Baekhyun's hands were sweating.

Just tell him.

His hand hesitated for the third time.

Just say it and get it over with, Baek.

His knuckles were only centimeters away from knocking on the wooden surface before the door opened, nearly giving Baekhyun a heart attack.

"Who- Baekhyun?..What are you doing here?" Jongdae asked, surprised to find the shorter male waiting outside his dorm.

"W-Who, me? Oh uhm I just wanted to know- like..I-Is Chanyeol there?"

Jongdae blinked and nodded. "Yeah, he is. Do you want to talk to him? I'm pretty sure he just went over to your-"

"I need to speak with him about some...important issues." Baekhyun asks quickly and Jongdae raises an eyebrow.

"Okay..? I'm heading over to Minseok's dorm to get some class notes. You know where to find me. See ya!" Jongdae says before opening the door wider and skipping down the hall. Baekhyun took a deep breath before taking a step into Chanyeol and Jongdae's dorm. It was just a bit cleaner than it was the day before when everyone had come over.

There was no one in the room but Baekhyun could hear the water running from the bathroom.

He's taking a shower.

Baekhyun sighed. Any bits of confidence he had left were fading away and he contemplated whether he should stay or talk to Chanyeol about it another time. It's only been 3 days since he got here and yet, he feels like he's been around for a month. Either way, it was longer than Baekhyun thought he'd last.

He looked around, noticing how there were clothes scattered here and there, and the room looked much more 'homey' than his and Kyungsoo's. Baekhyun couldn't help but wonder what it was like to live with Chanyeol. How was Jongdae always so cheerful when Chanyeol hardly ever spoke or cracked a joke, let alone laugh at one? How did Jongdae even manage to hold a conversation with Chanyeol?

Baekhyun turned around to leave when he noticed something on one of the desks. He assumed it was Chanyeol's because the other was filled with photos all including Jongdae.

He walked over to pick up the tiny shiny object. It was a key, slightly rusty but had to be made within the last ten years.

"What are you doing?" A deep voice asks from behind, causing Baekhyun to jump in surprise. He immediately dropped the key onto the table, which fell with a clang. Chanyeol's eyes flickered to the metal and he frowned. Baekhyun didn't dare to turn his head around, fearing what expression the other male would have.

"Snooping around?"

Baekhyun's eyes immediately widened and he turned around to clear up the misunderstanding.

"N-No, no- I wasn't!" Baekhyun stuttered, shaking his head. "I was jus-"

Shirt. No shirt.

Baekhyun's ears went red at the sight before him. Chanyeol stood shirtless with a pair of black sweats and a towel on his shoulder. As embarrassing as it was, Baekhyun couldn't look away from Chanyeol's body. He wasn't extremely buff, nor was he stick skinny. For someone his height, Chanyeol was fairly fit and he had abs that were slightly visible even when he wasn't flexing.

"What? You were just what?" Chanyeol says, a tiny smirk playing on his lips. Baekhyun felt the heat in his face and forced his eyes to look elsewhere. His legs felt slightly weak.

Man up, Baek!

"J-Ju-Just..uh- I was..." Baekhyun turned around and shut his eyes. "Could you p-please put on a shirt for goodness sake!?"

Chanyeol raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "Why? It's hot. Plus, this is my room."

Baekhyun frowned. "Well, I'm a guest and I'd appreciate it if you put something on."

There was some shuffling behind Baekhyun and before Baekhyun knew it, there was a gentle whisper at his ear.

"Do I...make you..nervous?"

Baekhyun nearly jumped out of his skin and held his ear tightly as he turned around, facing a smirking Chanyeol.

"What the hell, y-you ert!" Baekhyun nearly yells and Chanyeol crosses his arms over his chest. He was now wearing a grey t shirt, covering up his pale skin.

"I'm the ert? Says the one who was just openly checking me out." Chanyeol says and Baekhyun scoffs.

"As if!"

