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It was finally the winter holiday season, the holiday that makes the couple the happiest. Whether it was the little kids playing in the snow, the snowmen being built, those cheesy christmas romcom movies they watch, or just the moments where they cuddle and reminisce about the childhood they both had shared. This was the time of the year that never failed to bring joy to the couple.
Jeno was preparing 2 hot chocolates, while Jaemin was scrolling through netflix to see what christmas romcom was in store for them. They had sat down and decided to watch A Christmas Prince, since they had not yet seen it.
“Do you remember the first time we met?” Jaemin looks at Jeno, with a small smile. The memories of their childhood soon began to flood their minds.
flashbackk
“Hyuck!!” a young Jeno screams as the snowball makes contact with his skin. “That hurt!! It’s too cold”
“It’s snow, of course it’d hurt!” Hyuck giggled as he was satisfied with the outcome.
“Well yeah, but i didn’t expect it to be THAT cold,” jeno replies, sneakily holding a snowball. “TAKE THIS!”
He could see the snowball start to fly from where he was to the spot Hyuck was, but what he didn’t notice was Hyuck running away. The snowball hit another child, about their height.
“Oh my god, oh my god, I'm so sorry!! It was supposed to hit my friend over there but I didn't notice him running away. I’m sor-” Jeno was cut off with a snowball hitting his face. “I’m Nana and I AM GETTING REVENGE!!” he screams while making another snowball.
They soon ran around having a bigger snowball fight.
End of flashbackk
“I still can’t believe hyuck ran away, it was supposed to hit him!!” Jeno proclaims, with Jaemin smiling as a response. “If it didn’t hit me then we wouldn’t be best friends.” Jaemin replies.
“Okay but, do you remember the day after the snowball fight? When we introduced ourselves to each other?” Jeno asks.
flashbackk again bc why not.
“Hii!!” Jaemin greets jeno, excitedly. “Hello! The snowball fight yesterday was fun!” Jeno greets back, smiling as he lets Jaemin enter the house. “I’m jeno!! Or nono! Do you want to be friends with me?” he asks the younger one. “I doo!! I hope we become friends forever!!” And ever since that snowball fight, the two have been inseparable.
End of flashback
“Oh my, you were so cute,” Jeno smiles. “Remember when you came out to me?” He giggles as he asks. “JENOO!” Jaemin shouted, embarrassed at the memory.
flashback flashback
A teenager, Jaemin, knocked at Jeno’s door. “Jeno? I want to talk to you about something. Can I come in?” Jeno was surprised by the seriousness in the younger one’s voice, but agrees and lets him inside anyway. “What did you want to talk to me about?” He asks as they sit down at the couch. The younger’s legs start bouncing, caused by his nervousness.
“So uh, remember every time you ask me about who I like? Or if I like someone at the moment?” Jaemin asks.
“Yeah? What about it?”
“Well uh, the reason I don’t answer is because, I don’t know how to tell you this.”
“Nana, you can tell me anything, We haven’t been best friends since we were children for you to get nervous around me.” Jeno says, while rubbing circles on Jaemin’s hands. They have been friends for so long that skinship was a normal thing for them to do. It was never uncomfortable for them.
“Jeno, I’m gay.” The older one was surprised, but he immediately pulled Jaemin for a hug.
“Nanaaa, I don’t care what gender you like, what matters is that you are happy, and I will support you.” Jeno smiles as he rubs circles on jaemin’s back. “Nana?” Jeno mutters, bringing Jaemin back from a nap he was about to enter in Jeno’s arms. “Yeah?” He replies, “I’m gay too” Jeno replies. They both smile in the hug that was shared and held each other tightly. Jaemin has always felt comfortable around Jeno. He hoped it would be like this for a long time.
end of flashbackk~
“Who knew that that confession would change our friendship?” Jaemin says as he snuggles up next to Jeno. Jeno, loving the warmth of his boyfriend, replies with a soft smile on his face. “Who would’ve thought? But nothing will EVER compete with your confession AND our first kiss.”
“Noo jenoo” Jaemin whines as he covers his face from embarrassment.
The last flashback~~
“Jenoo!! Hi! Do you want anything from the store?” Jaemin asks Jeno through the phone call, looking for snacks to nibble while having their yearly Christmas eve movie night. He had it planned perfectly, they would watch the movie, he would confess his feelings for Jeno, and, hopefully, if he feels the same, everything will be much much better. “I’d like those biscuits again! They were so good to be honest.” Jeno replies, the younger one instantly knowing which snack the older was talking about.
They had finally settled on a movie to watch, one they had never seen before. Jaemin was nervous, for this would be the first time he confessed his feelings for someone. What made him even nervous was that the person he would soon confess to, was Jeno, the guy who knew him too well, who he spent half of his childhood with.
After the movie ended, Jaemin became even more nervous, as it was time to confess.
“So uh, Jeno,” he mutters, low enough that it doesn’t disturb the coziness of the quiet inside the house, but loud enough that it catches the older’s attention.
“I’ve wanted to tell you this for a while, but I only had the courage to do so now. I like you, Lee Jeno. I like you very much.” Jeno was surprised, and did not know how to respond, his train of thoughts were interrupted with Jaemin continuing to speak.
“If you don’t feel the same way, it’s okay,” the younger says, looking at the floor, “I just hope it doesn’t change the bond that we have, I’m sorry if i had to confess before Christmas, jeno, I just-” Before he finished speaking, Jeno pulled him in for a tight hug, smiling, and the next sentence he was about to say surprised Jaemin. “Nana? I like you too, for a while now. I’m glad we both feel the same way.”
“Merry Christmas, Nana.” Jeno mutters, with a soft smile, and as the clock hits midnight, they share their first kiss. Jaemin felt butterflies in his stomach, happy. He has wanted this, He has wanted to be Jeno’s.
End of flashback <3
“Hm, you’re right. Nothing can ever compete with that.” Jaemin replies, as he hugs Jeno. “But I still can’t believe you kissed me at midnight, on christmas,” he continues, “How cliché is that?” They both giggle softly.
“As much as I love reminiscing, how about we watch that movie?” Jeno replies, laughing as he reaches out to play the movie.
“Jeno?”
“Yeah?”
“I love you, the best memories I made, they were with you. I hope it stays like that forever.”
“I love you too, nana, I do hope we stay like this forever.”
They start to watch the movie, snuggling up against each other. It was moments like this, that made their lives with each other memorable.