"Cannot."

"Can so."

"Cannot."

"Can so."

"There is no way in hell you can get every member in this group to kiss you by the end of the week," Jaehwan insisted. It couldn't be determined how they wound up arguing about this, though mentions of Jaehwan's lengthy list of times that he claimed Taekwoon almost kissed him probably had a lot to do with it. Jaehwan cast a glance into the living room where most of the members sat before leaning back causally on the kitchen counter. "As ing gay as we all are, you're not that charming."

"I'm plenty charming," Hakyeon argued, popping a grape into his mouth before blinking at Jaehwan dramatically, fists balled by his cheeks. 

Jaehwan frowned and made a look of false disgust. "See? You're like eighty and you think you're fourteen."

Hakyeon chewed, swallowed, then smirked. "You seem to think I'm charming enough with my mouth around your-"

"Alright," Jaehwan interrupted, smiling at one of the memories when he or Hakyeon had "helped one another out" though a series of platonic ual favours. "Wanna make a bet?"

"Front seat for a month," Hakyeon said firmly. 

Jaehwan extended his hand with a superior grin on his face. "You are so on."

With the hand that he held, Hakyeon pulled Jaehwan close enough for their hips to touch. He placed a hand on the small of Jaehwan's back to hold him there and met the younger man's eyes as he ran his tongue along his top row of teeth. 

Jaehwan blushed, much to his own dismay, and breathed a laugh. "I'm only doing this because I want you to get at least one so that you're not crying by the end of the week."

"Whatever," Hakyeon said, and kissed Jaehwan playfully and softly, lips meeting one another's like they had many times in the past and Hakyeon had no doubt they would many times again. 

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Day 1: Sunday

Hakyeon wanted to see how many he could get out of the way on Sunday because they had no schedule for that day. He's already set things in motion by offering to go to the practice room with Hongbin and work on some choreography. It was Sanghyuk's turn to go grocery shopping, but Hakyeon figured it wouldn't hurt to tag along. Worst case scenario Hakyeon wouldn't get kissed but he would get his special cereal that always seemed to be forgotten. 

Hakyeon and Hongbin picked up lunch on the way to practice, eating it on the hardwood floor with their backs against the mirror before launching into the actual choreography. Hakyeon was smart about it. He knew that Hongbin was used to hearing about how beautiful he was, and that he was accustomed brushing these comments off without much thought. What Hongbin wasn't used to was flattery not regarding his appearance. So that was where Hakyeon focused his attention. 

"Wow, you're picking this up really fast," Hakyeon praised after turning off the music. They'd run through the routine three times since he'd taught it to the younger, and his compliment wasn't entirely a lie. Sure Hongbin could have sharpened it up a bit, but he was doing well. 

"Really?" Hongbin said with a wide smile. The sweat that gleamed on his forehead gave away how much effort this choreography required of him. 

"For sure," Hakyeon reassured. He touched Hongbin's bare arm, all the way up to where the cotton of his tank top met hot skin. "It's probably easier since you've been working out so much."

Hongbin laughed, bearing his teeth and deepening his dimples in a way that almost made Hakyeon feel bad for playing him. "I haven't been working out. In fact, I've probably been eating at least a pound of bread everyday."

Hakyeon flicked his eyes down Hongbin's body then back up. "Could've fooled me."

Hongbin pursed his lips and shivered. Hakyeon almost thought he had the right of way to go in before Hongbin turned back to the mirror and asked for Hakyeon to play the music from the top. He sighed and complied, four more times in fact before Hongbin needed another water break. 

"Hey, was that you talking on the phone in Japanese the other day?" Hakyeon asked over his water bottle, not deterred in the slightest. 

"You heard that?" Hongbin raised an eyebrow then took a long drink. 

"Yeah, and it was really ing impressive. I knew you've been studying but I didn't know you could speak that comfortably." Hakyeon smiled widely and gently touched Hongbin's shoulder.

