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they brush their teeth together in silence. renjun looks at jeno's half-closed eyes in the mirror, studying his own messy bedhead next. it's quite a sight to see. they'd had a late night of practice after promotions, and were too wired to go right to bed. this results in, of course, the whole group being dead asleep. if he were even a smidgen less awake, he might have missed jaemin squeezing in through the door. jaemin throws his arms around the two, jostling them enough that jeno nearly loses his grip on the mouthwash. "my boys."
jaemin releases them to reach for his toothbrush. he's way too cheery for 6AM, and renjun can tell that jeno shares this sentiment. they watch jaemin coat his toothbrush in disgust. jaemin notices them staring when he looks up. "what? my mouth tastes extra gross this morning."
"uh huh," renjun mutters. jaemin elbows him in the side, causing renjun to fall to the side dramatically. jaemin grins at him. renjun arranges himself on the floor so that he can sit comfortably. it's not a problem if he waits for the other two to be finished before he leaves.
jeno spits his mouthwash in the sink and turns to leave. his hand is on the doorknob when jaemin grabs his wrist and says with a mouthful of foam, "wait for me."
jeno narrows his eyes at jaemin, catlike, but complies, settling himself on the closed toilet seat. renjun sees that he's still got sleep in his eyes.
it's a few more minutes before jaemin is done with his teeth-brushing-face-washing routine, and renjun knows he's dragging it out. he tries to give jeno a Look to see if he's noticed too, but jeno's just staring at the ground blankly, trying not to fall back asleep.
"i, uh, i gotta tell you guys something," jaemin says finally. even his voice sounds nervous. renjun knows that's when he's trying to pretend that everything is okay. jeno leans forward on the toilet lid, bracing both hands on his knees. renjun looks up at him from the floor. jaemin turns away from the mirror, shutting his eyes. he takes a deep breath and says, voice shaking, "i made out with donghyuck."
renjun holds back his grin as he watches jeno's eyebrows rocket sky high. he lives for drama. "you what?"
"sorry, i'm sorry," jaemin appologizes frantically, dropping his tube of moisturizer in the sink. it clatters loudly. "i was gonna tell you sooner."
"sooner?" jeno nearly yells, incredulous. "how much sooner?"
"a week?" jaemin's voice is so small. renjun has to cover his mouth to keep from laughing. "are you mad?"
"yes!" jeno says, standing up. he looks very non-threatening in his kitty pajamas. still, jaemin takes a step back. "i'm mad that you kissed him before i did!"
"huh?" jaemin freezes. renjun bursts into laughter, muffled by his hands. they both look down at him, eyes wide.
"did you know about this?" jeno asks accusingly.
"yeah." renjun is still giggly, but he gets to his feet. "in my defense, donghyuck is really bad at keeping secrets."
"oh." the other two say it at the same time.
"hold on," jeno mutters. renjun quickly checks jaemin's expression. he looks flushed. "since when are you close with donghyuck?"
"since we've been making out," renjun shrugs. there's no point in being ashamed. jeno's ears grow red at this, and renjun can tell they're not the embarrassed type of red.
"you too?" renjun nods. "does he have a schedule or something? do i have to book an appointment?"
"just hope you get lucky," jaemin mutters. then, he realizes something, and pushes jeno's chest lightly. "don't you have a cuddling schedule with him?"
"this isn't about me, this is about you making out with my best friend and not telling me!" jeno is nearly seething. so much for being even-tempered.
"are you really jealous?" jaemin asks, taunting him. it's so stupid. this is so fucking stupid. renjun groans, throwing his hand out to stabilize himself when he stumbles from the force of it. jeno catches him, but immediately pushes him towards jaemin, who deflects him towards the sink.
"who said he's your best friend?" jaemin hisses.
