ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Chapter 28

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A few hours into the evening, Yeoreum felt much more comfortable than she had when she arrived. Everybody had eaten at least half their body weight in food, 3 of the 4 pizzas and almost all of the random dishes Jaemin ordered absolutely demolished.

Shinae had settled in with the friend group rather quickly, talking the most with Renjun and Mark as well. Chenle had even pulled out his Switch, and the group had an intense Just Dance tournament (Haechan won) as well as a cut-throat Nintendo Sports tennis tournament, won by the devastating pairing of Yeoreum and Chenle.

Now the sun was beginning to set, casting deep shadows and warm orange light into the room. The group laid about the living room, mindlessly binge-watching some random telenovela. All too tired to move from the far-too-physically-taxing games they had played. They hadn't even started the white elephant gift exchange.

While the peach soju had yet to be cracked open, Haechan had pulled a 12-pack of beer cans out of thin air about the same time Chenle finally managed to find his Switch, and everybody was feeling the warm fuzzy feeling of the alcohol in their stomachs, only adding to the sleepy atmosphere

Yeoreum was tucked in between Shinae and Chenle, the latter snuggled up into her side, his eyes fluttering as he tried desperately to stay awake. Shinae was focused on the TV along with Jeno, Jisung, and Renjun. Haechan and Jaemin had given into the quiet atmosphere and both were snoozing peacefully. Mark was scrolling on his phone.

From the other side of the couch, Renjun shifted. Out of them all, he had drank the least besides Jisung and seemed the most awake. Yeoreum watched lazily as he pried himself of the plush sofa and began clearing the coffee table of trash.

"Whatcha doin?" she called out, making Chenle next to her groan and bury his head further into her side, covering his ears in annoyance. Renjun glanced over at her before pointing towards the pile of gifts that had been moved next to the TV stand. "Clearing space so we can start doing the white elephant."

She nodded, contemplating whether to get up and help him or stay on the couch so the orange-haired boy wouldn't complain. Renjun obviously could tell what she was thinking and waved it off. "Don't worry about it, I don't want to have to listen to that brat whine about his pillow getting up and leaving him," he said.

Yeoreum snickered as one of Chenle's eyes shot open to glare at Renjun. "I heard that," he grumbled.

Jeno—who had become thoroughly invested in the drama playing on TV— was the next to get up to help Renjun set up, after the episode that had been playing ended in a way he didn't like. Yeoreum heard Jaemin grumble, as he had been using Jeno as a pillow.

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