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"Come on, babe. Just answer it. It's only 'If' okay?" Luhan tells, grinning at him suggestively, "I already know who's on your mind anyway."

"Fine, but don't tease me..."

"I won't. I promise."

Sehun coughs and stands up.

"Okay, so..."

Everyone looks at him.

Then it turns quiet.

"If I were to have a threesome with somebody in this room, I'd choose..."

He points at Luhan smiling at him.

"Him...."

And he points at Baekhyun staring at him.

"And him..."

Then he sits down again, hugs his knees, drinks one shot of soju, and burps.

It's still silent.

Chanyeol looks at Baekhyun.

Baekhyun looks at Luhan.

Luhan looks at Jongin.

Jongin looks at Kyungsoo.

Kyungsoo looks at Sehun.

Sehun looks at everyone.

And the silence breaks.

"Pfft. HAHAHAHA!"

"You crazy!"

"You're delusional, dude."

"Say that again, say that again!"

"Hey, explain your answer!"

"What, w-what's wrong with that!?" Sehun tries not to blush yet he's doing a terrible job. He blames the reddening of his face to the soju. He already had too much to drink, "At least, I was being honest! Baekhyun and Luhan hyung are my high school crushes, so why not!?"

"I mean, I'd also want to fuck Baekhyun. So yeah, why not, right?" Luhan shrugs and turns to Jongin quietly sipping his beer, "Right, Jongin?"

"Uh-huh," Jongin replies in a soft voice, side-eyeing Kyungsoo who's smiling at him sarcastically, "I mean, no....I think....?"

"I'd love to fuck you in another life, Baekhyun!" Sehun screams out in his half-drunk, half-sober state. "I'm gonna make love to youuu! Please marry me and be my husband for a day...!"

"I'd bang you so hard and put my cum inside you!" Luhan yells in a really vulgar way while back-hugging Sehun, "Or you could top me, I don't fucking care! I could also bottom for you if you want! Hahaha! Then let's have a threesome with Sehuuunnn!"

"Hahahaha! You both are getting wasted!" Jongin yells.

"Shit. You're so fucking loud, shut your mouth," Kyungsoo hisses.

"Baekhyun, let us sleep with you just once, hm?" Luhan cries in his tipsy state while having Sehun cling affectionately to him, "Look, Sehunnie wants you, too!"

"I wanna have sex with you even in my dreams...!" Sehun screams in agony while crying like a kid, "Park Chanyeol, will you fuck off even for just a day?"

Chanyeol, Kyungsoo, and Jongin just stare at them who are absolutely a total mess.

"Oh my god! Stop it! Saying that out loud is just so embarrassing!" Baekhyun blurts out while his face reddens in embarrassment, "Aahhhh! I hate you, guys!"

"As the husband, what would you comment on that?" Kyungsoo asks Chanyeol who's been particularly quiet the whole time, drowning himself with beer and meekly listening to how these fucking animals fantasize over his partner.

Baekhyun slowly shifts his eyes at his husband aggressively chugging his alcohol bottoms up. Chanyeol slams the beer glass hard on the table, wiping off his mouth after he finishes his drink.

Oh, no. Is he mad?

"Well, I'll just think of that as a compliment," Chanyeol slurs, pointing at Sehun and Luhan being instantly silent and ogling at him, "If I wasn't Baekhyun's husband, I'd fuck him, too. I mean, just look at him. He's so hot, right?"

Baekhyun pouts at Chanyeol acting like a drunk uncle.

"Hahahaha! What the hell, man. Are you already drunk?" Jongin lightly shakes Chanyeol.

"No, but seriously," Chanyeol raises his hand in the air, before slinging one arm around his husband's shoulder. "You can make love however you want here in our home. Whether it's within your triad, quad, or your poly set-up. It's okay. But keep in mind that Baekhyun and I are off-limits."

"Yes Sir," Luhan salutes with a hand gesture. "Understood!"

"Psh! Who'd want to fuck either of you anyway," Sehun scoffs and sends Chanyeol a glare. "You love sick, disgusting, sappy, married couple. Yuck."

