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Chenle had always berated Donghyuck for entering his place without permission. Nonetheless, Donghyuck had always taken this scolding lightly because 1) Chenle loves him and 2) it is not as if his groupmate had any dirty secret to hide.  

"I can explain."  

Apparently, he was wrong.  

The last thing Donghyuck expected upon entering Chenle's passcode and walking into his place were his two dream members, on the couch, without their clothes on. And no, it is not because of their lack of available apparel—those ones were carelessly strewn all over the floor thank you very much.  

The mental shock the scene he had just witnessed made him unable to move from where he was standing. He vaguely registers Chenle cursing and desperately trying to fit into his tight pants while throwing spare clothes at Jaemin and telling him to cover himself up. 

Still, Donghyuck was still reeling at the mind fuck he just discovered and he feels a bit disoriented because—holy fuck? Did he really just catch his two group members kissing? 

"Jaemin, what the fuck, I told you to cover yourself up," Chenle says. 

While Donghyuck tries to maintain his grip on reality and the few bits of sanity he had left, Jaemin, on the other hand, remains in the kneeling position he was caught in earlier, unbothered. And also, still wearing the distracting bright pink thong, Donghyuck's mental state be damned. 

"Come on, dude. You gotta explain this shit before Donghyuck hyung runs his mouth off."  

Donghyuck wants to protest that, no, he is not the type to run his mouth off (he is) but he’s still too shell-shocked and everything is too much to take in.

Jaemin...and Chenle...?  

"Also hyung, for fuck's sake, didn't I tell you to not come over unannounced?" This time, Chenle's biting words were directed at him. 

Donghyuck rarely admits his faults, but in this case, he really walked in on this one. Literally. 

By the time his two Dream members got themselves looking decent somehow, Donghyuck's initial shock had somewhat worn off. 

Sitting on the floor while the two were resting on the couch in front of him (Donghyuck swears on his life he is never going anywhere near that couch ever again), he asks. "So, are you two dating?"  

"I told you we'll explain," Chenle says, looking at Jaemin then. "Ugh, hyung. I don't wanna do this. You explain it to him."  

Jaemin, now donning some boxer shorts at least, crosses his legs and gives Donghyuck a firm stare. "Listen up, Lee Haechan."  

"We are not dating."  

What the fuck? 

"We," Jaemin points at Chenle then himself, " are friends—"  

"—who kiss—"  

"—occasionally." 

Again, what the actual fuck ? Something is not clicking here. Is it normal for friends to make out almost naked on the couch? He knows he and Yeri are friends, but he’s sure as fuck not getting any action with her.  

"Babe, stop fucking around. This might be too much for Donghyuck hyung’s one remaining brain cell to handle." 

"Okay, fine," Jaemin says, giving Chenle a small pat on his head in surrender. "Chenle and I are dating but don't tell anyone."  

Only a few things can leave Donghyuck speechless and this one, this might just top all of those. Chenle might be on point when he said his brain is not enough for this shit. 

"Now, hyung, can you leave us? We were kinda in the middle of something before you interrupted."  

Donghyuck yeets from the floor and out of Chenle's apartment before the two lovebirds can say anymore words. He feels like he is going to get sick. How dare those two keep such a big thing from them? 

[unsaved number]
i was just going to talk to u abt our schedule
i had plans
PLANS
for us chdnle
now i cant stop thinking abt u and jm for the rest of our 2 day trip there 

“Who’s that?” Jaemin looks over the text on his boyfriend’s phone. 

“I think it’s Donghyuck hyung,” Chenle replies, nonchalant. “I never save his number on my phone.”

Jaemin chuckles in amusement, leaning his head against Chenle’s shoulder. “You’re not going to text him back?”

“Too lazy.”

Well, if his boyfriend won’t text Donghyuck, Jaemin would have to do it himself. After all, it was a message that had to be said directly at Donghyuck’s face.

Jaemin
just saying in case u didnt get it
if u tell anyone abt us chenle's going to kill u

Choco ball
he can try

Jaemin
he Can
dont test him
he's been hitting the gym with jeno

 Choco ball
fuck

Knowing Donghyuck, Jaemin was pretty sure he and Chenle have got to be extra cautious for the next few days of filming 7llin' in the dream. Lee Donghyuck is a menace, and it is not just a character he puts to play in public - the boy really is one, even embodies the fact. He likes to insist Jaemin is no different from him, claiming they'll never find a partner who'd understand the way their mind works, but really, who's the one with a boyfriend between the two of them?  

Also, Jaemin is pretty sure Donghyuck is boring holes into the backs of his and Chenle's heads, he didn’t even have to turn to check. The moment Donghyuck let out a low whistle when Chenle moved to sit beside Jisung instead of the other side of Jaemin (which was completely unoccupied, by the way), his antics had already started.  

It was an unspoken and unanimous agreement between him and Chenle that, no, they would not be giving Donghyuck any attention no matter how insufferable he would be the entire trip. Just think of it as him being his usual self.  

Well, Jaemin spoke too early.  

