the night was one of the best. he was able to get closer to his members and also cling to his brother for most of the night. chenle has all but given him an interrogation about said brother. he felt at home. something he hadn't been able to feel in a long while. yangyang had fit perfectly into the 00' line being just as chaotic. he had a feeling haechan and him would get along swimmingly. though would that be a good thing, he wasn't sure yet he did however notice that the entire time he would talk to his wayv hyungs, two pairs of eyes would watch him like hawks. the night came to an end too quickly and they said their goodbyes with hearts and stomachs full.

renjun felt restless that night. dreams were becoming reality as he laid awake. his dreams. he had a home, a family, his brother, friends he could turn to, and he would get to experience it all through something he loved doing, singing. he knew he would tell him about his mother soon, he trusted them already. but right now he wanted to stay like this. without the feeling of his chest being crushed. he was brought from his thoughts when he felt a shift in the bed and suddenly he was surrounded by six other people.

limbs entangled everywhere. if anyone were to see them they wouldn't know where one body began and ended. he peeked up to jaemin, who gently kisses his forehead and wiped tears from his eyes, 'don't cry injunnie we're here for you.' he hadn't even known he was crying in the first place. he wasn't sad, he felt quite the opposite. jeno placed a hand on his head running his fingers through his hair, hoping to cam him as mark's voice soothed them all, 'you can talk to us. we're a team now, a family. whatever happens we've got your back. neo's got your back.' haechan snorted at the reference to one of nct u's songs, 'nice canada.' that caused them all to burst out in giggles. they could always count on their cute leader to lighten the mood with a cheesy comment followed by haechan's teasing.

renjun felt warmth spread through him and he smiled, 'they're happy tears. im relieved. i finally feel happy. and it's got a lot to do with the dream team.' this caused them all to groan and chuckle once haechan let out a whine and an exasperated, 'not you too! this is all your doing markie.' renjun let mark and haechans voices playful argument ('that's markie hyung to you brat!') lull him into sleep. the last thing he heard was jeno and jaemin's voices shushing the others. or well jeno mostly still petting him, jaemin surprisingly being the more threatening by implying he'd smother them if they woke renjun up. with a smile on his face he snuggled into the two of them. and if anyone asked he would deny it and blame that he had been asleep when he perhaps kissed them both on the chest.

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[ a /n ⌁ wow it's really been over a month since my last update. it feels like it's been a week only. i am so sorry for the long delay to anyone waiting. working retail and covid have me drained TT but ima try better with regular updates, maybe at least once a week. also feedback is always welcome so if anyone has thoughts or even if they want to see something particular happen im always open to ideas x ]

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