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Choi Subong tapped on Se-mi’s desk. She ignored him. He continued tapping.
Once he realized she wouldn't give in, he started tapping on Minsu’s desk.
He turned his head towards him. Subong threw a crumpled up note at his head.
He quickly read it and passed it to Se-mi.
She hesitantly took and read it. In shaky and scribbled handwriting, Subong had written:
Hay, my house will be empty 2nite! Come, me and namgyu are gonna have a party!!
- Thanos
Se-mi laughed to herself. She had forgotten the stupid nickname Subong kept trying to force. She shoved the note into her pocket. She lay her head onto her wooden desk and tried to listen to the teacher drone on about mathematics. She stared at the bell, waiting for it to ring.
Minsu sat behind her, wondering if she would go. He couldn't go by himself, surely. He still wasn't entirely convinced that Subong and Namgyu actually liked him. They made fun of him, especially for always sticking around Se-mi all the time.
Once the bell rang, everyone was finally released from classes.
Se-mi, Minsu, Subong, Namgyu, and Gyeong-su gathered themselves at their designated table in the lunchroom.
“Come, please. It'll be so fun with you guys there.” Subong said.
“Subong-” Se-mi began before she was cut off by him.
“Thanos! It's Thanos now.”
Se-mi rolled her eyes. “Thanos, whatever, I don't want to drink in your basement with strangers.”
“They won't be strangers.” Namgyu butted in. “We're inviting everyone in school.”
Se-mi scanned the lunchroom. “Even her?” She pointed towards Hyun-ju. She has recently come out as transgender. She had been bullied ruthlessly into going back into the closet.
“Uhh..” Thanos froze.
“Exactly. Shithead won't really invite the whole school.” She laughed and poked at her noodles before slurping them up.
“Yeah, we’re inviting her.”
Se-mi lifted her head, “Really?” She paused, “Prove it. Invite her now.”
Thanos nodded. He turned to Gyeong-su and motioned towards Hyun-ju. He quickly shook his head.
“Pussy. Can't do it yourself.” Se-mi laughed.
“Shut up, bitch.” Namgyu huffed. He got up from the table and dragged Thanos along with him.
Hyun-ju quietly ate her soup. She quickly noticed the two boys headed her way. She cowered. They had never particularly said anything about her or to her, but she never knew what they could do. She mentally prepared herself.
“Hey, Hyun-ju.”
Her voice shook, “Uhm, yes?”
Thanos and Namgyu exchanged glances.
“Would you- I’m having a party tonight and you should come.” Thanos grabbed a napkin and scribbled his address on it.
Namgyu added, “The whole school’s coming.”
Hyun-ju nodded. She had never been invited to a high school party before.
Both boys walked back to their lunch table.
“See?” Thanos grinned, “We invited her.”
Se-mi rolled her eyes. “Nice job.”
“Now will you come?” Thanos asked.
“I'll think about it.”
“Fucking bitch.” Namgyu grunted.
“Minsu, you coming?” Thanos asked.
Minsu shrugged.
“You guys better come. Gyeong-su, you're coming right?”
“Yeah.” He paused. “Well, I'm not sure I can get the beer this time. My brothers gonna be busy.”
Thanos sharply turned in disbelief, “What? If you can't get the beer, what’ll we drink? No one will come!”
They squabbled over the beer while Se-mi and Minsu quietly discussed.
“Why don't we just go?” He asked.
“They're horrible people to drink with. Don't go, trust me.”
Minsu slumped over, “I think it could be cool to go. Have fun.”
Se-mi scowled, “No ones stopping you.”
“Well, I don't want to go if you're not going.”
Se-mi blushed. It was nice to feel needed.
The bell rang, reminding the students to hurry off to class.
Se-mi stopped by her locker to quickly drop off her lunchbox and pick up her science notebook.
She marched off to science class. None of her idiotic friends were in the class, just Hyun-ju, who has been friendly to her.
She settled in her seat next to Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju wore the male uniform, a green over shirt with a white undershirt and a plaid tie. She never seemed comfortable in those clothes. She had let her hair grow out, but still, she seemed very masculine. Se-mi never commented on this. She never wanted to stare at Hyun-ju for too long.
“Hey, Hyun-ju.”
Hyun-ju smiled at Se-mi. She was one of the few who called her Hyun-ju.
“Hey Se-mi.” Hyun-ju slid Se-mi her notebook “I took some extra notes yesterday. Maybe you'd want them.”
Se-mi smiled, grateful. Hyun-ju always paid attention in class and helped out Se-mi.
“So… During lunch, when Subong and Namgyu invited me to their party, were they being… genuine?”
Se-mi nodded, “They meant it. You should come. Bring a friend.”
Hyun-ju laughed, “You know Youngmi is my only friend.” She smiled, “Will you be going?”
Se-mi paused. “No, but you and Youngmi are welcome to go.”
Hyun-ju slumped back in her chair. “The boys who bully me will probably be there. Better not.”
They worked in silence while Se-mi was deep in thought. She wanted Hyun-ju to feel welcome. If she didn't go, Hyun-ju wouldn't go either. She felt horrible for her. She had already been bullied. She just wanted one night of fun.
Se-mi made up her mind. She would go to the damn party.
“Actually, I’ll go. To the party.”
Hyun-ju smiled at her, and continued writing in her notebook.
The teacher continued talking until Se-mi was bored out of her mind. Finally, the bell rang, allowing the students to leave.
The moment class ended, Se-mi texted Minsu.
im going to the party. come with me??
He didn't respond.
Se-mi had her next class with Thanos and Namgyu. History.
They sat in the back of history class. Thanos had snuck his phone in.
He grinned from ear to ear when he heard Se-mi and Minsu would be coming to the party.
“We need to find another way to get the beer.” Thanos sighed.
“We could try to look older. Then maybe they'd sell to us. Getting a fake ID is too hard.”
“Lets dress up super old, like my grandpa. I could steal his ID if they ask us.”
Thanos nodded.
Se-mi laughed. She honestly hoped they got caught. That would be a sight.
“Anyways, look at this new song I'm making. I’ll post it on SoundCloud once I'm done.” He adjusted the volume slightly so Namgyu and Se-mi could hear.
“Thanos, rap legend.”
Se-mi chuckled just hearing the introduction.
“I take over the world with a snap. Boom! Ya gone like that!”
“Subong, Namgyu, Se-mi.” The teacher leaned over them.
Thanos handed him the phone.
“I'll put you on a warning today, just because I'm so nice.” He gruffly announced. “Come back at the end of the school day for it back.”
Mr. Hwang was always so strict.
At the end of the school day, Thanos came scrambling back for his phone.
Class dragged on, but once it was over, Minsu had texted back.
Okay
Se-mi stared at herself in the mirror. She had no idea what to wear for Thanos’s dumb party. The idiot had never specified what to wear.
Jeans maybe. With a black long sleeved shirt. Yes, she decided. Although plain, the outfit would suffice.
Jewelry. She needed jewelry. She adjusted her silver nose jewelry and added on a silver necklace and silver hoop earrings.
She admired the outfit in her mirror. She smiled. She looked beautiful.
She slipped on black boots and headed out the door.
She knocked on the door to Thanos’s house.
Thanos opened it and lead her to the garage. It had wooden paneling, but there were speakers set up. 2 couches faced each other. He offered her a drink, which she declined.
“Wheres everyone else?”
“Gyeongsu had to walk since his mom won't drive him. Good thing you live near.” He laughed.
Thanos started opening the garage door. He welcomed in more people. He started playing electronica music. It hurt Se-mi’s ears.
Minsu and Namgyu walked into the garage, giving Thanos a quick greeting.
“Wow, Se-mi you look pretty.” Minsu complimented her.
“Thanks,” she blushed, “You don't look bad yourself.”
Gyeong su finally arrived.
The party finally started to get wild. More people kept showing up, more than expected.
Se-mi reluctantly took a beer from the case. She dared Minsu to take a sip.
He did. He immediately ran off to the bathroom to throw up.
Thanos and Namgyu laughed their asses off.
Hyun-ju nervously walked into the garage, Youngmi following her. Se-mi started to talk with her, until someone discovered Thanos had a pool. Quickly, all attention was brought to the pool.
Se-mi sat with Hyun-ju at the poolside.
“Why did they invite me, anyways?” She asked, letting her hand be submerged in the water.
Se-mi stayed quiet. Hyun-ju wouldn't like the real answer. That she had told them to invite her or she wouldn't go.
“I don't know…” She played with the water.
“Well, tell them thanks, I guess.”
“Yeah. They're assholes but they're nice.”
Hyun-ju chuckled.
Se-mi looked into the pool. It was crowded with people from school she had barely ever spoken to.
Would Hyun-ju be alright by herself?
“Hyun-ju” Se-mi asked, “Would it be alright if I left you now?”
Hyun-ju nodded and waved her off.
Namgyu, Se-mi, Minsu, and Thanos remained in the basement.
Thanos started to play his own music.
“This sounds like shit.” Se-mi playfully teased, plopping down on the murky couch with Minsu.
“Yeah, whatever. Just jealous of my talent.” Thanos leaned over to Namgyu to show him the new song he had been planning to release on SoundCloud.
Minsu and Se-mi sat on one couch while Namgyu and Thanos sat on the other.
Thanos took another swig of his beer. Namgyu took a sip of his. So did Se-mi. Minsu recoiled at the thought of having one.
“I'm surprised Hyun-ju showed up.” Thanos commented.
“Yeah, I told her that she should come… I wonder where she is.”
“Probably in the pool.” Namgyu sighed. He reached for another beer.
“Yeah, I talked to her for a little. It's getting late.”
“It's only 12.” Namgyu slurred, throwing an empty beer can at Se-mi.
She threw it back, harder.
Silence filled the air. It was a comfortable silence. Until Thanos broke it.
“Namgyu.”
“Yeah?”
“You ever had sex with a girl?”
Se-mi laughed, “I have.”
“Shut up, fag.” Namgyu retorted.
Se-mi sat up and threw her partially full beer can at him.
Everyone except Namgyu laughed.
“Seriously.” Thanos sighed.
Namgyu rolled his eyes. “What kind of question is that?”
Thanos stayed silent.
Se-mi laughed. “He's asking if you’re gay, idiot.”
“I am not!” Namgyu shouted out.
“You're the one cuddling up to him.”
Thanos immediately pulled away from Namgyu.
“Fuck off.” Namgyu sighed. “Aren't you gay, anyways?”
Se-mi paused to think. “Yeah. Sort of. I don't know.”
“Y’know, everyone thinks Minsu is your boyfriend.” Namgyu stated.
Se-mi spoke without thinking, “Let them think that. I don't care what people think.” She glanced over at Minsu.
He was blushing, covering his face with his hands.
“Everyone thinks Thanos is your boyfriend, what do you think of that?” Se-mi taunted Namgyu.
He sat up straight, “Do they really?” Anger washed over him. “Who said that?”
Se-mi laughed. She played with Minsu’s hair, he was sprawled out on top of her.
Namgyu chugged his beer down, “Well, look at you fags.”
“Even if we were together, we’d be straight, idiot. You've been cuddled up with Thanos for the past hour. Just kiss already.”
Thanos laughed and stared at Namgyu. “Yeah, come on, let's kiss.”
Se-mi giggled, “Bet you 1-”
Thanos pushed Namgyu into a kiss.
Se-mi laughed while yelling, “Fags!”
She waited for them to stop. They didn't.
“Oh shit, they're really getting into it.”
Minsu softly laughed while staring at her.
She snuck a glance at them. They wouldn't noticed if she kissed Minsu really fast. He wouldn't say anything, either.
She pulled him closer to her and kissed him.
The kiss was over fast. Se-mi didn't want Namgyu and Thanos to see. She’d never hear the end of it. She turned to see Thanos and Namgyu still kissing.
Se-mi dug her fingers into Minsu’s hair and pulled him up to her.
He wrapped his arms around her.
She sat up a little, dragging him with her. She pushed her lips harder against his.
“Ow.” He pulled away.