Who in their right minds would give Donghyuck the power to assign their sleeping arrangements? It is taking all of Jaemin's practiced self-control to not look at Chenle, a cry for help.  

"Now, Jaemin's beloved Chenle..."  

Is it just him or the room suddenly got too quiet? Is that normal? Fuck. Should he start talking?  

"Hyung," Chenle jumps up, hugging Donghyuck from behind. Adorable, yet heavily laced with evil intent. The unspoken threat, if you don't stop I will kill you.  

"Ah, President Chen, of course, where do you want to sleep?"  

"The big bed."  

Jaemin is glad his boyfriend is very quick-witted.  

The rooming assignment ended without a hitch. 

Really, Jaemin was just minding his own business. He currently doesn’t possess the energy to jump around the pool with the sun high up in the sky glaring its rays to whoever poor soul's skin forgot to apply sunscreen or cover up. Indeed, settling in his small space on the couch and idly playing on his phone was the best way to maximize the mini-vacation rest 7llin’ filming granted them.  

Really, he was being a nice, behaved, normal member of dream, but Donghyuck just had to send him a stolen picture of Chenle in the pool, dripping wet, with his rashguard tightly fitting around his torso. Jaemin's mouth instantaneously goes dry. 

"Fuck."  

"What was that, hyung?" Jisung looks up to him from his upside down position on the single bed near the window.  

He didn't even realize he said that out loud.  

It was a tough decision to make, should he go down the pool and ogle at his hot boyfriend (but at the risk of being subjected to Donghyuck's teasing) or stay cooped up here - safe, comfortable, without Donghyuck - but miss checking out his boyfriend who’s out there looking like a hot, dripping, mess.  

The nth time he was thinking of Chenle's abs sticking out under his wet rashguard, the boy was already making his way up the stairs with only a thin towel preventing him from making a mess out of his wet self.  

Oh, Jaemin is sure he’s going to make a mess out of him.

He takes a quick glance at Jisung who was preoccupied with the karaoke machine.  

"Chenle," he calls.  

His boyfriend quickly dawdled over to him, water dripping all over wherever he moved. Jaemin wants to yank that towel off of him and chew him out for not drying himself properly. He doesn’t do any of that though, instead, his eyes wander all over his boyfriend’s figure before settling on his lips. "You going to take a shower?"  

"Yeah." 

"Cool. I also need to check out some toiletries there. I think Renjun took my shampoo with him." 

"Uh, sure?" 

Before Jisung can finish his karaoke song and notice his two members gone, Jaemin quickly pulls Chenle with him to the shower room, locking the door behind him. 

He made sure to shoot Donghyuck a quick text in advance— "The cr is occupied. You know what to do."—before he resumes to devour his boyfriend. 

Perhaps, Jaemin should not have messed with Donghyuck too much. The seven of them were huddled around the outdoor table, getting a fill of the food he prepared, and Jaemin revels at the satisfied expressions his members let out after getting a taste of the food he served. Sweating under the smoke and heat of the sun, might be worth it after all. He quickly dismisses his sulking thoughts when his dear boyfriend opted to lie down on the hammock looking all pretty under the sun (almost distracting Jaemin from his meat masterpiece), instead of helping him.

"Oh, where's the rice?" Jaemin asks, wanting to get another fill. First and foremost, three cups of rice is a minimum for a growing young adult like him.

"You can get it yourself," Donghyuck offers, "But Chenle can get it for you." 

A theater curtain opens in Jaemin’s mind and an image of Chenle serving him rice and feeding him fills Jaemin’s imagination. It was cute and cheesy and such a grossly affectionate thing couples do, that Jaemin gets a sudden desire to do all of these with Chenle right at this moment.

"Why?" Chenle says, unamused.

All hopes for that to happen disappeared with just one response from his boyfriend. Right. They are not the type of couple who can be affectionate in public anyway. Although, perhaps no one would bat an eyelash if Chenle did spoon feed him right now. Yet,  one cannot be too careful, there are still too many privy eyes in the set.

Jaemin thought of Jeno's words. "You can open up more to us, Chenle." He wonders if part of the reason the other dreamies felt like he was closed off to them was because of the relationship they have desperately tried to keep hidden.

"Chenle, what do you think of telling the others about us?" 

It was after the bonfire. Jaemin was in the kitchen, preparing the ingredients for breakfast tomorrow morning and making sure he did not overlook washing any remaining dishes. The rest of Dream were upstairs, getting their bags, and preparing to rest for the night. 

And Chenle was on the other side of the kitchen, the one leading to the main room - watching him. He had just been playing several melodies on the piano earlier and Jaemin was more than joyous for the musical accompaniment as he moved around the kitchen. 

He looks at Chenle. He looks tired (considering how he was up and running the whole day), but still stubbornly keeping him company instead of retiring for the night. Perhaps, because of that, Chenle was unable to hear his question earlier. 

"The others are about to come down, you know," Jaemin speaks, "Go to your room now and get some rest. I'll be fine here." 