"Then again, I just wanna also say that," Chanyeol adds, looking at the guys with such gentle eyes, "I respect and admire your ways of love, so just do whatever you want as long as you guys are happy. I support you all a hundred percent."

"Me, too. I support you all!" Baekhyun says to second what his husband said. He stares fondly at Chanyeol suddenly being clingy to him. The way his man said those words is honestly sweet. Chanyeol may not be vocal about it but Baekhyun knows his husband cares a lot about their friends like family, "We love you, guys."

"Awww... I'm gonna cry," Luhan wipes his imaginary tears. "I love you, too!"

"Thanks," Kyungsoo smiles, before pouring Chanyeol a shot of soju like he's an important person, "Here. Let's toast to that."

"I think I suddenly wanna hug you and kiss you now that you said that," Jongin laughs, wrapping an arm around Chanyeol's neck and teasingly leaning his cheek against Chanyeol's face, "Let's be best bros from now on."

Sehun throws a rolled table napkin at Jongin, narrowing his eyes angrily at him in pure betrayal. After what they've both been through, it'll just be like this?

"Just kidding," Jongin snickers and tickles a sulking Sehun on the chin. "No one's still gonna replace you in my life."

Moving on to their game for the second round, Sehun results in the bottle pointing at Kyungsoo in return. Since Kyungsoo said Truth earlier, he goes for a dare now. Tapping on the button in the app, he sees the command for him after drinking water to clear his throat.

"Suck your partner's nipples," Kyungsoo reads shortly. "Tch. Piece of cake."

"Holy shit, that's hot!"

"He's gonna do that in front of everyone?"

"I'll make sure to take a video of this."

"Babe, do it in a kinky way!"

"Kyungsoo's an expert on this, though."

It's not even five seconds yet, but here Jongin is, already going topless in front of everybody. Kyungsoo doesn't know whether to rub his forehead in shame or blush in embarrassment when this husband of him throws his shirt right at his face. The guys are even cheering for them, especially Luhan who looks the most excited.

"Let's keep this family friendly," Kyungsoo reminds everyone as he smirks, pinning Jongin on the couch. Taking something out from his back pocket, it turns out to be a handkerchief. He spreads it out, folds it, and straightens it. "I'll use this to cover your eyes, baby."

"Oh my god, Kyungsoo!"

"Hahaha, what kind of roleplay is this!?"

"Blindfold kink!"

"My eyes are gonna be blessed again."

"Free porn!"

"What the fuck, that's so naughty," Jongin chuckles anyway while letting his husband do the blindfolding to him. Here he is, lying on the couch defenseless with his eyes covered. It's like his senses are being heightened, particularly now that he can't see anything. Greatest feeling ever, no way he won't get hard by this.

"Just stay still and behave," Kyungsoo says, and then he looks around at everyone, finding something he can use to tie both Jongin's wrists. He spots Baekhyun's gray scarf lying on the chair, "Oh, let me borrow that for a while, Baekhyun."

"Damn, Jongin. He's a lucky bastard," Sehun mutters to himself while he tries the liquor Luhan is offering him. He intently stares at the sight of this couple doing some really kinky shit. It's making him slightly turned on.

"Should I do that to you later," Luhan whispers on Sehun's ear followed by a sultry laugh and a grope on the front part of his boyfriend's pants, "You're getting hard, aren't you? They look so erotic like that."

"Stop it, hyung. We're playing here. Don't touch me on weird places."

"Haha. You're really cute."

Anticipating for the act, maybe this is literally the first time Baekhyun is seeing Kyungsoo and Jongin do this live. He admits he would frequently catch them making out in the kitchen, but he's not one to actually stay and watch them do it. The fact that these long-time couple have no shame left in them doing a dare like this, really amazes Baekhyun. Imagining that he's the one doing that to Chanyeol with somebody watching is already so embarrassing for him.

