"Be quiet," Hongbin whispered, pressing a finger against Jaewhan's soft lips as he tried to stiffle his own laughter. The boys smirked at each other, listening carefully to make sure whoever had just entered the bathroom left before they both burst out into a fit of giggles. The two had been making out in a bathroom stall, Jaewhan slowly ing Hongbin's shirt and biting his lip to draw out a moan when they heard someone come in and cough awkwardly.

"Now, where were we?" Jaewhan whispered, wrapping his arms around the younger boy's waist and groping his firm . 

"Mm," Hongbin moaned, smirking as he began to unbuckle Jaewhan's belt. "I think we were right about here~"

"I think I like where this is going~"

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Both a little bit exhausted from their spontaneous show of passion, both boys took a moment to catch their breath and have one more sweet kiss before they began fixing their clothes. After Hongbin pulled up his boxers and jeans, he took his phone out of his pocket and noticed the time. Concious of how later he was going to be meeting up with his best friends, he rushed buttoning up his shirt and haphazardly tucking it back into his jeans.

"Something wrong, Beanie?" 

"I was meant to meet my friends like, fifteen minutes ago."

"Sorry~" Jaewhan laughed, getting Hongbin's finger pressed against his lips to remind him to be quiet. Jaewhan smirked playfully, Hongbin's finger and recieving a neck chop in response.

"Gross~"

The boys smiled at each other, leaning in for yet another kiss before Hongbin tentatively opened the door to the bathroom stall, making sure the coast was clear before they sneaked out together. 

After recieving a cute peck on the cheek, Hongbin parted ways with Jaewhan, rushing to the cafe where his friends were waiting for him. As he walked towards the cafe, he noticed them sat at a window seat, talking away quite happily. 

"Hey guys. Sorry I'm so late," he smiled, taking a seat next to Sanghyuk. "...What?"

"Your uh... your hair's a little..." Wonshik trailed off, taking a sip of his coffee. He glanced over at Sanghyuk, who was smirking devilishly. 

"Looks like you've been hanging out with your 'friend' again~" Sanghyuk quipped, recieving a swift neck chop in response.  

"Shut up," Hongbin mumbled, embarrassed. He took his phone out of his pocket, turning the camera app on to fix his messy hair. 

"Friend?" Wonshik inquired. He was admittedly a bit out of the loop with Sanghyuk and Hongbin's lives, as he'd been spending the majority of the past few weeks with Taekwoon. They'd been living together for a little over two months now, and Wonshik's crush had only grown stronger. He was completely obsessed with his cute roommate.

"Ah... Remember that date I had a while back?" Hongbin asked, recieving a nod in response. "Well... It went well," he chuckled.

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2 Months Ago

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Hongbin leant against the wall casually, messing about on his phone to pass the time as he waited for his date to arrive. Unsure of what to expect, he had dressed rather casually - jeans, a white tee and a navy cardigan - but he still looked ridiculously handsome. He could probably wear a rubbish bag and still look like a super model.

"Hey~! Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Hongbin looked up from his phone and noticed his date walking towards him with a goofy smile on his face. He smirked to himself as he slid his phone into the back pocket of his jeans. "Man, I thought I'd be an old man by the time you arrived," he joked playfully.

"You'd be a pretty y grandpa," the cute boy with fluffy blonde hair responded, just as playfully. The two had been texting since Hongbin finished his shift, and it was clear they were both on the same wavelength - Hongbin had been laughing at almost all of their texts. "I'm Jaewhan," he smiled, finally introducing himself properly. 

Jaewhan had the brightest smile Hongbin had ever seen. 

"Hongbin," he replied. "So, Jaewhan. Where are we? I'm not very familiar with this area."

"Not a clue," he chuckled.

"You invited me here... but... you don't know where we are...?"

