It was the kind of day where Jungwoo did not want to run and around and try and wrangle eight to nine year olds. It was the kind of day where he definitely did wanat some help from other counselors, so after having a conversation with Chenle and Jisung at breakfast, he decided to do a special activity at the art shack with his campers. Even better, Yukhei wasn't needed anywhere else too, so he could come along and help out too. 

Luckily, Chenle and Jisung had already put the little bowls his campers had made earlier into the kiln, so today they just got to paint them, an easy activity for the campers and especially the counselors. 

Chenle and Jisung got the campers sitting down in the art shack and they stood up in front of them, showing where and how to paint and other special instructions. Jungwoo watched them affectionately; in the first couple days of camp they had been so shy with the campers (after all they weren't much older than a lot of them). But now they were confident in their work, and the campers really did pay attention. 

Once they finished explaining all kinds of kids had questions, the two running around the shack to answer them and jog their creative ideas. 

"You two make such a great team," Yukhei suddenly spoke up, Jisung and Chenle immediately freezing and blushing. "A perfect pair," he teased. 

"Agreed," Jungwoo said loudly, Chenle and Jisung smiling to themselves but refusing to lock eyes. 

"I agree too!" One of Jungwoo's campers spoke up, followed by the rest of them. 

"Yeah! Counselor Jungwoo and Counselor Yukhei are boyfriends. Are you two boyfriends?" Another asked. 

Jisung and Chenle immediately began to stammer. "Um, no," Jisung said slowly and quietly, the smile immediately leaving Chenle's face. 

Immediately, all of the campers got super pissed off. "What? Why?" One kid asked. 

"Counselor Jisung, do you have a boyfriend?" Another asked, and Jisung shook his head. "Counselor Chenle, do you have a boyfriend?" He asked, and it was now Chenle's turn to shake his head. "Then you two should be boyfriends!" 

Jungwoo and Yukhei shared a laugh; the campers were doing a better job at getting Chenle and Jisung together than any of the other counselors and especially Chenle and Jisung themselves. 

"You guys would better boyfriends than the lifeguard guys. They used to be good boyfriends but now they don't talk to each other," one of the campers spoke up. 

"Wait, you mean Jeno and Jaemin?" Yukhei asked with concern, and all of the campers nodded. Yukhei, Jungwoo, Chenle, and Jisung all shared a worried look. 

"What happened?" Jungwoo asked. 

"I dunno," one of the campers casually responded. "Anyways, Counselor Chenle and Counselor Jisung wouldn't do that. They would be good boyfriends." 

The camper's chatter immediately turned back Chenle and Jisung and although they were still worried about Jeno and Jaemin, they couldn't help but be a little shy. Chenle's heart hurt though, remembering Jisung's answer in truth or dare all of those days ago. He had loved someone else, and maybe still did. Would he feel uncomfortable with all of the teasing? Was he wishing he was being teased by the campers about being with someone else? 

Suddenly, Jisung quietly slid behind Chenle. "I'm gonna sneak out and run to the store for some secret snacks. Want some?" 

"Hell yeah," Chenle answered with a quiet giggle. 

"And maybe we can escape some of this teasing," Jisung added. 

"They're eight and nine. They'll remember," Chenle answered. Jisung pouted and secretly snuck out of the door. 

"Ooh, what did Jisung say to you? Were you whispering lovey dovey things?" One of the campers asked, and soon enough, all of the campers were pestering Chenle for an explanation. Chenle sighed and rolled his eyes. 

"He was asking me about the art supplies, okay?" 

"Chenle and Jisung sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!" The campers began to chant, and even though Chenle was frustrated, he couldn't help but smile. 

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Yukhei felt great. With four counselors and a simple but entertaining activity, managing these campers had been easy. Although art wasn't exactly his strong suit, and his help often ruined more bowls than made them better, it was nice watching his boyfriend be just so gentle and sweet with the kids. Plus, he was pretty good at the art. 

All of the sudden Jungwoo sat up, pulling his phone out of his back pocket. His eyebrows furrowed and he frowned, walking towards the door. 

