Being sexiled from his own dorm was really annoying, but Baekhyun didn't really have any other choice but to drag himself over to the floor lounge and study there. Who even had time to have sex when the semester was nearing an end and finals were beginning the week after? It was just one of the things that Baekhyun didn't fully understand, but maybe it was because he was one of those kids who were solely intent on just studying and not so much on having an actual love life.

He prided himself in being a decent student, but like others, he was also prone to just wandering the internet and making fake shopping lists of things he didn't have money to actually buy. His financial economics homework was mind-numbing and aside from jamming lines of commands into the R-program, his brain needed an actual break.

As he was watching his third movie review video on Youtube, his eyes wandered upwards and noticed a text sent to him by Kyungsoo

[ Kyungsoo ] : Hey! Were you able to finish problem 4 of the homework??

Pausing his video, Baekhyun looked over the paper piles on his left before he responded.

[ Baekhyun ] : Yeah. It's pretty easy. What part did you need help on?

[ Kyungsoo ] : I just don't get the problem at all.

[ Baekhyun ] : Just solve for the Beta for portfolio A and B. It's basically just a linear line used as an indicator to predict future returns of investments. Just remember that the larger the Beta, the riskier the portfolio.

[ Kyungsoo ] : ....

[ Kyungsoo ] : So how do you do that, again?

Sighing, Baekhyun pulled out his phone and took a photo of his work (not that there was much to show). After sending the image over, he tried to explain the problem again.

[ Baekhyun] : Once you get it, you'll be set. Like I said, it's not that hard, but you should probably learn the concept behind it. I think our TA has notes on his website about it.

[ Kyungsoo ] : Alright. Thanks!

[ Baekhyun ] : Sure! Just let me know if you need anything else.

[ Kyungsoo ] : Kk

As he was beginning to close their conversation, he received another text from his friend.

[ Kyungsoo ] : Actually, what're you doing right now? Do you wanna come by the 24 hour lounge near the library and study with me?

The study area wasn't too far from where Baekhyun was. It was a little over five to seven minutes to walk there. Normally, he'd decline, but being in the dorm lounge was uncomfortable and he was still bitter about being sexiled by his roommate, so staying there really didn't do anything but make him slightly irritated.

Granted, it sounded like Kyungsoo hadn't been attending lecture recently to actually understand the homework, which was the easiest one thus far, but studying with him and being around someone else seemed like a much better alternative compared to watching cat videos alone.

[ Baekhyun ] : Yeah, sure. I don't mind. Just tell me where you're sitting. I'll be there in about 10.

[ Kyungsoo ] : Cool! See you in a few.

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The 24-hour study hall was exactly like Baekhyun thought it'd look--crowded. There were a few open seats in between certains groups, mostly because it seemed like common courtesy to sit at least one seat away from other people. It only made Baekhyun's job of trying to spot Kyungsoo in the sea of dark-haired students harder.

Just as he was about to text the latter to ask for his location, he heard a faint voice amongst the other students' voices, calling out his name. Looking up, he saw two flailing arms in the air, which was enough to let him know that it was Kyungsoo.

After walking past other students sitting on the same long study table, he set his things next to Kyungsoo's bag and sat down in the seat that had been saved for him.

"Sorry for asking you to come here so late. Were you at the dorms?" Kyungsoo asked, moving some of his papers over to his side in order to make room.

"Uh, I was in the lounge area. Roommate kicked me out," Baekhyun answered.

"Did Heechul give you the 10-minute warning, though?"

"Got it right after I got out of my discussion section."

"Mmm... Well, you're better off here with me, anyways," Kyungsoo said, smiling. Then, his facial expression changed as he looked to the man sitting across from him and placed a hand on Baekhyun's shoulder. "Oh! By the way, this is my friend, Chanyeol. I met him in my upper division writing workshop."

Turning to the man who was holding out his hand confidently out for him to accept, Baekhyun smiled and exchanged a quick shake. "Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Baekhyun."

