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jealous, boy

-where Seungmin doesn’t know how to hide his jealousy for Jeongin, and everyone begins to noticed-

–Bang Chan, Changbin–

“Good morning.” The leader of Stray Kids walked in the recording room where his boyfriend, Seungmin, and Jeongin waited for him. 

“Hey, babe.” Bang Chan smiled at Binnie and placed a kiss over his head. “Did you sleep good?” 

“Some.” Binnie smiled softly and patted his boyfriend’s leg. “Morning, Jeongin.” Bang Chan threw himself over Jeongin on the sofa and hid his face on his neck. 

Seungmin looked up at them from where he was sitting and frowned. 

“Bang Chan, you’re heavy.” Chan began laughing on Jeongin’s neck and Seungmin noticed. “Don’t laugh.” 

Chan ignored Jeongin’s pleads and instead, began tickling him. 

“Didn’t you hear him?” Seungmin’s voice sounded deep, and for some reason it made Bang Chan have goosebumps. 

“Sorry?” Chan asked, confused. 

Changbin, who had been in the recording room setting everything up, looked up through the glass. 

“Didn’t you hear him?” 

Chan stood from his laying position over Jeongin and faced Seungmin, who sat on the single couch. 

“Hear him?” 

“He said you’re heavy.” Seungmin stood, dropping his phone on the couch. “So get off him.” 

“Woah, Seungmin, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?” Chan teased, but Seungmin didn’t laugh.

Changbin stopped what he was doing and made his way out to the main room. 

“No, I woke up just fine.” Seungmin snapped back. “But what’s your problem, Christopher?” 

Chan’s expression changed into a serious one in record time. 

“What did you just say?” Changbin decided to intervene before things got worse. He reached for his boyfriend’s wrist and pulled him by it. 

“Honey…” Changbin pulled Bang close to his chest while looking at Seungmin with a puzzled face. Seungmin just stared back at him, with no reaction. “Let’s go help Minho in the kitchen, yeah?” 

Chan didn’t respond while he was being dragged out of the room. 

“I’ll send Jisung to finish.” Changbin told the other two before closing the door. 

“Seungmin, what was that all about?” Jeongin asked. 

Seungmin didn’t answer and walked out of the room, leaving Jeongin by himself. 

What the hell just happened?  

—Two Weeks Later—  

–Minho, Jisung–

“It’s nice being off for a weekend.” Jisung said. 

The team finally had a weekend off after a while and they were spending it at home, with some BBQ and pool time. 

“I know, it feels great.” Jeongin sat next to him, a plate of snacks in his hands. “Want some?” He asked him. Jisung nodded and began grabbing some chips. 

Minutes passed, where Jeongin and Jisung were chitchatting, when a plate was suddenly shoved into Jisung’s face. 

“Here.” Jisung looked up and saw Seungmin with a frown on his face and a weird expression on his face. “Stuff your face with your own food, HAN.” 

Everyone stopped what they were doing. 

“Seungmin-” Jeongin was cut off. 

“Hey!” Minho, who had been cooking with Hyunjin at the BBQ, stood between his boyfriend and Seungmin. “What the hell is your problem?” 

“None of your business.” Seungmin snapped back, dropping the plate over Jisung’s lap. “Your boyfriend needs to eat his own food.” 

“Don’t talk-” 

“Or maybe he should eat less.”

Changbin and Chan began swimming to the edge of the pool to stop whatever was about to go down. 

“And stop stuffing his face with food like a damn squirrel.” Minho reached for Seungmin's shirt and pushed him. 

Since they were both almost at the edge of the pool; Seungmin slipped, pulling Minho with him, and dragging him into the pool with a loud splash that got Jisung and Jeongin wet. 

“Woah, woah, stop it!” Chan reached for Minho; who once he resurfaced, began shuffling around for Seungmin. 

“Come here.” Changbin reached for Seungmin first and pulled him away before Minho reached for him. 

“Calm down.” Chan held Minho against his chest with force since the boy wouldn't stop fighting against his hold. “Bin, get Seungmin checked out.” 

Changbin nodded and got Seungmin out of the pool and back in the house.

The rest of the afternoon was spent inside, everyone in their own dorms. 

In exception for Seungmin, who instead of going back to Jeongin’s and his dorm, he left to the attic and stayed there for the rest of the afternoon. 

—A Month and Half Later—

—Hyunjin, Felix—

The team got ready for their day, which included some interviews and presentations. 

“Guys, the car is here.” Chan shouted over to the second floor. “Let’s go!” 

