↱GREAT ESCAPE↲ ⇾seongjoong/yeonbin⇽

4

it's been a whole two minutes.

"hey, man,"

san mumbles, slumped against the back seat. jongho hums in response, an acknowledgement.

it's impossible not to talk to each other. the longest they've ever gone was six hours before jongho came knocking on san's door at ten at night to apologize.

it was a long and difficult six hours. they told each other everything.

well, jongho thinks. almost. it's san's turn now.

"sorry."

taehyun looks down at his hands, both of which rest together on his lap. he attempts to hide a smile. he finds beauty in positive things, regardless of how small they may seem to other people.

whenever there's a fight breaking out in the group - there's too many of them, it's bound to happen, and it does, all the time - taehyun gets stressed out. really stressed out.

it's evident.

they try not to start screaming in front of him so he doesn't go into a panic attack.

he basically keeps the group, and fragile items they're bound to throw at each other, together. as long as he's not running around breaking them himself.

jongho raises a hand high enough so san can see it. he gives the other a dismissive wave in response. san knows he's forgiven.

jongho's used to san's temper. san's used to jongho overreacting.

after all, it really is just a game. one among many they've ever played.

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a game of monopoly on a friday night typically involves secret bets within those present, whether they're playing that night or not - who will lose it and flip the board over first?

twenty dollars in. hongjong's won three times in a row.

in. a. row .

they can never prove he's cheating but they like to assume, anyway, because he always does.

more chaos ensues.

again, a typical friday night.

seonghwa's stance on the game depends on that night's set of players, and the items threatened to be thrown around in a fit of rage.

yeosang is growing tired of holding game night at his place.

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the van is quiet for once, the same way every other vehicle filled with excited passengers become after an hour or so into the trip.

it's so quiet they can hear hongjoong snoring softly at the very front. seonghwa is still humming. this time it's justin bieber's off my face. they're getting pretty tired of that song.

mingi's eyes are closed as he leans against jongho's arm, but it's almost impossible for him to get any sleep on the road.