After that day that Baekhyun met his boyfriend's mother and took Toben to Buncheon, he only saw his boyfriend for 10 minute on Christmas Day because Baekhyun was in Seoul at Sehun's house so he ran to find Chanyeol and exchange Christmas gifts. Some might argue that it wasn't romantic because it was at a 7/11 car park and it was snowing but it was romantic for both of them. Nothing much Baekhyun gave Chanyeol some candles and Chanyeol gave Baekhyun some trainers.

Today Baekhyun was back in Seoul and once again at his uncle's house but this time to check on Sehun after receiving a phone call from his aunt asking him what was wrong with her son.

"Sehun..." Baekhyun opened the door of his cousin's bedroom who was pretending to be sleeping covered from head to toe "What happened" he slapped his cousin's butt.

He looked at Vivi sleeping next to Sehun. Both of them should be models but Sehun doesn't like cameras and Vivi doesn't like other dogs.

"I'm tired." He said under the covers.

"Hyung is worried about you, Kai and Soo are worried about you I came all the way from my parents's house just to see you"  Baekhyun said but Sehun didn't move he knew it wouldn't work so he has a plan B "I bought boba tea." Sehun took his head under the blankets to make sure that he was not being tricked. "Hmm." Baekhyun shook the cup and Sehun's quick hands took it and set on the bed ready to drink his precious bubble tea.

One sip and he opens the safe.

"It's so hard..." there you go "I feel like I don't fit in... my parents are great, the best at doing what they do you know?" Sehun said after the first sip. "My dad is one of the highest ranks in the navy and he has done amazing things for this country and that's why he gets rewarded everywhere for everything right?..."

Baekhyun knows that, at the end of the day it's his uncle, his mother's older brother. The sunshine of the family. He fought for this country and he is well known and respected for that. Baekhyun is sure that hus uncle is going to be on history books.

"And my mom is just a fucking Olympic champion... figure skating is not easy, representing the entire country and win not 1 but 3 gold medals and I'm not even talking about the ones she won as a junior and my hyung is another Olympic champion and I'm here not good just mediocre." Sehun said "I love dancing and ballet is my life but I'm not good at it... Last week I returned to full on practice to catch up but I felt miserable... Everyone was doing better than me I failed and felt angry many times."

"You always fail and fall until you get it right. Also fit in is for losers, that's why you don't fit in. You belong. You belong in this family you belong. Don't crack your edges to fit in because you already belong." Baekhyun said.

Baekhyun himself also struggled wanting to fit in specially on his second year of high school, everyone was dating but girls didn't attract him so he prepared to like them. After that he pretended to have a girlfriend from another school so he wouldn't look suspicious. Until on the third year he was dragged out of the closet... And that loud personality of his didn't help him fit in.

"This time was different, I was scared." Sehun said and Baekhyun raised his eyebrow. "I don't know I'm scared of another injury and having to sit back again and stay behind again and lose my work rhythm. Also how do I know if I belong?" Sehun confessed.

"You dance since you are 4 years old and you are not even 22 years old yet and you did a lot already, you are well known already for your skills, technique, talent... how hard you work and specially your passion." Baekhyun said. "Don't pressure yourself too much and don't stop enjoying it because... your passion... if you are scared of injuries you will never recover your work flow."

Baekhyun doesn't know exactly what to say, he is everything but a dancer not an athlete so he doesn't know much about the feeling Sehun was feeling aside from trying to belong. Sehun belongs here, this is the perfect family for him.

"It's hard to enjoy something that you are not good at. It's so fucking frustrating." Sehun said "I should give up but I can't even give up because I don't want to be the only loser in my family."

"Remember that time you practiced so hard that your feet were bleeding? I thought you should give up at that time because I couldn't stand see you like that? What was that for? I can't remember." Baekhyun asked.

"To get into SNU ballet program... the best program in the country." Sehun said remembering.

"YAS! Exactly!" Baekhyun clapped "After your audition you couldn't walk because you were in pain and your feet were bleeding so I had carry you on my back... all the way home but you were smiling and very happy so I was so fucking proud and happy for you so I didn't mind carrying you." Baekhyun remember "You are heavy as fuck okay? But I didn't mind. I only mind to carry you when you were drunk and I had to collect you."

"What is the different I'm still as heavy." Sehun looked at his half drank bubble tea.

"It's different, I must support you to follow your dreams and I do it gladly... drinking is not your dream so you feel heavier." Baekhyun explained "You want more bubble tea?" Baekhyun asked noticing that his cousin drank everything.

"Of course, I don't know why you brought the small size." Sehun complained.

"Go take a shower let's buy more." Baekhyun said.

"Aish." Sehun complained his way to the shower and Baekhyun started to prepare Sehun's ballet bag.

"Vivi! Lord Vivi!" Vivi kept on sleeping. "Rascal. Get your leach let's go for a walk." Vivi immediately got up when he heard the magic words.

After packing Sehun's bag Baekhyun waited for Sehun with Vivi impatiently waiting with the leash on.

"What are you doing with that bag? I'm not going to practice." Sehun said wearing black skinny jeans and a black T-shirt.