Everyone began going down the stairs, the last been Seungmin. 

“Come on, we’re already a little late.” Chan ushered the team to the car. 

In the front sat Bang Chan, Minho and Changbin. For the second row, Jisung sat first, Jeongin followed after him, and then it was Felix. 

But Felix never came in. 

Before Felix could make it inside, he was pulled by his wrist down and out of the car. He slipped on the step and fell down on the ground. 

“Yongbok!” Bin shouted. 

“Babe!” Hyunjin, who was locking the door, ran towards his boyfriend. 

Felix looked up and saw Seungmin getting in the car and taking the seat that was supposed to be his. 

Seungmin had a strange look on his face, one that Felix didn’t recognize. 

“Are you okay?” Hyunjin knelt next to Felix and held his elbow to help him get up. 

Felix still had his gaze over Seungmin, who was smiling kindly at Jeongin, but when he looked back at him, changed his expression to a serious one. 

“Felix?” Hyunjin called. 

“Huh?” Felix looked back at his boyfriend. 

“Are you okay?” 

“Y-Yeah.” Felix was helped to his feet by Hyunjin and looked back at Seungmin. The boy was laughing at something Jeongin had said and had stopped looking at him. 

“Are you sure?” 

“Yeah, let’s go.” Felix got in the car, passed by Seungmin and sat in the back. With Hyunjin. 

And if Felix stayed away from Seungmin after that, well no one seemed to noticed. 

—

“Woah, that was a great interview.”

“There were definitely a lot of STAYs in the audience.” 

The boys were getting off the car, being back home after their last interview of the day. 

“Who’s ready for a nap?” Felix stretched, and laid his body over Jeongin. 

Jeongin began laughing, making Felix’s body shake with the laugh. 

“I’m so ready for a nap.” Hyunjin agreed, looking back at his boyfriend. 

When Hyunjin turned around, he saw how Felix’s body stumbled forward. He raised his hands and caught him just in time before he went crashing into the ground. 

“Woah, Felix, are you sure you're okay?” Bang asked as he approached him. 

“Yeah, I just tripped over something.” 

Everyone looked back on the ground to see what Felix stumbled over, but saw nothing. 

Then they heard a laugh, and all their gazes turned back around, where Jeongin was being carried by Seungmin on his back. 

Both boys entered the house, laughing at each other, while the last six stood behind in the entrance. 

Something was going on. 

—3 Months Later— 

Stray Kids performed God’s Menu at an open concert where different K-pop groups were gathered to perform a few songs from their newest albums. 

They were the last ones to perform, and then all the other groups would come on stage. 

When the chorus for God’s Menu came one last time, Stray Kids finished their performance with a bang, like always and proceeded to bow their thanks to the audience. 

ATEEZ was the first group to come on stage after Stray Kids finished their performance. 

“Changbin, you were awesome!” Wooyung approached Bin and gave him a big hug. 

“You guys did awesome.” Yunho hugged Bang Chan. 

“Jeongin!” Mingi approached I.N. on stage and hugged him from behind. “You were so cool up there.” 

Jeongin stumbled a little due to the weight but held Mingi in place to prevent him from falling. 

“Thank you!” Jeongin shouted in hope that Mingi heard him over the loud noises. 

“We should hangout sometime.” Mingi whispered into Jeongin’s ear. 

Seungmin, who was a few feet away talking to Jongho, abruptly stopped talking and turned his hands into fists. 

“Mingi…” Jeongin gripped Mingi’s arms. “I’m choking.” 

Mingi was older than Jeongin, so he had a few pounds on him, never mind the fact that Jeongin was already tired from the performance.

“What?!” Mingi asked, gripping tighter on Jeongin’s throat. 

“I’m-“ 

Jeongin slipped with some confetti on the floor, and fell sideways. Mingi tried to stop their fall with his own feet but he, too, slipped with the confetti on the floor. 

Jeongin landed over his arm, Mingi adding pressure on his body. 

“Ah!” Jeongin shouted. 

Seonghwa, who was closer, ran to help them. 

“Are you guys okay?” 

Mingi stood and quickly reached to help Jeongin. 

“I’m so sorry, Jeongin.” He said, apologetically. “I should have known you were tired.” 

Mingi and Seonghwa looked down at the boy and saw him curled up in a ball. 

“I.N.?” 

“My arm!” Shouted Jeongin in pain. 

“Something happened to his arm.” 

Mingi knelt to check on him, when suddenly he was being pushed to the ground. 

“What the-“ A punch in the face shut Mingi up. 

