Red Strings // JaeNoRen

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[Renjun POV]

"Oh? You two must be the new roomies for the Dream Wing," Taeyong put down his wooden spoon beside a pot.

"Its nice to meet you," Jeno bowed.

"Please take care of us~!" Jaemin smiled sweetly and bowed as well.

"Okay, so who's who again?" Renjun scrambled to Chenle and whispered.

"Ah?" Chenle looked at them. "Oh, Jeno's the child actor. Jaemin's the popular boy."

"Ahh...." Renjun observed the two.

Interesting.

He had never seen a person without a red band or a red string, much less two, and rarer yet... At the same time.

"I'm Taeyong. I'm kinda in charge of this floor," Taeyong walked to them and smiled. "Have you guys eaten yet?"

"Actually, we just came back from dancing," Jaemin smiled.

"Ahh~ well come eat then!" Taeyong gestured at the huge tables.

Renjun shrugged at them and sat down by himself, still processing why he couldn't see their strings. Kun set a plate of food in front of him and Renjun thanked him as he continued thinking about how the heck it was possible to not see their strings.

"That's odd..." Renjun mumbled as he drew random shapes on the table top. "I can even see severed bands on people when they die... But they don't even--"

"Can I sit here..?" Jaemin stood beside him, a sugary smile gracing his lips.

"Sure, go ahead," Renjun smiled back.

He seems nice.

Renjun turned to his left, seeing a confused Jeno wandering his eyes around.

"Jeno-ssi? You can come sit here if you don't mind," Renjun called over to him.

Jeno smiled.

Holy.

Renjun's heart skipped a beat.

Jeno's eyesmile stuck on his face the whole time it took for him to come sit on the left chair by Renjun. On his right, Jaemin got his attention by passing him a glass of water.

"What's your name?" Jaemin smiled.

"I'm Huang Renjun," Renjun replied.

"Nice to meet you! Your smile is cute~" Jaemin made hearts with his fingers.

Cheesy.

"Thanks, your smile is nice," Renjun wasn't sure how to reply to that.

"Whoooooaaah!" Renjun flinched as Jaemin's hand snapped right in front of him in a flash.

Gracefully, Jaemin opened his hand to reveal a grape that would've hit Renjun square in the eye, had he not caught it.

"Omo! Haechan! You almost hit Renjun!" Mark flicked Haechan in the forehead from across the table. "Sorry about that!"

The fruit bowl was in between the two friends, and there was a mini food fight going on until Doyoung stepped in and told the two to knock it off.

Renjun was amazed.

How did Jaemin catch a grape that fast?! Renjun didn't even see the grape coming.

"Careful~" Jaemin chuckled. "You're really handsome, and things other than compliments go towards your face."

Wha-- this guy.

"Thanks..." Renjun laughed. "You really saved me there."

"Anything for you," Jaemin shrugged and threw the grape into the trash can about eight feet away.