So I had an idea for a request you could pull off. Childhood best friends Enhypen Jake x Male reader where itâs very nostalgic about them always playing pretend and having their own characters and stories but their favorite (more like Jakeâs personal favorite) is Jake as Peter Pan and male reader as Wendy even though male reader always thought that it was weird since heâs a boy and Wendyâs a girl character but Jake always insists on it and they grew up from kids, teens in high school and now theyâre last few weeks of college and are both absolutely whipped for each other, Jake is down bad and male reader is in denial and always has the lingering thought that Jake would one day find his âWendyâ soon. Now that theyâre about to graduate and live their own lives so for Jakeâs birthday, Jake wanted a costume party and yes heâs dressed as Peter Pan and insists on coaxing male reader to be his Wendy for the night though with much resistance male reader eventually caves and dresses up as a boy version (or in a dress, you do you boo no shame in crossdressing) as Wendy. The other Enha members are there at the party of course (you other groups of your choice) and itâs just a fun night where they actually feel and become kids again and it all just feels so right and nostalgia gets the best of them with the lights, ambiance and music and all the memories and moments theyâve made all the yearning and pining for each other as they dance and laugh the night away from dusk tiâll dawn as both finally confess and kiss as they both feel like theyâre flying because of happy thoughts and pixie dust on their way to the second start to the right and straight on tiâll morning. Feel free to add your own spin on it đ¤
Author's note 1-2: This was incredibly cute to write, oh my gosh i loved it so muchhhhh
Pairing Jake (Sim Jaeyun) x male reader
Synopsis: Jake has always been Peter Pan, but who's going to be his Wendy? (spoiler, it's always been you)
Neverland, The second star to the right and straight on till morning
âJake, I donât want to be Wendy!â
âBut you have to be! Whoâs going to fall in love with me?â
âNo one! I want to be Captain Hook!â
âBut you need to be Wendy!â
âIâm always Wendy thoughâ you whined, annoyed with the game already. It seemed that all you and Jake ever played was Peter Pan and Wendy. If you were going to play it all the time, you could at least be Captain Hook. At least once.
âYouâre a good Wendy thoughâ
âBut Wendyâs a girl! I donât want to play the girl anymore! I want to be a boyâ
âFine, next time you can be Peter Panâ
âNo, this timeâ you countered, glaring at him
âHow about you be Wendy this time and Captain Hook next time?â
âReally?â You said with excitement and Jake nodded
âYay! Okay, Iâll be Wendy this time, letâs playâ You and Jake ran around, pretending to fly, using sand as pixie dust. Then your least favourite part of the game happened. Kissing Jake. Wendy always kissed Peter Pan in Jakeâs game, and you hated it
âDo I have to?â
âItâs how the game worksâ
âBut I donât like it!â
âJust one more time?â
âFineâ you said with a huff. You got on your tiptoes and in an exaggerated girly voice said
âOh Peter! You saved me! How can I ever repay you?â
âA kiss, dear Wendyâ Jake grinned and you rolled your eyes. You kissed his cheek and ran away from Jake immediately.
âBleh! I need water, you tasted like sandâ
âYou taste like sandâ
âYou wouldnât know!â
âLet me seeâ
âAhhh! No! Jake stoppit!â You ran faster, laughing while Jake tried to catch you
âCome here Y/N, let me see!â
âNo! Mommy! Jakeâs trying to see if I taste like sand!â You called to your mother, who had just walked outside with Jakeâs mom, to see what you two were up to
âHeâs what?â She said with a small laugh, sitting down with her glass of tea
âTrying to see if I taste like sand! Mrs. Sim, Jakesâ trying to eat me!â
âNow Jake, letâs not try and eat our friendsâ
âHe said I tasted like sand firstâ
âHow about both of you get ready for a bathâ your mother said and you two froze. You looked at each other, sharing the same look of horror, then ran off
âI donât want a bath!â
âMe either! Weâre not coming outâ Jake said, hiding under the slide in your backyard. Both your mothers shook their heads
âOnly good boys that take a baths can have ice cream afterâ Jakeâs mom said and you and Jake looked at each other
âItâs a trickâ you said and Jake nodded
âWe need to make a planâ
âAgreedâ
âWeâll take a bath after ice creamâ Jake yelled back to his mom
âWhy should we let you do that?â You mom asked and you and Jake went back to whispering
âWhy should they let us do that?â You asked and jakes looked stumped
âUhh⌠Oh! Because weâll just get messy all over again and theyâd have to give us two baths instead of oneâ
âPerfect! Jake says you should let us have ice cream now because weâll just get dirty all over again and have to take a second bathâ you yelled back to you and Jakeâs mom
âHmm.. well, I guess thatâs true. Fine, ice cream then a bathâ your mom said
âYes!â
âWe did it!â
âCome on out then you two, then weâll get you your ice creamâ
âWith a cone?â Jake said, climbing out from underneath the slide
âAnd blue sprinkles?â You asked and Jake gasped
âLike Wendy!â
âNo more sprinkles!â You yelled and Jake laughed at you running away from him. You were always going to be Wendy in Jakeâs eyes.
