DRAMA CLUB | NCT DREAM

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for the past couple of days, chenle had been avoiding his best friend when it comes to serious conversations.

everytime jisung had brought that up, asking him how he was truly doing and pointing out his strange behaviour, chenle refrained from answering honestly.

the topic being like a ball in dodgeball that the sophomore attempted to avert.

it was ridiculous, they both knew it. communication is the key, they were aware of it. however, chenle seemed to run away from it as good as possible which confused jisung even more.

the chinese was normally open-minded towards such topics and was quite a fan of having deep talk - so why had he been acting so weirdly lately? it only added up to the freshman's confusion.

jisung had known chenle since elementary school. they had been joined at the hip since ever and they knew and felt when their other half was acting off, they could easily recognise it.

the freshman was left with no choice but to come up with a plan and take action. he just hoped that it worked to lure him to have that damn conversation with him.

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the sky was hued in orange and pink tints, adorned with soft clouds. the fresh air brushed against the skin of jisung who was sitting on a swing.

there was no trace of any human being at the playground. silence engulfed the air, accompanied with the gentle wind and the freshman's quiet humming.

the ash haired boy had his eyes on the picturesque sky above him, admiring the magnificent beauty of it.

however, quick, approaching footsteps broke the peaceful silence. jisung's gaze shifted to the direction where all the sounds came from.

"JI, OH MY GOD. WHAT'S THE EMERGENCY??", chenle asked loudly in worry while catching his breath.

it was his best friend, as hopefully anticipated. nonetheless, he showed up earlier than expected.

"lele, it's not that of an emergency!", jisung clarified calmly, surprised about his best friend's quick and worried arrival.

"sit down first, you seem exhausted... have you run all the way there?", the younger one questioned concernedly, tilting his head as he watched his best friend being out of breath.

the orange haired boy nodded weakly before sitting down on the swing next to jisung's, trying to calm his racing heart from sprinting.

the freshman felt bad for causing such a scene and worries and making his best friend run all the way to him.

"you didn't have to! i told you it wasn't that of an emergency", the younger one sulked slightly.

"but you said it's very important and you go only to the playground all by yourself when things get serious", the sophomore responded precisely, running his hand through his hair.

shit, does chenle know jisung that good.

"fair point", the ash haired boy mumbled in defeat, surely surprised how observant his best friend was and how well he knew him.

"thanks for doing all that, lele... i appreciate that", jisung added sincerely, giving him a sheepish smile.

a proud grin appeared on chenle's face at his words. "it's alright, ji! i'd drop everything for you and i would do it over and over again", he added kindly, making jisung's heart swell with warmth and guilt.