"I heard the food's good around here," he shrugged. Something about his carefree attitude was infectious, and really attractive to Hongbin. It made him feel at ease despite the somewhat worrying situation they were in. He had always preferred being organised and sticking to plans, but Jaewhan's laid back personality inspired him to try and go with the flow.

"Well, you lead the way~"

After some aimless wondering around, the two settled on a secluded pojangmacha which had caught their attention with it's bright and colourful signs. The boys chatted away over food, cracking jokes and getting to know one another a little better. As the night went on, they began to drink soju together, to the point where Jaewhan became a little more than just tipsy.

"You can keep the change," Hongbin smiled charmingly at the lady who had served them, somewhat embarrassed by how drunk Jaewhan was. "Come on then, you. Looks like you're sleeping on my couch tonight."

"Whaaaaaat~ if~ I wanna sleep... on top of you~?" Jaewhan giggled, speaking embarrassingly loud and slurring his words.

"Shut up, idiot~" Hongbin pushed him playfully, blushing faintly. There was a lot of that had built up between the two during their date, and Hongbin rather liked the idea of Jaewhan being on top of him. As Jaewhan stood up from his seat, it became obvious that he was too drunk to walk. Shaking his head and giggling to himself, Hongbin took Jaewhan's hand and pulled him closer. 

It was a good thing that Hongbin regularly worked out, because he wound up having to carry the very cute and very drunk Jaewhan on his back until they came across a taxi. 

Once they arrived at Hongbin's apartment, the that had built up between them throughout the night culminated in a passionate kiss that quickly lead to the bedroom. The result of their kiss was the best drunken Hongbin had ever had.

As the morning came, Hongbin found himself waking up with a big smile on his face. Waking up next to Jaewhan felt... right. It felt so comfortable in a way that he hadn't felt before. He sighed dreamily as he watched Jaewhan sleep for a little while, noticing that he looked especially adorable as he slept, almost like a puppy.

Hongbin eventually got up, making them both breakfast and finding out some painkillers in case Jaewhan had a hangover. He returned to his bedroom to find Jaewhan was awake, sat up and rubbing his eyes sleepily. 

"Morning~"

"Moooorning~" Jaewhan replied with a yawn, stretching his arms out sleepily. His eyes widened as he caught a glimpse of Hongbin's shirtless body, biting his lip in lust as he checked out the younger boy's delicious abs. Once he managed to drag his eyes away from Hongbin's perfect body, it finally clicked in his mind why he was partially . "Oh, did we...?"

"Mhm," Hongbin nodded, smirking as he walked over to join Jaewhan in bed. He passed his hyung the breakfast he had prepared, and offered him painkillers. Surprisingly, Jaewhan didn't feel hungover at all, so Hongbin simply left the pills on his bedside table as he climbed back into bed.

"...Was I any good~?"

"Eh... You were okay, I guess," Hongbin shrugged, laughing to himself over how cute Jaewhan looked, pouting from faux offense. Hongbin leaned in close, planting a kiss on Jaewhan's cheek. "No... you were pretty great, honestly..." he blushed.

Jaewhan smiled to himself, finding the way Hongbin blushed to be adorable. The two ate breakfast together in bed, chatting away happily and cracking jokes once again. Eventually, the two wound up making out, removing what little clothing they had left on.

"So... round two?" Jaewhan smirked, biting Hongbin's neck and drawing out a sweet moan. 

"Round two, huh~?"

"I couldn't live with myself if I couldn't remember with the most handsome boy I've ever met~"

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 "And... well, since, we've hung out a lot."

"And ed a lot- Ouch!" Sanghyuk cried out, not expecting to be elbowed in the abdomen for his cheeky remarks. He pouted, glaring at Hongbin who was chuckling to himself.

"I guess he's right, though," Hongbin admitted. "There has been a lot of . Probably the best I've ever had, honestly."

"Do you think it'll get more serious?" Wonshik asked, knowing how desperate Hongbin was for a real relationship. He frowned as Hongbin's demeanor changed.