"Who is it?" Yukhei asked. 

"My college friends. They wanna do a group call." Yukhei immediately tensed, nerves starting to grow. But he didn't wanna inhibit his boyfriend or make him feel weird. 

"Go ahead; we've got enough staff around here." 

Jungwoo nodded, Yukhei noticing the way he too was tensed. He must have been nervous as well. He walked out of the cabin and to the picnic tables out front, answering the phone. Yukhei checked to make sure Chenle and Jisung had a handle on things, and when he was sure they did, he turned his attention to looking and listening to Jungwoo. 

He sighed, hiding in the doorway so his boyfriend couldn't see him, watching Jungwoo quietly listen in on the small talk about his friend's lives. Yukhei steeled himself. He knew just how nervous Jungwoo was and prepared himself just in case Jungwoo doesn't tell them he and Yukhei are back together or if he says something...less than perfect. He'll be understanding. It's not just anyone, after all. It's his Jungwoo. 

"I'm good, I'm good," Jungwoo finally said, the first time he'd really spoken since he got on the call. "Yeah, I really am working at that summer camp. I can't believe you guys thought I was joking." 

Something that sounded like laughter came from the phone. "Don't tease!" Jungwoo whined. "You guys know how much I love this place. Working at camp is not just for teenagers." 

More talking on the other side. "Guys stop! I-I really like it here..." Yukhei's blood began to boil; Jungwoo didn't just sound like he was teasing back anymore. It was fine if Jungwoo's friends were rude to him, but if they were rude to Jungwoo... he couldn't stand it.

"Really....please stop...." Jungwoo mumbled. Loud noises continued to come from the phone and it was a long time before Jungwoo spoke again. 

"Oh yeah, summer camp, summer love..." Jungwoo said, perking up a little, and Yukhei sat up himself. Now he was beginning to get really nervous. "It is like a movie." 

"I did, I did find it," Jungwoo said. Was Jungwoo going to tell them about him? 

Jungwoo began to grow nervous, fidgeting and frowning down at the grassy ground, and Yukhei did too. "W-well...d-do you guys remember the boyfriend I had at the beginning of freshman year?" 

Yukhei heard laughter from the phone and Yukhei pouted at the ground, embarrassment clouding him. He heard loud chatter and Jungwoo didn't speak for a long, long time. "Yeah. I am back together with him." 

More loud noises that made Yukhei almost want to cry, so much he couldn't even spy on Jungwoo anymore. 

"G-guys," Jungwoo whined. "Yukhei i-is an angel. He's always nice to me, always. He even took me b-back after I broke his heart. He treats me so well no matter what and he's nice and smart and funny and you guys are just judgemental." 

Yukhei fell silent, looking back up at his boyfriend. Jungwoo was trembling a little but he seemed firmed in his words, low talking coming from the phone. Part of him hadn't expected this, not in a mean way, just understanding Jungwoo's shyness. But part of him knew that Jungwoo had changed, and grown, and now he had the strength to defend the love of his life. 

Yukhei kept on listening, smiling even as he overheard one of Jungwoo's friends call Jungwoo a 'basic ' for dating a frat boy. He didn't care. Jungwoo had stood up for him; it didn't matter what anyone else thought of him. 

"You know what guys?" Jungwoo said, loudly and firmly, more strongly than Yukhei had ever heard. "You guys are not nice. Yukhei may not be what you guys think is nice but he is, way, way more than you guys. So, I don't need you guys. I just need nice people in my life. Don't call me again, okay? I don't wanna be friends." 

Jungwoo's friends didn't even have time to respond before he hung up on them and stomped back up to the art shack, surprised when he ran into Yukhei. Without question, they wrapped each other in their arms. 

"Did you hear everything?" Jungwoo mumbled into his chest. 

Yukhei nodded. "You didn't have to do that, you know." 

"I wanted to," Jungwoo answered. "I wanted to so bad. I love you and they are stupid. And I wanted them to know that." 

Yukhei tilted Jungwoo's chin up so they could lock eyes. "Baby, I love you too." He didn't think he had ever loved him more.