Off-Stage

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"Bye, bye Carat!" Chan was waving at the crowd of carats in front of them as their concert came to an end. After performing aju nice for the nth time he had sweat running down his face and his hair was sticking to it. He felt euphoric after seeing how happy Carats were with their performances and a big smile was plastered on his face.
Soon they all left the stage and grouped together in their dressing room.
"Good job guys!" Everyone was praising each other and they clapped in celebration of their now finished tour.
"Channie! You look so happy!" Soonyoung said with a smile and hugged the younger tightly. "Ahh, Hyung I'm just so content with how far we've come! We will really go down in history!" He giggled and blushed as Soonyoung patted his head.

"Okay everyone let's go back to our dorm now!" Seungcheol stated and everyone agreed.
"Can't wait to shower." Hansol said tiredly and Seungkwan flung his arms around him. "Sit next to me in the car?" He asked with a pout and big puppy eyes. Hansol couldn't help but blush. "S-sure." He choughed a little and smiled when Seungkwan took his hand and let him back to the van.
Seungcheol counted everyone once they were seated and gave the driver a thumbs up. The ride was quiet at first since they were all on the verge of sleep until they noticed Wonwoo was acting a little strange. His cheeks were red and his breathing a little shallow. Mingyu who was sitting next to him put an arm around the older. "Don't tell me you're getting sick." He pouted. "Probably" Wonwoo sighed as he didn't want the members to know. "I'll take care of you alright?" Mingyu announced and Wonwoo blushed even more. He just nodded and leaned against the younger.

Chan was the first to get out and sprinted to their dorm as he wanted to get into the shower quickly. He undressed himself and stood under the calming shower. His mind started to wander. At the concert he noticed how Jihoon was keeping his distance from most of the members. I'll ask him what's wrong later.
He washed his body and his hair and quickly jumped out of the shower to grab a towel which he tied around his waist. He shared a room with Seungkwan and Hansol and sometimes it was okay but he knew they had something going on between them. He saw the way they looked at each other in the van and he contemplated whether he should go in their room or not.
He quietly opened the door and saw what he really didn't want to see. Seungkwan was sitting on Hansol's lap and they were making out with each other. He could see how Hansol put his hand onto the other's butt and that's when Chan decided to bolt.
I love these guys but why do they have to occupy our room. He pouted and thought where he could go to sleep. First he thought about Soonyoung but he was sure that his heart wouldn't be able to take sleeping in the same bed as his long time crush.
Just the thought made Chan all giddy and blushy.
"Why are you standing in the hallway with just a towel on and looking like someone just confessed to you?" Jihoon said as he passed by Chan to get to his and Mingyu's room.
"W-wait! Hyung doesn't Mingyu sleep in Wonwoo's room tonight?" The shorter nodded. "Can I sleep in your room tonight?"
Jihoon sighed. "Yeah, sure."

Chan snatched one of Mingyu's pijamas and put them on while Jihoon was typing away on his phone. "Are the two at it again? It feels like they are rabbits or something." Jihoon mumbled. "S-so you know they are together!" Chan said with his eyes widened. "I walked in on them one time." Woozi said calmly, never looking away from his phone. The Maknae stayed quiet for a little before going over to Jihoon's bed and sitting next to the other.
"You were awfully reserved today at the concert. Do you want to talk about it?" The older looked down onto his lap and bit his low lip. "It's just- I've been thinking for a long time and I've come to a conclusion about something and... It's something I want to tell you all but I haven't found the right time yet." Chan looked at Jihoon with worry and hugged him even though Jihoon tried to push him away.
"Let's get the others then! If that's okay for you?" The older nodded and Chan got on his way to bring everyone together.

"S-Soonyoung?" Chan opened the door to the older's room and froze in place when he saw him naked on his bed. "Yeah?" He asked like it was nothing. Soonyoung saw the blush creeping on Chan's cheeks and smirked.
The younger averted his eyes. "C-can you come to J-Jihoon's room please?" He cursed himself for stuttering and feeling butterflies in his stomach. This image will forever be inprinted in his memory.

Soon enough everyone gathered once again and they were all anxious about what Woozi was to tell them. Jun had Hao on his lap and his head laid on the others shoulder. There were three official couples in Seventeen but only the members knew since otherwise it would look grim for them. Jun and Minghao were sticking to each other like magnets so it was pretty obvious. The other pair was Seokmin and Joshua. It was adorable to see Shua smiling at Seokmin when he was doing something cute. And last but not least there was Jeonghan and Seongcheol. Even the managers knew about them but they were fine with it. But the rest of them didn't know how they would react when the whole group was basically dating.
Seungkwan and Hansol hadn't offically announced they were together but Chan thought it wouldn't take so long now. This was leaving only Chan, Soonyoung and Woozi. Chan always talked about his crush with Seungkwan and Hansol but they told him all the other members knew since he was so obvious about it.

Chan really liked everything about Soonyoung. His looks, his charm, his talent. He was whipped for the older and never got his mind off of him. He knew Soonyoung was oblivious to his crush since he was very flirty with Chan but never acted on it. Jihoon on the other hand never opened up about his feelings for someone. Chan knew that Jihoon had a crush on Soonyoung a long time ago.

"So now that you've all gathered I got something important I need to tell y'all." Jihoon exhaled deeply. Everyone saw how worried he looked and smiled to encourage him.
"I-i'm asexual."

We all looked at each other and surrounded Jihoon with a surprise group hug. "Thank you for telling us Jihoon!" "We love you no matter what!" Everyone was yelling out their support and Chan could see little tears pricking at Jihoon's eyes. "Thank you so much guys. You're the best." He smiled widely.

After everyone dispersed there was only Jihoon, Chan and Soonyoung left in the room. "I'm so proud of you Jihoon." Said Soonyoung and rubber Jihoon's hair. "Get off me Soonyoung ." Jihoon laughed and Soonyoung then sat down by my side. He waited until Jihoon was back looking at his phone to put his hand onto Chan's upper thigh. "Did you like what you saw?" He whispered in his ear and Chan felt a shock travel through his spine. His heart was beating so fast and the older's touch send electricity all around his body. "I-i~" Chan almost moaned when Soonyoung drew circles on his inner thigh and he slapped his hand away. "Don't do that if you're not serious." He said in a hurry and shoved Soonyoung out of the room.

"What was that all about?" Jihoon asked.
"N-nothing Hyung." He squeaked and hid under his blanket. "I know you have a crush on Soonyoung and I also saw his hand on your thigh." He stated without seeming fazed. "H-how did you know?"
"Oh please, anyone in a five meter radius can see your heart eyes when you look at him."
"Am I that obvious?"