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For this week’s video, Hanbon had the idea that they would play hide and seek around the house. Coy’s first thought is that it’s a fun idea, but-
“That’s it?“ Anthony says, completing Coy’s thought.
“What, it’ll be fun!” Hanbon whines. Will looks to be in agreement, but Coy can’t help but see Anthony’s point. Their viewers expect more than just hide and seek, even if it would be fun.
“Bon, there needs to be something more to it. Like a prize or a twist or-“
Hanbon cuts him off, “Fine, winner gets to sleep in Anthony’s bed!” Coy internally groans at this. The last time this was the prize the viewers loved it, and any engagement is good, but it still sucks to watch the internet fantasize about the potential of you sleeping in your crushes bed. Of course they won’t actually sleep in Anthony’s bed, but this will fuel the fire.
Anthony snaps at this, “No! Not again! Anything but that!”
Will backs up Hanbon, “No! You were the one that complained now you must deal with your consequences Anthony! Also your bed is nice and squishy so I for one am feeling motivated”
And Coy is not. I mean, yeah, any guy would be happy to sleep in his crushes bed, but only if it’s because that crush is reciprocated, not because he won a stupid game of hide and seek. And even if he does win, the stakes are only for the video, but the viewers will still take the idea of them in bed together and run with it.
Coy is struggling to see a way this can end well.
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They decide to play four rounds, so they each get the chance to be the seeker, and whoever is found last the most wins.
The first round, Hanbon is the seeker. Coy genuinely tries his best to hide, and ends up finding out he’s able to fit in one of their kitchen cabinets. No one expected Coy to be able to fit in a cabinet, so he’s found last, like 15 minutes after the others, and he has to give himself away cause his spot was too good.
“Oh my god, Coy!” Hanbon exclaims, opening the cabinet after Coy made some noise to taunt her.
“I mean, I guess I’m just so petite, ya’know” Coy jokes, making them all laugh. Once they calm down, Anthony helps Coy out of the cabinet, and Coy doesn’t even have time to blush about it before the next round starts.
Now it’s Coy’s turn to be the seeker. He finds Will pretty quickly; he’s pretty sure his hiding spot (behind a lamp), was just a bit. Then he finds Hanbon, and finally, Anthony.
“Wow, I might get to sleep in my own bed!” Anthony says with fake enthusiasm as he realizes his win.
Then Anthony himself is the seeker. He finds Coy first, then Hanbon, and somehow Will was last, even though he hid behind a door.
The final round is Will’s turn. Coy doesn’t exactly want to win because then, at least to the viewers’ knowledge, he gets to sleep in Anthony’s bed. Therefore, he decides to pick a mediocre spot, and heads to the bathtub.
He shuts the bathroom door behind him, and settles in the bathtub, the the curtain closed, of course. After a few seconds, the door to the bathroom opens and closes, making a weird noise as it closes. For a moment Coy thinks he’s about to be caught, but then he realizes he can still hear Will counting from the other room.
As this thought finishes, the shower curtain opens, and Anthony is standing above him. They stare at each other for a moment. It’s too late for Anthony to find another spot, so Coy whispers for him to hop in, and Anthony does.
The bathtub isn’t exactly made for two people. They’re both sitting with their back against the wall, and their knees pulled against their chests, but they’re sitting shoulder to shoulder.
Coy glances over at Anthony to find him already looking at him, after a few seconds Anthony breaks the eye contact. It’s tense, Coy supposes it’s because of the game.
Then, from across the house, they hear Will shout, “I found you!” And Bon crying out “No!”. They look at each other with wide eyes, trying to contain their laughter. Then suddenly it’s tense again. And Anthony glances at Coy’s lips. And Coy swears Anthony is leaning towards him-
The door handle starts being jostled. They hear Will from the other side “No fair! You can’t lock the door on me, there’s no way I can find you that way!”
“Did you lock the door when you came in?” Coy questions.
“Uhhh, no.” Anthony responses, confused.
Will is still playing with the doorknob, Anthony and Coy get out of the bathtub and go to investigate.
“Shit,” Anthony says as he starts playing with the doorknob, “it’s stuck or something.”
“Wait, who’s in there?” Will asks
“Both me and Anthony” Coy replies
“Well, at least you two can keep each other company while we wait for someone to come fix the door!” Hanbon provides cheerfully
Coy is stuck in a bathroom, with his crush, who maybe, sort of just almost kissed him. How could this get any worse, he thinks.
“Oh wait, you guys tie for being found last the most! You both win!” Will announces
That’s how it can get worse, Coy thinks, because now the internet will think he slept in the same bed as said crush.
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Coy and Anthony, are together a lot, but rarely is it just the two of them.
That’s why during hour one of bathroom jail (a term coined by Will), its kind of awkward. That might also have to do with their almost kiss.
During this time, Hanbon and Will are both googling “Locksmithes near me” and calling whoever they can. Unfortunately, not many locksmithes exist, and very few are available om call at 11:00PM on a Tuesday.
Hour two is when the ice begins to breaks
Randomly Anthony begins to snicker. “What?” Coy asks.
“I can’t believe you managed to squeeze yourself into a cabinet” Anthony reminisces.
“Yeah, and somehow that didn’t even feel as crammed as being stuck in a bathroom for over an hour” Coy replies
Anthony tries to lighten the mood by looking at Coy and saying “Well, at least you have good company”
From that point on, they jumped from topic to topic, making the most of being stuck in a bathroom.
They’re lying on their backs, laughing about some random shit and staring up at the bathroom ceiling like it’s the night sky when suddenly and urge overtakes Coy and he blurts out “What was that earlier, in the bathtub”
Anthony stops laughing and looks at Coy like he’s been caught. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have-“
Coy cuts him off, “Tell me what you were going to do before you apologize for it”
“I was going to kiss you”
“And why is that something you feel the need to apologize for?” Coy teases
Then Anthony kisses him. It’s awkward, I mean they’re lying on the bathroom tile floor, but it works.
When they part, they’re both smiling. “I’m kind of glad now that the prize is sleeping in my bed” Anthony teases
Coy blushes and says, “Oh my gosh, take me out to dinner first!”
Anthony gets flustered, “Oh, I didn’t mean it like that! We can just keep doing what we’re here, except a bed is much more comfortable than the bathroom floor.”
“Oh so you want to keep kissing me” Coy flirts
“Maybe” Anthony says, leaning in again, but then he remembers something, “Oh my gosh I just remembered something!” Anthony stands up and begins banging on the door to get Will and Bon’s attention. “Guys! I know who can help us! Call John Chungus!”
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About an hour later, Anthony and Coy and finally freed from bathroom jail by none other than John Chungus, who Anthony remembered, is a talented locksmith.
“Thank you so much John, I don’t know what we would’ve done without you,” Anthony says
“That’s no problem, I’ll be off now, goodnight everyone!” John Chungus says
“Goodnight John Chungus!” They all respond.
“Well, we’re off to bed” Anthony says, grabbing Coy’s hand and bringing him with him to his bedroom.
“Wait, Coy you don’t actually have to sleep in Anthony’s bed just because you won the game” Hanbon says
“Oh trust me, I know” Coy says to Bon and Will before closing the door behind he and Anthony.
Hanbon and Will exchange a look. “Oh my god, what happened in that bathroom?” Will ponders aloud.
“I don’t think we wanna know” Hanbon says