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It’s become a tradition at this point for TeSTAR to have a celebratory cheat dinner at the end of every tour. They order fried chicken and some beer, and allow themselves to act their age. Bae Sejin relents and allows Park Moondae to have a low-alcohol beer once he promises to only drink one, and it’s not long before the apartment is full with chatter and laughter.
Park Moondae sits on the couch, while Cha Eugene talks to him and Kim Raebin. The Sejins are having a drinking contest, though it's unclear who is winning. Seon Ahyeon is blinking very slowly from where he sits cross-legged on the floor, and Ryu Cheongwoo is sprawled out next to him.
Moondae thinks he could stay in this moment forever. He shifts so that his head is on a pillow and yawns.
“Hey,” That is, until Cha Eugene pokes his shoulder and very rudely keeps him from falling asleep. “Hyung. Hyung. Don’t fall asleep yet , I have something I want to ask you!!”
Moondae sighs. “What.”
“Hyung, I’ve always wondered,” Cha Eugene began innocently, “Why do you dislike Cheongryeo-sunbaenim?”
It should be known that Moondae is very, very sleep-deprived, and slightly tipsy. Therefore, he should not be held accountable for anything he says or does.
Moondae prepares to evade the question by playing dumb, and he’s half-way there when his dumb mouth decides to say something completely different. What comes out of his mouth is this: “Who the hell would get along with their ex-boyfriend?”
It’s only when the room becomes deathly silent that he realizes what, exactly, he’s just said. Every person has stopped what they’re doing to stare at him, mouths agape. Shit. Suddenly, he feels very, very awake and very, very sober.
"HUH?!" Cha Eugene breaks the silence first.
"That explains a lot, actually," Kim Raebin mutters. "Wait. Hear me out. The-"
No one hears him out.
"THAT GUY?!" Bae Sejin shouts incredulously. Everyone winces at the volume, including Bae Sejin himself. Unable to help himself, he whisper-shouts, "Why that bastard?!"
"What's going on?" Ryu Chungwoo asks blearily. Apparently, he's only just returned to the world of the living.
"I s-support you!" Seon Ahyeon adds sincerely. Moondae appreciates the sentiment, but he would also prefer to be about literally anywhere else right now.
Moondae fakes a yawn and rushes to his feet, nearly tripping over a rambling Raebin in the process. Time to escape. “It’s late. I’m going to bed–”
"Nope!" Lee Sejin, who has somehow teleported across the room, says with faux cheer before picking him up and placing him right back onto the couch. The other members nod very seriously in approval and agreement. "You're not getting out of this one."
Moondae decides he is never going to open his mouth ever again.