"Right one or left one first?" Kyungsoo asks casually, as if he's just asking about the weather. He uses his fingertips to twist and flick Jongin's nipples teasingly, while here his husband is, completely submissive. Seems like Jongin likes being exposed, blindfolded, and tied up while their friends watch him. "Come on, everyone's waiting."

"Right one first," Jongin replies while he sees nothing but dark. The only thing he can sense is Kyungsoo's warm touches lingering on his sensitive skin. "Ah! Ngh... Shit... Don't rub my chest like that." He knows that at this point, he's already having a boner. Kyungsoo is just so good at this, making him horny and desperate.

"Say please first."

"Please..."

"Please what?"

"Please suck... my nipples already."

Kyungsoo smiles brightly at that.

"Okay~"

Leaning down slowly while everybody's eyes are trained intently at them like they're watching a play, Kyungsoo sticks his wet tongue out to grind its tip to Jongin's right nip. Gently, he flattens his tongue and circles it around the area until he's putting it between his lips to lightly nibble it. Pouting his mouth, he presses deeper and sucks it like he's drinking on a straw.

"Ngh---FUCK!" Jongin arches his back at that beautiful cold sensation. He can't do anything about his tied hands pinned above his head, so he's just wriggling there blindfolded, "Oh my fucking god...  That feels... ughhh.... t-ticklish."

"Oh, yeah? You love it when I tease you on this spot, right?"

"Of course, goddamnit!"

"Haha. Look at you, babe. You're getting all sensitive and red in front of the guys. Does being watched like this turn you on?"

"I-I don't know..."

"Liar. You obviously want this."

"T-that's because your mouth is so amazing, baby... Finish this up quickly."

Sehun embraces Luhan and hides his blushing face on Luhan's neck, whispering something the older didn't catch the first time.

"What did you say?" Luhan asks again.

I said, Jongin looks so sexy, I think I'm getting hard, Sehun repeats that, making Luhan chuckle at his boyfriend's cute honestly. He hugs Sehun and rubs his back comfortingly.

Putting back his confident smirk, Kyungsoo straddles his husband's hardening crotch and opens his mouth to accommodate Jongin's left nipple. Drinking first his alcohol on the side, he takes out his tongue again to lick Jongin's exposed chest and coat the cute bump with his saliva. Now it tastes like alcohol, much to his pleasure. Kyungsoo is super loving the way how Jongin sensually gasps and moans every time he sucks and bites on his nipple using his teeth.

"Kyungsoo..."

"Hm?"

"Kiss me like this..."

This is too arousing; being watched by their friends while Kyungsoo has a vulnerable Jongin withering underneath him as he hotly kisses his lips, taking his breath away. It's only his tongue that he's using but here his husband is, all needy and weak. It's very satisfying.

"I don't think I can watch this anymore," Chanyeol mutters that to Baekhyun, "Has Jongin got no pride in him? I won't ever do that in my life."

"What, I think it's really sweet and hot," Baekhyun giggles at Chanyeol suffering from secondhand embarrassment, "I'd want to do that to you too, sometimes!"

"No way, in front of everyone?"

"Just us two, of course. I wanna suck your nipples, too."

"I'd rather suck your nipples than you suck mine. That'd be weird for me."

"You talk like you didn't let me rim your asshole once!"

"Shut up. I have no recollection of that."

When the dare is finally over after Kyungsoo unties him, Jongin dashes straight to the bathroom without even saying a single word. Kyungsoo is laughing victoriously while going back to his seat. Seriously, it's very fun to tease his husband like that once in a while.

"Truth or Dare?" Kyungsoo asks.

"Dare," Luhan shrugs confidently when the bottle spun by Kyungsoo, points at him. He's been excited to do some dares now just like everybody else. The night is still young and each of them has their fair share of drunkenness; there are still lots of alcohol and treats on the table. Few more hours to go and it's gonna be Christmas already.

When Jongin comes back from the bathroom, he is confused as to why Luhan and Baekhyun are facing each other. Sitting back on his spot, he asks Kyungsoo what he missed.

"Oh, that? Luhan picked dare and he has to exchange clothes with the person in front of him which is Baekhyun, so the two of them have to strip like that while we watch."