Se-mi blushed, “Sorry.”
Namgyu and Thanos had pushed against each other on the couch, fighting for dominance.
Se-mi felt a little repulsed at the sight of them aggressively making out. She left the garage and walked into the kitchen. She poured herself a glass of water and helped herself to a cookie she saw in the pantry. Minsu trailed after her.
They sat on the chairs adjacent to the table. The tension in the air could have been sliced like butter.
“Should we go back?” Minsu asked.
They were surely still making out and now that they were alone they could be doing anything. “Nope.” Se-mi stayed put in the kitchen with Minsu.
Se-mi walked to the back of the house to check on Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju was splashing around in the pool with Youngmi, laughing and enjoying herself.
Se-mi was glad to see no one had made fun of her.
“I’m going home.” She yelled out to Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju nodded and waved her off.
Se-mi walked back into the kitchen. “Minsu,” She declared, “I’m going home.”
“Oh.” He sighed, “Can you bring me home?”
She nodded.
Minsu questioned, “Should we say goodbye to Subong and Namgyu?”
Se-mi sighed in agreement. It would be polite. She gently pushed the door open to the garage.
Chapter 2
Notes:
I added a few new tags just for this chapter so maybe reread those
English isn't my first language sry and I have trouble with the uses of lying/lay/lie down or whatever
anyways I've been writing this exclusive 2am so beware of spelling/grammar mistakes 😱😱😱
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Se-mi covered her hands with her eyes and used her other hand to cover Minsu's eyes, slowly entering the room. “Are you guys done?”
Thanos peeled off Namgyu and ran towards Se-mi and Minsu, shirtless and sweaty with his eyes wide.
Se-mi reluctantly pulled her hand away from her face. “Shirt.” She whispers, repulsed.
Namgyu threw Thanos’s shirt that's had fallen to the floor at him. He quickly slipped it on.
“We were just-”
“I don't want to hear it.”
Thanos’s shoulders slumped back. Namgyu moved past Se-mi, Minsu, and Thanos, exiting the garage.
“Where are you going?” Thanos called out to him, to no reply.
“We're leaving too.” Se-mi sighed.
“Oh. Uh, okay, I’ll see you guys on Monday, I guess.” He stammered.
Se-mi and Minsu walked towards the front door.
“Does your mom even know you're here?” Se-mi asked, curious.
“No. Not that she would care.”
She ran her fingers through his slick hair. “Will I have to sneak you in?” She snickered.
“It's fine, she won't notice.” He responded.
Se-mi leaned down to kiss him briefly.
Namgyu squinted his eyes at them across the hall. “I saw that.” He shouted.
Se-mi dragged Minsu out the door towards her car, running from Namgyu who was laughing hysterically.
Se-mi and Minsu walked to Se-mi's house in silence. Her car was in the garage of the house.
It was a beat up old dusty brown truck. It wasn't even her truck, really. It was her dad's, but he let her borrow it.
Minsu fumbled into the car and quickly closed the door behind him. Se-mi slammed the door behind her, making Minsu flinch.
“Se-mi.”
She stayed focused on the road, yet answered. “Yeah?”
Minsu paused, “What do you think they'll say?”
Se-mi sighed, irritated, “Who cares? Honestly. Even if they say something, you saw what they were doing. We have more ammunition.” She grinned.
Minsu softly laughed. “I guess so. Turn here. Should we say something about it when we see them on Monday?”
Se-mi turned the car. “Only if they say something first.”
“Right.” He drummed on his lap. He wasn't quite sure what to say, especially after their kiss. It had never occurred to him Se-mi might like him back. It was always Se-mi inciting it. Maybe she liked him.
Se-mi continued driving, thinking about Minsu. He had seemed so shy, she couldn't tell if he actually liked her. He hardly ever spoke his true feelings, which irritated her immensely.
They parked outside of his house. Se-mi reached for the door handle, but Minsu grabbed her hand. “I don't want to leave yet.”
Se-mi's lips curled into a smile. Before she could speak, she heard a loud noise coming from Minsu's house.
“Get out. Get out. Don't come back!” Minsu's mom yelled at his dad.
Se-mi and Minsu ducked, hiding in the truck. They watched his parents closely.
“I'm sorry. I thought the damn thing would win!”
She shouted, “Shut up. We can't pay fucking rent. We were already a week late last month. The landlord is going to evict us!”
“I can come back with the money tomorrow!” He yelled.
“You say that every month! But it's always me who has to pick up extra shifts, who has to dump Minsu off at a friend's house, pays most of the rent, and takes care of all of you.”
“I’m coming back tomorrow.”
“No. If you comeback I'll call the fucking police.” She slammed the door in his face. He sat on the doorstep, waiting.
A minute later, she came out and threw a duffel bag full of clothes at him. “Take your shit and don't come back.”
He started knocking on the door frantically, begging to be let in.
Se-mi scowled. She couldn't leave Minsu here.
Minsu cowered, hiding below the car's dashboard. He crawled into fetal position as tears streamed down his face.
Se-mi got up and settled into the driver's seat.
“Stay at my house.”
“What?” Minsu stammered, eyes shifting.
Se-mi softly smiled, “Stay at my house.” She repeated, reaching her hand out to him to lift him up.
Stepping on the gas pedal, she started to drive towards her house, knowing her parents wouldn't care.
On the way to Se-mi's house, they passed Thanos's house. The music was still blasting, although they couldn't see anyone.
Se-mi slowed down the car. She peered out. No one was visible. She continued driving back to her house.
The car came to a slow halt in front of Se-mi's house.
She slowly opened the door of the house, careful not to make it creak.
Once the door was open, it was easy to slip past her parents. They sat on the couch, watching TV, unaware that their daughter was bringing in a boy.
Se-mi's room was on the first floor. She dimmed the LED lights to a deep purple.
“What's up with your parents?” She asked, plopping down onto her bed.
Minsu shifted uncomfortably, taking a seat in a chair. He stayed silent, admiring the many posters in Se-mi's room and taking in his surroundings. Finally, he spoke. “They argue sometimes. It's normal.” He shrugged it off.
Se-mi let the silence blanket them.
She grabbed her black pajamas and left for the bathroom.
After she had changed, she knocked on the door and entered the room again.
She lent Minsu a baggy shirt and shorts to wear.
She lay on the complete edge of the bed while Minsu lay on the other edge.
Minsu couldn't sleep. He could only think about his parents. They had never been perfect, but they had been fighting so much recently that he just couldn't stand being in the same room as them.
He turned towards Se-mi and gently held her hand.
She turned to face him. She caressed his face softly.
He slumped his head into her arm and began to cry.
Wrapping her arms around him, Se-mi cradled him as he sobbed.
Se-mi completely turned the lights off and let Minsu cry into her arms for what seemed like eternity.
He cried until he was breathless, forcing himself to take labored breaths before falling asleep in Se-mi's arms.
Normally, she would have gone on her phone before sleeping. But Minsu looked so peaceful when he slept and she couldn't find it in her heart to disturb him.
The next morning, Minsu woke earlier than Se-mi. He breathed a sigh of relief that it hadn't just been a dream. He waited patiently for Se-mi to wake up, wrapping the blanket around him.
He watched Se-mi sleep, afraid to wake her.
Se-mi woke, fluttering her eyes and she stared right at Minsu.
He blushed and turned away.
Se-mi had almost forgotten that he had spent the night.
Her parents would eventually see him. Although she wanted him to stay, it was the safest option. She reached for her nightstand, flapping her hand around for her phone. She grabbed it and checked what time it was.
9:34
“Shit.” Se-mi whispered, starting to rise from her bed.
“What's wrong?” Minsu asked, watching her get up.
She ran her finger over her lips, “My parents are awake.”
Minsu pushed himself up from the bed and grabbed his clothes from her dresser.
She poked her head out of the door to check for her parents. She motioned for Minsu to go to the bathroom. She waited outside for him to change his clothes.
She turned her head towards the kitchen, watching her mother and father.
“Good morning.” She muttered.
They smiled at her.
“Good morning.” Her mom replied, pouring herself a cup of coffee. “Coffee?” She offered it to Se-mi.
Se-mi shook her head. She usually would have accepted it, but leaving the bathroom door was far too dangerous.
The kitchen was across the hall from the bathroom, so they would absolutely see Minsu. Se-mi tapped the door with one of her fingers.
The door creaked open and Se-mi slipped in.
“My parents are in the kitchen.” She whispered, terrified to make a sound.
He gulped, “What do we do?”
Se-mi made a mental map of her house. There was no window to go through in the bathroom. If she opened the door, she could block their view from the kitchen. Then, she could just have Minsu go through the front door.
She cracked open the door and pushed it completely open, covering the opening between the kitchen hall and the bathroom.
Once the door was completely open, she pushed Minsu in front of her and rushed him out the front door.
He stood across from her, sadly staring at her.
“I’ll see you Monday.” She smiled, trying to cheer him up.
She slammed the door shut after hearing footsteps walking towards her.
“Who was that?” Her father asked, taking a sip of coffee from his mug.
“Mailman.” She muttered, heading back to her room.
Monday had finally come. Se-mi had been dreading it the entire weekend. She hadn’t talked to anyone from school, not even Hyun-ju.
She stepped out of her mom's car. It flew past her, and she stood in front of the school.
She scanned the school yard for anyone she knew. She didn’t see anyone of notice.
She sat at a table outside, making sure no one saw her. She sat in silence, scrolling through her phone, waiting for school to start.
“Se-mi!” A voice called out.
Se-mi whipped her head around to see Hyun-ju. She breathed a sigh of relief. “Hey.”
She sat next to her. “Why’d you leave early the other night?”
Se-mi bit the nail of her index finger. “Yeah, sorry. Uh, something came up.” She nodded her head.
“Oh, alright. Well, it was really fun.” She fidgeted with her hands and continued talking, “Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, don’t worry about it.” Se-mi rose from the table. “Class is starting soon. I should go.” She headed into the building and rushed into the bathroom.
Ten minutes before gym class started. It was a huge class, with Gyeong-su, Thanos, Minsu, and Namgyu.
Namgyu would definitely bring something up. But given what he had done with Thanos, maybe he’d shut up for once.
Gyeong-su! She had forgotten about him. She was pretty sure he hadn’t seen anything, but after they had left, maybe he saw Namgyu and Thanos.
She checked her phone. Class would start in a minute. She speed walked through the halls, arms sticking to her sides.
She entered the gymnasium. Most people started to spill into class and they sat onto the bleachers, waiting for class to start.
Most days, Namgyu and Thanos would sit together on the bleachers, but today they sat further apart.
Gyeong-su sat in between them, listening eagerly to everything Thanos was saying.
Minsu hadn’t gotten to class yet.
Se-mi made her way towards the group and sat herself next to them. She refused to make eye contact with any of them and stared at her feet.
The bell rang and the gym teacher started taking attendance.
Se-mi’s mind drifted to Minsu. He was never late; always on time. Where could he be?
Chapter 3
Notes:
i couldnt decide whether to work on this or work on a team thanos chatfic.. so i kept alternating between the two lmao
myung-gi might play an important part in the fic cant decide yet idk
the team captains won’t be relevant after this, so dw about remembering their names or anything
yes i giggled everytime i wrote balls im immature so what
i realized ive been writing hyun-ju’s name wrong (i wrote hyunju not hyun-ju) so i fixed that for this chapter and the previous ones too
i got so invested in writing the dodgeball stuff so sorry if this is dragging out gym class
honestly i love this chapter so much cus like i feel like its sorta parallel to the games in the show and yes the characters are dramatic and will pretend they’re pretty much fucking dying and i think its hilarious anyways
i was having the time of my life writing this chapter
ok enough yapping enjoy the chapter
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Minsu pushed the doors open and sprinted over to the bleachers.
The gym teacher took note of this.
“Everything alright?” Se-mi reached for his hand.
He pulled away. “Yeah.” He turned away from her.
The teacher sent away the boys and girls to their own respective locker rooms to change. They would be playing dodgeball today.
