shortie | renmin

003

"you really didn't have to lend me a suit, hyuck. i have a few at home—" jaemin has been trying to convince haechan that there was no need to lend him- no, actually give him a new fancy suit. they were attending taeyong's housewarming party. it was a formal one so everyone was advised to wear formal clothes

there was no need to buy a new one. the party didn't really have a theme color so everyone's free to wear their clothing in different colors. but lee haechan decided it was a good idea to buy a new set for jaemin.

"not even a ‘thank you, hyuckie’ from you? how ungrateful, na jaemin." the tan skinned had his hands on his waist and rolls his eyes at his friend. "but admit it. it looks good, right?"

"yeah, it looks nice, but you really didn't have to." he looks at himself in the mirror on the dresser, worried about the expensive suit he's currently wearing. "but thanks. i'll return it once i've washed it."

"don't worry about it, dude. it's all yours. and besides, that's custom made for you, so it won't really fit me." hyuck finished wearing his new shoes that matced his dark blue suit. the party is in an hour. luckily, taeyong's new house is just a few blocks away from their current location. they won't even sweat

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they ended up taking the car because haechan's mom insisted. the place was full of people from school. their taeyong was a friendly person and everyone loved him. even the person who saw him as a competition in school and sports ended up being his boyfriend. lee taeyong could melt even kim doyoung's cold heart.

hyuck was quick to find his boyfriend despite the density of the crowd. mark was standing by the main table that had different kinds of food on it. jaemin could see steak, some meat rolls, and a few of taeyong's favorites. there's also a fountain of hot chocolate on the next table. he took a mental note to try it out later.

hyuck and jaemin followed mark to their assigned table. it was a long table for eight people. It had plates, glasses, and utensils that are ready to use. The program hasn't started yet because taeyong was still busy greeting his guests. the three boys decided to sit and wait there patiently.

jaemin met mark and haechan a few years ago in his previous school. mark is a respected student in school. jaemin worked under mark's supervision for a school project. haechan on the other hand, he loves to annoy mark because he finds him cute(mark didn't know that at first because he's very VERY dense.) jaemin is a very friendly person since childhood, too friendly that some people think he's a playboy, accusing him of leading girls on when he's actually just curious about everyone and everything.

back to present, the program starts in a few minutes. there were 2 more people who occupied the empty seats on their table. jaemin recognizes them from school. if his memory serves him right, their names are jisung from ComEd club and jeno from student council. that leaves 3 more people to fill in the remaining chairs.

"good evening." the guy named jisung greeted. he was wearing a dark blue suit that slightly resemble jaemin's. he could see haechan giggling in his peripheral vision. could this be his doing?

he kept his suspicions to himself and instead greeted him back with a bright smile. "good evening to you too."

suddenly, one of the three chairs was occupied. yangyang from dance troupe.

"yooooo mark, what the hell, you're here too?" yangyang laughs, raising a high five for the older boy to hit.

"yeah, man. what's up?" mark laughs along, completing the high five.

"nothing much. chenle said he'll be here in a few. he's waiting for his friend." the half german-half chinese said, finally sitting straight just to not capture eyes. mark just nods in response.

the host taps the mic first before saying his opening remarks. taeyong was on the platform, sitting on the large chair that you could call a throne. he wore a blue suit that had gold embeddings on it. you would be able to tell that he's the star of tonight's show. it's his birthday after all.

the celebrant's parents said their wishes for their son. it honestly turned quite emotional. jaemin actually found it quite funny but he chose to keep a poker face on.

"hey guys. did we miss alot?" chenle's forehead was already sweaty when he sat on his seat. he sat next to jisung. and to his right was renjun in a pretty velvet purple suit. boy did jaemin's heart pound at the sight of renjun.

his hair looked really pretty with clip-on purple highlights. he had make up on too— really glossy lips. fuck. jaemin cursed under his breath.

at last, his star of the night has arrived.