ANGEL ☾ winwin one shots.

like a poison. [yuwin]

a/n: requested by @_nctpink_!

non-au.

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it's a hectic day today. to be exact, it's been a hectic week.

they're practicing the newest choreography for seven days in a row now, and sicheng's back hurts like he's 80-years-old or something. his legs feel wobbly like jelly. luckily today they're allowed to take a break earlier than they always do.

as the members debate over what to eat, sicheng sneaks his way to the door. when he gets out successfully, he heads to the 127's practice room; praying yuta will be there.

sicheng's face brightens when he sees yuta sitting alone in the practice room.

their other members must've went out to eat already. which is a relief – they'll never leave him if they're here. as much as he appreciates them, he needs some time alone with his boyfriend.

sicheng approaches the japanese, calling his name. yuta looks up. a smile blooms on his face as he gets to his feet.

yuta pecks sicheng's cheek and sicheng smiles, the apple of his cheeks flushing bright pink.

" hey, babe ."

" it's lunch ," sicheng says, smiling sweetly. " aren't you going to eat ?"

it's his code for I'm hungry and let's go eat and this isn't a choice. sicheng's a brat, although he's shy.

it's an entertaining contrast. he will whine for something and then feel bad when you actually give it to him ("I didn't push it, did I?").

most of the time it works wonders. as everyone knows, he's the apple of NCT's eyes after all. nobody can say no to him.

but not this time.

yuta rubs his nape, looking apologetic. " sorry, babe. I ate already ."

sicheng's smile falters and turns into a frown.

" you promised you'll eat lunch with me today ."

" I did ?" yuta asks back dumbly.

sicheng shoots him a glare. he waited – no, starved for two hours because he wants to eat with yuta today, after weeks being busy with their respective units. he even texted yuta this morning to remind him. but of course, yuta didn't read it.

" who did you eat with ?"

" taro. why ?"

as expected. sicheng swallows the words before he can get it out. he clenches his fists; so hard his palm almost bleeds.

jealousy is an ugly feeling.

it settles in your stomach like a ball of poison you can't digest. it's stuck in the back of your throat, on the tip of your tongue – and it kills you slowly as long as you don't get it out.

but of course getting it out is another problem.

sicheng isn't a jealous person. so it doesn't make sense why out of all people, he gets jealous of osaki-freaking-shotaro.

shotaro is a good kid. he's lovable, cute, talented – questionable sometimes but that's why he's in NCT. most of all, he has been nothing but kind towards sicheng.

sicheng hates that he has ugly, intrusive thoughts revolving around him.

it all started after NCT2020 promotions, when they all went back to their respective units. of course, shotaro hasn't had one, and he sorts of hang around all the members along with sungchan. nobody cared, because then again they're their members now.