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Music Bank was done. Cameras off. Staff packing cables. The ENHYPEN members were supposed to leave 20 minutes ago.
"Where are Jay and Jungwon?" Heeseung asked, scanning the empty waiting room.
"Went to grab water," Sunghoon said, but his eye was twitching. They had been "getting water" for 25 minutes.
Ni-ki dropped onto the couch. "They are kissing again, are they not."
"It is not kissing," Jake said.
"It is... hydration."
"Hyung, hydration does not take half an hour," Sunoo whispered, already pulling out his phone to take a selfie, as usual.
Backstage, Jay pulled Jungwon into the empty rehearsal room. Door clicked shut. The whole building was quiet except for staff rolling carts in the hallway.
"Hyung, the staff," Jungwon whispered, but his hands were already at Jay's collar.
"I know," Jay murmured, backing him against the wall. Not hard. Just enough that Jungwon felt safe, caged in without being trapped. "They are all downstairs. We have five minutes."
"Five minutes is not enough," Jungwon said, and that was all the permission Jay needed.
He kissed him. Not soft like the dorm. Not careful like before 9 PM. This was different. This was backstage, adrenaline still buzzing from the stage, music still ringing in their ears.
Jay's mouth opened against Jungwon's, tongue sweeping in slow and deep. French kissing. Messy in the best way.
Jungwon gasped into it, hands fisting Jay's shirt, pulling him closer like he was scared Jay would stop.
Jay tasted like mint gum. His hand slid up to cradle Jungwon's jaw, thumb pressing under his lip like he was memorizing the shape of him. The other hand stayed at Jungwon's waist, holding him steady when his knees went a little weak.
Jungwon made a small, breathy sound and Jay swallowed it. Kissed deeper. Slower.The kind that made Jungwon forget there were people, cameras, and staff.There was only Jay's mouth, Jay's hands, Jay's heartbeat against his chest.
"Hyung," Jungwon panted when Jay finally pulled back for air. Both of them were flushed, lips swollen, breathing hard. "We can't anymore............staff might—"
"They will not," Jay said, pressing a trail of open-mouthed kisses down Jungwon's jaw. "I checked. No one is here."
He nipped lightly at Jungwon's neck, just above the collar. Jungwon's head fell back against the wall with a soft thud. His eyes fluttered shut.
"Jay," he whispered. Not "hyung".
Jay froze, then kissed him again. Deeper this time. Possessive. His tongue tangled with Jungwon's, unhurried, like he had all the time in the world even though they did not. Jungwon's legs wrapped around Jay's waist without thinking, and Jay hummed approval into his mouth, hands gripping his thighs.
The door handle rattled.
Both of them froze.
"Hello? Is someone in there?" It was a female staff member's voice.Probably an intern.
Jay dropped Jungwon's legs and shoved him behind the sound panel in one movement. Jungwon barely had time to fix his shirt and wipe his mouth before Jay pulled the rehearsal room door open just a crack.
"Yeah?" Jay said, voice carefully casual. But his lips were red and his hair was a mess and he was blocking the door with his whole body.
The intern blinked. "Oh! Sorry, I thought I heard... noise. The cleaning crew needs this room."
"No one is here," Jay said. "Uh....Just checking equipment. We are leaving now."
She nodded, eyes darting past him to the dark room. For a second her gaze landed on Jungwon's grey sneakers peeking out from behind the panel.
Her eyes widened.
Jay noticed. He stepped forward, crowding her back into the hallway with a smile that did not reach his eyes. "Seriously. We are done. Go home, it is late."
As soon as the door closed, he turned around. Jay was already pulling Jungwon into another kiss.
"Jay hyung stop," Jungwon breathed between kisses, even as he kissed him harder. "She saw my shoes."
"I know," Jay said, hands back on his waist. "Let her see. Let them all see." He kissed him again. Deep. Slow. Tongue sliding against his, making Jungwon whimper softly.
The door opened again.
This time it was not just the intern. It was the whole ENHYPEN group. Plus Manager hyung. Plus two more staff members.
Everyone saw it.
Jay with his hands on Jungwon's waist. Jungwon with his arms around Jay's neck. Mouths still touching when they broke apart at the sound of 7 people gasping.
Silence.
Then Manager hyung "...Turn off the lights. We are leaving."
Sunghoon covered his face. "I told you. I TOLD YOU THEY WERE KISSING."
Ni-ki started filming. "Episode 101, We hit it”
Heeseung pinched the bridge of his nose. "Boys. Backstage. French kissing. Are you insane?"
Jay did not let go of Jungwon. He just turned his head and met Heeseung's eyes, defiant but soft. "We are adults, hyung."
Jungwon buried his face in Jay's chest, mortified but still holding onto him. "Hyung I am sorry," he mumbled into Jay's shirt.
"Do not be sorry," Jay said quietly, kissing the top of his head right in front of everyone. "Not for that."
Manager hyung sighed. "Okay. New rule. No kissing in rehearsal rooms. If you are gonna do it, do it in the dorm where only we suffer."
The staff members were pretending not to watch. Failing badly.
Jake walked up and yanked both of them apart. "Dinner. Now. As a punishment, you two are cooking."
Jungwon looked up at Jay with red ears. "Did we just get caught?"
Jay smirked, thumb brushing over Jungwon's swollen lips. "Yeah. And I would do it again."
Ni-ki zoomed in. "Caught on 4K. This is going in the group chat."