Obsession
Title: Obsession
Pairing: Implied Jonghyun/Key
Rating: PG-13 for cussing
Notes: Blah blah Jonghyun and Shin Sekyung are dating blah blah actually as long as Jonghyun is happy I’m happy so w/e I don’t ca~a~a~are~ but I still wondered about jongkey and even though I don’t ship them I came up with this…
Notes 2.0: 8th installment in my personal ‘write a fic for each song on the new album’… including repackage keke.
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“I knew it!”
The force of Key’s shove sent Jonghyun reeling backwards into the wall of their shared dorm, a picture frame rattling and careening to the floor, the glass breaking into shards, the wood splintering.
“I fucking knew it!”
Another shove, and Key’s fingers clutched into the material of Jonghyun’s sweater, threatening to rip the fabric completely apart.
“Kibum-,”
Yet another shove and Jonghyun clamped his mouth shut; obviously it wasn’t his turn to speak. He had had his chance to speak and he fucked it up and now it was out this way, not from his mouth, not his words, just something from the higher ups to quell the rumors and confirm suspicion.
The first suspicion having been months ago. Jonghyun was on his phone more, claiming he was texting his sister, since she missed him and they didn’t spend much time together. He was disappearing into his room, even locking Minho out of it, for hours, and then would come out with a stupid grin on his face. He grew distant from everyone.
He grew distant from Key.
Couldn’t he feel what it was doing to Key? Couldn’t he see it? He had told Key once to slow down, to knock it off, and so Key had done just that. He had given Jonghyun space, given him room to breathe so he didn’t suffocate him with his overbearing love, his overbearing presence… but it was the straw that broke the camel’s back and sure enough, with that bit of space Key gave him, a little bit turned out to be too much.
Jonghyun had found another.
And it was ironic, really. Hadn’t Jonghyun broadcasted on national television that Shin Sekyung was his ideal type? Key has brushed it off at the time because Jinki and Jonghyun were so ready to have an ‘umma’ on Hello Baby, and like he could blame them, there were some really pretty actresses out there and Key wasn’t stupid. Jonghyun was a young man and he had needs that needed to be fulfilled - his male instinct wanted soft curves, long hair and sweet smelling perfume.
Key was no woman.
Key wasn’t stupid.
But the blow didn’t lessen because yes they had drifted… and the most noticeable day was the Idol Athlete day, when Jonghyun had been on the opposite side of the field nearly the entire time, and Key had been with the ’91 line, hanging out and having a good time. Jonghyun was contented hanging out with Jungmo or even some members of BEAST, leaving Key to do whatever. And so Key did just that: whatever.
He hung on Mir, on Dongwoon, on Eli, on pretty much anyone and everyone that wasn’t Jonghyun. He and Minho stuck around each other for a while and when Minho was busy Key occupied himself with Taemin and he tried to ignore the fact that Jonghyun was ignoring him but it was impossible.
Because Jonghyun was succeeding in ignoring Key, whereas Key was failing in ignoring Jonghyun.
And now it all boiled over - the insane phone bill for Jonghyun’s texting, the late night phone calls, the mysterious “I’m going on a walk”s late at night while they were in the middle of promotions. The “SHINee needs a scandal to be explosive” - was this Jonghyun’s scandal? Was he really following through with his words?
Key’s mind was a blur and with Jonghyun pinned up against the wall Key could only search those big brown eyes, ignore the fact that Minho Taemin and Jinki were all hovering nearby, ready to break up a fight, search those big brown eyes to try and figure out what was going on in Jonghyun’s head.
Did he mean to leave Key behind? Was he just scared to admit his feelings for him? Did he even have any feelings or was this just a case of brotherly love gone awry?
Key just couldn’t wrap his brain around this. Those nights when they collapsed in the same bed, exhausted, because Key had gone to Jonghyun’s room to return a sweater he borrowed, the afternoons where they fell asleep on the couch wrapped up in each other, those were worth more than the kisses they never shared but came oh so close to indulging in.
And Key let go of Jonghyun’s jacket, he hung his head in shame and embarrassment, and he took a step away.
“As long as she treats you right.”
He moved out of the hallway and shut himself in the bedroom he shared with Jinki and Taemin, not locking the door but they all knew to stay clear. Jonghyun cleared his throat and straightened his hoodie, obviously shaken by Key’s outrage. But… he looked genuinely confused, the rest noted.
Was he really that oblivious?
“Jonghyun…” Jinki spoke up as Minho and Taemin retreated to the couch to watch a Disney movie, trying to lighten the mood.
Jonghyun glanced up at the leader, looking guilty of a crime he had no idea he even committed.
“You should have told him before the media did.” Jonghyun went to say something, but Jinki held up a hand and stopped him. “He’s your best friend. You could have given him that luxury.”
Jonghyun shut his mouth for the second time that night, and without a word he grabbed an umbrella and left his phone on the table, headed out into the chilly winter evening.
The vocalists’ abandoned phone vibrated and Jinki glanced over at it - curiosity caught the better of him and he walked over to it, Jonghyun having always set his phone texts on auto-read.
Jonghyunnie ah~ are we still meeting for our walk? You’re late. Please let me know if we need to re-schedule ^^ xoxo ♥
Jinki clenched his teeth and hit ‘end’, sending the message away to Jonghyun’s inbox, and he was about to turn away when he noticed Jonghyun’s phone wallpaper.
It was a picture of him and Key, taken just before Key shaved off his hair for their Lucifer concept. They were outside of the dorm and their arms were slung around each others’ waists, Jonghyun’s nose nuzzling into Key’s neck and the younger was laughing, the laugh where all of his teeth showed and his eyes crinkled and he looked like a happy kitten.
They were picture perfect…
And Jinki hoped that Jonghyun knew what he was doing.
