ʀᴏᴏғᴛᴏᴘ ғɪɢʜᴛ - ɴᴄᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ

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the day had come.
no, it wasn't christmas yet, don't be impatient. it was the day three of the rooftop fighters would go back to their homelands.

meihui's and renjun's departure was earlier than yasuko's, so the group technically spent the first day of winter break at the airport.

"I can't believe I'm going home and I have 5 assignments to work on, too" renjun groaned and looked over at his travel buddy who kept crying

"can't you just come with me?" meihui cried and begged her best friend to go with her
seorin was also crying but she kept denying, "i need to see my mom and dad too you dumbfuck, can't you stay?"
"i can't! can't you come with me?"
"i can't!"

"they look so dumb right now," yasuko sighed, totally forgetting her own clingy boyfriend who had not let go of her arm. but she didn't mind.

"you look dumber with donghyuck holding your arm as if that'll stop you from going home," seohyun said, turning to flick the boy on his forehead, "are you gonna cry too?"
"no!" he got defensive and stood up straight. the japanese gave him a look which made him pout and admit, "okay, i might but not like them-" he pointed to the pair of sobbing best friends

"have fun at home," soobin smiled warmly at the shorter boy, patting his head as renjun reached to poke his dimple
"why do you have the deepest dimples, it's not fair"
"its genetics?"
"fuck biology"
"technically its the only science that's not fake and imaginary. like what even is maths- just use a calculator!"

subin, who overheard him, gasped and agreed, "right?! maths is so dumb"

the two soobins or subins kept discussing how shitty the subject is while the two crying girls had finally calmed down

"use protection when I'm gone," meihui said, causing jisung who was standing nearby to start choking on air
the chinese girl shrugged, "god knows what you both have planned"
"we'll literally be in a house with her parents-"
"the house is huge as fuck dude you guys could be getting it in any room and they wouldn't-"
"okay! enough about this!" seorin stopped meihui from saying this further

the friends all talked in groups until the flight for the chinese pair was announced. they all said their goodbyes with meihui and seorin crying again and a few other friends including soobin had tears in their eyes.

"don't go," donghyuck whined, holding on to renjun's arm, receiving smacks on his head but only whining more at the hits

it took a yasuko and a jeno to pry hyuck off the shorter boy who just wanted to say goodbye to soobin. he still kept sulking though, joining seorin's side as they dramatically waved to their friends walking away.

"its barely been 2 minutes and i already miss her," seorin sniffed, "nobody's annoying me anymore"
"i mean, a lot of people tell me I'm good ar annoying people-"
"that's because you are, chenle" jisung cut him off

"that's not very nice to say"
"it's a fact, though. what else would you think of someone who wakes you up at 4 am to show you a video about a horse sharting?"
"you have to admit- it was funny"
".... it was a little funny"

the two bestfriends went back and forth, while everyone else was involved in one conversation.

"how're you feeling?" yasuko nudged hyemin who hummed confusingly,
"about what?"
"these are the first holidays you're spending with your dad.. are you feeling good or..?" jaemin asked cautiously

"i mean, i guess im fine. i dont think about it a lot to be honest, like it just feels like a regular holiday to me at the moment. maybe it'll sink in when i actually go home tomorrow that he's here now and stuff," she sighed, "but I do hope he stays."

"you know, i find it funny how our lives are so different," savannah said, putting a  hand on hyemin's shoulder and rubbing it, "your parents re-united and my parents seperated. i dont even know where my mom is."

"having seperated parents is weird, like i think I'm just used to it but I still can't completely process it or understand why, you know?" haechan related to savannah, "i know if they stayed together it would've been worse but sometimes i just want to see both of them in a room together for me. if mom finds out dad is attending a show or a ceremony for me, she doesn't come and if dad finds out mom's coming, he doesn't come."

everyone listened, the mood was a little gloomy and noticing that he instantly lifted up the spirits, "but i still can go around flexing i have two houses and two seperate rooms"

yasuko noticed how tensed he actually was and the disguise he had on. she felt bad for him. he had gone through a lot, and yet he was still always the life of the party. sometimes she wondered if he knew he was allowed to take breaks and feel sad, too.

"what about seonghwa, though? is he going home for the holidays or does he have idol things to do?" haechan asked, changing the topic before anyone could say anything. a silent signal to let everyone know he wasn't ready to talk about it in more detail than he already had.

taking the small hint, seorin answered him, "they had a comeback a few days ago, i think he'll come home just in time for Christmas"
"honestly, i don't know how idols spend so much time away from home. like even during the holidays. they should have like a fixed month every year for idols to take a break, you know?" heejin said, "but ofcourse, it's not possible because companies are heartless."

"wait," jaemin said, holding his arms out infront of him, confusing everyone else, "where did chenji disappear off to?"

🪐
they got kidnapped 😱
jk

my college arranged online classes for 4 days during winter break 🧍‍♀️
a girl cant even live in peace anymore 💔

also i dont know how flights and airports work 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️
i dont even know how christmas works im not christian 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️