Yoosung realized he might have given the wrong impression with his reaction and busied himself with sipping his latte, whilst he tried of the best way to explain himself. Honestly, this conversation would have been so much easier in Korean, but he didn’t want to be that person. “I could do it,” He eventually said. “I just need to get back into it. I haven’t played since–” He cut himself off, taking a deep breath. “I mean, I haven’t played in over four years. I’ll need some practice to get my feeling back. I’ve been considering it, anyway. Maybe this is a good time to start.” He reached out a hand to poke one of Kihyun’s hands. “Ah, that’s why you’re trying to hide it, huh? Also, I’ll have to see how sweaty you’re going to be. Coming to see you practice will give me more information.”

the more kihyun listened to yoosung speak, the more he felt this was a touchy subject for the male. he offered a small smile, "i'm sure you can do anything that you put your mind to. you could probably pull off the hardest achievement and make it look so easy" a groan slipped from between his lips as he sat up. "i have no idea what you're talking about. i was just simply resting my face in my hands." he paused for a moment. thinking about embarrassing himself while at practice made him cringe, "well.. i have practice on monday if you would like to come watch."

“Sorry, didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable, babe.” Xavier admitted with an apologetic shrug of his shoulders. He really hoped he hadn’t. “Though you can take solace in the fact that it wasn’t really a secret, so you don’t have to keep it and shit.” Another sheepish grin appeared on his face. “Twenty-two sound good to me. Fuck, that sounded creepy, didn’t it? I meant for the drink. I’m giving you a whole fucked up first impression.” He let out a groan. “Let’s rewind. Name’s Xavier. I’d say I’m the guy they warn you about, but I don’t identify as a guy and I’m not as predatory as I sound, I promise.”

"oh no you didn't make me feel uncomfortable. i'm just not exactly used to people saying things like that about myself" kihyun quickly shut himself up realizing that he was starting to ramble. he let out a chuckle and shook his head. "you're not. it's fine i promise." he assured while messing with the zipper to his jacket. "well, it's nice meeting you. i'm kihyun."

“Then don’t fall on your face, babo.” Yoosung replied teasingly, tilting his head a little at the proposition. “What? You want me to play the piano? What part of ‘I haven’t played in years’ was hard to understand?” He frowned, suddenly feeling self-conscious. “I haven’t even practiced at all.” He couldn’t help but smirk a little wider at Kihyun’s reaction, though he tried to get his face back into a neutral expression right away. “Flattering myself is my favorite thing to do,” He joked. “Especially if it’s going to make you blush every time.” Maybe he was taking it too far, but it was too tempting to tease the younger one of the two. “Hmm, maybe. I don’t really do trusting people, but I could always try.”

kihyun frowned at yoosungs reaction, "i'm sorry that was a stupid thing to say. i shouldn't have even made the offer" he rolled his eyes, mentally cursing himself. "i don't know what you're talking about. i never blush" he denied while placing both hands on his cheeks. in all reality kihyun knew he was easy to embarrass. "well you can trust me. i would never make you do something you didn't like. so i would understand if you didn't actually do it. i do get pretty gross sometimes" he admitted.

A fond smile appeared on the blond’s face. “You’ve got nothing to prove to me, jagiya. Besides, I know so little about dancing, I doubt I would notice if you mess up. I haven’t even touched a piano in years.” He shrugged – just because he was hard on himself didn’t mean it would bother him if someone else made a mistake. His smile turned into a bit of a cheeky grin for a moment. “Unless I make you nervous, of course.” He considered the male’s words for a moment, furrowing his brows. “How can you not get any sweat on me if I have to touch your face?”

"you would notice if i fell on my face" he admitted while looking away biting down on his lower lip. "i'll let you come watch me while im still horrible if you'll play one song on the piano" he offered while looking back towards the blond. when yoosung mentioned him making kihyun feel nervous, the males face turned a shade of pink as he reached up covering his face. his mouth dropped slightly while he scoffed. "oh please, don't flatter yourself." he licked his lips and shook his head. "i'll be sure to have a towel if you helped me. you know, that way i could wipe the sweat off first. i have it all planned out hyung. don't you trust me?" he questioned.

“I would feel horrible.” Yoosung confessed, shivering at the thought. He used to work out in the past, but since his germaphobia had gotten worse, the idea of being sweaty and gross freaked him out. “But I get it, I guess. Wanting to prove yourself.” He didn’t want to go into detail about it, but he pushed himself every day to be the best he could be, even if people didn’t see it or care. He knew a great part of it was just in his head, but that didn’t stop him from being near-obsessive about it. “I’d love to see you practice some time, actually. You know, from a safe distance.” He scrunched up his nose, though a small smile was visible at the corner of his lips. “I’ll be doing your makeup before you get all sweaty. That way I can definitely handle it.”

kihyun couldn't help but to laugh at the expression that took over yoosungs face. "you know you're always welcomed to come watch me." he paused. "actually once i finally have the routine down you can come watch me. i don't want you to see me messing up" he rolled his eyes at himself thinking of the countless times he had fallen while trying to do different moves. "but what if i'm in a recording and need to have a touch up. come on hyung, you know i would make sure to not get any sweat on you"

“Can’t help myself with the idea of free alcohol. Plus, also free food. Granted it’s bar food, still food though.”

“maybe people are just used to seeing you there?”