"who said he's yours to kiss?"
renjun ends up doubled over laughing. the hilarity of the situation is too much for him to handle, and the stupidity. the irony, too, because just last night he was talking to donghyuck about... anyway, he knows he should try to mediate, or at least get them to calm down and talk it out, but--he lives in the moment, alright? and at this moment, he's busy laughing his ass off. he doesn't even register the silence behind him.
suddenly, the door slams open. jeno and jaemin back off each other like magnets connected at the wrong ends. renjun wipes the tears gathered in the corners of his eyes and looks over his shoulder to see ten, looking very much like a disgruntled cat, standing in the doorway. he says menacingly, "unlike you, some of us don't have to be to work at the asscrack of dawn."
"sorry," renjun mumbles. jaemin and jeno appologize too, albeit almost inaudible. this is good enough for ten, who stomps back to his bedroom, shutting the door forcefully. renjun looks at the other two. jaemin wipes his mouth on the back of his hand, leaning against the wall. jeno is very pointedly looking at a corner of the ceiling nowhere near jaemin, arms folded across his chest. he looks good with his jaw set like that--renjun shakes his head. it takes him a few moments to realize that they're both too stubborn to even leave first.
"let's go get ready," renjun says loudly. jeno glares at him and walks out to their room. jaemin rolls his eyes, following after him to his own. renjun trails after them.
when he reaches his room, jeno is angrily pulling his jeans on, muttering to himself. renjun has half a mind to tell him he might rip a hole in them if he's not careful, but would rather not risk his life the day of a performance. instead, he takes his phone off the charger.
injun, 6:35 am omg you'll never guess what just happened
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soulmate, 6:59 am you died
jisung peers over renjun's shoulder to see what's funny enough to make him snort. renjun elbows him in the side and twists in his seat towards the car window so that he can't see.
injun, 6:59 am dumbass
injun, 6:59 am jeno and jaemin were fighting over you
soulmate, 7:00 am WHAT
soulmate, 7:00 am I JUST YELLED SO LOUD
soulmate, 7:00 am DOYOUNG TOLD ME TO SHUT UP
soulmate, 7:01 am ARE YOU SERIOUS?????
injun, 7:01 am yeah i was in the bathroom with them
soulmate, 7:01 am so... wait
soulmate, 7:01 am now jeno knows i'm a hoe huh :/
injun, 7:01 am actually
injun, 7:02 am he's mad you haven't made out with him yet
soulmate, 7:02 am um.... all he had to do was ask???
renjun presses his phone screen to his chest as jisung leans into his side, whining. "i want to see." renjun pushes him by the forehead. jisung doesn't budge. renjun sighs and looks down at the screen.
soulmate, 7:02 am tbh i'm mad at me for not making out with him yet
injun, 7:03 am why don't you do it then?
soulmate, 7:04 am omg injun ur mind... i never fuckin thought of that before
injun, 7:04 am i'm gonna murder you
soulmate, 7:04 am that's kinky
soulmate, 7:04 am harder daddy
the car jostles over a pothole particularly hard, allowing jisung to get a full view of the conversation. he backs up out of renjun's face impressively fast.
soulmate, 7:04 am uuhhhhnnn daddy i need you
injun, 7:05 am can you shut up for two seconds
soulmate, 7:05 am n o
injun, 7:05 am why don't we all kiss each other and stop getting jealous
soulmate, 7:05 am we do though?
injun, 7:05 am no i mean in the same room
soulmate, 7:06 am oh
soulmate, 7:06 am like an orgy
renjun drops his phone into his lap, tilting his head back against the headrest. he takes a deep sigh.
"are you okay?" chenle asks. he's turned around in the front seat to talk to jisung.
"i don't think you should ask," jisung whispers to him. chenle shrugs. renjun takes his phone back into his hands.
injun, 7:07 am fine sure whatever
soulmate, 7:07 am oh man im gettin my dick wet tonight
soulmate, 7:08 am FUKC T AEYONG WAS JUST LOOKIGN OVER MY SHOULDER