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Yuta smiled nervously, “The pleasure’s all mine- honestly.” He looked the other up and down, realizing he may have interrupted him while he was in the middle of doing something. “I’m sorry, have I stopped you from doing something? If you’re busy, you don’t need to be here. I can find my way around the house on my own, hopefully.”

Kangmin ran a quick gaze over himself before looking back up at the male, shaking his head. “No, no, ah,” he denied breathlessly, taking out the other earbud and stuffing it into a pocket in his shorts. “I can help you out, if you want.”  He moved out of Yuta’s way, silently welcoming the other and subconsciously preparing to help with any stuff he had.

Yuta was nervous to be in Korea, he’d never been in the country for longer than a week (despite fluently speaking the language) and already it was beginning to scare him. The only reassurance was that he had friends in Korea, and could easily move back to Japan if it came to it. He made his way slowly to the front door, knocking on it with nervous hands. Once the door open he bowed to the person in front of him, “Hello! I am Matsumoto Yuta.” 

Kangmin slipped an earphone into each of his ears as he made his way to the front door. He was on his way to go on his run to a nearby gym, workout for about an hour, and run back home. As he knotted the laces on his shoes at the entrance, he heard something come from the door. Did someone just knock? Finishing up, he stood up straight and causally opened the door to check to be met by an unfamiliar face. He hadn’t seen him around, right? Being met with an introduction, he supposed not. He took out one of his earbuds. “Hi,” he smiled a bit. “Uh, Kangmin. Woo Kangmin.” He nodded a bit in place of a bow towards the other. “Nice to meet you.”

He felt the urge to laugh. The situation was a little ridiculous. Who got hit in the face with a door and then had to sit down? Noah apparently. He put his head in his hands and laughed for a moment unable to contain the urge for any longer. That probably didn’t help his case much. “I’m good.” Noah said eventually. “I’m okay.” He pushed himself back onto his feet, he shook his head slightly trying to shake off the last little bit of disorientation.

Kangmin eyed the male as he laughed. Why’s he laughing? This isn’t funny! Here he is, trying to help the kid and thinking he’s hurt or something, and he’s laughing! “Okay,” he voiced simply. He was kind of swayed back into feelings of regret before shaking them off like Taylor taught him to. “Um, but if you wouldn’t mind, can you tell me where my room is?” he questioned, still a bit annoyed. “I’m in 7.”

There are two things that Eunji would never turn down: food and the possibility of making a new friend. And Kangmin looked like she’d enjoy spending time with. He seemed forward, just like Eunji is, charming and looked like an all-around fun guy. "I’d love to. I’m actually quite hungry myself and it’d be nice to get out and explore the area around here.“ she said, smiling softly. “Do you need some help finding your room?”

Kangmin clapped his hands together. “Perfect,” he beamed. “Yeah, I do, actually.” He pulled back the sleeve of his button-up to glance at the scribbled number he had jotted down unto himself earlier. “Room 7. I’m in room 7,” he clarified. “Do you know where that is, by chance, fellow newbie?” He chuckled a bit at himself. Kinda lame, it’s true, but if it’s funny, it’s funny, right? He looked to her as he regained full hold of his stuff.

when kangmin let go of his hand he brought it back close to him, tucking both of his hands comfortably into his sleeves. cullen nodded a few times as he looked at the other, his eyes widening slightly as he moved closer. “oh. that’s upstairs.” cullen said with a small nod as he twisted the upper half of his body to point to the staircase that was close to him. quin was in room 8 so he could find room 7 easily. “i can take you there if you like?” he asked the other sheepish as he turned back to look at him.

“Ah, okay,” he nodded once. “Sure, that’d be great.” He removed his sunglasses, stuffing it into a bag somewhere. Kangmin had observed the other curiously during their meeting, taking not of his small movements and such. Introvert? Insecure, maybe? Unsure? He had this, now unintentional, habit that he had formed where he tries to piece people together as a way to get to know them. He’d admit, it’s a little weird, but its not like he can help it now. He shifted his things to be evenly distributed on his body, preparing to make his way up the steps. “So what do you do?” he inquired, running a hand through his clementine-colored hair.

Eunji rolled her eyes playfully and chuckled lightly. She didn’t get hurt that badly so she wasn’t going to make a big deal out of it. “I’m sure you didn’t.” The brunette smiled polite as she stood back up, then shook his waiting hand. “Nice to meet you, Kangmin. I’m Lee Eunji.” she bowed. “And I am also new here. I got in last night –err very early this morning I should say.”

