Song recommendation: Gold by Hyomin

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Renjun fidgeted with his sweater, looking at Jeno softly. His boyfriend had the dumbest smile on his face as he played the arcade game, trying to get the toy out with the impossible claw.

Why was Renjun nervous? It was just Jeno. Renjun blamed the location more; he never really liked arcades, but Jeno loved them. And Renjun loved to see Jeno happy, so he was at an arcade with the taller boy. The sign outside loudly proclaimed it as Dino's Arcade, neon and happy as the little dinosaur eating tickets on the same sign.

Renjun felt eyes on him and glanced to see a short boy with black hair staring at him evenly, and knots began to form in his stomach. He tugged on Jeno's shirt, making Jeno look over at Renjun. "Yes baby?"

"Can we go? I don't feel well," Renjun pouted, and Jeno looked at him worriedly.

"Do you want to step outside?"

"I want to go," Renjun said, his best puppy eyes on full display.

"Let me just finish this then cash in my tickets okay? We don't even have to get anything with them, I'll put them on my card." Jeno said, and Renjun shrugged. "Okay Renjun?"

Thirteen heads snapped up at the name that left Jeno's lips, and Renjun internally cursed. His boyfriend was the dumbest human being ever - okay he couldn't blame him, he didn't know. Someone approached them with a disarming smile.

"Hi, I'm Jeonghan! You're Huang Renjun?" Renjun gave him a distrustful look, frowning at him and hugging himself.

"No."

"But you are?" Jeno said cluelessly, and Renjun gave his boyfriend a look.

"Babe, I'd like to go now," Renjun whispered, and Jeno looked clueless.

"But that's my manager," Jeno frowned, and Renjun wanted to strangle someone.

"It's not every day an influential boss shows up," Jeonghan laughed, and Renjun swore.

"Jeno?"

"Yes Junnie?"

"Run." Renjun grabbed Jeno's hand and dragged him out of the arcade, down unfamiliar streets as the familiar - to Renjun at least - sound of gunshots rang out. Renjun swore, shoving Jeno in front of him, and reached into his pocket and found his burner phone, pressing speed-dial.

"Code Go," Renjun said, and heard scrambling on the other end.

"Seriously?" Donghyuck asked, and Renjun responded with a yes before hanging up. Jeno looked confused, even more so when Renjun pulled him back down a street, over a fence, and towards a clearly dilapidated building.

"Renjun what's going on?" Jeno asked, and Renjun looked at his boyfriend, smiling a little.

"Are you okay Jeno?"

"Of course I am, what was that? Why did my manager try to shoot you? Why did we have to run? Why are you taking off your shirt?" Jeno adverted his eyes as Renjun did that, but immediately looked back as Renjun hissed in pain. "Junnie? Oh my god."

Renjun looked at Jeno, who looked pale beyond belief, and it wasn't because of the guns that Renjun had hidden under his ever-present sweater. "You're bleeding," Jeno turned green, and turned away to throw up the contents of his stomach.

"I didn't know you were this squeamish," Renjun chuckled, pressing his sweater to the bullet wound on his shoulder.

"I've never seen a bullet wound!" Jeno protested, wiping his lips with his shirt. "It looks bad though."

"I'm pretty sure it's lodged in my scapula, but I'm concerned about you."

"You're shot!" Suddenly Renjun lunged and pressed his lips against Jeno's, pulling him up and spinning so that Renjun was pinned against the wall. Renjun bit down harshly on Jeno's lip, making him gasp loudly in pain.

"They're not in here, just some horny kids," someone said, closing the door just as quickly as they had opened it. Renjun let go of Jeno, sighing.

"Have a mint," Renjun pulled a tin out from his pants, and Jeno took them, flushing red. Suddenly Renjun's burner buzzed, and he opened it with some difficulty. "Yes?"

"Get down. I'm about to shoot through the building." With that, Renjun tugged Jeno down so he was laying, then laid on top of him, his sweater in between him and Jeno to try to prevent more blood loss.

"What -"

"Clear," Renjun said, and the sound of shouts and muffled gunshots was enough to make Jeno panic, but Renjun was on his back, he couldn't very well stand up.

