after failing three cases in a row, rookie assassin lee jeno lands an assignment that sounds almost too good to be true : a month long trip to italy to learn about and assassinate do seung-il, a korean politician who had run to milan after being cha...
jeno tried to not feel affected by what he had heard his 'crush' say, he did. but it didn't leave his mind the whole night, keeping him awake when he desperately needed to sleep.
he'd gotten used to others mocking him, but he just couldn't wrap his head around the fact that the one person he idolized the most thought of him the same way. he had always thought that jaemin was someone who was perfect, someone that was flawless.
however, accidentally eavesdropping on a single conversation of his completely destroyed this reputation in jeno's eyes. it wasn't like he could get over his infatuation so quickly, but he was sure that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with the younger anymore.
he groaned as he realized that he would have to spend two more briefings and then a whole month of mission time with the same person who he now was convinced he despised.
no matter how much he tried, lee jeno couldn't sleep a wink that night.
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na jaemin
though he wasn't the happiest about the mission, jaemin definitely wasn't as bothered about it anymore. he had promised to himself and to renjun, that he would try his best to endure and then they would have a huge celebration once he was promoted. ah, promotion! just the thought of it brought a smile to his face as he began to skip his way towards the room where he had been summoned.
he wasn't excited because of a sense of achievement or because of the title, no the thing he looked forward to was money.
you must be wondering what a nineteen year old assassin, who was already so successful, would need money for. alcohol? drugs? clothes? no it was for, well, a rather embarassing hobby of the pink haired boy. he collected plushies.
(drop those uwus gurlies)
yes it was a peculiar hobby, but jaemin couldn't care less. the first gift his foster mom had given him when they had met was a ryan plushie and since then it had become second nature for him to sleep next to as many plushies as he could. of course, nobody but his parents, little sister and renjun knew of this hobby, others simply wouldn't understand and he'd be mocked and ridiculed for the rest of his life.
jaemin knew he had a reputation to maintain, but it was a faulty one to begin with. he was supposed to be cold and ruthless and have an ambiguous sort of charm to him. yet his personality was completely different. although he managed to maintain a cold front on the daily, in reality, he was quite a loving and empathetic person. some (renjun) might even describe him as soft. well, about as soft as an assassin could get anyway.
and as far as looking mysterious was concerned, jaemin tried his best to be as rude as he could because he knew that the moment he'd have a serious conversation with someone, he'd end up giving away almost every single detail about himself, even where his little dragon plushie named haku was placed in his dorm.
(if you get the reference i love you :"D)
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the boys had been in the meeting room for about an hour just reading and making themselves familiar with the map of the areas surrounding their hotel and their target's probable locations. they were seated cross-legged on the floor, a huge map spread out in front of them. the thing that bothered jaemin was that jeno refused to even spare him a glance throughout. he was abrupt with his responses, his eyes were shifty and he just looked wary of him.
it wasn't that they were on friendly terms but his behavior surprised jaemin. where jaemin was (falsely) known to be cold and mysterious, jeno was regarded as amiable and easy-going.
"jeno be sure to remember where the city plaza and our sos contact are located, that's absolutely essential information!" jaemin chortled as he pointed towards the locations on the map.
"or what? you'll fail the mission because of me and won't get your stupid promotion?"
jaemin really fucked up, didn't he.
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heluuu
im sooo sorry this is late(and so short :/ )
i've been having a hard time trying to keep up with my studies :((
anyhowww i hope you liked the chapter <3
have a great day/night :D
(also happy belated birthday to hyuck i love this precious sunshine sooo much :")
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