dazed and confused - norenmin

eleven

renjun

the pasta was delicious, for those who were curious,
and both renjun and jeno spent a good ten minutes praising jaemin's cooking abilities,
until the latter became a blushing mess.

"stoppp guys"

jaemin whined cutely and pouted.

"sorry, i'm never going to stop talking about how good that pasta was.
holy shit it was amazinggg"

"aww, jaeminnie's such a good cook,
please always cook for us"

jaemin looked at the two older boys,
who were now tugging on him and pleading for his agreement.
he rejoiced inwardly, but merely gave a resigned sigh.

"fine, but only because you guys are cute."

they jumped up and down, clapping happily,
then, without a word,
wrapped their arms around jaemin.
they stayed that way for a while,
each feeling the rise and fall of the others' chests,
a feeling of contentment spreading between them.

none of them could really believe that they had grown so close so soon.
renjun thanked the lord that he had met two such special boys,
and that they didn't seem to hate him, or mind his presence at all.
in fact, they almost seemed to like him.
he couldn't wait to see what the rest of the summer would bring.

eventually renjun broke up the little cuddling session,
looking at the others with ill-suppressed anticipation.

"what do you guys want to do now?"

"well, my mum wanted us to bond, so she'll be staying at jaemin's place.
we can stay up late, maybe watch a movie..."

jaemin pounced on the idea excitedly,

"yeah! i feel like watching a horror film."

jeno nodded in agreement, and turned to renjun,
who wasn't feeling quite so keen.
he hesitated, not wanting to seem like a wimp, but thought, fuck it.

"um, i get really frightened by scary things, so sorry in advance for the screams."

he looked down at the floor, ashamed of his confession.
he didn't want them to think less of him.
suddenly a hand touched his chin, causing his gaze to meet that of the other boys.
the hand belonged to jaemin, who was smiling at him fondly.

"don't worry, i'll protect you."

instantly feeling more at ease, renjun then felt an arm stretching across his back,
holding him in a way that felt both friendly and strangely intimate.

"i'll protect you too...junnie."

the pet name took him by surprise, but hearing jeno use it made it twice as special.
renjun couldn't prevent the blush that rose to his face.

geez
why do i blush at the smallest thing
i bet he didn't even realise what he said
control yourself renjun

he mustered his courage, and smiled bravely.

"okay, let's do this!"
"how bad could it be?"

---

one hour later, renjun was scared shitless.
he didn't understand how people found this sort of thing fun,
he hated it.
jeno and jaemin sat stoically through all the jump scares,
on occasion yawning, or complaining about the lack of zombies
whereas renjun would shriek and hide his face behind a cushion every time.

at first he had been hesitant to reach out to the others for reassurance,
but as he remembered they had promised to protect him,
and as yet another clown appeared on the screen,
renjun threw away any last remaining scraps of dignity,
and clutched desperately at jeno's arm,
provoking a chuckle from the younger boys.

now they sat close together,
renjun's hands still enclosed around jeno's bicep,
legs across the black-haired boy's lap,
and his face burrowed into jaemin's neck.
he knew that jeno and jaemin would nudge each other with their feet
everytime he whimpered,
and one of them would stroke his hair,
softly whispering words of comfort until he stopped shaking.

somehow, by the time the ending credits rolled,
renjun had relaxed enough to fall asleep,
an extraordinary feat considering the bloodcurdling screams emitted sporadically from the screen.
jeno and jaemin extracted themselves with some difficulty,
as even in his sleep renjun's grip on them was unwavering.

they looked at each other, wondering what they should do.
jaemin pointed at the clock and then the door,
signalling that he had to go home,
as by then it was late at night.
he sighed, regretful at having to leave the other two,
but departed reluctantly after a smile at the slumbering renjun,
and a wink for jeno, which left his heart racing.

if renjun had been awake,
he would have seen the look jeno now gave him,
the look you give something precious, or someone close to you when they aren't watching.

he also would have heard the words jeno softly mumbled to himself,

"oh junnie...

why do you make me feel this way?"

*****

renjun's thoughts:

ok that could have been much worse
thank god jaemin and jeno were there.
by the way
jeno's arm is REALLY muscular,
like i don't even understand
how???
and jaemin smells really good
is it weird to think that
maybe
but he smells like...
cupcakes.
and i love cupcakes

jaemin's thoughts:

aww junnie was so cute when he was scared
i didn't realise a person's eyes could get that big
when i felt his breath on my neck...
that was not okay.
and also
he didn't just rest his head on my shoulder
he NUZZLED
i don't think i can describe the effect that had on me
let's just say it made me feel some things.

idek how that movie ended,
my mind was otherwise engaged ;)
OMG STOP
NOT AGAIN NO BRAIN STOP

jeno's thoughts:

i loved that.
cuddling with junnie and jaeminnie = heaven
but now i've got a bit of a problem
what do i do with renjun?
do i wake him up?
do i let him sleep?
guys someone help me.
i don't have any experience in looking after cute guys.
i mean apart from jaemin...

author's note

yasss the classic 'horror film and one of the characters is scared" fanfic scene.

hope you enjoyed ittt :)

xxx