The grin on Chanyeol's face was kind of tantalizing, taking Baekhyun aback, but he didn't let on about those feelings. "Baekhyun," he said, reiterating the latter's name as if to recall. "I feel like I've met you before."

Shrugging, Baekhyun pulled away and settled into his seat. "Well, it is a small world, so who knows. Maybe."

"That's impossible," Kyungsoo commented. "All Baekhyun does is stay cooped up somewhere, studying. That or watching basketball."

Chanyeol raised his brows. "You like basketball?"

"Depends. I watch home games, sometimes," Baekhyun answered. It wasn't that big of a deal. Basketball was just one of his more preferred pastime sports, but the tidbit seemed to perk the latter's interest anyways. "You?"

"I go to the games pretty often, but the after party is where it's at."

"Ah..." Baekhyun smiled. Being that their university was ranked within the top five colleges for basketball meant that it was a big thing. And, logically, the bigger the team, the bigger the parties to hype (and celebrate) said team. "Haven't really been to any of those."

"Really?" Chanyeol looked as if he didn't believe him and Baekhyun wondered why that was. "That's too bad. They're really fun. But anyways, I'll stop bothering you about basketball and let you two get to work on your finance homework."

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The thing with Kyungsoo introducing him to Chanyeol was that Baekhyun already knew him. Chanyeol was right and it was really easy to read it off his face the second he recognized him. Groaning, Baekhyun set his head down on his desk and stayed that way for a few minutes. How the hell was he supposed to know that the random stranger he decided to make out with months ago (and then ditch in the crowd) would somehow end up being introduced to him by his best friend?

He was embarrassed--mostly because he was honestly not himself that night at all and, normally, he'd never even think about dancing against someone he didn't know before consequently just--

There was a click before the door to his right opened. A few seconds passed before he heard the familiar sound of his roommate's voice. "What's up with you?"

Heechul wasn't a nosy roommate, but he occasionally liked to hear about Baekhyun's business. It wasn't that big of a deal since Baekhyun would actually rant to him about his courses and anything that was bothering him at the time. It kinda helped how he wasn't really part of his friend circle, so he was a safe person to spill the beans to and then later trust that those beans wouldn't get spilled out to other people.

Baekhyun raised his head off his desk and spun his chair around to face his curious roommate as he walked through their dorm room, setting his things on his side. "Have you ever made out with someone?" he blurted out (blatantly). "I mean, like... Someone you didn't even know."

Rolling his eyes, Heechul climbed on his bed, tired despite having only attended one class that day. "Isn't that what college is about? Hooking up to forget how stressed you are? Why? Did you kiss someone, Byun Baekhyun?"

"No-- Well. Yes, but just one time," Baekhyun said quickly as if he really had to defend his reasons. "It doesn't even matter because I regret the whole thing. I'm actually really embarrassed because I thought I'd never see the guy again and then... Kyungsoo introduces us."

Intrigued, Heechul grabbed a pillow and hugged it as he lied down on his front. He quirked his lips and then gave Baekhyun a playful smile. "And then...?"

"And then... I don't know."

"Did he recognize you?" Heechul asked.

"I'm not sure, but I think he might've." Baekhyun threw his head back and let out an exasperated groan. "I shouldn't care, but I do. That was just... really embarrassing. It wasn't like me. If I wasn't so drunk and...and..."

Heartbroken? Recently broken up with?

Drinking wasn't usually one of Baekhyun's favorite activities, and it wasn't normal for him to even go to a college party thrown by one of the frats, but the opportunity came up right after Jongin had broken up with him and he really just wanted to forget about him... So then what? He found a rebound guy for the night? It sounded kind of bad, but at the same time, dancing against a (hot) guy and not being judged for it seemed like a good idea to him then.

But emphasis on then.