Mingi touched his lip, it was bleeding. He looked up and saw brown eyes looking down at him with anger. 

“Don’t you dare touch him.” 

“What the hell is wrong with you?!” Mingi pushed Seungmin off, throwing him on the ground. “I was only trying to help him.” 

“He fell because of you.” Seungmin stood again, ready to jump Mingi in the middle of the stage. 

Hoonjong and Yeosang were the first to see them argue. 

“Oh no.” Yeosang ran towards them while Hongjoong ran towards Bang Chan and the others. 

“It’s not my fault they threw confetti at us.” Mingi stood, blood dripping from his lip and a bruise starting to form on his left eye. 

“You should have known he was tired.” Seungmin threw his microphone in the ground and took off his jacket. 

“I’m not a genius.” Mingi followed suit and took off his suit’s jacket. 

“It doesn’t take a genius to know.” Seungmin was the first to throw his punch, and Mingi stopped him. 

“Bang Chan!” Yeosang called the Australian, his voice shaken up.

Bang Chan was talking to San with Minho and Jisung. 

“Bang Chan!” Yeosang grabbed Chan’s wrist and pulled him. The Australian looked at him. 

“Yeosang, what’s wrong?” San asked. 

“Mingi and one of the guys from Stray Kids are arguing.” 

At the mention of one of his team members, Bang Chan along with Minho and Jisung dropped the conversation and followed Yeosang to the other side of the stage. 

Bang Chan began running when he saw Seungmin being pushed against the floor. 

At the moment when they reached the other side of the stage, the lights went off, and everything became a mess. 

“Fuck, I can’t see.” Bang Chan cursed; if Minho heard him, he didn’t say anything about it. 

Not that that was important right now. 

“You had no right to touch him in the first place!” Somewhere in the darkness, everyone heard Seungmin’s voice. 

“Who are you to have a say in who and who doesn’t touch someone on your team?” 

“His fucking boyfriend.” 

“His what?!” Mingi shouted. 

To all of this, both are still struggling in the ground, Stray Kids and ATEEZ are trying to find their teammates to seperate them before it got worse, and Jeongin is still on the ground; in pain. 

“His what?!” Bang Chan shouted. 

“His what?!” Yeosang shouted too. 

“You're his what?!” Minho, Jisung, and Hyunjin shouted. 

“WHAT!?” Changbin, Felix and Wooyung shouted the loudest. Mainly Felix due to his microphone still being on. 

There was a moment of silence, and then Felix’s voice was heard again through the speakers. 

“I KNEW IT!”

“Oh, for fucks sake!” Jeongin shouted.

“Jeongin, are you okay?” Mingi, even when he couldn’t see, tried to find Jeongin by his voice. “Your arm hurts?” 

“You don’t know him enough to call him Jeongin, who do you think you are?” Seungmin reached for Mingi’s shirt and pulled him back. 

“Let me go!” 

“I dare you to take another step closer to him.” 

“Or what?” 

“Oh my god Mingi, stop provoking him!” Hoonjong shouted. 

“What?! He started it!” 

“And I’ll be the one to finish it too.” 

And that was the last thing they heard from both parties before it all became too hectic to remember. 

By the end, no one really knew how they got them separated, but once they did, they made sure they didn’t see each other after. 

At all. 

—The Next Day— 

Bang Chan woke up with a headache. 

Changbin laid next to him, an arm wrapped over his waist and slobbering over his pillow. 

Their dorm was dark, so the sun wasn’t the reason he woke up. It wasn’t even day time yet; it was barely 7:00 a.m. But here he was, having to wake up early to deal with the aftermath of his small pup (not so small anymore) from yesterday. 

“Channie~!” Changbin mumbled over his pillow while pulling Chan’s hip closer. 

“Babe, go back to sleep.” Chan mumbled over his hair. “I’ll be right back.” Changbin nodded, not really knowing what he was agreeing to, and Chan gave him a kiss on the head. 

He got up, put a shirt on, and left the room. 

He went up the stairs that led to the two youngest members' dorm. 

He met Hyunjin and Minho on the stairs, who by the looks of it, had been waiting for him if the coffee cups were any sign of it. 

“Did you know?” Hyunjin asked, he was clearly angry. 

“No.”

“Did you at least had an idea of what was going on?” Minho asked, angry too.  

“No.” 

Bang Chan really didn't want to do this now. Not when he hadn’t had his own morning coffee, or brushed his teeth, or had his morning kisses with Changbin to make his morning better. 