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âJake, mate, this makes no senseâ
âYouâre the one that wanted to take this classâ
âI didnât think our teacher would throw in a random âenrichment quizâ with nothing weâve learned on itâ
âWe probably have learned it, we just werenât paying attentionâ Jake muttered, putting his head in his hands and you hummed
âThatâs⌠a very real chance, yeahâ
âDude, weâre going to fail this classâ Jake said, flopping down on your bed
âNo weâre not, weâre just going to barely pass this classâ
âOur parents would kill usâ
âNot if we do it firstâ
âY/N!â
âWhat?!â
âDude, time and placeâ
âIs this not the time or place? Weâre about to bomb this testâ
âOkay, maybe it is, but still, warn meâ
âAh yes, because Iâm just going to say âmy dearest Jake, Iâm going to make a dark humored joke on the count of three, alright?â Every time a joke pops up in my headâ
âYou shouldâ Jake muttered and you shoved him
âYou should go see whatâs for dinnerâ
âYou do it, itâs your houseâ
âMy momâs tired of seeing me in the kitchenâ
âBecause you eat everything!â
âNot my fault I am a growing boyâ
âDonât ever say that again, that was so cringyâ Jake said, getting out your bed to check whatâs for dinner
âNo it wasnât, youâre just weirdâ
âYour momâ
âI know, I get it from herâ
âThese jokes never work with you, oh my godâ Jake walked out your room, going to see what you mom was making
âHi Mrs. L/Nâ
âOh hello Jake, can I help you?â
âI was just checking on dinner, Y/N says youâre tired of seeing him in the kitchenâ
âAnd heâd be correct. I swear, that boy can just eatâ
âI know, Iâve seen itâ
âWell, you can call him down, dinner is pretty much done hereâ
âOkay Mrs. L/N. Wendy! Get down hereâ Jake yelled up the stairs and he could hear your groan
âStop calling me that Jake, weâre not kids anymoreâ
âWe donât have to be kids for you to still be Wendyâ
âJake, Iâm going to hurt you before we even sit downâ
âNot if you canât catch meâ
âDonât you start running in my house Mr. Simâ your mom said with a warning look and Jake grinned at her
âWouldnât dream of it Mrs. L/Nâ Jake said, and went to sit down. You two bothered each other during dinner as well, as any two best friends would. You stole a piece of his fish, he stole some of your rice, you stole a sip of his drink, he stole some of your vegetables. You two also apparently couldnât keep your feet to yourselves because you kept kicking each other all dinner. It was only when Jake called you âWendyâ did you get annoyed with him. He could honestly be such an ass
âWendy dear, do you want ice cream?â
âI want to slice your hand off like Peter Pan did to Captain Hook, thatâs what I want Jakeâ
âY/N, be nice to Jakeâ your mom called from the living room
âHeâs being annoying though!â
âThat doesnât mean you threaten himâ
âDidnât you threaten to hit dad with a pan the other day because he didnât clean his dish?â There was silence from your mother, than a cough
âJake, try not to instigate my son in our house pleaseâ your mother said after a moment and you and Jake lost it.
