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Jaemin sits at a table in the back, watching a drunk Chenle embarrass himself. Taking his phone out and recording a video, Jaemin laughs. Mark was nowhere to be seen, and he was Chenle's ride home, which only made the slightly tipsy Jaemin laugh harder. He turns when someone taps his shoulder. It was Mark.

"You finish having your fun?" He asks as he stops videotaping Chenle.

Mark rolls his eyes. "As a matter of fact, no."

"Then what're you still doing at this table?" Jaemin raises an eyebrow. Mark would be getting laid for the 3rd time by now.

"I was looking around but no one caught my interest." He shrugs, taking a sip of whatever drink he had. Jaemin wasn't much of a drinker, he wasn't a big alcohol person in general; he knows what kind of person you could turn into, and he didn't want that. "What about you?" Mark asks.

"Hm?"

"You gonna do something? Or just sit here all gloomy like your pet frog died."

"I'm just supervising our child." He gestures to their young Chinese friend who was on the dance floor.

Mark nods in understanding. He and Jaemin liked to call Chenle their child since the boy actually lived with Mark and his family. Chenle was an exchange student from (you guessed it) China. Meaning his family was back in his hometown of Shanghai.

The two boys sit there for a few more minutes, occasionally standing to help Chenle from a bad situation. The 17-year-old was drunk off his ass. Jaemin and Mark were much better at holding their alcohol than Chenle.

Mark turns back to Jaemin after a few minutes. "You look like shit dude. How long have you been watching the kid?"

"Since we got here," Jaemin says, eyes not leaving Chenle, who was grinding on some random dude and laughing.

"You want me to take over?"

"Ah yes, co-parenting is such a blessing isn't it?" Jaemin says standing, making Mark laugh.

Mark waves him away. "Go and have fun, I'll text you when we plan to head out. It's only 11:45, so you're fine."

Jaemin nods and leaves the safety of his corner. He makes his way towards the very back of the club, behind the bar and past the bathrooms. He had been to the establishment a few times before and had found a way to the roof. He liked to go up there to take a moment to breathe and chill. The night air was refreshing and cooled his mind. It sobered him up and he would just enjoy the midnight view of the city.

Jaemin opened the door to the roof and quickly closed it behind him. The booming and music of the club was muffled and it was only a low hum now. He sat on the edge of the building, letting his feet dangle over the edge.

He takes a big breath and closes his eyes, leaning back against his arms, his head facing upwards to the sky. It was peaceful.

"Oh- I didn't think someone would be up here."

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Jeno squeezes between the party-goers and dancers and drunks all mixed together on the dance floor. He barely misses getting pulled in by a kid who looked no older than 17.

'The fuck is someone that age doing here?'

Jeno had no room to talk, but at least he was a legal adult. That guy looked like a baby.

Jeno shakes the kid off his arm and continues to the bar area of the club, sitting down at the stool. A good friend of his was a bartender there and Jeno knew the guy wouldn't rat him out to his parents.

"Well look who's back."

Jeno looks up and locks eyes with the worker. "Hey hyung."

"Hey, kid." The bartender says, ruffling Jeno's hair. "You want something to drink?"

"Nah." Jeno waves his hand in front of his face slowly. "Let me catch my breath. My god, it's packed tonight."

The man before him laughs. "Yeah, it is. It was the end of exam week for college students, so they're all out here celebrating."

"Oh, my exams aren't until next week."

"Hmmm." The tall boy hums in response. He takes a random glass and begins to clean it.

Jeno strikes up a conversation. "So what's new Johnny hyung?"

"Not much. The new dog is being an ass though. She won't listen to anything I try to tell her. It's like she hates me. I really think she favors Ten over me."

"I wouldn't blame her." Jeno laughs, ducking his head when Johnny pretends to hit him.

"You little shit. I bought him that dog, I gave Ruby a home. And this is how she repays me? How rude."

Jeno laughs even harder. Johnny turns to glare at him.

"You know how many dogs he has now? 5. Ten has five fucking dogs. They're all fine but Ruby hates me. She despises me, I just know it!" Johnny puts the now clean glass down and fully turns to his younger friend. "This is not a laughing matter Lee Jeno." The boy continues laughing, not paying attention to Johnny's glare. The older boy rolls his eyes and begins muttering to himself. "Look at you, not even drunk yet you're already hysterical."

Jeno finally calms down. "Sorry hyung, it felt good to laugh again though."

"Homelife been tough?" Johnny leans his elbows on the counter and rests his chin in his hands.

"Mom wants me to go to some prestigious university in Europe. It's so boring. She and dad want me to be a lawyer or something. As they say, 'a good college leads to a good job which leads to helping society move forward.' And all that stupid shit." Jeno sighs, rolling his eyes.

"I could get Ten to recommend you to a few dance studios if you want. Heck, they'd probably let you on his team if you really strived for it."

"Aren't I too young?"

"Nah. They got a 16-year-old there. They say he's a dancing prodigy. I'm sure you could get in." Johnny continues, trying to cheer the younger boy up.

Jeno sighs. "I'll think about it."

"Ok, well, tell me and I'll talk to Ten. But for now, how about you head up to the roof to clear your head. The door is behind the bathrooms. It'll have a stairway sign on it."

"Alright, thanks hyung," Jeno says, hopping off the barstool. Johnny nods and watches his friend go towards the back of the building.

Jeno opens the rooftop door and his eyes widen when he sees another boy around his age sitting on the ledge. Eyes closed and feet dangling off the side of the building. Jeno closes the door before speaking up.

"Oh- I didn't know someone would be up here."

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∆heyo, here's the second chapter. I hope you like it so far. I wasn't expecting to get over 5 reads yet here we are at 14. Lmao thank you for reading it though :)) ok see you soon∆