Jongin fixes himself a bowl of cereal, sighing quietly to himself as the white noise of the TV drones on in the background. All the other members are off on their own schedules: guesting on variety shows, acting for new dramas and movies, preparing for the upcoming concert, and having all these new comebacks. What is he doing? Nothing. And he’s itching, aching, desperate to be back up on that stage dancing and performing like he should be, but the cast clinging onto his leg is a heavy reminder that he can’t.

With another pitiful sigh, he sinks into the couch, carefully propping his leg up into a comfortable position and almost kicks over the coffee table. He barely manages to save it from tipping over with a listening fast hand reaching out to grab it. Unfortunately, the movement causes a good amount of milk from the porcelain bowl he’s holding to slosh over the edge and splatter onto the hardwood floor. Well, that's just great.

Setting down his breakfast and begrudgingly getting up, he wishes that someone else was here to keep him company. (Mainly Sehun because the tall noodle owes him a few favors and he doesn’t necessarily feel like cleaning up after his own mess right now.)

After cleaning up the spilled milk and making himself comfortable on the couch again, he proceeds to spoon some cereal into his mouth. In a matter of seconds, his face scrunches up in distaste as he forces himself to swallow the bite down. The Oreo O’s had gotten soggy. Just my luck. Placing the bowl back on the table and feeling more pathetic than ever, Jongin gives up on eating breakfast and simply curls up on the cushions.

Junmyeon peeks around the corner of the hallway into the living room where Jongin lays. The dancer only blankly stares at the TV screen in front of him, emitting a depressed aura as he sighs for the nth time today. The catboy had been watching the other for a while, but he hadn’t wanted to interfere too much in the risk that he’d further ruin his hyung’s mood. Even so, Junmyeon’s heart aches at the sight of a sad Jongin, and he has to do something. If not, then he would surely feel like crying at his own failure in pleasing his hyung, and that’s something he didn’t want to do. He was a good kitty, and he could definitely make his hyung happy. After all, it was one of the skills he had been taught and perfected before being