If Baekhyun remembered correctly (his memory was a bit of a haze), he--Chanyeol--did ask for his name and number, but Jongdae, the friend who had brought him there in the first place, found him before making an excuse about how they had to go. It didn't give any of them time to exchange info, but none of that mattered since they literally shook hands the other night and stared into each other's eyes.

Ngh.

"I just needed to forget about Jongin. That's all. That's all I wanted. Now I feel like I have to apologize to this poor guy for being...weird at a dumb frat party."

"Or just don't mention it. Pretend it never happened," Heechul suggested as he shrugged his shoulders. It was a simple and straight solution to him. "He's more like Kyungsoo's friend, right?"

Were they really friends? Baekhyun remembered him mentioning they were partners for a writing class, but the word "friends" seemed like it was a stretch. Then again, who was he to judge when Kyungsoo seemed like he was completely and utterly comfortable with the guy?

"Sure. I mean, I guess," Baekhyun said, finally answering after he stalled into silence for a few seconds.

"Then you won't really have to see him. He's not your problem, anyways."

"Yeah... You're right. I have other things to worry about," Baekhyun mumbled as he turned back towards his desk, eyeing the practice exams he had neatly splayed over the surface. His entire station looked like a disheveled mess, but he was nearly ready to take a break anyhow. Fixing it up then would've been a waste of time. "I think I'll walk down to the cafe on campus and grab something to eat. Do you want anything?"

Shaking his head, Heechul raised his hand and gave him a thumbs up. "I'm good. Thanks for asking."

"Alright then." Baekhyun pushed himself away from the desk and stood up, making sure to grab his lanyard and dorm key before walking towards the door. As he was turning the handle, he turned his head back momentarily and called out to Heechul. "By the way, thanks for listening."

All he received as a quick "mhm", but it was a typical response from Heechul, so Baekhyun didn't give it too much thought. In fact, he was right. Pretending like that night didn't happen was his best option.

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The walk down to the cafe took about ten minutes since Baekhyun's dorm was the farthest building from any type of student store that the university had to offer. Maybe if he was a freshman he would've gotten one of the newer dorms closer to everything from shops to lecture halls, but the juniors were always assigned to one out of the three buildings. Baekhyun just so happen to be in the one building that was the most isolated.

Letting himself in, Baekhyun held the door open for the person walking in behind him before getting in line and wondering if he wanted anything to go with his macchiato. Caffeine always stifled his hunger and that would really save him some money, but at the same time, his eyes couldn't help but land on the bagels on display.

After he ordered, he walked over to the side and went on his phone, hoping to pass the time quickly by scrolling through his feed on Facebook. There weren't a lot of other people waiting for their drinks, so he figured that he wouldn't have to wait as long.

It was the sound of his name being called that jerked his attention away from his phone. Turning around, Baekhyun immediately spotted Kyungsoo's familiar face, waving at him from a table. He took one step in the direction of the latter, but stopped when the barista called out his name and order. Holding up a finger, Baekhyun mouthed "Give me a sec..." before rushing over to the pick-up counter and grabbing his drink.

After he grabbed a straw and shoved it through the plastic top, he walked back to Kyungsoo and sat across from him. The male was all smiles with a feel-good vibe that even Baekhyun couldn't ignore. It had to be commented on.

"What's with you?" Baekhyun said, making it obvious that Kyungsoo's demeanors seemed odd and out of place, even for him. Not that it was a fault, but there was something different that he could feel and Baekhyun wanted to know what that really was. "Something good happen?"

"Mmm... Not really." Continuing to type on his laptop, Kyungsoo kept glancing back and forth from his screen to Baekhyun. Over and over, on repeat. "Sorry, I'm just sending Chanyeol a quick message about our paper."

"And that's making you smile because...?"

"I don't know. He's funny," Kyungsoo says, laughing. It wasn't enough to stop Baekhyun from rolling his eyes and scoffing, however. "I'm just glad that he ended up being my partner. I thought I'd be stuck with another douche like last semester for my econometrics project. He's actually really easy to talk to."