There was a silence between them and Baekhyun felt that someone had to break it. That someone had to be him.

"A-Anyway," Baekhyun coughed sheepishly. "about the thing you came for earlier.."

"I guess you received my homework well." Chanyeol says, walking over to his bed and flopping onto the mattress.

Baekhyun rolled his eyes and followed the taller male over. Chanyeol sat comfortably on his bed, putting his ear buds in before leaning back with his arms behind his head.

"Uhm, excuse me but I also have some work to do. I don't even think I have the knowledge to do all your assignments."

Chanyeol shrugged. "Nothing you can't learn. Besides, it's easy."

Baekhyun wanted to laugh. "Easy for you. What makes you think I'm going to actually do it? If I don't, you're the one getting into trouble, not me."

"You're such a useless slave."

Baekhyun couldn't help but feel offended. He wasn't proud to be Chanyeol's "slave" but it was his part of the deal.

"Well, I'm sorry I can't mentally keep up with your requests. I'm not smart enough to do your homework for you and I refuse to do your school work."

Chanyeol opened his eyes to see Baekhyun with a slight frown.

With one swift motion, Chanyeol reached over and pulled at Baekhyun's t-shirt collar. The shorter male lost his balance and found himself face to face with Chanyeol.

Their faces were only inches apart and Baekhyun could hear Chanyeol's music playing from his ear-buds that had fallen out. All Baekhyun could see was Chanyeol's hazel eyes staring back at him. His hands supported his body that had somewhat fallen over onto Chanyeol's bed, putting him in an awkward position. Baekhyun felt his cheeks heating up at how close they were.

Chanyeol leaned closer, taking Baekhyun by surprise but he couldn't move away.

"If not, then..do you want to pay me back with," Chanyeol moved his face over to Baekhyun's ear. "your body?"

At that, Baekhyun immediatley jumped off Chanyeol's bed and scrambled to the door.

"Never in a million years you big-eared ert!!" Baekhyun yells before slamming the door behind him.

Chanyeol watched the other run out and door and sighed, putting his ear buds back and closing his eyes.

-

"I swear, he's crazy! He's a ert! He's-"

"Calm down Baekhyun." Kyungsoo says and Jongin nods. Somehow, when Baekhyun had fumbled his way back into his dorm across the hall, the second year was sitting on his bed.

"I mean, I whisper things to Kyungsoo hyung all the time. It doesn't mean I'm a ert." He says causally and Kyungsoo hits his arm. Jongin pouts but Kyungsoo only glared back.

"That's because you are a ert." The older of the two says.

"Back to my crisis, guys." Baekhyun paces back and forth. "What am I going to do?! What if he tries something on me?"

Kyungsoo watches his friend. "It's not very likely. Chanyeol isn't very affectionate or persistent..Unlike someone."

Jongin looks at him and winks. "Don't pretend like you don't like it."

Baekhyun tries to ignore the constant flirting between his two friends. "But yesterday-! He hugged me. Like, backed hugged me! That's something couples do. Or something people who like each other do. Chanyeol and I are not in any like of relationship like that!"

Jongin raises an eyebrow and whines. "You already got a back hug? I barely even get to hold Kyungsoo's hand.."

Kyungsoo narrows his eyes at Jongin. "Don't even think about it."

"I guess I can see where you're coming from..And as I mentioned before, Chanyeol isn't comfortable with skinship either so seeing that he did that already says something.." Kyungsoo turns back to Baekhyun.

Baekhyun runs his hand through his hand and pulls at his roots. "Is Chanyeol even gay?! I mean, he seems pretty straight to me. He was walking around shirtless and everything, too. Like- Who even does that?!"

"Hyung," Jongin turns to the senior. "what time is it?"

Kyungsoo checks the time on his phone. "10 till 6, why?"

"Well, Baek. Looks like we're about to find out."

Baekhyun immediately turns his head. "Wait, what?"

