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minhyukie: so
i am: no
minhyukie: yOU DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY
i am: ya
i am: but this's you
dad: w h y
i am: why not
minhyukie: see shownu loves me
dad: 1
dad: why am i dad
dad: 2
dad: what were you gonna say
minhyukie: this is why i love you
dad: no prob
See, it was things like this that made Changkyun question what the hell was Minhyuk and Shownu's relationship status. On the one hand, whenever they both were asked they said that they were single. But on the other hand, Minhyuk flirted with Shownu way too much for it to be strictly platonic. There had to be something going on between them, right?
And so that's how he ended up enlisting the help of Hyungwon and Wonho to help him figure this out. After all, if anyone could find out the secrets of their band mates the best, it was those two.
"Remind me why we're doing this again?" Hyungwon asked from where the three of them were currently seated in the Monsta X dormitory's kitchen, with a perfect view of Minhyuk and Shownu (who were sitting on the couch, paying them no mind as Shownu watched Minhyuk play his video game).
"Because they look like they're dating but won't admit it?" Changkyun replied, eyes glued on where Shownu had moved his arm around Minhyuk's shoulder.
"That doesn't tell me why Hoseok and I have to be here to help you stalk them."
"It's not stalking!" Changkyun screamed, a bit too loud as both their leader's and the blonde's head turned around to look at them in question. Changkyun blushed and gave them a small "Don't worry about it" wave as Wonho burst into laughter and Hyungwon had to turn his head and look away to keep from giggling.
"You two are ridiculous."
"Says the one who wants us to stalk our band mates."
"Hoseok!"
shorty: do any of you know where minhyuk is
shorty: ???
hoe: pffft
hoe: shorty
shorty: gdi
heonie: i htink he went to the store
i am: was he goung with anyone
tol child: just when i thought our spelling was getting better
hoe: you should know better than to have faith
heonie: i think he went with hyunwoo
i am: oh shit
shorty: changkyunie do i want to knwo
i am: ill tell you later
heonie: ???
tol child: *sighs*
hoe: you do realize this is a chat group right
tol child: that's why it needed to be done
tol child: jooheon come to my room and i'll explain
heonie: okay
hoe: can i come too
tol child: but you already know??
hoe: since when has that stopped me
tol child: good point
minhyukie: wait what?
minhyukie: kihyun why did you need me?
minhyukie: and what are you guys telling each otehr that couldnt be said here
dad: you know
dad: i think its best not to question it
heonie: it's nothing don't worry aout it
dad: okay
dad: we weren't worrying in the first place
dad: wtf did you tell each other that we'd need to worry about
i am: nothing
hoe: nothing
shorty: nothing
heonie: nothing
tol child: nothing
minhyukie: well that's creepy
dad: agreed
shorty: oh yeah minhyuk
shorty: i needed to talk to you about a vocal track when you can
minhyukie: alright i'll be there in ten
"Okay, so Changkyun thinks that Minhyuk and Hyunwoo are dating because they like skinship, so he asked you two to help him out since you two somehow find out everything?" Jooheon asked, amusement written on his face. Of course their youngest member had somehow come up with that conclusion, Jooheon was almost positive that all of the other members had reached that conclusion at least once throughout their time together. He's pretty sure that Changkyun is the only one to try and find out if they're right or not, though.
"Yeah, pretty much." Wonho replied easily, legs across Hyungwon's lap as he played on his phone. "I already know the truth, though."
Hyungwon raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how did you do that?"
"Easy, I asked."
Jooheon looked at him with wide eyed. "There's no way that that actually worked."
"No, really, it's true. All you have to do is ask." Wonho said. "It would probably work out better if you asked Minhyuk, though. Since it's really just his thing."
"What does that mean?" Hyungwon asked.
