah, i just want attention, you knew from the start
i'm just making sure you're never gettin' over me too
joshua almost couldn't believe it when he heard jow jeonghan changed the lyrics. but it was so refreshing. now, the song was for a duet and joshua loved it, if he was honest. from time to time, he caught jeonghan glancing at him from the side and joshua honestly didn't know what to think about that or how to react. it made him feel strange, a bit awkward because he felt like jeonghan was trying to get a message across but joshua couldn't decode it.
after their little show was over, joshua went back into the kitchen to put his apron back on. there, he was greeted by mingyu brightly smiling at him. "you guys were amazing!" he whisper-yelled.
"thanks." jeonghan smiled from behind joshua. "well, you guys better continue working now, alright? see you, joshuji, mingyu." with a two-handed wave, he bid goodbye to the two waiters and went his ways.
the two followed the blonde with their eyes until he was out of sight, but mingyu's curiosity brought joshua back. "joshuji?"
joshua nodded. "yeah, he made this nickname because apparently he has a hart time pronouncing joshua but finds jisoo too boring." he explained with a soft smile. the reason was still funny to him because it didn't seem genuine to him but rather like an excuse to have a cute nickname to call him by. "but only he is allowed to call me that, so don't even think about it."
"okay, chill." mingyu laughed, lifting his hands in defence. "possessive much? i see you."
~ 1700 words
jesus this is taking me way too long, i'm so sorry about this :(