𝙖 𝙩𝙤 𝙯 ー 𝙞 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 ¦¦ 𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘅 𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗻 , 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘀

𝙟 ー 𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨

"Hyung... Geonhak hyung got Dongju a teddy bear~"

"Yea, I noticed." Ravn replied sarcastically.

Hwanwoong glared at him. Noticing his hostile stare, Ravn smiled at him.

"Hey, I brought you to the haunted house. Shouldn't you be getting me one instead?" The elder boy teased. Seeing Hwanwoong pout, he only laughed.

"What, are you jealous? Geonhak and Dongju have a... very... close... friendship." Ravn seemed to pick his words very carefully, probably so he didn't offend Hwanwoong. Unfortunately, it didn't work.

"Are you saying we don't have a very close friendship?"

Ravn's eyes widened, realising his mistake. Belatedly, he tried to correct his mistake. However, the damage was done.

On the way back, Hwanwoong sulked. He had to admit it was kind of childish, especially since it was quite a long ride and Ravn kept trying to start conversation.

Eventually though, Ravn gave up, choosing to talk to Seoho, who was more than willing to engage in small talk, especially since Keonhee was driving. (a/n : just ~pretend~ that he can drive and that there are no managers because they are a small™ group (THEY DESERVE THE HYPE),, like smaller than they actually are IM GETTING SIDETRACKED.)

And of course, that put Hwanwoong in a doubly bad mood. He had to admit that he was... hurt? Jealous?

Either way, he didn't speak at all until they reached the dorms, and he immediately went into his room.

He felt really tired. It was probably just the adrenaline from the amusement park and the haunted house, but he felt like sleeping.

So he slept.

A knock on the door woke him up. Blearily, he went over to unlock the door (why had he locked it?).

"Sorry Keonhee- Oh. Hi hyung."

Hwanwoong yawned, before remembering that he was supposed to be mad (what for, though?).

"Can I come in?"

Somehow, this scene reminded Hwanwoong of their fight with Seoho. Instinctively, he panicked, before realising that he was the one who was angry and could therefore settle the argument within seconds.

"Uh yea sure."

"I'm sorry I offended you... I didn't mean it like that, I promise. It's just... I don't think I can explain fully... but please believe me?"

Hwanwoong looked at Ravn's worried expression.

Of course I will trust him...

"Okay hyung. Tell me whenever you're ready! Sorry for ignoring you just now..."

"It's fine. And uhm...Yuna... is outside... in the living room right now... and the others are sleeping... can you please come with me? I don't wanna be alone with her... but if you're not free then it's alright."

Hwanwoong sighed.

"Can we like... not go out."

Ravn shook his head. Looking at Hwanwoong with an apologetic expression, he held out his hand.

Placing his hand into Ravn's, Hwanwoong took a deep breath and smiled up at him.

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Instant regret.

Yuna would not stop talking. And she repeatedly 'joked' about Ravn, including how he 'debuted so late' and 'could only rap'. She also wouldn't stop comparing the members, ranging from innocent comparisons like how 'small and cute' Hwanwoong looked beside the others, to the.... dubious, like pointing out that Leedo and Xion appeared very close, perhaps closer than any of the other members' friendships.

Hwanwoong could sense that Ravn was getting uncomfortable. It was written plainly on his face and his actions; he was fidgeting nervously, and his eyes either shifted constantly from Yuna to Hwanwoong, or stared vacantly into empty space.

".... jealous of how popular Hwanwoong is?"

Too fixated on Ravn, Hwanwoong only caught the second half of Yuna's question.

"Sorry?"
"I was asking Youngjo if he ever felt jealous of how popular you are."

Hwanwoong felt his heart sink. He quickly glanced over at Ravn, who was staring at the ground.

"You see, the thing is, I'm just not good enough."

In that moment, he looked really small. Small enough for Hwanwoong to place his arm around his shoulder gently, before replying.

"Why would he be? If anything, I should be jealous. Have you seen his rapping and producing skills? All those producers reacting to our MVs are constantly praising his raps. And he's so handsome, plus he is so sweet to all of us and the fans. Honestly, sometimes I'm jealous of his looks."

Ravn seemed to perk up, just a little. Looking at Ravn's small smile, Hwanwoong felt a surge of unexplainable pride.

"Now if you'll excuse us, we're gonna go look at our dance practice so we can both improve and gain more popularity."

Standing up, Hwanwoong walked into his room, Ravn following close behind.

Entering the room, he was greeted with the sight of Leedo and Xion lying on the bed, both focused on Leedo's phone, which was propped up in front of them.

"Why aren't y'all in your own room?"

"The air-con here is better." Xion replied, not looking up from the phone.

Hwanwoong watched as Ravn walked over and ruffled Leedo's hair. Hwanwoong felt a flash of jealousy.

I'm just jealous that he's close to almost all the members.
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a / n : HI GUYS !! sorry for the inactivity and stuff,,, im like in the car rn which is my ~ natural habitat ~ for writing HAHA

anyways pls rec me some aus / ffs (on wattpad, ao3 or twitter) to read (any ship, as long as its ateez, oneus, or mamamoo) thankyou !! feel free to self promote. also, i wanted to ask if yall would be interested in a messaging / social media au that I'll upload to twitter ? i haven't actually started or anything, just asking