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If someone asked Jongwoon to describe his life in one sentence, he would simply say, ‘Kim Jongwoon is a walking disaster.’ It's not that the boy was some kind of problematic troublemaker, no. He was quite an ordinary boy with a good upbringing and a kind heart. Just his life was very full of various awkward situations, into which he always involuntarily fell through his carelessness.
And yes, Jongwoon somehow managed to get stuck on his own balcony, wearing only sweatpants. He was threatened with early frostbite in the next couple of hours, if he didn’t get out of here as soon as possible. The March nights were still very cold and the sun had already begun to hide behind the horizon.
How did he manage to get stuck on his own balcony? You can ask. Jongwoon had long asked the owner of the apartment to fix the handle on the balcony, which always broke and blocking the door from the outside, but, of course, his requests weren’t heard, and now the boy was suffering from such negligence.
Nevertheless, as they say, there is a way out of any situation. Jongwoon noticed that the door on neighbor's balcony was open, so if he puts in a little effort, he will calmly move there, and then he will ask the neighbor for help. Sure, the idea of embarrassing himself in front of his neighbor was humiliating, but if you think about it, he had already seen Jongwoon in situations worse than this.
By the way, his neighbor was the popular YouTuber Lee Hyukjae. Which was quite funny, because almost everyone around Jongwoon was famous YouTubers, despite the fact that he himself didn’t like YouTube. However, Kim was a very popular Instagram blogger, because he liked to take photos and share small moments from his life with people. Of course, his fans had been asking Jongwoon to start a YouTube channel for a long time, but Kim was too lazy for this kind of activity. Jongwoon still made frequent appearances on his friends' channels. Especially the boy was often in the vlogs of his beloved best friend Ryeowook. For some reason, Hyukjae didn't like it, and he always tried to invite Kim to his channel, but Jongwoon constantly refused this offer. However, he made many appearances in Hyukjae's videos as well, because the younger boy loved to joke with him, and the fact that they were neighbors automatically made Kim the perfect victim for pranks, which you can find on Lee YouTube channel. Hyukjae also managed to tease him in the comments under Kim's Instagram posts. So annoying!
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Although one day Jongwoon succumbed to the younger's persuasion. The boys filmed a video together where they formed a duet, with Hyukjae as a rapper and Jongwoon singing in the chorus. They wrote the song as a challenge in just an hour purely for their own pleasure, but in the end, the song came out so good that fans streamed it hard and took it to the top of various music charts. «The yehyuk power» their own fans have often said.
Going back to Jongwoon's current problem. The boy really hope that none of the neighbors or people passing by wouldn’t notice how he not very gracefully climbed from his balcony to the nearby one. Somehow, he really managed to do it. Kim prayed that Hyukjae was at home and that he wouldn’t laugh too much at him.
However, there was an unexpected surprise in Lee's room that Jongwoon hadn't expected to see. A very spectacular beautiful woman, who wore only her underwear, lay on the bed and looked defiantly at the door, apparently waiting for the owner of the room. Well, at least Jongwoon was not alone half-naked now, although this didn’t actually make this situation less awkward. Seeing Jongwoon, the woman immediately began to hysteria, saying that Hyukjae was cheating on her with him. Kim really tried to explain that this was all one big misunderstanding, but she didn’t want to hear anything. She putting on a dress that was so tiny that it barely covered her very prominent parts of the body, immediately disappeared behind the door. He didn't judge Hyukjae for his tastes in lovers at all, definitely not.
Soon, Kim finally met Hyukjae themselves, who started laughing brightly when he saw an embarrassed and confused Jongwoon, who somehow tried to cover his nakedness with his little hands.
“Okay, please explain to me why my already ex-girlfriend claims that I’m cheating on her with you? And what exactly are you doing in my apartment like this? How did you get here, by the way?” Hyukjae asked. There was no condemnation or accusation in his words, only sincere curiosity.
Forgetting his pride, Jongwoon explained the ridiculous situation he was in, after which Hyukjae laughed brightly again.
“Sorry, I didn't want your girlfriend to break up with you.”