âThereâs no way that worked broâ you wheezed and Jake hit your shoulder
âThat would not fly in my houseâ
âMaybe you just need to stay here forever. Mom! Can Jake live with us?â
âAre you going to go live with Jakeâs parents?â
âNo, why?â
âBecause I canât have two of yâall in the same home, I need a child swap or Jake has to go home tomorrowâ
âBut-â
âNo âbutsâ, no eat your ice cream and get ready for bed, you two have school tomorrow. And make sure you study some more for that test, I got an email about itâ
âOh weâre so fucking deadâ You and Jake whispered at the same time, running off to your room with your bowls of ice cream, already planning your funerals ahead of time
âIs âXâ supposed to be five?â You asked with a sigh Jake shrugged
âNo, âXâ is just supposed to be âXââ Jake answered, looking in his textbook
âShould I wear yellow or blue socks to your funeral?â You asked while putting your head in your hands
âBlue. What about yours?â
âYellow, obviously, thatâs my favourite colourâ
âI know itâs your favourite colour, I was just asking! What if you wanted me to wear neon pink?â
âWould you do it?â
âIf you die first, yesâ
âNew goal unlockedâ
âOh my god go sit in the cornerâ Jake said, throwing a pillow at you
âBoys! Itâs time to get to bed! You need to rest for tomorrowâ your mother yelled up the stairs
âOkay!â You and Jake replied, starting to pack your things up
âShould we just, pretend weâre sick?â
âHow would be do that Y/N, weâve been fine this entire weekâ
âThe flu is very random when it strikesâ
âI donât think itâs that randomâ Jake said and you huffed
âI know, I just really donât want to go to school tomorrowâ you said while walking to your bathroom to brush your teeth. Jake followed you with his toothbrush in hand also with a sigh. You two brushed your teeth in silence, then got dressed. You got in your bed, Jake got on the air mattress and you two said your goodnights
âGoodnight Jake, see you in the morning⌠or the afterlifeâ
âGoodnight Y/N, see you in the morningâ
Everything was quiet for a while, but you knew the quiet didnât last long with you and Jake, because before you knew it, Jake decided to say the most confusing sentence known to man
âDo you think jellyfish have like, hidden ears? Because how do they like, know about the world around them? Or do they just continuously bump into things and die before getting smarter about their surroundings?â
âJake?â
âYes?â
âWhat time is it?â
âTwelve oh one?â
âGo the fuck to sleep Jakeâ
âBut itâs a genuine question! And you know about animals!â
âVibrations and stimuli and blah blah blah, go to sleepâ
âOkay⌠do you think pandas know theyâre alive?â
âOh my god!â You groaned and told him the answer, but the random questions didnât stop, and by the time it hit three in morning, you two were laughing like little kids again. Loudly too, absolutely failing at being quiet. Your mother had already come by once to tell you to quiet down, and now she came by another time
âIf you boys donât go to sleep, Jake isnât coming over for a month, do you understand me?â
âYes maâamâ you and Jake said, still trying to hold in laughter. When she left, you two laughed as quietly as you could into your pillows, trying to breathe. You two eventually calmed down, and soon enough, you were both snoring until the morning came
Spoiler: You two absolutely bombed that test. You got grounded away from each other for three weeks. It was absolute HELL.
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Middle school honestly went by in a flash, and when you and Jake got to high school, it was a whole different experience. For starters, you and Jake barely had any classes together unlike in middle school. You had English, your lunch period, and Gym together. Absolutely heinous. But you two experienced it, and survived it and lived through it somehow. You survived a lot of things in high school actually.
Starting off with the realisation that Jake wasnât always going to be there⌠oh! And your first big fight. It was rough, walking into your classes and your best friend not being there. Jake always pushed you to make new friends, but you didnât even want to make new friends, it was so daunting to think about. Jake however made a whole new friend group. They even had a stupid little name. ENHYPEN or whatever the hell that was supposed to mean. You didnât like them. It didnât matter that you had never met them, but you didnât like them. You avoided Jake for a week when you saw his new friend group. Not because you didnât like them (you didnât) and not because you were jealous he made new friends ( you were), but because you were upset he ignored you in favour of them. Like, excuse you? Last you checked, you were the one that knew everything about him. His fear of loud noises, thunderstorms, how heâll pretty much faint if he sees a needle. But no, he wanted to hang out with those losers. Fine, you can make friends too, and ignore him for them just the same. And you did. Their names were Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Kai, and Taehyun. You called yourselves TXT. Or well, Soobin came up with the idea, you just rolled with it. You all clicked pretty well, and you honestly loved hanging out with them. Jake however, did not love you hanging out with them. You ignored him at lunch and sat with them, ignored him in class, didnât partner with him in gym, acted like you had water in your ears every time he talked, only to get pulled away from him. What the fuck was your problem?
He confronted you about it after school one day while you were waiting the courtyard of the school, and you, as usual, ignored him.