"Well, that's good. At least you two are carrying both the weight," Baekhyun said, shrugging as he took a sip of his drink. Seconds passed before he nodded at the laptop in front of the latter. "What're you working on?"

"The paper we're working on together. We're supposed to meet up today," Kyungsoo explained. "It's due tomorrow and we need to go over things one last time."

Slightly biting his lower lip, looking as if he was pondering on a thought and trying to make a decision about whether he should ask or not, Kyungsoo ran a hand through his hair. "Actually, can I tell you something?"

"I mean, you look like you wanted to say something anyways, so go for it."

"Shut up," Kyungsoo retorted before brushing off the comment. He continued on after Baekhyun began motioning for him to finish what he wanted to say. "But since you're okay with listening to me, I'll tell you... So, like I said, Chanyeol's a really funny and easy-going type of person."

"Uh huh."

"And we've been partners for the entire term, and honestly? I kind of like him."

Baekhyun pursed his lips. His brows arched at the news, but it wasn't too surprising. The way Kyungsoo smiled at the thought of just messaging the guy was enough to send crush vibes to everyone in that cafe. In another situation, it was great to hear that his friend had finally taken interest in someone who didn't seem like a complete ass, which was, by far, a miracle; however... Was he supposed to tell Kyungsoo about the kiss? Maybe not. He was trying to act like it never happened and telling the man in front of him those details would've defeated the purpose.

It was a (slightly) complex issue, but he wasn't anticipating it to be a problem. Instead, maybe it'd make things a little awkward if he and Chanyeol ended up being in the same room together again, but that was an unlikely scenario that he didn't plan on happening.

At least, he was counting on it.

"So, what now? Are you going to ask him out on a date?"

"I actually am." Kyungsoo nodded, giving him a small but slightly shy smile. His eyes drifted to his laptop screen. "I'm planning on doing it after we finish this assignment. We'll have some free time before our exams. It might be a tight fit, but we can always grab coffee together, right?"

Baekhyun agreed. "A coffee run can be a quick, nice date."

"Hm... What about a movie? I know he likes superheroes, so we can probably go see the new Star Wars movie." Then, Kyungsoo shook his head. "Actually, nevermind. He's probably already seen it. Is the new Ant-Man out, yet? You like those types of films, too, right?"

Putting his hand up in front of the latter's face, Baekhyun stopped him. "First of all, Star Wars and Ant-Man aren't even remotely in the same sub-genre. They're two different things. Second, no. Ant-Man's movie is set for July." Just as Kyungsoo opened his mouth to interrupt, he was stopped again by a hand. "And lastly... just have a coffee date. Test out the waters. But then again, jumping off the deep end is also the better choice, too. I guess it's entirely up to you."

"Hmmm... Okay, then." Sitting in his thoughts for a moment, Kyungsoo sighed before closing his laptop. "If that's the case, then I think it'd be best if I hold off on asking him. I mean, finals are coming up and we're both pretty busy, even after turning this assignment in. I'm also going to be out of the country over winter break for the holidays so I won't be able to see or talk to him much... You know, I'm kind of feeling like I should ask him out next term? Early in the beginning. That's probably the best time."

"If you put it like that," Baekhyun started, bobbing his head side to side as he animatedly thought about the situation, "then, yeah. The beginning of next term looks like it's the best time. For now, maybe you should get to know him some more."

"You're right. I'll try and see if I get any vibes from him for now." Crossing his arms, Kyungsoo laughed to himself about a thought that randomly popped itself in his head. :"For someone really easy to talk to, he's actually really hard to read. You know what I mean?"

Baekhyun smiled. He was all too familiar with the feeling, especially with his last encounter with Park Chanyeol. Although it didn't click with him immediately at the time, he was sure that it only took a few seconds for the giant to piece two and two together--and yet, he was so calm and friendly that he didn't even let on about whether or not he recognized him.