“Don't worry, I myself thought about breaking up with her. I think she dated me only because I’m a famous YouTuber,” Lee shrugged. He took off his hoodie and threw it at the older boy. “I hope it will warm you. I'll call our homeowner to bring you spare keys to the apartment. You really need to do something with your balcony door. Of course, the situation is quite funny, but what would you do if I weren't at home?”
“It seems to me, or are you worried about me?” Jongwoon chuckled as he pulled on Hyukjae's hoodie. It was quite loose and very soft; it also smelled of freshly cut grass and spices. Jongwoon really liked that smell.
“I’m really worried about you. Because who else I will bother if you leave me,” Lee smirked.
“Yeah, what was I counting on?” Kim rolled his eyes, trying to stop inappropriately sniffing Hyukjae's hoodie.
“You know, I was planning to broadcast in a couple of minutes. Do you mind if I do it while we wait for the homeowner? Actually, you can join me. I'm sure my fans will be delighted to see you. They also will tell your fans about my stream, and then I'll have twice as many viewers, cool, huh?”
“I don’t want to play your stupid games,” Jongwoon shook his head. In fact, he didn’t know how to play it, so he didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of Lee's audience. Kim already embarrassed himself in the younger video at least once a week, and that was enough for him.
“Come on, hyung. It will be fun! I downloaded a new cool horror game,” Hyukjae continued to persuade him, trying to influence him with his most pitiful look, but Kim didn’t give up easily.
“Hyung, you're afraid to play horror games, admit it,” Lee smirked slyly.
“I'm not afraid,” Jongwoon objected.
“Then prove it by playing with me,” the younger challenged him.
“I don’t have to prove anything to you,” Kim still resisted, but not so confidently.
“Let's make a bet. If you don’t scream during the whole game, I’ll leave you alone and stop inviting you to my channel, but if you get scared, then you'll shoot in my two videos next week.
“I don’t understand your obsession with inviting me to your channel,” Jongwoon shook his head. “Knowing you, even if I win this bet, you still won't leave me alone.”
“That’s not true, I am a man of my word,” Hyukjae said proudly, “besides, I think you will miserably fail and scream like a girl.”
“I'm not you,” Kim chuckled. Yes, the boy perfectly heard Lee's courageous screams when he conducted his nightly streams. Honestly, sometimes he just wanted calm and quiet neighbors, not this noisy weirdo.
Jongwoon agreed to join Hyukjae on his broadcast, of course, to prove that the younger was wrong, not because he really wanted to play this stupid game with Lee. However, it turned out to be not so stupid. Jongwoon genuinely enjoyed the game's graphics and storyline. In addition, Hyukjae screamed very courageously almost every five minutes and involuntarily snuggled closer to the elder, clinging to him like a lifeline. Of course, there were a couple of really frightening and unexpected moments, but Kim held on stoically. Nevertheless, at one particularly tense moment in the game, the bell rang and Jongwoon screamed slightly in surprise. It turned out that the homeowner had come with the keys to Jongwoon's apartment, so the boys had to interrupt the stream, but before that, Hyukjae happily announced to all his fans to look forward to new videos with Jongwoon next week. This news literally blew up the chat with comments, because for some reason people loved their joint videos.
“It’s not fair, I didn’t scream because of the game, but because of the surprise,” Jongwoon was still trying to protest.
“Just accept defeat,” Hyukjae amused.
“And still, I don’t understand why you constantly invite me to your videos,” Kim shook his head thoughtfully.
“I'm doing this for your fans, hyung,” Lee smiled, “and your reactions are very funny, so videos with you are always get a lot of views. You are a real star.”
“I already regret that I agreed to your bet,” the elder sighed, “but anyway, thank you very much, Hyukjae, for helping me today. I'm really grateful. And I'm sorry about your girlfriend.”
“My ex-girlfriend,” Lee corrected him smiling, “don't worry, hyung, I had a lot of fun spending time with you. I will write to you when I figure out what exactly we will shoot with you.”
“I'm looking forward to it,” Jongwoon said sarcastically.
