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Donghyuk steps out of the bathroom, smiling happily. Jaemin, on the other hand, was lying on the bed, his face stuffed into a pillow and whining.

"Chill Jaemin, I'm all done."

Once he hears his friend, Jaemin pops up from his bed, eyes wide. He snatches back his phone, muttering 'my baby oh my baby you're safe', like some crazy goblin. Donghyuk smirks and sits on his bed, counting down in his head. 3...2...1...

"WHY DID YOU INVITE JENO HERE!?"

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"I'm going to die. This is it. The world is ending. I never thought I would die to the hands of my best friend. I never thought this sort of betrayal was real. How could he do this to me? I'm going to die. No, I'm already dead. I am deceased. I–"

"Oh stop being so dramatic." Donghyuk rolls his eyes, pulling Jaemin's hands away from his head and making him sit on the bed.

"But Hyuk! Look what I'm wearing!" Jaemin gestures to his skirt and sweater, face flushed.

"Your point?" Donghyuk raises a brow, not looking up from his phone screen.

Jaemin groans and slumps down on the bed, not even glancing when there's a knock at the door. He was too caught up in his own self-pity to even hear the voices, one much deeper than Donghyuk's. "Oh my god someone end me now."

Donghyuk on the other hand, was talking with Jeno who looked like he just ran a whole ass marathon.

"Good lord what happened to you?"

"I had to beg my roommate to watch our cat, and it ended in a deal with him wanting to meet Renjun so then I had to call Renjun...it was a whole thing." He waves his hand in front of his face, breathing deeply. "So. I'm here."

Donghyuk nods slowly, closing the door behind them and walking towards the back of the apartment where Jaemin is still cowering in his bedroom. "Come child, your destiny awaits."

"I'm slowly regretting this."

"You won't in a second," Donghyuk smirks as he enters the bedroom, where Jaemin was still having an out-of-body experience. "Nana."

"No Hyuk. You have forsaken me to such a fate. I cannot go on living in a world as cruel as this." He throws his arm over his eyes. "How can I go on with my life being so dark and pointless? Is such a life truly worth living? Maybe this is my fate..."

Jeno turns to Donghyuk, not knowing whether to be confused, concerned, or amused. "Is he high?"

"On embarrassment, yeah." Donghyuk mutters some curses under his breath before going towards his friend and removing his arm harshly. "Calm your dramatic ass down you hoe. Now stand up, I'm going back to my apartment so have fun here loser." He turns to Jeno, smiling warmly. "Good luck, this is your chance." And with that he leaves the apartment, humming happily.

Jeno watches the boy go before turning to Jaemin, raising a brow. "So my username is JenJen?"

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Jaemin sits up, eyes wide as he looks at the blonde boy standing in his doorway. "You actually...came..." His voice was breathy in both bewilderment and nervousness.

Jeno nods, smiling softly. He stuffs his hands in his pockets. "Well yeah. Why wouldn't I?"

Jaemin looks at his lap and shrugs. "I don't know. I mean..." He sighs, not bothering to finish his sentence.

Jeno stops leaning on the door frame and fully enters the room. "Stand up Jaeminnie."

"Why?"

"Because I want to see you?" He chuckles as if it was obvious.

"I'm right here Non– Jeno." He says, trying his best to hide his skirt under the blanket corner.

Jeno smiles at the almost-nickname. "What are you scared of?" His voice goes soft as he goes to stand in front of the younger. "Are you scared of showing yourself?" Jaemin bites his lip and nods, making Jeno sigh. "Jaemin...You know I could never be disgusted by you right?"

Again, Jaemin nods. "I know...I'm sorry..."

"You don't need to apologize. I just want to see you Jaeminnie...can you please show me how beautiful you are?"

Jaemin smiles at the compliment and nods. "Promise not to be weirded out?" Finally, for the first time in weeks, Jaemin looks Jeno in the eye, his glossy pupils shaking nervously. Jeno smiles and nods.

"Promise."

Slowly, Jaemin removes the blanket and stands fully. His face was a bright red and his hands were fidgeting with his fingers. Jeno was blown away. Like, he knew Jaemin was beautiful but damn, this took it to a whole other level. His thighs were on full display, the tan color looking as soft as Jeno remembers. The skirt hugging his waist perfectly, showing off his already feminine body frame. And Jeno couldn't get enough of it. Images of what they used to be flooded his mind, fogging his thoughts over with desire.

As quick as he stood, Jaemin rushes to cover himself up again, only to be stopped by Jeno grabbing his wrist. "Wh-what are you doing?"

"Admiring what's mine." He replies, his voice airy as he continues to drink in Jaemin's body.

"Wh-what?" Jaemin recognized that look all too well. The sharp gaze, the soft but demanding voice...He knew exactly what was about to happen, but only half of himself wanted to stop.

"You didn't let anyone else touch you right?" Jeno's voice was barely a whisper, his hand slowly bringing Jaemin closer towards him until both his arms were wrapped around Jaemin's waist. "Right?"

Jaemin gently shakes his head. "No..."

Jeno smiles. "Good. I'm glad. I don't want people taking what's clearly mine." Jaemin didn't even try to deny it, because they both knew it was true. They both knew that Jaemin still loved Jeno and that Jaemin still wanted to be his. "You don't mind right?"

Jaemin raises his head in confusion. "Huh?"

"You don't mind, do you?" Though Jeno's question was vague, Jaemin saw the message in his eyes. The plea for permission, the hope of a yes. Jeno knew one wrong move could ruin everything, so he held himself back and waited. He waited till Jaemin was ready.

After a few seconds, in which Jeno slowly began to step back, Jaemin finally spoke. "I don't mind. So please...please don't walk out..." His voice was barely audible, but Jeno heard it loud and clear. He smiled, hugging Jaemin tightly and burying his head into the boy's neck.

"I won't walk out. Not if you don't want me to. I promise." Jaemin nods, his arms now wrapped around Jeno's neck. "And just so we're clear..." Jaemin jumps at the rumble of Jeno's voice next to his ear. "I didn't see anyone else either." He leaves a small peck right under Jaemin's ear, pausing to wait for a reaction. There was no freezing of Jaemin's body, no shove from his hands, nothing negative. "I waited until I could return to you." Taking Jaemin's tilting head as a sign to continue, Jeno went back to leaving kisses along his neck, going down to the space where his neck meets his shoulder.

"Re-really?"

"Mhm...I didn't let anyone get close to me." He smiles when Jaemin whines softly as he bites at the area under his ear. "I'm forever yours..." He picks his head back up when a mark begins forming. The loss of contact makes Jaemin whine again, now pouting. "I won't do anything more until I have your full trust again. I don't want to overstep my boundary." Jeno smiles, holding Jaemin's cheek gently, running the pad of his thumb over the soft skin. "I care about you too much to rush you back into this."

Jaemin felt bad. He wanted to say that it was ok to rush things. That he did trust Jeno. But he couldn't, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Yet Jeno's sad smile only made him feel worse.

"You...aren't leaving right?"

Jeno shakes his head. "Not if you don't want me to."

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∆now that's what I call cHaRaCtEr DeVeLoPmEnT lmao I still had to make it somewhat soft. Also, I love a dramatic Jaemin ngl that was so funny to write lol. Anyways, I'm back :) and it's good to write again so I hope you all like this chapter∆