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Wonwoo and Mingyu see each other the next day; they spend all of their recesses together and they eat lunch together (Hoseok accompanying them, smirking at Wonwoo knowingly every time Wonwoo laughs at Mingyu's jokes or even does so much as smiles or glances at Mingyu). They also end up agreeing to see after school.

Wonwoo sighs, exhausted from the long and stressful school day, and drops his bag to the floor of his dorm. He walks to the small kitchen, rubbing his tired eyes, and starts rummaging through his fridge, looking for something to eat. To Wonwoo's huge dismay, there's basically nothing edible in it as he once again hasn't done the grocery shopping. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Wonwoo grabs his wallet and keys.

He is just about to leave his dorm as his phone rings. He reaches out for it, seeing that it's Mingyu calling. They had exchanged numbers so that it would be easier to make plans for the day. Wonwoo picks up quickly.

"Heyyy."

"Hii, what's up?"

"Nothing much, I'm just about to leave to the grocery shop to get something to eat. My fridge and also my stomach are very much empty right now."

Mingyu chuckles quietly and Wonwoo turns the volume up and presses the phone closer to his ear to hear Mingyu better.

"Are you free after that?" Mingyu asks.

Wonwoo smiles, although Mingyu can't see it, "Yeah, I am."

"Can we hang out then?"

"Sure!" Wonwoo says, smiling wickedly. It's kind of embarrassing how excited he is already.

"Nice!"

"So, I'll call you when I get home?"

"Yeah, call me." There's a short pause, and then; "actually... I'm pretty bored. Like really really bored. Can I come to the shop with you? I can help you with the groceries!"

Wonwoo laughs, "Yeah, sure! I'll come by your dorm so we can go to the shop together."

"Sounds good, I'll be waiting for you."

"And I'll be there in few minutes!"

Wonwoo puts his shoes on and grabs his jacket, walking out of the dorm and starts making his way towards Mingyu's dorm.

 
******

"You gotta buy at least tomatoes!"

"But I never eat tomatoes. They'd just rot in my fridge."

"Well, now is a perfect time to start eating them! Also, you should buy lettuce and cucumber. And oh! We totally forgot about the fruits! Let's get some of them as well," Mingyu talks excitedly, making his way to the fruits and vegetables already.

"Uhhh... I really don't think I'll eat all of this. I really don't think I'll eat any of this," Wonwoo looks and sounds skeptical.

Mingyu just lets out a tiny, soft sigh.

"I'm sure you will. I'll make it my personal goal to teach you how to eat."

Wonwoo crunches his nose at Mingyu's words, "I do know how to eat. I'm not a baby."

"But you definitely do not know how to eat proper food," Mingyu says, "Junk food isn't going to help you grow up, baby boy," placing his one arm on Wonwoo's shoulders.

Wonwoo's heart lurches at the gesture and the words just a bit, not knowing what to respond.

"Yeah, sure," Wonwoo mutters, taking the bananas from Mingyu's other hand and placing them to his cart.

******

"Ok, so... Next you're going to chop the tomatoes," Mingyu guides.

Wonwoo grabs the tomatoes and a knife, ready to get started.

"Oh no, no no!" Mingyu stops him, "Of course you have to wash them first!" He laughs. "You truly need my advices, I should just move in here to assist you."

Wonwoo just barks a laugh and moves to wash and chop the tomatoes. While he's preparing the salad, Mingyu sets the table for the two.

They had made spaghetti and Wonwoo has to admit that it indeed does look and smell a lot more appetizing than the instant ramyeon he usually eats as he's too lazy to cook anything. And this is for sure so many times healthier. Sure it's a bit expensive for a student to buy all the different ingredients but they last for many days, maybe even a week.

When Wonwoo is done making the salad, they sit down on the table, plates full of spaghetti and salad in front of them.

"Oh my god, I'm so freaking hungry I could eat all of this in seconds," Wonwoo practically moans as his stomach rumbles just in time to verify Wonwoo's claim.

"You shouldn't gobble up all that, you're just gonna get stomach ache," Mingyu laughs and grabs his fork.

Wonwoo stuffs huge forkful of spaghetti to his mouth, eyes crinkling as he smiles widely, "Sure. Bon appetite!"

******

"I'M SO GONNA WIN!" Mingyu exclaims, victorious grin on his face. He looks like he's ready to throw the joystick in the air and start running around the room shouting.

"NOT ON MY WAY WATCH!" Wonwoo barks back and shoots a green mushroom. It's getting alarmingly close to Mingyu's car.

Mingyu gasps and his face warps into a horrified look.

"No way?!! YOU DID NOT JUST-" Mingyu stops in the middle of his sentence as Luigi, the character he chose for the race, gets shot with the mushroom Wonwoo shot and many of the other players - including Wonwoo - go past him.

"YOU BASTARD! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?" Mingyu shouts, quickly trying to catch up with the others but ends up being the fifth player to arrive to the finish line. Wonwoo got the first place.

"I won! I WON!! Look who's laughing now?" Wonwoo laughs and sticks his tongue out, making a small victory dance.

Mingyu grabs the joystick out of Wonwoo's hands and places it with his own one to the floor beside them quickly before attacking Wonwoo.

"I SWEAR TO GOD, YOU'RE SO STUPID WITH YOUR FUCKING MUSHROOMS. IF YOU HADN'T SHOT ME WITH THAT I WOULD'VE WON!" Mingyu tickles the laughing Wonwoo on his sides and eventually presses a pillow to Wonwoo's face in an attempt to shut him up but Wonwoo keeps on laughing and cheering for himself.

Eventually Mingyu's tickling gets too much to Wonwoo, and he has to surrender and beg for mercy.

"Okayokayokay, PLEASE STOP! You would've won, I'm sorry! PLEASE MINGYU!"

Mingyu looks a little bit more satisfied at that and lets Wonwoo go, laughing.

"That's true," he chuckles, "Wow Mario Cart really is a threat to friendships. This game has for sure destroyed thousands of friendships."

Wonwoo laughs at that and picks up the joysticks from the floor, handing the other one to Mingyu.

A warm feeling flutters inside him at Mingyu's words; they're friends. Mingyu considers Wonwoo as his friend already. Of course Wonwoo would like to be something more than just a friend to Mingyu but he's so happy to hear that they're at least friends. 

Wonwoo glances at the boy next to him who has eyes intently on the screen, picking a next race for them, and a smile spreads to his face.