11:48pm

"I can't believe you guys are doing this," Namseok said. He was shivering under his thick padded jacket and a tiger earplug clung tightly to his head puffing up his cheeks, "You can't just heat the snow from the ground and use it as water to make instant coffee."

"Legend says we can," Kevin comments while scooping more snow into a tin can with a shovel.

Jinxi was sitting with Sungmin, who was tending the fire. The atmosphere was ridiculous no less, but it was still quite special.

"For the last time Kevin, Junseong is not a legend," Namseok groaned looking over to said Junseong, who was currently looking suspiciously innocent. He might even pass as one of the three diablos from puss in boots.

Jinxi let out a sigh, the air leaving his lips in a puff of white smoke. The cold winter didn't seem to bother him at all. He felt warm, he felt welcomed, he almost felt loved. He wondered if is what he had missed at home. The casualness, that was woven in with care and trust. The playfulness, that was chasing love in a game of hide-and-seek.

"Hey! I never said I was a legend!" Junseong said, puffing out his cheeks, animatedly.

"Is this even sanitary?"

"I'm not drinking that."

Jinxi had a strange feeling wash over him, the feeling that he could be brave here. He felt like he could conquer anything, without losing anything. In a way, he felt safe. He hadn't felt safe in a very long time and it was prompting him to do something very stupid.

"You," Jinxi stood up, pointing at a human who was almost drowning in a bundle of jackets, "You- Can we start dating already?"

The collective gasp that was heard everywhere around the camp woke Minyook up from his stupor. He choked on the supermarket coffee when he finally realized he needed to breathe.

Jinxi realized what he did and stood there awkwardly. He almost started fidgeting and second-guessing.

"YES!!!!" Minyook laughed while fisting his hand in the air, his voice was raspy from choking on his coffee and he was too bundled up to move, otherwise, he would have definitely jumped around in delight.