Thanos began to think about who to choose for dodgeball. He was always a team captain in gym class. He would normally choose Namgyu and Gyeong-su, then occasionally let Se-mi and Minsu be on his team, but after Friday, things had been awkward with Namgyu. They hadn’t texted everyday like they normally would. They hadn’t talked at all.
He stared at himself in the mirror. That morning, he had stolen some of his sisters makeup. He couldn’t go to school with a giant red spot on his neck.
He looked around before he touched the spot on his neck. It had been covered well enough. Those people on the YouTube tutorial were right.
He gave a head nod to Namgyu as he headed out the door to the gymnasium, leaving the locker room.
Se-mi stood next to Minsu, hands laying awkwardly to her sides.
“So, how was your weekend?” She asked.
“Fine.” He responded, uninterested.
Once Namgyu and Gyeong-su returned to the gymnasium, they all grouped up.
The gym teacher read off a clipboard in her robotic voice. “The game you will be playing today is dodgeball. I will now explain the rules of the game. All students will wait behind the white line until the buzzer rings. Once the buzzer rings, you may go to the middle of the gym where all the balls are. The objective of the game is to get out your opposing team by throwing the dodgeballs at them or catching the balls they throw. You can be eliminated by stepping out of the bounds, being hit by a ball, or if your thrown ball is caught. If one of your teammates eliminates the person who eliminated you, you may be revived in the game.” She set the clipboard down. “Good luck.”
Thanos headed to the front of the gymnasium, with three of the other usual team captains.
His eyes wandered over the whole class. First pick would be easy enough. “Gyeong-su.” He pointed him out.
Gyeong-su pumped his fist and stood next to Thanos.
They watched as their classmates were picked by the other team captains.
“Se-mi.” He pointed her out.
Namgyu rolled his eyes. “He’s picking her before me?” He muttered under his breath.
Standing next to him was Lee Myung-gi. He smirked after seeing Namgyu hadn’t been selected yet. “Namgyu.” He loudly announced, craning his neck to see Thanos’s reaction.
Thanos turned to Myung-gi, scowling.
Namgyu trudged over to Myung-gi’s team.
“Minsu.” Thanos pointed to him.
Thanos scanned the room. There was a few of his classmates left who hadn’t been chosen yet. They hadn’t been chosen for a reason, he thought to himself.
Se-mi whispered to Thanos, “Pick Hyun-ju.”
Thanos grimaced. He had never paid attention to her during gym. She was always last pick. Was it because she was bad or because she was bullied?
Looking around the room, there wasn’t any good options. He looked back at Se-mi.
“It’s just a game, not life or death. Just pick her.”
Thanos sighed and muttered. “Hyun-ju.”
She lifted her head. “Were you talking to me?”
Thanos rolled his head around, “Yeah. Come here.”
She looked around and reluctantly walked towards him.
The other teams began to whisper amongst themselves. Thanos would’ve never picked her. On top of that, he didn’t choose Namgyu first either?
The team captains finished their team selection. Two of the teams would sit out while the other teams played and they would alternate.
“The first team playing will be Subong’s team. They will play against Yu-Jun’s team.”
Thanos’s team waited behind the white line, waiting for the gym teacher to ring the buzzer and start the game.
Thanos inched his foot as close as it could be to the white line. He pushed his other foot behind him, assuming a runners position.
BZZ! The buzzer rang, signaling to everyone to start running.
Thanos charged towards the middle of the gymnasium, where all the dodgeballs were.
Se-mi took a few steps forward. Minsu and Hyun-ju stuck close by her. They watched as Thanos started to throw balls at the other team.
A few other people on their team joined in on shooting with him, standing next to him and pummeling the other team.
“You should go up, Hyun-ju.” Se-mi yelled, trying to be heard of the booming music from 2016 the gym teacher was playing and the noises of the bouncing rubber of the dodgeballs.
“I don’t-” Hyun-ju ducked, dodging a ball. “Know. Thanos looks-” She slid to the side, avoiding another ball being hurled at her. “Busy. Everyone on the other team is so good.” She muttered.
A ball flew through the air, heading right towards Se-mi. She ducked and felt it graze her hair.
She wiped her forehead.
Thano was on the edge of the line, leaping and ducking over every ball thrown at him. He started pelting the balls at the other team with haste.
Se-mi and Minsu formed a line behind Hyun-ju, using her as protection. She held a ball in her hand, but didn’t throw it.
A ball darted right at Thanos. He leaned back, arms flailing, barely missed. He lie on the floor, laboring his breaths.
He turned his head and saw a ball shooting right at his chest. He tried futily to get up, but the ball had already smacked him.
“No!” He yelled out.
Namgyu rolled his eyes from the sidelines. “Dramatic.” He muttered.
Thanos wandered back to the sidelines.
“Shit.” Se-mi whispered. Thanos had mostly been shooting the balls. “Who got you out?” She yelled towards Thanos.
“Their captain!” He shouted back.
Se-mi nodded. If she could just get their team captain, then Thanos could come back.
She grabbed a ball rolling on the floor and moved towards the middle of the gym.
Yu-jun, the other teams team captain, was wide open. He moved quickly, throwing balls.
Se-mi locked eyes with him. She threw the ball with all her force.
It landed a foot away from him.
“Fuck.” She muttered, running back behind Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju covered them, watching eagerly as he took out more of her teammates. Yu-jun had almost knocked out half their team.
“Hyun-ju.” Se-mi muttered. “It’s now or never. Shoot at Yu-jun.”
“I can’t!”
“Just do it.” Se-mi passed her a ball. “You’re the strongest of all of us.”
Hyun-ju paused, then nodded. “Someone distract him.”
Se-mi ran over to a ball, hoping to catch Yu-Jun’s attention into throwing a ball at her.
Hyun-ju gripped the ball and focused.
Yu-jun smirked, and shot a ball right at Se-mi.
Hyun-ju glared right at Yu-jun and threw with all her might.
Yu-jun fell once the ball hit him in the leg.
Hyun-ju blushed. “I was aiming for his face.”
Thanos and ran back onto the field. “Thank you, Hyun-ju!” He shouted out, picking up a ball and hurling it at the other team.
In no time, Thanos had wiped out the entire team.
Thanos’s team sat down on the sides of the gym while Myung-gi’s team went up against the white line.
BZZ! The buzzer sounded, startling Namgyu. He sprinted towards the middle of the gym, grabbing a dodgeball and throwing it up in the air, hoping to hit someone.
He turned around to see most of his team standing in the back, useless.
“Do something!” He yelled at them.
Myung-gi ran up next to him, launching a ball directly in the face of someone on the opposing team.
Myung-gi and Namgyu worked tirelessly, shooting at the other team and defending themselves.
Namgyu turned around only to see most of the team was sitting on the sidelines. Only a few people were remaining.
“Myung-gi.” Namgyu muttered.
Myung-gi dodged and yelled, “What?”
“Our team’s dead.” He motioned behind them.
“Cover me.” He shouted, turning back quickly while Namgyu watched over him. “Shit, your right.”
“What do we do?” Namgyu asked, sliding to the right, avoiding another dodgeball.
“They’re useless anyways. Continue on.” He muttered. “Hey, you!”
A boy behind them yelled out, “Me?”
“Yeah. Stop being useless and come help us.”
He nodded and ran over to them. He managed to land a few hits on the other team.
Myung-gi turned to him. “You’re doing pretty good!” He crouched, dodging another ball.
“Yeah. What’s your name?”
“Dae-ho.” He smiled. A second later, a ball came whizzing right at his face, knocking him out.
Myung-gi and Namgyu jumped back.
“Who was it?” Namgyu yelled out at him.
Dae-ho rubbed his face, “Forget it. I’m going to the nurse’s office.”
Namgyu rolled his eyes. “Fucking wimp.”
“Hey!” Myung-gi called out to his team sitting on the sidelines. “Who got you all out?”
A few of them pointed to a boy hiding behind another.
Namgyu whispered, “I have a plan. First, shoot him down.”
Myung-gi wound his arm up and flung the ball at the boy. He fell down, and a small part of their team was revived.
Namgyu jumped in excitement. “Alright, everyone!” He turned to face the team. “Cover me,” He whispered to Myung-gi. “Listen up! We’re all going to shoot down one person at a time. Okay? First target…” He whipped his head around. “Her.” He pointed at a scared looking girl.
“Three… two.. one!” He shouted.
The team flung as many balls as they could at her all at once. She was unable to dodge them.
Namgyu laughed. His plan had worked!
He pointed out the next target. “Three, two, one!” The plan worked again!
He grinned.
Eventually, only one boy remained. He had been hiding behind everyone the whole time. He walked towards the center of the gym, covered his face and stuck out his arm.
Namgyu gently threw a ball at his arm. “Easy.” He laughed, turning to face his team.
“You missed.” Myung-gi sighed. He pelted a ball at the boy.
Namgyu scratched his neck.
“The two winners of the previous games will now go against each other.” The gym teacher announced.
Thanos’s team stood behind the white line.
Myung-gi’s team did the same, glaring down the opposing team.
Dae-ho rushed back onto the court. “The teacher said I couldn’t go to the nurse’s office.” He complained.
BZZ!
Thanos, Myung-gi and Namgyu rushed to the middle of the gymnasium.
Thanos rolled a few balls back to the rest of his team, grabbed one for himself and ran back.
Se-mi and Minsu hid behind Hyun-ju. She dodged the few balls in her direction, calling out to them when to duck.
Namgyu shouted out to his team, “Lets repeat last games plan!”
Thanos shouted out. “Defend yourselves! Hide behind someone!” He dove behind Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju panicked, “Why’s everyone hiding behind me?”
“You’re the tallest. Now, start shooting!”
Hyun-ju started shaking. “I can’t!”
Thanos groaned and ran out in front of her. He launched a ball right at Namgyu.
Namgyu ducked just in time.
“Go after Hyun-ju!” He grinned, “I’ll get rid of him.”
He threw a ball right at Thanos’s head.
He swerved right. The ball grazed his neck. He wiped the spot. Staring at his fingers, he was met with pasty foundation. He sucked in a breath. He held his hand over his neck.
He ran back, hiding behind Hyun-ju.
“What are you doing?” Se-mi asked, watching him cover his neck. “Go shoot at them. And stop holding your neck.”
He stayed silent, continuing to grip his own neck.
Hyun-ju yelled, “Duck!”
Se-mi followed her, crouching down immediately.
“Ow!” Minsu yelled, rubbing his face.
Se-mi had forgotten he was hiding behind her.
Thanos turned and shouted out, “Minsu! Who hit you?”
Minsu shrugged and walked towards the sides of the gym with a few of his teammates.
Se-mi shouted out, “Namgyu!”
Thanos licked his lips and turned back towards Namgyu.
He picked up a ball with his free hand flung it as fast as he could towards Namgyu. Since it was his left hand, he missed terribly.
Namgyu still yelped and dove to the floor.
He picked up a ball and aimed towards Thanos’s legs.
Thanos leaped up and called for help.
Hyun-ju rushed to the front with Thanos. He tossed her a ball.
She wound her arm up and and threw a dodgeball at Namgyu.
The ball curved and moved towards the team captain. He fell to the floor, but it was too late. The ball had hit him. He grumbled under his breath and moved to the sidelines of the gym.
“Get Namgyu!” Thanos shouted, dodging another ball.
Hyun-ju quivered. She had a target on her back, now more than ever.
Se-mi stepped up with her. She had never tried hard or really participated in gym class, but she was willing to for Hyun-ju.
“Cover her!” Thanos yelled at Se-mi, pointing to Hyun-ju.
Se-mi tapped on her shoulder. “Get Namgyu.” She whispered.
She nodded. She wound up her arm again and aimed for Namgyu.
He ducked behind another teammate. Hyun-ju watched as he reached down for a ball and quickly slid to the side. Once he threw the ball, he slid back in place.
The ball glided through the air, directed at Hyun-ju. Se-mi leaped in front of her, taking the hit. She crumpled back, the ball hitting her in the stomach. She crumpled down.