"Thanks," Hongbin said shyly, bowing his head. 

It kind of upset Hakyeon that the boy didn't know what to do with a compliment that didn't revolve around his looks because Hongbin was genuinely a talented individual and capable of so much more than just being pretty. But he could deal with that later because now he was on a mission. "I've been practicing too."

Hongbin raised his eyebrows and looked amused. "Let's hear it." 

Hakyeon tried his best not to laugh and break character, walking in a little closer to Hongbin and whispering in Korean accented Japanese, "Kiss me."

Hongbin blinked in surprise, but made no move to back away when Hakyeon leaned in just a tad closer. His eyes moved down Hakyeon's face to his lips and he found himself being pulled by an imaginary force towards the older man. They kissed briefly and it was immensely awkward. Hongbin didn't move at all out of shock but Hakyeon only needed to have the kiss under his belt to have succeeded. It didn't need to be anything great, just a kiss. It was just under ten seconds of kind of pleasant weirdness for both of them before they parted. 

"That was bizarre," Hongbin commented, touching his lips with the tips of his fingers. "I am uncomfortable."

"I agree, but since it's over now I guess I can tell you why I did it." Hakyeon sat down on the black computer chair next to the sound system and spun around once. "You can't tell anyone, though. I have a bet going on with Jaehwan-"

"That's all you need to say," Hongbin interjected, looking suddenly extremely disturbed. "I've done some regrettable things while bound by Jaehwan's bets."

"Awesome, you ready to keep practicing?"

"Yeah. Gotta sweat off the Hakyeon cooties," Hongbin joked with a grin. Hakyeon tried to kick him and ended up face down on the hardwood. It wasn't one of his most charming moments for certain. 

After wrapping up practice and grabbing a shower back at the dorms, Hakyeon went to search out Sanghyuk. He found the boy in his room, long limbs in awkward positions as he watched a video on his phone upside down with his head hanging over the edge of the mattress. Hakyeon paused to watch Sanghyuk press his lips together, smirking when they slowly parted. Sanghyuk had nice lips, and though the ual attraction wasn't there, Hakyeon definitely wouldn't mind kissing them. 

Hakyeon smiled pleasantly when Sanghyuk noticed him. "Ready to go?"

"Oh, uh, yeah," Sanghyuk said, surprised like he just remembered he had somewhere to go. He pulled his earphones out and swung himself to sitting. "Just let me grab my wallet."

Hakyeon followed him around the dorm as he collected his belongings before walking just a step behind him outside. It was nearly dark by then, remaining sun giving a warm a touch of a glow to their skin. The wind blew light against their faces as they walked the few blocks to their local grocery store, Sanghyuk sharing an earphone with Hakyeon so they listened to music and didn't talk much. Hakyeon bit down a complaint when Sanghyuk stopped to call little white cat with a red collar over and pet it for a minute. He even forced himself to crouch down and coo gooey compliments to the creature the way Sanghyuk did. It was a small price to pay to prove to Jaehwan that he could charm anyone into a kiss. 

When the cat scurried under a parked car they stood up and continued their walk. Or rather Hakyeon did. He felt the earphone pull from his ear and looked back to find that Sanghyuk wasn't moving. The younger was standing with his weight on one leg, hand on his hip. Hakyeon met his knowing eyes with a forced smile. "What's up?"

"I know what you're doing."

Hakyeon tried to conceal the surprise that hit him suddenly. A falsely confused look twisted on his face and he stood on the sidewalk facing Sanghyuk. "I don't know what you're talking-"

"Cut the ," Sanghyuk said and rolled his eyes. He straightened up, emphasizing that he was in fact taller than the older. "Hongbin told me about the bet."

"Traitor," Hakyeon hissed, though he wasn't surprised. 

"I won't tell Jaehwan that I know," Sanghyuk assured. "But I'm not going to kiss you."

"Why not?" Hakyeon whined, breaking away from his cool character as Sanghyuk began walking in front of him. Hakyeon had to skip before falling into step with Sanghyuk's long stride. 