"Boss!" A voice said, and Kun burst into the building, making Renjun look up at him tiredly. "Where have you been shot?"

"Scapula." Renjun said shortly, and Kun frowned.

"Boss, you have to be more careful on the field." Kun frowned. "We're going to have to go to the hospital."

"Are you hurt?" Chenle asked Jeno, his Korean without the trace of an accent.

"N-no? Your Korean?"

"It's fine, I just pretend for our cover. C'mon we have to move while Haechan and Ten hold them off." Chenle ushered Jeno out into a black van, where the back flew open to reveal Jaemin on a headset, barking orders in Mandarin.

"Return to base," Jaemin said, and Kun set Renjun down gently before climbing to the front and gearing up the car.

"Go!" Donghyuck shouted, pulling Ten into the car as it began to speed off. Jeno was so confused he just stared as Ten dropped down next to Renjun and pressed his already soaked sweater to his shoulder.

"To Johnny's!"

"Already on it!"

"Would you like some answers?" Jaemin asked softly next to Jeno, and Jeno nodded furiously. "Well, I'm Na Jaemin, heir to Na Medicine and an underground narcotics developer. Renjun's the boss of the gang NCT, you've probably heard nothing about them because they're covert as hell. Renjun isn't allowed to hang out around boys because his brother betrayed NCT and Renjun had to kill him. The problem was, I've been dating Renjun since the start of high school. So we had to find a middle man, which was you. But Renjun developed real feelings for you, and he wants to stay with you and me."

"Oh." Jeno tried to process all of this at once, but his mind kept short circuiting. "Can I join?"

"You want to join NCT?" Chenle asked, looking confused. "Why?"

"To stay close to you all. And otherwise, you'd have to kill me right?"

"We could put a virus in your brain that eats away the memory and tissue so you die a painful death instead," Jaemin offered, and Jeno shuddered. "But we have to wait for Renjun."

"L-let him," Renjun managed, and Ten tried to hush him.

"Alright." Jaemin frowned. "You're in I guess."

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Jeno frowned, looking at the equation as he tried to suck down his strawberry float. Ten was playing some music game on his phone, complaining that he needed lube, and Jaemin was sleeping next to Jeno on the counter. All in all, pretty normal.

Jeno risked a glance over at Jaemin and couldn't help smiling at the peaceful look on the younger's face. After Renjun being with both of them for two years after Jeno joined NCT, Jaemin finally realised what Jeno had realised six months in - that he liked Jeno just as much as he liked Renjun.

But Jaemin wasn't allowed on the field right now; his back had been messed up in a surprise attack, and now he could hardly move without being in immense amounts of pain. So more often than not, Jeno waited patiently with him for Renjun to come back, doing his homework.

Jaemin had graduated early, the private tutors he had helping him leave college with a degree in medicinal drug development within a year. Jeno and Renjun however, were taking the normal route, Jeno studying psychology and forensics while Renjun was delving into diplomacy and business.

The door swung open to reveal a very proud looking Renjun, who bounced over to his two lovers and kissed both of their cheeks, making Jaemin stir a little. "He's sleeping love," Jeno said softly, pulling Renjun close and nuzzling his neck. "I missed you."

"I was only gone five hours." Renjun giggled, carding Jeno's hair. "Do you want to head home now?"

"Please, I want cuddles instead of a cold, hard counter." Jaemin suddenly said, his eyes still closed. Renjun smiled and left the restaurant, saying he'd start the car.

Jeno carried Jaemin out and laid him gently in the back seat, taking the wheelchair and putting it in the back of the car. The lights of Seoul whizzed by, and the three boys sang their hearts out to Twice's most recent comeback song.

When they finally arrived to their large apartment, they brought Jaemin upstairs and flopped into the bed together after getting ready for bed, Jaemin quickly becoming the middle.

"I'm being suffocated with love," Jaemin groaned, and the other two boys giggled as they shifted to become comfortable, throwing the covers over themselves and snuggling closer.

"But you like it," Renjun teased, and Jaemin shrugged.

"Yes, yes I do."

They fell asleep peacefully, Jaemin's arms wrapped around Renjun and Jeno's arms around Jaemin.

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As requested by TaeandKookies8193, the original ending for Stay With Me.