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renjun had come back to the department, tired. he just wanted to go home after the way that interview went. he didn't even feel like getting out of bed that morning. he hadn't even spoken to anyone at all. not even haechan or ten. considering the fact that they shared a office room together, haechan instantly took notice to the older's odd behavior.

"so how did the interview go?"

"terrible." haechan sighed as he sat beside renjun.

"why's that?" renjun didn't reply right away as he didn't want to talk in the first place. even though it wasn't the entire reason behind his sadness, renjun decided to make up a lie and tell the younger that he was just nervous. "oh come on, renjun. it's clearly not the interview that's bothering you. you're amazing at talking to people so it couldn't have went that terribly."

now the older was trapped. he guessed this was going to happen sooner or later. he should've know his childhood best friend would be able to read him like an open book. as much as renjun wanted to tell him what happened, he just couldn't bring himself to do it. not without breaking down in front of him and renjun surely didn't want to do that.

"was it what happened with the boss in johnny's office? did jungwoo do something?" haechan didn't want to force renjun to tell him anything, but he was beginning to get frustrated and impatient as the older just shook his head after each suggestion. "you don't have to tell me anything i guess. i just want to help you, but it's hard to do that when i don't know what's going on. the last time i saw you like this was with that whole jaemin situation."

renjun never really minded haechan bringing up the jaemin and jeno situation, but that was only recently as he's been slowly recovering. when haechan brought jaemin up now, his reaction was different. and like haechan said before, renjun had only acted this way the day of the incident so it had to be about jaemin or jeno at least.

"which one?"

"what?"

"jaemin or jeno?" haechan asked while standing. he didn't know which one of them hurt his best friend, but he was ready to fight both of them regardless.

"stop! just sit down, alright?" renjun pulled the younger's wrist so that he was sitting down again. "i don't want to make another scene...and it was jaemin..."

"i should've known..."

"listen, jeno came over last night and told me everything. he even apologized too. it was just a lot happening at once. first that whole situation i told you about at the club, then jaemin kissed me, jeno apologized, now this? it was kinda hard to focus at the interview after all that." haechan just stared at the ground, scrunching his face slight as he thought about what the older had just told him.

"well what exactly happened?" even though it hurt, renjun was able to at least voice out a few words to tell the younger about what jeno had shown him last night. "something's not right," haechan shook his head, "why would doyoung film that? you two aren't close at all. not even friends." renjun nodded slowly in agreement.

"right, but what's so suspicious about that?"

"what exactly is doyoung getting out of that? it's clearly not a friendship with you or anything. i always see those two together anyways." haechan said referring to doyoung and yuta.

"who knows? jeno could be apart of this too. this could all just be another set up and i think that's what jungwoo is hiding."

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the two had split their ways after they had been talking instead of working on their drafts. haechan was on his way to check out while renjun had to stay and work a little later. while he was walking he noticed mark heading his way.

"fuck..." he muttered, turning around quickly. he began walking in the same direction, his back facing the older. he had hoped that he wasn't recognized since he didn't want to face mark after the events from last night at the club. and if he did recognize him, he hoped mark didn't remember a thing.

"haechan?" the tanned male slowly turned around and put on the best smile he could manage through gritted teeth.

"oh hi, mark!"

"hey, i was wondering if you had come in today." mark smiled and the younger felt his heart skip a beat. he wiped his, now, sweaty palms on his slacks before answering.

"oh r-really?" he chuckled nervously, "did you need me for something?" mark slid his hands down to his pockets, attempting to slip them in but failed miserably. his hands awkwardly slipped right over the fabric as his face flushed red.

"umm, nothing in particular... i uh— have you seen sicheng?"

the younger shook his head, "nope, sorry." mark nodded and the two were left in uncomfortable silence, looking everywhere but towards each other. "so...about last night" haechan started, he wanted to at least ease the somewhat sexual tension between them, "i wanted to apologize. i was drunk and i did some pretty weird things."

"no, no, it's okay." mark laughed. haechan knitted his eyebrows together.

"it is?"

"well yeah. i understand, we were both drunk so don't feel too bad about it. i mean...i don't regret anything." haechan felt his face heat up.

"cute..."

"i'm sorry?" mark shot his head up, his eyes wide. he didn't think the younger heard him.

"it's...it's nothing! i should probably go now...i'll see you tomorrow?" haechan nodded, giggling at how cute the older was.

"sure, sure." he gave mark a bright grin before leaving the older alone in the hallway, cursing at himself for being so awkward.