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The music faded away as the kiss got deeper. You don't exactly remember when or how you ended up in Mark Lee's room making out with Zhong Chenle, but there you were. And even when you spent a good while lost in his kisses, you knew that you won't hear about any of it the next day. He wasn't going to mention it, and you weren't interested in it either. Truth is, that it didn't mean anything for neither of you. He was just there, he looked good and you got along well. And for him it was more of the same thing. It's not like you slept with him anyway, not that it would have made any difference.
“Hey, where were you?” One of your friends asks as soon as you get back to the living room where you left them all. “I don't know, bathroom?” You say. “Really? You were gone a long time though, are you okay?” She insist and you nod. “Okay, well, have you seen Mark and the others yet? I heard Chenle got a new tattoo.” She excitedly says and you chuckle. “Ah, did he? I didn't notice.” “Hey, let's go find some people to play drinking games, I'm bored.” Another of your friends interrupts you. “I'm gonna grab a drink and sit down for a while, it's too loud here.” You inform your friends before going outside.
You sit with your drink on the grass in the backyard and sigh. It's kinda cold but you don't have the energy to go back inside right now. It's not that bad anyway. There's some other people there chatting in a calm way so you close your eyes for a moment before someone running around and chuckling disrupts your little calm. “Daegal, come here.” You hear, and open your eyes to see Lee Donghyuck running after Chenle's little dog. He falls down at some point and Daegal comes back to jump on him, making you chuckle. “Ah, Daegal, you hurt my feelings just now. I'm gonna have to divorce you.” He whines, making you chuckle softly again. Atracting his attention to you. “Hey, don't laugh at my failed marriage.” He complains as he walks towards you with Daegal on his arms. “Aw, sorry.” You apologize. “I didn't mean to laugh at your husband, Daegal.” You say as you pet her head. “He just seems kinda clumsy.” You keep talking to the dog and Donghyuck chuckles. You had never seen him this close before and his tattoos are making you feel some kind of way. “Hey~ don't tell her that either. It's not true!” He says as he pets her head too. You feel a hit of electricity as his skin brushes yours so you take your hand away. “Ouch.” You complain, rubbing your hand as you chuckle and he smiles. “Sorry.” He apologizes. Ah, he smells good too. Like flowers. “Haechan.” Chenle calls him from the door and you both look behind you. Chenle's eyes drift to you for a moment and then he looks back at Hyuck. “It's too cold here bro, if you want to play with Daegal do it inside, yeah?” He says in a nice but serious way. “Mhm~!” Hyuck exclaims and Chenle nods and goes back inside. “Well, see you.” He says before leaving, and you chuckle softly to yourself once he's away.
Ah, he really is your type. Could you be more obvious though? There's so many people after Lee Donghyuck already, seriously. You just had to fall for Na Jaemin instead if you wanted to be even more predictable.
On the other hand, how could you not fall for guys like that? You're pretty sure it would be practically imposible not to have at least a tiny little crush on any of them. And we're talking of course, about Mark Lee's group of friends. Which, by the way, includes Zhong Chenle.
Most of them are on the same year of college, Huang Renjun, Na Jaemin, Lee Donghyuck and Lee Jeno are one year younger than you and Mark, then Chenle is a year younger than the first four and lastly, Park Jisung is the youngest of them all. But everyone knows them, and everyone talks about them. You thought that college would be different than high school, and it is. But guess some things remain the same. Heartthrobs will be heartthrobs anywhere.
“Hey, y/n, I was looking for you.” One of your friends says as he walks towards you. “Really? Are we leaving already?” You ask and he shakes his head. “The guys are giving away mini tattoos.” He says and you tilt your head. “What guys?” You ask as you get up to walk inside with him even though it's pretty obvious who he is talking about. “Jaemin and the others, of course. I thought you may be interested in a free tattoo.” He explains. “Oh, probably, and if it's from Renjun, I definitely am.” You chuckle as you push him so he walks faster.
