it was the last lesson of the day for everyone. fortunately, jaemin, hyuck and jeno were in the same class which also means that they're going to be chaotic.

"watch me turning into picasso", the purple haired boy joked around while waiting for their art teacher to arrive. jaemin shook his head laughing while jeno snickered at donghyuck's comment.

suddenly, a small group of unknown students joined their class, causing everyone to be irritated. confusion was written all on their faces.

"huh? why are you guys here?", jeno questioned an unfamiliar, random boy who entered the art hall.

"our art teacher got pregnant and now your teacher has to take over our art group", the guy shrugged his shoulders and pointed at the small group of people before walking away.

"first my english teacher got pregnant and now another teacher is pregnant??", donghyuck wondered and his eyebrow arched.

"guess they weren't safe enough", he added cheekily and earned a slap from jaemin, causing jeno to wheeze.

"just saying", the purple haired boy commented chuckling and raising his hands in defense. "had too much fun that night i guess."

"BRO, SHUT UP. THAT'S NASTY TO IMAGINE, HOW TO DELETE THE IMAGES IN MY HEAD", jaemin exclaimed in disgust, making funny faces which caused donghyuck to burst out in laughter.

jeno was quickly affected by his friend's laughter and soon, jaemin cackled as well.

after they had all calmed down, their art teacher entered the room with an enthusiastic smile.

"welcome, everyone", he greeted the students who were standing up and greeted him back.

"i welcome the newbies. i'm mr. lee and i will be your art teacher for this year since your art teacher is awaiting a child soon", the man announced and solved the confusion of the whole class.

just as he wanted to continue to speak, the door was apruptly opened and two boys entered the hall.

jaemin, hyuck and jeno glanced at the entrance of the room and immediately recognised these guys, resulting them to gasp loudly.

"our apologies for our late arrival and for the disruption", one boy stated and they bowed as apology.

"my friend fell down the stairs", he explained with a dead serious face and the brown haired guy next to him nodded in approval.

"it's true, i was that friend and i was too incompetent to use the stairs... but i survived!!", he added grinning and made the whole class laugh.

mr. lee sighed but chuckled as well. "it's fine. please be careful the next time you go down the stairs and try to be more punctual next time", he let it slide this time and told them to sit down.

afterwards the two guys were searching for empty seats when they spotted familiar faces, causing them to stare at them in shock and disbelief.

"WHAT THE HELL HYUCK???"

"WTF YANGYANG???"

"OMG RENJUN??"

"HUH? JENO? JAEMIN? HYUCK? WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE—"

"please, don't scream and take your seats. i ask you to talk quieter, thank you very much", mr. lee butted in their conversation and gave them a little, desperate smile (he was so done with them).

the boys apologized to the teacher and yangyang sat down next to donghyuck and renjun took a seat next to jaemin.

"what a coincidence to be in the same class as you guys", yangyang mentioned smiling and everyone agreed excitedly.

"it's so cool that we have art classes together from now on", jeno added in delight, beaming happily. "i have never expected that", renjun commented surprisedly and everyone related to that statement.

"me too but i'm glad that we were put together in one class", jaemin replied with a lovely smile on his lips.

"same here. it's gonna be so much fun", donghyuck agreed, smirking mischievously while exchanging playful glances with yangyang.

afterwards, they were all talking and weren't paying attention to class at all. jeno, yangyang and donghyuck were a messy trio who were playing games together instead of listening to the lecture about the history of art.

jaemin tried to pay attention but was easily distracted. after several failed attempts to listen, his eyes turned to his seatmate who was grazing a page of a sketch book.

"wow, your drawing looks awesome! you are really gifted", the pink haired boy commented in fascination, eyes glued on the art of work renjun had created.

the two-toned haired boy turned to face his seatmate and was surely surprised to hear that. "you really think so?", the artist questioned insecurely and saw how eagerly the younger one nodded.

a soft smile was plastered on renjun's lips as he thanked him for the compliments. "it's actually not that amazing... just some doodles to kill some time", he explained humbly and observed how attentive his seatmate was which made his heart warm up.

renjun's smile grew wider as he had noticed the genuine interest of jaemin in his works. the older boy cherished that and found that endearing of the pink haired guy.

"these are just doodles?", jaemin inquired in disbelief. "yeah, why are you so shocked?", the chinese answered nonchalantly and confused about his reaction.

"because these doodles look like drawings from van gogh!!", the younger exclaimed sincerely, feeling amazed by his friend's artistic skills.

the two-toned haired boy giggled at his comment. "stop, you're exaggerating it", renjun stated snickering but jaemin denied his statement.

"no seriously, you have high potential. you're extremely skilled and i really mean it", the younger one responded genuinely, making the chinese boy smile warmly at him.

"all famous artists would be shaking right now if they saw your drawings", he added wittily, causing the two-toned haired male to chuckle at his words.

"my god, jaemin... you're so kind and sweet", renjun mentioned with a soft smile. "you are way sweeter", jaemin replied winking, making the older boy snicker and shake his head.

"stop it, your flirty pick-up lines are so cheesy. yejoon has infected you", the chinese noticed grinning and jaemin let out some chuckles.

"nah, i'm flirting better than him", the pink haired boy claimed jokingly but boldly, a cocky smile appeared on his lips.

"oh? you do? i want to see that", renjun wondered teasingly and jokingly, crossing his arms in front of his chest while smirking amusedly.

"wtf get a room", yangyang interfered randomly and added gagging sounds, earning dangerous glares from his best friend.

"you have never heard that from me!! i take that back!! it wasn't directed to you guys!! obviouslyyy", the brown haired boy restated and went back to playing rock-paper-scissors with the others.