"Wait, do we still need to exchange our underwears!?" Luhan asks as he and Baekhyun stand semi-topless, while in the process of removing their tops to reveal pale, smooth, and flawless skin. "Or shirts and pants only?"

"Everything, baby," Kyungsoo states. "Including your underwear."

"This dare is totally ridiculous," Chanyeol complains and shakes his head, "Cancel this now! Baekhyun, get back in here. It's cold if you strip like that."

"But this is Luhan hyung's dare!" Baekhyun argues. "I have to help him complete it."

"Yeah, ignore your husband, Baekhyun. Just do it!" Jongin yells while hooting in the background, "I promise I'm not gonna look." Then he covers his eyes using his palms with literally spaces in between his fingers, "Strip down everything!"

"You're such a pervert," Luhan softly laughs, yet he's unzipping his pants anyway while Baekhyun does the same. Luhan holds onto Kyungsoo's head for balance, meanwhile Chanyeol aids Baekhyun from getting rid of his sweatpants while the male is facing him.

Eyes big and shining, lips tightly shut, and behaving quietly on his seat, Sehun is honestly having the time of his life. He is silently and happily observing the scene of Luhan and Baekhyun standing in their underwear in the middle of this room. He shouldn't be analyzing how the shape of Luhan's thighs are slimmer, leaner, and longer compared to Baekhyun's softer, plumper, and smoother ones, but he can't help it. Both their thighs and legs are nice and sexy, fuck it.

Now he wants to touch them even just a bit. Even their butts are really cute and it makes Sehun's heart weak. White undies make them look so bottom-ish and fresh. Not that Sehun is complaining here, though. He loves what he sees. It's paradise.

"Nice underwear, Baekhyun. It's so cute!"

"Oh, this came as a couple! Chanyeol sunbae is also wearing something like this right now."

"You don't have to announce that, babe."

"Luhan, why are you wearing my underwear? Jongin gave that to me."

"Haha. I gave you and Luhan similar designs, remember?"

Practically half-naked, Luhan and Baekhyun are now both wearing their exchanged sweaters without their pants on. Sehun's breath hitches inside his chest when Luhan purposely bends down in front of him to twerk his ass. Shit. Why is his butt so smooth? Swallowing the lump in his throat, Sehun stares at the older hooking his fingers on the garter of his boxers under his sweater. That was hot. Peeking slightly and biting on his bottom lip, he patiently waits for his boyfriend to bend down and remove his boxers.

"Here you go, Baekhyun~"

And maybe Sehun saw a tiny slip of Luhan's butthole while Luhan does that. Damn. He is such a tease.

"I didn't know looking at this can still make my heart flutter," Jongin squeals in an unmanly way while he snuggles closer to Kyungsoo. Here Luhan and Baekhyun are, both holding up their boxers in the air and handing them to one another, "Woah. Are you guys really going commando now? Hey, just stay like that!"

"I feel fresh without undies. Haha."

"I'm gonna fart a lot if I stay like this, though!"

Chanyeol side-eyes Sehun looking like an old pervert checking out Luhan and Baekhyun exchanging their undies. The two are now literally naked underneath their shirts, and one slight move of their hips or their butts, and their limp dicks are gonna be fucking exposed out in the open. This is fucking crazy.

Good thing Luhan and Baekhyun's sweaters are oversized at least, there won't be any genital-flashing moment that can happen tonight. Baekhyun was too careful with it and Chanyeol is gladly satisfied.

Kyungsoo claps his hands, very convinced with that albeit perfect execution of clothes exchange.

"All right. Well done."

"You got horny, didn't you? Wanna get out of here and fuck?" Luhan laughs, teasing a flustered Sehun who furiously shook his head as a response. Sehun grabs a piece of kimbap and shoves it to the older's mouth to make him shut up.

"Truth or Dare?"

Jongin ponders briefly after Luhan asks him that question when the bottle halts for him. Kyungsoo sending him a menacing smirk is making Jongin's heart to flutter. There's no way he'll endure another hard-on again.

