xiaodery ( xiaojun & hendery, nct wayv )
fluff
— secret relationship au

TO ANYONE WHO doesn't personally know dejun and guanheng, they would say those two are sworn enemies. in their university's campus, dejun and guanheng are pretty well known people; even those who have not seen them in person are aware of the rivalry they have going on.

yet, it isn't really a rivalry. to be fair, it began as one in their first year as university students, but that quickly changed when they accidentally found out about each other's feelings. the only problem is that not a lot of people know they resolved this tiny rivalry that was going on and turned it into something quite opposite of it.

xiao dejun, film major, and huang guanheng, astrophysics major, are supposed to hate each other. yet, they don't, but only a slight amount of people know that.

...

as dejun was walking to his next class with yangyang on his right and donghyuck on his left, he noticed guanheng, who was animatedly talking to his close friend ten. his hand, who was about to raise and wave at him quickly tightened its grip on his textbook. he couldn't afford a slip up and cause a big travel of gossip to go around campus, so he willed himself to look away as they crossed paths.

dejun knew he would see guanheng later at home anyways, so he didn't make it a big deal that he couldn't at least subtly look at him as they walked in separate directions. "hey, dejun, this is your room," yangyang said, lightly tapping dejun's forearm to snap him out of his thoughts. "oh, thanks."

bidding goodbye to yangyang, dejun and donghyuck made their way into class and quickly found their seats. throughout the duration of his boring lecture, his mind couldn't stop from thinking about seeing guanheng at their shared apartment. he wasn't usually like this, but something in him was yearning for his boyfriend. donghyuck noticed his friend's abnormal behaviour and quietly asked him about it, but dejun just brushed it off with an even quieter 'i miss guanheng'.

...

finally opening the door to his apartment, dejun slipped through the opening of the door and quietly closed it behind him. he was met with the sight of his boyfriend lounging on the couch, a manga in his hands. upon hearing dejun's entrance, he peeked his head away from his manga and smiled softly towards his boyfriend. dejun soaked up the soft smile that was sent his way, knowing guanheng only smiled softly like this towards him. it was a small secret he liked to keep to himself, enjoying the sight of his boyfriend when he wasn't telling jokes to crack up a whole room.

"hey baobei, how was your day?" guanheng asked after finally dropping his manga onto their coffee table and walking towards dejun. "hm, it was fine, how was yours?" he replied, tucking his head into the younger's shoulder as they finally shared a hug after many hours apart. "mine was pretty good; kinda wish we'd made eye contact when we crossed each other," guanheng ended up replying, running his hands softly through dejun's hair.

tiredly, dejun hummed, agreeing fully to that statement. "maybe we should just make out in the hallway and see how people react?" he asked, pulling away from his spot on guanheng's shoulder. the latter locked eyes with dejun, looking at him with a bit of uncertainty. "really? are you sure, baobei? that would make everyone go crazy. i'm sure it would confuse them less if we said it outright, no?" he answered, his hand finding its place of dejun's shoulder and absentmindedly playing with the fabric of his shirt.

"but i want to kiss you in front of the whole school. i want them to know you're mine and that we don't hate each other," dejun whined, his eyes devastatingly soft, looking at his boyfriend. chuckling at his answer, guanheng fondly shook his head. "sure, we can kiss in front of the school."

"wait, really?"

"yeah, i don't see why not," the younger said, smiling in dejun's direction. the latter looked at him with a look in his eye that showed he didn't believe what guanheng had just said. "but you just said it would be better to tell them straight up," he answered, whining at dropping his shoulders dejectedly. "boabei, if that's what you want to do, i'll do it for you. you know i'd do anything for you," guanheng said, making sure dejun felt the sincerity in his statement. he smiled encouragingly, his hand still on dejun's shoulder. "okay."

...

the next day, dejun and guanheng walked into campus next to each other. they talked out what they wanted to do and how they wanted it to work out. the pair figured it'd probably be easier to get attention from their peers if they walked into campus together. it proved to be affective when they noticed pretty much every pair of eyes following them as they walked down the hallway.

"you're still okay to do this? a lot of people are looking; you'll still be comfortable? i know how much you value your privacy while participating in giving affection, baobei," guanheng quietly asked, turning his head slightly to the side to whisper in the other's ear. hearing what guanheng asked, dejun's heart melted; his boyfriend was way too sweet, and it was doing things to him. he nodded, returning with a quiet 'yeah, i'm sure'.

the pair finally met up with their other friends after a bit of walking. eyes were still on them as donghyuck began talking about the special date his boyfriend mark had surprised him with. dejun tried not to pay too much attention to how many eyes were on him, even as he was huddled in his friend group circle. guanheng noticed his boyfriend's slight panicked expression and grabbed his hand to run his thumb across dejun's knuckles in a comforting manner.

as the group split up to make their way to their respective classes, guanheng stayed by dejun's side, keeping their plan in place. when they were finally alone, with a soft squeeze on dejun's hand, guanheng started shortening the space between them. dejun finally let himself focuse solely on guanheng, thinking about the way he's softly holding dejun's hand as if it were going to break with too hard of a squeeze. when their lips met, dejun was completely entranced in his boyfriend, completely ignoring probably the whole university's eyes on them.

to bring them closer together, dejun put his hands and delicately pushed guanheng's nape to give their kiss a stronger feel. he could feel the way guanheng's tongue started moving and complied to his boyfriend's wished, allowing him to deepen their kiss. for a moment, he forgot where exactly they were and startled, starting to pull away from his boyfriend's touch. with a last small kiss on dejun's lips, guanheng pulled away. dejun could see the look in his boyfriend's eyes; he wouldn't have minded keeping going. it was evident in the slight curve of guanheng's lips, a smirk that taunted dejun and left him with butterflies in his stomach.

pushing that feeling away, he rolled his eyes. giving a light slap to guanheng's shoulder, dejun told him "i'll see you at home," to which his boyfriend replied "can't wait to see you, baobei."

the whole way to dejun's class, he could hear the whispers surrounding their kiss and eyes following his figure as he walked. he didn't pay any mind to them, the only thing on his mind being the feeling of guanheng's lips on his.