Honestly feeling lazy today lmao so this is rushed.

AKA very very much not proof read, ik majority of my works are but like– this is just worse lol.

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"So..." Renjun drawls out as he tries to get Jaemin's attention from across the table. The younger boy peers up with his eyebrow raised.

"How are you and Jeno?" He brings up in a lilt way.

Chenle, who was busy with his ice cream sundae, perks up in interest with some syrup on his chin.

Renjun inwardly mutters at his manners before shoving a few tissues to the younger boy, the latter takes them while quite oblivious.

"I think he's mad at me." Jaemin mumbles his answer, playing with his cheap ass bracelet.

"Huh? How did that happen?" Renjun makes a confused look as he continues, "didn't you guys talked it out and even cuddled when you got to his house?"

"Yeah, I remember Jeno hyung rambling about it nonstop." Chenle snickers at the thought.

"Well, I don't know..." Jaemin trails off a little unsure, unable to gush about the said moment he had with Jeno unlike Chenle.

Chenle beside him sasses, "what the hell do you mean you're not sure?" He parrots then crosses his arms, "describe to me how Jeno hyung is acting towards you right now."

Jaemin ponders in thought before answering, "well... He's been sulking." When he gets weird looks in return, he continues to try and explain better.

"He tries to get away or something, he huffs a lot when I try to flirt with him... Oh! And he keeps mentioning Jisung or Mark hyung when I'm with him– I think."

Processing what he had just told them, Chenle then starts cackling loudly as he slaps a hand on Jaemin's shoulder and leaves it there to rest heavily.

"Oh Jaemin," he makes a continuous noise of 'tsks' while shaking his head in a mocking matter. "He's not mad at you, he's annoyed."

"Isn't that like the same thing sort of?"

"I don't know, I'm not the smart one." Chenle quickly replies in a flat tone.

"But another thing is for sure..." He trails off to lean in to Jaemin's face, invading his bubble with the raven haired boy grimacing in return.

"You're jealous."

"N-no."

"I'm not the smart one, but I do have a good sense of jealousy sometimes." Chenle says quite proudly of himself.

Meanwhile, Renjun face palms at the two of them and sighs. "Jaemin, have you asked Jeno out yet?" He tests the said younger boy.

"...no...?"

"Yeah no fucking wonder he's sulking," Renjun deadpans. "You haven't took him out on a date since then!"

"Dude, you're like– literally leaving him hanging." Chenle says with a disappointed look on his charming face.

Jaemin furrows his eyebrows before saying, "I just thought..." He couldn't find the words on his defense.

Because he knows there's something he wants to actually say, but he's low-key ashamed by it.

And he knows it's true as well, there's really nothing to deny what Chenle had said.

It's been exactly three weeks since the incident, and he hasn't really made a total move on Jeno... At least, level it up a bit.

Sure he has continued his flirtatious ways, but only to Jeno this time. No one else. He learned that lesson that's for sure; flashback to the bruise on his cheek as a result.

Everybody say "thank you, Donghyuck." :D

However, there isn't really anything else exciting or new. Even both parties knew about it but didn't say it to each other, thinking it's a one-sided thing to take it slow.

It isn't.

It is like before, back in the beginning where Jaemin flirts with Jeno nonstop and the latter gets all shy or whatever.

The only difference is they know they like each other and want to be in an official relationship.

However, Jaemin really didn't thought about that quite far yet... So maybe it kinda is his fault.

If only he knew Jeno has been waiting. Legitimately whining to the others how Jaemin's probably teasing him or some shit.

Hence why Renjun was annoyed. He thought Jeno was just being childish or overthinking things, but apparently he wasn't.

Because Jaemin hasn't even asked him out on a single date yet!

"Thought what? Don't tell me you're waiting for it to magically happen because I'll literally stab you with this fork." Chenle threatens.

"No it's not that... It's... Jisung." The raven haired boy mentions all of a sudden. Murmuring Jisung's name as if it was forbidden to say out loud.

"What about Jisung? Why is he involved?" Jaemin purses his lips at Chenle's questions.

Either he's not helping by not being entirely specific or Chenle's just not getting it right away.

Or what Donghyuck likes to say, "stupid."

There's a glint in Renjun's gaze before he looks at him flatly, "are you thinking Jisung wouldn't be okay with it?"

When he gets nothing in response, his eyes didn't miss the way Jaemin's index finger starts tapping on the table in a rhythmic pattern.

"Oh God." He sighs deeply.

"Look, I just feel like it'll hurt him in a way and make things awkward." Jaemin scratches his arm as he shrugs his shoulders.

"You don't know that for sure." Chenle quips.

"Exactly my point!"

"Hold on, before you start letting that thought from stopping you to finally ask Jeno out, you should ask Jisung first." The eldest boy amongst them suggests.

"Ha?!"

"Not as a date! What the hell are you two on?!" Renjun exclaims in annoyance, forehead creasing even more that Chenle thinks it'll leave him wrinkles.

"What I meant was, go talk to Jisung about your concern. That way, you will know for sure on what to do next."

Chenle claps his hands excitedly and pats Renjun on the shoulder, "great thinking, hyung!" He comments.

Turning to Jaemin, he gestures to Renjun with a look, "see? This is why he's the smart one."

"And this is why you're the rich one, now hurry up and pay the bills so we can head off." Renjun retorts as he finishes his last bit of dessert.

Chenle rolls his eyes before muttering some curses that didn't miss Renjun's ears.

Jaemin could only laugh lightly at the two of them before planning on what he should do next.