Rain ~ Nomin

22 • publicity

Thankfully, the boys recovered quickly from their illness. They were scolded by their managers for going out in the rain, but it didn't matter to them. All that mattered was that they were okay.

And, once again, time seemed to fly by. Sicheng had debuted in WayV: a group with seven Chinese members, and he seemed to fit in just right. He would also call Yuta sometimes to catch up, or maybe even organise a date night.

Jeno and Jaemin would also do the same. They would both go out on late night bike dates, riding around wherever they wanted to go in the moment. It felt as if their world wasn't clouded for once, and boys could finally enjoy each other.

"How was your date with Jaemin?" Chenle teased. Jeno knew how to maintain himself in front of a camera, and so had no trouble playing Chenle's teasing comment off.

"I don't know what your on about." Jeno said, squeezing Chenle's shoulders a little.

"Yeah you do. You and Jaemin go on bike dates!" Chenle said, smiling at the comments.

"It's too cold to ride a bike."

"You don't go with him anymore? Did you two fight? Are you okay?" Chenle kept teasing, loving the chaos he knew it would bring.

"It's too cold to go outside!" Jeno said, tightening his grip on Chenle.

"Yah! Okay, okay!" Chenle screamed as he squirmed, trying to get out of the older's grasp.

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"So you do go on dates!" Chenle said as he sat down after the vlive.

"How do you know all this?" Jeno asked whilst Jaemin babied Jisung, pinching his cheeks a little.

"Ow, Jaemin." Jisung said, shaking his head a little. Jaemin only laughed and hugged the young boy tightly.

"We've known for ages!" Chenle said, extending his arms to emphasise the ages. "Maybe for like... four years."

"Four- four years?!" Both boys said at the same time, shock present all over their faces.

"You're pretty obvious to be honest." Chenle said, smiling at just how shocked they both were. The two boys had no words to say. "I'm not against it but... just be careful. Not everyone is going to like it." Chenle said, taking a sip of his drink.

"What do you mean?" Jaemin said, tilting his head a little.

"What I mean is that you've grown up in the spotlight. You can't show that you two swing that way, especially to the media. Think about it, this country isn't as accepting as the rest." Chenle said.

"What are you trying to say?" Jeno said, slightly annoyed at Chenle's words.

"Yah don't get me wrong. You two can do whatever you want, but not in public. The media already went crazy when you two went out and Jaemin got high on coffee. But please be careful. I can only imagine what people would do if this came into the public." Chenle said, his tone had become more serious. Jeno sighed a little, now afraid of what the world would think if he had a lover, let alone a guy lover.

"Yeah..." Jeno said, getting up. "You're right."

"Jeno, where are you going?" Jaemin asked, concerned about how his lover felt.