[ tw: mention of blood but not properly and not detailed described ]

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almost no one paid attention to the movie. it wasn't necassarily because of the movie itself, the plot was actually cool and interesting.

but it was already late, everyone was probably tired and worn-out from going around the neighbourhood and from playing and goofying around.

half of them were asleep. jisung and chenle were already asleep in the first ten minutes of the movie. the sight of them was endearing - their faces were peaceful while their arms were wrapped around each other. even when they were asleep, they held each other tightly.

the mom jaemin was had to capture the moment and sneakily took his phone to take a picture of the sleeping youngsters.

jeno's eyes were shut and he was assumingly asleep as well. his seatmate mark rested his head on the blonde's shoulder, his eyes were closed too. quiet snores were heard from them.

haewon grinned mischievously and took videos and photos of her sleeping best friend (feat. jeno) to have blackmail material of him.

meanwhile, renjun and yejoon were close to fall asleep, trying to stay awake.

lucky jaemin, he was sitting between them and his shoulders were free and appealing to them.

thus, renjun fell completely asleep and lost the fight to stay awake. his eyes shut and his head dropped softly on jaemin's shoulder, causing the latter to be off guard.

yejoon couldn't resist the urge to fall asleep either and seconds later, his head fell on jaemin's free shoulder too.

the pink haired boy was clearly taken aback and the feeling of sleepiness vanished in a blink of eye. his eyes widened for a moment and he needed some seconds to comprehend the situation. a pink blush spreaded across his cheeks, matching his pink hair.

"what in the bl love triangle", donghyuck whispered quiet enough to not wake anyone up but loud enough for jaemin to hear.

sooyun and haewon became aware of the pink haired boy's dilemma due to hyuck's comment and exchanged meaningful glances before giggling.

jaemin felt the ultimate (gay) panic and formed his mouth to words like "shut up" without saying it verbally as he didn't want to wake up the asleep people.

the purple haired boy wore a wide smirk on his face as he seized the opportunity to tease his friend and took pictures of him being caught in that situation.

jaemin sent him death glares but donghyuck couldn't care less. sooyun and haewon had to hold back their laughters as the whole situation seemed hilarious to them.

"you are enjoying it, don't you?", donghyuck teased and smiled mischievously. "you're done once i'm released, hyuck", the pink haired boy warned whispering, digging glares into his best friend.

"why does it sound like jaemin is in jail when hyuck is the actual culprit but blamed it on jaemin and that's why jaemin is seeking revenge?", haewon uttered in investment and sooyun giggled. "that's too precise but accurate", the blonde girl agreed in amusement.

in that moment, renjun woke up and his eyes opened slowly. he was still sleepy but was quickly awake as soon as he faced his pink haired seatmate.

their hearts skipped a beat when their eyes met. they maintained eye contact for many seconds and it seemed as the world stopped for a moment.

their faces were truly close and jaemin felt renjun's breath on his neck, causing his heart to beat faster than usual. his cheeks were burning and so were renjun's.

"tHIS IS SO GAY HOLY SHIT", haewon whispered to sooyun and the blonde nodded in approval while donghyuck's jaw dropped. he had never seen his best friend panic that much because of someone of the same gender being this close to him. his gay radar was right.

renjun realised that they were holding eye contact for way too long than it seemed to be appropriate which is why he broke it and looked away, distancing himself from him.

jaemin blinked quickly for several times to collect himself as he didn't expect that. he couldn't think of anything else but renjun's pretty and mesmerising eyes.

his heart and mind were acting crazy, nonetheless, he tried to maintain a cool act (but failed miserably).

the pink haired boy hoped that no one witnessed him panicking and so did renjun. unlucky for them, they had three witnesses who observed the gay scenario with their own eyes.

"sorry that i fell asleep on your shoulder", renjun apologized quietly and wanted to slightly drift away from the gay moment.

"it's alright", jaemin reassured whispering. the corner of his lips turned upwards, creating a lovely and heartwarming smile. "i don't mind, you can continue to sleep there if you want", he offered kindly and renjun's heart melted at his sweetness.

"thanks a lot, jaem", the two-toned haired boy replied shyly and mirrored his smile. hearing his nickname from him still caused jaemin's heart to skip a beat.

"omfg, they are at the nickname stage", haewon commented quietly, trying not to draw any attention.

"wtf i feel like i'm watching a bl", sooyun wondered quietly and hyuck agreed instanly with her.

"wait...", renjun turned to the three awake witnesses and his eyes widened in shock. "you guys are awake??", he questioned whispering while realisation hit him.

"the whole time, renjun", the purple haired boy answered smirking. "no word about that or i'm gonna strangle you", renjun threatened.