"Because you kissed Hongbin." Sanghyuk kept his eyes fixed forward and chewed on his lip. 

"You like Hongbin?" Hakyeon asked, intrigued by this new information. It didn't come as a surprise. Though nothing directly pointed to it, he could tell that Sanghyuk's demeanor shifted whenever Hongbin was around. 

"No, I'm not six years old, I just don't like you kissing him." Sanghyuk sounded bitter and a bit sad. 

"I'm sorry," Hakyeon tried. 

"You didn't know." Sanghyuk looked at his shoes then up to Hakyeon. "But I'm still not going to let you win the bet."

"Should've started with you," Hakyeon joked. He still wasn't convinced that he was going to lose. 

Sanghyuk laughed then. "Probably."

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Day 2: Monday

Hakyeon had an apple and ate it really slow. Jaehwan said it didn't count. Hakyeon drove Jaehwan into the bathroom and kissed him where he really felt it. Though extremely satisfied, Jaehwan insisted that it still didn't count. 

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Day 3: Tuesday

They had a tightly squeezed schedule that day. Hakyeon spent most of it plotting his approach on the other members and quietly trying to convince Sanghyuk to kiss him. It didn't work. 

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Day 4: Wednesday

Hakyeon watched Wonsik close himself into his tiny practice area with his laptop under his arm. He didn't realize he'd been smirking until Jaehwan strolled up behind him and jabbed him in the ribs. "You're going to try now?"

"I'm going to succeed now," Hakyeon corrected, giving Jaehwan a sideways look of mischief. 

"Wanna up the stakes?" Jaehwan said quietly. Hongbin and Sanghyuk were laughing over something on the fan cafe on the other side of the room and Taekwoon was locked in a practice room of his own. Jaehwan put an arm around Hakyeon a lowered his voice. "Loser has to give the winner a ual favour of his choice. Anything."

To Hakyeon it seemed like a win-win, so he his lips and nodded. "Sounds good."

"I'll get the lube," Jaehwan purred and gave Hakyeon's shoulder a squeeze before leaving him and joining the two younger boys around the computer. 

Hakyeon took his time walking over the the door that he'd been watching since it closed. He peaked through the glass window to find Wonsik with his hood up and headphones on, finger gliding across the touchpad on his laptop. He was nodding his head to whatever he was listening to. Wonsik and Hakyeon had a relationship that was a very very close friendship, but nothing more. Hakyeon prepared a specific approach for him. 

He knocked loudly and waited for Wonsik to call for him to come in before entering. Hakyeon pasted a look of deep sorrow on his face. Apparently it was effective because Wonsik pushed his headphones down and sat up straight, looking concerned. "What's wrong?"

"I have a problem."

"Is everything okay?" Wonsik looked like he was going to stand up before Hakyeon flopped down and pouted. 

"No," he started sadly. "My died."

Wonsik burst out in deep laughter and threw a weak punch at Hakyeon's shoulder over his computer. "I was worried, you head."

"I'm serious," Hakyeon continued and cracked a smile. "Since it died, would you mind if I buried it inside of you?"

Wonsik, who had paused to take a drink of water, choked and dribbled all down his chin and shirt. He looked at Hakyeon with wide eyes. "What the , man?"

"Ouh, you got your shirt wet. You know what would look better on you? Me."

"Hakyeon!" Wonsik exclaimed, reaching over his computer to throw a weak punch at Hakyeon's shoulder.

"Are you sitting on sugar? Because you have a pretty sweet ."

"You're actually freaking me out," Wonsik said with a chuckle. He closed his laptop and moved in a little closer to Hakyeon. "Have you been drinking?"

"No," Hakyeon said like it was ridiculous. Humor danced in his eyes and he leaned a little closer to Wonsik. "Kissing is the language of love. How about a conversation?"