âY/N, I know you hear me! Whatâs your fucking problem, you get new friends and now Iâm not important to you?â
âThatâs funny! I was going to ask you the same thing Jaeyun!â
âDonât call me that, you know I donât like it when you call me thatâ
âDo I? It seems Iâve forgotten a lot of things. Like where I put my phone last night, how long Iâm supposed to cook ramen, if I have a best friend or not. Something I havenât forgotten though is how you ignored me for your little group of friends. You pushed me away first Jake! I didnât push you!â
âOooh⌠trouble in paradiseâ Yeonjun whispered to Soon, who nodded. They of course all knew about Jake, and your little problem with him right now, but they didnât know it was this serious
âThis is a lovers quarrelâ Taehyun said, and Kai snickered quietly
âDonât say that, he might hear you and then beat the shit out of youâ Kai said, but the laugh in his voice made everything he said very unconvincingÂ
âThatâs ridiculous!â
âIs it? Because what about the first time you told me about them? How you brushed me off later that week to go hang out with them on our special day. Did you just forget Saturdays were like, our thing or something? What about when I called out to you the other day and you glanced at me, and then turned around to talk to them, huh?â
âY/N⌠I-â
âI swear to god if you say you didnât know, Iâm hitting you in the face with my backpackâ
âHit me then⌠ow! Jesus!â
âYou said hit you!â
âNot that hard, damn!â
âWell.. thatâs how I feel!â
âDo you feel better?â
ââŚNoâ you said quietly and Jake wrapped you in his arms. He hugged you tightly, playing with the ends of your hair
âHow about now?â
âBetterâŚâ
âYeah?â
âMhmâ
âIâm sorry I ignored you. I donât know why I did. I convinced myself I needed a break from you, but⌠seeing you with your friends made me jealous and I just⌠I guess we both just spiraled out of control, huh?â
âI guess soâ you mumbled and Jake kissed the top of your head
âHow about we go get ice cream? As a replacement for when I was being-â
âAn asshole?â
âYeah, and assholeâ You waved to your friends, who were more than willing to let you walk away with Jake after you two made up, when suddenly Jakeâs friends walked up to him
âJake, you want to head down to the mall weâre going to- oh, whoâs this?â One of his friends said, noticing Jakeâs arm thrown over your shoulder
âYou didnât even tell them about me? My guys know everything about youâ
âDefine everythingâ Jake Sid with a glare and you laughed
âOkay, not everything you big baby, chillâ
âWell, this is.. my best friend. His name is Y/N. Heâs kind of the most important person on this planet to me, and weâre going to go get ice cream now because I was being an ass, any more questions?â
âUhh⌠nope. Hi though, Iâm Jayâ Jay said with a wave, and everyone else started introducing themselves one by one
âHeesungâ
âSunghoonâ
âSeonwooâ
âJungwonâ
âRikiâ
âWell⌠Iâm Y/N, nice to meet you I guessâ
âYou guess?â
âIâm not exactly going to be the happiest when meeting the people that stole my best friend from me for a week because he was being an idiotâ
âOkay, thatâs enough talking for you, you can meet them at some other time, letâs goâ
âFine⌠but youâre buyingâ
âObviously. Iâll even get you a churroâ
âOh I love youâ
âI love you tooâ Jake said, nudging you
âTheyâre in loveâ Heesung said and the rest of Enhypen turned to him with looks of confusion and shock
âCome again?â Jay said and Heesung shrugged
âTheyâre in love, just like, really late to itâ
âOh, so you think so tooâ Taehyun said, who was absolutely eavesdropping
âHuh?â Heesung said, looking towards Taehyun
âWeâre Y/Nâs friends, I heard what you said. You think so too?â
âYou think so?â
âYeah, you should hear the way he talks about Jakeâ
âIâm surprised heâs never told us about Y/N, he seems sweetâ Sunghoon said and Soobin shrugged
âI donât know, kind of a jerk move, considering thatâs supposed to be his âbest friend,â but whateverâ
âI think this could go either very badly, or extremely wellâ Kai said and everyone nodded
âLetâs hope for extremely well with those twoâŚâ Jay said. Little did he know, heâd be right. Eventually.