"that's no big deal."

"i won't let you copy my english homework."

"suddenly i'm mute."

the awake one's chuckled about that statement, particularly haewon. she had laughed slightly too loud that she had woken up her best friend.

"yo be quiet, lindsey. i wanna sleep", mark mumbled half-asleep and wanted to return to sleep, however, saying one of her whole names which she despised was a huge mistake.

he earned a handful smack on his shoulder, resulting him to wake up in shock and be fully awake. "OUCH, HAEWON."

"never say that again, mark shark", she warned him but was actually surprised that her best friend used her other name while being half-asleep which he rarely does. he only mentions her whole or other names when he wants to really tease her or to blackmail her (like in chapter 24).

after mark's loud ass scream, he woke up everyone except for yejoon who was still sleeping in peace.

"huh? did mark scream?", chenle inquired confusedly and stretched his back. jaemin nodded as a reply.

"has mark seen a ghost or what?", jisung asked sleepily and rubbed his eyes.

"nah, just haewon", donghyuck answered casually and got kicked in his leg with the girl's feet. "oUCHHH, HAEWON."

"wtf, how is yejoon still asleep when two people had just shouted?", jeno wondered and scratched the back of his head.

"i don't know, he's sleeping like a stone", sooyun responded playfully and let out chuckles.

"bet he wouldn't survive in any horror movie", renjun teased with a smirk on his face, causing jaemin to snicker at his comment.

the pink haired boy decided to wake up his sleeping seatmate and shook softly his shoulder. "yejoon, wake up", he expressed calmly, causing the younger one to open his eyes.

"pretty eyes, cotton candy boy", half-asleep yejoon blurted out randomly as soon as he met eyes with him, making jaemin panic internally once again.

however, yejoon didn't even notice the (gay) panic of his seatmate and wasn't fully aware that he had just flirted.

even when he's half-asleep, the boy will never miss out on an opportunity to drop pick-up lines and flirt jokingly with his friends.

the curly brown haired boy removed his head from his seatmate's shoulder before he stretched his arms.

"sup, what did i miss out?", yejoon inquired yawning and rubbed his eyes.

"slept well, sleeping beauty?", jaemin asked him jokingly and tried to make his inner panic disappear by joking (but the others perceived his joke as a flirt).

yejoon started to grin at his comment and nodded. "your shoulder provided me a good place to sleep at."

"GET A ROOM", chenle yelled tiredly and kinda cringed at their flirting, making everyone burst out in laughter.

after they had calmed down, they decided to go upstairs since some of them felt tired and sleepy and it was already way past midnight.

chenle was too lazy to get up and asked his best friend to carry him to their bedroom. jisung, the sweet friend he was, did as requested and carried him even though he was tired.

before they headed to their rooms, they wished everyone a good night. the others followed them and went to their assigned rooms.

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let's have a look what each room was doing.

chenle and jisung went to sleep right away. as soon as they hit the bed, they cuddled each other and fell instantly asleep.

on the other hand, jeno and mark didn't feel sleepy at all. they talked about everything and somewhat, ended up guessing the intro songs of childhood shows (it was intense and nostalgic for them).

the girls were having a deep talk about everything as well. haewon spilled sooyun lots of tea which had happened in the last few years in high school.

meanwhile, renjun and donghyuck were holding a conversation about their favorite songs, artists and their music taste. they turned their dialogue into an intense music session in which they were vibing, dancing and listening quietly to music together.

yejoon jumped on his bed as soon as he entered their shared room. "so comfy", he mumbled quietly and closed his eyes for a second.

jaemin chuckled at the sight and dropped himself on the other, free bed. "i agree with you", he muttered grinning and was close to fall asleep.

until he realised that he forgot to charge his phone which was dying out. "shoot", the pink haired guy whispered and searched for his phone.

"what's up?", yejoon asked confusedly and sat up on the bed. "i wanted to charge my phone but i can't find it", the older one answered before he had recalled the memory of his phone being in the living room.

"i left it downstairs", he announced and stood up from his bed. "i'll be right back", jaemin informed and went to the door.

"be careful or else that soul of the kid haunts you", yejoon added jokingly, causing the pink haired boy to roll his eyes playfully. somewhat, yejoon found that attractive but he kept that for himself (what a simp).

