Pairing:Heechul/Hankyung + Siwon/Zhou Mi
Rating: PG
Genre: AU//Romance//Humor
Summary: Alot can really happen over coffee.
“Let’s open up a coffee shop.”
Siwon groans and pinches the bridge of his nose; “Hyung…” he croaks into his cell phone. “…it’s two - no, three in the morning.”
“Well, good to know your clock’s working Siwon. But, we should open up a coffee shop.”
Siwon sighs and let’s himself sink into the plush softness of his mattress; so much for wanting a good eight hour sleep, he hardly got past four, no thanks to Heechul.
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Siwon has a list of things he wants to burn; Heechul’s laptop being on the top of the list, closely followed by the internet, which is virtually impossible but hey, at one point in history, so was space travel.
“I cannot believe you are inspired by some stupid drama, Hyung.” Siwon grumbles, trying to match up to Heechul’s fast pace.
“I will have you know that the ‘First Shop Of Coffee Prince’ is not a stupid drama, so watch your mouth.” Heechul snaps. “…and besides, it’s a good idea, everyone drinks coffee these days.”
“Really? I’d drink tea just to spite you.” Siwon says and Heechul just laughs airily.
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“We are going to have to break this place down.” Heechul announces walking into the worn down, rickety coffee shop with a small ‘To Let’ sign by it’s door. “Yeah, we are going to have to tear this place apart.”
The old woman behind the counter looks like she’s about to die of heart failure.
“He means when you are not around.” Siwon offers, feeling pity for the lady.
“Well of course when you are not around.” Heechul frowns, sliding his sunglasses up his head. “You are going to have to sell this place to me.”
“Of course, dear.” The old lady beams. “What’s your budget?”
And Siwon thinks, for once Heechul might just end up doing the right thing.
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Then again, maybe not.
“What exactly do you know about running a coffee shop?” Siwon asks, as they supervise the constructions of the interiors.
“Not much…” Heechul shrugs; “But I am going to hire people to work for me.”
“Who are you going to hire, exactly?” Siwon prods into the matter.
“I don’t know , waiters and people - HEY! You, yeah you, you’re doing it all wrong!!”
Siwon sighs as he watches Heechul scrutinize one of the worker’s life and somehow he expects all the work to just automatically burden themselves on his shoulder.
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Before he knew it, Siwon finds himself running around the place, placing orders for the best coffee beans, personally visiting warehouses for the machinery, putting up advertisements in the papers about the vacancies.
And Heechul gets himself a hair cut and a new pair of jeans.
“We have to interview people tomorrow.” Siwon says,
“Why do I have to do it?” Heechul frowns, swinging his legs off the foot cushion.
“Uh, because you are the boss…” Siwon frowns, flipping through the pages of resumes that had filtered in. “And it was your idea to open a coffee shop.”
“Right, of course I knew that.”
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By the end of the third day of the interviews, they have two bakers and three waiters, but no barista.
“Why do we need a barista, anyway?” Heechul asks, when Siwon and him are designing uniforms for the employees. “It’s not like we can’t work without a barista.”
“…what?” Siwon splutters on his saliva as he stares at Siwon.
“I don’t get the whole deal with baristas.” Heechul shrugs.
And Siwon doesn’t know why he’s fighting the urge to stab Heechul in the eye.
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They manage to get hold of someone who can brew coffee through Henry’s (one of the waiters) friend’s cousin.
“He’s Chinese and he’s cooks really nicely.” Henry gushes, tailing Siwon around the shop as the latter tried to walk around calculating the shop’s finances.
“Oh that’s nice Henry, but can he brew coffee?”
“Oh sure he can brew coffee, that’s what he’s good at.”
“Okay, ask him to come in tomorrow.”
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Heechul decides it would be kind of nice to be at the shop before Siwon and surprise him. He chews on his low fat sandwich and hums to himself as he walks to the shop; it feels like a good day.
He abruptly stops when he reaches the shop when he finds someone - a good looking someone at that - waiting by the main entrance. He’s tall, Chinese, in leather skinny pants and so hot.
He spots Heechul and smiles, there’s this disarming twinkle in his eyes and Heechul feels something spurring in his guts.
“Hi…” he says. “…you must be Heechul.”
Heechul slightly frowns and gives him a once over; “…you are saying my name funnily.”
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He’s good.
No, he’s the best.
Siwon decides if they don’t keep him - Han Geng - then are all stupid and out of their bloody minds.
“This is heavenly…” Siwon sighs as he sips on his fourth cup of coffee Han Geng’s brewed for him. “Just so heavenly…”
Han Geng laughs clearing the table top; “I am glad you liked it.”
“Hyung, you should try this.” Siwon calls out to Heechul, who is on the other end of the shop with Ryeowook (one of the bakers)
“That’s alright Siwonnie. I am trying out Ryeowook’s cake.” Heechul shouts back and Siwon just shakes his head in disbelief.
“Not that I mean to be rude, but Heechul can be difficult huh?” Han Geng asks, stuffing his hands into his apron’s pockets.
“Oh trust me, you’re being nice by saying that.” Siwon scoffs. “Now pretend I am your best customer and make me another cup of coffee.”
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Heechul knows he can never get enough of Han Geng..
There’s something about him, his kind smile, his soft voice, his long legs, his perfect hair, his well built body, his twinkling eyes. Everything. Just everything.