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Another thing you two survived in high school was not only grades, the pressure of school, and school drama, it was also you. Specifically you coming out. You made the realisation one day after school handing out with Taehyun and Kai. They were together, you had figured it out easily, and they pretty much begged you not to tell the other boys. You just shrugged and said it wasnât any of your business anyways. Now that you know though, they dragged you to all of their little dates as lookout just in case Soobin, Beomgyu, or Yeonjun were also out and about. It was when you saw Taehyun give Kai a kiss on the cheek did you realise that maybe⌠maybe you wouldnât mind doing that with another boy too. It hit you like a truck and you promptly started crying. It would make sense. Youâve never thought any of the girls in school were cute. Not in middle school, high school, hell, even in kindergarten. You never really thought about kissing girls or dating them, unlike everyone else around you. And apparently your friendsâ relationship was the final nail in the coffin. Kai noticed first and pretty much ran to see what was wrong.Â
âHey, hey, hey, whatâs wrong Y/N? What happened?â
âI think Iâm different⌠I donât even know why Iâm thinking like this right now, butâŚâ
âWhat does that mean Y/N?â Kai asked confused
âY/N, you can tell us, we wonât judgeâ Taeyhun said and you sniffled
âI think Iâm gayâŚâ
âOhâ both boys said at the same time. Definitely not what they were expecting
âYour reaction is not helpingâ you said quietly and both boys went to hug you
âOh hush, you know weâll always love you, we were just surprised is allâ Kai said, squeezing you tightly. Taehyun hugged you just as tight
âWeâre not judging you, and youâre completely safe with us Y/N. We wonât tell anyone unless you want us to okay?â
âOkay.. thank youâ
âOf course, now letâs go but you a a pride pin and a flag and parade you aroundâ Kai said with a laugh and you groaned
âOh God..â While you let the two drag you away, there was just one thought on your mind though. What would Jake think? You didnât even care about your parents in that moment, you only cared about how Jake would see you. Would he care? See you in a new light? Would he stop being friends with you completely? You didnât want to think about that outcome at all. So you didnât. For a long time actually. You told Beomgyu, Yeonjun and Soobin after Taehyun and Kai. Hell, you even told ENHYPEN before eventually, nearing the end of senior year, you came out to Jake. You were at his house for a movie night when you finally came out, and you were a nervous wreck
âJake... I have to tell you somethingâ
âOkay, whatâs up?â
âIâm gayâŚâ
ââŚYeah, I knowâ
âWhat do you mean âI knowâ?â
âIâm your best friend, I know you more than you know yourself. I knew back in middle school when you lied about having a crush on Karina. I can always tell when you lieâ
âSo youâve just been sitting here, waiting until I came out?â
âYeah, pretty much. I hope you didnât think I was going to hate you, Iâd never hate you for something like this. Youâre my best friend. My other half. My Wendy to my Peter Panâ Jake said with a grin, thinking it would annoy you, but hearing him say that made the dam break open, and you started sobbing, curling into Jakeâs side. He immediately held on to you, shushing you and stroking your hair to try and calm you down
âIâve got you, itâs okay, itâs okay Y/N, Iâm here. Iâm right here, not going anywhereâ
âThank youâŚâ
âOf course Y/N. I love you, and Iâll always love and support youâ
âI love you too JakeâŚâ if only you knew thatâd be the last time you ever said âI love youâ to Jake completely platonically.Â
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Your parents didnât take it well. Well⌠actually, they didnât take a lot of things well when you hit high school. They didnât approve of your friend group, they didnât approve of you and Jake sneaking out at night, they didnât approve of you getting your hair dyed for the first time (You and Jake bought some box dye and went to town on your hair one night. It looked great, but your parents were fuming). They didnât approve when you got your ears pierced, didnât approve of you wanting to change your career before going to college, didnât approve of your grades, they didnât approve of anything honestly. Which is why when you came out to them, you already had boxes packed and at Jakeâs house. You came out to his parents before your own. They hugged you immediately, leading you to sit down on the couch while they hugged you, telling you that they loved you, supported you, and theyâd have a place for you if your parents didnât accept you. Good thing they had that room ready.Â
Your parents screamed at you for hours. About how you were throwing away your life, how youâd never have a family, this that and the third. You had never seen your mother so disappointed in you, and that stung more than anything. You said your goodbyes to your parents, and walked out with one last box of your things. You cried in the car while Jake drove you to his parentâs house. He didnât say much, just held your hand while you looked out the window, tears streaming down your face. The only thing he said to you in the car? âI love you.â That night, you fell asleep in his arms. He suggested a movie to try and distract you from the events of that night. It was Peter Pan. You two had watched it so many times you could quote it by heart before the charters even spoke, but it was always something you two watched when the other was sad, and this was no different. Near the middle of the film, you were asleep with your head in Jakeâs lap. He didnât try to move you, just continued watching the movie until it was over. Only then did he shift around, just enough so that he was holding you while you slept.Â
Jake didnât get much sleep that night. He was more focused on you. How your parents reacted and treated you. He heard their yelling from in his car. How could someoneâs own parents treat them like that? But that wasnât the only thing Jake had on his mind. He was thinking about you. You with a boyfriend. Someone that wasnât⌠someone that wasnât him. Jake wasnât gay⌠but heâs pretty sure heâs bi, and thinking about his best friend with someone that wasnât him left a sour taste in his mouth, a sting in his heart, and tears in his eyes. Youâd only ever see him as your best friend, and that was one of the most heartbreaking things he would ever experience. He fell asleep a little after his three AM thoughts, wanting to try and have enough energy to be by your side at school tomorrow, but when he fell asleep, you had woken up. You were shocked to see Jakeâs face so close to yours, but you werenât complaining. You always thought Jake looked most as peace when he was sleeping anyways. He looked gorgeous honestly, but you shouldnât be thinking about your best friend that way.