"You are literally the best one in there and you love to practice. Also after practice I'm going to make the one litter bubble tea that you asked for. Vivi let's go." Baekhyun walked out leaving the bag behind just to hear Sehun following him and he brought the bag for sure.

They calmly walked to Sehun's dance studio at the university, with Vivi happily walking

"This pink jacket looks good on you." Baekhyun said.

"True." Sehun said.

"That's why I never complement you! Thank you hyung you actually got me this jacket for my birthday, you have an amazing taste. That's what you should've said.Go in I'm going to keep on walking Vivi for a minute don't you dare not practicing." Baekhyun said "They are waiting for you."

They parted ways and Sehun went to get changed very slowly, he didn't want to do it. I mean he loves it and wants to do it, he loves ballet since he was 4 years old and takes it serious since he was 6 years old but lately he just can't handle failure.

"I love you." Luhan said entering the changing room.

"You scared me." Sehun said holding his chest.

"Are you still mad at me?" Luhan asked with cute eyes.

Sehun sighed before speaking.

"I'm sorry, I was not mad at you..." sometimes he has to act like a grown up "I was just frustrated with everything and I just unloaded it on you. I'm sorry babe" Sehun apologised looking into his boyfriend's eyes.

Last night Sehun and Luhan had an argument at Luhan's house causing Sehun to leave at around 2am to his parent's house. Something that Luhan didn't think much of but but seems like Sehun did. He just took their small argument and let out all his frustration on Luhan.

"I understand that you are going through a lot right now but I couldn't sympathise last night because I was too focused on where I am now and forgot that I was once there..." Luhan said "I didn't like what you told me yesterday and how you walked away like that." Luhan confessed "Let's not argue like that anymore Hun... so please don't bottle up everything. Talk to me talk to Baek, Soo, Kai... even your parents... I won't know what you are going through if you don't tell me, explain it to me so I can try to help you. Let's work together."

"I promise." Sehun said and Luhan showed his pinky finger and Sehun locked it with his own pinky finger an sealed it with their thumbs.

"Let's hug it out and move on." Luhan said and that's what they did before sharing a quick kiss. "Wanna talk about what is bothering you?"

"It's just after that injury I feel like I'm not as good as before I can't do as well as before, I feel frustrated because I..." Sehun started to think how to express what he was feeling and started stretching "I feel like this injury came to show me how not even average I am..." Luhan gave him the Yoga blocks to help him stretch.

People think that Sehun loves to show off how flexible he is but that's not the case,he is just stretching his muscle due to the soreness. Okay he does splits everywhere so what? It's his pain not yours.

"You look cute on your warm up boots." Luhan said helping his boyfriend stretch.

"Not cute! I look strong. They are black like military boots." Sehun laughed "It's cold here, why did you let me start warming up here?" 

"Let's go to the practice room. I will take those." Luhan laughed "Why do you think you are not even average?"

"Because that's the reality and I have been thinking about it even before the injury." Sehun confessed and opened the door of the practice room number 7. "I'm not a genius or ar a prodigy like Kai or Taemin hyung. I tried to practice hard, sometimes I would like everyone saying that I was out with my parents or my brother and just keep practicing until my feet couldn't take anymore..." Luhan looked at Sehun and it hit him, Sehun was practicing all that time sometimes he would disappear for more than 10 hours straight everyday making Luhan overthink.

"Why would you do that? You already have your regular practice and dance classes for 5 hours 5 days a week...Isn't that too long baby?" Luhan felt sorry for not being there for his boyfriend. He started to place things for Sehun's warm up.

During that time Luhan honestly thought about breaking up because he thought that Sehun was seeing someone else.

"Because I didn't want you guys to know that I was not as good as everyone says I am... I'm not a genius so I have to work hard to keep up with the genius." Sehun started stretching with his boyfriend's help "I'm a Oh right? I should be a genius." He started to tear up.

"My baby, it's okay to feel insecure about it and I can imagine how heavy your family name is on you..." Luhan didn't know what to say he never faced that situation, his family is a bunch of nobodies just like him... the maximum recognition they get it's 'The Chinese immigrants from upstairs' so he can't relate to Sehun right now but he can imagine that must be difficult having this expectation of being the best like his mother, father and brother and feeling like you can't fulfil it. "I honestly can't say that this is the best advice for you but this is the best I can do now." Gave Sehun a rolling ball to roll out his muscles "Do it because you enjoy it... Practice and work hard but don't overwork yourself because you can get injured and we don't want that. It's okay to take some time to put your body and mind into it after an injury specially when you were feeling like that." Luhan said. "Let's make a pinky promise that you will enjoy and not practice for absurd hours."

Sehun once again made a promise.

During that time that he was practicing a lot his grades were free falling as he would be to tired to study or even do assignments so while he was recovering Baekhyun helped him to get his grades back on track.

"Let's go I'm ready." Sehun said getting his pointe shoes.

"Kai is on his way." Luhan said.

"Why? I don't want it!" Sehun started his baby talk.

"Pinky promise remember, let people help you remember." Luhan helped his boyfriend remember.

"Okay." Sehun said.

