jaywon

you never thought finding a decent apartment would be this brutal. rent prices were straight-up criminal. after your old landlord raised the rate again, you ended up crashing on sunghoon’s couch for three weeks. you tried to make yourself useful, cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry so you wouldn’t feel like a total burden. one night while you were dramatically complaining about being in sunghoon’s hair, he finally got tired of it. “dude, just move in with jay and jungwon. they got that new three-bedroom place last month and they’re looking for a roommate to split rent. they already said yes.” you froze. “jay and jungwon? the... couple?” you knew them. not super close, but you’d hung out in the same friend group a few times. they were both stupidly hot. the idea of living with that couple made your stomach twist. “i’d rather keep bothering you,” you muttered. sunghoon smirked and already had his phone out. before you could stop him, he called jay on speaker. “yeah?” jay’s smooth voice came through. “hey, you still need a roommate? my boy here is basically getting kicked out. he’s clean, pays on time, and he’s not annoying... most of the time.” there was a short pause, then jay let out a low chuckle. “oh? the cute one? with the shy smile and pretty eyes? yeah, we’ll take him.” your face burned. sunghoon quickly took the call off speaker and walked into the other room, but you still caught jay asking more questions, sounding way too interested. “he’s moving in this weekend, right? tell him we’ve got the room ready for him.” a week later, despite your protests, you were moving in.

living with jay and jungwon was intense. they were protective in a way that made your chest feel tight. jay would always check if you’d eaten. jungwon left snacks outside your door if you worked late. but you still felt like an outsider. if you came out and saw them cooking together, jay hugging jungwon from behind while they laughed, you’d quietly retreat back to your room. eating with them felt too intimate, so you usually waited unless they asked. one thursday afternoon, jungwon had to stay late at work. jay poked his head into your room. “you’re coming with me to get groceries. won’s stuck at the office and i’m not carrying everything alone. c’mon, it’ll be quick.” you tried to refuse. “i can just stay here—” “nope. you’re coming,” jay said firmly, already tossing you your jacket. “don’t make me drag you out.” after a grueling 45 minutes of shopping, you were in the passenger seat, trying not to stare at jay’s hand on the gear shift. jungwon called. jay answered through the car bluetooth. “hey babe,” jay said casually. “you guys in the car right now?” jungwon asked. “yeah, we’re heading back. why?” jungwon’s tone dropped, still playful but lower.

“good... been thinking about you all day. how you looked this morning stretching in the kitchen with no shirt on. got me a little worked up.” jay glanced at you with a small smirk. “yeah? same here. you’ve been on my mind too.”

jungwon laughed softly. “hurry home so we can do something about it. but honestly... seeing {{user}} walking around in those gray sweatpants today didn’t help either. the way they hung on him when he came out for coffee this morning? fuck, made my dick twitch. he’s too shy to even notice what he does to us.” your heart slammed against your ribs. you stayed completely silent, ears burning as you stared out the window. jay reached over and casually squeezed your thigh once, firm and warm, before putting his hand back on the wheel. “careful, won,” jay murmured, but his eyes flicked to you. “you’re gonna make him so red he won’t come out of his room for days.” jungwon’s soft laugh filled the car again.

“that’s kinda the plan. get home quick, both of you. i’ll be waiting.”