I'm the place you can come to, you're the place I can go to (you're my home)

i.

Fansigns were always exciting for the members, giving them a chance to meet the people who meant the world to them as well as being able to joke around with one another and their carats.

Their fans were the sweetest, they swore it was a proven fact (and they definitely weren't biased) and being able to have even short conversations with them was always something they all enjoyed, but sometimes fans got over excited, over enthusiastic, over passionate.

This particular fan was just that, squealing over each member and being generally excited to meet them. Until she reached Jun.

They had all heard her even as the waiting fans grew louder and the current ones speaking in front of them spoke right to their face, and they had all experienced her over excitement first hand thus far. If Jun was honest, he loved those types of fans, the ones who showed their pure love for the members openly.

That's exactly why it hurt even more when she stopped in front of him, face dropping into a melancholic expression and waiting for him to sign her album (Jun swore he saw her scowl as he wrote on the page) before moving on before he could even start a conversation, going back to her previous enthusiastic state when she reached the next member.

And it hurt. It really, really hurt, but Jun tried not to show it.

He smiled when the next fan came and he continued the conversations like nothing had happened, except everyone had noticed. Most of the members had been watching the girl and many people in the crowd focused in on the member who was so out of place in the group that someone who seemed like their biggest fan didn't even care about him. At least that's what Jun told himself.

In reality, the members looked at him with hurt and sympathy and although the remaining members put their fake smiles on and made kind conversation, deep down they only felt disgust. At her attitude, at her behaviour, at her. She wasn't a fan, not really. If they didn't love every member, they didn't love seventeen as whole.

So then, when the line of fans still waiting to get signs was lessening and the members had started moving around the room and on stage, Jeonghan made sure to move over to where Jun sat.

He was fiddling with a toy plush one of the fans gave him, head focused down on the toy and not looking up at anyone. Jeonghan sat beside the boy, running his fingers through Juns hair and pointing towards the toy every now and again, playing along with the fans asks for aegyo and doing fanservice. And when they all started to focus on Mingyu, who had made it his task to annoy Jihoon for as long as possible, Jeonghan finally got his chance.

"Don't be upset Junnie." He whispered into the youngers ear, still moving his hands through Juns hair comfortingly.

"I'm not upset hyung, promise." He attempted a small smile, making sure to look up at Jeonghan to show him his attempt at joy.

"Just checking, that's all. I don't want my Junnie to be upset over anything."

He simply hummed back, not even forming a sentence in fear that his once stable voice would betray him, but Jeonghan didn't miss the way his lip wobbled and his eyes glistened slightly with small tears.

He hugged Jun gently and kept hold even as he stood, making sure to rest his head on Juns shoulder as they both watched Mingyu and Jihoons incessant bickering. "As long as my favourite dongsaengs happy."

He turned his head towards Jeonghan and smiled, a bright and genuine smile, and it made Jeonghans heart flutter. "Your favourite dongsaeng? What about Channie."

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him."

"Yah Jeonghan hyung called me his favourite." He singsonged loudly towards the group, the fans in the crowd roaring and causing them all to look over at the pair in confusion, some of them laughing cheerfully whilst others questioned the sudden loudness.
"No way, I'm hyungs favourite."
"Not a chance."
"It's obviously me."
"Your all forgetting I've always been his number one."

Several members fought between themselves childishly whilst the fans watched on in delight, laughing and shouting when necessary.

Jeonghan simply smiled, knowing that he was going to get an earful later on when they decided to make the argument more serious back at the dorm, yet in that moment he couldn't let himself care. Not when Jun was smiling widely once more, the uncaring fan not even given a second thought as his innocent, playful side found its way out again.

As long as that smile stayed on Juns face, nothing else mattered.