Jun sat lost in thought in his room, sighing every now and then. He kept tapping his head with his hand, scolding himself for being so stupid. There had been so many signs before, but he kept denying them. Like the times the stylist would put Dylan in clothes that exposed his waist and shoulders, and Jun would stare at him so intently that Nano even told him to stop looking. Back then, he had boldly said he wasn't looking, yet his eyes would keep drifting to him. Turns out, he had already liked him but was in denial.

He stretched out his hands, starting to mentally list out names of people who might be in Dylan's heart. If Pepper knew, it was definitely someone very close to them. Could it be... Thame?

Jun tossed and turned all night. When he woke up, his eyes were dark, like a panda's. Dylan noticed he seemed off and wanted to ask, but held back. He turned and walked past him to get into the car first. Jun watched Dylan's back, feeling sad. Now Dylan didn't even look at him anymore.

Dylan got into the car and sat next to Nano. He secretly passed him a small box of candy.

"Give this to Jun later. Tell him it's from me," Dylan said. He knew Jun's mood would be off if he didn't get enough sleep, and he always carried candy with him to help him stay alert.

Nano nodded. This was becoming a pattern. Every time P'Dylan would ask him to pass something to Jun, and Nano never asked why. He remembered one time when P'Jun had to stay up late to fix the MV's content. P'Dylan was worried he'd order fast food, so he went down to cook noodles and then asked Nano to take it up to P'Jun's room. At that time, Nano hadn't thought anything of it. But now he realized P'Dylan had been in love with P'Jun for a very long time.

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Jun received the candy from Nano, but this time the kid didn't lie. "P'Dylan asked me to give it to you."

"Huh?"

"Sigh, P'Dylan really cares about you. He's too shy to give it to you himself, so he always asks me," Nano explained.

Jun stood still for a moment. Dylan... cared about him?

"Nano, what do you mean by that? Has he asked you to do this before?"

"Yeah. A lot of times."

"Then why are you telling me now?"

Nano shook his head, feeling exhausted for them both. He felt like he was playing matchmaker now.

"Because you're stupid."

"...."

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All day long, Jun felt Dylan staring at him. His gaze was intense, making Dylan feel uneasy. Jun was now daring to entertain a bold thought: could it be that the person Dylan liked... was him?

After dinner, Jun pulled Dylan up to the rooftop. Dylan tried to pull his hand away, but he couldn't. He let Jun lead him.

"Let go..." Dylan began to speak, but Jun suddenly closed the distance between their faces.

"Dylan, who do you like?"

"Are you crazy?"

"Answer me." Jun looked him straight in the eye, not letting him dodge the question.

"Why do you care? Do you like me?" Dylan shot back, locking eyes with him. "If you don't like me, then stay out of my business."

Dylan started to walk away, but Jun grabbed his shoulders and stopped him. Dylan was about to snap at him when Jun said something that completely shook him.

"What if I say it's true?"

Dylan took a sharp breath. What did he just hear?

"Don't joke around."

"I'm not joking. I'm serious. So, are you going to answer me now?"

Dylan bit his lip until it almost bled. He was too stunned to speak. His gaze moved from shock to suspicion, struggling to believe what he had just heard. He pushed Jun away and ran off. Jun didn't chase after him. He thought to himself... he had already gotten his answer.

Dylan slammed the door shut, sitting down and holding his head. What the hell just happened?!! Jun had just said that... so that means he liked him, right? But how could that be? What if he was just teasing him?

Damn it, that idiot Jun. Dylan cursed inwardly. If he was just messing with him, Dylan wouldn't hesitate to punch him a few times.