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A/N: Please, don't let me near my drawings 4 hours before going to bed-

Hahahahaha please don't leave-

Phase #1 to a syren's love confession: An unhelpful guide to love. (Ft. The Homies)

"First, we'll help you create a promise bracelet for Seagull." Minho explained, kindly dipping his finger into a puddle of octopus ink and drawing an oval with a tiny circle in the middle to represent the famous bracelet. "San and I recommend using a pearl for it,"

Hyunjin raised his hand while chewing on an octopus arm. Since Minho had known the younger ever since he was a small fish-egg, Minho knew his question and went on. "Why are we forcing you to use a pearl, you may ask?"

"Land creatures love them." San finished, dipping his finger into the ink and drawing a heart on the rock. "The symbolism for these precious objects are often given to Promises to signify their purity before becoming ready to create a bond with their suitor. The symbolism changes when we're referring to the suitor though," 

San then drew a fish with a cute hat and a bouquet of marine flowers that were ready to be gifted to a crab that looked more like a circle with sticks wearing a flower as well as lips. "The pearl then becomes a symbol of the suitor's love and what he is capable of doing and accomplishing to win their Promise's affection."

Soobin slurped an octopus arm and gave the two a quick nod. Since this subject was mildly connected to Kai and the dying wish of having him as his forever companion, his brain managed to capture every bit of information that Minho and San had spat out and absorbed it as easily as a sponge. "Cool! Where can we get a pearl?"

San and Minho looked at each other, getting shivers at their traumatic memories of the first promise bracelet they had to make to win their Promises over. "Well. . ."

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"Y-You want me to what?!" Soobin stared at the huge oyster that lied half hidden in the sand. 

As the first phase of turning his and Kai's friendship into a promise, Minho and San had brought him here so he could harvest a pearl from these things called oysters, but Soobin hadn't know that these scary pearl-holders could be as large as one of Taehyun's arms.

"Pshhht, you'll be fineeee." Minho said, putting his arm around the 19-year old who was shivering. "As long as you don't get your arm ripped off , you'll be good!"

"Ripped off?!"

At Soobin's horrified expression, Mingo nodded. "Yeah! Or as long as you don't get your head stuck in, or get you claws completely cut off or-"

"Minho, you're making it worse, look at him." San exclaimed, pulling the now hyperventilating Soobin away from Minho and comforting him with his protective embrace.

"You're traumatizing the poor kid. Soobin, listen," San took hold of Soobin's face and moved it so they could meet gazes. "Nothing bad is gonna happen, okay? As long as you stay concentrated and you know what you're doing while opening that oyster, you'll be fine."

"B-But that's the thing," Soobin pouted and made his eyes grow big. "I don't know what I'm doing."

"Well guess what? Us neither!" Minho exclaimed gleefully before grabbing onto Soobin's shoulders and pushed him forward. "Now go get that pearl, you handsome shark."