Wonsik shook his head with a smile, and much to Hakyeon's surprise, actually gave the older a very quick peck on the corner of his mouth. It was so fast that Hakyeon was almost unsure it actually happened, but the lingering feeling of warmth on his touch sensitive lips assured him that it did. He couldn't help but feel a sense of pride over his achievement. 

Wonsik furrowed his brows suddenly and sat back. "Why did I do that?"

"Because I'm seductive and irresistible," Hakyeon replied. He stood up, taking his success with him and cutting of what was surely going to be a protest to his statement on Wonsik's part. 

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Day 5: Thursday

Jaehwan showed Hakyeon a video from a site of what they'd be doing when Hakyeon lost. Hakyeon couldn't look at his own for the rest of the day. 

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Day 6: Friday

Hakyeon knew that he couldn't seduce Taekwoon. It pained him, but it was the truth. So he had to take a more direct approach. 

"Kiss me."

"No."

"Kiss me."

"I'm not gay."

"Kiss me."

"You would be the last person I'd kiss even if I was gay."

Hakyeon frowned intently at him and stepped in front of Taekwoon so that he would stop walking away. It was late, so much so that all of the other members had gone to bed. Hakyeon saw Taekwoon get up and make his saw to the kitchen and figured he'd seize the opportunity to get him alone. He crossed his arms over his chest and stepped to the side when Taekwoon tried to get around him. 

"You're wasting your breath," Taekwoon sighed, looking rather annoyed. 

"Prove it then," Hakyeon pushed. "Prove your all powerful heterouality by kissing me and feeling nothing."

"I'm tired and I don't have time for this." Taekwoon shoved Hakyeon aside and picked a glass from the countertop and filling it with a large bottle from the fridge. Hakyeon watched him, scowling only when he was sure Taekwoon wouldn't see it. 

"If I do this will you leave me alone?" Taekwoon whispered almost inaudibly. 

"Yes, yes, yes, oh my god, yes." Hakyeon tried not to squeal and bounced on his heels. This would mean he had three out of four, and he was sure Sanghyuk would cave any secons. 

Taekwoon set his cup down loudly, frustrated, and after taking a sip he spun on his heels to face Hakyeon. It took Hakyeon a moment to interpret the look on Taekwoon's face, but it turned out the Taekwoon was nervous. It wasn't a look Taekwoon often wore. The other man was confident in what he excelled in and chose not to do anything he didn't feel like he'd be good at. So this hand wringing and eye shifting was definitely strange for Hakyeon to see. Feeding his arrogance was more powerful than feeling bad to Hakyeon, so he took a step towards Taekwoon. 

With a hand on the back of Taekwoon's neck, he pulled the other down. Their lips brushed before they actually touched and Hakyeon could feel Taekwoon in a breath. There was a moment of hesitation, then Taekwoon pressed his lips to Hakyeon's, squeezing his eyes shut as they kissed shortly. Hakyeon dropped his hand from Taekwoon, who pulled back as soon as he did. 

"Still straight?" Hakyeon asked playfully. Kissing Taekwoon was pleasantly strange. It felt so intimate, and odd considering Taekwoon was typically the exact opposite with him. 

"That was..." Taekwoon's voice trailed off. A pink colour rose to his cheeks and he took a long breath. He was speechless and Hakyeon could only watch him try to blink himself back to coherency. 

After a long moment of uncomfortable silence, Taekwoon cupped Hakyeon's face in his hands and kissed his again, this time harder. Hakyeon froze in shock and it took a second until he was able wrap his mind around what was happening. His hands went to Taekwoon's waist as the other man kissed him backwards in stutter steps, tongue working it's way into Hakyeon's mouth. Hakyeon felt Taekwoon's hands wind in his hair as Taekwoon continued kissing him deeply. It felt like fire, raw and needy, like Taekwoon was using him and couldn't stop. Hakyeon was drinking it all in because it was hot and making his skin tingle with the excitement of kissing someone new. 

