"What?"

"What?" Seowoo quipped immediately, scrunching her nose up and furrowing her brows at his shocked question, pretending that she hadn't just said that without even thinking.

Chenle's pink hued lips were parted open, still in shock with his eyes staring directly at the girl in disbelief. This made Seowoo uneasy and she awkwardly shifted.

"Um...anyways, let's go in an hour- I'm going to get ready!" She rushed out, brushing past him and into the building.

The boy was literally frozen in place, brain definitely malfunctioning as he stared out onto the vibrant grassy field.

"Wait what?" He uttered out, his head snapping to the side but the girl had already gone. "But..." He trailed off, lifting the back of his hand to his hot to the touch cheek.

Flustered, the boy cleared his throat and made sure no one was watching him.

Immediately, he walked over the the tap for the hose pipe, which they hadn't even attached one to it so it was just a tap.

Chenle began to splash his face with water frantically, scrunching his nose up as the coldness hit his fiery hot face- water dripping down his arms and trailing down his neck and under his t-shirt that already clung to every muscle.

Raking his fingers through his hair, he temporarily dampened it and brushed it back, one palm resting against the brick wall as his head was tilted downwards.

The water beaded off his hair and chin onto the ground as he began to think.

"Sup bro." The Eighteen year old spoke to his best friend as he sipped on the Capri sun drink.

"Jisung," Chenle began eagerly, spinning around to the clueless boy. "I have a problem."

"Yeah, I know." Jisung spoke nonchalantly, shrugging and Chenle's expression formed into a scowl.

He shook his head before speaking.

"I need you to teach me how to be nice." The black haired boy spoke seriously.

Jisung eyed him expressionless before his lips twinged and a stomach bellowing laugh escaped him.

"Imagine you being nice, like- wait...are you being serious?"

Jisung asked once sobering up, mouth falling agape; stilling in his place.

"I feel like I need to be nicer you know, so help me?" He explained and Jisung slowly nodded.

"I mean, you've got the right idea but the wrong guy."

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Chenle's teeth gnawed down on his bottom lip as he paced anxiously around his room as Loki's head turned to follow him as he did so.

"It's probably a joke right? She was probably joking..." He spoke his thoughts out loud with a slight nerve ridden chuckle. "Yeah, that makes sense. Why would she even...haha."

The boy sat on the sofa, leaning his elbows on his knees and head down, running his hand down the crown of his head to the back of his neck, breathing deeply.

"Is it too early to say something to her? Like...yeah it's too much. Do you agree?" He voiced, glancing at the dog that stared at him. "Yeah same."

It was silent for a while as he zoned out before speaking.

"If Mum was here...she'd tell me to go for it because 'there's no time to waste' but...I don't know."

Jaemin: Chenle you dead yet

Renjun: why's he dead

Jaemin: woowoo asked him on a date

Renjun: bro why do u call her that it's cringe

Jaemin: your face is cringe

Jeno: where you guys going anyway

To a festival amusement park thingy

Jisung: heh

I bet Chenle is having a breakdown rn

Donghyuck: you should go to the Ferris wheel and kiss her

No

Jaemin: why

I'm not going to kiss her are you stupid, we're just friends

Donghyuck: LMAOOOO PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK

At least compliment her 100 times and tell her that you're in love with her.

Renjun: friends my ass you've known her nearly 3 months

Jisung: come on guys he's probably just scared you know

Jeno: yeah I think just go with your gut feeling and don't force anything but I'm pretty sure you two have a good connection anyway

Jaemin: plus if you feel like you're not really really close yet you can still get to know her while being together

Renjun: dude just kiss her and get it over with the tension between you two 📈

Shut up

Donghyuck: I don't think I've ever seen Chenle have feelings for someone

Jisung: tbh he hasn't even denied he likes her

Jaemin: cuz it's too obvious

Whatever

Jeno: what if she kisses you

Renjun: Chenle just gonna stand there like 🗿

Jaemin: have you even kissed anyone

No

Donghyuck: 👁️👄👁️ oh how straightforward of you

I think I'm gonna just cancel

Jisung: WHY

Because

I don't know man it sounds childish

Jaemin: never my baby

Like genuinely telling you the truth, I do like Seowoo and it's surprising even to me how quickly it was for me to

Jeno: so what's the issue

If we were to ever get into a relationship I just don't think I could give someone my all, like as much as I would want to I can't

The thought of being so vulnerable with someone scares me

Renjun: Chenle, Seowoo has always been there for you and she's very understanding

I know

But I know what she wants, to be loved and having this perfect relationship and a perfect boyfriend or whatever not that we're dating but just in case it does go somewhere

I don't think I could love someone, I feel like I've forgotten how to or I can't get myself to, I don't want someone to feel unwanted or not enough because my stupid fucking brain won't let me live normally

What happens if my family finds out about her, will they kill her in front of me like they did to my sister and my Mum?

Jeno: Chenle...that won't happen, none of us will even let that happen

She's practically part of our family now

I know sure as hell you'd protect her too, you know you would too

You don't think I know that? Of course I would but you don't understand my family...they don't care. They'll see her as a weakness and murder her

I feel like I should just cut it all off before anything even happens, we haven't confessed or anything right so it's the best time to

Jaemin: or maybe you can stop thinking about the possibilities that may never happen and actually be happy

because I know that ever since you've become friends with Seowoo, you've been happier

Donghyuck: I agree, listen man I know there's a lot you worry about but love is worth taking a risk for.

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