“Se-mi!’ Hyun-ju shouted.
“Go!” Se-mi yelled.
She got up and walked to the sidelines, seating herself next to Minsu.
Namgyu ducked behind a boy on his team, biding his time. If he came out, he’d immediately get shot down by Hyun-ju or Thanos. He had no idea she could throw a ball. He couldn’t hide forever.
“We can both throw two balls at him,” Hyun-ju planned. “And eliminate him that way.”
“I can’t.” Thanos muttered, barely dodging a ball.
“Why not?” She shouted, attempting to hit the boy in front of Namgyu.
“I just can't, alright? Drop it.” Thanos barked.
“Gyeong-su!” Hyun-ju shouted, “Come help!”
Gyeong-su ran over gripping a ball and throwing with all his might.
He missed.
“Try to catch a ball!” She shouted.
His hands shook as he flailed them, trying to bait the other students to throw at him.
“Subong! Fucking throw!” She yelled.
“No!” He shouted back.
“Is your arm stuck to your neck or something?” Gyeong-su shouted out, finally managing to catch a ball.
“My neck’s just… itchy, okay?” He thrusted a ball in the general direction of Namgyu.
Hyun-ju managed to hit the boy in front of Namgyu.
Namgyus mind scrambled. He ran behind someone else. He was running out of people to hide behind. “Hey.” He whispered. “Shoot Thanos. He can’t shoot well with one hand.”
“Who?” The boy muttered.
“Shit. Subong.”
The boy aimed and threw a ball right at Thanos.
He managed to swerve his head away, just barely.
Thanos needed this game to be over. Fast. Running behind Hyun-ju, he quickly counted how many students were left.
Five. Myung-gi, Namgyu, another boy, and two other girls.
Using his one good arm, he managed to shoot down one of the girls.
On the sidelines, Se-mi whispered to Minsu. “Who do you think is going to win?”
“Namgyu. Thanos won't put his arm down and the team needs him to win.”
Se-mi nodded. After a pause, she held his hand. “Are you sure everything's really okay?”
“Stop asking me.” He pulled away from her.
Four. Thanos turned back to his own team. Hyun-ju, Gyeong-su, and another boy.
Thanos sprinted in front of Gyeong-su.
“Catch!” He yelled, running past him.
A ball pelted Gyeong-su in the stomach.
“Fuck!” He yelled out, wobbling over to the sidelines.
Se-mi sighed. “Couldn't catch a ball?”
“Not to save my life.” Gyeong-su sighed.
“He's taking this way too seriously.” She muttered.
Thanos grimaced. Gyeong-su was out. They would surely lose.
“Hyun-ju. You'll have to carry the team.” He whispered.
“Why can't you?” She mumbled. “You've got two working hands. Use them!”
Thanos hurled a ball at the remaining girl while Hyun-ju flung a ball at the remaining boy.
Just Myung-gi and Namgyu left.
Myung-gi wound his arm up and hit the remaining boy.
Just Hyun-ju and Thanos left.
“Why is he disabling himself?” Myung-gi wondered aloud.
“Maybe he likes the challenge. Namgyu mumbled. He turned to face Myung-gi and winked at him.
Myung-gi scowled at him.
“Hyun-ju.” He whispered. “Three, two, one!”
Namgyu and Myung-gi both pelted the dodgeballs as hard as they could at Hyun-ju.
Hyun-ju turned, faced with the balls and stood, frozen.
Thanos leaped in front of her, taking the hit and falling to the floor.
He grinned. “Get them, Hyun-ju.” He smiled.
He walked back towards the sidelines with a smile on his face and his arms at his sides.
Se-mi laughed. “When's you get that?” She asked, pointing to his neck.
Immediately, his arm went right back on his neck. He whipped around. Everyone in class had seen. Shit.
“You idiot!” Hyun-ju called after him.
The class erupted into laughter.
Thanos slid down on the sidelines, burying himself in his hands.
“Now their whole team is back!” Hyun-ju shouted, watching in horror as most of Myung-gi’s team was revived.
Chapter 4
Notes:
ok i had to open a whole incognito window for this but anyways
i might get grounded if my parents find out i looked that up but its ok
anyways this is prob not accurate but i had fun writing so wtv
Chapter Text
Thanos started at the hickey in the mirror. Was there even a point in covering it up? Everyone had seen it.
It was pointless anyways. He hadn't brought the foundation to school.
He had brought a hoodie for a reason. The teachers wouldn't let him wear the hood though. It'd be a temporary solution.
He pulled the hood over his face, right when Gyeong-su walked in.
“Who'd you get it from? Everyone wants to know.” He said, wide eyed.
“Shut up.” Thanos responded, turning his head in the mirror.
“Come on. I'll ask Namgyu, he'll tell me.”
Thanos went pale. “What?”
“You were probably hanging out with him all weekend. Or was it on Friday?”
He breathed a small sigh of relief. “Stop asking questions.”
“Was it from Se-mi?”
He laughed. “That lesbian?”
“Really? She's a lesbian?” Gyeong-su eyes widened completely.
“Wait.” He sputtered. “No. Don't repeat that.”
Gyeong-su laughed, turning to leave.
Thanos grabbed him by the collar. “I'm fucking serious, don't repeat that shit. She'll kick my ass and then I'll kick your ass.”
He nodded his head shakily.
Thanos let him go and walked out of the locker room.
He spotted Se-mi and Minsu chatting, leaning on the wall.
“Can you believe Myung-gi’s team won?” Se-mi asked, running her fingers through her hair.
“Honestly, I thought we would win.” He responded.
“Man of the hour.” Se-mi laughed while staring at Thanos.
“Shut it.” He muttered, pulling his hoodie tighter over him.
“Subong! Hoodie off.”
He felt the eyes of everyone glaring at the large red welt on his neck.
“Got anything I can use to cover this up?” He mumbled.
“No please?” She snorted.
He rolled his eyes. “Fucking please?”
She handed him a small bottle of foundation.
He stuck it in his pocket.
“You're not going to apply it now?”
“No. People will think I'm gay.”
Se-mi and Minsu exchanged glances.
Gyeong-su and Namgyu walked over.
“Good game.” Namgyu murmured.
He stuck his hand out to shake Thanos’s hand.
Thanos held his hand, which prompted Namgyu to pull away. He wiped his hands on his pants.
The bell rang. Thanos ran out of the gym and headed into the bathroom, dragging Namgyu with him.
“Guard the door.” He ordered.
Namgyu sighed and watched the door. “Don't just grab me and drag me to the bathroom.” He complained.
“Why?” He applied the foundation.
“Everyone sees that hickey and now everyone sees me getting dragged into the bathroom.”
“Well, it's not like that.” He sighed.
Walking closer towards Thanos, Namgyu whispered, “Unless…”
Gyeong-su slammed open the door.
Namgyu flinched, moving further from Thanos.
Thanos blended the foundation out with his finger.
“Why bother covering it up?” Gyeong-su asked, washing his hands.
“I don't want more people to see it. Remind me to give this back to Se-mi.” He shoved the bottle into his backpack.
“So, are you going to tell me?” Gyeong-su questioned.
“No. Why are you even here?” Thanos asked, ripping off a paper towel to dry his hands.
“I don't know. I saw you two going in here.”
“What, you wanted to piss with us?” Namgyu laughed, leaving the bathroom.
“Seriously, dude, tell me. I'll find out eventually.” Gyeong-su scratched his head.
Thanos left for Spanish class.
“Hola clase!” The Spanish teacher enthusiastically cheered, waving in the students.
Thanos sunk into his seat next to Namgyu.
“Does my neck look okay?” Thanos whispered.
“Stop worrying about it. It looks fine.” Namgyu brushed him off.
“Just checking.” He groaned. “What are we doing?”
Namgyu pulled out his notebook. “Notes. Chapter 5.”
“The words still look like gibberish.” Thanos complained.
He flipped his notebook to an empty page and began to copy down the notes from the board.
Namgyu reached into his backpack for a tiny little container and pulled out his glasses. Putting them on, he examined the board and rapidly wrote down the notes.
“You should come over to my house tonight.” Thanos suggested.
“Who’s going?” Namgyu asked, flipping between his notebook and textbook.
Thanos took a deep breath, “…Just us?”
Namgyu looked up from his textbook.
“JUST KIDDING!” Thanos blurted out. “Uhm, I asked Se-mi…” He trailed off.
“Seems cool. Are you going to invite Gyeong-su?”
“Nah. He's been pissing me off.” He whispered.
Thanos tapped his pencil on the desk.
He whispered as low as possible. “What would you do if we had a sleepover, just us, though?”
“Shut up.” Namgyu scowled at him.
“I was just kidding.” He giggled.
“You weren't.” Namgyu muttered under his breath. “Why didn't you text me last weekend?”
“Why didn't you?” Thanos fidgeted with his pencil.
“Figured you’d say something.” Namgyu spoke quietly, “It was your party.”
“Sorry.” He rolled his eyes.
Thanos inched his desk closer to Namgyu’s.
He started to kick Namgyu's foot.
“Stop that.” Namgyu groaned, punching Thanos’s arm.
In the art room, Se-mi and Minsu sat next to each other at a wooden table.
“Nice orange.” Se-mi smiled, staring at Minsu's drawing.
“It's a grapefruit.”
“Oh.” She blushed. “My bad.”
“It's fine.” He calmly used a darker orange to shade it.
Se-mi started to sketch an apple. She already had to re-do it four times and the drawings were due the next day. This had to be the one.
“I missed you.” Minsu whispered.
Se-mi smiled wide. “Really?”
He nodded. “Can I tell you something kind of embarrassing?”
She smiled, “Of course.”
He sighed, “Last night, my dad came home. Or, he tried. My mom didn't let him in. She kept yelling at him. And… I pretended you were there.”
He stayed silent and looked up at her. “I was late today because my mom forgot to take me to school.”
“She forgot?” Se-mi asked, puzzled.
He nodded. “She's busy with work and dealing with my dad that she forgets everything.”
Se-mi softly smiled, “Hey, I bet my mom can give you a ride. We can carpool to school together.”
Minsu’s face lit up, “Really? You'd do that?”
She nodded. “I'll ask her tonight.”
He focused back on his drawing. “Thanks.”
They drew in silence.
Back in Spanish class, Thanos was completely lost. “What the hell are we learning?” He whispered, leaning over to Namgyu.
Namgyu leaned over, “Present progressive.”
Thanos turned his head. He was a few inches away from Namgyu. He pulled back immediately.
“Don't get close to me.”
Namgyu huffed, “I didn't, you're the one who leaned in.”
Thanos snarled, “That was a joke.”
“So the whole thing was a joke?”
“Well, not compl- shut up.”
Thanos looked around him. No one seemed to notice their conversation.
“Stop talking so loudly about that.” Thanos sighed.
“Sorry, I guess.” He spoke lower. “Was that whole night really just a joke?”
Thanos didn't answer, he pretended to be invested in whatever the teacher was yammering on about.
“Did you hear me?” Namgyu kicked him.
“Stop being weird about this.” Thanos hissed.
“You're the one being weird.”
“What was that shit in the bathroom, then?” Thanos said, lowering his tone.
“I don't know what you're talking about.” Namgyu laughed.
Thanos slammed his desk. “You know exactly what I'm talking about!” He shouted.
“Subong. Principals office.” The teacher commanded, dropping her smile.
Thanos exhaled, leaving his chair and the room.
Namgyu let out a giggle.
Thanos whipped his head around. “Shut up!”
“You shut up!” Namgyu retorted.
“Namgyu. Principals office.”
He rolled his eyes. Lifting himself from his desk, he muttered to himself, “Fucking bitch.”
“What was that?”
Namgyu and Thanos ran out of the class.
“We're not actually going to the principal’s office, right?”
Thanos laughed. “I don't want to see that fucker.”
Namgyu nodded. “Where, then?”
“Se-mi and Minsu are in art.” Thanos smirked. “Let's visit them.”
Namgyu and Thanos skipped their way over to the art room. Everytime they passed a teacher, they would stop immediately.
