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Jaemin and Renjun were on their weekly cafe date even with renjuns complain every Thursday morning. "Junnie try my coffee" Jaemin pouts.
"Last time you asked that I almost died from the taste" Renjun reply's biting into his croissant.
Jaemin put the straw to Renjun’s soon empty lip and he took a sip immediately regretting it. "You liar, I'm never trusting you again with that disgusting coffee-"
The grossed out boy talked while Jaemin’s focus was on something across the cafe. He couldn't see well with the many boxes that the thing was in down the alleyway.
"Jaemin, earth to Jaemin, hello?" Renjun huffed "did you hear anything I said?"
"Hold on" Jaemin hums squinting his eyes to look better, he seen white dirtied ears pop out from the boxes.
He studied the creature more seeing its full body emerge from the boxes trying to walk out of the alley way until it got scared and ran back.
"Jaemin what?" Renjun look out the window to see what Jaemin was looking at.
"Seriously?" Renjun looks at Jaemin.
"awh poor boy look at him, Renjun we need to do something" Jaemin coos.
"Jaemin we don't know if he's dangerous"
Jaemin shakes his head "he looks so fragile I doubt he'll be dangerous, look at his fur and his clothes, its getting too cold and dangerous out there for him"
The cafe owner picks up on what they are talking about walking over "the hybrid?" She chimes in.
"Yes what do you know about him?" Jaemin asks keeping watch.
"Well he's been living in those boxes for a few months now, I never really see him leave some people say they've heard him cry and that they often see bruises on him, but that's just what I've heard" she says.
"Thanks for the information, Renjun hand me your croissant" Jaemin stands up as the cafe owner goes back to her job.
"You're seriously not thinking about feeding that dumb hybrid are you?" Renjun hands him his food. Jaemin runs out the door without answering his boyfriend.
Jaemin slowly approached the alleyway hearing the boxes shuffled around and pained.
The boy slowly sits on the ground watching the boxes stop moving and the hybrid becoming quiet. A slight swoosh sound came from the boxes as the same white dirty ears pop up.
Jaemin is met with the most gorgeous set a brown orbs staring at him.
A gentle smile on his lips he offers out renjuns bitten croissant to the puppy boy seeing his tail wag with untrusting eyes.
"I have food, my boyfriend bit off of it I hope you don't mind" Jaemin smiles talking in a calm tone.
The hybrids tummy rumbles and the boy looks down shushing it. Jaemin watches letting out a chuckle causing the hybrid to look up frantically.
"I'm sorry, you're just cute, here" Jaemin sets the croissant closer to the boxes and gets up leaving back to Renjun with a frown on his face.
"Renjun it was for a good cause" Jaemin holds his hand walking out of the cafe with his boyfriend.
Renjun rolls his eyes "did he even eat it?"
"Well- no"
"You gave my croissant away to someone and he didn't even eat it, Jaemin" Renjun huffs grumpy all the way home.
Jaemin knew Renjun was only sulky his own boyfriend didn't only have his attention but also a cute stray hybrid.
Jaemin snuck out that night with a spare jacket and small blanket going to the spot the hybrid was at. Jaemin heard soft ragged breaths as he walked closer.
He was happy the croissant was hopefully eaten and opened up the top of the conjoined boxes seeing the vulnerable shivering whimpering hybrid. Jaemin didn't want to harm the hybrid or scare him but he took a step and got in the box.
It was a little cramped but he was careful and gentle putting the jacket and blanket around the boy wrapping his arms.
The hybrid stirred snuggling into Jaemins heat, whimpers quieting and shivers lessening.
Jaemin looked around the small box home the boy probably made himself it had some drawings and a name reading jeno in child handwriting.
He looked at jeno he couldn't be younger than 17 and no older than 22.
Jaemin tried counting the seconds or minutes until he needed to get up again but he fell into a painful stiff sleep.
When Jaemin awoke jeno was gone only the blanket and jacket was left. He pulled out his phone and realized it was dead.
Renjun was so gonna kill him when he got home and without a second thought he left back home.
"What did you do sleep outside?" Renjun looked at his boyfriend quickly hugging him as he got inside their shared apartment.
Jaemin didn't answer and gave Renjun many kisses hugging him tightly body quickly warming up and relaxing from last night.
"Jaemin you smell gross, go clean up" Renjun lightly pushes Jaemin away.
He smiles and goes to take a long needed shower. By the time he gets out Renjun is painting something.
“Renjun I’m gonna go get photos before it gets too cold out, I’ll be home before dinner!” Jaemin says grabbing his camera and jacket.
“Okay Jaem be careful” Renjun calls out.
Jaemin smiles and blows a kiss to his boyfriend before leaving their apartment smelling the crisp winter air.
It being November and getting colder, Jaemin wouldn’t want to go outside anymore so taking pictures now would be the best idea.
Annnnd
He wanted to check up on jeno, hoping he didn’t scare him off.
On the way Jaemin took many pictures tho they aren’t his friends he still likes the pictures just as much. The winter air lightly dusting his cheeks, the passing cafes smelling of hot coco is what Jaemin likes on any afternoon.
Approaching the alleyway it was pretty peaceful it almost concerns Jaemin to know that it’s peaceful.
As Jaemin turned the corner he was glad that he seen the two ears poke out of the boxes again.
“Jeno!” Jaemin called out startling the hybrid making him look up panicked. Jenos eyes soften noticing it isn’t some bad person.
“Whatcha doing there” Jaemin takes a seat in front of the boxes holding his camera in his lap.
Jenos body felt no threat from Jaemin and started trusting him so he speaks softly “cleaning my tail”
Jaemin smiles listening to him carefully.
“Oh it must be very dirty for a puppy like you” Jaemin watches jeno.
The two have small talk all day long, mostly Jaemin listening to jeno about his likes and dislikes. Jaemin also described about his camera to Jeno who was very curious.
Them meeting up became regular thing and although Jaemin kept his distance he could tell jeno was warming up to him. With the few times he’d hug or sit closely even inviting him in his small yet manageable box.
One particular cold day, its the starting of December Jaemin was making sure jeno would be warm or more of asking if he’d like to stay with him and Renjun for the winter.
He cared deeply for the fluffy hybrid wanting to hold him and feed him this winter was a must as things between them were going well.
Jeno smiles warmly getting out of his box to hug Jaemin tightly, his tail wagging behind him.
“How are you today Jeno?” Jaemin asks wrapping Jeno in his jacket hugging him.
“I’m doing good nana! I found some flowers for you” Jeno puts his hand in his pocket carefully pulling out a few small flowers “it’s getting colder so all the pretty flowers are gone” he sulks.
Jaemin looked at Jeno like he did to Renjun the first time they started dating, with such love and adoration as he held jenos hand with the flowers.
“Jeno, I was wondering if you wanted to stay with me and my boyfriend for winter” Jaemin expected Jeno to say no and retreat back into his box.
But the reply was pleasant to his ears “really nana? You’d let me?” Jeno looks at Jaemin with sparkles, his tail noticeably wagging faster.
“Of course it’s too cold for a puppy like you outside” Jaemin helps Jeno to a different secure way to their apartment hoping to not freak him out.
Jaemin was happy he got Jeno somewhere safe and with someone he trusts, he might as well have adopted him.