bad advice ; choi soobin
synopsis; soobin is desperate enough to take his friends' advice..
pairing; soobin x gn!reader
warnings; very mild swearing, not proof read
word count; 734
choi soobin was clueless about love. flirting, however, luckily for him, all of his friends would love to help him woo you- who did not even need wooing. you, who was enamoured with soobin already. but his friends persuaded him to take their various, differing pieces of advice.
yeonjun claimed it was best to act hard to get.
you were baffled when you saw soobin had left your 'do you wanna go for lunch tomorrow?" message on read. the worst he could say is no, huh? apparently there's worse.
you were even more baffled when soobin barely even smiled at you as you walked past him in the hallway- if only you knew how much he was panicking the second his face was out of your field of view.
your heart dropped as soobin nonchalantly told you about this girl in his class. he spoke about her so kindly; but what you didn't know was that she didn't even exist. it was merely a part of yeonjun's plan to make you jealous.
he didn't think yeonjun's advice was working.
he knew yeonjun's advice wasn't working when you appeared in the doorway of his dorm, distraught, asking if you had done something wrong.
"no!" he insisted, "it was just yeonjun.. he.. never mind."
he was never going to take yeonjun's advice again.
beomgyu's advice was to act cool.
you nearly burst into laughter when you saw soobin waiting outside your class. he was wearing... sunglasses? inside? paired with an outfit, clearly put together by beomgyu. his arms were folded across his chest, he was leaning against a wall with one foot against the wall as well.
you forced yourself to hold the laughter to ask him, "what's the occasion?"
he let out a low, strained chuckle, "what do you mean?"
"in the nicest way possible," you looked his outfit up and down before reaching up to remove his sunglasses and finally meet his gaze, "you look like a douchebag."
his persona faltered, "really?"
"was this beomgyu?" you asked, your smile never falling.
he nodded, "he tried to make me cool."
you finally burst into laughter, "this is-!? oh my word, soobin, never ever let beomgyu touch you again."
he took note of that.
kai told him that cuteness was the way to go.
something was off today. soobin had been giving you these sweet, big eyes all day paired with a gentle and shy smile. it wasn't the normal sweetness he would give you; something was wrong. there was a tinge of awkwardness in his smile and it felt forced. his voice seemed to go up an octave every time he greeted you. he called you by cheesy nicknames and was embarrassingly touchy.
you gave the direct approach, "who was it this time?"
he tried to keep up the cutie facade for around 5 seconds more by giving you an innocent, shocked expression, before he groaned and replied with, "kai."
you laughed, "you're adorable without... this," you reassured him, "why are you even doing all this.. weird stuff."
"i'll tell you some other time."
"i mean... she clearly likes you, dude," taehyun raised an eyebrow, "be.. yourself? it's obviously working."
when you met up with soobin for lunch- to make up for the one he(more so yeonjun) brushed off- and he was dressed normally and he carried himself the way he usually did, you let out an audible sigh. he sat in front of you with a regular soobin smile which brought an even wider smile to your face.
he raised an eyebrow, "what?"
"you're normal today," you giggled, quietly, "taehyun doesn't get a turn?"
"this.. was taehyun's 'turn'," soobin explained, nervously, "'be yourself' were his exact words."
you smiled, nodding in acknowledgement, "what was this all for anyway?"
he flushed, his ears and cheeks tinted a bright red as he mumbled, "well.. i was trying to.. impress you?"
your brows furrowed, "for what?"
"to.. " he hesitated for a moment, "because i like you?"
your eyes widened and your heart skipped a beat as your lips curled into a smile, "all of that nonsense to make me, who's had a crush on you forever, like you?"
"something like that-" he muttered in embarrassment, "wait, what?"
"dumbass, of course i like you," you laughed, "you didn't have to go through all of that to make me like you."
he grinned, "as usual, taehyun gives the best advice."