"by the way", jaemin started and glanced at the older boy. "may i see your drawings? i'm quite curious to see them. i bet they are all interesting masterpieces", he questioned softly.

"only if you are comfortable with that of course. no need to if you don't want to", the pink haired guy added as he didn't want to pressure or force him in any way. he would fully respect it when the older boy was against the idea.

renjun smiled brightly and nodded. the male appreciated his kindness and thoughtfulness. it was rare to witness people telling him that he didn't need to show them his drawings as most of them were eager to see them.

"sure", he agreed and flipped the pages of his sketchbook to reveal his drawings. renjun added the intentions and stories behind them and jaemin had listened attentively all the time.

the latter was showing genuine interest and dropped some compliments in between. his attention was all on renjun and his art.

[ little timeskip ]

"woah, time flew by so fast", jeno wondered when art class had ended in a blink of eye, seeing how every student stood up from their seats and packed their stuff before storming out of the room. even the teacher was quick to leave the art hall.

"i mean, spending time with your friends makes you forget that time exists", donghyuck shrugged his shoulders with a grin on his face. "exactly, man", yangyang agreed happily and the two boys gave each other a fist bump.

"anyways, i got to go to the restroom. i will head out first", hyuck declared and turned around. "bro, me too", yangyang mentioned and followed the purple haired boy.

jeno turned to jaemin and renjun who were busy packing their belongings in their bags. "i have to go to the toilette too. what about you, guys?", he questioned but both of them shook their heads.

"nah, we're good. go ahead, we'll join later but thanks for asking", the pink haired boy responded smiling.

"yeah and please take care that yangyang doesn't tri—", renjun couldn't finish his sentence when a loud thump was heard in the background.

"YANGYANG—", donghyuck screeched in the background and jeno sighed loudly. "i gotta go and help out. see you on the campus", the blonde haired boy said before running out of the room, looking after the two chaotic younger boys.

renjun shook his head in disappointment but let out soft chuckles. "that clumsy kid", he commented laughing and was amused by his best friend.

"is yangyang always that clumsy?", jaemin asked curiously and faced the older but shorter boy. "no but his boots are", renjun responded smirking.

"he always tells me that his boots are steady and stable but they surely aren't. the amount of times he tripped and fell because of them but he refuses to wear different shoes — at least for this season", the latter explained and jaemin started to snicker when hearing the story. (yangyang our living legend.)

"oh and by the way", the pink haired boy began, "i have really enjoyed art classes with you! i know it's really random but i just wanted to tell you that."

renjun felt his heart melting at his kind words — they were surely out of the blue but hearing that made his day. "me too, it was really fun with you", he replied genuinely and wore a bright smile on his face. jaemin couldn't help but mirror his facial expression.

"oh, there is something i wanted to tell you too... it might be random too but i feel like sharing it with you if you don't mind", the two-toned haired boy mentioned and felt somewhat shy.

"i totally don't mind. go ahead", the younger one encouraged him and gave him a reassuring smile, signaling him that there was no need to be nervous.

"i won't judge you, no worries", the pink haired junior added kindly and the older boy smiled relieved, he was absolutely grateful to have met someone like jaemin.

"well... you know, art in general, but drawing specifically, has a special meaning to me... drawing feels like free therapy to me. it's so comforting and i can express myself the way i'm not able to do with words", renjun shared and his eyes were beaming when he was talking about a thing he's passionate about.

"i can also escape reality by drawing since i focus on my works. drawing helps me a lot, it makes me calm down or find inner peace", he added and looked away for a moment.

"however, i rarely tell anyone about my meaning to art, let alone show them my drawings and my whole sketchbook", the two-toned haired boy continued and glanced at the younger one again.

"i only do that when i know that this person is trustworthy and won't judge me. i reveal this little part of me to people i feel comfortable with", renjun expressed and a soft smile grazed his lips.

jaemin's heart warmed up when hearing his words. his words touched him and meant the world to him. he had never heard anyone say that before to him, he truly appreciated every single word of renjun, he felt honored that the older one perceived him that way even though they had just met that school year.

"oh, did i just share too much? oh god, i'm sorry if i have talked too much about that. it must have been boring and cheesy but i felt like telling you... sorry again if that was—"

the chinese blurted out randomly and apologized since he didn't receive a reply of jaemin. he assumed that it was too overwhelming or too boring for him which would be the reason why the pink haired boy didn't react.

however, he couldn't finish his sentence as jaemin had engulfed him in a warm, comfortable hug.

"thank you for trusting me", the pink haired boy whispered and hugged him tighter. "i'm glad that you feel comfortable enough around me to share all those personal things with me", jaemin added quietly with a warm smile while his heart was acting up.

renjun was taken aback and couldn't proceed what had just happened. however, he hugged the pink haired boy back seconds later.

his heart was racing so crazily that he was scared that jaemin might hear his quickened heartbeat. wait, why was his heart pounding quickly?

nonetheless, a soft smile was plastered on his lips, displaying his joy and gratitude.

"you can always share everything with me", jaemin offered but didn't let go of renjun yet.

"thank you, jaem", the two-toned haired boy uttered gratefully and enjoyed the warmth coming from the hug. "it means the world to me."

the younger one was speechless for some seconds as his cheeks flushed. did he blush due to renjun's sweetness? or was it because he called him by his nickname for the first time?

even though his best friends had called him by that nickname numerous of times, it felt different when renjun called him by that.

something about renjun felt different.
and jaemin was scared what that has to mean.

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[ author's note ]
oml i'm sorry that the update is late at night on sunday (in my country at least), i was quite busy due to school starting again but i will try my best with the updates 🙌

anyways get a guitar by riize is sooo good, love the vibes and choreo. check it out!!
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but gotta support my sweethearts 🤟

anyways, thanks for reading!! <3
and have an awesome day 💋