"I dunno," Hongbin sighed, looking a little defeated. "It's just a friends with benefits situation at the moment, and... Well, I know he's sleeping with someone else, too. I... I guess I shouldn't be jealous, it's not like we're dating," he frowned. "But..."

"...You wish you were?"

"...Yeah," he admitted quietly, looking away out of embarrassment. Sanghyuk and Wonshik looked at each other knowingly, both concerned for their friend. Hongbin had always been the passionate type, the type to put his heart on his sleeve and wind up getting hurt. 

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"Jaewhannie, I'm home~" Hakyeon announced, locking the door before slipping off his coat and hanging it up. He yawned and stretched his arms out as he walked over to the couch to find Jaewhan lounging about and playing video games on their TV. "Didn't you have classes today?"

"Skipped them," Jaewhan shrugged, too focused on his game to give a proper answer. It was typical behaviour of Jaewhan to slack off and skip university every now and then, opting to laze around doing nothing or having casual instead. 

Hakyeon rolled his eyes, grabbing the TV remote from the coffee table and turning it off as he sank down into the couch. 

"Hey!" Jaewhan whined, frowning at Hakyeon for interrupting his game. Noticing how exhausted his hyung looked, he decided not to complain much and instead turn off his game and talk to his tired roommate. "Long day?"

"You have no idea," Hakyeon sighed, sinking further into his seat. "I don't know how you can be so relaxed at this time of year. You know exams are coming up soon, right?"

Jaewhan shrugged half-heartedly. "I dunno, man. I figure I'll worry about it when they're closer."

"But what about studying? You never seem to go to class."

"Hey, I do go to some classes~" Jaewhan joked, getting up and going into the kitchen to fetch them each a can of beer. He figured having a drink may help the tense Hakyeon losen up a little bit. He handed his hyung a can, recieving a grateful smile in return as he sat down next to him and broke the tab on his can, taking a sip. "You're starting to sound like my mom~"

"Well then, your mom must be pretty great," Hakyeon responded, smirking at his adorable roommate. The two had made friends with one another with ease - both of them were positive, cheerful and outgoing. Where they differed was their work ethic, Hakyeon being far more disciplined and studious than Jaewhan. "Where did you go earlier, then? I assumed you were going to class," he inquired, having a drink and letting out a content sigh afterwards.

"Just went to see a friend," he shrugged. "Why are you so tired, anyways?"

"Ah~ All day I've been learning and teaching different choreographies... It gets exhausting fast~" Hakyeon whined. As he looked over at Jaewhan, he noticed the playful glimmer in his eyes. "...What?"

"Oh, I was just thinking... I know a way you could unwind...~" he smiled, placing his can down on the coffee table in front of them. 

"...Yeah?" 

"Well, I reckon a massage might help... there's one condition, though," Jaewhan grinned as he watched the older boy's cheeks turn a pale shade of pink. Hakyeon placed his can down on the coffee table next to Jaewhan's as he adjusted his position so that he was facing the younger boy. "You'd have to take your shirt off~"

"Oh, would I now~?"

Jaewhan was the epitome of a flirt, but he was so cute doing it that it was almost impossible to not be won over by his charms. Despite how exhausted he felt, Hakyeon was not going to turn down the opportunity to mess around with his attractive roommate.

A couple of weeks after moving in with Jaewhan, his excessive amounts of aegyo and flirting had won Hakyeon over, and they began their casual fling. Both of them were aware it was nothing more than a decent friendship with ocassional , but neither of them minded. It was actually helping Hakyeon get his mind off his obsession with Taekwoon for at least a little while, which he was grateful for. 

"I would take the offer up, if I were you~" Jaewhan grinned, leaning in close and whispering. "I hear I'm good with my hands~"

The flirtaious comment, and hot breath against his ear sent shivers down Hakyeon's spine. 