A few moments of silence. Jaemin wouldn't be surprised if he looked back and found Chenle gone. 

"Hyung, should we tell them?" 

Jaemin freezes in his movements. Honestly, he is not so sure himself. There are a lot of unknown factors that would come into play once their secret is out—Dream’s reactions, the obvious change in group dynamics, more people to be held accountable for spilling their secret. He isn’t going to lie, it was scary. After all, it was a mutual decision between him and Chenle to keep this a secret.

"Chenle!" Jeno's voice was heard, descending from the stairs and reverberating throughout the first floor. "Are you ready to room with hyung?"

Just like that, the heavy atmosphere surrounding their conversation was gone. Chenle immediately ran inside their room, attempting to lock Jeno out, but of course Chenle can never beat the athletic guy of the team. Their room was filled with the cacophony of squeals and giggles and Jaemin shakes his head in amusement. 

This is no time to be laughing, he berates himself, he doesn’t even have sleepwear to change into.

Except, when Jaemin went to his bed, he finds fluffy pajama bottoms carefully placed on top of his pillow. 

"Thanks, Jisung," Jaemin chirps, giving the boy lying on the bunk bed below him a small smile. 

"Eh? What did I do?" 

"These pajamas? You left them on my bed for me." 

"Oh, that wasn't me, hyung." 

He was just about to send a message to the dream group chat to thank whomever gave him their spare when a notification from Chenle greets him. 

Chenle 
good nigjt 
dont forget to wear something comfortable before u sleep 

Upon closer look, he recognizes the patterns on the hem and knew it was one of Chenle’s extra clothes. Jaemin hides his face under the pillows in a poor attempt to cover the blush creeping up his ears. Who taught his boyfriend to be such a sweetheart, making him swoon like this? 

He immediately wears it, adidas sweatpants be damned. Who told his boyfriend to do such a sweet gesture in the middle of the night anyway? Now, he is all giddy and full of life as if the fatigue from today’s activities were all washed away. He wants to scream. 

So he does just that. Jisung's sanity and well-deserved rest be damned.

"Chenle," Jaemin opens the room to be greeted by the adorable sight of his boyfriend under the covers. If anyone were to see him right now, even they could not blame him for the wide smile threatening to take over his features.

"Chenle," he repeats, "Go upstairs and wake up the others already."  

The lump on the bed remains unmoving. "Come on, listen to hyung."  

Fuck it. Jaemin enters the room, closing the door behind him and dives under the covers with his boyfriend.  

"Ugh, what are you doing here. So annoying," Chenle groans yet doesn’t make an effort to kick him off the bed if his presence were that unwelcome.  

So fucking cute. Jaemin wants to squeeze this man to death. Before Chenle can avoid his advances any further, he quickly wraps his arms around him in a tight embrace.  

"What the fuck are you doing? There are cameras here."  

"That's why we're hiding under this thick duvet, aren't we?"  

"Shut up. This is too obvious."  

"Then keep your voice down or else the editors might be onto us."  

Despite the harsh glares Chenle has been throwing at him, Jaemin enjoys the harsh morning banter he's been greeted with. It is rare to wake up in the same bed as his boyfriend so of course when the opportunity arises, he won't miss it. 

He feels Chenle relax in his hold before he speaks, "I'm scared Jeno hyung might wake up any minute now and catch like this." 

"What, you don't want a repeat of that Donghyuck incident?" Jaemin snickers. 

If Chenle were facing him right now, he knows the boy would be giving him his signature unimpressed stare. 

"Don't worry," Jaemin snuggles into him tighter, "Jeno is a heavy sleeper. That's a wise move on Donghyuck's part actually, rooming you with him." 

 I can sneak out and lay in bed with you like this in the morning.

 "About what you said last night..." 

It was Chenle who brought up the topic this time.

"Oh, yeah. Have I thanked you for giving me your extra pajama set?" 

"Hyung." 

"What was that?" 

"Aegi," Chenle huffs, "Come on. What do you think? Should we really tell them now? Donghyuck hyung knows about us anyway." 

"It's scary, you know," Jaemin replies, "But when I think about it, I have actually been ready to tell the guys." 

"You know what, let's tell the other dreamies when we drop by the dorms." 

"Sounds like a plan," Jaemin gives him a small peck on the lips, "Now, how about you give me a proper kiss?" 

"Ugh, get out. Can't believe you left Mark in the kitchen. I'm waking the others up now." 

With new found vigor (despite his boyfriend’s rejection) after spending a few minutes with his boyfriend in the morning, Jaemin energetically prepares breakfast and helps his boyfriend upstairs to wake up the other members. Today marks a significant step in his and Chenle’s relationship, after all.

Jaemin
Chenle 

Chenle
yes 

Jaemin  
where are you 

Chenle  
at my place

Jaemin
i thought we were going to tell them ??
here 
inthe dorms?

Chenle  
hyung 
i only said u can tell them about us 
didnt say it had to be BOTH of us 
u know i hate confrontations

Jaemin 
CHENLE 

Chenle  
hehe 
ily <3