Thanos peered into the art room.
After begging the art teacher to let them stay, she begrudgingly let them enter the classroom.
They both slid into seats next to Se-mi and Minsu.
“So, what are we up to?”
“Drawing. I need to get this done, don't bother me.”
Thanos rolled his eyes.
“Don't be rude.” Namgyu scoffed.
“To your boyfriend?” Se-mi whispered to herself.
“No, he's not!” Namgyu jumped to defend himself.
“You don't have to say it like that.” Thanos sighed. “Anyways, Se-mi, Minsu, do you guys want to come over to my house tonight for a sleepover?”
“I thought you already asked Se-mi.” Namgyu questioned.
“Uh, well, I'm asking for confirmation. Right?”
He widened his eyes at Se-mi.
She groaned, “Yeah. I’m going.”
Thanos exhaled in relief.
“I'll go too.” Minsu smiled.
“Great.” Thanos smiled.
Se-mi knocked on the front door, as it slowly creaked open.
“You in here?” She called out, stepping into Thanos’s house.
“In here!” Thanos called from his room.
Se-mi entered. “You cleaned up?” She asked, plopping herself onto his beanbag chair.
“Yeah. I even put up more posters.” He motioned to the growing wall of posters.
“Cool.” She paused, “Where are your parents?”
“Business trip.” He answered, fidgeting with a bright Rubix cube.
“Your doors unlocked!” A voice called from down the hall.
“It's fine!” Thanos shouted back.
Minsu entered the room.
Thanos sighed.
Minsu sat himself next to Se-mi on the blue beanbag.
“Wheres Namgyu?” Thanos huffed, “I don't want to be a third wheel.”
Se-mi threw a pillow at him. “Your boyfriend's probably on the way.”
Thanos rested his chin on his hand, “Has he said anything about me?” He paused, “Seriously.”
Se-mi ignored him, “Do you have any snacks?” She asked, heading towards the kitchen.
“I mean it!” He yelled.
Minsu trailed after her, leaving Thanos in his room.
Se-mi lifted up a pack of sour patch kids and searched through the pantry. She grabbed a pack of Twizzlers, M&M’s, and Skittles. She threw the pack at him.
She popped a twizzler into her mouth as she entered Thanos's room. “Alright, seriously. He never talks to me. Especially not about you.”
Thanos scrunched his face. “Minsu?”
He shook his head, “He doesn't talk about you, either.”
Namgyu entered the room. “Hey, guys.” he sat next to Thanos on the bed.
After a short moment of silence, Namgyu asked, “What?”
“Nothing.” Se-mi rolled her eyes. “Let's watch a movie.”
“I have a better idea.” Thanos grinned. He turned to Namgyu, “You brought money, right?”
Namgyu slowly nodded.
“Perfect. I found this guy on instagram who’s selling weed.”
“Ah, shit, not this.” Se-mi groaned, sinking into the chair.
“How much?” Namgyu asked, leaning over Thanos’s shoulder to look at his screen.
“Doesn’t say.” Thanos responded, scrolling through the page.
Se-mi and Minsu leaned over his neck, peering at the phone.
Thanos began to write a message.
“can i have one weed please”
“That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.” Se-mi laughed.
“How do I ask?” Thanos sighed, turning to her.
“I don’t know, not like that!”
“Look it up.” Minsu encouraged.
“I can’t have that in my browser history!”
“I’ll look it up.” Namgyu sighed, opening an incognito tab on his phone.
‘how much come in one stick of weed’
He rewrote it:
‘cuantities of weed’
“Its quantities. With a q.”
‘queuentaties of weed’
“Stop being an asshole.” Se-mi groaned.
Namgyu rewrote it for the last time:
‘quantities of weed’
“How much weed does one person needed?”
“This website says one person should get a gram.”
“So two grams for us…” Thanos looked up at Se-mi and Minsu.
“No,” Se-mi shook her head, turning towards Minsu.
“Why not?” Minsu pleaded.
“I am not being the only responsible one, okay?” Se-mi crossed her arms, “I don’t want to become an addict.”
“It’s one time.” Namgyu rolled his eyes.
Minsu nodded.
“No!” Se-mi rubbed her forehead in frustration.
“Okay, so three grams…”
“Ah, fuck, I might as well.” Se-mi sighed, defeated.”
“Order an eighth.” Namgyu said, reading off his phone. “That’s three and a half grams, close enough.”
“Okay, me and Namgyu will have a gram each and you guys can share one and a half.”
Se-mi nodded. “Oh, uh, I didn’t bring any money.”
Namgyu groaned, “Ugh. Then you’re not getting the weed.”
“Shut up. How was I supposed to know you were gonna buy any?”
“Bitch.”
“Stop it.” Thanos interrupted. He stared down at his phone screen while everyone crowded around him. “Wait, aren’t we just going to share a joint?”
“Yeah. Wait, how much is a joint?”
“Get, like, four joints to be safe.” Se-mi suggested.
Thanos started typing:
‘can i have 4 joints’
“Say, ‘yo, lemme get four joints.’”
Thanos wrote that down and clicked send.
Chapter 5
Notes:
idk how to feel about this chapter.. (I'm pretty sure I'm asexual and this is my first time writing smut so it's gonna be bad sry 😭😭)
added a few new tags maybe check those before reading
also nice we got 456 hits
(get it cus 456)
ok bye enjoy the chapter
Chapter Text
The group stared at Thanos’s phone, all hunched over it. They waited for a response.
“Should you have asked on your public account?” Se-mi asked.
“What if it's an undercover cop?” Minsu asked, curling into a ball.
“Why didn't you guys say this earlier?” Thanos shouted out, frantically flipping through his phone.
“Are we going to go to jail?!” Minsu cried out, hands over his face.
“He texted!” Thanos yelled, flipping back to the Instagram DM.
Namgyu read the text aloud.
‘alr, meet at peckman park in 30 minutes.’
Thanos cheered, “Woohoo!” He paused and examined his own outfit. “I have to change.” He ran over to his dresser, pulling out shirts frantically.
“Why? Want to impress the drug dealer?” Se-mi snorted.
Thanos slipped a chain over his head and looked at himself in his mirror.
“Looks good.” He smiled.
Namgyu inspected his own clothes. “Does my outfit look okay?”
“No.” Se-mi smirked.
“Yes.” Thanos replied, thoughtfully.
Namgyu stared at his basic black sweatpants and gray shirt. Boring, but it would work.
Thanos wore a black shirt and shorts.
Se-mi stared at her own blue oversized shirt and black shorts. “Is it cold outside?” She asked.
Minsu looked out the window. “I don't know.” He looked down at his own outfit. A dark green sweater and black pants. “It's fine.” He thought to himself.
“What if he tries to jump us or something?” Minsu asked.
Thanos playfully punching the air, “Nah. Why would he?”
Se-mi nodded. “Let's stop being paranoid and just chill.” She rubbed Minsu's shoulders, which seemed to calm him down a little.
“Freaks.” Namgyu coughed.
“Shut up.” Se-mi paused, “How much are you guys paying for this?”
“Oh, I don't know.”
“The website said a gram usually costs ten dollars, so around 40?” Namgyu muttered, staring at his phone.
“While we wait, let's do something.”
“Like what?” Se-mi asked, picking at her nails.
“Truth or dare. Spin the bottle. I don't know, sleepover games.” Namgyu grumbled.
Se-mi perked up and laughed, “You'll complain if the bottle lands on anyone but Thanos.”
Thanos’s cheeks flushed.
“Shut up, bitch.” He sighed, “Okay, then what are we supposed to do?”
“Let's prank call people.”
Thanos grinned and exclaimed, “Yes!”
Se-mi chuckled.
Minsu frowned, “Isn't that sort of mean?”
“It's fine,” Se-mi reassured him, “We'll only do it to real pricks.”
“Okay, who's first?”
“Let's get myung-gi.” Namgyu laughed, pulling up his number on his phone.
“Why do you have his number?” Thanos questioned him.
“We worked on a project together. Remember? You were there?”
Thanos nodded.
Namgyu rolled his eyes. “What should we say?”
Se-mi's eyes lit up. “Let's say I'm pregnant and he's the dad.”
Namgyu input his number on Se-mis phone and dialed it.
Myung-gi picked up.
“Hello?” He asked.
“Myung-gi.” Se-mi cleared her throat and uplifted her voice, trying to act distressed. “I have to tell you something.”
“What? Who is this?”
Se-mi imitated a sob, “I'm pregnant.”
“…Jun-hee, are you serious? Why are you calling on a random number?”
Namgyu and Thanos fell back from laughter, slamming their hands over their mouths.
Se-mi let out a shaky breath, “Yes.”
Minsu started to giggle. Se-mi clamped her hand over his mouth.
“Are you there?” She asked him.
“Yeah. Shit, what are we going to do?”
“We could,” Se-mi wiped a smile off her face, “Keep it. And get married.”
After a long pause, she asked, “Are you there?”
Myung-gi hung up.
The room exploded into laughter.
Se-mi tried calling him back.
“He blocked me!” She exclaimed, falling back into laughter.
“Who should we get next?” Se-mi asked, in between tears of laughter.
Namgyu paused for a minute, “Hyun-ju!”
Se-mi frowned and shook her head, “Come on, that's not funny. She's really nice.”
“Stop being such a baby! She'll probably think it's funny. What's her number?”
“I'm not telling you, asshole.”
“Lame.” He retorted.
Minsu mumbled, “Hey, we should go to sleep early. We have school tomorrow.”
“It's fine. I'll just run back to my house at like six in the morning.” Se-mi shrugged.
“You snuck out to be here?” Minsu asked.
“Duh.” Se-mi laughed. “You think my parents would let me go to a sleepover on a school night with three guys?” She added, “Well, two of them are gay, so...”
“I don't know…” Minsu mumbled.
“Hey!” Thanos yelled. “I'm not gay.”
Namgyu’s heart sunk. “Yeah.” He mumbled.
“Has it been thirty minutes yet?” Minsu asked, checking his phone.
“Fifteen.” Se-mi responded.
“We're taking your car, right?” Thanos asked, barely looking up from his phone.
“No! My parents will hear the engine and if they catch me coming back with weed I'll never see the light of day again.”
Thanos scratched his head. “I don't know how to drive and I definitely don't trust any of you to. If you crash my parents car, it's over.”
“So, we have to walk?” Namgyu asked. He sighed and rubbed his temples, “It's a ten minute walk, let's get going.”
The gang scurried out the front door and strolled towards the park.
“When we get there, act tough. Okay, guys?” Thanos pleaded with the group.
“Not sure Minsu is able to.” Namgyu joked.
“Just don't say anything, Minsu.” Thanos advised.
Minsu nodded.
Se-mi shivered, “It's freezing.”
“You're always cold.” Minsu mumbled.
“You're always hot.” She teased, holding his hand as they walked.
Namgyu stared at Thanos's hand. How badly he wanted to hold his hand. He'd probably pull away immediately. He scratched his face, trying to distract himself.
“No PDA.” He growled at Se-mi and Minsu.
“We were just holding hands.” Minsu sighed.
“You're just jealous.” Se-mi groaned.
“I don't want to hold ANYONE’S hand.” He barked.
Thanos put his hands in his pockets and walked faster. He glanced up at the park sign.
They entered.
“How are we supposed to find the guy?” Namgyu asked, sitting on a bench.
“I'm not sure. I'll text him.” He pulled out his phone.
‘im here’
Thanos clicked send and waited for a response. His eyes shifted, looking around the park.
‘wya’
Thanos texted back quickly.
‘near the entrance’
‘omw’
“Do we introduce ourselves?” Minsu asked, paranoid, trying to cover his face.
“It's not a fucking meet and greet, we just pay and leave.” Namgyu snarled.
“Who's going to talk to him first?”
“I'll do all the talking.” Thanos sighed.
“Yo.” A tall man leaned over the park bench.
Thanos croaked, “Hello. Are you…” Thanos checked his phone, “user367-”
Namgyu winced. “Sorry about him. We’re here to buy 4 joints.” He paused, “How much does that cost?”