"Truth," Jongin says.

"All right, this is your question... "It's not totally legal to do this, but if it were..." Fill in the blanks!"

Jongin nods, massaging his chin as he thinks. "Let me just think about it."

"It's not totally legal to do this, but if it were, I'd steal everything I want in a convenience store and eat whatever I want for free!" Baekhyun exclaims.

"Oh, oh! It's not totally legal to do this, but if it were, I'd get naked in public! Hahaha!" Luhan laughs. "How about you, Sehun?"

"Hm... It's not totally legal to do this, but if it were, I'd kill those people I hate," Sehun replies.

"That was so violent," Kyungsoo says, "But I'd do the same, though."

"I already have my answer," Jongin smiles, turning to Kyungsoo beside him, "It's not totally legal to do this, but if it were, I'd marry Kyungsoo in a church here in Korea."

Silence falls and everybody's expressions turn soft and blissful. The way Jongin is staring so fondly at Kyungsoo makes Kyungsoo forget what he just said about killing people. He punches Jongin's chest while his husband in return, hugs him and smooches his forehead. Sometimes, Jongin just becomes so romantic that Kyungsoo has no idea what to do with him. That just made him fragile.

"I'd do the same," Chanyeol says to agree with Jongin, making Baekhyun squeal and kiss Chanyeol on the cheek.

"If only same-sex marriage was legal in our country, I had already married Kyungsoo back in college," Jongin mutters, "We've been together for close to a decade now, right? I'm sorry babe, if I couldn't take you to church..."

"After we saved a lot of money, we can also have a church wedding overseas just like what Chanyeol and Baekhyun did," Kyungsoo tells his husband while holding his hand and lacing their fingers together, "It's my dream, you know? To wear matching tuxedos with you. To walk down the aisle while you'll be there waiting for me. To exchange vows with you in front of a priest while our families and friends witness our marriage. I think that'll be the happiest day of my life."

Baekhyun quickly blinks back the tears that are threatening to fall from his eyes upon hearing Kyungsoo's wish. It already happened to him when he got married to Chanyeol in New York, so seeing Kyungsoo fulfill his dream with Jongin, is also going to be his happiness. He senses Chanyeol beside him lightly patting his back. It makes him smile.

"Kyungsoo, don't make me cry," Jongin says before he embraces the male in his arms and kisses him intimately on the lips. "I love you so much, babe."

"Oh my god. Haha. What a big baby," Kyungsoo moves his hand behind Jongin's head as though to hush him like he's a child. "I love you more."

"Awww... So sweet!"

"Let's just move on to the next player!"

"Yeah, yeah, we're getting all emotional here!"

"Jongin, you spin the bottle now."

"All right, here we go!"

Sehun shifts his gaze at Luhan hugging his knees and quietly looking at Jongin and Kyungsoo. His eyes are sparkly from the tears he is also holding back himself. Just to annoy him, Sehun steals a kiss on Luhan's cheek, earning him an elbow on the rib. Shit. That hurts a bit.

"Truth or Dare, Baekhyun?"

Baekhyun makes an oooh sound when the bottle stops for him. He simply shrugs and says Truth, before he taps the truth button on the app himself. Drinking a sip of his alcohol just for courage, he then reads his question out loud while the guys listen:

"What is your biggest fear?"

"Me, I'm scared of ghosts!" Jongin proudly says while pounding on his chest like it's something to brag about. "Watching horror movies scares me the most especially when I'm alone."

"I'm afraid of heights," Sehun answers just for having something to share, "Like, being in high places just creeps me out. Luhan hyung's the same."

Luhan nods to second that, "But when I'm with you, I think I can bear with it."

"Bugs," Chanyeol mutters, shivering a little, "I hate them."

"Guys, it's Baekhyun's question, why are you all answering?" Kyungsoo scoffs, rolling his eyes and turning to Baekhyun instead, "So, Baekhyun... What is your biggest fear?"

"Hmm..." Baekhyun taps his chin, smiling brightly. "Nothing."

Chanyeol stares at him. "Really?"

