𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 | 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐈𝐍

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working was hard enough, but working with other people was even harder. when renjun was in school for this, he thought he would be able to work from home or at least make his own schedules as an author. he knows now that those were complete lies but, what could he do about it now?

he worked inside a large office building that was as quiet as a library. that also meant it was always boring. nothing ever good happened in the office and he could never finish any of the stories he was writing. not to mention his other 2 colleagues he shared an office room with would also annoy the hell out of him.

"hey, could you two discuss this another time? i'm trying to concentrate." renjun asked the two males in front of him.

"since when were you so invested in your job?"

"haechan, im serious." renjun sighed, crumbling yet another story idea before tossing it in the trash under his desk. before haechan could reply back with another smart remark, their boss walked in.

"everytime i come up to this floor, i always here talking in here. i never see any progress from any of you." the three males held their heads low.

"sorry, sir." jeno spoke on behalf of them all.

"get yourselves together. we have our manuscript editors are coming in tomorrow. and they can't read your work if you don't have any."

"yes, mr. seo." haechan said sarcastically. fortunately, their boss just left with a nod and continued to bother the other people on their floor.

the building was always panicked whenever the editors would come in to check their progress. it wasn't like they were the CEO's of the place or anything. renjun just guessed it was because it showed their laziness. he wasn't too worried about it though.

"what are you guys going to do?" jeno asked, worry evident in his voice.

"i don't know, but our shift ends in five minutes so ill see you guys tomorrow." haechan said, picking up his things before leaving.

renjun sat there for a bit as jeno packed his things. usually he would so worried about the editors coming but he wasn't this time. maybe it would hit him tomorrow morning but as of now, he was as careless as haechan was.

"you coming?"

renjun nodded as he grabbed his bag and walked out with jeno. the two lived in the same apartment complex so this was a routine for them to walk home together.

"you don't seem as worried as usual." jeno said breaking the silence.

"you're right," renjun huffed, "i'm not."

"that's good. they don't seem to care when we don't have any work anyways, so it doesn't matter." renjun knew jeno was trying to comfort him and he appreciated it. though, he was serious about this job. he didn't just become an author because it was 'easy'. he was serious about this, but writers block was a bitch.

"thanks, jeno. but i just feel so—"

"disappointed?"

"yeah.." renjun looked at jeno who nodded knowingly. today was no different than any other day.

the two males walked into their apartment and parted ways as they went to their own floors. when renjun finally came inside, he immediately kicked off his shoes and set down his bag. he changed into his pajamas, not bothering to shower, and laid in his bed. he always told himself he would take one in the morning but he was always either too tired or he was running late.

when morning came, renjun woke up comfortably instead of forced. it was a weird start since that beveled happened but he didn't think too much of it since he didn't want to be late yet again. he headed into the bathroom and took a shower, changing into a white button up and jeans. skipping breakfast, he left quickly. he never had time to eat breakfast anyways.

as the male rushed inside of the tall building, taking the elevator up to his floor, he realized it was almost empty. how strange. he thought. continuing to his office room, he found that jeno and haechan weren't there. was he early?

"renjun? you're early." his boss said, answering his question.

"yeah..i guess i am."

"well great. the editors came just 20 minutes before, so you're just in time. come with me, please." he said. renjun gulped. usually, one of the editors would come into their office room and ask if they had any work for him. when they didn't, he would leave. renjun had never been early before, but he hated it already.

renjun waited in the hallway while his boss, johnny, went inside of one of the rooms to check if one of the two editors were available. that's when that familiar panic hit renjun just as he predicted the night before. at least he knew editor. it was always that same editor named mark. the other editor would only work on different floor.

"alright," johnny said coming out of the room, "mr. lee is currently busy with a client, but mr. na is available."

now it was time to panic again. had he spoken too soon? not only was he going to talk one on one with the editor. but he hasn't made any progress, and he doesn't even know who it is now.

"okay.." renjun walked inside the room and met with another male who looked around his age, sitting at a desk.

"hello, renjun. my name is jaemin." he greeted as he stood. renjun extended his hand, the other gladly took it.

"nice to meet you, sir." renjun bowed slightly before sitting down.

"johnny told me you haven't officially written a completed story yet, correct?" jaemin asked.

"y-yes, sir."

"but he did give me a few of these stories you started. though they were all crumbled." jaemin said the last part quietly, almost as if he was talking to himself.

"crumbled? i thought i threw them out." renjun frowned. jaemin didn't reply as first as he was organizing the papers in his hands.

"why? they each start off really well." renjun's eyes widened at the other's words.

"p-pardon?"

"you seem surprised?" jaemin cocked a brow, "you're really talented. i would love to know what happens with either one of these stories you decide to finish." he returned the papers to the older.

"thank you, sir. but...i can't finish these no matter how hard i try."

jaemin smiled, catching renjun off guard. he looked so stern at first but his smile made him relax a little more.

"instead of writing exactly what you want, write what you feel in the flow of writing. you might even include your own thoughts a bit but that's what makes it your story." jaemin advised, his eyes cutting up to meet the older's. renjun's face heated up, too afraid to look away.

"thank you, ill do my best." renjun bowed before leaving. when he was finally in the hallway, he sighed in relief. he was not going to that editor's office ever again. he just had to wait until next time when mark would be free again. he couldn't handle the way the younger stared at him.

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