He stared them down, then muttered, “50.”
“I thought it was 40.” Se-mi whispered, leaning over to Namgyu.
Namgyu glared back at her, scrounging through his pockets.
He pulled out a crinkled 10 dollar bill and handed it to Thanos.
Thanos added it to the money they already had and extended his shaky hand and gave him the money.
The man gave Thanos their weed in a small plastic bag and walked away, just as quickly as he had appeared.
The gang started walking back home, when Thanos mentioned, “He overcharged us, right?
Namgyu nodded, “Probably because of you,” he punched Thanos’s arm, “Why’d you have to say hello? Couldn’t you have said ‘hey’ or anything less formal?”
“I didn’t know what to say,” Thanos retorted.
“So, now what?” Se-mi asked, jogging up the hill.
“Lets watch a movie.” Thanos suggested.
“A slasher!” Namgyu smiled, “Like Texas Chainsaw Massacre!”
“Isn’t that a really scary movie?” Minsu mumbled.
“It’s not that bad,” Namgyu frowned, “You probably want to watch something lame.”
“Let’s watch Scream.” Se-mi rubbed Minsu’s shoulder, “It’s not scary at all.”
“I don’t want to watch a scary movie at all.” He sighed.
Namgyu rolled his eyes, “Stop being a pussy.”
Thanos groaned, “Let watch ‘Halloween’,” He glanced at Minsu, “There’s basically no violence in it.”
“Fine.” Namgyu groaned.
They sat in Thanos’s basement, with the lights off, watching ‘Halloween’.
Minsu sat next to Se-mi, head on her shoulder as she ran her fingers through his hair. Thanos and Namgyu sat next to each other, careful not to even get too close.
“This movie’s boring.” Namgyu complained.
“Shut up.” Se-mi groaned.
Thanos held the joint in between his fingers and inhaled the smoke coming from it. He passed it to Namgyu.
He coughed a little after inhaling. He offered it to Se-mi.
“I don't want your gross mouth bacteria.” She smirked, “Second hand smoke is enough for me.”
Namgyu inhaled the smoke again.
Thanos snatched it out of his hand. “You didn't even offer Minsu any.” He turned to Minsu and reached out his hand.
He looked up at Se-mi, as if asking her for permission.
“I'm not your mom, I can't stop you.” She sighed.
“My mom wouldn't care anyways.” He mumbled, taking the joint from Thanos’s hand.
“It’s stinking up the whole room.” Se-mi complained.
Minsu took a shaky inhale and started coughing violently.
Namgyu started laughing at him.
Se-mi patted his back while glaring down Namgyu.
Minsu frantically passed the joint back to Thanos.
Se-mi kissed his forehead. “Ugh, you smell like smoke.”
“You do, too.” He laughed.
“Gross.” Namgyu threw a pillow at them.
“He’s just jealous.” Se-mi whispered to Minsu.
“I'm not, I promise.” Namgyu rolled his eyes, glancing at Thanos.
Thanos averted his gaze, staring right at the TV.
“The whole room’s covered in smoke.” Se-mi complained.
“Why'd you say you wanted some of you're just going to complain?” Thanos remarked, inaling more smoke.
“I've changed my mind.” She laughed. “Are we going to sleep down here?”
“Yeah?” Thanos smirked, stretching out a blanket over him.
“The room reeks.” She tried waving off the smoke.
Namgyu turned off the TV.
“I was watching that.” Thanos grumbled.
Se-mi checked her phone. “It's 12. I'm going to try to sleep.”
She draped the blanket over herself on the couch.
Minsu cuddled up to her.
Thanos started at Namgyu before leaping to get the last blanket.
“Give me the blanket.” Namgyu mumbled, yanking the blanket away from Thanos.
“It’s fucking freezing, boy.” He pulled it back.
“I need it more.” Namgyu grabbed the blanket back.
“Can't you just share it?” Se-mi groaned
“I guess that makes… logistical sense.” Namgyu mumbled, fumbling to place the blanket over both of them”
“If you touch me, I'll call the police.” Thanos joked, facing away from him and readjusting his pillow.
Se-mi squeezed Minsu tight and slipped him a quick kiss. He didn't pull away.
“I can't sleep.” Namgyu mumbled.
“Me neither.” Thanos whispered back. He pulled out his phone and started scrolling through Instagram.
Namgyu’s hand slipped onto Thanos's thigh.
Thanos thought, “Shit. Be normal.” He kept scrolling through Instagram reels, staring directly at the screen.
“He's not reacting.” Namgyu contemplated pretending to go to sleep. He quickly turned over, shutting his eyes.
“Fuck. I scared him off.”
Se-mi grabbed the back of his face and pulled him closer.
Thanos started at Namgyu, trying to gauge if he was sleeping or not.
“God, that was embarrassing.” Namgyu thought, praying Thanos wouldn't mention anything.
Thanos pressed his hands onto Namgyu's waist.
Namgyu turned, staring right into Thanos's eyes.
Thanos sheepishly turned away.
Se-mi’s breathing because strained and heavy. “I… kind of want to fuck you right now.” She whispered, low as possible.
“Please?”
Se-mi glanced behind her at Thanos and Namgyu. “Not when they're in the same room.”
Minsu nodded and rested his head on her chest.
Thanos slid his shorts down, praying Se-mi and Minsu were asleep.
Namgyu reached his hand down and clenched his dick with one hand.
Thanos sucked in a sharp breath, feeling Namgyu's cold hands.
He tugged it, watching Thanos struggle to stay quiet. He squirmed, stifling a groan.
Lying flat on the floor, Thanos shut his eyes and scratched the back of his head, enjoying Namgyu's touch. He stroked Namgyu's hair with his fingers, trying to stay silent.
He sped up, pulling on his dick faster.
Thanos yanked on Namgyu's hair.
Namgyu let out a soft moan.
“The fuck?” Se-mi called out.
Namgyu peeled away from Thanos breathlessly.
Chapter 6
Notes:
Ik it usually takes me a day to make a chapter but I genuinely had no idea what to write 💔✌️
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Chapter Text
Se-mi sat up. “What was that?” She asked them, unable to see anything in the darkness.
Neither of them responded.
“Guys, I heard that.” She turned to Minsu, who was wide awake. “You heard that, right?”
“Yeah.” Minsu nodded.
“Are you guys fucking?”
Thanos giggled, “Right in front of my salad?”
They both fell to the ground with laughter.
“That's not funny!” Se-mi shouted, getting up. “That's fucking disgusting.”
“No, we didn't-”
Se-mi grabbed Minsu and dragged him behind her as she walked upstairs and slammed the door behind her.
“Fucking freaks.” She muttered, jamming her key into the car.
Thanos held his face in his hands while Namgyu sat next to him.
“I should probably go, too.” He murmured, heading for the door.
“Oh.”
The next morning, Se-mi waited in the car for Minsu.
“Why are we picking this boy up, again?” Her mom asked, staring out the window.
She didn't respond.
“I was talking to you.” She huffed.
“If I could just drive to school, if wouldn't be a problem.”
“That's way too dangerous. Don't change the subject.” Her mom lowered her glasses, “Is this your boyfriend?”
Minsu exited his house and walked towards the car, gripping the sides of his backpack.
“No!” She snapped.
Minsu opened the car door and sat in the backseat. “Hi.” He smiled.
“Hi.” Se-mi's mom grinned, starting to drive away.
She pulled to a stop at the school and waved them both off.
“Your mom's nice.” Minsu muttered.
“Uhm, thanks.” She replied.
Spotting Hyun-ju, she ran over to her, leaving Minsu behind.
“Hey, Hyun-ju!”
“Hey, Se-mi. I feel like I haven't seen you in a while.” She responded.
Minsu sat next to them, not saying a word.
“Minsu, why don't you go talk to Gyeong-su or something?”
“Oh, uhm, okay.” He awkwardly shuffled away.
Se-mi laughed, “He's so clingy.”
Hyun-ju raised an eyebrow.
“It's not like that.” She laughed it off, quickly changing topics, “So, what's new with you?”
“Not much, I guess. Young-mi and I have been hanging out a lot. And I've been studying. It's been so boring. You?”
Se-mi opened her mouth to speak. To tell Hyun-ju about everything with Minsu and Thanos and Namgyu. But she ultimately decided not to. “It's been fine.”
The bell rang just as Se-mi was about to go into detail.
Everyone shuffled into their locker rooms.
Out of the corner of his eye, Thanos saw Myung-gi and remembered the previous night’s prank. He wondered if he still thought that Jun-hee was pregnant.
Exiting the locker room, he sat on the bleachers with his friends.
The weather was nice that day, sitting at a cool 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.6 degrees in Celsius. Because of this, the students were permitted outside onto the fields.
Thanos, Gyeong-su, Namgyu and Minsu ran outside, kicking around a soccer ball.
Se-mi trailed behind them, lost in thought. She was still disgusted with what had happened last night with Namgyu and Thanos. Yet, bringing it up would be difficult since Gyeong-su was around all the time.
She was still frustrated with them, but she would have to be silent about it.
She noticed Hyun-ju walking around the track, alone.
She started walking with her.
“Hey,” She smiled, “I thought you'd be with your friends.”
“You're my friend, too.” Se-mi beamed, “I don't know, things have been weird.”
Hyun-ju glanced at her, “What do you mean?”
Se-mi bit her tongue. She probably shouldn’t say anything. “You won't say anything to anyone, right?” She asked, lowering her tone.
Hyun-ju nodded.
“Well, the other night, Minsu, Thanos, Namgyu, and I were at Thanos's house and we were just going to sleepover-”
“Who's Thanos?” Hyunju asked, tilting her head.
“Oh. Subong. Anyways, we were at his house and… Okay, you seriously cannot tell anyone…” She whispered, “We were in the basement and all of a sudden, I hear this moan coming from Namgyu. And I turn and Namgyu's jerking Thanos off.”
Hyun-ju opened her eyes and mouth wide, “I'm speechless.”
“Me too! So I said, ‘The fuck?’ like what are you doing? I don't know what to do.”
“Why didn't you tell me this before?”
“A lot of shit went down. I have to catch you up. Anyways, that was so weird? Don't jerk your boyfriend off while I'm in the same room.”
She nodded, “So, they're dating.”
“If they were dating, they'd be less insufferable.” She sighed, “Let's talk about something else.”
“Okay, I’m thinking about wearing makeup to school.” Hyun-ju gulped.
“You should.” Se-mi smiled.
“I don't want to be made fun of. Everyone always makes fun of me because ‘I thought I was a girl.’ I hate it.”
“Maybe you could start with a natural look and make your way towards more feminine stuff.”
“Maybe.” Hyun-ju sighed.
Thanos passed the ball to Gyeong-su while he spoke, “Y’know, you never told me.”
“Told you what?” Thanos’s voice shook as he spoke.
“Who gave you the hickey?”
“Stop it.” He huffed, “I'm not saying.”
“Why not?” He pleaded to know.
“Just no.” He grumbled. “Why do you care, anyways?”
He shrugged, “I don't have anything going on in my life. Might as well ask about yours.”
“It's annoying.” Thanos groaned. “Seriously, stop pressing me about this.”
“If you told me, I’d leave you alone.”
“Where’s Se-mi?” Minsu asked, looking around for her.
“She went to talk to Hyun-ju.” Thanos replied, pointing towards them whispering while walking the track.
“Oh.”
“Why are we even friends with her?”
“Because she's Minsu's-” Namgyu saw Minsu's face drop and he began to open his mouth so he quickly finished his sentence, “friend.”
“What was that?”. Gyeong-su asked, glancing at Minsu.
“What's with all the questions, huh?” Thanos snapped.
“No one ever tells me anything!” He retorted.
“Whatever.” Namgyu huffed.
Once gym class was over, the group sat on the bleachers again, waiting for the bell to ring.
Namgyu looked up and saw Myung-gi. He nudged Thanos and called out to him, “Hey!”
Myung-gi turned his head and walked towards them, “What?”