“I know, hyung, but be a little more patient,” Lee smiled, closing the front door in time; otherwise, he would have been hit on the head with the heavy hand of the elder.
***
“Please, tell me why am I doing this?” Jongwoon asked, staring at the pink crop top.”
“Because you agreed that buying each other's clothes is fun,” Hyukjae smiled.
They were filming the first video for his channel, and Jongwoon agreed that dressing each other would be a great idea since Kim was always interested in fashion. However, he didn’t think that Hyukjae would decide to turn it all into some kind of joke, because in front of him were things from a famous women's store: white pants, a purple oversized shirt, and a super-short pink sweatshirt that didn’t even cover his belly. Of course, there were also cute accessories that Jongwoon really liked, but this didn't save Hyukjae from the older boy's wrath. By the way, he bought Lee the perfect boyfriend look with a simple but nice blue oversized hoodie, in which the younger looked very cute and soft. He was confident that Hyukjae's fans would definitely appreciate Kim's choice.
“I won't wear this,” Jongwoon tossed pink socks at Lee. “Seriously. Why did you even buy me women's clothing?”
“Hyung, this is called unisex,” Hyukjae pouted resentfully, “and pink will go very well with your bleached hair.”
“Have you seen the length of this sweatshirt?” Jongwoon was indignant, but still he couldn't stand Hyukjae's sad face for a long time, so he put on this stupid sweatshirt, which immediately caused a bright smile on Lee's face and an infectious laugh from both boys.
“Hyung, I told you to wear it over a purple shirt,” Hyukjae giggled, staring at Jongwoon's flat stomach. To be honest, the look of the older boy in the crop top was quite intriguing. But unfortunately for Lee, Jongwoon quickly put on a purple shirt underneath, as the younger advised him to do.
“Wow, you look awesome, hyung,” Hyukjae smiled with satisfaction as he looked at Jongwoon. “I did a good job.”
“No, this is entirely my credit. You're lucky that my looks will match any outfit, no matter how awful it is.”
“Don’t grumble, it doesn’t suit you,” Hyukjae smirked, “We are so cute. Guys, write in the comments which of the two of us did better job.”
Of course, Lee Hyukjae's ‘burst of pink’ look win in the end, but Jongwoon still claimed that it was all because of his unearthly beauty and ability to pull out any outfit, even such ridiculous. Hyukjae just chuckled, but didn't argue, because he completely agreed with the part about unearthly Jongwoon’s beauty.
***
“After we got each other such awesome outfits, it's time to do each other's makeup. Jongwoon hyung actually knows a lot about makeup, but I don't. So, I'll start first.” Hyukjae smiled, looking at the camera.
“Wouldn't it be more logical if I start first to show you how to do makeup correctly?”
“But then it won't be any fun,” Lee objected with a smile.
Jongwoon had to come to terms with his difficult fate. Hyukjae giggled a lot and clearly enjoyed the older boy's torture. Lee even accidentally poked Kim in the eye a couple of times, making him cry uninvited.
"Hyung, I know I'm incredibly beautiful, but you didn't have to cry because of it,” Hyukjae giggled, trying to fix the leaked mascara.
“Idiot, stop poking my eyes with a brush,” Jongwoon muttered irritably, “you understand that it’s my turn to do your makeup next. Do you think I can't get revenge on you?”
“You love my pretty face too much, you won't disfigure it,” Lee chuckled insolently, for which he received a protesting low from the elder, “I’m done, hyung. What a handsome man you are. I did my best. But don't look in the mirror for now, I want to film our general reaction to these makeup masterpieces.”
Jongwoon had already accepted that Hyukjae made him clown makeup, but watching the younger really have fun, constantly giggling and smiling in all 32 teeth with his sweet gummy smile, for some reason Kim decided that it was worth all the half-hour torture over his poor face.
As much as Jongwoon wanted to take his revenge and give the boy a funny makeup, at the last moment he decided, that he would show Hyukjae and all his followers what a good makeup artist he can be if he puts in the effort. At first everything went well, the foundation perfectly matched Hyukjae's skin tone, a blush gave the boy a fresh natural tint. Nevertheless, when Jongwoon moved to the eyes, a little chaos began, because Hyukjae didn’t want to follow the boy's instructions and always opened or closed eyes at the most inopportune moment.
