*2017*

"Here's the ultimate question--"

"Okay."

"Milk before cereal, or cereal before milk?" You ask while opening a box of chocolatey rice puffs, an empty bowl before you.

Taemin, sitting at the kitchen table watching you, chuckles.

"Um... cereal."

"Thank goodness. If you said milk, we would've had issues.." You pour the cereal into the bowl then open the milk.

"Why?" He asks.

"I would've flipped the table, bro. It's unconstitutional!"

He chuckles again. "To pour milk first?"

"Yes! Like what if you pour too much and it drowns the cereal? There's no way to measure if you have the right amount or not by doing that," you explain, filling the bowl with milk so each element is balanced. Not too much cereal, not too much milk.

"What if I want the cereal to drown?" He eyes you with a wide, mischievous grin.

"You're a murderer."

His laughter fills the apartment. The sound warms your body. You allow a small smile to show as you finish making the bowls of cereal, sliding one to Taemin.

"Let's eat." You sit on a stool beside him, shoveling some cereal into your mouth.

He slowly picks up a spoon and looks down at his cereal as if its a stranger. "Do you really eat this for dinner?"

"Sometimes when I want something light."

Taemin scratches his head then carefully spoons some cereal into his mouth. You watch amused.

"What?"

"I need meat! What kind of meal is this?" He complains with a mouth full of food.

"Hey! I made that with love, I can take it back and you can starve."

He chews silently and watches you. His face falls a bit.

"Thanks... but I just need meat. This isn't gonna fill me up," he says in a kinder voice.

"Can you cook?" You ask, eyeing him while finishing your last bite of cereal. You place the bowl to your lips and drink the chocolate milk left behind. When you're finished, your eyes meet Taemin's as he breaks out in laughter.

"What the-- how did you finish so fast?!"

"I have many talents, my friend... but as I was saying. Can you cook?"

Taemin smirks while rising to his feet.

"I have many talents, too. Watch."

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[hahahaaa.... this won't be finished. is this what you call a drabble?]