The sun had well and truly set and Yunho was feeling more comfortable after having his big conversation with San about the past up until now.
It hurt to know that while he was wishing he could see San again San was trying his best to make contact even if due to circumstances his effort were in vain.
It was the thought of knowing that San had tried that made him feel better.
It did make Yunho wonder what would have happened if they were able to talk. Would they have broken up for real, and not let their feelings linger all this time? Maybe Yunho might have actually moved on?
Maybe they would have tried a long distance relationship? In a way they were already prepared to be apart for some time.
Yunho could ponder all the possibilities all night if he allowed his mind that key, but why dwell on the past when your future is ready and waiting for you. Yunho would close that book for now, and hopefully not need to ever open it again.
Yunho followed San into his kitchen, leaning up against the bench and pulling out his phone.
He was going to check social media but then he looked up seeing San bent over looking in his fridge and he suddenly got an idea. Maybe a little self indulgent, but he was sure given the opportunity maybe San would too.
Yunho quickly flicked to his camera, being rather sneaky as he took a photo of San's ass as the older pulled the strawberries he had been chopping up and preparing earlier from the fridge.
Unfortunately for Yunho he forgot to turn off the shutter, and San keyed into immediately what Yunho was doing.
"Did you just take a photo of my ass?" San said, standing up to face Yunho, bowl of strawberries in his hands.
Yunho made a bunch of fake coughing sounds, but even a child could tell he was lying.
San rolled his eyes and tsked, with a smirk "Grab the marshmallows and chocolate out of my pantry will you? You can look at my ass all you want later" he said pointing towards a door that led to said pantry.
Yunho felt a heat rise to his cheeks, he kept doing things that were so uncharacteristic to his usual behaviour, his body was acting on auto pilot. Never in his life had he wanted to take a picture of someone's butt, but just now he'd seen San's ass wiggle and he didn't even hesitate to pull out his phone and snap a photo. He didn't even know why he needed said photo since he was sure he'd see it eventually anyway. San was his, that included his butt.
Yunho quickly cleared his throat, trying to swat away the demon whispering dirty thoughts in his ear, locked his phone and did as he was told.
Yunho opened the pantry door, San had one of those cool walk in pantries with rows and rows of unnecessary shelves. Considering it was just San, Yunho was surprised to see it so full of food and kitchen supplies. He quickly eyed the supplies, grabbed them and brought them back to San.
He then dropped the supplies on the bench beside where San was placing a fondue set and the strawberries he had been cutting earlier.
San motioned for Yunho to sit at the little wooden stool that sat opposite to where he was standing while he melted the chocolate.
Yunho began flicking through his different accounts on his phone while they waited for the chocolate to melt when a particularly interesting picture caught Yunho's eye.
On it was a picture posted on Jongho's Instagram of the younger and Yeonjun kissing in front of a neon pair of wings that made both boys look like angels, Jongho had tagged the photo with all the usual valentine's day tags as well as #First which according to Yunho's deduction skills, he was sure without a doubt, meant this adorable photo was of their first kiss.
"Naww look at the boys having their first kiss" Yunho said leaning forwards and handing his phone out to San to see.
San grabbed the phone, a smile growing instantly on his face "Not gonna lie, but I've always shipped those two" San laughed before handing the phone back to Yunho.
"Honestly me too, Jongho's liked Yeonjun for the longest time. When I see Jong he's always like 'Yeonjun did this' or 'Yeonjun did that', so adorable" Yunho cooed.
San nodded in agreement "They're always following each other like cute little puppies, they're practically joined at the hip" he chuckled.
"I'm glad they finally got together "Yunho grinned as he locked his phone, focusing back on the chocolate that seemed almost melted in the fondue pot now.
"Just like us" San said, as he peeled the glad wrap off the strawberries and tossed it in the bin.
"Yeah but unlike us they're at the beginning, we had a huge gap in the middle "Yunho said holding out his hands and making a gap in between them to represent the distance of time he was referring too.
"But now that gap is closed" San hmpthed as he pushed Yunho's hands together diminishing Yunho's imaginary distance to dust."If you think about it . ." San continued ". .we never really broke up, we just turned what we had into an unintentional open relationship where we saw, and in your case dated, other people, thus forming a gap"
Yunho suddenly felt a little bad, San had seen people, but he hadn't dated whereas he himself had dated other guys and anyone of those guys could have taken him firmly away from San.
But Yunho also thought San's way of thinking was cute and he couldn't help but cover his mouth to hide the smile he had growing there. San was right, they never did break up, they just kind of stopped and then took a huge pause until now. Yunho really had loved San all this time, and it was obvious San felt like that too.