While Sehun was struggling with his piece; falling, messing it up and crying while while Kai said "good job let's try it again" and Luhan clapped and kept on saying "good job" until his hands hurt, Baekhyun was running around with Vivi until he decided to lay down so Baekhyun had to carry him.

"Baekhyun?!" Chanyeol saw Baekhyun talking to a dog sitting on a bench.

"Hyung!" Baekhyun smiled so bright he wanted to run and jump on his boyfriend to kiss him but he obviously couldn't. "What are you doing here?"

"That's my question..." Chanyeol couldn't control himself so patted his boyfriend hair "I had a meeting nearby and I parked my car there..." he pointed and Baekhyun saw the car "Who is this beautiful dog?"

"I'm waiting for my aunt... This handsome guy is Vivi my cousin's dog." Baekhyun explained.

"Hello Vivi." Chanyeol gave Vivu his hand and the dog quickly gave him his paw " Wow I'm not used to obedient dogs... You didn't tell me you were in Seoul today." Chanyeol pouted.

"I was not planning to com, but I had an emergency... wait a minute that's my aunt's car. Vivi look it's grandma." Baekhyun said and the statue dog started to run and Baekhyun having trouble to hold on to the leash... he made small talk and explained that he managed to convince Sehun to practice and she thanked him before leaving with Vivi. " I'm here did you miss me?" Baekhyun jumped cutely.

"Oh you were gone? I didn't notice." Chanyeol joked.

"Buuuuh you suck."

"I do. That's why you lo...like me." Chanyeol slapped himself mentally.

"It's not only because of that..." Baekhyun quickly said "I want to kiss you. I have... What time is it?" Baekhyun asked swinging his body.

"Quarter past 3." Chanyeol looked at his watch. "We should get you a watch, you never know what time is it."

"This gives you 45 minutes to find somewhere to kiss me and returning me to my friends." Baekhyun said "I Don't bother getting a watch. I will never be late because I have you always by my side to tell me what time it is and also I don't know how to see the time..."

"You don't what?" Chanyeol started laughing desperately. "What do you mean?"

"What's up old man? You only know how that watch works because back in Joseon era when you were born you guys had to guess the time by looking at the sun so now that you have that witchcraft that you call watch you consider the latest technology." Baekhyun with his hands on his own waist. "Look my phone does the job and it's telling me that you have 44 minutes... take it or I'm going to bother Kyungsoo while he prepares lunch. I wonder what is he cooking."

"Get in the car. I'm going to kiss you until your lips get sore." Chanyeol said, put his hands on his pockets and calmly walked to the car followed by a very happy Baekhyun who started singing.

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As soon as Chanyeol closed his apartment door he started to kiss his boyfriend's lips, a deep and passionate kiss.

"I missed you." Chanyeol said.

"I missed you more." Baekhyun kissed Chanyeol's cheek.

Chanyeol took Baekhyun like a bride to the sofa laying him down and placing himself on top of his boyfriend making sure that his boyfriend was well trapped though he didn't put his weight on his boyfriend.

They looked into each other's eyes and it felt like sugar rush. Baekhyun felt like that was the moment he should say the three forbidding words but he knew he couldn't and it was making his heart heavy because he is not used to not speak his mind. Chanyeol started to kiss Baekhyun's face making the other laugh. The CEO stopped and looked at the man beneath him and he felt the three forbidden words coming out without his consent.

"I..." Chanyeol managed to stop himself and at the same time he was frustrated. "You are adorable." Chanyeol hugged his boyfriend and they started a casual conversation stealing kisses every now and then.

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After Chanyeol dropped Baekhyun off at the usual spot Baekhyun had lunch with his friends, Sehun, Luhan,Jongin and Kyungsoo who cooked for everyone and they ended up going for a drink.

Boyfriend: Puppy are you still in Seoul? Let's have dinner together?
My puppy: Okaii let's have dinner together hyung :)
Boyfriend: Where are you? Let me know when to pick you up.
My puppy: I'm near your office my friends are having soju. Should I drink?
My puppy: location
Boyfriend: But baby you can't even drink... cmon be a good boy.

Baekhyun tried to be a good boy and his friends tried to stop him from drinking but he said one shot of soju and well one Baekhyun can handle it and they didn't believe that he was going to drink it all because Baekhyun doesn't like the taste of it.

Baekhyun send a selfie of himself holding the shot of soju to Chanyeol and Chanyeol immediately told him to not to drink but it's Baekhyun he does as he pleases and talks as he pleases. The pictures of soju kept coming until they finally stopped and Baekhyun stopped replying.

He can handle one and feel very "tipsy"let's say, but what he can't handle is the four shots that he ended up drinking while his friends tried to stop him. He just stopped drinking because he fell asleep.

Chanyeol decided to call because he was a bit worried because one of the last messages Baekhyun said he was left alone but Baekhyun didn't answer so he decided to pick his boyfriend up.

"Aish Puppy don't do anything stupid." He said leaving the office not even caring about his work anymore.

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Hello Angel, I'm sorry about last week, autor min is sick in fact I'm still sick, I could barely revise this chapter so more mistakes here 😭🤡   I hope you enjoyed anyways.
See ya

On me -Exo SC