Kyungsoo looks at Jongin with a worried face. Something told Baekyun this wasn't going to go well but Jongin had a confident smile.

"I'll handle this."

-

They sat at the cafeteria table with their trays full of food. Jongin sat beside Kyungsoo as usual and Luhan sat across from him. Minseok and Jongdae say beside each other and Joonmyun sat across from them, leaving Chanyeol and Baekhyun to sit directly in front of each other. Baekhyun didn't understand how this was part of Jongin's plan.

Every time Chanyeol looked at Baekhyun, he would find himself putting his hands in front of him as if it would provide him any kind of protection. If Chanyeol leaned over to get something from Joonmyun's tray, Baekhyun nearly jumped out of his seat.

"Are you okay, Baekhyun?" Jongdae asks and Baekhyun tries to nod as normally as he can.

"Yeah, just feeling a bit hyper."

Chanyeol didn't say anything to Baekhyun, nor did he really attempt to start a conversation or stare him down. In fact, Chanyeol was acting too casual and it scared Baekhyun more than anything. 

Jongin cleared his throat.

"So guys..I've been wondering..do you think Baekhyun and I would look good together?"

Kyungsoo nearly choked on his rice and Jongdae looked at him weirdly.

"What do you mean?"

Luhan furrowed his eyebrows with a confused expression. "You and Baekhyun? What about Kyungsoo?"

Jongin shrugged. "I mean, with Kyungsoo hyung, it just seems like an endless chance, which  is quite bothersome."

Kyungsoo puts his spoon down and Jongdae shakes his head. "When has that ever stopped you?"

"Is Kyungsoo being mean? Don't lose hope!" Minseok encourages but Jongin only laughs it off.

"This isn't about Kyungsoo hyung. It's about Baekhyun and I. I think we have some chemistry between us..don't you guys think we'd be cute together?"

Luhan and Jongdae shake their heads. "Sorry, but I don't ship it."

Jongin didn't care about their opinions. He coninued to Minseok and Joonmyun waiting expectantly for their responses.

"I don't really know..it's up to you." Joonmyun says, taking a sip of his soup. As expected, he didn't have much of an input in these situations.

"I mean, it was always you and Kyungsoo but if you want to try something new, Baekhyun might work." Minseok says with a shrug and Baekhyun frowns.

"Don't I get a say-"

"So, Chanyeol." Jongin starts, watching the said male eat his food quietly. He had barely spoke and when he did, it wasn't anything funny or interesting. At least not to Jongin.

"What?" He says, picking at the kimchi.

"What do you think about Baekhyun and I? Does it help if I stand next to him?"

Within the blink of an eye, Jongin had teleported over to Baekhyun's end of the table and wrapped his arm around his shoulder.

"What are you doing?!" Baekhyun tries to whisper and Jongin mumbles under his breath.

"Don't worry, I got this."

"I don't care." Chanyeol says his eyes flicker up to the two of them before he's staring at his food again.

"Aye, c'mon, Channie."

The taller male glared at Jongin for calling him that. "You two.."

Baekhyun swallowed, hoping Chanyeol wouldn't say what he thought he would say.

"..look like idiots."

Jongin sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay then. I guess I stay with Kyungsoo."

Before Baekhyun could even turn to the younger male, he was already gone and back at his seat beside Kyungsoo. The senior groaned when Jongin looped his arm into his and tried to get closer to him.

"I bet Kyungsoo was heartbroken for those two minutes." Jongdae teased and Kyungsoo rolled his eyes.

"Those were the best two minutes of my life, you assho-"

"Let's just continue eating." Joonmyun suggests and Jongdae smirks.

"Yeah, Yixing's ." At that, Kyungsoo laughs and Joonmyun scowls.

Another update! Spring break coming soon!~ ^o^

Leave a comment! What did you think of Baekhyun and Chanyeol's interaction? What is Chanyeol thinking?

What side pairing do you like the most? :D

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