after the day in the dance studio things had been a little awkward between renjun and jeno. in complete renjun style he made his absolute best to avoid the other when necessary. he didn't want to upset jeno, which was hard when jaemin was a naturally affectionate person. haechan of course noticed and teased him endlessly about it. which he didn't really mind only a certain leader kept giving them death glares whenever they were overly affectionate. or in most cases when haechan tried to plant kisses on him.

they spent three weeks working hard. three weeks he successfully avoided awkward situations with his two crushes. he could tell jaemin was noting the change as he would often look at him in confusion or worry. sometimes hurt, which made renjun feel guilty as he was nothing but a sweetheart.
they had been perfecting the new position layouts for their songs. going through each one. the fourth week they would be doing the music video the following day. or at least the parts needed for the teaser. renjun again nervous. he would be shown to the world. during the three weeks he was able to get the two youngest to open up to him more, asking their maknae jisungie to help him with certain moves and showering him in compliments, and then helping chenle with his korean and even singing together to get used to harmonising together. they were adorable.

it was in the dorms that was hardest to avoid. after all sharing a room make it near impossible to avoid. however he managed by going to sleep earlier than the other two. sometimes peeking out when he knew they were asleep to admire them. it was the day before their big shoot and he couldn't sleep. so he decided he would sit up and sketch. and of course the perfect muses, his two roommates slash crushes. he managed to get the outlines done, focusing on the details. his tongue poked out while he concentrated. he almost threw the pencil when a deep voice directly beside him spoke, 'i thought you were avoiding us, now you're drawing us.' renjun gasps and slams his sketchbook closed. he looks up meeting jeno's gaze staring down at him. he gulps as his breath catches at how close they are and how attractive he is. renjun had noticed a lot of things about them both. when jeno wasn't being a jealous idiot, over someone who would never compare to his boyfriend, he was kind and looked after his members, talked about his moms nagging fondly, and had the cutest eye smile. definitely didn't help his crush on him. jeno was so close he could see the little mole under his eye. he was tempted to reach out and run his finger over it. he looked back at jeno's eyes and held his breath. jeno didn't look mad, in fact he was looking back, mouth parted slightly, looking at him like he was peering into his soul. their staring contest broken when jaemin's voice broke it with a whine, 'nono? come cuddle im cold'. jeno went to his boyfriends side without a word, while renjun had backed away instantly and hid beneath his covers again. jaemin hadn't seen the unusual interaction and if he did he didn't make a comment. renjun didn't want to say anything afraid that jaemin would also hate him.