"Don't worry, you'll find out if you ask. It's nothing bad, I promise."
dad: Hoseok
dad: come here for a sec?
hoe: coming
minhyukie: oh?
minhyukie: you want wonho but not me
minhyukie: :(
minhyukie: and i thought we had something special
dad: I'll take you out for coffee
minhyukie: hyunwoonie youre the best
minhyukie: i love you
minhyukie: <3
dad: is in an hour good?
minhyukie: perfect
i am: asdfghjkl
i am: kihyun it looks like your role is stolen
shorty: why's my role being stolem
shorty: why can't shownu's be the one that's stolen
tol child: who would steal hyunwoo's place though
heonie: *side eyes changkyun*
heonie: congrats kid
tol child: wtf
dad: kihyun
dad: i have the username though
shorty: does it look like i care
hoe: well this just got interesting
minhyukie: yup :)
i am: wait what
i am: i dont get it
i am: who's stealing shownu's role
heonie: wooooow
Kihyun fidgeted a bit in his seat. "Changkyun, are you sure that this is a good idea?"
"Yeah, I mean, what's the worst that could happen?" Changkyun shrugged and looked over his menu. The two of them were currently at a small little cafe, and were sitting in the best seats to be able to watch Minhyuk and Shownu from.
"We could get caught? They could get mad? Hoseok could come?" At the last one Changkyun silently laughed (and if Kihyun softly smiled at him, well, no one had to know).
"Honestly, I wouldn't doubt it if Wonho was already here."
"True, true."
Kihyun didn't know why he agreed to this. After all, whatever was going on between Shownu and Minhyuk wasn't any of his business. Whether they were dating or not, it didn't really matter, so long as they don't screw up the entire group if they break up.
But the way Changkyun had asked him, grasping his hand with a pleading look in his eyes, it was hard to resist. It's not like they're doing anything too bad, either. They're just observing their friends.
Honestly, if Kihyun didn't know any better, he'd think that Changkyun had asked him out on a date. But, from the way he was subtly glancing at Shownu and Minhyuk every couple of seconds, there was no question that Changkyun had no ulterior motive (and Kihyun would be lying if he wasn't slightly upset by that. Oh well, he was the one who agreed to come with Changkyun in the first place).
Kihyun did have to admit, though, being in Changkyun's company was nice, even if the other was preoccupied with spying on their friends. And it's not like Changkyun completely ignored him, either. When their drinks and pastries arrived Changkyun seemingly forgot about Shownu and Minhyuk for the time being (which was a relief, really. Kihyun was worried that he might and up killing them with his stare). In fact, Kihyun was almost upset when they had to return to the dorm.
hoe: kihyunie
hoe: if he hurts you
hoe: imma hurt him
hoe: just an fyi
minhyukie: ???
minhyukie: who do we need to fight???
shorty: ignore him
shorty: he doesn't know what he's talking about
tol child: uh huh
hoe: ^^
shorty: seriously
shorty: leave it
i am: what happened?
hoe: h e s g e t t i n g h u r t
shorty: please don't
minhyukie: never mind i know who we're fighting
i am: can someone explain?
heonie: come to mine
shorty: please dont do this to me
tol child: ^^
tol child: dont say anything i wouldnt
i am: uhhhhhh
i am: actually
i am: if kihyun doesnt want me to know
i am: its fine
dad: ???
shorty: what?
i am: you seem uncomfy
i am: with me knowing
i am: so uh
i am: yeah
hoe: i take back everything i said
dad: wait cam someone explain to me whats going on
minhyukie: remember the thing i was telling you about
dad: ohhhhhhh
heonie: i
heonie: wow
tol child: i know right
hoenie: shownu
heonie: your tiotle's being threatened
minhyukie: lmaoooooooo
i am: ?????????
dad: don't worry about it
shorty: what hyunwoo said
"So, when do you think Changkyun will figure it out?" Wonho asked Minhyuk and Shownu as he walked into the room, both of which were currently cuddled up against each other in front Minhyuk's laptop, some random movie playing on screen.
"Figure what out?" Shownu asked, an eyebrow raised. "You have to be more specific."
"Kihyun."
"Oh man," Minhyuk said, "the kid's so oblivious, I think Kihyun has to tell him or else he won't ever figure it out."
Wonho frowned. "Yeah, I know that much. But I'm worried that Kihyun won't tell him and will end up getting hurt."
