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     "Renjun, I swear, it's not what it looks like-" Jaemin put his foot on the ground and hurriedly got off of Jeno to stand up. "I think it is, you're attacking Jeno while straddling him. Do I call this gay, or just violent?" Renjun closed the door behind him and chuckled. 

"BOTH!"

"DONGHYUCK I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP I'LL DEFENESTRATE YOU!"

           "Yeah, so, um, we just want to say that-" Jaemin stopped mid-sentence and nudged his boyfriend. "You're the top here, say something." Jeno sighed and walked over to the plant, untying his jacket from its stem and putting it on. He then walked back over to the desk that sat in the middle of the room and picked up the bouquet of yellow tulips, handing it to Renjun with a small smile on his face. "Sorry for trying to kill you for the past month. We told the president we didn't want to do it and cut off all communication with her."

"How- How did you know yellow was my favourite colour?" Renjun accepted the flowers and brushed his fingers over their brightly-coloured petals.

"Jaemin rejected every other bouquet Sungchan brought."

"Because I have special powers."

They said at the same time and looked at each other. Jeno sighed again and turned back to face Renjun. "We also, kind of, damn, this is hard. We also like you." He scratched the back of his head, refusing to look Renjun in the eye. Jaemin refused to make eye contact either, playing with his fingers and adjusting his jacket constantly. Renjun smelled the tulips.

"I like you guys too. We're friends, aren't we?" He tried to sound confused, but in reality his heart was beating at what seemed to be a million times a minute. He knew what Jeno was trying to say, he wasn't that dumb, but he wanted to hear it from their mouths. The moment it was confirmed that they were indeed trying to tell him what he thought it would be, would be the happiest moment in his life. The satisfaction of doing anything else in the world would never compare to that. 

"Huang Renjun you sadistic little moomin lover, we're in love with you. Just say that you are too, so we can all go home and cuddle." Jaemin huffed and started to remove his jacket. "I can't do this anymore, you and Jeno are too awkward."

Internalised screeching is a good way to deal with sudden euphoria, Renjun discovered that day. He was silent for a minute but only because he was throwing himself a party on the inside. He did it. He got what he wanted again. But this time, it was a good thing. 

"Oh. In that case, I'll have to be honest, I'm a little over in love with you guys."

"FUCKING FINALLY!"

"LEE DONGHYUCK THIS IS THE LAST STRAW!"

"WAIT, WAIT, YANGYANG NO, DON'T KILL ME, I'M TOO PRETTY TO DIE!"

      Jaemin, Jeno, and Renjun turned to the direction of where the sound came from. "I'll have Johnny soundproof the room later. These walls are too thin." Jeno picked up Xiaojun's napkin and put it in his pocket. "Should we go home now?" He asked, smiling at Renjun. 

"WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GUYS SUPPOSED TO GO TO? JAIL?"

"DONGHYUCK SHUT UP, THEY'RE HAVING A MOMENT!"

"SORRY XIAOJUN, BUT I HAVE A BOYFRIEND TO GO HOME TO AND I'M RUNNING LATE!"