"Of course! I mean, at this point, I'm not really scared of anything at all," Baekhyun states confidently, also looking back at his husband while he speaks. "Sure, it made me anxious when it was dark or when I was alone, but that was before... After getting married to you, I've become fearless. It's like, I'm no longer afraid of anything because I have you with me. Today and tomorrow, I can do everything as long as we are together, and I believe I can overcome the world with you by my side."

Luhan, Jongin, and Kyungsoo have gentle gazes in their eyes, smiling proudly at Baekhyun as they listen to him talk. Sehun probably wants to tear up, recalling those past memories of his best friend who used to cry on his shoulder a lot. But look at him now; he's so brave and matured already. Baekhyun has changed into a fine adult and this is genuinely making him so emotional.

"Hearing that from you makes me so happy," Chanyeol breathes and laughs, feeling overwhelmed he could cry. He places a hand on top of Baekhyun's head to ruffle his hair, "Our Baekhyun has finally grown up now, hm?"

"S-stop messing my hair," Baekhyun's cheeks flush, "Don't touch it in front of the guys..."

"What, it's the truth," Chanyeol says honestly, "They also think the same."

"Yeah, I agree," Jongin answers, "I've seen how a weak you became stronger from day one up until now. The fact that you never gave up on Chanyeol, followed him to another country by yourself, and stayed by his side when he lost his memories, is really amazing. Damn... You were so brave and I admire you for that, Baekhyun."

"He was really a crybaby back then," Sehun teases and tickles Baekhyun's sides, "Now he only cries from sexual pleasu--OUCH!"

Baekhyun hits Sehun's arm.

"From that day you couldn't even lift your eyes up to look at Chanyeol," Kyungsoo says as he toast up a glass of soju, "Up to this moment that you're now carrying his surname... I just wanna tell you congratulations, Baekhyun. You have overcome your greatest fear."

Baekhyun feels like sobbing, hearing that from Kyungsoo.

"Now I suddenly remember back in the student council. Baekhyun was like a puppy wagging his tail and flopping his ears to Chanyeol because he was scared to be punished by him," Luhan smiles at that bitter-sweet memory, "But look at how you've become now. You've completely changed for the better, same goes for your husband. It's true that you're fearless, I have now words for that."

"Chanyeol and I, we're equals now." Baekhyun firmly says, pointing at him and his husband. The lack of honorifics suddenly surprises everybody, "It's how marriage is supposed to be, right? Overcoming things together and loving one another?"

"That's true," Chanyeol responds with a smile. After all this sentimental talk with Baekhyun, he finds himself nodding and agreeing to everything he says. "As your husband and as your partner, I'll love you until my last breath."

Like there was a very impressive speech, everyone claps exaggeratedly while laughing and drinking their beers. Chanyeol can't decide whether to get mad at these bunch of drunkards and throw them to the streets or not. Why is he even friends with these idiots? Good thing Baekhyun's here to keep him sane.

"Wait, Baekhyun dropped the honorifics!" Jongin gasps. "Did we hear it right, guys?"

"Yeah! That's our baby!" Luhan cheers for Baekhyun, "Just call Chanyeol, Chanyeol!"

"That's rude," Kyungsoo laughs, "But it's fine."

"Is it yaja time already?" Sehun asks, "Can I curse now at you all?"

"You're always cursing at us," Luhan snorts, "You disrespectful little shit. When did you even use honorifics to me?"

"Hey. Hey, everyone. It's not honorifics," Chanyeol explains just to make things clear. He smiles at Baekhyun grinning back at him. "It's an endearment."

Baekhyun nods fast like his head would fall off.

"Yeah, it is! I call Chanyeol sunbae, 'Chanyeol sunbae' because that's my endearment to him."

A brief silence ascends before the boys turn all chaotic again.

"Pfft, so that's it!"

"I was today years old when I found out."

"Hey, it's cute. That's really adorable!"

"You guys are so weird!"

"Says the one who got hard by being sucked on the nipples."

