heartbreaker | nct dream

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rule #5
—it's better to be fake. someday, he'll just be a memory.

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"is it just me or is jisung getting taller?" haeyoung asked as she looked up at the said male.

"maybe you're just short." he retorted.

"typical jisung," jeno shrugged.

"what do you even see from that height?" renjun asked, resting his head on his palm.

"everyone's stupidity."

"no wonder jisung never acknowledges me," mark grinned.

"i always acknowledge you, mark." jisung deadpanned.

"haha jisung indirectly said mark is dumb!" chenle let out a loud laugh, causing passerby's outside the convenience store to turn their heads like always.

the 7 of them were at the convenience store hanging out after school again, this time without jaemin but instead with jeno. jeno was not grounded anymore while jaemin had to rush home as his parents needed him.

"haeyoung, how's your relationship with jaemin?" jeno asked.

she looked up from her phone and was met with the 6 others' eyes full of anticipation.

"...we're doing well?" haeyoung answered, although she sounded unsure.

haechan rolled his eyes and exasperatedly sighed. "we need more detail!"

"well we walked home together— wait no he walked me home and he kissed my cheek before i went in my house. is that enough detail?"

some broke out into a squealing mess while some were cringing and frowning.

"my haemin ship is sailing!" chenle smiled widely and dramatically placed his hand over his chest.

"it's not that d-"

"haeyoung this is too cute," chenle cut her off, totally ignoring whatever she was trying to say.

"this is so cheesy. but don't get me wrong, you guys are c- cu- cute- god i can't even say it." renjun fake puked and mark smacked his head. "you're just jealous because you're single."

"but we're all single here except haeyoung!" renjun scowled.

"but you don't see us showing jealously," haechan laughed.

"i'm not jealous!" renjun frowned.

"sorry to interrupt, but i need you guys to quieten down or else i might have to kick you guys out." the cashier said in the most monotonous tone ever.

"okay, we're sorr-"

"yuta! don't be so harsh, they need a little fun in their lives before they graduate. just let them be," a male that was stocking up the shelves chimed in.

"don't mind him, he's a little moody. just make yourself comfortable! although this is just a convenience store... i'm kun by the way!" kun waved at the 7 teens sitting down, staring at him confusingly.

"oh did i scare you? i'm sorry," kun retracted his hand and rubbed his nape.

"no you didn't! you're fine. i'm mark, this is renjun, jeno, haechan, haeyoung, chenle and jisung." mark cleared the heavy atmosphere and waved back, the others following suit.

"i'm chinese, by the way." kun told them for fun.

"me too!" renjun immediately shot up from his seat with the biggest smile on his face and exchanged numbers with kun.

"i made a new friend." renjun grinned from ear to ear.

seeing how kun was having so much fun with the 7 teens, yuta felt a tinge of loneliness.

"hey um yuta...?" mark called out.

yuta shot just head up and looked at him with wide eyes.

"do you want to join us? i doubt there will be much customers coming in at this time, you know..." mark being the friendly yet awkward person he is, he invited yuta to join them.

yuta finally smiled and made his way towards their table, opening up to them. and of course, he favoured mark the most out of the seven as he was the one who invited a lonely yuta to join in.