"And then," Jaehyun took a deep breath, "he totally fell asleep!"

Ten laughed. "Wow, talk about anti-climatic."

"It was such a good moment, ugh," Jaehyun said, drinking another shot.

Winwin snorted. "It wasn't that huge a moment, to be honest. If you want to confess, you should do it grand but like also subtle. See what I mean?"

They were sitting in a seedy side-street restaurant, drinking soju and gossiping over all the stuff Ten had missed. It had been a whole day since Jaeyong had made up and Jaehyun was going slightly crazy wondering what would happen next.

He said, "No, Winwin, I don't see what you mean. It's not like you actually confessed to—"

Winwin shot him a look.

"Okay, okay." He held up his hands, surrendering the topic. "Besides, Taeyong's older, don't you think he should make a move?"

"What sort of shitty logic is that?" Winwin said.

Ten was quiet before he downed a shot too. "I don't know, man. 95 line is kind of really bad at this whole love thing, I guess."

The other two hummed in affirmation, silence quickly overtaking the table.

"Wait, did something happen?" Winwin asked Ten. Jaehyun looked at him in concern too.

"No, no." Ten shook his head. "Nothing happens." He turned to the restaurant owner. "Can we have another bottle, please?"

Jaehyun and Winwin exchanged looks.

Ten laughed. "Guys, it's nothing. Seriously. I think the alcohol is getting to me."

"It's really late and we've already drunk way past our limit. We should go," Jaehyun said.

"Just one more bottle," Ten pleaded cutely.

Winwin replied, "Okay but I'm not drinking." He watched as the other two clinked glasses. "Your aegyo is horrendous, Ten."

"You hate me 'cause you ain't me, bitch." Ten laughed.

An hour later, Winwin was somehow dragging along his two absolutely drunk friends. He muttered, "See this is why I said no more drinks. Who even drinks so much?"

Jaehyun was not a loud drunk. He just went real quiet and spaced out. Directing him to walk without faltering was the only problem. That and listening to his vehement whispers of "I'm not drunk, Winwin-ah. I never get drunk." Ten, on the other hand, thought belting out old One Direction songs at three in the night was hilarious and proceeded to sing and giggle every chance he got.

Winwin told him to shut up, not very politely too, and pushed the two of them into the dorm. He deposited Ten on the couch with a "If I hear any sound remotely relating to living while we're young, I'm going to throw you out. And you," he pointed to Jaehyun, "just go to sleep."

Jaehyun nodded. "Okay, Francis Bacon."

"Wha—never mind, I don't want to know. Good night. I hate you both."

Ten mumbled something sounding suspiciously like, "You won't find a 10/10 like me anywhere."

Jaehyun stood in the living room long after Winwin closed his bedroom door and Ten fell asleep. Frowning, he opened his bedroom door, only to find Haechan playing away at his console. Jaehyun stared at him but his mind was totally blank. He was aware that he was supposed to say something but at the moment he was having difficulty remembering even names. It was at the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say it. It was no use concentrating.

"It's too late, umm, what's your name, umm Mark's friend?" Jaehyun managed finally. "Just do that recharge thing."

Haechan quirked an eyebrow. "Boy, you're drunk. You don't remember my name? And it's sleep not recharge, dumbass."

"It's oppa to you," Jaehyun said, nodding to himself. "And your name is..."

"Dong—?" prompted Haechan, slowly. "Never mind. How about Hae—?

"Donghae sunbaenim!?"

"Oh my god, how much did you drink?" Haechan asked. "It's Haechan and you're hyung not oppa. Ugh, why do I even deal with adults?" He turned back to his game. Suddenly, an evil expression dawned on his face.

"Let me get some water," Jaehyun said, dropping on his bed. "Why is the room so stuffy?"

Haechan jumped on to it beside Jaehyun. "Should I read your fortune?" He pulled out his tarot cards from his pocket.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew that having Haechan read his fortune on those damned tarot cards was a long and never-ending process. Yuta was so sick of having his fortune read over breakfast every day that he had threatened to throw them away if he saw them anywhere near himself. But it was late and Haechan had just handed him a water bottle and Jaehyun wasn't sleepy at all. So he shrugged. "Okay."

"Yes!" Haechan pumped the air. "I'm sick of reading Mark's fortune all the time. You always slink away when I try to read yours. Okay, let's start. Choose a card."

"Just one?"