Grabbing a can of beer, Chanyeol pours himself a half-glass and drinks it bottoms up. He savors its grainy assertive taste, burping a bit afterwards as he leans closer to Baekhyun.

"Alright guys, settle down! Since my husband's the only one who hasn't played yet for this round, I'll just ask him the question," Baekhyun announces after he sets the empty bottle aside. Smiling, he looks at his man and asks him in a loving voice, "Truth or Dare, Chanyeol sunbae?"

Chanyeol just shrugs.

"Let's go for Truth."

Pressing the Truth button on the app, Baekhyun waits for it to reveal the question. Perching his chin on top of Baekhyun's shoulder, Chanyeol peeks at the screen and reads it himself:

"Here's the question... When was the last time you cried?"

Exactly at that moment after Chanyeol says the Truth question aloud, the background music in the room shuffles next to Silent Night, Holy Night, All is Calm, All is Bright...

So everyone now turns silent and peaceful, as if the aura has changed for Chanyeol. Sexy time is now over, paving for some dramatic session ahead. They could've felt melancholic by the music if only not for Baekhyun giggling in this situation.

"I'm sorry! Your serious expressions just made me laugh," Baekhyun apologizes, before he brings back a neutral face again, "Ahem! Let's continue."

"Before I answer the question myself, I'll also give you guys the freewill to answer it to be fair," Chanyeol calmly says while sitting properly like they're in an interest group supposed to share their life experiences. "When was the last time you cried? Anyone who wants to go first?"

Luhan and Sehun exchange wordless stares to each other, meanwhile Kyungsoo seems to have no plans to participate in the discussion. Jongin is suddenly hiding his eyes, afraid to be called by the teacher.

"Me! I'll share first!" Baekhyun raises his right hand, so the circle turns looking at him to listen. He clears his throat first before talking, "My tear glands are quite sensitive so I cry almost everyday? When I'm happy, I cry. When I'm lonely, I cry. When sex feels good, I cry! When I find a movie sad, I also cry... But the last time I cried was probably this morning when I watched a video on Youtube. It was about an abandoned puppy who found a new owner now. But the owner died because he was already old and the puppy he adopted was left alone again. I was so sad I was crying like a waterfall..."

Chanyeol stifles the laugh to burst out of his mouth at Baekhyun getting seriously teary-eyed right now. When things were still difficult for the both of them due to their complicated emotions, Baekhyun would always cry due to a broken heart. But look at him now crying about puppies. Baekhyun is indeed a simple and pure soul, and Chanyeol admires that character of him. To have this person as his husband is a blessing.

Hugging Baekhyun, he presses a light kiss on his eyelid, soothing his back and whispering oh no, that poor little thing.

"Who wants to go next?" Chanyeol asks.

"Here! Jongin said he wanted to talk next!" Luhan points at Jongin mindlessly minding his own business.

"W-why me! Why don't you go ahead and share first!" Jongin folds his arms in front of his chest, "I'll just share mine later."

"How about you, Sehun?" Baekhyun asks.

Chanyeol purposely did this so the guys could sometimes open up themselves, too. They all might always be loud, obnoxious, and troublesome, but each of them has also crying moments of their own. There are hidden feelings that they might not know yet no matter how long they've known each other, so a bit of soft hours tonight wouldn't hurt.

"Fine. I'll tell my story next. Just don't make fun of me."

Sehun might be a little drunk but he can still think clearly. Drinking water, he receives a smirk from Luhan as though to tease him. Now he wants to seriously hit him on the face. Jongin sends him a fighting sign and that just made him feel a little better.

"The last time I cried was when Luhan hyung told me I was worthless."

The wide grin on Luhan's face immediately wears off at the mention of that, and the incoming tease stops in his mouth. Luhan has no idea what Sehun was talking about; he didn't even remember telling Sehun that. Plus, his boyfriend looks sincere right now so it mustn't just be a trivial thing.

"Yeah, Luhan and I would fight a lot so it might not be a big deal anymore. But what he did just made me cry. We were yelling at each other in the middle of the hallway. It was because of Vivi, he slept on Luhan's bed and that made him mad. Then Luhan suddenly shouted at me, 'You know what? You're really worthless!' After that, I just went back to my room and like a fucking child, I cried."

