The next day started far too early and with far too little sleep. And that even though they quickly fell asleep and had slept deeply.

But since they were aware that they had to be on time, there were no attempts to delay the whole thing this morning.

Shortly after the first alarm clock ringing, they stood together in the shower and tried to get ready as quickly as possible, with Jisung and Changbin helping Chan, washing his hair and body.

Chan's wrist hurt a lot and after they finished showering, he swallowed some painkillers to get through the day.

"Maybe we should cancel the whole thing..." Changbin said while watching Chan worriedly.

"No, we shouldn't... I can do it. And you should make us coffee!" Chan grumbled and tried to rub his hair dry with just one hand.

"Let me do that," said Jisung, took the towel out of his hand and gently rubbled Chan's hair dry.

Sighing, he leaned against him. "You may also have to help me get dressed..."

Grinning, Jisung looked at him and kissed him before he answered. "Actually, I'd rather undress you, but of course I'll help you, Sugar."

"I'm supposed to hurry, but you're standing around and making out. Unbelievable...," said Changbin grinning, who came into the bathroom to hang up his towel.

"Come here, Binnie," Jisung said with a smile, pulled the pouting Changbin to them and kissed him gently.

"You're right, Binnie, we should really hurry..." Chan sighed and broke away from the two.

"Your coffee is in the kitchen, go get it and then we'll help you get dressed," Changbin said with a smile.

Yawning, Chan walked into the kitchen and poured himself a large cup of coffee and shook his head at the sight of it. Actually, he didn't like coffee at all, but at some point he had gotten into the habit of drinking it to wake up. Maybe he could get rid of it during their days off.

But now he drank a big sip of the hot brew and then went to the bedroom, where Changbin and Jisung were already waiting for him.

"Come here, baby," Jisung said with a grin.

Chan rolled his eyes, nevertheless complied with the request and sat down on the bed in front of the two.

But they didn't really have time to enjoy Chan's helpless situation. That's why they hurried to help him get dressed and shortly afterwards sat in the car on their way to the Christmas show.

Jisung was relatively nervous because of their last concert was a while ago, but he tried not to let it be noticed.

Chan sat next to him and had his eyes closed. Jisung hoped that the painkillers would work and that the show would run without Chan much having pain or hurting himself even more.

Changbin sat in front of them and also seemed to be sleeping.

It was not far to the location and shortly afterwards they sat in their room and waited for their turn with the sound check.

The waiting time seemed endless to them, but since they would perform almost at the end of the show, they would also be one of the last with the sound check.

They actually had everything they could wish for. Were equipped with catering and there were even a masseur and a physiotherapist on site, but they wasn't really interested in all this today.

Jisung had rolled up on the floor in his sleeping bag, Chan sat at his laptop and worked on some beats, while Changbin distracted himself with loose warm-up exercises.

They were all kind of excited it at the same time just wanted to get through the show without any further incidents.

Their time out was within reach and they really just wanted to go back home to bed and cuddle with each other. Spend time together without having to adhere to any deadlines or schedules.

When they were called to the sound check, Chan gently woke Jisung and shortly afterwards they stood on stage for the sound check.

Everything went like clockwork and soon after they were allowed to go get dressed and for hair and makeup.

The costumes were beautiful, suits in black and white, set with red sparkling rhinestones.

Jisung, who was last with the hair and makeup, stood in front of a mirror and admired his costume. He could feel again what it was like to be an idol.

Smiling, he plucked around his hair, knowing that their stylist would probably do something completely different anyway.

He liked what he saw. His hair was a little longer than usual and somehow he hoped that his stylist would leave it that way and wouldn't force him to cut it off again.

He also knew that Chan and Changbin liked it when his hair was a little longer and he liked to wrap them around his finger.

Immersed in his thoughts, he didn't even notice how Chan and Changbin appeared behind him and watched him for a moment before they drew his attention.

"Baby, it's your turn now," Chan whispered in his ear, while Jisung was busy staring the two through the mirror.

He turned around abruptly and looked at the two from head to toe. "You look and incredibly hot," he murmured so quietly that only the two could hear it.

"You too, handsome," Changbin said with a grin.

Smiling, Jisung winked at the two before he made his way to hair and makeup.

Chan grinned at Changbin and ran his tongue over his lower lip. "It's time that we're finally have our days off."

Giggling, Changbin nodded and bit his lower lip.

"It will take some time before it's our turn. Do you want something to eat?" Chan asked and went more or less curiously to the table where the catering stood.

"Hmm yes, why not. But something that doesn't drip. I already got yelled at last time because I spilled the sauce," said Changbin and grinned crookedly.

"You are unbelievable!" Chan replied and had to laugh.

But before Changbin could answer, Jisung came into the room and drew their attention to himself.