Shownu sighed. "Hoseok, you can't control whether people get hurt or not, you do realize that, right?"
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I can't get upset over it. Besides, he's so focused on figuring out if you two are dating or not to realize."
Minhyuk laughed. "Damn, think I should tell them? Or should I wait for them to go to me?"
"I mean, I already told Hyungwon and Jooheon to go to you, so..."
Minhyuk nodded and turned to Shownu. "Y'know, Hyunwoo, I never though that this is what our lives would end up being like when I first signed up for No Mercy."
"Yeah, I never expected to have to take care of a literal koala."
"Hey!"
Wonho smiled and shook his head as he quietly left the room. Honestly, the members of Monsta X could be a handful at times, especially when some people are as oblivious as they come (Hoseok internally vowed to never let Changkyun live that down for as long as he lived) and others liked to mess with their band mates (though, technically Minhyuk and Shownu hadn't actually done anything, everyone just came to the conclusion that they were dating on their own).
dad: guys
dad: we don't have careal
shorty: careal?
dad: cereal
tol child: we're never going to have good spelling are we
minhyukie: nope
dad: anyway
dad: can someone go get some
heonie: why can't you?
dad: Minhyuk and I went last time
minhyukie: ^^
heonie: fine
heonie:I'll go
i am: ill come with
heonie: wait what
i am: i need to do something near the store anyway
i am: i might as well come with
shorty: oh
shorty: where's hoseok
shorty: i havent seen him come in yet
hoe: im just lurking
tol child: so you only come when there's drama
hoe: i mean
hoe: yeah
minhyukie: you must
minhyukie: uh
minhyukie: come a lot then
minhyukie: huh
dad: minhyuk w h y
minhyukie: ;)
tol child: i'm done with all of you
hoe: i love you too babe
heonie: @changkyun
heonie: take some notes
shorty: fCKING LMAOOOOOOO
i am: what
minhyukie: oh you poor
minhyukie: sweet
minhyukie: innocent child
dad: don't worry
i am: didn't you say rthat if someone says dont worry theres something to worry about
dad: exactly
i am: i fucked something up didnt i
hoe: dont worry about it :)))))))))
i am: fffffffffffffffffff
"I messed up" was the first thing that Changkyun told Jooheon as he met him outside of the dorms, and to say that Jooheon was confused would be an understatement.
"What did you do?"
"What I'm going to do is probably going to be worst if I'm being honest," Changkyun said, turning to walk in the direction of the store.
Jooheon grabbed his wrist. "Changkyun, I need you to be honest with me here. What did you do?"
Changkyun slanted his eyes. "What do you mean 'what did you do'? You know what I did. Hell, you offered to tell me what I did."
It took Jooheon a moment to figure out what Changkyun mean, but when he did he sent him a confused look. "Wait, you knew?"
"Yes- no- I mean- Kinda...? I was rereading some of our messages and I thought maybe Kihyun liked me? But then I read Hoseok's messages and I was sure and- Man I'm and idiot how did I not notice damn it!"
"That makes sense. But wait, you said that you're going to make it worst?" If Jooheon was being honest, he had absolutely no idea as to what was going through Changkyun's mind. So he knew Kihyun had a crush on him, but what was he going to do? Does this have something to do with what he had to do near the store?
"Okay, so, first things first I need Hyunwoo and Minhyuk to tell me what exactly is going on between them, so this way it won't drive me crazy when I ask them to help me."
"And how are you going to ask them?"
"Easy, I'll tell them you forgot your wallet or something and get them to come here."
"Why am I the one who forgot my wallet!"
Changkyun rolled his eyes. "Because, you're the one who offered to go to the store for them."
heonie: dad
heonie: help
dad: what happened?
heonie: changkyun
minhyukie: we'll be there in a sec
shorty: do i even wanna know
hoe: oh this is gonna be good
shorty: oh boy now im scared
tol child: the drama shark has smelled the drama and arrived
tol child: this is an omen
hoe: i would argue
hoe: but youre not wrong
hoe: come here and i'll tell you
shorty: what about me?
hoe: sorry kihyunie
hoe: i dont think i can tell you
i am: sonce when has that stopped you?
heonie: why tf do you want him to know
i am: because being left out of something sucks?
i am: besides
i am: i have badly misplaces faith in hoseok and hyungwon
tol child: at least you admit it's badly misplaced
hoe: seriously
tol child: like wasn't this supposed to be only the three of us
tol child: then it turned into a fivesome
tol child: now it's just a mess
shorty: please don't call us a fivesome
hoe: ;)
"Are you sure that this is a good idea, Changkyun?"