Namgyu laughed, “Your girlfriend’s pregnant?”
Most students turned to face them, watching the confrontation.
Myung-gi’s face dropped, “How did-”
Namgyu and Thanos doubled over laughing while pointing to Se-mi.
Se-mi’s face flushed, embarrassed from the attention.
Myung-gi scowled, “You called me last night?” He shouted, getting closer to Thanos and Namgyu.
Still laughing, they shook their heads ‘yes’.
The bell rang and students pushed past Myung-gi. Namgyu and Thanos were able to escape from him.
In the hallways, they whispered to each other on their way to Spanish class.
“He seemed pissed.” Namgyu muttered.
“Yeah,” Thanos agreed, “We have Spanish with him. Should we skip?”
“Yeah,” Namgyu looked behind him. “He's following us.” He whispered.
“There's two of us, anyways. We could fight him.”
“Should we?”
After pausing to think, Thanos replied, “Nah. I don't want to get suspended just for a joke.”
They dipped into the bathroom. It was the least used one, since it was tucked between the janitors closet and an empty classroom.
“Do you think Gyeong-su’s going to figure it out?” Thanos asked, rinsing his face in the sink.
Namgyu replied, “I don't think so. He'll probably forget it.” He paused, “Maybe we should tell him.”
“Tell him what, exactly?” Thanos asked, scanning Namgyu's face for any emotion.
“You know what I mean.” He muttered, turning away from him.
Thanos sat on the ledge next to the window. “I know. But, if we told him, what would we say?”
“I don't know,” Namgyu dodged the question, “What's with the questions?”
“I don't know.” He sighed, “We're not just friends and we're not dating, obviously.” He scoffed.
“Are you asking me what we are?”
“No!” Thanos deflected.
“Jeez.” Namgyu rolled his eyes.
They continue to talk, distracted and hardly noticed when the bell rang.
They ducked through the hallways, avoiding being seen in fear they would be scolded for skipping the previous class.
Thanos settled in his seat across from Se-mi and Minsu.
“Today, we'll be breaking into groups to discuss the project,” The teacher droned on, but the rest was filtered out by Thanos.
Se-mi opened her laptop to an empty PowerPoint presentation. “I don't want to do this.” She sighed.
“Me neither.” Thanos sighed
Minsu asked, “Why didn't you play soccer with us during gym?”
Se-mi click on her laptop, trying to seem like she was working, “I just wanted to talk with Hyun-ju. And I'm still grossed out by what you did last night.”
Thanos rolled his eyes, “It wasn't that bad.”
“It was disgusting. I'm serious, if you ever do anything like that again, I'm never talking to you.”
“You're so dramatic.” He flicked on his own laptop.
“It was really weird.” Minsu murmured.
“Okay, Jesus, we won't do anything like that again.” He muttered, “Not like he'd want to.”
“What happened? You guys break up?” Se-mi teased.
“No. He's just being weird.”
“What's wrong?” Se-mi asked, taking interest.
“Nothing. He's just so weird.” He lowered his voice, “I kind of want to ask him out but he'll say no. He'd be paranoid about everyone finding out.”
“Fair concern. I wouldn't want anyone to know if I was dating you.” She laughed, “Seriously, though, you should talk to him and be honest. Just ask him out and he'll probably say yes if you just hide your relationship from everyone.”
“I don't think that's good advice.” Minsu whispered.
“I think it's great advice. I hope it is.” Thanos smiled.
Notes:
ok I think the stories in a good place now so hopefully my writers block disappeares
Chapter 7
Notes:
guys im sorry i know i left for like a week and only wrote like 1k words idk what happened my motivation disappeared BUT ITS BACK NOW
to make up for it heres some smut lmao
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Chapter Text
Se-mi opened her laptop and stared blankly at the screen. “Are we actually going to work on this?” She sighed, turning towards Thanos.
Thanos grumbled, “Yeah. I guess.”
Se-mi rolled her eyes, knowing they most likely wouldn't get any work done.
She reached for a chip from the bag she has taken from his pantry.
“We're you being serious about that advice?” He mumbled, typing on his computer.
She hesitated, “I know Minsu said it wasn't good advice, but I think it is. For your situation.”
“I’ll talk to him sometime this week.” He paused, “What if he says no?”
“Then, I guess, you'd be screwed.” She teased.
His face fell.
She groaned, “Okay, well, in the incredibly rare case he says no, then you can…” She paused to think. “Well, no, you just have to ask him out and if he says no you're fucked.”
He rubbed his forehead, “Okay, so I shouldn't?”
“Do what's best. You guys are already so awkward with each other, so might as well ask him out.”
He nodded and pointed at her, “That's good.”
Se-mi smirked, “Glad to help.”
Thanos added, “Are you going to ask out Minsu?”
She paused, “I will if you ask out Namgyu.”
Thanos rolled his eyes, “That's not fair.”
“Then, don't ask him out.”
“Well, now, your relationship depends on mine.” He complained.
Se-mi didn't respond.
“Hello?” He asked, jokingly.
“Are you going to do it?” She asked, glancing up from her laptop.
He paused. If he asked out Namgyu, he could throw away their friendship. If he didn't, he might lose what they had.
“I will.” He grinned. He would. “Also, should I have a party Friday?”
She nodded, “Yeah. You're not going to ask him there, right?”
“Why not?”
She laughed, “That's a horrible idea. Someone's going to see.”
He shrugged, “It would be awkward just asking him one on one.”
“Get over yourself.” Se-mi groaned.
The week seemed to blur and Friday came sooner than expected.
Thanos texted Se-mi:
“get beer? pls???”
Se-mi responded:
“idk how but fine. did u ask out namgyu yet???”
Thanos didn't respond.
Minsu stared at the fake ID in his hands before handing it back to Se-mi.
He watched her meticulously apply her eyeliner and eyeshadow.
Se-mi stared into the mirror as she applied a coat of lip gloss. She glanced over at Minsu, noticing him staring.
“Looks nice.” He mumbled under his breath.
“Thanks.” She smiled, though she hardly heard what he said. She looked over at him, “You would look so cute with a little eyeliner.”
She sat next to him on the edge of her bed and guided her eyeliner pencil right underneath his eyes.
He stared up at the ceiling. He occasionally glanced back at her, which made him blush and look away.
“Stop, you're messing it up.” She laughed, holding his face still with her hands.
His hands shook, nervously shaking as he placed them on her hips.
She smirked, glancing out the door. They were home alone, but she closed the door, just to be safe.
Minsu's lip quivered, staring right at her.
“You look so pretty.” He whispered.
“Just fuck me already.” She muttered, dragging his hand right to her pussy.
He gasped softly, surprised at her eagerness.
His fingers curled inside her, feeling her insides nervously.
She adjusted her body closer to him.
His breath hitched, staring at her face while he nervously flicked his fingers.
She bit her tongue, spreading her legs so he could have easier access to her.
Minsu felt the slickness on his fingers and sped up.
“Fuck, yes.” She whispered, closing her eyes in pleasure and wiping the sweat off her forehead.
He kept moving his fingers, watching her for a reaction as he touched her.
She shuddered, “I'm gonna cum.”
He nodded, keeping the same pace.
Her breathing became labored and louder. Finally, she felt herself release and she climaxed. She looked at Minsu, who just pulled his fingers out of her.
He anxiously stared down at his fingers.
She immediately pushed him down onto the bed and pulled his pants off.
She felt up his dick, noticing how hard he was.
She slid her body into his, feeling him enter her.
He smiled, looking up at her.
She rode him like a cowboy, moving up and down on his dick like there was no tomorrow.
He whimpered, watching her move up and down.
She kept going, feeling him inside her.
Her movement was hypnotizing. It almost distracted him from the feeling burning inside him. Almost. He had never felt like this before, a pleasure he could finally release.
“I-I’m gonna…” He stammered.
She pushed his dick to the side of her leg, allowing him to cum there.
He stared down at the cum drenched bedsheets, “I'm sorry. For the mess.”
She laughed, exasperated, “Don't worry about it. I'll clean it up later. Let's just go to Thanos’s house, before it gets too late.”
Notes:
idk if theres a tag i should add for this chapter my brain isnt functioning right now
guys ive been talking to this girl and im actually like obsessesededededed idk whats wrong with me i feel like im crazy uhm i really like her shes so funny and sweet and she calls me cute like??? you like me???? idk what to do ima talk to her tmrw hopefully she confessesesseses her love for me
Chapter 8
Notes:
hii guys I'm back! Idk y it took me so long to write rhis, writers block is a bitch
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Chapter Text
Namgyu knocked on the door, glancing up at Thanos. “Where is everyone?”
“They're coming.” He murmured. He glanced around the house. “Se-mi and Minsu are getting the beer.”
Namgyu nodded and sat himself on the couch.
Thanos sat right next to him.
Namgyu turned on his phone, scrolling through his Instagram feed.
Thanos watched him and delicately placed his head on his shoulder.
His body stiffened and he didn't move.
Panicking, Thanos moved away from him and shuffled into his kitchen.
He rapidly checked his phone, texting Se-mi:
“are u on the way???”
She responded:
“I'm just picking up the beer chill I'll be there soon”
Se-mi placed down her phone and sat up straight. “Stay in the car. I'll go.”
Minsu nodded, fidgeting with the strings on his hoodie.
Se-mi opened the car door and looked at the liquor store. She had worn platform shoes to make her taller and appear more like an adult.
She adjusted her sunglasses, hopefully hiding her face.
She walked right into the store, glancing around.
He hadn't specified what kind to get. Her eyes scanned the bottles on the shelf.
She finally found the beer section and grabbed the first thing she saw.
“Get 3 six packs.” She remembered Thanos telling her.
She dragged herself to the counter, waiting in line behind someone.
She scratched her face. Could she get arrested? Surely not. Maybe they wouldn't even ask for her ID.
She approached the counter.
“ID.” The cashier grumbled, checking his watch.
Se-mi reached into her pocket for the ID and handed it to him.
The cashier quickly glanced at it.
He nodded. “Your total is 50,000 won.”
She handed him the cash while silently celebrating.
She ran back to the car.
Minsu helped her place them in the back of the truck.
They started driving towards Thanos’s house.
Thanos watched his house fill with people. Namgyu seemed to avoid him and walked away everytime he saw him.
He kept checking the door, praying Se-mi and Minsu would finally come to save him.
Se-mi slammed open the door, carrying a pack of beer while Minsu held two.
“We're here!” She called out, motioning Namgyu and Thanos over.
They all sat in the garage, listening to the loud chatter in the other rooms and the booming music.
Se-mi glared at Thanos, itching to ask him if he'd asked out Namgyu yet.
Thanos pretended not to notice and straightened his spine.
“So,” Namgyu asked, “Did you guys have trouble getting the beer?”
Se-mi smirked, “None at all.”
“So you'll get it next time?”
“Can't you get Gyeong-su’s brother to do it?”
Namgyu rolled his eyes.
“Where is Gyeong-su?” Minsu asked.
“That prick, he's been annoying me way too much. I didn't invite him.”
“He said he feels left out…” Minsu trailed off.
“Whatever.” Thanos shrugged it off.
Minsu murmured, “How come you always throw these parties, but you only really talk to us?”
Thanos muttered under his breath, “You’re the only ones worth talking to. Most people piss me off.”
Se-mi played with her lip ring, “That's actually pretty nice.”
“I've got to piss.” Namgyu announced, leaving the couch.
Se-mi watched him exit the room and immediately leaned over to Thanos. “Are you going to ask him now?”
“No, I can't.” Thanos groaned.
“Ask who what?” Minsu asked.
“Ask Namgyu out.” Se-mi clarified, “You said you would.”
He paused, “When I just got close to him, he pushed me away. He obviously doesn't feel the same way. Let's just not talk about it.”
Se-mi slumped back in her seat. “Fine, then.” She sighed, “Nothing else interesting to talk about.”
The group sat in silence for a moment, before Minsu broke the silence.
“It's okay, he was pretty mean, anyways.”