"I can see that," Baekhyun commented, sounding as if he was indifferent to the subject, which he kind of was. Almost. "But he seems...cool. I feel like he'll be upfront if he doesn't feel the same."

"Okay... Hopefully, that's not the case." Kyungsoo grimaced at the thought of rejection for a slight moment, but managed to pull a smile on his face. "Anyways, do you want to study again later tonight? I'm focusing on another course right now but I wanted to start the study guide for Finance."

"Will he be there?" Baekhyun questioned, giving the latter a look. "Your study buddy."

"He might. Why?"

"Nothing. I was just asking."

"Sorry. Do you feel awkward now that you know how I feel...?" Concerned, Kyungsoo reached over and put a gentle hand on Baekhyun's arm. "It's okay. We can meet up another time, just the two of us. I don't want you to feel like a third wheel."

Shaking a hand in front of him, Baekhyun rejected the insinuation that he felt—in any way— like a "third wheel". If anything, Kyungsoo was the odd one out, but then again, maybe he was just over thinking again and making the whole kiss thing bigger than it needed to be.

"No, no. It's okay! I'm okay with studying with you guys again."

"Okay, great! I have to pack up and go to a review session right now. I'll text you the details later?"

Baekhyun gave him a nod. "Sounds good."

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It didn't take long before Baekhyun began to regret ever agreeing to study with Kyungsoo and Chanyeol again. It happened the moment he sat down with them in the library that evening, especially when Kyungsoo quickly excused himself to go print his notes in the computer lab. Essentially, it left a gaping window of time for the silence between him and Chanyeol to just painstakingly linger. He did try to ignore the mood and slight tension between them, but those attempts broke immediately after he looked up and saw the taller male staring at him.

"What?" Baekhyun said rather bluntly to start things off. In fact, it was a little too blunt; he almost sounded rude. It bothered him so much that he was quick to offer up an apology. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that."

"Don't worry about it," Chanyeol responded, smoothly. "I didn't mean to stare at you like a weirdo. Might've seemed a little creepy. I was just thinking about something."

Fuck. There were a million other places he would've much rather been at than in that library at the moment, but Baekhyun was stuck. He did manage to keep face and appear clueless about what Chanyeol's words could've been alluding to even though his mind was a mosh pit of thoughts fighting one another.

"We met before, didn't we." It wasn't a question. It was a statement.

If the certainty in his voice wasn't enough to convince Baekhyun to abandon all his doubts, Chanyeol's expression on his face was the cherry on top of everything. After a few moments, he realized he only had two options--maybe even three if he wanted to go 50/50.

Option A: Deny it.

Option B: Carefully ask "What do you mean?" and continue to play dumb.

Option C: Admit it

The smartest option was obviously--

"No, we haven't." It came out of him before he could even process any other way of reacting. Baekhyun blamed his high anxiety at that point and the fact that he just wanted to put up his hood and shuffle back to the dorms where he'd stay for the rest of the term. "Okay, I mean, if you don't count when Kyungsoo--"

"You were the one at the after party." Chanyeol sounded so sure that Baekhyun almost wanted to be mad at the amount of confidence he had. However, he couldn't bring himself to feel that way, especially not when the latter didn't even remotely sound like a douche. Instead, the way Chanyeol looked and spoke made him feel like he was genuinely wanting to know if it was him that night.

"I..." Baekhyun was at a loss for words. "I don't really go to parties." And it was true. He didn't. But the statement was ambiguous, and a part of him was hoping that it would throw Chanyeol off, but he didn't take the bait.

"Come on. Be honest with me." For the first time since they met, Chanyeol's smile momentarily dropped, making him look more serious than before. "You looked too familiar to me the first time we met--officially."