"Jooheon, why are you not the first person to ask me that."
Jooheon raised an eyebrow. "Do I want to know?"
"Just- shhhh, they're coming!"
Minhyuk and Shownu had just turned the corner when they spotted them. "Hey guys! So, why'd you need us?" Minhyuk asked.
"Technically we only asked for Hyunwoo."
"Oh please, you two know that we're a package deal."
The rap line shared a look. "True."
"So," Shownu raised an eyebrow, "Why did you need us?"
"Are you two dating?" Changkyun asked quickly, much to Minhyuk's amusement.
"Does it look like we're dating?" Shownu asked as Minhyuk placed his hand lightly over Shownu's bicep.
"Yes."
Minhyuk gasped and swatted at Shownu's arm. "Wait, we're dating? Why didn't you tell me? I would've taken you out on so many dates!"
Shownu rolled his eyes. "Please, like you would take anyone on a date."
"Uh, wait, what?" If Changkyun was confused at what exactly their relationship was before, he was extremely confused now.
Minhyuk winked at him. "See, you know romance? Yeah, I don't really do that. Like, at all. Romantic attraction isn't a thing that I feel." And although he sounded confident in the way that he said that, Changkyun and Jooheon could see how he was playing around with his sleeves, could see the way that he nervously scratched at the nape of his neck.
Jooheon put his arm around Minhyuk's shoulders as Changkyun rested his elbow on the space between Jooheon's wrist and Minhyuk's shoulder (because, when a friend is in need of comfort or is nervous, skinship is always the solution). "Sorry if I made you uncomfortable Minhyukie," Changkyun said next to Minhyuk's ear. He spared a glance at Shownu to see him looking at the three of them with a fond smile.
"It's fine. The two of you smothering me though..." Minhyuk said jokingly as the two of them backed away, hands in front of their chest as though they were feigning innocence.
"So," Shownu started, "believe us now?"
Changkyun ruffled his own hair. "Yeah, yeah. That isn't really why I called you two over though."
Minhyuk and Shownu exchanged a glance as Changkyun and Jooheon started explaining what exactly Changkyun had been planning.
dad: oh boy
dad: are any of you allergic to pollen
dad: or like
dad: hate a specific color
shorty: ???
shorty: wtf
minhyukie: you couldve said that better hyunwoonie
hoe: wAIT
hoe: THIS ISNT WHAT I THINK IT IS IS IT
heonie: please dont encourage them
hoe: I DONT KNWO HOW THIS HAS TURNED NNTO THIS
hoe: BUT IM ALL FOR IT
tol child: whats going on???
hoe: come to my room i'll explain
shorty: what about me???
dad: you have to be patient
i am: how do all of you
i am: always manage
i am: to go so off topic
i am: all the time???
minhyukie: it's part of our charm
shorty: dont lie you love it
i am: yeah
shorty: wait what
heonie: changkyunie i need you for a sec
i am: coming
shorty: ??? what just happened???
tol child: shhhh dont worry
shorty: thATS NOT HELPING HYUNGWON
i am: hey kihyun
i am: could you meet me at our spot?
i am: i uh
i am: need to ask your opinion on something
shorty: oh okay
shorty: what time?
i am: uh when are you free
shorty: in like
shorty: ten minutes
i am: could you come here after that
shorty: sure??? what do you need me for?
i am: it's complicated
shorty: should i be worried??
i am: no
i am: i dont think so
shorty: okay
shorty: see you in a few?
i am: yeah
"I feel like this is payback for when you and Kihyun spied on us in the cafe." Minhyuk said as he dragged Shownu and Jooheon over to a spot that Kihyun and Changkyun wouldn't be able to see them from.