You shouldnât be thinking about what it would be like to hold his hand as more than just friends, shouldnât be thinking about what it would be like to hold him as your boyfriend instead of best friend. You shouldnât think about what it would be like to kiss him, what it would be like to call him your boyfriend. You shouldnât think about going out on triple dates (oh yeah, Yeonjin and Soobin got together, but you couldâve seen that happening from a mile away) with your friends. You shouldnât look at your best friend at nearly four in the morning with love in your eyes, more than just platonic love in your eyes. You shouldnât tell your best friend you love him, and always mean more than what you want to say. You shouldnât look at your best friend, knowing one day, heâd finally find his stupid âWendy,â and that Wendy wouldnât be you. You shouldnât hope and pray you two go to the same college, you room with him, and keep his attention only on you. You shouldnât do those things as a best friend, because thatâs all you are, his best friend.
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College. That scary time in life where youâre an adult now and youâre making very adult decisions. Like you getting your first boyfriend, Jake getting his first girlfriend, you and Jake breaking up with your respective partners, Jake telling you heâs bi, you congratulating him on coming out, then crashing the fuck out because despite Jake being bisexual, there is no possible way you have a chance. He calls you his best friend every single chance he gets. Itâs like the universe hates you. Best friend this, best friend that, âoh yeah, heâs like a brother to me.â Sure, okay, youâll just go fucking die of heartbreak, everythingâs going to be completely fine. Completely fine. Itâs not like TXT is worried for your mental health, knowing how much your crush is taking a toll on you. Everyone falls in love with this best friend at some point, but itâll pass. Thatâs at least what Beomgyu told you, but you donât believe him. Itâs already November, of your last year in college and youâre still hopelessly, helplessly, so deeply in love with him itâs sad at this point. Sad because you were in love with with Jake and Sad because Jake is so clearly in love with you, and youâre just a dumbass
âDoes he know Jake is in love with him?â Kai asked out loud just out of the blue. You and Jake were gone, it was a Saturday. You always went out on Saturdays (You started seeing them as one sided dates, and you really shouldnât have. Jake also started seeing them as one sided dates, and he really shouldnât have).
âHe couldnât even find his phone yesterday, you think heâs going to know his best friend is in love with him?â Yeonjun said with a scoff. Soobin hit his arm lightly, shushing him
âStop it, heâs just⌠confused right now, okay? He didnât even know Jake was bi for the longest time because Jake thought he was âbrokenâ, theyâre both kind of dumb. They just need a little push is allâ Soobin said, trying to be positive
âTheyâve been needing little pushes since high school Soobin, I think what they need is to get locked in a closet for seven minutesâ Kai said with a shrug and Taehyun choked on the drink he was sipping on
âKai!â Taehyun said with a slap to his boyfriendâs wrist
âWhat?! You disagree? I feel like all of us here can agree with me!â
âNo, I donât think all of us agree with thatâ Taehyun said. As much as he wanted you and Jake to get together, he didnât feel like forcing you into any situation would be good for you.
âI think they need a push, but not something as big as seven minutes in heaven. Y/N would freak out, probably cry, and Jake would comfort him. Theyâd probably kiss, but that would still be overwhelming for Y/N, seeing as youâre literally trying to shove him and his feelings back into a closest. We donât need to meddle too much in his love life, heâll figure it out, he somehow always figures it outâ Beomgyu said from his video game, shutting everyone up. It was always him who had the best advice when it came to Y/N
âI agree⌠but I still think seven minute sin heaven would be a good idea!â Kai said and Taehyun pushed his boyfriend away from him
âGet away from me, I canât even look at you right nowâ Taehyun said with a laugh, while Soobin threw a pillow at Kai. Whatever you needed to push you to confess, you needed it soon, school was going to be over soon anywaysâŚ
Meanwhile, over in I-Land the dorms ENHYPEN sharedâŚ.
âYou mean to tell me, that literally one of the smartest people in this school canât tell that his best friend is extremely in love with him?â Riki said with a groan, falling back on his bed
âHeâs simultaneously the smartest and most dumbest person weâve ever metâ Sunghoon said while writing in one of his notebooks
âHeâs hopeless, like, an actual hopeless dogâ Jay said and everyone nodded
âI just donât understand how he canât see it. I could see it in high school!â Heeseung said with a sigh. He had almost given up on trying to hint to Jake that you liked him, it was just so tiring seeing someone like Jake get all up in a twist over a boy⌠that CLEARLY liked him back!