Pairing: Implied Jonghyun/Key
Rating: PG-13 for cussing
Notes: Blah blah Jonghyun and Shin Sekyung are dating blah blah actually as long as Jonghyun is happy I’m happy so w/e I don’t ca~a~a~are~ but I still wondered about jongkey and even though I don’t ship them I came up with this…
Notes 2.0: 8th installment in my personal ‘write a fic for each song on the new album’… including repackage keke.
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“I knew it!”
The force of Key’s shove sent Jonghyun reeling backwards into the wall of their shared dorm, a picture frame rattling and careening to the floor, the glass breaking into shards, the wood splintering.
“I fucking knew it!”
Another shove, and Key’s fingers clutched into the material of Jonghyun’s sweater, threatening to rip the fabric completely apart.
“Kibum-,”
Yet another shove and Jonghyun clamped his mouth shut; obviously it wasn’t his turn to speak. He had had his chance to speak and he fucked it up and now it was out this way, not from his mouth, not his words, just something from the higher ups to quell the rumors and confirm suspicion.
The first suspicion having been months ago. Jonghyun was on his phone more, claiming he was texting his sister, since she missed him and they didn’t spend much time together. He was disappearing into his room, even locking Minho out of it, for hours, and then would come out with a stupid grin on his face. He grew distant from everyone.
He grew distant from Key.
Couldn’t he feel what it was doing to Key? Couldn’t he see it? He had told Key once to slow down, to knock it off, and so Key had done just that. He had given Jonghyun space, given him room to breathe so he didn’t suffocate him with his overbearing love, his overbearing presence… but it was the straw that broke the camel’s back and sure enough, with that bit of space Key gave him, a little bit turned out to be too much.
Jonghyun had found another.
And it was ironic, really. Hadn’t Jonghyun broadcasted on national television that Shin Sekyung was his ideal type? Key has brushed it off at the time because Jinki and Jonghyun were so ready to have an ‘umma’ on Hello Baby, and like he could blame them, there were some really pretty actresses out there and Key wasn’t stupid. Jonghyun was a young man and he had needs that needed to be fulfilled - his male instinct wanted soft curves, long hair and sweet smelling perfume.
Key was no woman.
Key wasn’t stupid.
But the blow didn’t lessen because yes they had drifted… and the most noticeable day was the Idol Athlete day, when Jonghyun had been on the opposite side of the field nearly the entire time, and Key had been with the ’91 line, hanging out and having a good time. Jonghyun was contented hanging out with Jungmo or even some members of BEAST, leaving Key to do whatever. And so Key did just that: whatever.
He hung on Mir, on Dongwoon, on Eli, on pretty much anyone and everyone that wasn’t Jonghyun. He and Minho stuck around each other for a while and when Minho was busy Key occupied himself with Taemin and he tried to ignore the fact that Jonghyun was ignoring him but it was impossible.
Because Jonghyun was succeeding in ignoring Key, whereas Key was failing in ignoring Jonghyun.
And now it all boiled over - the insane phone bill for Jonghyun’s texting, the late night phone calls, the mysterious “I’m going on a walk”s late at night while they were in the middle of promotions. The “SHINee needs a scandal to be explosive” - was this Jonghyun’s scandal? Was he really following through with his words?
Key’s mind was a blur and with Jonghyun pinned up against the wall Key could only search those big brown eyes, ignore the fact that Minho Taemin and Jinki were all hovering nearby, ready to break up a fight, search those big brown eyes to try and figure out what was going on in Jonghyun’s head.
Did he mean to leave Key behind? Was he just scared to admit his feelings for him? Did he even have any feelings or was this just a case of brotherly love gone awry?
Key just couldn’t wrap his brain around this. Those nights when they collapsed in the same bed, exhausted, because Key had gone to Jonghyun’s room to return a sweater he borrowed, the afternoons where they fell asleep on the couch wrapped up in each other, those were worth more than the kisses they never shared but came oh so close to indulging in.
And Key let go of Jonghyun’s jacket, he hung his head in shame and embarrassment, and he took a step away.
“As long as she treats you right.”
He moved out of the hallway and shut himself in the bedroom he shared with Jinki and Taemin, not locking the door but they all knew to stay clear. Jonghyun cleared his throat and straightened his hoodie, obviously shaken by Key’s outrage. But… he looked genuinely confused, the rest noted.
Was he really that oblivious?
“Jonghyun…” Jinki spoke up as Minho and Taemin retreated to the couch to watch a Disney movie, trying to lighten the mood.
Jonghyun glanced up at the leader, looking guilty of a crime he had no idea he even committed.
“You should have told him before the media did.” Jonghyun went to say something, but Jinki held up a hand and stopped him. “He’s your best friend. You could have given him that luxury.”
Jonghyun shut his mouth for the second time that night, and without a word he grabbed an umbrella and left his phone on the table, headed out into the chilly winter evening.
The vocalists’ abandoned phone vibrated and Jinki glanced over at it - curiosity caught the better of him and he walked over to it, Jonghyun having always set his phone texts on auto-read.
Jonghyunnie ah~ are we still meeting for our walk? You’re late. Please let me know if we need to re-schedule ^^ xoxo ♥
Jinki clenched his teeth and hit ‘end’, sending the message away to Jonghyun’s inbox, and he was about to turn away when he noticed Jonghyun’s phone wallpaper.
It was a picture of him and Key, taken just before Key shaved off his hair for their Lucifer concept. They were outside of the dorm and their arms were slung around each others’ waists, Jonghyun’s nose nuzzling into Key’s neck and the younger was laughing, the laugh where all of his teeth showed and his eyes crinkled and he looked like a happy kitten.
They were picture perfect…
And Jinki hoped that Jonghyun knew what he was doing.