"You knew about that?"
"Yeah, it's not like you two were really hiding. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't notice that he liked you when he agreed to that in the first place."
"Listen, I never said I was smart okay."
"Wait, wait," Jooheon said, "I'm more interested to hear about when exactly the two of you spied on them."
"So, remember when I told Minhyuk in the chat that I would buy him coffee?" Shownu asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, Changkyun thought that it would be a good idea to beg Kihyun to go along with him and spy on us. you can see how well it worked out."
"Too be fair," Changkyun started, "that wasn't the only reason I asked Kihyun to come."
"Oh?" The three of them gave the youngest a puzzled look.
"I mean, I've always liked him...? I just didn't think he liked me back... Gah, this is embarrassing..." Changkyun's cheeks were flushed pink (which, if they were being honest, was adorable. Not that they would ever admit it to Changkyun though).
tol child: oh i wonder what changkyun wanted
hoe: honeslty
hoe: i hope its what i think it is
heonie: trust me
heonie: it is
minhyukie: yeah
minhyukie: now quite worrying about what we're doing
heonie: ^^
dad: just go back to doing whatever you were doing before this
tol child: i think my lips would become too swollen though
dad: what
heonie: what
tol child: what
hoe: what
minhyukie: GO GET YO MAN BOY
hoe: uhhhh
hoe: this never happened
heonie: hoseok we're not that nice
dad: just be safe
tol child: gdi
To say Kihyun was confused was an understatement. He had absolutely no idea as to what Changkyun wanted, especially since he was supposed to be at the store with Jooheon getting cereal, and then they had called Minhyuk and Shownu out, and now him? If anything, Kihyun wouldn't be surprised if Wonho and Hyungwon made an appearance either.
But all of these thoughts left his mind when he arrived to the spot that him and Changkyun were supposed to meet up at, only to see that he wasn't there.
Suddenly a bouquet of - what were those, pink flowers? - was pushed into his face. Behind the flowers was a pink cheeked Changkyun.
"Uh, surprise?"
Kihyun stared at him wide eyed. "What are these?"
"Pink asters. You can thank google for that."
"... What...?"
Changkyun scratched the nape of his neck. "Okay, so I really like you, right? And I thought 'Oh, well it's cliche to buy flowers with special meanings, right?' so I googled it, because no one actually knows flower meanings, I don't think. And yeah, here are your flowers. Sorry that it's only one kind, but my head started hurting at the thought of scrolling through wikipedia looking at all the flower meanings."
To say that Kihyun was speechless was an understatement. "You... what... when...?"
"Come on, did you seriously think that spying on Minhyuk and Hyunwoo was the only reason I asked you to go to the cafe with me? If I actually cared that much about spying on them I would've asked Hyungwon, you know he's the best at these things."
"You know," Kihyun raised an eyebrow, "you were doing so, so well until you brought up Hyungwon."
"Damnit, just, will you go on a date with me? An actual, proper date without us doing the spying?" Kihyun let out a laugh at that. There was no doubt in his mind that if he said yes, their band mates would end up spying on him.
"Of course, who am I to deprive you of anything?" Kihyun couldn't find it in him to care though.
A few moments passed before Kihyun remembered. "Wait, speaking of Minhyuk and Hyunwoo, what happened to you wanting to find out about them?"
"Huh, oh, well, I just asked."
"And you couldn't have done that to begin with?"
"Nah, that's no fun."
"Changkyun!"
heonie: oh damn
heonie: I can smell the romance in the air
dad: there's more romance here than on valentines day
minhyukie: romance?
minhyukie: what's that?
hoe: lmao
shorty: youre a little shit you knwo that
hoe: you love me anyway
i am: hyungwon
i am: stop him
tol child: i hate all of you
hoe: love you too<3
minhyukie: we're such a happy faminly :)
dad: my place has been stolen
dad: how is that happy
heonie: lmao
shorty: it's okay hyunwoo
i am: you'll always be dad in our hearts
minhyukie: i love you daddy <3 <3 <3
dad: s T O P