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"Jongdae?"

A chubby-cheeked boy knocked on one of the mahogany doors of the dormitory. There was no response heard from the other side but he knew, he knew that the one he called is just right there behind the door.

"Jongdae, I know you're in there. Please let me in."

A shuffling noise could be heard before the sound of click of the lock reverberated through his ears.

"What do you want?"

A grouchy looking Kim Jongdae appeared at the doorway, bed hair intact and a frown spread on his face.

"I–I... Can I talk to you for a second?"

"What do you want to talk about, hyung? I'm busy."

Minseok sighed and looked at his feet, before opening his mouth to talk.

"It's been months since you started kinda ignoring me. What's wrong Jongdae-ah?"

Jongdae only scoffed at Minseok's query, looking so utterly bored.

"Ignoring you? Oh, finally you noticed."

Xiumin could only sigh, not exactly knowing what to say.

"What did I do? Tell me, why are you so distant all of a sudden?"

Minseok looked at the younger's eyes with a pleading look, if Jongdae was in a good mood, he would've melted in a puddle of goo due to his hyung's adorable facade, but no. He wasn't very happy.

"Oh, you did nothing. Nothin