"Well then... I guess you'll have to show me~"

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Hakyeon took a moment to enjoy the sight of a shirtless Jaewhan pinning him down on the couch before he moved in for another kiss. The two were making out quite passionately, exploring each other's mouths with their tongues as they haphazardly attempted to remove each other's jeans. As Hakyeon fumbled about with Jaewhan's belt, he felt his phone begin to vibrate in his jeans and instinctively reached for it. Once Jaewhan noticed, he broke away from their kiss.

"Do you need to take that?" he asked, a little bit frustrated by the interruption.

"Sorry~" Hakyeon apologised guiltily. "Force of habit, I guess," he mumbled, taking his hand out of his pocket and chosing to ignore the incoming phone call in favour of fooling around with Jaewhan. "Now, where were we~?"

Jaewhan smiled, moving in for another kiss when Hakyeon's phone began to vibrate once again. He sat back to allow Hakyeon to sit up a little, sighing. His hyung mumbled another sorry under his breath as he took his phone out of his pocket and noticed it was Taekwoon who was calling him. He smiled, a glimmer of happiness in his eyes as he saw the name of the boy he was in love with on his phone.

However, when he looked up at the boy he had just been making out with, he felt a little guilty. Conflicted, he sighed, turning his phone onto silent and choosing to ignore the call from Taekwoon. He put his phone down on the coffee table and turned his attention back to Jaewhan, who seemed surprised by Hakyeon's behaviour.

"Do you wanna take this to the bedroom?" Hakyeon asked with a playful smirk.  

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"Hey, Shik~"

"Hey. Where do you wanna hang out?"

"Mall?"

One bus ride and one hour of aimlessly wandering around shops later, Wonshik and Sanghyuk wound up sat in the middle of a food court with milkshakes and burgers. After they had finished eating, the two began to talk, and soon found themselves sharing their concerns about their friend.

"I'm worried about him," Wonshik admitted, frowning. "I don't want Bin to get hurt again."

"I know, Shik, me too. There's not much we can do about it though," Sanghyuk sighed. "You know what he's like. All we can really do is be there for him if things turn out for the worst. Hopefully it doesn't come to that though, yeah?"

"Yeah," Wonshik nodded, taking a sip from his milkshake before putting it down on the table next to his phone. He pressed the home screen button, frowning once he realised Taekwoon hadn't replied to his texts yet. He was beginning to worry a little, knowing that Taekwoon had a therapy appointment today. 

"How are things going with Taekwoon?"

"Huh?" Wonshik looked up at his friend, realising why he was asking. He cleared his throat awkwardly, a little embarrassed that he had been caught glued to his phone once again. "Oh, uhm... I dunno, good I guess. We get along really well. I really like him," he mumbled, being a little blunt from fear Sanghyuk might about it as he often did.

"Hey... You can talk to me, you know," Sanghyuk responded, a little bit offended by Wonshik's bluntness. "I'm not gonna tease you every time."

"...Sorry," Wonshik sighed. "I'm just a little worried about him. I hope he texts me soon."

"It's alright," he shrugged. "But don't hesitate if you wanna talk about something. I can be serious, too."

"I know, I know," Wonshik smirked, playfully ruffling the younger boy's auburn hair. "Thank you, Hyukkie."

"You messed it all up," Sanghyuk frowned, fixing his hair and taking a sip of his milkshake before bringing up a subject he was expecting to be a pretty comfortable topic for Wonshik. "So, have you thought about who's gonna top?"

"E-excuse me?"

"You know, when you have with Taekwoon," he said casually, sipping away at his milkshake happily.

Much to Sanghyuk's surprise, Wonshik was very uncomfortable talking about . In fact, it was a subject he was really self concious about, because he had a secret - a secret he hadn't shared with anyone before. A secret that would come as a big surprise to anyone who knew him. Although Wonshik was pretty well known to his best friends as a not so closeted ert, he was no where near as experienced when it came to as he let on. In fact, the opposite was true.

