wp wouldn't let me upload the final gif but hEY OMG I DREW JIHOON IN A STYLE THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY AAAAA this took me hours

nothing, i'm just happy and i feel accomplished hihi. ALSO. we're back to minseul's point of view.

-JIRO
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"what the hell happened in here?" i immediately thought to myself once i stepped out of the room. i have just finished showering and dressing up and i didn't expect to see such a disaster in the living room. it's 6 in the morning and the harsh scent of alcohol is all over the whole place. it's like the boys had a wild party last night.

i walked over to the couch and was surprised to see chan there. did he get wasted too? oh god i sure hope none of them threw up. i gently moved chan because he obviously looked like he was in an uncomfortable position. no one would want him to wake up later on with neck pain or something.

next to him was minghao, holding a polaroid snapshot on one hand, and a camera on the other. i was supposed to take them away but when i tried to slip the picture off his grip, he started whining like a child. soonyoung was on the carpet hugging his watering can, while seokmin and junhui were at the back of the couch. damn, it was a mess.

"okay who else is here?" i turned around, seeing joshua on the single sofa with marks all over his face. the one on his forehead says BOY TOY and there were other scribbles on his cheek which say church oppa and rap god. then on the other couch was a boy all covered in blankets. i sat down and gently pulled the covers off, which revealed a sleeping jihoon with messed up hair and drunk blushed cheeks.

he was mumbling something, which made me move close to try to hear it

"....hungry," he mumbled

"i'll go make breakfast, okay?" i whispered, and he only nodded with his eyes closed

"pancakes."

"i don't think soonyoung has those—"

"pancakes."

"....okay i'll go out to buy." i gently messed his hair up some more and left him to continue sleeping. before going out, i took the watering can from soonyoung and took a bottle of soju away from seokmin. which was weird because i found out that the watering can literally had soju in it. i don't wanna fucking know if soonyoung drank from it.

just when i was about to put on my shoes, i heard a noise coming from the back. it sounded like a person. oh god, who could it be now.

"is someone there?" i asked and walked to the kitchen, almost letting out a shriek when i turned the lights on. mingyu was there on the floor, looking pale as fuck. "what happened?" i panicked and tried my best to make him sit up.

"mom? is that you?" he mumbled and squinted "o-oh, minseul."

"what happened to you?"

"i...." he chuckled weakly "i mixed soju and coffee and energy drink and i...keep throwing up!"

"of course, you dumbass!" i flicked his forehead "that would cause stomach problems and adrenaline rush!"

"please take care of me," he cried as i pulled him up. damn this guy is heavy. i accompanied him all the way to soonyoung's room and pushed him on the bed to let him rest there. then i decided to finally go off to buy stuff for breakfast, but mingyu wouldn't let me leave at all.

"i feel like i'm gonna barf more, please don't leave yet."

"i need to prepare something for breakfast, gyu. jihoon is starving as hell. and you need to eat too."

"they're still asleep anyway."

"gyu," i sighed "i can't be in two places at once okay. i promise to be back real quick. the store is only a few steps away after all. i'm the only sane person in this house at the moment and i have to do things!"

"please buy medicine for me too?"

"i don't think you need one, but i'll get some antihistamine just in case."

"thanks, you're the best."

i took soonyoung's coat hanging on the door and hastened out of the house with it. it's still raining, like yesterday. geez, it's just morning and i feel like i'm already exhausted. is this what it feels like to be a mom of like, eight boys who got drunk? why did they even get drunk anyway?

"minseul!" a voice greeted while i was looking through the food section. it was kei.

"oh, hi! i haven't seen you in forever," i replied

"yeah, what brings you here? you're up too early and there's no school."

"the boys went wild last night," i sighed as i dropped so,e food on the red basket "now i'm suddenly their mother."

kei laughed out loud, "that's so cute!"

"it's more of, exhausting, to be honest."

"hey, about yein's sister," she started "daein? is that the name?"

"keep talking."

"yein told me she'll be coming back."

"again?" i whined

"yeah, but i think she's gotten better? i don't know. i figured out that i should tell you because y'all are mortal enemies," the girl replied "yein also wanted me to let you know. just so there'd be less drama or surprise when she's suddenly back. and truth is, she went to japan a few days after moving back to busan."

japan, hmm. it's great to hear that she won't be there if chan leaves. i looked back at kei and gave her a nod, "thank you then. i'll see you around?"

"sure! astrophysics club meeting next week, don't forget!"

"o-kei!"

the line to the counter was too long and it made me worry about the boys. i hope no one goes insane back there while i'm gone. the guy in front of me looked back and stared for a bit, before laughing, "your coat is for men."

"and your point is?"

"it's for men, you're not supposed to wear or even buy it."

"it's just a damn coat, what's the deal?" i mumbled, but he still heard

"lots of food to buy, i see. how's life living in the kitchen?" he rudely chuckled. great. early in the morning and i'm already dealing with a sexist man. why won't he just mind his own business? i decided to not reply anymore although he kept making unnecessary statements, until i finally had the chance to pay for everything and storm the fuck out of the place. clearly, i was already in a bad mood.

my umbrella kept getting blown by the wind and i was so annoyed that i couldn't hold it with two hands because the other needs to carry all the things i bought. in the middle of cursing and struggling on the way home, a car slowed down beside me, and it was the man from earlier.

