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"no, johnny. i'm not letting you walk into my house after you lied straight to my face." ten crossed his arms over his chest. he stared up at the older with a frown as he blocked him off.

"your house? you mean our house."

"i said what i said." johnny went to the right to get by, but ten followed him. so johnny went to the left, and ten mimicked his movements again.

"ten, please..." johnny sighed. ten was stern and determined. he was not letting johnny pass through the doorway to their shared home. johnny didn't wanna have to do this, but he was left with no other choice. he leaned down, wrapping his arms around the younger's small frame and threw ten over his shoulders.

"what are you— put me down, you oaf!" ten kicked and squirmed in his grasp, but johnny's grip only tightened. he walked the younger over to the couch and placed him down. ten's mouth hung agape as he stared up at johnny who flashed him a mischievous grin, making his way to the kitchen. "johnny, i said get out!" the younger followed him.

johnny leaned on the counter eating pudding as he listened to his boyfriend rant and yell at him for what felt like hours. "and that's exactly why i didn't trust you before! you're always pulling something new out of your ass without telling me!" ten huffed, using his hands to push his bangs aside. though he had just poured out all of his emotions, johnny's expression remained unbothered.

"do you trust me now?"

"what?"

"do you trust me? you said you didn't trust me before, right?" johnny threw out his pudding cup before turning back to his boyfriend who was flushed red, pouting.

"i wanna trust you, youngho, but you really embarrassed me back there with jungwoo. i know it's work and everything...can you at least tell me before hand?" ten looked up to meet johnny's gaze. the older just looked up as if he was deep in thought. "it's stupid, i know. just forget what i said, i'm just being selfish." the younger felt two strong hands on waist before he was brought close into johnny's chest.

"it isn't stupid if that's how you feel. i know i should have talked it over with you and i'm sorry, okay? don't be so hard on yourself, you aren't being selfish, baby." ten wrapped his arms around johnny, resting his head against his chest.

"i think— i love you..."

"what? you think?" johnny pulled away.

"no! i meant 'i love you' i didn't mean to say 'i think!'" johnny just shook his head in disbelief, folding his arms mimicking ten's earlier position.

"i'm serious! i— i was gonna— oh my gosh..." ten covered his face in embarrassment while johnny laughed, watching him get flustered without him having to do much.

"you're cute when you're angry." pushing his bangs back, johnny kissed ten's forehead before walking out of the kitchen. ten slowly removed his hands from his face as he heard johnny walking up the stairs.

"idiot..."

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"i get it...thank you for listening to me but, that's not all i wanted to talk to you about."

"what do you mean?" renjun wasn't too alarmed. he had already had too many surprises today and he was tired.

"i know you probably don't want me to meddle in between this anymore than i did, but because i still care about you i thought you should—"

"jeno, quit stalling and tell me. if not, you can just leave." jeno gulped, nodding before he continued. even though he had already messed this up for renjun, it still felt as if he was doing it again by telling the older this. slowly, he reached into his back pocket to grab his phone, after scrolling for a bit he turned the screen to face the older.

renjun leaned forward, squinting his eyes, "what's this?" he took the phone from jeno's shaking hand to see for himself. after renjun enhanced the screen with his two fingers, jeno got chills as he saw all the color from renjun's face drain.

"i-i was scared to tell you since i've done enough. but you deserve to know. doyoung sent it...sent it to me earlier..." jeno's voice trailed as he saw small drops landing on his phone screen forming puddles. "i'm really sorry, renjun. about everything. i know you need a moment and i'm the last person you'd want to see right now, but i'll still support you from afar." jeno walked over to renjun, taking his phone back and rubbed his shoulder before leaving.

renjun had made his way into bed, lying on his back as he stared the ceiling. his body was numb and so was every emotion trapped inside of him. he knew they were just a mess but he didn't feel it one bit. he was just too exhausted, too disappointed, too numb. the only thing that ran though his mind was that video clip over and over again.

he just couldn't believe it. he didn't want to. what hurt renjun even more was the fact that jaemin had kissed him after all that. he had probably helped him away from yuta only to hide the truth. it was clear to the older that jaemin didn't care about him. he only cares about himself. he thought as tears continued to roll down his temples.

he regretted every waking moment he spent with that man. every living second. he trusted him and even continued to have some sort of relationship even after the incident with jeno. now this on top of it? it's just didn't make sense. nothing made sense. his stomach churned at the horrid memory. he didn't just witness jeno, his ex-best friend kiss his boyfriend, but jaemin turned back around and make out with yuta that same night.