haechan
chiyo i swear i didn't know

haechan
please talk to me

haechan
you can't keep ignoring me

chiyo
yes the fuck i can

haechan
i didn't know okay?

chiyo
yeah i know whatever i just

chiyo
can't

haechan
did you tell niko?

haechan
chi

haechan
oh my fucking god

haechan
niko

niko
don't

haechan
i didn't know

haechan
i swear i didn't know

haechan
she was just a girl in the airport

haechan
it's not like i came onto her or smth
she was the one all over me

haechan
i didn't do or say anything she
didn't do or say right back

haechan
i'm not the bad guy here and your
sister is making me feel like shit

haechan
i already feel guilty as is
for that girls boyfriend

niko
dokyeom

niko
and chiyo isn't upset because kay
used you to cheat, she knows you
didn't know any better

haechan
then why is she so upset?

niko
you should try talking to her

haechan
i did! she just ignores me

niko
okay then give her time

niko
and don't contact kay again okay?

haechan
trust me i wasn't planning on it

niko
you're ignoring haechan?

chiyo
he tattled on me?? weak 🙄

niko
he feels really bad

niko
he think you're upset because
he somehow seduced kay into
sleeping with him

chiyo
well that's dumb

niko
that's what i tried telling him

niko
she is perfectly capable of
making her own choices

niko
i thinks he thinks you think he hurt kay

chiyo
that's a lot of "thinks"

niko
right? 😭

chiyo
i tried talking to kay and i'm sorry
but i don't give a fuck what she has
to say anymore

chiyo
she's a liar and a cheater. if anyone's
a victim here it's haechan

niko
then why are you shutting him out?

chiyo
he slept with kay

niko
yes?

chiyo
he

chiyo
he slept with her

niko
oh

niko
ohh honey come here :(

niko
i just spent thirty minutes
comforting chiyo so i probably
won't be able to make it to our
meeting today

taeyong
what happened is she okay?

niko
just some boy stuff :/

taeyong
aww that sucks i'm sorry☹️☹️

niko
she'll be okay, i just don't want to
leave her by herself you know?

taeyong
want the boys and i to come over?

niko
no

niko
i mean no thanks

niko
i think she needs girl time :)

taeyong
okayyyy lmk if there's
anything i can do😌

niko
thank you taeyong

"i hate his stupid, adorable face." chiyo sniffled. "it's so stupid and adorable."

niko continued rubbing her sister's back, letting her rant all she could about the band's keyboardist. "like, have i not been obvious with my feelings for him? i know he's a guy, but i thought he'd at least notice that i don't laugh with anyone but him."

"maybe if you told him that..."

"and with kay? of all the men and women in the world, he chooses to sleep with kay?!" chiyo groaned in exasperation. "i can't believe she cheated on dokyeom. he's dokyeom."

niko nodded and patted her sister on the head. "i know. but fans don't think straight around their idols."

"not you trying to defend her," chiyo scoffed, but niko could tell that she knew that wasn't what she meant. "it doesn't matter. they slept together, as gross as that is to think about."

"please don't put images in my head," niko said with a soulless laugh. it was weird for chiyo, of course, but niko worked with him. she grew to like haechan a lot, thinking of him and taeyong as her brothers, so to find him in a situation like this was weird to say the least.

chiyo sat up with a sigh. "i wonder what'll happen. with kay and dk, i mean. do you think she'll tell him?"

niko could only shrug. she didn't know, and while she hoped kj would tell the truth...

the older of the two shifted in her seat as she pulled her legs up into a crossed position. "let's not talk about them for a while. want to help me find a picture for taeyong's profile?"

"you mean he's been a blank space this whole time? niko, it's been, like, weeks!"

niko scratched her head. "yeah, they're kind of all blank spaces."

chiyo dramatically threw herself back against the couch. "wow. you are heartless."

"sorry?"

with a chuckle, the sisters spent the rest of the day searching niko's photo album and pinterest for a suitable profile picture for taeyong's contact.

"should we save more for the other members, too?" chiyo offered, and niko shrugged in response. "nah. i'll find pictures when i consider them worthy."

chiyo rolled her eyes, but she didn't fight as she helped her sister find the perfect taeyong picture. well, tried, at least.

"ooh, do this one. he looks kinda hot here—"

"ew, no! how about this one—"

"bro looks like he's twelve there!"

"alright, how about i leave it blank then?!"

"no, do this one! this one with the red hair!"

"fine!"

chiyo cooed at her sister's frown. "aww, look at you making friends~ so cute."

"i will push you off this couch."

"no you won't, you love me too much."

"... okay true." niko sighed. "now enough with boys. let me paint your nails."

"deal!"

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hellooooo 🐝