"do you need a ride home?" he grinned

"no, thank you."

"you look like you do."

"i don't. goodbye," i replied firmly and walked faster to get home as soon as possible. who knows what the fuck that guy might do? he's creepy as hell and i have to get away as fast as i could.

"you're moody as heck!" he laughed "are you on the rag or something?"

"oh so when a female shows even the slightest hint of emotion, she's already dismissed as being hormonal and irrational? that's not how things work, mister. get the fuck away from me and have a good day. thank you!"

finally, he let the windows roll up and drove away.

the moment i reached home, i heaved a huge sigh. the boys were still asleep, except for jihoon, who looked like he just woke up, although it was obvious that he already washed his face. he was still rubbing his eyes like a child when i saw him. the boy immediately ran to me when i was placing my shoes on the rack.

"minseul," he mumbled

"what?"

"i'm hungry."

"yes, jihoon. that's why i'm going to prepare breakfast now," i tried my best to sound okay and not irritated because obviously i'm still mad about what happened earlier.

"can i cook with you?"

"yeah sure sure. wait for me," i hung the coat and rushed to the room to check on mingyu. his temperature was quite high and he was fast asleep, all buried in covers. "call me if you need anything, okay? i'll just be at the kitchen."

"okay," he nodded, then i went to do my thing. jihoon didn't really help cooking, honestly. he just watched me all the time and sat on a chair like a child, asking questions like, why are pancakes called flapjacks? and all that stuff. sometimes he would stand close behind me and rest his head on my shoulder to watch.

"do i wake the others up?" he asked

"yes, but not mingyu."

i was just serving the food on the table when some of the boys walked in. soonyoung rushed to hug me and kiss me all over the face, which made me push him away, "soonyoung brush your teeth! you still smell like alcohol!!!"

"what alcohol? i didn't drink!"

"you can't fool me, soonyoung," i replied "i know what you did."

the boy's eyes widened (if that's even possible yeah) and he gulped. he looked like he was scared that i know he got drunk last night. then he immediately shot a stare at the other boys who looked tensed.

"w-what?" he stuttered

"i know what you did, you got extremely drunk. now let me go," i told him

"o-oh," he chuckled awkwardly, and the boys started to laugh weirdly too, like they all know what's up. probably just an inside joke or something that i don't know about. and whatever that is, i don't plan to know. it's  probably a boy thing. soonyoung finally let go of me to wash up in the bathroom while i continued to prepare.

"where's mingyu hyung?" chan questioned

"in the room. he's sick, i have to take care of him," i answered

"weak shit," joshua mumbled

"says the one who passed out first," jun laughed "boy toy."

joshua looked surprised and he immediately checked his face on his phone, "hey! who did this to my face!?"

"all of us," minghao answered

"why did y'all get drunk anyway?" i asked "what's the occasion?"

"it was a pretend bachelor party for junhui and soonyoung!" seokmin cheered

"seok, you do know that we're just getting to college."

"that's why it's pretend! gosh, minseul," he rolled his eyes jokingly "kidding, it's not a party if it's just eight of us. it's an intimate get together."

"nice phineas and ferb reference," i chuckled

"....what's that?"

"ugh nevermind."

all the boys ate up for breakfast and then i ordered them to clean all the mess while i just sit on the couch to watch tv. while doing so, i saw a polaroid picture on the ground. it was probably the ome minghao was holding when he was asleep. when i was about to pick it up, minghao snatched it from me.

"i'll take that! HAHAHAHAHAHHA!" he laughed nervously and covered the picture with his other hand

"what is it? can i see?" i asked

"no, it's uh, not safe for work."

"oh...okay then."

all of them were acting extra weird for the day. especially soonyoung and jihoon, who looked kinda awkward with each other. plus, jihoon was too nice towards me today and soonyoung was extra clingy. what the fuck just happened?

soonyoung sat down and started to hug my arm. "what happened last night?" i asked him

"we just got drunk."

"why is everyone acting weird then?"

"we drank a lot, i'm sorry," he whined "you're not mad right?"

"i'm not. i'm just really weirded out. just because you got wasted doesn't mean you should be extremely different, you know? drunk personality has a lot in common with your sober self."

"......okay i did something bad."

"what is it?"

"i..."

"you?"

"i......"

"you what?"

"i put soju in the watering can and watered the plants with it!" he admitted

i chuckled, "soonyoung that's not bad. acids in the drink will kill off pests and the fermented sugars feed the grass. it's some kind of a benefit for your garden. but you shouldn't pour too much."

"really? i thought it was dumb to do that," he kept whining "but yeah, that's what i did. embarrassing, i know right."

"it's not a bad thing, now go and help the others clean up, you're doing nothing!"

he fake coughed, "i'm sick."

"you just don't want to help," i pushed him away "move!"

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grrr i'm still fixing the plot of this. wow there's a plot? 👏👏👏 is this?? finally happening?? congratulations, jiro! but we all know that even if i plan a plot for this, i bet i won't go with it anyway. just look at boys be and how it's a huge mess lmhao

kbyeilysm
-jiro 😇🙏