He let out a soft, content sigh. “Nice to meet you as well, Eunji,” he smirked with a small nod in place of a bow. “Looks like we’re in the same boat.” He thought a moment before speaking again. “Are you hungry? I haven’t had anything all day and, honestly, I am famished. After I settle in a bit, would you want to go get some food with me?” Part of him internally high-fived himself. He was, in reality, immensely hungry. He might as well take the chance to get to know one of the cute girls here at the same time.

“I’m fine.” Noah said though honestly he wondered if he had actually gotten concussed from that. But surely the other male hadn’t opened the door that forcefully? But people had gotten broken noses from just walking into a doorframe – Noah didn’t even know what he was thinking about anymore. Maybe it was just Noah was more susceptible to getting hurt because he was stressed and had already felt a headache coming on before he’d gotten smacked in the face with the front door. “I think I need to sit down for a second though.” He admitted as he slowly found his way to the floor again.

Kangmin sat down with the other. Did he really hit him that hard? The thought of actually hurting him made him a bit nervous. “Um,” he spoke, trying to make his voice seem confident. “Do you want me to get you some pain meds and an ice pack? Would either of those help?” He had gotten so many people’s blood on his hands, literally and figuratively, and had no problem. This was different though - he didn’t even know this guy and he didn’t even want to hurt him! He stood from his temporary seat and brushed off the bottom of his jeans, getting ready to fetch what Noah needed.

“no, no its not a big deal. it’s okay.” cullen looked up at other shyly. he didn’t think he was hurt and in any case he’d been caught in worst accidents. he had a tendency to sit on the floor and was on the small side - he’d been tripped over more than once. “uh- welcome i guess.” he spoke sheepishly as he pulled his own hand out of his sleeve in order to shake kangmin’s hand. “i’m cullen. nam. cullen is my given name.” he stumbled over his own words forgetting unsure of what he had to point out which was his surname when his name was obviously a foreign one.

Kangmin dropped his shoulders in relaxation, a smile with hidden feelings of gentleness settling on his lips. He shook the other’s hand with a somewhat firm grip before dropping to to his side. “I thought so,” he nodded, leaning towards the male. “So, Cullen, I need some help. Do you know where room... 7 is in this place?” He readjusted his grip on his things as he directed his gaze towards the other. He, of course, couldn’t bring everything of his since some of it would obviously point to his “business”. He needed to get alone somewhere and make some calls to know that stuff would be taken care of.

Noah was hardly expecting to get hit by a door which is probably how he ended up on the group in a heap of pain. He wasn’t sure if he made a small noise or not. He looked up his vision still swimming slightly. “It’s fine.” Noah said shaking his head slightly, though he did accept the hand that was offered to him. He stood up swaying slightly feeling a little off-balance. “You don’t have x-ray vision, you can’t be expected to know if someone’s behind a door or not.” Noah added just in case his shakiness somehow made the other feel bad, or more actually to distract him from the way Noah wasn’t quite okay.

Kangmin felt the instability of the male in front of him, using the same hand to remove his glasses to get a good look at the kid. He just got here! He can’t already be the cause of someone’s hospital visit, especially since it’s outside of his work. That wouldn’t look too good. At all. “Yeah, but you might need one...” he mumbled, examining the boy’s movements and putting down his things. “Are you alright?” Seeing as the kid was teetering slightly back and forth, this may not have been a good question, but he of course just needed to ask. He needed to be sure.

“Well yeah, it’s the least you could do.” she said, pouting as she took his hand so he would help her up. For a first day in the house, this was not going very well if she was already on the ground. On the bright side, Eunji gets to make a new friend in the house! She noticed his bags and looked back up to him. “Are you new here, too?” The brunette wondered.

He heard the other’s feminine voice and grinned. “Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m sorry,” he spoke, jokingly sounding defeated. “Didn’t mean to hurt such a beautiful face.” He slid his free hand into the corresponding back pocket of his jeans, shifting his weight onto one foot. “Indeed, I am. Kangmin,” he smiled, unveiling his hand to casually offer her his hand again - for a handshake this time, thankfully.

cullen didn’t expect to be hit by a door but he was and he somehow ended up on the ground. he felt even more startled when he heard the voice. he looked up at the man before then at his hand for a moment before accepting it (with his own sleeve covered hand). once he was standing he looked at the other before opening his mouth to speak and ended up shaking his head instead. “it’s okay. i’m sorry. it was- it was probably my fault.” cullen looked down at the ground and then at the luggage he was holding. “are you a roommate?”

Kangmin helped the young man up smoothly with ease. “No, no, it was me - I mean, it’s not like I’m the one who got knocked to the ground.” He realized just how bad that had sounded and bridged his sentences with a small laugh. “Sorry again, though, man.” He followed the male’s line of sight to his things before turning his darkened gaze back to the other. “Yeah, I just got here, actually,” he confirmed, sticking out his hand, for a handshake this time. “Kangmin. Woo Kangmin.”