Third Person POV:
After finishing the dishes, the boys split off to their rooms. But instead of following Ken, Boston padded into Liam's room, calling out softly, "Liam ''
Liam, who was lying on his bed, turned his head slightly. "What do you want, Boston-ah?"
Without warning, Boston flopped onto the bed beside him, making Liam jolt in surprise.
"Bro, I'm bored. Can we do something fun?" he said, grinning.
Liam sighed, amused. "As much as it's too early for 'fun,' I'm kind of bored too. So—what's your idea of fun?"
Before Boston could answer, his phone rang. He sat up and held up a finger. "Hold that thought, bro." He stepped aside to answer.
KIA 💟💟 flashed boldly across the screen.
Call:
Hey babe, what's up?"
''I'm good, dear. I missed you so much. That's why I called the moment I got back from my trip."
''Awww, stop it!"
"Are you home? I'm on my way there—figured we could hang out."
''No, I'm not home. I'm at Ken bro's place. I'll send you the address. You can meet me here."
''Okay, dear. Talk to you soon. Love you!"
''Love you too, babe."
He ended the call, a satisfied smile on his face.
"Bro! Guess who's on his way here right now!" Boston said as he bounced back to the bed.
"I don't know, Boston, just tell me already."
"Okay, okay! Get ready to meet my boyfriend!"
Liam blinked. "Boyfriend? You have a boyfriend?"
"Yes, bro. Is there something wrong with that?" Boston asked, suddenly nervous. "You're not homophobic, are you?"
"No! Of course not. I'm gay too, actually. I'm just surprised—you're so young, that's all."
"You're gay too?" Boston asked, stunned. When Liam nodded, Boston threw his arms around him.
' i love you bro," he said softly.
They pulled back and both burst into laughter.
Matt's Room:
"Hey, Ken!" Matt called out.
From the bathroom, Ken's voice responded, "What's wrong, bro?"
"Neo just called. He's on his way here. Hope you don't mind?"
"It's all good. He's always welcome."
Matt smirked to himself. Even if he wasn't, I'd bring him anyway.
"Cool. Now hurry the hell up—I need to shower!" Matt shouted.
Liam's POV:
After Boston and I talked, we moved to the living room to wait for his boyfriend. A little while later, Matt and Ken joined us. Since we were all gathered, I decided to make some coffee—including one for Boston's mystery boyfriend.
While I was in the kitchen, the doorbell rang. I figured it must be his boyfriend.But then I heard multiple voices. Laughter. Way more than one person. Are they throwing a party? I thought, rushing out.
What I saw stopped me in my tracks.
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Ken's POV:
I couldn't help but sneak glances at Liam while we watched the movie. He was beautiful. Calm. Focused. And I... was distracted.
He stood up to head into the kitchen, and I almost followed—but I decided to give him some space.
The doorbell rang a few minutes later. I assumed it was Neo, like Matt said. But Boston leapt up instead.
"It's Kia!" he said, grinning.
"Kia? Your boyfriend is coming here?" I asked.
"Yeah, he called this morning. I told him to come over."
He opened the door... and four people walked in.
"What the hell?" I asked, trying to process the sudden crowd. "Are we having a party?"
Three of them looked familiar. The fourth, not so much.
"Well," Kia started, "I came to see Boston, but on the way I ran into Neo, Ron, and Jay.Neo said he was headed here to see Matt , and Ron said he texted you but didn't get a reply. So we all just came together."
I blinked. "Right... okay, make yourselves at home."
Hoseok immediately hugged Matt with a dramatic "Thank you, Ken!" while Kia went to Boston, who was practically glowing.
I turned to Ron. We did our usual bro handshake, and the kid next to him snorted. I raised a brow.
"Ron, who's this kid?"
Ron rolled his eyes. "Ken, I texted you earlier. Remember the project partner?"
"Oh."
"Anyway, this is Jay."
The boy nodded slightly. "Nice to meet you, You're the famous smart guy, right?"
I chuckled. "I guess that's me. Nice to meet you too, Jay."
As they made their introductions, I turned—and saw Liam standing in the doorway. Frozen. Eyes wide.
I panicked.
"Liam ? Okay " I called, rushing to him. "Are you okay?"
He didn't answer.
"Bro!" I tried again, shaking his arm. Nothing.
Everyone turned to look.Neo stepped forward, more serious than I'd ever seen him.
"What did you say his name was?" he asked.
"Liam," I said.
Neo froze.
Jay and Kia also stepped forward, staring at Liam like they'd seen a ghost.
Then Liam suddenly moved—tears spilling down his face as he ran forward and hugged all three of them.
He pulled back, still crying, and looked at Neo'
'Neo'?
"Yes, bro. It's me."
He turned to Jay. "Jay?"
"Yes, Liam bro," Jay said, voice thick with emotion.
Then to Kia. "When did you get back, Andante?"
"Just today, bro. Just today."
They all embraced, crying openly.
"What the fuck?" Matt muttered, watching them. The rest of us stood frozen in confusion.
"Bro?" Boston finally asked. "Why are you calling him 'Bro'? How do you all know each other...?"