“Did you-“ 

“I get that the both of you are angry.” Chan interrupted him. “Changbin was angry too. I’m angry right now, but I’m controlling it because it’s normal.” 

“That’s not-“ 

“Hyunjin, you almost cut off Jisung’s hand when he went to grab Felix’s hand to hold.” Hyunjin looked away, he couldn’t argue with that. “Minho, you are so protective of Jisung, I don’t even know a moment when you're not.” 

Minho huffed, biting back his argument. 

“Gosh, even Changbin was protective of me at some point.” 

“Yeah, I remember when he almost beat up that interviewer that was flirting with you once.” Minho laughed with Hyunjin. 

“The point is…” Chan interrupted, voice rising. “I’m not going off on him because we understand what he was going through, what he probably still is going through.” 

Minho and Hyunjin looked at each other and then back at the leader. 

“But I am reprimanding him.” Chan said. “He didn’t handle it the correct way. He could have hurt Felix,” Hyunjin almost groaned in annoyance, still remembering when Felix had fallen. “And he hurt Jisung’s feelings.” Minho was still angry about that, so it was no surprise when he closed his left hand in a fist. “And Changbin was a little spicy for a week after the recording room incident.” 

Bang Chan still remembered how tense the meetings had become for a week after Seungmin had confronted him in the recording room. 

It was pure hell. 

“And never mind the fact that I have the company on my ass about this.” 

“That sounded so Australian from your part.” Minho teased. Chan groaned in response. “Sorry.” 

“They want him to take a hiatus and to apologize, publicly, to Mingi.” 

“I mean, apologizing is good.” 

“But if he does it publicly, it will kind of damage his image.” 

“That’s why I’m trying to convince them to do it in person, with no cameras or reporters.” Chan took a seat in between both boys. “Just him and Mingi.” 

“Well, he’s our small pup, we’ll do anything to protect him.” Minho said, patting Chan on the back. 

“Yeah, well, he’s not a small pup anymore if he can throw punches like that.” Minho and Hyunjin both sucked in air at those words. 

“My stomach still hurts.” Minho said, patting his stomach. The memory of Seungmin elbowing him on the stomach while pulling him away from Mingi still fresh on his mind. 

“Your stomach?” Hyunjin looked back at Minho. “He kicked me.” 

“Yeah, that must have hurt.” 

“Yeah, well I think we know who got the worst of it.” 

They didn’t have to say it, but they all thought the same thing. 

“Well, I’m going to go talk to him now.” Hyunjin and Minho stood and began going down the stairs. 

“Good luck.” 

Bang Chan nodded, and said nothing else as he made his way to the dorm. 

He got to the door and knocked twice. He got no answer so he decided to knock again.

Just like the first time, no answer. So Chan opened the door. 

The room was dark except for the light coming from the conjoined bathroom. 

On the far corner, where the bed was, Chan saw two bodies laying under the covers. 

The first one, Jeongin’s, was on the edge; his bandage arm over his chest to keep it from moving while he slept. His head laid over the pillow with a shirt (probably Seungmin’s) over his face. 

Next to him, Seungmin laid with his arm over Jeongin’s stomach, just under his wrapped arm. He was face down on the bed, his face buried on the pillow, a tank top on. 

Bang Chan took a step back for a second. 

Now that they knew the truth, it was inevitable for him not to think about all those moments they spent together. 

Moments where Jeongin and Seungmin seemed closer than usual. Closer than any of them had ever been when they were friends, which made him realize that this must have been going on for a while. 

He still remembered the day when Jeongin came home after visiting his family in Busan (as he was the last one to come back home) and Seungmin had been the first one to receive him. He was also the only one who seemed glued to his side for the next weeks that followed. 

At the moment he really thought that Seungmin had just missed his roommate, since he was the one he spent most time with, for being his roommate. 

But he was so wrong. 

They all were. 

Chan had to laugh. 

They really kept it under wraps. Unlike them, who already by the first public appearance couldn't hold the urge to show that they were together. Although some were by accident, others because some of them were possessive (Minho), and others just because. 

Chan needed to say, they did well. 

For a household filled with eight people who knew each other’s business well, others who were so nosy (Jisung and Hyunjin) and others who just found themselves hearing way too many things, they kept it very well in secret. 

But, Chan had to admit too, that he kind of saw it coming. 

Sure, he thought they were just shy about their feelings and were just being friendly without realizing their feelings for each other, but he did see something between them. 

A spark? Maybe. Chemistry? Definitely. Love? Oh, absolutely. 

