𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 | 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐈𝐍

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ten and haechan brought renjun home, taking care of him for the remainder of the day. haechan cleaned up the bathroom that had been disheveled after the events from the day before, and ten made sure renjun had everything he needed. from food, water, or just someone to talk to.

as it was getting late, ten and haechan ended up leaving even though it was clearly evident that they didn't want to, renjun insisted that they did. he laid in his bed, wide awake. staring out of his window, up at the moon that shone brightly on his face.

everything he did, made him sad. when he ate, watched tv, showered or even breathed. he felt so sick and dizzy he just wanted someone to just take him out his misery. he had an interview on national television in two days, yet he didn't think he could do it. anyone would call him crazy for thinking this, but he was ready to just throw everything away. it wouldn't make difference anyway. not when he had lost someone who was everything to him.

renjun shook off the thought, he didn't even want to think about the younger male. whether it was because he felt betrayed by him or he was just sad, renjun didn't want to ponder on it any longer. he didn't know how he was going to get through with this at work, this is probably why johnny was so against relationships in their department.

luckily renjun fell asleep after thinking about miscellaneous and meaningless things. he woke up feeling slightly different from the way he did when he went to sleep that night. the cold light from the moon was replaced with the bright warm rays of the sun.

renjun was relieved when he remembered johnny saying he could come in whenever he felt better. which was a mistake now that he thought about it, renjun didn't want to come back at all. his body and his feelings were all numb. it was confusing but it was better than having thoughts overcrowd his head.

suddenly he heard keys jingling outside, his front door opening after. "it's just me, ren!" haechan shouted in assurance. he didn't want to scare the older. when he came to renjun's bedroom, he wasn't alone. expecting it to be ten again, the person who was there surprised him.

"yuta?"

that was the last person renjun wanted to see right now. well, at least one of them. he might not have been part of that exact situation but he was still a problem that renjun didn't want to deal with right now. yuta just smiled slightly, his face displayed empathy and sadness though renjun wasn't buying it.

"i know you might not want to see him, but he wouldn't stop begging me to come see you." haechan glared at yuta before leaving the two alone.

"i heard about what happened..." yuta started awkwardly, renjun just hummed in reply. usually he would be upset considering yet another person knew about his relationship, but he didn't care. it was over anyways. plus, renjun figured the whole city knew about what happened by now. "i'm really sorry." he continued.

"what do you want, yuta? did you just come here to feel sorry for me? i don't have time for this right now." renjun turned his back to the older, snuggling up against his blanket as he stared outside.

yuta sighed before he spoke, "i wanted to confront you about the rumors. i'm not interested in jaemin at all...i won't lie to you, i said he was attractive but that's all." renjun shifted uncomfortably at the mention of jaemin's name.

"that doesn't matter to me."

"well, i just wanted to clear things up. i also wanted to tell you that even though we don't talk much anymore, i'm still here for you just like old times." yuta said. renjun and yuta used to get along well when he first joined the company. that was until he started being fake when he befriended doyoung.

"whatever...thanks, i guess." renjun's voice was emotionless. he kept his back turned, not wanting the older to see him in that state. he just knew his eyes were still swollen from crying.

"alright, get out." haechan said coming back into the room. and renjun didn't hear anything else but footsteps followed by his front door closing.

"what did he want?" haechan asked, sitting on the bed.

"to tell me he isn't interested in...mr. na and that he's here for me or whatever. just cheesy stuff." haechan frowned hearing renjun refer to jaemin as he did before they were dating.

"i was planning to take you out today to get your mind off of everything."

renjun just agreed to the younger's offer, not bothering to ask where he was taking him. he just liked the idea of getting his mind off of things so he swung his body around, his feet meeting the cold floor as he went to get dressed.

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jaemin had struggled to fall asleep that night which was a first for him. after hours of aimlessly staring at the moon, he woke up feeling like shit. not only that, but he woke up to many missed calls and texts from his colleagues.

picking up his phone, he called the first number that came to his mind. well, second number. the first one was renjun's. the phone rang for a bit before mark picked up, "good morning, jaemin. how are you feeling?"

"disgusting."

"i figured as much. there's this club downtown, we were gonna go a little later. you down?" jaemin thought for a moment before agreeing. he didn't really feel like getting out of bed but he figured he would feel better if he did.

"thank you, mark. i'll see you later."

jaemin stayed in bed just for a little while longer, staring at the sun that shone it's rays onto his face. immediately he thought about how beautiful renjun would look in the sunlight. as soon as he caught himself thinking that way, he facepalmed. he definitely needed his black iced coffee with four shots of espresso right now.