Thanos stayed silent.
Namgyu returned from the bathroom and resettled himself on the couch.
“Minsu, let's go talk to Hyun-ju.” Se-mi smiled.
“Oh, I'm not really-”
Se-mi glanced and cocked her head towards Thanos and Namgyu.
“Oh. Uhm, okay.” Minsu nodded.
“I'll go with you.” Thanos stammered.
“You're not really friends with her anyways. Lets just go.” Se-mi and Minsu rushed out of the room.
“They always leave us behind, huh?” Thanos joked, trying to soothe his anxiety.
“Yeah.” Namgyu sighed, “Everyone's being so weird recently.”
Thanos nodded, “It wasn't serious. Everything was a joke.” His leg shook as he glanced at Namgyu, “Right?”
He laughed, “Yeah. Obviously.”
Hyun-ju sat on a pool chair in Thanos’s backyard. She noticed Se-mi and Minsu approaching her.
“Hey,” She waved them over. “I haven't seen you guys yet!”
Se-mi responded, “Yeah, we just got here.”
Minsu smiled, “We just left Thanos and Namgyu alone.”
Hyun-ju held back a laugh, “You definitely shouldn't leave them alone.”
They sat themselves next to her.
Se-mi took a closer look at Hyun-ju and noticed her shiny lips.
“Is that lipgloss?” Se-mi asked.
Hyun-ju beamed, “Yes! What do you think? Is it too much?”
“I love it! You look so pretty!” Se-mi smiled.
Minsu added, “Yeah. Its very nice!”
They sat with Hyun-ju for a few moments before deciding to go back and talk to Thanos and Namgyu
Se-mi grinned as she walked into the kitchen and saw Thanos. “How'd it go?” She asked, eagerly.
“I don't even like him like that.” He muttered, walking away from her.
“What?” She laughed, “But-”
“Just stop. Please.” He mumbled.
Se-mi sighed and nodded.
Minsu whispered to her, “What happened?”
Thanos wiped his tears with his sleeves and walked into the bathroom.
He stared at his face in the mirror, trying to fix his dark hair and wipe his tears.
Se-mi knocked on the door, “You okay?”
“I'm fine!” He shouted back.
Se-mi leaned on the door, “Want me to talk to him?”
“No! He wouldn’t listen to you, anyways.”
Minsu stood next to Se-mi, listeninng to every word.
“Let’s do something fun. It could get your mind off of it.”
“Ew.”
“Not like that, asshole.” Se-mi and Minsu laughed.
Thanos slammed open the door. “I know exactly what to do.”
Thanos stared down the small purple box at the convenience store.
“It’s so bright.” Minsu muttered, “You want your hair to be so… purple?”
“Obviously.” He picked up the box and walked to the check out.
Thanos, Se-mi, and Minsu stood in Thanos’s bathroom.
Thanos squeezed out the tube into a small bowl and used a brush to mix it
Se-mi and Minsu stood behind him, helping him split his hair into sections.
He carefully brought the brush up to his hair and started to dye his hair.
“You couldn't have chosen a darker color?” Se-mi remarked.
“I like this one.” He snapped back.
Minsu mumbled, “Won't your parents notice the change?”
“They won't care.” He grumbled, applying more onto his head.
“Will the school let you have purple hair?” Minsu asked.
Thanos paused completely. “Shit.” He turned around, “Do you think so?”
“Definitely not.” Se-mi agreed.
He sighed, “Too late now.”
Slams on the door startled the group as they turned towards the door.
“Are you guys in there? I heard you!” A voice called out.
“Gyeong-su?” Se-mk asked.
“…No. Let me in! What are you guys doing?” He shouted.
Thanos slammed open the door. “Why are you here?”
Gyeong-su glanced up, mouth agape, “What'd you do to your hair?”
Namgyu walked by, immediately noticing the color, “Shit, dude, what'd you do?”
Se-mi let out a giggle, “I knew it looked bad.”
A few others at the party stopped to gawk at Thanos's hair.
He turned towards the mirror, scratching at his head. His head was bright purple
“Help me wash it out.” He huffed.
The group squeezed into the bathroom.
Thanos dunked his head into the water. He watched the purple stream down from his hair and stain the sink.
Finally, he lifted his head up.
“The purples still faintly there.” Gyeong-su commented.
“I noticed.” Thanos groaned.
Notes:
oops I accidentally skipped a scene so I went back and wrote it
Chapter 9
Notes:
another short chapter sorry guys :///
schools starting soon (sep 3) so the chapters are probably going to slow down which SUCKS because i suddenly have a million ideas
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Thanos slumped his head down, “Fuck, fine. I guess I'll have to leave it like this.”
He stepped out of the bathroom, followed by Namgyu, Se-mi, Minsu, and Gyeong-su.
“How did you get here?” Thanos questioned Gyeong-su as they walked onto his porch.
He shrugged, “Everyone was talking about it. Why didn't you invite me?”
“I… forgot.” He brushed Gyeong-su off.
“You keep forgetting.” Gyeong-su complained, “You guys always hang out without me. I… feel like I'm the third wheel or something!”
Namgyu choked, “You're not the third wheel, we're not dating!” He shouted defensively.
Gyeong-su furrowed his brow, “What? I just meant that I always feel left out.” His eyes widened, “Wait-”
“No! Shut up!” Thanos yelled, punching Namgyu in the arm.
“Ow! Asshole!” He yelled, pushing Thanos onto the grass.
“Don't fucking push me.” Thanos grunted, swinging a fist at Namgyu.
A crowd formed, watching them topple over each other on the grass. “Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!” The crowd chanted.
“Get off of me!” Namgyu shouted, trying to push Thanos off of him. He wiped the blood off his lip as a surge of pain shot through his body.
Thanos kept trying to punch him, “You almost outed us.” He muttered.
“Who's us?” Namgyu asked, managing to punch Thanos across his face.
Se-mi grabbed Thanos and pulled him away from Namgyu.
He waved his arms wildly, trying to slap Namgyu.
“Fuck you!” He yelled.
“Let's go!” Se-mi shouted at him, dragging him away, “Before you do something more idiotic.” She muttered under her breath.
Namgyu stood in the yard, glaring at Thanos being dragged up the stairs, followed by Minsu and Gyeong-su.
“Get the fuck out!” Thanos shouted at the few people following out, pushing them away. “Everyone, leave!” He commanded.
The crowd began to disperse, starting to head for the door.
“What was that?” Gyeong-su asked, turning towards Thanos.
He didn't answer.
“I didn't know you liked him.”
“I don't.” Thanos huffed.
Minsu reached for a paper towel in the kitchen and dabbed it over Thanos’s bleeding nose.
“Is this why I never get invited to anything?”
Se-mi answered for him, “I guess. I'm sorry, we should have included you.” She nudged Thanos.
He nodded, “Yeah. I'm sorry.”
Gyeong-su paused, “Well, alright. I just wish you'd told me sooner.”
Minsu glanced over at Se-mi, who was avoiding his stare.
“You guys too?” He sighed.
Namgyu stormed in, slamming the door behind him, “Thanks for checking on me too, assholes.”
“Don't be a dick.” Se-mi rolled her eyes.
“He hit me first.” Namgyu groaned.
“And I'll hit you again.” He teased.
Namgyu lunged towards him, before quickly being pulled away by Se-mi.
“Can you guys stop touching each other for a second?” Se-mi huffed.
“Shut up.” Namgyu grunted.
Minsu handed him a paper towel to stop the bleeding.
“We should probably go.” Se-mi muttered, “It's getting late. Do you guys need a ride?”
Minsu and Gyeong-su nodded.
She glanced over at Namgyu.
“It's fine, I can find a way home.”
Se-mi dropped off Gyeong-su at his house and waved him goodbye.
She started driving to Minsu's house and parked outside.
“I don't… really want to go in yet.” He mumbled, “Can I stay with you for a little?”
She nodded.
He moved closer to her, resting his head in her lap.
She wrapped his hair around her fingers while she shut her eyes for just a moment.
At Thanos's house, Namgyu and Thanos sat around the kitchen table, having a conversation.
“Do you even like me?” Thanos asked hesitantly.
“In what way?” Namgyu replied, fidgeting with his rings.
“You know.” He mumbled.
He sighed, “I don't know. I like hanging out with you. I like… kissing you…. And doing… other stuff with you.”
“Thanks.” He blushed, trying to hide his face.
Namgyu sighed, “Remember when Hyun-ju came out and everyone bullied her really bad?” Namgyu asked, “Well, imagine what would happen if people found out we were dating.”
Thanos nodded, “I guess. Well, I guess we could just not really tell anyone. Like, a private relationship.”
Namgyu nodded, “That wouldn't be so bad.”
“So, yes?” Thanos asked, giddy.
Namgyu sighed, “Yes.”
Chapter 10
Notes:
HI GUYS IK I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A MONTH UHM LIFE UPDATE RQ
- horrible situationship where I got lead on 💔💔 (dw I'm over it now) [side note one time I was crying over it and played happy music to cheer myself up but it didn't work so I cried to gnarly by katseye]
- my mom had to rehome my dog 💔
- mom felt bad and got my dog back ❤️🩹AND NOW IM WRITING THIS FIC!!!!
I have had this chapter in my drafts for so long cus I randomly lost motivation 🥀🥀🥀
this fic is almost over guys 💔💔 next chapter will probably be the last but I had so much fun writing this and hope to write similar stuff soon 🥹🥹 (after kinktober because I'm kinda busy writing that atm)
After I finish this fic and my kinktober fic I'm thinking of making a fic centered on the team Thanos friend group!! (probably not HS AU tho)
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Se-mi rubbed her eyes, blinking slowly. She looked up at the car dashboard.
*Shit*, she thought. She hadn't meant to sleep in the car. She glanced out the window at the dark outside. She quickly checked her phone. It was 5 in the morning.
She jolted Minsu awake.
He rubbed his forehead, “What?” He mumbled, still half asleep.
“We slept in the car!” She groaned, lifting herself up. “I've got to go.”
Minsu hopped out of the car, stumbling into the house.
Se-mi sped through the streets, racing to get to her house before anyone noticed she hadn't been there all night.
Pulling into the driveway as quietly as she could, she snuck out of the car and into her backyard. The back door was the perfect way to get in and out of the house.
She tucked herself into bed and waited until around 6:30 to pretend to wake up.
She reached for her phone, going through the motions of her usual morning routine.
She realized she had 7 missed messages from Thanos.
“hey guess what gues swat”
“guess like actualy”
“GUESS”
“I'll give u a hint: you can finally ask out minsu!!!”
“r u there”
“r u alive”
“fuck you”
She quickly wrote back:
“What are you talking abt”
She shut her phone off and prepared for school.
Se-mi glanced out of the car window as the car slowed to a stop in front of Minsu's house.
He walked out of the house and sat next to Se-mi. He was sluggish, still clearly exhausted.
The second they stepped into the school grounds, Thanos ran up to them, Namgyu and Gyeong-su following him.
“Guess what?” He cheered enthusiastically.
“What?” Se-mi sighed.
Thanos looked around and lowered his voice, “Namgyu’s my boyfriend.” He grinned.
“Shit, really?” Se-mi smiled, happy for them, “My condolences.” She teased.
“Shut up.” Namgyu huffed, joking back at her.
“He hasn't changed you at all.” She smirked.
“It’s freezing out here, let's go inside.” Namgyu complained.
Thanos pulled aside Se-mi. “Are you gonna ask him?” He interrogated her.
“Yeah, yeah I'll get onto it.” She brushed him off.
“There’s this restaurant that I like, I think it'd be cool if we all went.”
Se-mi nodded.
The bell rang and the group dispersed.
Se-mi and Minsu sat in art class.
Se-mi took a deep breath and spoke to him. “Minsu,” She smiled at him.
“Yeah?” He looked up at her.
She paused, “Thanos and Namgyu want to go out to eat on Friday… We could go with them.” She suggested. “It could be like a double date.”
He grinned, “Yeah. That sounds nice.”
“Great, I'll let them know.”
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