So, at the end, his small pup and his fox were a couple. The last of the two, the most unexpected and at the same time very expected pair finally for together. 

Bang Chan was somewhat proud.

No, he was proud. So proud of his two children, but right now he was mad. 

Mad because he now had to deal with the aftermath of this, he hasn’t gotten enough sleep at all for having to keep Seungmin in check until they came back to the house, the staff not letting him off easily, and then ATEEZ has been blowing up his phone with way too many messages. 

He needed a vacation; just him. And maybe Changbin. Although his boyfriend sometimes also became his child and he needed to reprimand him as one. 

Ugh! This is going to be a pain. 

Chan groaned but walked closed to the bed and tapped Seungmin’s arm. 

Seungmin rose awake in an instant, hair messy and saliva running down his chin. 

“Innie, what’s wrong?” He said, worried. 

Aww, cute nickname. Bang Chan thought, almost smiling, but he remembered why he was there and kept his neutral face. 

Seungmin saw Jeongin asleep and seemed to calm down. Then he looked towards Chan and raised an eyebrow at him. 

“Chan?” 

“Wake up, we need to talk.” 

Seungmin seemed to still process that he was awake, so Chan’s words didn’t register. 

“Seungmin, you're in so much trouble right now, the only thing keeping you from a hiatus is my ass.” Chan reached for Kim’s shirt. “So if you don’t get up right now, get dressed, and meet me downstairs; I will go back to sleep and let the company handle this.” 

Seungmin swallowed hard. 

“And we don’t want that, right?” 

Seungmin shook his head. 

“Good.” Chan let go of the tank top. “I’ll prepare some coffee, meet me in the kitchen.” 

“I will.” 

Chan left the room and Seungmin looked down at Jeongin, who slept peacefully. 

“My Yang.” He mumbled before kissing his wrapped hand and ruffling his hair.

Jeongin smiled and leaned into the touch but Seungmin had to get ready. Or Chan would come back and beat his butt. 

“I’ll be back, babe.” He mumbled and left for the bathroom. 

—7:30 a.m.— 

“I prepared you a cup of coffee.” 

“Iced coffee?” 

“Yeah.” Chan pushed a cup towards Seungmin and the boy took a sip from it. 

“It’s good, thanks.” Chan nodded in return and took a seat on the barstool.

“Seungmin-“ 

“Two years.” Seungmin interrupted him. “We’ve been together for two years.” 

Chan stopped his coffee cup midway to his mouth, outerly shocked by the confession. 

Changbin, who had walked in at that exact moment, stopped midway into his way to Chan and looked at Seungmin. 

“Two fucking years?!” Chan’s accent cracked through his voice. 

Bin needed to keep his urge to laugh together or he would get in trouble too. 

Felix probably heard it upstairs too, he had a keen ear for Australian accent when it came to Chan. 

“Yeah, ever since Woojin left.” Seungmin admitted. “In fact, he was the only person to ever know.” 

Bang Chan looked so… troubled. 

“Wait, wait.” Chan placed his coffee cup on the counter and stood from the barstool. “Two years, Seungmin?” The boy nodded. “Two years where you and Jeongin have been together, in a relationship?” 

“Yes.” 

“Two. Fucking. Years.” 

“Um, are you still half asleep?” Seungmin asked. “I already said yes.” 

Chan glared at him and Changbin had to look away to keep himself from laughing. 

“Seungmin, this is why you're in so much trouble.” 

“Sorry.” 

Bang Chan groaned, massaged his temples, and took a deep breath. 

“Listen, they want you to apologize publicly.” Seungmin felt his heart stop beating. “And they want you to have a hiatus.” 

“Can I apologize in private? Just Mingi and me?” 

“That's what I’m trying to do.” Chan sat back down. “And trust me when I tell you that I’ll do everything in my power to do the best that’s for you and Jeongin.” 

“Thank you-“ 

“But.” Seungmin went quiet. “I have to reprimand you for what you did.” 

“I-“ 

“No.” Chan interrupted him. “Do you even know how bad you were behaving?” Seungmin shook his head. “You hurt Jisung’s feelings, Felix could have gotten badly hurt, and Changbin and you didn’t talk for an entire week.” 

Changbin, who was preparing his morning shake, felt Seungmin’s gaze over him. 

“I know, and I’m sorry.” Seungmin said. “Jeongin wants me to apologize to all of you, and I will.” 

“It’s not about the apologizing part Seungmin, it’s fine if you do that, but it’s accepting that what you did was wrong, and that the reason you did it was enough to justify your behavior.” 

