It’s been a very exhausting week for all of Exo’s members. From dawn to midnight for a whole week, they went to various schedules—interviews, photoshoots, music show recordings—just for the sake of getting known better in this music industry. Their managers have told them to always put on a smile and be as cheerful as they can manage, no frown or groan allowed.

But one always has their limit.

Jongin and Yixing accidently injured themselves during rehearsals. Minseok fainted when they were doing their midnight practice. Sehun got a fever from being too tired. They covered their pain with a forced smile.

The rest of the members is also on their weakest state but they can do nothing but bear with it; it’s for Exo’s sake after all.

Even when Sunday finally comes, they still have schedules to attend. Luhan tries his best to smile while Kyungsoo remains silent most of the time because of his itching throat. Jongdae just laughs it off when a crew at their new CF’s filming set questions about his unusual hoarse voice. Everyone in Exo is putting on a happy mask but is actually dying inside.

So when the last schedule for today ends and the twelve of them arrive at their dorm, they finally take their masks off. Groans and deep sighs can be clearly heard and soon the living room is empty as everyone rushes to their room, eager to get a good night sleep.

After two minutes of tossing around in his bed with closed eyes, Chanyeol finally sits up and is about to st