𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐊㆐JICHEOL

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The tick tock of the clock welcomed him as Seungcheol entered what would be his new home, after a small remodel he could live in the place that his grandparents gave him.

Somewhat exhausted, he falls on the sofa, but after hearing a knock on the door he gets up to answer it, meeting his best friends who entered without asking permission, quickly taking a seat on one of the furniture.

"Good afternoon Seungcheol. Good afternoon guys. Have you been okay? Can we come in? Yes, go ahead." He imitated a dialogue making that peculiar pair of newcomers snort in abhorrence at what they had heard 

"Is that so difficult!?" He claimed making them laugh.

"No, it's just boring" Jeonghan answered as he got up to snoop around the kitchen.

"Cheol, do you want us to help you organize those boxes in the corner?" Jisoo proposed before a soft jingling was heard in the living room as Jeonghan returned to said place with a strawberry and cream cake on a silver tray. "Charming." The youngest of the three boys muttered.

"It's five twenty-six...Is it normal for it to ring at this time?" Jeonghan questioned Seungcheol strangely, taking a seat next to his boyfriend after having left the tray he was carrying on a tea table.

"Since I was a child. Once I asked my grandparents and they said it was fairy time. If you notice, instead of a cuckoo bird coming out, two fairy figures join their wands together as if they were guarding the center door." The oldest blonde explained, taking a bite of the slice of cake that had just been served.

"It's very cute." Jisoo said, delighted with what he just told, causing a Jeonghan, touched by the black-haired man's actions, to kiss his swollen lips, making Choi snort.

"Why do the both of you have such a sweet time every time they visit me!?" Cheol protested.

"Because we love each other." The pair mentioned responded in unison to start laughing at the childish attitude assumed by his best friend.

After that snack they decide to finish organizing the few boxes that were left in the room. While Jeonghan and Joshua dusted off the bookcase in the living room, entertaining themselves in their bubble of love, Seungcheol was in charge of taking some extra objects or that he didn't know where to put to the attic.

It was a gloomy and somewhat neglected place, without a doubt it needed cleaning. What surprised him most was seeing a model of a small house surrounded by snow, next to it a book on a table.

"Universefactory." Seungcheol read the title of the book which was engraved with gold letters contrasting with the dark blue cover it had. Somewhat hesitant but consumed by curiosity, he decided to take the book in his hands, but not before delicately passing one of his fingers tracing the beautiful engraving it had. A familiar feeling harbored his soul, but he did not know exactly what it was. It was specifically about.

When he opened the book he noticed pages with different scenarios but when he reached the middle he observed how the other part was actually a hidden compartment where a small silver key with details of flowers rested, wondering to himself what the function of that curious object would be and the Why is it hidden?

He listens as the cuckoo clock rings again, it must have been six in the afternoon. He returns the key to its original place and after taking the book, he goes to his room where he would leave it on his bed.

Going down the stairs, he can't help but smile when he sees his two friends being sweet. He had to admit that deep down in his heart he wanted someone to look at him like Jeonghan looked at Joshua or vice versa, but life took a while to present that to him. someone, so he preferred to resign himself to his singleness.