eunjin
so we've been forgotten i see

eunjin
do they even remember us?

lin
i remember you babe

eunjin
my wife 🫶

jaemin
hey now
she's MINE

eunjin
FIGHT ME THEN

jaemin
I WILL

eunjin
LETS GO STRAWBERRY HATER 🤺

lin
🤦‍♀️

chenle
HELLOOOOOO

chenle
I HAVE A SURPRISE
FOR YOUUUUU

lin
oh god

kh0000le added yuyuxiohthree to the chat!

kh0000le added sssssosukeeeee to the chat!

chenle
OKAY EVERYONES HERE 😊😊

hyeyeong
chenle

chenle
YEAH 😊😊

hyeyeong
🙂

chenle
😒

kh0000le added m.chennie to the chat!

chenle
you're lucky hyeyeong likes you

miles
thats so funny cause i'm making
friendship bracelets with stephen
curry right now

chenle
NO YOURE NOT

miles
YES I AM

eunjin
hellooooooo new people

lin
are these people from hye
and soyi's friend group?

chenle
yes. MOST of them are cool

miles
SAY YOU HATE ME TO MY FACE

chenle
I HATE YOU

miles
YOURE MAD CAUSE IM
A BETTER BASKETBALL
PLAYER THAN YOJ

chenle
YOU AND ME. COURT AT THE
HAN RIVER PARK. PICK A DAY
IF YOU ARENT A PUSSY

miles
IM NOT A PUSSY

eunjin
are they in love or something

chenle
NO

miles
NO

jisung
new friendsssss hi

miles
omg hi jisung

miles
hi 😊

jisung
hi miles 😊👋

miles
hi
☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

eunjin
oh i see

hyeyeong
they're both 02

chenle
i'm closer in age to jisung
than you are, rat

miles
SMELLY BOY

jiae smiled to herself as she pushed the code into donghyuck's door. he'd given it to her after her first visit, and she was quick to memorize it. she'd visited him every day of his hiatus, which he'd informed her would be ending soon. though she didn't agree with it, there wasn't much she could do, so the tried to stay positive for him.

"hyuck!" she called as she kicked her shoes off and closed the door. there was a fresh container of kimchi jiggae in one of her hands, and her cell phone in the other.

haechan stepped out of his room a minute later, taking a seat at his center island as jiae prepared lunch for the two of them. his jaw was propped in his hand as he dreamily watched her work, her fading pink hair combed and pulled into a bun.

feeling his eyes on her, jiae glanced over her shoulder and smiled when she caught him staring with a dazed look on his face. she turned back around as she chuckled. "what's on your mind, handsome?"

the nickname used to make him hide his flushed face, but after nearly a week together, he only kicked his feet internally. hyuck shrugged and straightened up. "not too much. work, i guess."

jiae hummed and grabbed both bowls of jiggae. she carefully placed the slightly fuller one in front of the idol before making her way around the center island and finding her seat beside him. after putting her own bowl down, she gently brushed a strand of his messy brown hair behind his ear.

"are they going to make you cut your hair?" she asked, fingers toying with the long ends. she'd always liked long hair on boys, but long hair on her boyfriend was something else.

he shrugged, reaching up to touch his own hair and accidentally brushing his fingers against hers. the tips of his fingers lazily clasped around hers, just barely touching, but grinned. sighing, haechan mumbled out a quick, "probably." before turning his face to place a quick kiss against jiae's knuckles.

they ate until a small laugh suddenly slipped past hyuck's lips, and jiae glanced over to find his eyes on his phone. the group chat was open, and texts were flying between miles and chenle. jiae could help but smile at the sound of his laugh. "what are they doing?" she asked.

haechan quickly slid his phone over for her to see, and soon jiae was laughing too. as he looked at her, he asked, "remember when you made that sunflower bracelet for me?"

a soft flush spread across jiae's cheeks, surprised that he remembered that.

then another notification appeared, and she watched as hyuck's smiles fell, his demeanor immediately changed. jiae frowned. "what is it?"

shrugging, haechan told her that it was a message from his manager to inform him that he was outside with the van.

"you have to go now?" jiae asked, her eyes widening slightly surprise. "but... i mean..." stammering for a moment longer, she sighed and rose to her feet. "wait here for a second."

as haechan got ready, jiae poured his food into a carry container and packed it neatly into a bag with two water bottles and some vitamins from her purse. she also threw in some fruit she found in the fridge, along with a piece of candy (also from her purse.)

when the idol appeared in the kitchen again, jiae presented him with his nearly packaged and tied lunch. when he saw it, hyuck laughed.

"for me?" he teased in his high pitch "idol" voice. grinning sweetly, jiae slid the bag over to him and said, "for your manager, jihoon. tell him hello for me!"

haechan's frown made jiae laugh, and she quickly folded in on the joke. "kidding, mr. pouty sunshine guy. of course, it's for you."

"mr. pouty sunshine guy..." haechan said slowly, and the girl rolled her eyes. they loved coming up with random nicknames for each other, though they'd only tease one another for it.

the sound of his manage honking his car horn brought the couples conversation to an end, and jiae could help but feel her heart ache a bit at the sad glint in donghyuck's eyes. he kept his gaze set on the prettily bagged lunch in his hands, unsure of what to say to her.

they'd practically been inseparable for weeks. on the third or fourth day, jiae had even fallen asleep while watching movies with him. seeing her every day became something to look forward to, and now that he was back on schedule...

haechan's eyes shot wide open, as if he's been shocked, when he felt a soft pair of lips against the apple of his cheek. the kiss was short, less that a second long, but the action set the idol's ears ablaze.

as he blinked wildly at the girl with pink cheeks, jiae only cleared her throat and gently tugged on one of the hairs hanging below his ear. "remember to hide the scissors, okay? now come on, i don't think jihoon will wait much longer for you."

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