As soon as you enter the house again you can see a bunch of people sitting around Chenle, Renjun and Jaemin. You join your friends who are also watching how Jaemin tattooes a guy fom your classes. “Is all this people waiting for a tattoo or are they just watching?” You ask your friends and one of them asks the same question for the whole room to hear, making you blush lightly as all the heads turn to look at you and your friends. Renjun chuckles at the sudden silence in the room before answering. “We're not giving away tattoos. I don't know who started saying that.” He says and you blush even harder. At least some of your friends are blushing now too as the rest of the people there murmurs and giggles. Chenle smiles and talks to Renjun, they're speaking Chinese though, so you don't entirely understand what they're talking about. Renjun laughs and looks at you. “I'm just kidding. Which one of you is interested?” He asks and your friends point at you. He then looks at Chenle for a moment before talking to you again. “Okay, we weren't taking more people cause we only have one tattoo machine here so it's gonna take a while. But it's fine, you can go after that girl over there.” Renjun says, pointing at the girl with his head. “Let's go play something in the meantime y/n.” One of your friends suggests. “Yes, you can do that. But try not to drink any alcohol, yeah? It makes the blood more liquid and we don't want that.” Renjun winks at you after saying that and you nod. “Understood.”
You hear some noises from the backyard cause some guys are playing beer-pong outside. Only one of your friends, your roommate, comes take a look with you since it's cold. She gasps as soon as she spots the guys. “Omg, y/n. It's Mark, Jeno, Jisung and Donghyuck.” She quickly says as she shakes you by your arm. “Yeah, I can see them.” You laugh softly. “Should we come closer? Can we come closer?” She asks and you scoff as you smile. “Of course we can, you dummy. They don't bite. They're just guys.” You say and she frowns then clicks her tongue. “That's easy for you to say cause you practically don't have a heart. Plus, how come you're acting so brave now? You were blushing like crazy just a minute ago when Renjun was talking to us.” She says and you roll your eyes. “That's cause everyone in the room was paying attention to our conversation so it was awkward.” You scoff. “And I do have a heart, you idiot. I just don't use it much.” You say and she laughs. “Okay, don't get mad at me, I was just joking.” She chuckles. “Yeah, I know, dummy. Let's go and say hi.”
You walk closer to the guys with the idea of watching them play only since you shouldn't drink. “Hey.” You say. Your friend is kinda hiding behind you which makes Jeno tilt his head a bit confused. But he doesn't say anything about it. “Hey, you're y/n, right?” Mark says and you nod. “Do you know her?” Hyuck asks. “Yeah! She's the only other person from my grade that wants to become a tattoo artist.” He explains and you chuckle. “Wow, you remembered.” You say and he smiles. “Of course.”
“Hey, you guys wanna play with us?” Hyuck asks and your friend nods agressively, making you chuckle. “Yeah, my friend will play with you guys, I can't. Renjun told me not to drink if I wanted a tattoo.” You explain. “No way.” Hyuck says as he leans on the table where they are playing beer-pong. “Don't get a tattoo tonight.” He says and the others stop playing too to pay attention to the conversation. “You already had some drinks, right? I saw you earlier.” He asks and you nod. “Oh, yeah then don't do it tonight y/n, it could end up kinda ugly.” Mark says and you purse your lips a bit disappointed. You really wanted one of Renjun's designs on your skin, even if it was a tiny one. “Okay, then, I guess.” You sigh before walking over Hyuck's side making the guys chuckle. “Guess she's chosen her team on her own.” Jeno says, making everyone laugh and Mark moves his head inviting your friend to his team. You really didn't think that one through. You just unconsciously moved where Donghyuck was.
The guys restart the game right away and you have way more fun that you've ever imagined. Beer-pong wasn't really your thing before, but you've just realized that maybe it was only cause your friends were kinda bad at it. Now that you are playing with Jeno and Hyuck, you're discovering that winning actually gives you quite the rush.
By the end of the game your friend is pretty drunk. Too drunk you'd say. So they all help you carry her inside to sit her on the sofa. Luckily most people has left the party so the living room is pretty chill right now.
“Ah, there you are. Do you still want your tattoo?” Renjun asks, taking his eyes from the tattoo he's currently making to look at you and Hyuck leans over you. His chin resting on your head and his arms hanging from your shoulders. His closeness is giving you butterflies. Is like you've known him since forever.