“Hyukjae, I asked you not to close your eyes while I was applying mascara,” Jongwoon sighed.
“Just tell me that you want to admire my beautiful eyes longer,” Lee tried to laugh it off, but Kim could feel some discomfort of the younger.
“I know that applying mascara is not the most pleasant experience, but be patient a little, I'm almost done,” Jongwoon said in a soft voice, gently grabbing the younger by the chin, fixing Hyukjae's head at the right angle.
“It's not really about mascara,” Lee muttered, more to himself. Jongwoon raised an eyebrow in question, but Hyukjae shook his head.
“Just finish it soon, hyung.”
Kim was too focused on completing the younger's eye makeup correctly that he didn't even notice how he got very close to Lee, who holding his breath, tried not to panic over their unexpected proximity.
“You're kind of nervous today,” Jongwoon muttered, “Relax, I'm really trying to give you some pretty makeup. You don't have to worry that me mutilate your ‘pretty face’.”
“That's not what I'm worried about, hyung,” Hyukjae muttered also quietly. How could he explain to this foolish, oblivious boy that he was worried about being so close to him? How to explain to his silly neighbor that Hyukjae has feelings to him for a long time, and all attempts to invite him into his videos were just an excuse to spend more time with the boy. Of course, he was jealous him of Ryeowook, because Jongwoon adored the boy. Hyukjae just wanted Kim to adore him too. Maybe he was a coward and hid his true feelings for Jongwoon behind eternal jokes and grins, but if Kim doesn’t take the hint soon and doesn’t leave his personal space, Hyukjae couldn’t vouch for himself.
“You're acting strange,” Jongwoon shook his head, finally moving away from the younger. But Lee wasn’t happy about this for long, because Kim immediately opened the tube with a lip gloss and again getting close to the poor boy, began to gently brush over the slightly plump Hyuk's lips, slightly biting his own, seemingly oblivious to it, focusing too much on the younger's lips. Well, everything comes to an end and now the end has come to Lee Hyukjae's patience and endurance.
“Hyung, I just realized that I forgot to put on you lip gloss.” Hyukjae immediately snatched the glossy brush out of the hands of the incomprehensible elder. But, instead of applying lip gloss to Jongwoon like any normal person with a brush, Hyukjae decided that he would share his own, and immediately touched his lips to the elder's. The gloss was a little tacky, but that didn't stop both boys from enjoying the surprise kiss. Jongwoon quickly recovered from initial shock and almost immediately began to return the kiss, not forgetting to lightly bite the younger's lips. Apparently, it was Kim's nervous habit, and it doesn't matter that the lips that he bit were no longer his, and Hyukjae wasn’t particularly against it.
“You ruined your makeup,” Jongwoon muttered, trying to catch his breath after such an intense series of kisses with the younger.
“I’m sorry,” Hyukjae replied, embarrassed. Kim wondered, what did the younger apologize for: for the spoiled makeup or for the kisses themselves?
“Fortunately, it's not a live broadcast,” Jongwoon added for some reason.
“Yeah,” Lee replied without looking up.
“Hyukjae, look at me, please” Kim called him softly. “Tell me, why did you kiss me?”
“Because you were too close to me and I could not resist?” somehow questioningly answered Hyukjae.
“Do you always don't hold back like this when someone approaches you?” Jongwoon was still pondering, and Hyukjae gave up.
“No hyung. Only with you. What do you want to hear from me? That I shouldn't have kissed you. Sorry, I really couldn't help it. How can you restrain yourself if the guy you like is shamelessly touching your face, especially your lips. Don't be surprised, I really like you for a while, I'm just too cowardly to admit it to you. I think I began to fall in love with you from the very first day, when you drove into the next apartment and came to greet me with cookies, which you yourself baked. I just started realizing my feelings much later, when it was getting late and we were playing too much with our eternal game "Tom and Jerry", as fans like to call us. Well, at least you know that I don't kiss everyone. Do you remember that girl you scared off with your epic appearance on my balcony? So, I thought that I would forget you if I start dating other people, but even then you managed to interfere in my life. Fate seems to hint that I don't need anyone but you. Isn't that funny?”