At first, Baekhyun said nothing. Realizing how he couldn't deny it any further without going in a circle, he eventually decided to just...say it. "Fine. Yes, we've technically met." He didn't consider dancing and kissing as proper introductions, though. "I recognized you, too. I mean, it's pretty hard to forget someone who's as tall as you."

"I knew it!" Chanyeol exclaimed. A few heads turned their way about the mildly loud outburst. Baekhyun tried to ignore the eyes, but the latter, on the other hand, didn't seem to notice the shift of attention. "I wanted to get your name before the party ended, but you left so suddenly with your friend."

God bless, Jongdae.

"Sorry about that. I was a mess. My friend actually did me a favor by bringing me back to the dorms," Baekhyun explained, giving a small laugh. "Like I said, I'm not really that big into parties so I guess I just... I don't know what I was thinking. Maybe I went a little overboard--"

"No, don't apologize. We're all college students, so I think you can get a pass," Chanyeol replied, laughing. "I'm just glad that now I'm not stuck overthinking about this anymore. Anyways, I'm glad that we finally met. It was kind of random, too, don't you think?"

Agreeing, Baekhyun nodded. "It honestly was. No offense, but I completely forgot about that night until the other day."

"It just clicked for you, too, right?"

"I guess you could say that." Shrugging, Baekhyun smiled as he maintained eye contact. "I just wanted to say that I'm not usually like that. It's a bit embarrassing so is it okay if we just don't mention it?" Chanyeol's face was difficult to read (Kyungsoo really wasn't kidding). "Sorry, it's just that you're Kyungsoo's friend and we don't really know each other so, I just thought that--"

"No, no! Don't apologize. I completely understand." It sounded genuine. "You don't have to worry about it."

Surprised by Chanyeol's pleasant (and really nice) response, which was the total opposite of what his mind was over-exaggerating in his head for the last 48 hours, Baekhyun clasped his hands together with the smile on his face showing the amount of relief he felt. "Wow. I didn't expect that to go over as easy as it did. It's almost like you've had this type of conversation before," he joked, laughing softly.

The grin on Chanyeol's face returned as he cocked his head. "What do you mean?" he asked. Though it was a question, it sounded more like he knew what he meant but wanted Baekhyun to keep talking anyways.

Which Baekhyun did.

"You know... Kissing every stranger at random parties."

"Oh, no," Chanyeol said. Their eyes locked and before Baekhyun could respond, the taller male leaned back in his seat and gave him a relaxed shrug. "I only kiss the cute ones."

Right at that moment, Kyungsoo returned with multiple packets of paper and a curious expression on his face. "Hey, sorry that took a while. What'd I miss?" he asked, specifically looking over at Baekhyun who looked like he was knocked out of reality for a few good seconds. "Is everything okay?"

Chanyeol nodded. "Yeah. I was just telling him about the new Avengers movie coming out next spring."

"Oh, is that a superhero movie?"

Baekhyun finally managed to recover from Chanyeol's (flirty?) remark and turn his attention to Kyungsoo. "Yeah, and he basically spoiled the ending."

"I told you the comic book ending. You know Hollywood likes to mix and match different storylines, so it's probably going to end way differently."

"You're right. They do like to pull those last minute plot twists."

"But it keeps the audience wanting more," Chanyeol argued.

Rolling his eyes, Baekhyun scoffed. "Sometimes, but it's kind of tacky."

"Depends on the person."

Kyungsoo exhaled as he settled in his head and opened his laptop. "You guys are a bunch of nerds."

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"That was a flirty thing to say and you know it."

Baekhyun was too out of breath to say anything immediately. Reaching out, he lowered the treadmill speed back down to a level 4 for a short cool-down walk. "He's really hard to read. I kind of get why Kyungsoo complains about it," he said, voice raspy and tired. His legs were honestly killing him. "But I don't know if I'd call that flirty. Maybe he was just kidding around."

