SOMEHOW - TAEGYU ??

"It's in a week???!!" Taehyun asks in shock.

"How can you not know when's your boyfriend's birthday??" Kai looks at the latter in disgust and slight disappointment.

"And you've been dating for how many months now? Four?" Jisung asks.

"If it's next week, then it'd be five months since we've dated. Holy shit, how can I not ask him, when he knows my birthday??" Taehyun pouts, feeling disbelief at his own self.

"He probably knew your birthday through the magazines though." Jeongin says.

"Not helping."

Jisung chuckles as he watches his red hair friend.

"What are you laughing at?" Taehyun asks, glaring at Jisung.

"It's just that, before this, you wouldn't even care much about others, even if it's our birthdays, you'd just wish us casually. But with Beomgyu, he's got you so worked up. Your eyes shine whenever you talk about him and your straight lips always end up curving."

Taehyun sits stoned in his seat after hearing what Jisung says. And when he thinks about it again, he's right. He wasn't the Taehyun he was known for. JinHit Academy's 'Ice Prince'? That title diminished after Beomgyu taught him how to love again. As if he's recovered from a wilted flower, into a blooming one.

Taehyun scoffs and smiles. "So, Beomgyu's birthday is in a week and it's our five month anniversary. Beomgyu has done a lot of things for me, I want to give him something special. That he'll cherish."

"As cliché as it sounds. Looking at how Beomgyu treats you, all he needs is you by his side and it's more than enough for him, Tyun." Jisung says and then takes a sip from his juice.

Kai nods in agreement. "You know better than any of us that he loves you, really and truly."

Taehyun flushes at the sentence. Hearing it from his friends was ten times embarrassing. But, it made Taehyun a lot more eager to find the best birthday gift or surprise for his boyfriend.

He wants it to be perfect.

***

"It's got to be perfect!!" Beomgyu says, excitingly.

He, Yeonjun and Minho are in the dance practice room. Since they have no classes, they decided to kill some time by dancing it off.

"It's not usual for someone to celebrate their fifth anniversary. But, I'll let it pass since you're so enthusiastic of it." Yeonjun says.

"Of course, I am. My birthday would be on the same day too. And with the money I gained from the sales of books during that 抖阴社区 convention, I'm thinking of buying something a bit pricey."

"You don't need to buy anything pricey for Taehyun. Anything you give to him would be something he cherishes."

"I'd give him clothes or shoes, but he's a model. He gets those stuff for free, especially when he does those paid reviews."

"How does it feel like to date a model, though?" Minho asks, abruptly stopping his dancing.

Beomgyu scratches the back of his head. "Hard. I mean, all eyes are on him. At first, I thought Taehyun wouldn't catch much attention because he's just a freelance model. But, I was wrong-"

"He's been modelling since young. Even I can't deny that a face like Taehyun's would catch my attention if I ever saw him on the streets." Yeonjun cuts Beomgyu off.

"But, these past five months, it feels terrific. Anxious? Yeah, because all eyes are on him. Insecure? Not at all, because I know that his eyes are only for me."