Hyukjae's rant was interrupted by Jongwoon himself, suddenly kissing the younger boy again.
“God, we're idiots. I also like you for a while, Hyukjae, but I couldn't even think that it was mutual,” Jongwoon laughed happily, looking up to the bewildered youngest, “your makeup is completely destroyed.”
“Hyung, you haven't seen your makeup yet,” Hyukjae smiled in response, but there was so much tenderness and joy in his eyes that Jongwoon was also overwhelmed with many happy emotions.
“We’ll have to reshoot this video,” Kim chuckled, looking directly into the lens, “I can’t believe that your camera captured all this mess. It is very difficult to be in relationship with famous YouTubers.”
“The famous Instagram blogger said,” Hyukjae smirked, “our fans would have killed for this record. It seems that they understood our mutual feelings even before ourselves.”
“Yeah, that's true. Hope you stop filming pranks on me when you finally got my full attention.”
“Sorry hyung, you're so cute when you're angry or confused, I can't lose it that easy,” Hyukjae smiled cheerfully.
“I hate you,” Jongwoon said without malice, smiling.
“You like me,” Lee chuckled, “and I like you. So stop wasting my precious time and kiss me.”
As a result, the boys really had to reshoot the makeup video completely, because if Hyukjae posted the original, YouTube would have banned him for adult content. However, the fans noticed the difference in their behavior between the first and second videos and suspected something between boys. Of course, their recent collaborations on the Hyukjae channel and shared photos on Jongwoon's Instagram also have been very suspicious lately, but the boys didn’t give any comments about their relationship.
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“Hyung, I'm still number one in your heart, right?” Hyukjae asked, looking up from his phone. They were both cuddling in bed, lounging around and checking their social media, but of course, Lee couldn't help and tease his beloved boyfriend.
“You know perfectly well that you are very important to me, but have you seen Ryeowook? This cute little pie stole everyone's heart.” Well, Hyukjae wasn't the only one who liked to tease his boyfriend.
“You’re unbearable,” Lee pouted, hiding his face in the neck of the elder.
Jongwoon giggled as the boy's breath tickled his skin. Although after a moment Hyukjae decided to take revenge on him and bit his neck slightly, for which he received his punishment, which Lee, in principle, was asking for. After all, kissing his beloved boyfriend as punishment is a great incentive to be sometimes a little asshole.
“Remind me why am I still dating with you?” Jongwoon sighed, examining another hickey on his neck.
“Because I'm really good at kissing.” Hyukjae smiled insolently, enjoying his boyfriend's attempts to cover his neck with something before they go into the scheduled broadcast on Hyukjae's channel. He persuaded the elder to play the horror game with him today. “Hyung, can we already tell our fans that we are dating? In my opinion, they understood everything a long time ago. Then you don't have to wrap scarves around your neck every time. Your fans have begun to worry about your throat.”
“Or maybe you will finally stop being a little asshole and stop leave marks on me?” Jongwoon rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Sorry, I can't control this, your skin is too seductive.” Hyukjae tried to kiss his boyfriend on the neck again, but the elder pushed him away.
“Hyukjae, it’s not the time for that, the stream will start in five minutes, pull yourself together, please!”
“But I want to kiss you so badly right now. Every time I see you in my favorite hoodie, my head breaks off with tenderness and the desire to make you mine,” for the first time in his life, Hyukjae didn't give a damn about his stream and fans. What is the point of being famous if he couldn't kiss his beloved boyfriend whenever he wanted?
“Then I won't wear your things anymore,” Jongwoon muttered, struggling to resist the persistent boy who again began to cover his neck with kisses, cheekily running his tongue over the marks he had left earlier. “Hyukjae, It's time to turn on the broadcast.”
“No, my clothes suit you very well,” Lee protested, smiling affectionately at his slightly panicked boyfriend. “Relax hyung, we still have time before the broadcast starts.”