Your eyes drift to Chenle's for a moment before looking at Renjun again. “Y/n can't get a tattoo today. She drank with us.” Hyuck informs him since you're taking a second to answer Renjun's question. “Hey, you're kinda heavy... And I could have answer that myself.” You chuckle and Donghyuck does too, moving away a bit. “Sorry.” He apologizes then ruffles your hair. “You two are close, huh?” Jaemin asks and Hyuck smiles as you try to fix your hair back. “Of course. We are teammates.” He says, making you blush lightly. Renjun scoffs then softly shakes his head as he goes back to focus on the tattoo. “Ah! Right... I'm gonna go play with my wife now.” Hyuck says and your heart stops for a moment before you remember about Daegal and only then realize she's been asleep on Chenle's lap the whole time. “Ahh, seriously... She's probably tired of you already.” Chenle says then clicks his tongue as Hyuck takes her from his arms and to another room. Seeing him kinda annoyed like that makes your heart beat faster for some reason. You're probably blushing now cause of it. Damn, y/n. Thought you didn't really like Chenle like that. What's going on with you now then? “Hey.” Chenle calls you, probably making your cheeks even redder since you were thinking of him just now. “Why don't you sit? It looks like it's gonna take a while for your friend to wake up.” He says and you nod, sitting on the only free couch in the room. You try to take a look at the tattoo Renjun is working on but you can't see very well from there. “Just sit here.” Jaemin says as he chuckles after he noticed how hard you were trying to see Renjun's work and standing up so you can take his seat next to Chenle. “Oh, thanks.” You say, moving as he said. “I'm gonna get a drink, you guys want something?” Jaemin asks and you three nod making him chuckle softly. “Okay, well, I'll just bring the bottle then.”
Your heart starts racing right after you notice how tiny that couch is and how close you're from Chenle. Close enough to feel the warmth that emanates from his body. It kinda makes you want to curl up to him. Is the alcohol making you feel like this? Must be, right? You weren't feeling like this while you made out earlier so that must be it. You only chatted for a bit before he kissed you. Did he kiss you? Or did you kiss him? Anyway, the thing is that you had no time to create any kind of deep bond from your little chat and you certaintly didn't feel anything special after kissing him. So what is this that you're feeling right now??
Jaemin appears with a bottle of tequila and you mentally thank him for finally snapping you out that train of thoughts. He pours four shots and you all wait for Renjun to finish the mini tattoo he was working on. Almost everyone is gone after the guys are done with the improvised tattoo shop. Even your friends leave after you told them not to worry cause you were staying and keeping an eye on your roommate until she feels better.
You're on your fourth shot when Donghyuck appears on the living room again. Followed by a couple of girls who say bye to everyone as they walk by the living room to leave for the night. They must have been spending all that time with Hyuck, right? Drinking and laughing with him and taking pictures of him and Daegal for their insta stories. You envy them a little. Just a little though.
To be completely honest, you haven't even had time yet to fantasize about him falling for you. Not even about him making out with you just as Chenle did only an hour after you got to the party.
“Injunnie, let's go home.” Hyuck says, leaving Daegal back on Chenle's lap. “Already? Okay...” Renjun says, then tries to stand up but falls back on the couch, making you, Jaemin and Chenle laugh in a very stupid way. “Oh god, you're all drunk. Am I really gonna have to drive?” Hyuck asks as the rest of the guys happen to walk in the room too. “What's going on?” Jeno asks. “These idiots are drunk as fuck.” Hyuck complains, but he's chuckling too. He looks cute. Too cute. It's making you feel stuff again. “Oh shit, should I drive you?” Mark offers. “Nah, it's fine, I'll do it. Just help me out taking them to the car.” He says then grabs Renjun as good as he can. Jisung helps him out. “C'mon, you too.” Mark says as he helps Jaemin up. He's making weird funny noises as Jeno and Mark try to carry him. “You're crazy.” Donghyuck laughs looking behind him to see Jaemin and he laughs too, winking at Hyuck for looking at him. It makes everyone chuckle, Jeno and Mark look tired though even if they can't help but laughing too.
“So noisy.” Chenle chuckles as he pets Daegal and you smile at him. “Yeah, I didn't know he was playful like that. He looks so cool and serious when we see him around at campus.” You say and he giggles again. “Jaemin? Yeah, he's kinda crazy sometimes.” He says, chuckling and you laugh softly. Half of your friends have a crush on ice king Jaemin, It'll be interesting to tell them about what you just witnessed.