He gulped, his face turning bright red as the thought of sleeping with Taekwoon crossed his mind. He shook his head, trying to push the thought to the back of his mind as he took a deep breath to compose himself. Wonshik glanced over at Sanghyuk, who was looking at him with a mixture of confusion and concern on his face. He sighed, taking a moment to consider whether he should share his secret.

"...Hyuk?"

"....Yeah...?"

"...If I tell you a secret, you can't tell anyone, okay?"

"Yeah, of course," Sanghyuk responded sincerely.

"...And you can't laugh at me, okay?"

"Shik..." he frowned, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder and squeezing it to comfort him. "Of course I won't laugh at you."

"...Thank you," he smiled, grateful. After a moment of consideration, Wonshik finally opened up. "I... I'm actually a ."

"...Really?" Sanghyuk gawped, completely shocked. Worried about coming across as insensitive, he quickly followed up saying, "N-not that it's a bad thing! I'm just... I'm pretty surprised, honestly."

"I know. I'm... I'm pretty self concious about it, honestly," he admitted, blushing a little bit. "I guess since I always talked to you guys about girls and dated a lot, it made it seem like I was really experienced."

"Honestly... Yeah, it did," Sanghyuk smirked. "I always thought you'd lost it before Bin did, actually."

"Haha, yeah... I can see why. No... I never made it past kissing," he admitted, his blush deepening from embarrassment. "Not through lack of trying, though. I always wanted to do more, but.... No matter what we tried, I could never..." he gulped, whispering the rest. "...I could never, you know, get it up."

"Is it different with Taekwoon, then?"

"Hm? ...Yah, shut up!" Wonshik pushed Sanghyuk away, flustered once he realised what his friend was asking him. After covering his face with his hands to hide, he shyly nodded, admitting that the answer was yes. He was very able to 'get it up' when he was around Taekwoon, which had led to him covering his lap with cushions from the couch on more than one ocassion. After taking a moment to fan himself with his hands and regain some composure, he sighed happily, somewhat relieved to finally share his secret with someone. "I guess I was never meant to be with girls."

"I guess not. Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I'm a too," Sanghyuk shrugged, no where near as bothered by his status as Wonshik was. "I've not even had my first kiss yet, man."

"...Hyukkie, thank you for listening," Wonshik smiled warmly, truly grateful. "I really appreciate it."

"I told you I'm not a all the time," Sanghyuk smirked, causing the boys to laugh.

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As the boys continued their conversation, Wonshik's phone finally started to vibrate. He had a call from Taekwoon. Although he was eager to answer it, he felt a little rude, and looked over at Sanghyuk as if it ask for permission.

"Go on," Sanghyuk interrupted himself, smirking at his friend.

Wonshik picked his phone up cheerfully, mouthing a 'thanks' to Sanghyuk as he excused himself and answered his call. "Taekwoon~ Hey," he grinned, excited to hear the older boy's sweet voice.

"W-Wonshik...?"

Wonshik's heart sank. Taekwoon's voice was trembling as he answered the phone - it sounded strained, as though he had been crying. "Taekwoon? What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"I... I-I don't know..." his voice cracked, as he began to cry, "I-I tried to call Hakyeon, but he wouldn't answer, and-"

"Hey, hey... It's okay," Wonshik cooed, trying to comfort him. It was heart breaking to hear him cry. "Tell me what's wrong. It's okay."

"I... I don't know what happened... T-there's blood..."

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"D-Don't worry Taekwoon, I'll be there soon, okay? Stay on the phone with me," Wonshik said firmly, trying his best to appear calm over the phone whilst he panicked. He rushed back to his seat, picking up his bag and slinging it over his shoulders. "Sorry, gotta go," he mumbled to Sanghyuk before rushing off without explanation.

Wonshik ran, as fast as he possibly could whilst trying to comfort Taekwoon over the phone. Fearing for the worst, his heart was racing, and he was finding it hard to breathe.