"Well, as many as you want, I guess."

Jaehyun grasped at the cards. "I don't think you know how to read them, Haechan."

"I have been blessed with powers beyond human comprehension. You're lucky you have me on this tough night."

"Whatever. Sounds muddled. I'll choose these three."

"Okay, so this here is a...well, that looks a bit like a unicorn, doesn't it? Is it a joker?" Haechan tilted his head. "Okay, it is a bird. A unicorn bird!"

"Really?" Jaehyun tried tilting his head too but stopped. "Ow, my head is spinning."

Haechan patted Jaehyun's back. "Not everyone has been blessed with mysterious powers. It's okay, you don't worry yourself about it. Let's look at your second card. Oh, an elephant!"

"There's an elephant in the deck?" Drunk Jaehyun was filled with incredulity.

Haechan squinted at the card. "Definitely." He overturned the last card. "And that's a man. Um, is he gardening? I think he's freestyling. Ah, I get it now."

Jaehyun's face was red with concentration. "You do?"

"Yes, it's obvious," Haechan said, haughtily. "Let me enlighten you."

Jaehyun nodded.

"This is very important for your future, okay? I'm going to reveal a life-changing window into your future. Are you ready?"

"Yes?"

"Okay, so you got to pay me first."

Jaehyun groaned. "What?"

"Buy me an Ouija board," Haechan said.

"Didn't Taeyong say no to that already?" Jaehyun's memory was slightly fuzzy but he remembered the tantrum Haechan had thrown over that.

"That's why you're gifting it to me," the younger boy said. "Agreed? This is really important for your future, hyung. I'm only helping you by giving you this opportunity."

When Jaehyun looked dazed and unsure, Haechan added, "The cards are speaking about Taeyong hyung."

"Really?"

Haechan nodded vigourously.

"Okay, deal." Jaehyun smiled, his face lighting up.

"See this man here. He's freestyling. That's Taeyong Hyung."

"It is?"

"Yeah. Don't interrupt me. Basically, the cards say you must address the elephant in the room. With Taeyong Hyung. As soon as possible."

Jaehyun nodded seriously. "And the unicorn?"

"That...that obviously means you have to do it soon. Before it—the opportunity—you know, flies away."

Jaehyun frowned. "So, it's not a unicorn? It's a pegasus?"

Haechan blinked. "That's what I said."

Jaehyun giggled. "Sorry, I think I'm slightly drunk. So, let me get this straight. The cards want me to go and confess to Taeyong? You know, maybe I should but I'm also scared."

"Of what? If you don't do it, he'll be too chicken to do it too. It's obvious you like each other. It's only a matter of acknowledging it. It won't be that hard, hyung. Have you seen your face? There's no way he would reject you."

Jaehyun mumbled. "Have you seen his face?"

"Just do it. Believe in the cards."

"Believe in the cards," Jae repeated to himself. Standing up, he said, "I'm going to do it."

"What—right now?"

"Yeah, before the pegasus—I mean, the opportunity—flies away. Do I look very drunk?"

Haechan looked at his flushed face and unfocussed gaze and laughed. "No, you look like you usually do."

"Perfect." Jaehyun stalked out of the door with purpose, only to look back. "Haechan, you're a wizard. Thank you for this."

Haechan was too busy on his console to react. He said into his mic, "Ya Renjun, I'm getting an ouija board soon."

Jaehyun walked to Taeyong and Johnny's room and knocked once before bursting in. The room was dark and he tripped over something but he managed to reach the bed. He shook Taeyong's leg. "Taeyong hyung, I have to say something." He stopped to take a breath. "I have wanted to tell you this since ages. Since agesss. But you, you fucking unicorn, it's like I look at you and I can't think of words to say. Do you realize how it must feel? Because you're adorable and when you smile, I swear it messes up my head. And heart. My poor heart. It's so scary because you confuse me so much. Like when you hug me is it a i-like-you-dongsaeng kind of hug or i-like-like-you kind of hug? Give me a clue, Taeyong. Give me a clue because if you don't catch the elephant it will fly away."

There was silence and then a short laugh. Johnny's sleepy voice floated towards him, "Jaehyun-ah, Taeyong's bed is over that side of the room."

Jaehyun drew back, blushing. "Oh shit."

Johnny got up slowly. "Uh, I'll give you two some space then." He bolted from the room, tripping over the bag thrown near the door as he went out. 

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