", Taekwoon," Hakyeon huffed when Taekwoon let go of him, panting and wrecked. 

"I'm so sorry," Taekwoon said like he didn't realize what had come over him. He bit down on his bottom lip and shook his head. 

"It's fine. That was really hot." Hakyeon had temporarily forgotten about the bet because Taekwoon's mouth was wonderful and he could only think about being completely consumed by the feeling of it. 

Taekwoon scratched the back of his head. "Maybe I'm a little gay."

Hakyeon couldn't help but laugh. "You don't say."

Taekwoon puffed his cheeks up then sighed. Hakyeon noted that his hands were shaking. "I'm just going to go to bed now."

"Or," Hakyeon said as Taekwoon began walking away, his glass of water forgotten. Taekwoon stopped in his tracks, a hopeful glint in his eye. "We could sit on the couch and make out some more."

"Awesome," Taekwoon said, grin spreading over his face and just as fast was Hakyeon being pulled by his wrist over to the living room. 

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Day 7(final day): Saturday

Jaehwan was in awe that Hakyeon was able to get three by the last day, requesting descriptive stories of each encounter. Hongbin and Wonsik's made him laugh, whereas Taekwoon's made his jaw drop. He spent most of the day giving Taekwoon strange looks that ended with him getting kicked. 
It was eleven thirty at night when Jaehwan was sure he'd won. He began prematurely rubbing his victory in Hakyeon's face as the six boys were dropped off at their building. By the time they were all sprawled over the couch either half asleep or pigging out on snacks it was eleven fifty-five and Hakyeon had essentially lost hope. Losing wouldn't be so bad, he figured. But he knew that was wrong. It was the consequences that weren't bad but his pride that would take the hit. 

With two minutes left to spare, Hakyeon stood in the living room ready to announce his loss the way the bet entitled him to. "Guys, I-"

Sanghyuk tossed his half eaten granola bar down on the floor so hard it silenced Hakyeon and made most of the men jump. He made Hakyeon squeak in surprise when he took a firm hold on the collar of Hakyeon's shirt a tugged him in, smashing their lips together in a way that was almost angry. The comments from the other boys seemed like they were underwater as Sanghyuk's lips enveloped Hakyeon's. The elder could confirm then that Sanghyuk's lips felt as lovely as they looked, soft and warm in direct contrast to how hard they were crushing Hakyeon's. He practically flung Hakyeon to the side, discarding him like he was a worn out toy before sitting back down with his swollen lips curled up at the corners. 

" you," Jaehwan groaned, head hanging back on the couch. 

"Awesome, cool, no complaints," Hakyeon said, swallowing thickly and stepping side to side. "But why?"

Sanghyuk looked to his side where Hongbin sat, glowering at Hakyeon like he was disgusted with the man's mere existence. Sanghyuk blushed and put a hand on Hongbin's thigh, only cooling his angry expression a little. "That's why."

"I'm not jealous, I'm just..." Hongbin tried to search for words but gave up after little real effort. "Jealous."

"So kids, what have we learned this week?" Hakyeon asked, clasping his hands together and speaking with great pride. 

Sanghyuk took Hongbin's hand. "Binnie gets really red when he'd angry."

Hongbin chuckled and squeezed in his grip. "Hyukkie has been harboring unrequited feelings that I wish I new about long before this."

"Hakyeon is scary good at persuasion," Wonsik said and shivered. 

"I'm really gay," Taekwoon said softly, eyes unfocused and distant. 

"This whole band is so ing gay. I love it," Jaehwan said with a laugh. He scrubbed his face with his hands and say forward, elbows on his knees. "So I guess this means I'm still stuck in the back."

"Ah, my dear, but that is not all," Hakyeon's voice was sultry, his eyes dark. 

"Don't wanna know," Wonsik said and held up his hands defensively. 

A/N YOO AYY LMAO So Idk?? If you guys maybe wanted a scene depicting what Hakyeon chose for Jaehwan's "punishement" that could definitely be arranged