âListen, we need to do something, or else heâs going to be an idiot loser who only dates girls and guys that look like Y/N for the rest of his lifeâ Jay said and Riki shuddered
âPlease, letâs not mention the ex girlfriend, that was so weirdâ
âExtremely. I genuinely thought I was going crazy. Same height, hair colour, shopped at the same stores, same shoe size. I genuinely think Jake hod gone insane for a little bitâ Seonwoo said with a shudder akin to Rikiâs
âDo you think we should try to get them together at Jakeâs birthday party? Weâre going to be graduating, and I know theyâll probably become roommates, but I think we should intervene before they boom roommates with extreme romantic and sexual tension for the rest of their livesâ Jungwon said and everyone nodded
âI agree, but do you think weâd be overstepping?â Seonwoo asked and Jay scoffed
âI think weâd be understepping at this point. We shouldâve stepping in when Jake told us he was âhaving thoughtsâ
Oh yeah, Jake told his friends when he started crushing on you, but just blew it off as a passing thought heâd forget about in a week. A week. Didnât know the entire four years of college counted as a week
âI just think that they need to man up and tell each other how they feelâ Riki said and Sunghoon scoffed
âEasy for you to say, youâre confident. Y/N is oblivious dumbass number one and Jake is an obvious dumbass number two, those two would probably rather step on hot coals then use their brains in this situationâ
âJesus, that was a little harshâ Jungwon said and Sunghoon shrugged
âSomebody had to say itâ
âTrue, but not like that. Although I do agree, they need to do somethingâ Heeseung said
âHow about we all just stop talking about their doomed relationship and focus on something else? Iâm getting wrinkled just thinking about them. Like, I donât know, cats, or squirrels evenâ Seonwoo said and the rest of the guys shrugged
âWhatever keeps your skin glowing at night I guessâ Jay said sarcastically and Seonwoo hit his shoulder
âNo respect in this house, I swearâ
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Oh speaking of November. November 15, 2002. The day your best friend was born. November 15 also happens to be today. Meaning itâs Jakeâs birthday. And this motherfucker wants a costume party. The idea of a costume party in itself isnât bad, not at all, it sounds amazing actually. Extremely fun. Itâs just more the fact that for three weeks Jake has been trying to get you to dress up as Wendy
âJake, I love you, but noâ
âBut it would look good! Iâd be Peter, youâd be Wendy, and then, I donât know, maybe Beomgyu would be Tinker Bell, just think about itâ
âDid you just suggest my friend be Tinker Bell?â
âWell gross couple number one and gross couple number two are doing couples outfits, so Beomgyu would need a costume so he doesnât feel left outâ
âJake, youâre suggesting a couple outfit right now, heâd feel even more left out! His costume is literally the third wheel of the movieâ
âOkay, okay, Jesus, he wonât be Tinker Bell, but can you at least think about the Wendy costume?â
âI donât want to wear a dress Jakeâ
âThen donât wear a dress, make it masculine for a I care, but please can you be Wendy? Itâs my birthday Y/N, you wonât do this one thing for my birthday?â
âThis one thing? This one thing besides make your invitations, decorate the dorm, make the food, make the cake, buy the decorations, and get your present?â
âOkay, so⌠nobody asked for all of that extra, okay?â
âIâll think about it Jakeâ
âThatâs not a no!â
âNot a yes either Jakey-poo, now finish your coffee so we can get back to the dorm and figure out your birthday some moreâ you said with a sarcastic lilt in your voice
âWhatever you say Wendy Moira Angela Darlingâ
âCome choke on this Darling you motherfuckerâ you said with a laugh, getting out of your chair to chase a now running Jake down the sidewalk to your dorm. God, you hated him. And loved him. And hated that you loved him and loved that you hated him and just⌠him.
You ended up wearing the dress. It took a few more days of convincing, but Jake managed to get you to wear the dress. You glared at everyone that gave you a look that night. You were only doing this because of Jake, but also, there is a small chance youâll poison the punch of whoever looks at you. The night itself was beautiful. You got LED and fairy lights for the room, a playlist organized by time of day, good food, a beautifully decorated cake that took you way too many hours to make so he better appreciate the fuck out of your cake, and of course, you were there, so what could go wrong?
A lot, actually. Like Jake pulling you away from the refreshment tables to dance. You donât dance
âYouâre not going to be a wallflower at my own birthday party Y/Nâ
âUh-huh, whatever you say Peter Panâ
âIâm serious, come on, dance with me. At least one danceâ
âYou know I donât danceâ
âAnd you know that youâre a liar, Iâve seen you dance, come onâ Jake said and tugged you with him. You gave him a glare, but there was no anger in it. You two danced (Badly. On purpose. You promise on purpose), laughed, at some point spilled your drinks on each other, and near the end of the night, Jake had you in his arms again, but the song was slower and itâs lyrics intentional. It was a love song. Of course youâre stuck with Jake when a love song is playing. You actually didnât want to add this in the playlist, but Taehyun had begged you to keep it on the playlist, probably to pull Kai into his shenanigans, not for you to be looking your best friend in the eyes while he smiles at you softly and your legs turn to jelly. Thatâs not what was supposed to be happening.