"whatever", jaemin grinned and left the room, heading towards the stairs. the lights were turned off which is why he turned on the light in the hallway.

quiet music was heard in the background, however, he was all alone in the hallway. well, that's what he thought.

the thunderstorm was still present outside. occasional lightning lit up the dark sky followed by loud thunder. heavy rain was heard as well as rain drops splashed loudly against the windows.

jaemin didn't want to admit it but he truly felt creeped out by the scary atmosphere. it seemed like he was in a horror movie.

the pink haired boy shook his head to get a grip of himself. he must be feeling like that just because of the fact that it was halloween (ignoring the fact that it was past midnight) and they had previously exchanged horror stories.

after taking a deep breath, he walked quietly to the stairs as he didn't want to wake anyone up by creating loud noises.

the moment jaemin stepped on the first stair, he sensed someone observing him. before the pink haired boy could turn around, he felt a hand on his back, pushing him fiercly down the stairs.

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"jaemin! jaemin! wake up!", a female voice called out to him, attempting to get him awake.

the pink haired boy opened slowly his eyes. he could barely move as his whole body felt heavy for unknown reason. particularily, his head was aching and his sight was still blurry.

"jaemin? can you hear me? why are you hurt? what happened?", sooyun asked worriedly and shook lightly his shoulders.

the older boy didn't reply, he was still feeling dizzy and confused. what happened? what was going on? however, jaemin couldn't keep being conscious as his eyes shut down once again.

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the pink haired boy opened his eyes and felt immediately his head aching. he groaned quietly in pain and put his hand on his forehead.

however, instead of feeling his skin beneath his fingers, he felt a band-aid wrapped around his head. "what is going on?"

"jaemin!", yejoon called out in relief and jumped off his bed to approach him. he sat down on the edge of the pink haired boy's bed. a look of worry was displayed on his face while tears were building up in his eyes.

the older one furrowed his brows in confusion and sat up in the bed. "yejoon? are you alright?", he asked cautiously but worriedly.

the brown curly haired guy was visibly holding back his tears before he shook his head and hugged his friend without alerting him first.

jaemin felt his heart skip a beat, the sudden physical contact made him flustered and caused him to feel overwhelmed. nevertheless, his arms wrapped around the younger one right away.

"yejoon, what's up? what's going on?", the pink haired boy questioned softly and rubbed slowly yejoon's back as comfort.

"i was so scared and worried about you...", the latter mumbled shakily and he couldn't fight his tears anymore.

"y-you... were unconscious and haven't reacted to us after you fell down the stairs", he explained sobbing, holding the older one tighter.

"sooyun has found you first and you didn't react to her when you first woke up. then, you lost your consciousness again...", yejoon continued anxiously, "we... we saw your forehead... bleeding and i began to panic."

the pink haired guy let go of yejoon and put his hands on his shoulders. his eyes examined the face of the devastated boy. seeing his current, vulnerable state broke jaemin's heart in pieces.

particularly the fact that his friend shed tears and worried a lot because of him destroyed him the most.

"yejoon", jaemin uttered softly and raised his hands to wipe the younger one's tears away.

"everything's fine. i'm alright. please, don't waste your precious tears for me. i'm so sorry that you had to worry about me", he added quietly and cupped yejoon's face with his hands.

"all my tears are so worth for you", these words slipped out of yejoon's mouth, quietly but clearly. the corner of his lips turned upwards and the younger boy gave him the softest, genuine smile ever.

oh, you don't know how hard these words caused jaemin butterflies. how soft his smile made him. how he had these strange, unknown but beautiful feelings inside him.

and you don't know how panicked yejoon felt. not the anxiety panic anymore but the gay panic now.

feeling jaemin's eyes on him made his heart skip a beat. his soft touch on his skin made him melt under his hands. his lovely and caring words made him like jaemin even more. maybe too much.

and yet, even though the pink haired male was injured, he was undeniably attractive and charismatic in yejoon's eyes. (and there is yejoon's simp side again.)

jaemin flashed him a warm smile and embraced the younger boy. "let's calm down first", he declared and released him again.

"afterwards you explain me everything in detail what has happened to me, okay?", the older guy suggested and patted yejoon's head.

"i have missed some things i assume... since i was fake asleep", the pink haired boy joked and wanted to avoid saying unconscious.

this caused yejoon to crack a smile and he let out soft chuckles. "you're right." jaemin grinned joyfully and was glad to see the younger boy being happier than before.

although his head was aching like crazy and his body felt absolutely sore and painful, he didn't want to rest but stay awake and be on yejoon's side.

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[ author's note ]
it escalated quickly oops 😦 my poor pookie jaemin </3
who or what do you think might be behind that? place your guesses 🧐

anyways stream on my youth by wayv!! 🩷

the song turned out to be different from what wayv usually releases (in my opinion) but it turned out good!!
i love the heartbreak and the emotions the song holds like >>>>

i'm also obsessed with the rap parts. the mv and acting was 🔛🔝 too
the whole album is a masterpiece and i love the bsides as well — such bangers tbh

i wish you a wonderful day & see you in the next chapter <3