strangers with memories. / norenmin

two

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❝sit here. i'll get you some blankets.❞

❝thanks, jaem.❞

the chinese boy looked around his apartment, surprised to see why it was so quite. usually his roommate would be loud as fuck playing his video games. he must have went out... renjun and his roommate wasn't that close. they conversed with each other and sometimes helped when necessary. that was just it and both parties didn't felt the need to get closer.

❝whatchu thinking about in that pretty lil head of yours?❞, jaemin suddenly appeared with a blanket and a cup of yellow liquid in his hand.

❝nothing much.❞, renjun said as he snuggled deep into the blanket.

❝here, your favourite, chrysanthemum tea.❞

silence filled the air. well, maybe not complete silence, as renjun was sipping his tea noisily.

❝injun—❞, jaemin broke the silence.

❝if you're gonna talk about that day, then don't bother. i'm not interested, jaemin.❞

the way Renjun said jaemin's name made him shiver. his voice turned cold all of a sudden and it scared the korean.

❝right. sorry, jun.❞, Jaemin awkwardly laughed.

silence filled the air again. the tension was high too and this time jaemin didn't dared to break the silence. huang renjun can be fucking scary when he's mad.

the silence didn't last long though. It was interrupted by jaemin's phone ringing.

❝i'll take this. i'll be outside if you need me, junnie.❞, jaemin said in which he got a small hum as a reply.

❝hello?❞

❝jaemin! did you find renjun?❞

❝yes, i'm with him right now.❞

❝great. holy shit, i was worried sick. is he okay? do i need to come over?❞

❝yes, he's fine. just shivering due to the cold. calm down, jen.❞

❝god... how long has he been up there? it's all my fault. i should just leave him alone, jaem...❞

❝no it's not, lee jeno. stop saying that. you just gotta explain to him.❞

❝i tried... but he won't even listen to me...❞

jaemin heard soft cries on the other line and sighed.

❝you gotta keep trying, jeno... junnie deserves the truth.❞

❝i know, nana. jaemin, i'm so sorry. that n-night was just a m-mistake! i s-swear! i-i didn't t-touch her–❞

❝jeno. calm down.❞

a few moments later, jeno's cries died down and his breathing was back to normal.

❝jeno, i know. i know you didn't touch her. i believe you.❞

❝thanks, jaem... even if i may lose jun, i'm glad i still have you.❞

❝you won't lose injunnie, jen. just... wait it out. he'll understand.❞

❝i hope so. i gotta go now, jaem. please, take care of junnie for me.❞

❝of course, jen. stay safe.❞

❝you too.❞

jaemin walked back inside to find the cutest sight ever. renjun was sleeping on the couch, cuddling into the blanket. his cheeks was puffed out and he had a small smile on his face. jaemin cooed at the sight and walked over to the sleeping male. thinking it wasn't a great idea to sleep in the living room, the taller picked renjun up like a baby, with one of his arms under renjun's legs to make sure he doesn't drop and the other hand on his back. jaemin smiled when renjun cuddled deep into jaemin's embrace and put his legs around Jaemin's waist. walking to renjun's room, jaemin felt renjun shifting around and out of instinct, jaemin patted his hand up and down renjun's back.

jaemin kicked open renjun's door since his hands were occupied then. he walked towards renjun's bed and gently placed the smaller on top of it. the chinese boy whined at the sudden loss of warmth causing jaemin to laugh.

❝go sleep, baby. you must be exhausted.❞, jaemin sat at the edge of the bed, slowly caressing renjun's cheek.

❝don't leave.❞, renjun said softly, his eyes still closed.

❝i won't until you fall asleep, junnie.❞, the taller whispered gently. he ruffled renjun hair, slowly lulling the boy to sleep. ❝sleep, little one. i'm right here.❞

❝promise?❞

❝yes, baby. i'll never leave you.❞

renjun closed his eyes and attempted to sleep. but he just couldn't. well firstly, it was too cold and secondly, jaemin was staring at him. call him paranoid but who can sleep with a hot guy staring at them?

❝nana.❞

❝yes, my love?❞

❝i can't sleep. can you lay down with me?❞

❝of course, jun.❞

renjun shifted to the side to make space for jaemin. jaemin slid in next to renjun and wrapped his arms around renjun's waist. renjun immediately melted into jaemin's embrace and could feel his eyelids getting heavier and heavier by the sound of jaemin's steady breathing. almost immediately, renjun fell asleep.

when jaemin saw renjun's eyes fluttering close, he sighed. i'm sorry, junnie. you don't deserve all of this. he then looked at renjun's flawless face. scanning his god like features, jaemin caressed renjun's pinky cheeks before his fingers making it's way to renjun's eyebrows, brushing it softly. he cooed when he heard soft snores from the older. what are you doing to my heart, huang renjun... it was true. renjun was doing stuff to jaemin's heart that he himself couldn't explain himself.

jaemin then placed a soft kiss on the older's temple before wrapping his arms back to the older's waist and drifting off to peaceful sleep.

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