“I don’t know the type of people you hang around but I’m not the type to spill my guts to a stranger; sorry not sorry.”

"there's no need to be rude about it. i was just simply making a statement. my name is kihyun by the way."

“That’s good to know, but you won’t hear secrets on this end. I’m not one to open up very easily.”

"i'm not expecting you to tell me anything. i'm just saying, if there's anything you need to talk about, i'm your guy."

Xavier grinned and forced himself to take a step back, not wanting to overwhelm the innocent looking stranger. He held up his hands in the air and laughed softly. “Sorry, you wanted to know what I was thinking about. It wasn’t really a secret, but, y’know? Are you old enough to drink? I can buy you a drink.”

kihyun wasn't used to getting this kind of attention. he swallowed thickly as his eyes shifted around the room. the last thing he wanted the male to know was how much he was making him feel flustered. "i can't say i was really expecting that." he laughed while locking his eyes back on the other. "i'm twenty two, which i believe is old enough to drink here. so yes, you can buy me a drink."

Silas couldn’t help but be vaguely amused by the others reaction, laughing lightly and wondering for a moment if it was a little odd that he was hardly bothered by the smell of the place. It absolutely wasn’t his first time hiding in such a place. He was practically immune to it at this point. Slowly moving into a standing position, he shrugged. “A lot of things make a lot of people look a lil’ suspicious. You probably look suspicious talkin’ to me right now, but that doesn’t mean you’re trouble, right?” He countered. His tone was nothing short of friendly despite the way his words may have come off almost defensive, a bright smile only furthering the impression that the assumptions or suspicions didn’t bother him. “He just doesn’t like me ‘cause he was too old and slow for me when I was like 15. It’s a long story, but I don’t wanna meet that guy face to face again, y’know?” He sighed, ruffling his hair a little as he stepped away from his hiding spot hesitantly, looking down the alleyway for himself before giving the man another smile. “Thanks for lookin’ out, friend. I owe you, don’t let me forget that. Names Silas, by the way.”

"well, look at the area we're standing in. wouldn't you be a little suspicious too?" he question while scratching the back of his head. kihyun wasn't trying to be rude, he was just completely confused by the whole situation. "ah, i think i understand what you're saying now" he nodded as he started making his way out of the alleyway. "nice meeting you. i'm kihyun."

“I’m not just going to take your word for it. Besides, anyone who flat out says ‘…safe with me’ is automatically sketchy.”

"how exactly is it sketchy? isn't that what you're supposed to say to someone when they tell you a secret?"

Yoosung couldn’t help but chuckle at the male’s confusion and quickly shook his head. “If you don’t know about it, keep it that way. It’s not worth any of your time.” He tried to assure his friend. “Anyway, yeah, sweaty people is a no for me.” He was quite aware that even strangers could tell he wasn’t fond of anything dirty, the way he so frequently pulled the travel-sized bottle of hand sanitizer out of his messenger bag. “And you’re just saying that because you feel, uh…” He tapped his index finger against his cup as he tried to think of the word he was looking for. “Um, because you feel like you have to. I’d love to do your face some time, though. Maybe I can deal with your sweatiness for long enough to make that happen.” He smiled a little.

"i can't blame you too much. i get pretty disgusted by all the sweat when i'm done with practice." kihyun thought of all the countless times he'd walk out of the studio looking as if he had taken a shower with his clothes on. "then again that's the only way i can prove to myself that i've actually put in my all." he scrunched his nose while shaking his head, "no i don’t feel like i have to say it. i'm saying it because it's the truth. i'd be honored to have you do my make up. do you really think you'd be able to handle it though?" he teased

“Oh, fuck, did it look like I was trying to say something?” Xavier asked, blinking slowly as he looked up from where he’d been staring. “Also, if you were talking before, I’m sorry, I didn’t hear any of it, I’m afraid. I was literally just checking out your ass.” He gave a sheepish smile and ran his fingers through his thick unruly curls. “But you’re a dancer, huh? I can see that.”

"excuse me?" kihyun was taken back and let out a nervous chuckle while glancing down towards the male. "i– yes i'm a dancer."

Waverly looked up from her phone, eyes narrowed not in irritation, but rather confusion and disbelief. “Confessing secrets to strangers is a far fetched idea. Like I am suppose to take your word for it too. Pft.”

"my apologies you looked like a friend of mine while you were looking down." kihyun offered the girl a friendly smile. "either way, i still would never tell anyone another persons secrets."

Yoosung tried his best to ignore the pout, making sure to keep his gaze focused on the coffee in front of him. No way he was going to show that he had a weakness for that kind of shit. Between Kihyun and Skylar, Yoosung wished he had built up a better resistance against pouting. “Did you really just quote that Pretty Little Liars opening song, because I might have to walk away right now. That show was a disaster and problematic as fuck.” He huffed, rolling his eyes. “Try to worry less, honey. It’s going to give you wrinkles and you’re too pretty for those. I know, I just don’t know if the dance industry is the one I’m looking for. There’s going to be sweaty people everywhere, darling.”

"pretty little what?" kihyun tilted his head a little with a confused look. he spent so much time in the dance studio that he rarely had time to watch tv. and when he did have time, he stuck to watching cheesy kdramas. "oh please, if only it were that easy. you've got a point about there being sweaty people. i'm sure you'll find a good gig soon though. anyone would be stupid to turn away an opportunity with you. i've seen your work it's pretty impressive!"