There's a bit of a silence before you speak again. “So... You live here?” You ask and Chenle shakes his head. “I live alone.” He says and you gasp, genuinely surprised. “Really?” You ask. “Yeah.” He chuckles, then you hear Mark and the others coming back. “Chenle, are you staying tonight?” Jisung asks as he ruffles his own hair. “Yeah, I'm too drunk to drive right now.” He says then Jisung looks at you and your friend but doesn't say anything. “Oh, I guess I should go home.” You say just when Mark and Jeno are coming back inside. “You're leaving? Do you need me to give you a ride?” He asks. “Noo, don't worry.” You say. “Your friend is still asleep though.” Chenle chuckles. “Oh... Right...” You say as you look at her. “It's okay, you can stay if you don't mind sleeping on the couch.” Mark says and the rest of the guys look at him. “What?... Oh...? Or..? You and your friend can take my bed? And I'll sleep here?” He says, making everyone chuckle. “I'm confused.” He confesses. “Nah, it's fine. I'll stay here since my friend can't move right now anyway.” You say. “Thank you though.” You thank him and he nods. “No problem. I'm going to bed then, I'm dead tired so, good night guys.” Mark says before leaving to his room. “Yeah, good night everyone.” Jeno follows Mark upstairs and Jisung stares at Chenle for a moment then he smiles. “Night, Jisung.” Chenle says and Jisung giggles. “Alright, I get it. Night.” He chuckles softly, then turns most of the lights off and leaves to his room too.
“Should we get some sleep then?” Chenle asks, to your disappointment, but you nod anyway. “Okay.” You say and he stands up with Daegal on his arms to leave you alone on that couch. You hold onto his jacket to stop him. “Can you... Stay here though? It's a bit cold and there's no blankets.” You ask and he chuckles softly after processing what you just said. “Sure.” He says in a sweet tone before sitting again. “Is it okay if I hug you?” You ask and he nods, leaving Daegal on the armchair next to him to make more room for you. Then he lies down a bit and you curl up into him. His warmth makes you feel so cozy. You rest your head on his chest and smile to yourself as you notice how fast his heart is beating right now. It's definitely making your heart beat faster too. You bite your lips while you contemplate what to do next.
If you kiss him right now, will he think it means something? Cause you're not even sure why you want to do it. You're only sure of how your heart is skipping beats everytime you think about it.
Ah... Fuck it. You can't think clearly right now. “Chenle...” You call him almost in a whisper as you look up. “Mhm?” He answers as he looks down. Ah.. He looks cute. You move to sit astride him and he moves too to make it easier for you. You smile and lean over to kiss him and he smiles too, meeting your lips with no hesitation. It starts as a heated kiss but as time goes by, it turns into a sweet and sloppy makeout session.
Your friend moves finally, startling you both a little. It looks like she's going to wake up but she doesn't in the end. You chuckle softly and look back at Chenle who took the chance to check the time on his phone. “It's 6am.” He says a bit surprised and you gasp. “Woah, maybe we should get some sleep then.” You tell him and he pecks your lips. “Yeah, maybe.” He says then kisses you again, making you smile on the kiss. You push him away a little. “Hey, I'm serious.” You say, but he's so close. You can't help but to kiss those lips again. “Okay, last one.” You promise, but you kiss him again, making him smile on the kiss this time.
“Ahh, so you like our Hyuckie, huh?” He asks as you distractedly play with his fingers and you nod. You stopped kissing a bit ago but have been chatting since. “Yeah, I don't know. It's just a crush I guess, as I said. What about you? Do you like someone?” You ask looking at him, and he sighs and looks up as he thinks. “Hmm... I guess not? Not in a serious way at least.” He answers and you naughtily smile. “Yeah? Does that mean I can kiss you again next time I see you at a party?” You ask and he scoffs as he smiles. “I think so... Only if I can kiss you too if I see you first.” He says and you smile, happy to hear what he just said. “Sure, as long as we are not officially dating anyone else...” You chuckle and he agrees with you. “Ah, but maybe we should keep it lowkey since it's nothing serious... My friends are kinda nosy sometimes and it can be a bit overwhelming.” You explain and he nods as he smiles. “Yeah, don't worry. It's the same for me with the guys so I get it.” He says but you're kinda falling asleep as he speaks. “Chenle...” You call him after a bit. “I'm falling asleep.” You inform him and he chuckles softly. “Mhm, me too.” He says as he softly rubs your arm up and down a couple times. “Should I move so the guys don't see us together?” You ask with your eyes still closed. “Mhm? No... Don't worry, they sleep a lot.” He says and you just nod before curling into him and falling asleep.
