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epilogue

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song recommendation: walk you home - nct dream

Jeno smiles cheekily at me, a smear of bright orange paint streaked across his flushed cheeks. "Cutie." I ruffle his hair, staining him with more colour in the process. Jeno had decided he still wanted to paint, whether he could see or not. Being the supportive boyfriend I am, I suggested we start off big and messy, hence the smudges of paint across my bedroom wall.

"Would you two stop it? You're so gross." Renjun scowls at us, and Hyuck pretends to gag in agreement.

I thought it would be fun if our friend groups met each other. Renjun and Donghyuck immediately clicked, banding together to insult everyone with their sassiness. Letting them meet is definitely one of the worst ideas I've ever had. I'm still not sure where I stand with Renjun, either. He's content that Jeno is happy with me, but on the other hand he's still incredibly wary of me.

"You're just jealous of Jaemin." Chenle starts "you know if you really liked Jeno, you would've told him." Renjun smacks the smaller boy over the back of the head and Jisung laughs at this, much to Chenle's disgust. The two youngest had gotten very close since our friend group merged together. It was nice to see Jisung so happy with Chenle.

"You liked Jeno?" Widening my eyes, I stare at the exchange student before Hyuck bursts out laughing.

"See Na Jaemin, I told you this would be like some gay cliche fanfiction!" Rolling my eyes, I ignore Donghyuck, continuing to paint alongside Jeno.

A soft expression of happiness is on his face as his brush swipes against the wall, colouring it with his feeling of euphoria. "I think I'm done." He exclaims, putting down the brush. I step back to admire the masterpiece that Jeno and I had created together. Burnt oranges blended into pale yellows and gentle reds. An almost perfect replication of the skyline the day we first talked.

"It's beautiful." Clasping at Jeno's paint-covered hand, I squeeze it gently, adoration filling my heart. Another masterpiece made by Jeno, yet this one was special; a symbol of how darkness will not stop him from colouring his world brightly.