âWhyâre you looking at me like that?â You asked softly, struggling to keep eye contact with Jake
âLike what?â
âLike.. that, I donât know. Youâre just looking at me differentâ
âMaybe Iâm just looking at you the way I pretty much always have and youâre just finally seeing itâ Jake said and you felt dizzy. Not dizzy in love way, more dizzy in a what-is-this-man-saying-should-i-call-a-doctor-heâs-saying-weird-things way
âJake, whatâre you saying?â
âIâm saying I like you Y/Nâ
âI mean, I like you too Jake, I wouldnât be friends with you if I didnât like youâ
âNo, idiot, I mean I have feelings for you. I have since the last year in high schoolâ Oh. Oh thatâs what he meant
âI guess that makes more sense than you just randomly telling me you like me in a friendly way, huh?â You said with a nervous laugh. But your brain was still stuck on what Jake had said. âI mean I have feelings for you. I have since the last year in high school.â How did you miss that?
âYes, dumbass, it doesâ Jake said with a laugh, snapping you back into reality. You didnât really know what to say. You had a mutual crush on Jake, but your mouth felt dry, like you decided to eat a cup of sand.
âWell now youâre looking at me weird Y/N. I didnât mean to freak you out, I just wanted to let you kn-oh-mph!â You pulled Jake into a kiss, shocking not only him, but yourself as well, oh, and everyone else around. Soobin looked like he was three steps away from passing out, Heesung was literally jumping in the air. Yeonjun and Kai had their mouths hung open, while Jay, Riki, and Beomgyu were clapping like their lives depended on it. Sunghoon was taking pictures, while Jungwon and Seonwoo were shaking each other in excitement, with Seonwoo trying his hardest not to shriek. When you pulled away from Jake, he looked dazed
âSo uh⌠I like you too?â You said shyly and Jake grinned
âYeah, I think I gathered thatâ
âSo what does this make us exactly?â You asked and Jay started screaming like a banshee
âIf you donât fucking say âboyfriendâ, Iâm going to smother you! Say boyfriend! Now! SAY IT!â
âOkay! Okay! Iâm saying it! And keep your nose out my business!â Jake said, flipping Jay off. He turned back to you with a soft smile, and grabbed both of your hands in his
âY/N, do you want to be my boyfriend?â
âMmmm.. I donât know, do I get to steal your clothes and annoy you every day?â
âYou do that already loveâ Jake said and you blushed. Love. That was new. You could get used to that
âI donât think I have any other option then to say yesâ
âGood, because I wasnât taking no as an answerâ Jake said before kissing you again. This time, Seonwoo did nothing to hide the shriek in his voice
âOh my god itâs happening!â
âShut up, Iâm trying to recordâ Sunghoon said and Seonwoo shooed at him
âDonât tell me to shut up, Iâm celebratingâ
âCelebrate quietlyâ
âYou can quietly shove your hand up your-â
âSeonwoo, shut upâ Jay said and he huffed
âWhy is everyone against me today?â
While your groups of friends were arguing, you and Jake were in your own world, Neverland if you wanted to be cheesy
âSo.. when can I take you out?â
âHow about tomorrow?â
âTomorrow sounds great, what do you feel about that farmers market you likeâ
âSo clearly you want me to marry you, I see how it isâ
âNot opposed to itâ Jake mumbled and your eyebrows shot up
âWhat?â
âNothing, we have other things to worry about. Like- oh shit, like Seonwoo getting in a fightâ Jake said, finally looking up to see his friends yelling at each other
âEh, heâll get out of it, Iâm kinda boredâ
âWhat do you want to do?â
âWe could⌠go to your room?â You said with a smirk and Jake felt nervous
âAnd do what exactly Y/N?â
âCuddle and watch a movie obviouslyâ
âCome on you menaceâ Jake said and you happily followed him away the crowd of the idiots you all called friends. You and Jake cuddled up in his bed, watching, of course, Peter Pan.
âJake?â
âMmm?â
âI love youâ
âI love you too Y/N. I love you tooâ
November fifteenth. The day your best friend was born, and the day you got together with him. Best day of the year by far.
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Author's note 2-2: inspiration hit me like a truck, and i just started WRITING this thing, so now it's getting put out earlier than expected. also, i hope y'all liked this, especially the anon that requested it
⥠oh, and for the cake, we're pretending it's a picture of Jake in the frame, okay? âĄ
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