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so renjun put everything behind him. he continued to visit jaemin at the hospital until he was finally released. he couldn't go back to work for a while, but he was able to stay at home. now, renjun would go to his house just to make sure he was alright. while he was preparing for his upcoming radio interviews about his book, haechan walked in.

"you look happy."

"do i?" haechan hummed, "i guess i'm just relieved that jaemin is doing well."

"what about what jeno said? did you ever figure that out?" renjun shook his head.

"i put it behind me. i know it's still like...a huge elephant in the room but it's getting in the way of everything else. plus it's stressing both of us out. i just need to trust him..." renjun murmured the last part under his breathe though haechan caught it. he nodded in agreement and sat at his at own desk. "have you heard from ten?" the younger shook his head sadly.

"haven't even seen him. he hasn't come in to work in a while." he said.

"and johnny?"

"nope...everyone is tense and wondering what's going on. if you go out into the hallway, you can feel the tension." renjun had a small idea of what was going on, and that was only because of what ten said a while back, and it just made sense of what would happen next. "that jaehyun dude is filling in."

"yes, he is." renjun and haechan looked to the door and saw taeyong come through the doorway.

"have you heard from ten or johnny?" taeyong paused at the mention of their names before shaking his head.

"not exactly. jaehyun just told me the obvious and said that it would only make sense for ten to face some charges, if jaemin wants to press charges, and some years in jail. it's obvious but no one wants to believe it."
—

renjun went to jaemin's house as soon as his shift ended. he gave jaemin his medication and eye drops like usual, and the two just did their own things. renjun was in the kitchen making lunch for them, while jaemin was editing drafts.

"are you able to eat ramen?" renjun asked, looking to the living room to see jaemin nod in response. soon after, the older came into the living room with two bowls of ramen.

"thank you for taking care of me."

"save those jaw movements for when you're eating." renjun warned as he took a bite of his food. jaemin being the hard headed guy he was, didn't listen.

"how was work?"

"it was boring as usual. ten and johnny didn't come in today, everyone is so worried. do you know what happened?" jaemin looked away, munching on his food. "oh, so now you wanna be quiet?"

"it's not that, injunnie. there was a court hearing this morning. ten, johnny, and i had to attend. i told them i wasn't pressing charges and that him paying the medical bill was enough, but so far he could be in there for two years." renjun nearly choked. two years in jail? "johnny...we both begged the judge not to let him in there for that long but he just said he would think about it."

"what's the judge's name?"

"judge moon, moon taeil." jaemin finished and renjun nodded. "have you figured out what happened at the bar with yuta? i'm genuinely curious about how doyoung got that footage of me."

"no, i wanted to put it behind me but i guess i was being selfish again. you deserve to know what happened. don't worry, i'll figure it out." jaemin ran his fingers up the older's neck, combing through his hair.

"don't stress yourself out, if you really wanna figure it out. i don't really care anyways." renjun glanced at the younger in the corner of his eye to see him staring at him adoringly.

"stop being so cheesy. i'm only here with you to make sure you don't hurt yourself."

"oh, come on. don't try to act like a tsundere." jaemin leaned in and carefully laid his head on the older's shoulders. "you smell nice." he complemented. renjun tried to push him off but jaemin was way stronger than him. soon renjun gave in and slumped back against the couch, jaemin still on his shoulder.

—

renjun's eyelids slowly peeled open, trying to adjust their focus in the unfamiliar room. he suddenly noticed he wasn't alone. he looked beside him and saw jaemin sleeping soundly on his shoulder. his arms tangled with his. though everything seemed normal, there was loud knocking at the door.

the male wasn't really in his right mind so he ignored it at first, that didn't last long when the knocking got louder and more aggressive. jaemin hummed softly as he started to wake up now, too.

"shh, stay here." renjun carefully got up from the couch, making sure not to hurt jaemin. when he opened the door, the person who was there surprised him. "absolutely no—"

"wait! i just came to check on jaemin!" jungwoo said, holding the door open before renjun shut it.

"go ahead. make it quick."

"i just wasn't expecting you to be here..."

. . .

"okay, okay! geez, can i just come in?" jungwoo shouted, trying to keep the door open once more. suddenly jungwoo smiled and looked past renjun, the latter turned around and met with jaemin's chest.

"hi, jungwoo. thank you for stopping by." he smiled, letting the oldest inside. the two male's had been sitting on the couch talking about some nonsense renjun didn't care about. he just sat on a separate chair and watched the two talk.

"do you mind if i use the bathroom before i leave?"

"not at all! it's upstairs." jungwoo then left the two alone in silence. when the younger looked across the room, he was immediately met with renjun's stern glare. "what?" renjun rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "i'm just being nice..."

"nice? with jungwoo?" renjun scoffed, "nice my ass."jaemin tried to conceal his growing smirk which didn't last too long when he hissed from the pain in his jaw.

"you aren't like...jealous...are you?"