“I want you to teach me how to brew coffee.” He demands one day, blocking Han Geng’s path.
Han Geng smiles, it’s one of those smiles and wipes his hand on a rag; “Why so sudden?”
Heechul frowns, hands on his hips; “Because I said so….and you have no right to question me.”
“Alright, alright, I get you.” Han Geng laughs and Heechul doesn’t miss the tone of amusement in his voice.
-
Siwon is surprised, of course. He is beyond surprised.
Heechul has changed, for good. Too good.
He’s the first one at the shop and the last one to leave, the last one to leave with Han Geng, but the last one to leave nonetheless.
“Are you okay, Hyung?” Siwon asks, cornering the older man. “Are you feeling okay?”
“Of course, Siwon.” Heechul laughs and lightly hits Siwon on the arm. “I am fine. Why do you ask?”
“You have been acting way too nice and you’re actually helping around the shop.”
Heechul smiles and looks over Siwon’s shoulder and glances at Han Geng who is busy decorating a cake.
“Things have been looking up, I guess.”
Heechul walks off and Siwon watches; When were they ever down? he wonders and sighs.
Heechul is the Pandora’s Box.
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“You’re doing it all wrong.” Han Geng scolds Heechul. “You’re using too much of your arm, use your wrist.”
Heechul decides he wants to learn coffee art and he demands it from Han Geng again.
“You’re not teaching it right.”
Han Geng ‘tsk’s and comes behind Heechul; “Here…” he says, slipping his fingers over Heechul’s. “I’ll help you.”
Heechul’s sure he isn’t breathing, because God Han Geng has a faint smell of chocolate. He feels his body going limp against Han Geng’s and he can’t see right.
“You have to move your wrist.” Han Geng whispers into Heechul’s hair. “If you use your arm, you’re just going to spoil it.”
“Right.” Heechul manages, when Han Geng moves away his stomach falls.
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“Ah, that’s my cousin.”
Siwon’s brain tells to him close his mouth and act civilized, but his eyes are feeding on candy and they don’t want to respond to the brain.
“Siwon, I said that’s my cousin.”
“Aaaaaah…” Siwon manages and doesn’t stop staring.
“Hello…I am Zhou Mi.” The man offers with a smile like the sun itself and his eyes are all sparkly and nice.
“Uh….”
“That’s Siwon.” Heechul says walking from behind Siwon. “He’s going through this phase, so just ignore him. I am Heechul by the way.” Heechul smiles.
“Oh, so you are Heechul, Gege talks about you all the time.” Zhou Mi smiles and Heechul turns to stare at Han Geng with a look of surprise and disbelief.
“ZHOU MI GEGE!!” Henry comes running from nowhere and wraps himself around Zhou Mi. “I didn’t know you were in town.”
Zhou Mi laughs and someone - Siwon- chokes. “Yes well, I was visiting Han Geng Gege, so I thought I could visit the coffee shop.”
“Well, you made a good decision.” Henry pulls him. “You have to taste Ryeowook’s - he’s one of the dudes that bakes- cakes, they are so good.”
Siwon watches as Henry pulls Zhou Mi away and Heechul looks at Han Geng; “So, you talk about me, huh?”
-
It’s fucking embarrassing when Heechul catches Siwon and Zhou Mi doing intimate things together.
He stares.
Shit. He thinks. Those are long legs.
“Uh, Hyung…stop staring.” Siwon says, quickly buttoning his shirt.
“Right, sorry.” Heechul shakes his head and tries to walk out of the wash room and runs straight into Han Geng.
“Hey, you…” Han Geng smiles and Heechul frowns.
“You’re useless.” He says and marches off, head held high.
It isn’t fair how Siwon just stared at Zhou Mi and the next thing Heechul knows they are doing nice and naughty things in the bathroom and it isn’t (Is. Not) fair how Han Geng and him have been doing nothing but heavy flirting for months now.
Not fair.
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But when Siwon catches Heechul and Han Geng doing intimate things in the washroom, it’s the least bit embarrassing.
“Oh hey…” Siwon walks in, calmly picks up Geng’s shirt that was lying on the counter and throws it down and washes his hands.
“Ugh, close the damn door Geng, don’t be useless.” Heechul snaps, trying to hide his naked self behind an equally naked Geng.
“Just so you guys know…” Siwon calls out, hovering around the washroom door. “…everyone’s left, so don’t rush things.”
As the door swings shut behind him, Siwon hears a screech and low, deep laugh. Slow and nice he thinks, smiling contentedly to himself.
-
“You are nice.” Heechul says, his breathe hot against Han Geng’s cheek. “You are very nice.”
“Thank you.” Han Geng smiles.
“I mean it.”
“I kno - oh…”
“Yes, you are very nice.” Heechul cuddles into Han Geng’s arms.
Han Geng stares at Heechul and chuckles softly; “I. I think you’re nice too.” He says, softly brushing Heechul’s fringes out of Heechul’s face. “I think you are very, very, nice.”
Heechul stares at Han Geng, that disarming twinkle in his eyes sending chill down Heechul’s spine; he presses lips against Han Geng’s and blushes when Han Geng pulls him closer.
Huh Heechul thinks; we’re somuch more hotter than Siwon and Zhou Mi
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Author’s Notes :
FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. GOING TO DIE. THANK YOU. T__________T