Jongdae was focused on maintaining his rate on the stairmaster machine, but Baekhyun's willful ignorance was enough to make him snap his head to throw the latter a look of disapproval. "I swear to god, Byun Baekhyun--"

"Shut up," Baekhyun said. He wasn't in the mood to argue when his lungs were on fire. Being out of breath really wasn't that pleasant, but he figured that it was what he deserved for skipping the gym so much. "I don't want to think about it. I'm over it."

"Okay, okay. Fine." Jongdae looked at his watch. "We can leave soon if you want. I'm just about done with the session."

"Same. I might meet up with some friends at Mandro's for some boba after this. They need some help for the final on Monday."

"You really have to start charging people if they want your help." The stairmaster began to beep, congratulating Jongdae on finishing his 60-minute workout session. Hopping off the machine, he walked over to the side where disinfecting wipes were placed before returning and wiping down the handles he had touched. "Anyways, ready to go?"

Baekhyun pressed the button to end all his activities and, gradually, the treadmill reached a stop. Following Jongdae's lead, he wiped down all the areas that he had touched. "Yeah. I'm all good."

After they had grabbed their bags and tossed the wipes in the nearest bin, they began walking towards the exit, passing by other students using the gym equipments. Baekhyun actually disliked working out, but if there was one thing he couldn't deny, it always made him feel good after (even though he always wanted to immediately find something to eat).

"So," Jongdae started, interrupting Baekhyun's thoughts. "I have a question for you."

"Okay...?"

"You made it sound like you're both into that Marvel and DC comics type of stuff, so if he's that and he's tall and handsome, then what's the problem?" After he asked the question, Jongdae motioned his hand in front of him, trying to clarify. "I guess I mean to say, why not?"

Why not? It was pretty simple: Kyungsoo. Besides Kyungsoo, there was also Jongin and the whole break up situation, which wasn't entirely as cut-throat and clean as he would've liked. They went to different universities and the distance was about a few hours away. That didn't mean that their relationship couldn't have worked if they just tried, but what the hell did "I want a break" even mean in that time and age?

He was left pondering about it for a few weeks after their initial break, but Baekhyun just liked to refer to it as a break-up despite still being in contact with Jongin every once in a while. It was a weird limbo state where he was unsure about his feelings towards his ex. There would always be an air of familiarity and comfort when speaking to him, but Baekhyun knew that it just wasn't the same anymore.

However, he refused to be labeled as "hung up" over someone he wasn't seeing anymore, but that didn't make things any simpler.

Explaining all of this to Jongdae would've made things more complicated so Baekhyun opted to tell him the former. "Kyungsoo likes him."

"What the fuck."

Baekhyun was taken aback. "I mean, he told me a while ago. I'm really not trying to--"

"No, I wasn't talking about that. Look," Jongdae said in a lowered voice, grabbing Baekhyun's arm and spinning him around until they were facing the weight room and looking through the clear glass wall that separated the room from the rest of the gym facility. "That's him, right?"

"Who?" Baekhyun's eyes searched through the entire room. "Where're you looking?"

"There", Jongdae enunciated. "Doing the bench press."

It took a while for Baekhyun's eyes to find what Jongdae was talking about, but when he did, he realized that aside from that one kiss, there'd be another thing he wouldn't be able to get out of his long term memory.

Those fucking arms.

Unlike Jongdae, timing wasn't Baekhyun's friend. Maybe they were staring through the glass a little longer than they should've.

Chanyeol finished the last of his set and fixed the bar back into its standard position. After thanking the guys who spotted him, he reached down on the ground and grabbed his water bottle. As he was about to lift the bottle up to his lips, his eyes caught sight of two familiar faces standing outside the weight room.

They made eye contact. Baekhyun knew they did (or else why did he feel so attacked in that moment).

A second went by... Then, Chanyeol waved.

And Baekhyun waved back.

Jongdae, left out of whatever connection the other two were having, began to pull Baekhyun away towards the exit. "Let's go

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