Sehun covers his face and laughs without humor. All of his friends have their eyes on him, feeling sad while anticipating for the next thing that he'll say.

"I'm pretty sensitive about feelings, you see. I tend to take things seriously sometimes. What I told you was just the last time I cried, but there are still lots of things that I had cried about. So I request everyone to be careful about what you say to me. If I've also said words that might've hurt your feelings, I apologize."

"Oh god... I'm sorry, baby," Luhan flashes a guilty look, recalling what happened based on Sehun's story. "I didn't know you'd cry because of it. I was just really annoyed that time but I didn't mean what I said. You know that, right? You're not worthless. You're the most precious to me and I love you. I'm really sorry, babe. I'm not gonna say that again." He slaps his own mouth. "Bad mouth!"

"It hurt my feelings so of course, I'd cry," Sehun reasons out, "Your mouth would always run nonstop, so there might be words you didn't know you were telling me that could break my heart."

"You could've just hit me."

"How can I hit the person I love?"

Luhan stares at Sehun looking at him with such a sad expression like that of a kicked puppy, instantly melting away his heart. Sehun is really a big baby and now Luhan feels so guilty. He admits he'd always curse at Sehun and he's not aware that he's going overboard sometimes with his words. Since he's older, he should be the understanding and kind one in their relationship. He failed as a boyfriend.

"What do you want this hyung to do, hm? You want a kiss? How about some ice cream to make you feel better?"

The guys all go awwww when Luhan faces Sehun to pull him for an embrace. Luhan soothes Sehun's back, whispering trails of apology and kissing him on the forehead. He also cups Sehun's face while he squishes his cheeks.

"Don't treat me like a child, goddamn it. I'm fine now."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I was just also sensitive that time."

Sehun rolls his eyes yet he's allowing the older to hug him and kiss his cheek anyway.

"Mwah. There you go. An apology kiss."

"I want more."

"Where do you want it?"

"On my lips..."

"Come here, you poor baby~"

I remember cursing at him the other day, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo think to themselves, feeling guilty.

"I'm sorry," they both say in sync. Kyungsoo smirks at Chanyeol, Chanyeol coughs into his fist and acts like his apology didn't happen.

"You know, Sehun won't show everyone that he's crying. He'll just hold back his tears and then he'll silently cry when he's alone," Baekhyun says and smiles at Sehun wistfully, "When Chanyeol sunbae didn't arrive that time at the airport way back, I remember him crying seeing me cry."

Sehun recalls that and now he wants to cry again.

"Also, Sehun may look like he doesn't really care about stuff, but when you tell him painful words, he takes it to the heart," Jongin chuckles, "Though sometimes, he won't be aware of himself doing the same thing to Luhan, too."

"Yeah, I was actually hurt when Sehun talked shit about my sex toys," Luhan shrugs, "But I didn't cry. I just ignored him for days. I don't get offended that easy, though. Haha."

"Enough about me. Let's move on to the next person," Sehun turns to Jongin, looking at him meaningfully and passing him the question, "Jongin, your turn. Tell them the last time you cried."

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Quote of the night: "The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't lovable."
- Aidan Chambers

To be continued on the next part.

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"I wanna see Chanyeol cry out of humiliation."

"Okay, fine. I admit Baekhyun's birthday letter made me emotional," Chanyeol humbly confesses to the guys, "It made me tear up, yes. But that doesn't count as crying."

"Sure," Baekhyun shrugs nonchalantly, "If that's what makes you sleep at night."

"What counted as crying, was what I'm about to tell you right now," Chanyeol continues, making each of his friends turn to look at him with combined confusion and shock. Did they hear that right? Even Baekhyun has no idea what he is spilling here. "Yeah. The last time I cried, I'll share it with you."

"Wait. Was it tears of joy?" Luhan asks.

Chanyeol briefly looks at Baekhyun and smiles.

"No."

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