broken, unbroken
Title:Broken, Unbroken
Fandom SHINee/EXO
Pairing(s): Minho/Kai, implied!Minho/Taemin
Rating PG
Summary Minho loves Kai for all the wrong reasons.
A/N: Huzzah! Boys! I finally ventured into the mystical realm of boy groups. Originally here.
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Minho sees him for the first time when he's waiting for the crosswalk sign to turn green. His heart stops for a moment as he takes in how similar they are; the same sort of smile, the same sort of angelic face, the same sort of skip as he hops off the pavement to cross the road.
Minho stays frozen as he walks past, his heart clenches when he hears a laugh like bells and he feels a frown start to make its way onto his face when he sees an all too familiar mischievous twinkle in unfamiliar eyes.
By the time he regains his senses the crosswalk is red. Not again, he thinks as he presses the button and readies himself for the wait.
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His name in Jongin, Minho learns days later when they run into each other (literally) at the same crosswalk.
Jongin is knocked backwards with the force of the collision and Minho can hear the dull thud of his head hitting the pavement. He panics, bends down and starts pulling Jongin up from the ground, brushing him off and checking him over for injuries.
He doesn't listen to Jongin when the younger man says he's fine and he drags him straight to the nearest cafe and buys him lunch in apology.
Jongin's smile makes a weight settle on his chest and Minho ignores the fact that he's not doing this because he's a good person, but because he misses seeing a smile like that when he walks into the room.
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Jongin walks into his apartment one day, shivering from the wind outside, his cheeks red and his hair a mess.
Minho beckons him over and starts to fix his hair. He rights wayward strands, smoothes down the sides and runs his fingers over the bangs to make sure Jongin looks his absolute best.
He doesn't deserve the smile he receives in return so he pulls Jongin in for a kiss and digs his fingers into slender hips to get rid of the guilt.
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Jongin holds his hand in public and introduces Minho to his family, he makes Minho get to know his friends and he always asks if it's okay before he leaves his things in Minho's apartment.
Minho kisses Jongin with his eyes squeezed tightly shut, he holds him and thinks that he should be a little smaller, a little older. He threads their fingers together and wonders why it doesn't feel quite right, if it will ever feel right, and never smiles with his eyes when Jongin asks if he's missed him.
Jongin never complains when Minho doesn't introduce him to his friends, he believes him when he pouts and says it's because he wants Jongin all to himself, and he never gets mad when Minho slips up and calls him the wrong name.
Minho never looks Jongin in the eye when he says I love you.
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"Why are you so good to me?" Jongin asks him one day and his breath gets caught in his throat.
Jongin looks up at him from his place on Minho's lap, eyes wide with curiosity. Minho swallows the bile rising in his throat.
"You remind me of somebody that I used to know." He chokes out and Jongin smiles.
"He must have been a pretty cool guy." He jokes.
"He was the best." Minho whispers and he hates himself a little more.
Fandom SHINee/EXO
Pairing(s): Minho/Kai, implied!Minho/Taemin
Rating PG
Summary Minho loves Kai for all the wrong reasons.
A/N: Huzzah! Boys! I finally ventured into the mystical realm of boy groups. Originally here.
---
Minho sees him for the first time when he's waiting for the crosswalk sign to turn green. His heart stops for a moment as he takes in how similar they are; the same sort of smile, the same sort of angelic face, the same sort of skip as he hops off the pavement to cross the road.
Minho stays frozen as he walks past, his heart clenches when he hears a laugh like bells and he feels a frown start to make its way onto his face when he sees an all too familiar mischievous twinkle in unfamiliar eyes.
By the time he regains his senses the crosswalk is red. Not again, he thinks as he presses the button and readies himself for the wait.
---
His name in Jongin, Minho learns days later when they run into each other (literally) at the same crosswalk.
Jongin is knocked backwards with the force of the collision and Minho can hear the dull thud of his head hitting the pavement. He panics, bends down and starts pulling Jongin up from the ground, brushing him off and checking him over for injuries.
He doesn't listen to Jongin when the younger man says he's fine and he drags him straight to the nearest cafe and buys him lunch in apology.
Jongin's smile makes a weight settle on his chest and Minho ignores the fact that he's not doing this because he's a good person, but because he misses seeing a smile like that when he walks into the room.
---
Jongin walks into his apartment one day, shivering from the wind outside, his cheeks red and his hair a mess.
Minho beckons him over and starts to fix his hair. He rights wayward strands, smoothes down the sides and runs his fingers over the bangs to make sure Jongin looks his absolute best.
He doesn't deserve the smile he receives in return so he pulls Jongin in for a kiss and digs his fingers into slender hips to get rid of the guilt.
---
Jongin holds his hand in public and introduces Minho to his family, he makes Minho get to know his friends and he always asks if it's okay before he leaves his things in Minho's apartment.
Minho kisses Jongin with his eyes squeezed tightly shut, he holds him and thinks that he should be a little smaller, a little older. He threads their fingers together and wonders why it doesn't feel quite right, if it will ever feel right, and never smiles with his eyes when Jongin asks if he's missed him.
Jongin never complains when Minho doesn't introduce him to his friends, he believes him when he pouts and says it's because he wants Jongin all to himself, and he never gets mad when Minho slips up and calls him the wrong name.
Minho never looks Jongin in the eye when he says I love you.
---
"Why are you so good to me?" Jongin asks him one day and his breath gets caught in his throat.
Jongin looks up at him from his place on Minho's lap, eyes wide with curiosity. Minho swallows the bile rising in his throat.
"You remind me of somebody that I used to know." He chokes out and Jongin smiles.
"He must have been a pretty cool guy." He jokes.
"He was the best." Minho whispers and he hates himself a little more.