“But shouldn't you have automatic broadcasting on?” Jongwoon glanced suspiciously at the younger's computer.
“Yes, I have, but usually the computer warns a few minutes before the start of the stream, so I can get ready,” Hyukjae replied calmly.
“Are you talking about the warning that flashed five minutes ago?” with a panic in his voice asked Kim.
“Oops, hyung, it looks like we're already on the air, and judging by the comments, they've seen enough to know we're dating.” Lee laughed nervously. “Well, sooner or later we still planned to tell you guys. Surprise, I guess.”
“I hate you Lee Hyukjae, honestly.” Jongwoon lunged at the younger boy, trying to strangle him with his hugs from behind, but this only made Hyukjae laugh even louder.
“Seriously, I'm breaking up with you right now and here,” Jongwoon muttered in embarrassment, and then he turned to the viewers, “sorry guys, I can't stand this idiot anymore.”
“You said something different when I kissed you earlier,” Hyukjae smirked insolently, receiving a pillow on his poor head for this.
“Damn it, Lee Hyukjae, could you please shut up and stop acting like an idiot in front of your hundreds of thousands of fans. God, I can't believe so many people saw you seduce me live.” Jongwoon hid his red face in a huge hood, trying to hide his embarrassment at the situation. This is exactly why Jongwoon described his life, as ‘Kim Jongwoon is a walking disaster’.”
“You didn't really resist my seduction, hyung,” Hyukjae giggled, turning to the camera, “my boyfriend is so cute, right?”
“I'm not your boyfriend anymore,” Kim muttered resentfully, and then felt Lee pull him closer and slightly opened his hood to see Jongwoon’s face.
“Hyung, you will stop being my boyfriend only when I propose to you and you become my husband.” Hyukjae smiled gently, quickly kissing the elder on the lips. Seriously, how could this boy say such things without embarrassment?!
“I swear to God, Hyukjae, if you will tell me such a stupid thing again... ” Jongwoon started to protest, but Lee was no longer listening. The boy turned to the camera and, with a guilty face, announced that today's stream was postponed to the next evening, because Jongwoon would clearly not be able to play the horror game right now. In fact, it wasn’t only about the older boy. Despite the fact that Lee looked very confident and carefree from the outside, inside he was, just like Jongwoon, burned with shame that fans caught their little privacy. Damn it, sometimes Lee was such a reckless idiot.
“Hyung, I'm sorry. I really didn't want it to happen like this.” Hyukjae looked down guiltily after finishing the broadcast.
“I'm not angry with you, Hyukjae,” Jongwoon sighed, and then slyly looked at his boyfriend, “if only a little. However, I know what you can do to make amends.”
“What can I do?” Lee asked, noticing the change in the elder's mood.
“For example, you could continue the thing that you were doing before our relationship was revealed to the world.” Jongwoon smiled innocently at the younger, but the thoughts of both boys were clearly not so innocent.
“And you will no longer scold me for the marks on your neck?” innocently as well asked Hyukjae, approaching his beloved boyfriend.
“Only if you stop filming pranks on me,” Jongwoon replied in the same tone.
“Perhaps I can come to terms with your grumbling for a while”, Lee smiled brightly, “now, kiss me already! I've waited too long, Kim Jongwoon.”
“You are so impatient, Lee Hyukjae,” the older boy laughed, but he complied with the younger's request, his patience was also at the limit from all the recent actions of the younger. Honestly, his boyfriend was a little imp.
“I hope you turned off the broadcast for sure, otherwise YouTube will definitely block your channel because of an adult content this time,” Jongwoon chuckled somewhere between the kisses, but there was a hint of seriousness in his tone.
“I'm not that idiot,” Hyukjae answered him offended, but catching the elder's skeptical gaze, he sighed. “I swear this time I turned off the computer and camera. The previous fiasco will not happen again.”
Maybe Jongwoon was a walking disaster, but to be honest Hyukjae was the same. So together they were that disastrous couple, but who cares? Most importantly, they were with each other and happily shared all their awkward situations among themselves.