"Manager-hyung's coming!" you heard Jinyoung shout. You felt that normally the presence of the older male wouldn't have made much of a difference in the dorms; the boys were used to him coming over by now. But with the new turn of events, it was a zoo of scurrying teenagers, rushing here and there to pick up your belongings and shove them under the couch cushions, or fling them under a bed. You were a little annoyed at the way they took little care to put them away gently, but the feeling of fear and nervousness greatly surpassed that of irritation. What if their manager found you? Would you be forced to leave? Would the boys get in trouble?

"Yah! What are you doing?" you turned your head to see Chanshik staring at you like you were mad. And you probably were. In all the rush you hadn't moved an inch. "Aish, you're so helpless." Chanshik rolled his eyes, taking your hand and pulling you towards the room he shared with Sandeul, Junghwan as you'd been introduced to.

"I..er..," was all you could get out as he dragged you by the hand, a rushed urgency in his step. Opening the closet, he pusProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 d you in wProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 oxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 h a roughness you hadn't known he had, and hearing the door open from the entry hall, followed you in quickly after, closing the door. The closet was small with all the clothes and various belongings hung every which way inside, and Chanshik pulled you into his arms for lack of better space, a hand over your mouth to keep you quiet. Even if he hadn't taken the extra measure however, you were sure you wouldn't have made a peep anyways, you were so scared.

Your heart running a mile a minute, and although you assured yourself it was because you were afraid of being caught, you couldn't deny that being this close to Chanshik might have had an effect on you as well. Your back was to him, but with his arms around you in this manner, it was still a bit embarrassing, and you hoped he couldn't feel how warm your cheeks had gotten.

"Where's Chanshik-ah?" you faintly heard their manager-sshi ask from outside.

"Ahh... he uhh.. went out to... get some snacks?" Shinwoo's uncertain excuse worried you a bit.

"Yeah.. or bury a rat."

"What was that, Junghwan?"

"Nothing."

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