"So how many years does that mean we've been dating?" Yunho asked with a small laugh, going along with San's idea that they'd never broken up, while also trying to think how long himself.
"Well" San began, pursing his lips in thought and leaning casually to the side as he tapped his chin "If we started dating when we were 13, and we're both 26 now, that would make it . . ." San counted on his fingers "13 years".
Yunho couldn't help but snort "It still amazes me that you've l-liked me that long" Yunho was going to say love, but he stopped himself right as he was saying the word, he was sure they'd say it eventually but it seemed way to casual to say it now.
"Speak for yourself" San said raising his eyebrows, if he picked up on Yunho's little hiccup it didn't show.
"Well yeah, but still, it's been nine years and yet we still care about each other. We are legit here" Yunho said taping the bench "Like no time has passed. We should write a book, people could learn a thing or two from us I reckon" he then said as he pointed back and forth at himself and San.
"Well, you can go write our book, I'm going to eat these strawberries" San said, picking up a strawberry and dunking it in the chocolate.
Yunho pouted "I think I'll choose strawberries too, books can wait".
Yunho picked up his own strawberry, but as he was going to dip it in the chocolate San held the strawberry he had picked up in front of Yunho's face.
Yunho's mind went blank for a second before he realised San was holding the first strawberry out for him to eat.
Yunho lent forwards, opening his mouth and San pushed the strawberry inside with his pointer finger. Yunho closed his mouth around the strawberry . . .and also San's lingering finger.
"Did it just get hotter in here or is it just me?" Yunho thought to himself.
San slowly pulled his finger out looking Yunho dead in the eye and Yunho didn't blink until San's finger was free from his lips.
Suddenly Yunho wanted to be closer to San, and even the small bench space between them felt like miles for Yunho.
"San, do you have one of those cord thingys?"
San quirked his eyebrow, showing absolutely no remorse for what he'd just done to Yunho "Cord thingys?" he questioned.
"The things you plug into the power" Yunho said making a jabbing motion with his hand. Yunho couldn't help it, he'd forgotten what it was called, his mind was still thinking about San's fingers, his eyes looking at him, his butt, practically every little thing about San and just how much the smaller turned him on.
"An extension cord?" San asked with a questioning tilt of his head.
Yunho snapped his fingers in agreement "Yes! An extension cord"
"I do"
"Where is it? We could plug it in so we can sit at your coffee table instead of sitting at your bench?" Yunho suggested.
This way they could sit on the floor and Yunho could totally cuddle up to San, particularity if the older was going to keep giving him strawberries like that, then he wanted to be as close as possible.
"Sounds good, you can find it in the pantry" San said pointing over his shoulder with his thumb before taking another strawberry.
Yunho went to the pantry, opening it up and looking for the cord.
After about a minute though Yunho couldn't find it. "San I can't find it"
"It's in there"
Yunho poked some boxes "I still can't see it"
After a couple more seconds San huffed and Yunho looked back at San who had turned to face him.
"It's there Yun" San said pointing nonchalantly.
"This shelf?" Yunho questioned, pointing at a shelf at eye level.
"No the one under it"
Yunho bent a little looking at the next shelf, but he still couldn't see it "Am I just blind? I don't see it"
"You're looking at the wrong shelf Yun, I said the one under it"
"But this shelf is under the one you said"
"Yeah the one under it though, further down"
Yunho turned back to the cupboard bending over further and squinting as if that might make it appear quicker, completely oblivious to what San was doing.
"This one?" Yunho said now pointing at the second last shelf from the bottom.
Yunho was squinting at the shelf, and he was solely focused on hunting for the cord in between boxes until something made his eyes go wide like a full moon.
San slapped his ass so hard Yunho was sure there was an echo, and maybe even a small questioning growl from Shiber.
Yunho shot up immediately facing San and clutching both his ass cheeks, his mouth dropping open.
"Oh would you look at that the cord was sitting on the bench the whole time" San said with a giggle as he walked over to the corner section of the bench where said cord was sitting as clear as day.
Yunho just stood looking at San, his mouth wide open as the older now dangled the cord in his face.
He had definitely never expected San to do that, he also never expected to have this bubbling feeling of joy rush over him either.
Yunho stood mouth agape as San unplugged the machine and then plugged it in on the coffee table where he had suggested.
"You staying in my kitchen Yun or am I going to have to eat all these strawberries by myself?"
San raised his eyebrows as he waved Yunho over.
Yunho's mind clicked into gear and within a few huge Yunho size strides he was standing next to San.
"Ok Yun! Let's eat some strawberries!!"