"Wow," Chan breathed and just stared at the youngest, while Changbin had to pull himself together very much not to pull Jisung to him.

"And you say we look good..." Changbin murmured and stared at the choker, which now adorned Jisung's neck.

"Baby, you look incredibly hot... and I wish we could take some parts of your costume home," Chan whispered in Jisung's ear.

Jisung grinned and felt shy for a moment and somehow also a little uncomfortable. Not because of the words of Chan and Changbin, but because of the thought that their fans would see him that way.

"Do you think I can appear like this?" he asked uncertainly and nestled restlessly on the choker.

"Yes!" the two said at the same time and thus made sure that a gentle smile appeared on Jisung's lips.

"Alright... and now let's eat something before it's too late for it."

Shortly afterwards, they sat on the sofas and carefully ate ramen. Changbin in particular made the greatest effort not to spill on his costume.

The instant ramen tasted okay and weren't spicy to Chan's relief. And yet he made the plan to take out Jisung and Changbin really chic when they had their time off.

After they had eaten up and had actually managed not to spill, fortunately it didn't take so that long for their turn.

They warmed up together with stretching exercises, with Chan moving very carefully, but finally they were ready to go on stage.

Actually, it was planned that they would start their performance in the middle of the audience and then return to the stage from different directions, but the beginning had been rescheduled due to Chan's injury.

Now they started on stage and on the way there they could hear their fans scream their names.

It had been quiet some time since they had been on stage and it was almost as if they had forgotten what it felt like to be on stage.

Adrenaline rusted through their veins and they grinned at each other before taking their positions.

The LED walls around them started to lift and the crowd became so loud that the boys could hear them even through the inears.

For a moment, they were petrified until the music started and their bodies began to move as if by themselves.

The stage left a lot of room to move, as the two large stages were connected to each other. And since they had only fully choreographed two of the three songs, they were able to move freely on the third.

It gave them incredible pleasure to be able to move freely and even though they were only three, they completely filled the stage.

The songs flew by and before they knew, they sat back in their room. Sweaty and breathing heavily, but incredibly happy to have completed the performance without mistakes.

Now they just had to wait for the big final with all the other acts and would finally able to drive home.

But fortunately, they had been so close to the end that they didn't really had to wait long.

Together with all the other Idols who had performed, they stepped on stage again and said goodbye to the fans.

They ran hand in hand across the stage, which didn't seem to bother anyone, and waved goodbye to the audience. Exchange kindnesses with the other idols and hugged their friends.

All in all, it was a successful final of the evening and yet they were incredibly happy when they finally sat back in the car on their way home.

Since they were still wearing make up, they decided to do a short livestream in the car on the way home.

Many comments revolved around what had happened to Chan's wrist, many about how good the performance had been. Jisung also saw some comments on their outfits, but he couldn't see any negative ones.

They talked about the evening and told small anecdotes from the rehearsal. After that, they answered a few more questions and then Chan already meant to Jisung and Changbin that he would end the live.

"It was nice to see you tonight and we will get back to you at the turn of the year! Thank you for coming and we see you guys next time!"

Exhausted but satisfied, they let them sink back and were finally back home a little later.

To get rid of all the make-up and the hairspray, they stood where they were as only a few hours ago, together in the shower.

However, this time they were so tired that it was only enough to wash themselves and brush their teeth.

"I'm glad we're free tomorrow and can sleep in," Changbin murmured yawning and pulled the two with him into the bedroom.

"God, me too!" Chan groaned, but then discovered that Jisung was walking silently after them and pouting slightly. "What's going on, baby?" he asked worriedly.

"It's Christmas... and we didn't celebrate together at all..."

"But we actually did. Only differently than others might would. And tomorrow you will get your gifts. But only if you come to bed and cuddle with us now!" said Changbin with a grin.

"Alright... But only because you look really cute. So tousled and without makeup."

Shortly afterwards, they lay snuggled close to each other in bed. Their heads were full of impressions of the day and also with thoughts of the coming days. And yet they only needed a short time to fall asleep.

The day had been long and exhausting, just like the ones before. And even if they would have liked to talk about different things, it was more important to catch up on the sleep of the past nights.

They also knew that they would have the next two weeks off and there was enough time to talk about everything that had happened in December.

Chan was the last one awake and watched Changbin and Jisung, both of whom were already soundly asleep and his whole heart was filled to the top with love for them.

The relationship with them was more than he had ever dared to hope. They would certainly take a while until they had arrived completely in the relationship and until they knew what each of them liked and needed, but he was sure they would do it well.

They had already been through so much together and he was sure that they would also master the hurdles of their changed relationship.

Smiling, he bent over to the two and kissed them gently on the forehead before he cuddled up to Jisung again and closed his eyes.

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