Although Jeno was one to sleep late, he was unfortunately a light sleeper. So at 5:00 AM in the morning, he awoke in Jaemin's bed due to construction work being noisy outside. There were still three hours before school.
He stretched and sighed, checked his phone, then tried to go back to sleep; but his effort was futile. So he rolled over on one side and propped himself up with an elbow and stared at his still-sleeping boyfriend in the dim light.
Jaemin was sleeping on his back, his beautiful face in full view for Jeno to admire. Jeno leaned in and took a long look at the boy's calm sleeping face and pretty eyelashes closed delicately. He could hear Jaemin's breathing clearly. Jeno decided that he liked the sound of that; it calmed him.
His eyes then traveled to the sleeping boy's attractive lips. Jeno wanted to kiss him right then and there.
So impulsively, although cautiously still, Jeno leaned in and brushed his lips ever so slightly against Jaemin's.
The younger had no reaction at all. He slept as deeply as ever, making Jeno want to kiss his lips again, with perhaps a bit more certainty.
So Jeno bent over a second time and kissed his boyfriend deeper, bit his bottom lip affectionately, then got up again and waited for a reaction.
Jaemin licked his lips in his sleep and squirmed around a little before becoming completely still again. Seriously, Jeno smiled, finding the fact that his boyfriend was a deep sleeper cute.
He lay back down beside the boy and cuddled him softly, wrapping his legs around the younger's waist. Then he pulled out his phone and scrolled Instagram.
The first post upon opening up the app was that of @j.kiara_ung and Jeno couldn't help but snort at the sight of it. The caption screamed "F U LJN" and the photo was that of her with a different guy from Jeno's old friend group. Jeno wanted to comment something sarcastic but he didn't. Did Kiara really think that her getting with another guy would make Jeno jealous when he was obviously head-over-heels with Jaemin?
Honestly, he felt bad for Kiara that it was his fault for falling out of love with her, but could he help it when someone so pitiful yet beautiful as Jaemin was right in front of him?
He scrolled the reels, until he accidentally unmuted one of them. The clashy music shot straight out of his cellphone right into sleeping Jaemin's ear.
The younger boy woke up with a start, turning his head to face Jeno who had an equally surprised look on his face. "Sorry-" Jeno said immediately.
Jaemin sighed and snuggled into Jeno's chest. "What time is it..." he mumbled.
"Mm around five?" Jeno replied.
"Why are you awake," Jaemin said.
"I can't sleep."
"Why?" Jaemin continued.
"Because it's noisy outside."
Jaemin rolled over to the other side of the bed and stretched. "You're so sensitive. That's cute," he commented, followed by a yawn.
"Tch." Jeno slapped his boyfriend's ass, earning a yelp from the latter. "Jenooo," Jaemin whined and in return whacked Jeno's head with a pillow. With a sudden rush of adrenaline, the younger then stood up on the bed before putting his heart and soul into a jump landing right on Jeno.
"The fu-" Jeno started before his mouth was stopped by Jaemin's kisses. He smiled at Nana's puppy-like behavior. Who couldn't love him?
Jaemin gave one last petty kiss before he rolled off of Jeno and sighed dejectedly.
"What's wrong?" Jeno asked, mildly concerned.
"Nothing," Jaemin made an obvious effort to sigh once more, loudly.
"Come on, tell me," Jeno urged.
"It's just that..."
Jeno propped himself on his elbows and put his whole gaze on Jaemin, practically forcing the younger to continue his words.
Jaemin frowned and turned his face toward the wall so that he wouldn't have to face Jeno's intent focus. "It's just that I can't be happy with this," he reluctantly finished.
"What do you mean?" Jeno questioned, surprised. "Aren't you happy with me?"
"Yeah, of course! I love being with you. And that's the problem." Jaemin turned back around to face his lover, eyes wide and glassy. "Because this isn't real, Jeno," he whispered, as if saying it any louder would make the precious soul in front of him disappear before his eyes.
"It is," Jeno insisted.
"No, it's not," Jaemin's voice cracked.
"But it is...at least for two weeks, but it's still real," Jeno pressed.
Jaemin pressed his face into the pillow he was hugging as he felt the tears start to come.
Fine, Jaemin, you can do this for another two weeks. Just put a smile on your face and be happy just for Jeno, okay?
It's not the first time you've faked a mask.
And then, after these couple of weeks are over, you can cry all you want.
Jaemin sniffled before peeking out from the pillow and giving Jeno a shy but bright smile. "Right," he said softly to his boyfriend. "This is real. I'm so happy to be with you, Jeno-yah."
So...happy...
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"Jeno, I literally don't even care anymore."
The girl claiming, Kiara, had stopped by the dining hall table where Jeno, Jaemin, Mark, and Haechan were eating lunch. Beside her was Lee Jun, her "new boyfriend."
"Yeah and?" Jeno mumbled, food in his mouth. He cast a side glance at Lee Jun, who actually seemed somewhat nervous, since the two had been in the same friend group before.
"I just can't believe what you've given up for, these 'Intercom Boys'?" she gestured disgustedly toward Mark and Haechan, "and this-" Kiara's eyes traveled toward Jaemin as she began to mouth the word "fag-"
Jeno was appalled at his ex's behavior. So that sweet girl he'd dated was capable of this? How the HELL would he marry her?!
He was ready to throw hands, but Haechan was even faster. The feisty boy flew out of his seat and landed right in front of the prissy girl's face, causing her to step back and put her hands up. He pointed a finger in her face and hissed, "Don't you ever call him that again. Bullying an injured classmate? What a coward. And if you 'LiTErallY doN't evEN cAre aNYmOre'," Haechan mimicked her high-pitched voice, "then get your fugly plastic ass ou-!"
Mark had stood up and put one hand over Haechan's mouth, the other hand on his waist to pull him away from the horrified Kiara. Though she annoyingly recovered quickly. "E-ew-! So all four of you are gays?!"
Lee Jun seemed embarrassed enough and quickly took the girl away before she could lose her face even more. Jeno turned to Nana to comfort him but the boy was apparently unperturbed, having missed the whole scene because he had been completely absorbed in the k-drama on his phone, both earbuds in, turned up.
Jeno ruffled his boyfriend's hair, causing Jaemin to sit up, startled. He looked at the older for an explanation, only to be met by that sweet smile Jaemin had fallen in love with that day in the showers seemingly so long ago.
He smiled back, genuinely.
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My angsty ass don't know how to write fluff. 3 hours trying to write and rewrite one fluff chapter that didn't even turn out fluffy? Smh.
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Beautiful // Nomin
Fanfiction"You're just an ugly, dirty fuck boy." Jaemin couldn't argue with peoples' comments because he believed that was the truth. What else would you call a prostitute with lustful marks all over his body? It was a perfect description. Jaemin was certain...
