Youngjae groaned.

"REALLY, HIMCHAN? IN THE BATHROOM? JONGUP, YOU COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL SCHOOL WAS OVER?"

Himchan and Jongup stumbled out of the stall, adjusting clothes and hair.

Himchan stopped everything when he saw Youngjae's disheveled state.

"Youngjae... Are you crying?"

"No."

Youngjae swiped at his eyes, making sure that all the forming tears were gone.

Worried, Himchan took a step closer, but Jongup dragged him out.

Youngjae silently thanked him.

He wanted to cry in privacy.

He locked himself inside the stall and let the tears pour out.

His heart hurt.

Himchan tried to get away from Jongup.

"Let me comfort him!"

Himchan let out a frustrated scream.

"LET ME GO, GODDAMMIT!"

"No, don't. He doesn't want to be disturbed right now."

"What about Daehyun then?"

Jongup nodded slowly.

"I'll call him."

Daehyun ran over to the bathroom.

"Jongup, this better be important." He thought to himself, irritated.

Inside the bathroom, he heard some quiet sniffles.

He peeked into the stall and saw Youngjae sitting on the toilet, hugging his knees to his chest.

Was Youngjae crying?

He felt his heart shatter.

He didn't mean to make Youngjae cry, in fact, he didn't even know what he did.

He cautiously knocked on the door.

"Youngjae? It's me, Daehyun. Please open the door, we have to talk."

"No. Go away."

"Please?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because a fat  can't reach the door."

Daehyun stood completely still.

Youngjae got up and pushed past Daehyun, running with all he had.

He wanted to forget everything.

Jongup and Himchan sat together at a cafe, brainstorming ideas.

"Why don't we just hang out?"

"No, we can't just hang out. They'll get suspicious."

"But-"

"Jongup, let Channie do the thinking."

"...."

"Oh, I got it. I'm a genius. We'll get them to hang out with each other and then they'll get closer!"

Jongup merely nodded, not mentioning that he said it not even a minute ago.

"Okay, let's go get them together."

Yongguk pulled himself out of bed.

Across town, Daehyun did the same thing.

They had both gotten a text from Jongup, telling them that they were going to hang out.

Not sure why they were doing this, they headed over to Jongup's house.

 Zelo, Youngjae, and Himchan were there.

The rest of the day was an awkward blur.

They ended up watching a movie.

Zelo was trying not to get close to Yongguk, and Yongguk was still confused about his feelings.

Daehyun was trying to get to close to Youngjae, but Youngjae was inching farther and farther away from him.

Jongup and Himchan sighed.

Yongguk stared at the screen, then at Zelo.

Zelo was still enchanting, even though he was battered.

He kept looking at him until Zelo suddenly turned and looked back.

He quickly averted his gaze.

Daehyun, on the other hand, tried to sit next to Youngjae, but Youngjae scampered over to Himchan's side.

Himchan, fed up with the rising tensions, smashed down his hand.

He roared,"OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A ING GAME, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. IT'S MANDATORY. JONGUP, BRING ME MY COOKIES."

Jongup rose up and grabbed a red box of cookies for his irate boyfriend.

"YOUNGJAE, PASS THE GODDAMN COOKIE TO DAEHYUN WITH YOUR MOUTH."

Daehyun unconsciously perked up, while Youngjae died inside.

Youngejae frantically shook his head and tried to avoid Daehyun's lips.

Daehyun grabbed his face and pulled him in.

Youngjae pulled away, but Daehyun's grip was too strong.

He snatched the cookie away, barely missing his mouth.

Youngjae blushed and touched his lips.

"ZELO, PASS THE COOKIE TO-"

Yongguk had made a mad dash for the door.

Himchan got up, visibly steaming.

"Oh. No." Whispered Jongup, fearing for Yongguk's safety.

"BANG YONGGUK, SIDDOWN RIGHT NOW AND LET ZELO ING PASS YOU A COOKIE! SIT OR I WILL-"

"Himchan, can we go home?" Zelo whimpered.

Himchan calmed immediately.

He smoothed his shirt and smiled.

"Why, yes we can, Zelo. Bye, Uppie~ I'll text you."

Jongup gave him a weak smile.

The trio left Jongup's house.

Daehyun was chewing on his cookie as Yongguk curled up in a corner.

Jongup surveyed the mess and sighed again.