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Jeongin walked slightly behind the group, content with watching the chaos from afar. Sometimes he likes to participate in said chaos, but then there are days like today. Days where he's perfectly happy listening to his friends chatter and watching them shove eachother playfully.
Sometimes, he likes to observe, to see if anything has changed or if anyone is acting a little off. And today, that someone is Seungmin.
Jeongin knows Seungmin well, as they are the two youngest and tend to be paired together a lot during activities. They get along good, and have become good friends over the years. Which is why Jeongin notices something is wrong.
Well, not wrong, exactly. Just… different. Something in the way he carries himself, in the way he seems to gravitate naturally towards Chan. The way his cheeks flush a little as he laughs at something Chan said.
It makes Jeongin wonder if maybe something has changed, even something subconcious. They all care about their leader, but the way Seungmin is acting is just… more. Caring but on steroids.
It takes Jeongin a few moments to realize the truth of it all. Seungmin doesn't just care for Chan. He's in love with him.
The thought makes Jeongin want to squeal with delight and scream with displeasure at the same time. He's happy for Seungmin, he realy is. But the thought of his best friend dating their leader? It was an interesting thought, to say the least. But it wasn't something Jeongin even needed to consider at the moment. These were just early signs. He wasn't even sure that Seungmin had realized he was in love yet.
Jeongin doubted that Seungmin even realized he was gay. He probably still thought the reason he'd never liked a girl was because none of them were the right ones.
Jeongin thought back to a night a few months ago, when he and Seungmin had watched a drama together, and Seungmin had confessed that he'd never kissed anyone. He had said he thought it was gross and would never want to kiss a girl.
But now, Seungmin looked like all he wanted was to kiss Chan.
Jeongin shook his head, feeling slightly amused. Whatever happened next, he would always be there for Seungmin, even if this went terribly wrong. But he hoped with his whole heart that this would work out.