The next thing you know you're waking up cause you heard a noise and when you open your eyes you see your friend picking up her phone from the floor. “Omg, y/n!” She whispers and you quietly shush her so she points at her phone and then yours.
“Y/n, why are you hugging Zhong Chenle????” She texts you and you chuckle softly. “Omg, don't laugh, just tell me!!” She texts again. “Okay, but you can't tell anyone.” You text back. “Firstly, It's not what it looks like.” You text again and she rolls her eyes. It's kinda funny to see her so impatient about it. “We made out last night.” You text and she gasps and quickly texts, but she looks at you mostly instead of the screen, narrowing her eyes. “Did you fuck him? DID YOU FUCK ZHONG CHENLE WHILE I WAS RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE ASLEEP??” She asks and you look at her again and shake your head. “Just kisses.” You text as you chuckle and she sighs. Then Chenle moves a bit and opens his eyes as he stretches. “What time is it?” He asks you. “10:17am” You say looking at your phone and he groans as he stretches again. “You should keep sleeping.” You chuckle. “Yeah, okay. Come here.” He says, pulling from your arm so you lie down with him again, and you chuckle as your friend clears her throat, making him look at her. She's been blushing since he started talking but she akwardly waves at him anyway. “Oh... Right... You were here too...” He says and you hit him softly. “I knew I should have moved to the other couch.” You complain but you're laughing softly, making him chuckle too. “Hey, don't blame just me.” He says as he tries to hold your hands so you'd stop playfully hitting him. “Anyway. How are you feeling?” You ask your friend, leaving Chenle alone. “Yeah, you were pretty drunk last night.” Chenle says. “I'm okay, I feel like I slept a lot.” She says and you chuckle. “I think you did.” You say as you carefully take Chenle's legs off your lap to stand. “Should we go get some breakfast or something?” You ask as you offer her your hand and she nods. “So are you leaving?” Chenle asks. “Yeah, I think it's about time.” You chuckle and he stretches one last time before getting up too. “Okay, see you around then.” He says as he comes closer to you with his arms open. He looks cute all sleepy. “Yeah, hope you can get more sleep though.” You hug him and he smiles. “Yeah, I plan on getting in Jisung's bed for now.” He chuckles and ruffles your friend's hair. “See you around too.” He says making her blush, and you playfully hit him again. “Don't mess with her hairrrr.” You chuckle and he does too. “Okayyy, understood... Bye y/n.” He says and you bite your lip as you smile. “Bye.”
“Oh my gooood.” Your friend exclaims once you're both outside and you laugh. “You know he probably just heard you, right?” You tell her. “Do you think I care??” She asks, making you laugh again. “Did he saw me drunk-sleep? How many of the guys did? Oof, you know what? Don't tell me. I can't believe I passed out drunk in front of everybody.” She whines as you both reach your car. “It wasn't that bad really. Everyone was drunk too anyway.” You tell her, trying to soothe her and she sighs. “Whatever, I don't want to think about it. Tell me about Chenle.” She says as you get in the car and you sigh, making an effort to remember. “There's not a lot to say, really.” She rolls her eyes even before you finish your sentence. “De-ta-ils.” She demands and you chuckle softly. “Okay, uhm... I was sitting next to him before we started doing shots, and after the guys went to bed I kissed him and he kissed me and... We kissed... A lot.” You say, blushing lightly and your friend scoffs then chuckles. “Damn y/n, you kissed him out of nowhere?” She asks. “Well... Not really, we had kissed before. Remember when I disappeared for a while at the party?” You say and she gasps. Hitting you in your arm. “I can't believe you!! And I was so worried about you in that moment.” She exclaims then laughs. “I would have never imagined you were somewhere making out with Chenle. He's not even your type.” She chuckles. “Really? Cute, hot guys covered in tattoos are not my type? Since when?” You laugh. “Right... That was stupid of me. But you know what I mean... I could see you falling for Renjun or even Hyuck, but not Chenle.” She says and you blush. “Well, about that... I actually do have a tiny crush on Hyuck.” You say and she gasps again. “I knew it! Since when??!” She asks. “Literally last night.” You say and she smiles naughtily. “I so knew it. You guys were totally flirting while playing beer-pong.” She says and you laugh. “Yeah, I think he flirts with everyone.” You chuckle softly and your friend sighs. “Yeah, I don't think so.” She chuckles. “But we'll see about that at the next party.”
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