Count On Me - Bruno Mars

"Can you stop fucking messing up!"

"Can you stop fighting with me for one fucking second!"

Jeongguk glances between Woosung and Ten with wide fearful eyes, who are working on their dance but it's obvious that Ten isn't focusing well and he's messing up a lot. Their dancing involves a lot of foot work and thankfully not so much intimacy but they must be in-sync with each other.

Woosung clearly is not having a good day today because he's usually always so calm, so he's pretty vocal about how he's feeling at the moment.

And he's pretty annoyed.

Jeongguk has stayed there, sitting, already have went over his dance with Woosung, in which they got it down but now it's more on feeling the music to make it more loose and natural to look. Him and Ten are next after Ten finishes up with Woosung, but that's definitely going to take a while.

"For fucks sakes- TEN!"

Jeongguk stands up, getting in between the two from literally ripping each other's heads off.

Throughout this whole session Ten has been more quieter than usual, maybe even more hesitant to even speak, so he avoids Woosung's murderous glare by glancing to the ground with a deep frown on his lips.

He's tired of fighting.

"Guys stop," Jeongguk signs in frustration, pushing both of them farther apart to give more of a distance, "Maybe we should call this a night. We've been working on this all day."

The two didn't say anything, let along glanced at each other, but they did go to their separate ways. Woosung went to the bathroom in hopes to cool down while Ten sits on the couch, a hand through his hair in frustration.

Jeongguk is reaching his limit.

He really is.

This tension between the three is not helping even the slightest! Well it's always been this tense with Woosung but never with Ten.

And he hates it...... So much.

He just wants to be able to hang out with Ten again without it being a problem, hopefully improve things with Woosung without a damn fucking fight all the time.

It feels as though they're in a toxic relationship without even being in a stupid relationship!

And it's not going to get any better if they keep avoiding it.....

Now much more determined, Jeongguk rubs his hands together before approaching the coffee table and sitting down in front of Ten. His face is buried on his hands, fingers engraved on his now silver hair but upon feeling Jeongguk's presence his hands drops to face him.

There's a second where the two didn't say anything, but Jeongguk rubs his hands on his pants nervously before letting out a heavy breath.

"You're right Ten," Jeongguk signs, his lips twitching to not start crying now by how overwhelmed he's feeling with anxiety, "I knew about your feelings. Many people told me about it and I tried to blind myself by telling myself that you like Woosung instead, just so nothing can change between us because our friendship is so valuable to me. If I believed them then I was afraid so much would change since it would get to my head."

The more he signs, the more his chest ached, thanking his mutism at this point for not speaking because he knew his voice would be a cracking mess by how tight his throat feels.

"I'm so sorry Ten," Jeongguk finally admits, sincere glossy eyes looking back to Ten's own pink eyes, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I pushed you away, disregarded your feelings and just..... I've been such a horrible friend, but if I'm honest with you," He pauses, eyes weakening to his soft stare, "I miss you, a lot. I want my best friend back."

A tear glides down Ten's cheek but Jeongguk leans and wipes it away tenderly, letting his touch linger there on his skin.

He's always been so warm, something Jeongguk always loved about Ten's skin.

It always sends a direct warmness to his heart.

Ten's lips are wobbling but he cups Jeongguk's hand, nuzzling his cheek against his palm with eyes closed to block his tears, "I miss you too."

A mass rush of relief flooded Jeongguk's body, grabbing Ten's hand and yanks him to his body, hugging him tightly with a shakily smile on his lips. Ten holds tightly onto his body, digging his fingers against his back with a deep sigh of relief, nearly dropping all of his heart into his arms.

A moment they both desperately needed.

Just so their hearts can be healed once again.

"Fucking finally!"

The two jumped apart, turning their gazes to see Woosung exiting the bathroom, a much more relaxed expression on his face as he makes his way to them and sits beside Ten on the couch.

And he yanks him into his arms, ruffling with his silver hair.

"I'm sorry for being an asshole and yelling at you, and for being an asshole in general. You know what I'm always apologizing for no reason!" Woosung huffs and pushes him away, arms crossed, now looking away, "I'll wait."

For the first time in weeks, Ten genuinely smiles, along with Jeongguk.

So hesitantly Ten wraps his arms around Woosung's body, "I'm sorry."

"For?"

"For punching you across the face, and for messing up on the dance, and for lashing out on you a lot while you try to apologize," Ten says sincerely, a deep pout on his lips, "I was just angry all of the time...... I felt as though I was closing myself up. That's no excuse but that's how I felt. I was pretty selfish for my feelings and didn't think once about how you feel, even though you apologized this to me earlier today, but I feel like this goes to you as well."

Woosung peels an eye open to him, unable to hide his smile before hugging him back tightly, a widely smile on his lips, "I'm not really one to hold grudges as we all know now."

It was a this moment right here, where it felt like cracks of whatever this is were finally revealed and fixed, maybe even healed. Of course Ten's feelings won't be a blind eye, but now this tension of thick energy won't be in the air.

Now they will act neutral, and see what time has in store for them.

Without rushing or having a plan.

Taking time slow, but never again ending up like this again.

Whether it be a friendship or something more, Jeongguk is ready for whatever it is.

He's had enough time, and it's time to open his eyes with a faithful heart that everything is going to be okay.

Just then Woosung and Jeongguk made eye contact, sharing a small smile between them that seemed to have relaxed Woosung against Ten's embrace.

For Woosung, not Jeongguk and Ten have each impacted him in distinct ways, yet it something he feels he needs.

Jeongguk is the water, that cools him down and makes him feel relaxed when the world is too hectic to deal with. They have the same vibe of going with the flow, not so easily to be angered but headstrong with what they believe.

Despite being so different, they're very similar.

Meanwhile Ten is the fire. He's very passionate and erratic with emotions, whether it's happiness or anger. Expressive and brings some sort of adrenaline and excitement to Woosung's life.

Both of them together is steam, and that's something Woosung needs in his life.

It keeps him going when he feels the need break apart with the pressures of society.

And just makes they need him as much as he needs them.

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A/N:
Let's all exhale in relief everyone.

At least they're not fighting!

The greatest time of the year is approaching!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!

Let's go!!

I PURPLE YOU! <333