“Not that that’s an excuse.” Changbin added. 

“Not that’s an excuse.” Chan agreed. “Seungmin, why?” 

Seungmin looked up at his leader. 

“Why were you behaving so badly? And it’s not that it’s wrong, we all had our protective/possessive moments, but we never treated each other badly.”  

“I understand it was bad on my part, and there is no way I can justify this but honestly?”

Bang Chan, and Changbin, waited for an answer. 

“I was afraid.” Answered the younger boy. “I’ve never been open about my feelings with anyone, and with Jeongin even when we’ve been together for two years, it’s still hard to show my feelings.” 

Chan looked at his boyfriend, and saw in his eyes the same thought that crossed his mind. 

I can relate. 

We all can. 

“And then the other members got together, and it became public and I felt pressured to also publicly announce my relationship with Jeongin just because you guys did. But Jeongin talked sense into me and made me realize that we were fine as a secret. That no one needed to know just yet.” 

“But?” 

“I saw the way all of you guys would treat each other in public, how you guys didn’t have to hide the fact that you were together, and I grew jealous.” 

“Seungmin…” 

“Jeongin was still determined to keep it a secret, and I understand his reasons, but…” 

“It wasn’t the same.” Seungmin shook his head. 

“And then everyone could just be all touchy with Jeongin but I couldn’t.” 

“And that made you more jealous?” 

“Yes.” Seungmin said. “And I tried.” Bang saw Seungmin’s eyes watered. “I tried so hard to not take it out on you guys; my frustration.”

Chan stood and walked around the corner to his dongsaeng. 

“But it was hard.” Seungmin began sobbing. “And then I saw Mingi hurting Jeongin by accident, even though he didn't mean to, and that just tipped the cup over and I don’t know what came over me, I just…” Seungmin began crying in Chan's arms. 

“It’s okay, Min, just breathe.” 

“I’m so s-sorry.” He sobbed. “I truly am.” 

“We know.” Minho’s voice came from the entryway.

Chan and Bin looked up and saw all the other members standing with Minho and the kitchen’s entry way. 

Hyunjin and Minho had already dressed accordingly, Felix was still half asleep but made the effort to half dressed (still wore his pj pants), Jisung was completely woken up and rushed out of bed; his pjs were still on, and his hair was a mess. 

They entered the kitchen and surrounded Chan and Seungmin. 

“We forgive you.” Felix was the first to hug Seungmin. 

“We’ll still be a little touchy about the subject,” Minho reached for Seungmin’s hair. “But we do forgive you.” 

“Yeah, Minnie, you're our PuppyM,” Jisung laid his head over Seungmin’s head and yawned. “What are we going to do without our little pup?” 

Seungmin just sobbed. 

“I may still resent you for almost hurting Yongbok, but I have to admit I can’t live without my daily serotonin of our dear pup.” Hyunjin hugged Seungmin from his left. 

“We all can’t imagine a life without our PuppyM.” Changbin joined the group, and from behind Chan, hugged the entire group with his arms. 

Seungmin suddenly felt his chest loosen up the tightness it had been feeling for the past four months. 

“Thank you, guys.” He said, softly. “I love all of you.” 

Chan pressed the boy’s head over his chest and held him. 

“We love you too, Seungmin.” 

At the entryway, Jeongin stood; already dressed, his arm wrapped and in an arm sling.

His eyes shined with tears that threatened to fall down his cheeks soon. His heart wouldn’t stop beating fast and his hands wouldn’t stop shaking. 

He was glad they made up. He was scared of what the company may do, or what Chan would do to Seungmin now that they knew the truth. 

His heart filled with happiness and joy that he still had his other half with him, doing what they both loved, and hoping to be like that for a lot longer. 

“I guess we know who is the most possessive out of all of us.” Jisung broke the silence. 

Everyone began laughing. 

“And we thought Minho was the most possessive one out of all of us.” 

“I’m protective, not possessive.” 

“You know damn well that’s a lie.” 

“Christopher, I may have let it pass when you cursed at the concert because we were busy, but say another cursed word and I will make sure to take away Changbin for a week.” 

Chan nodded repeatedly.

“Yang.” Seungmin called and everyone stopped talking and looked to where Seungmin had his gaze set on. 

Jeongin walked up to them and the six members made space for him. 

“Hi.” 

Jeongin reached his good hand to his boyfriend. Seungmin took it and intertwined their fingers together. 

“Hi.” 

“I love you, Yin.” 

“I love you too, Yang.”