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Look at us reaching the end 😭
                          
It's been a Great ride, 2 chapters to go.
                          
Alexa play Road not taken by Straykids.
                          
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Seungmin was siting next to Hyunjin an hour later on the benches. There was pop music playing and a group of girls dancing in front of them, but none of them payed attention. Seungmin had his head on Hyunjin's shoulder, hands intertwined, fingers playing with each other and the shorter almost sleeping.
                          
Hyunjin messed a bit with his hair, leaving small kisses on Seungmin's temple from time to time.
                          
"Love birds, are you staying there all night ? All parents are gone.", Felix appeared next to them, Changbin by his hand and Jeongin smiling next to the shorter.
                          
"Just a bit more. I'll try and get up after."
                          
Hyunjin hummed in disapproval and hugged him closer, burying his face on the crock of Seungmin's neck from above, making him giggle.
                          
"Ew"
                          
"Is that all jealously?", Jisung played, sitting as well and letting Minho cuddle him against the benches as well, sitting behind him.
                          
"Sure.", Changbin answered for the taller, forcing him to sit down and and plopping down on his lap. "He's super jealous."
                          
"Seungmin, you okay?", Wonpil came rushing towards them as he spotted the guys, and Seungmin had to jump from Hyunjin's hold to hug him, tightly.
                          
"I love you."
                          
Wonpil chuckled.
                          
"I love you too. So much. But I don't love your boyfriend, and I want to know why he was so close to you.", he glared at Hyunjin, who simply gulped.
                          
"He's not my boyfriend.", Seungmin answered, rolling his eyes, "and go back to Brian or your date or whoever you want."
                          
"Rude.", he scoffed, turning back.
                          
"What's happening here?", Chan immediately let Jeongin clinge a bit onto him as he arrived, pulling him to sit down close to him too.
                          
"Just the usual. Are those two a thing?", Seungmin chuckled as he pointed at Wooyoung and San, dancing white close on the dance floor, their noses touching and smiled plastered on theirs faces.
                          
"Have been dating for almost as long as us."
                          
"You're dating?", Chan's chin fell, "how long?"
                          
"One year, but started before."
                          
Chan whistled.
                          
"That's good. I thought you were like these four. Together but not boyfriends."
                          
"Give me a week, to see how things settle down, and I'll get that title.", Hyunjin winked at the shorter, kissing his cheek and getting an eye roll the moment after.
                          
"I need 5 minutes.",  Changbin hit Felix's head, sighing.
                          
"You're annoying."
                          
"I love you too."
                          
The shorter choked, throwing himself against Felix and hissing in his hug.
                          
"I'm divided between finding that cute and puking."
                          
"Hyunjin's right though, we need to see how this settles.", Felix adjusted to hug Changbin. Strongly and pursed his lips. "I hope we can get this our way."
                          
"We can. We have the strength to do it, even if not all at once, we'll manage.", Changbin leaned back, smiling at the guy and looking around at his friends. "My sister said my dad already started feeling bad about it so, one by one, we'll get them. We'll change their minds, open their eyes."
                          
Chan groaned.
                          
"I'm not pure enough for this."
                          
"You're the one who started this."
                          
"Can I quit?", he jokingly asked, and Changbin rolled his eyes.
                          
"You have to stay. No one leaves now."
                          
"Says you, because I am leaving this place to go dance in the middle and you, are coming with me.", Minho made Jisung stand, pushing him until he almost fell, only to place a peck on his lips after and pulling him to the middle.
                          
Hyunjin smirked, handing out his hand to Seungmin.
                          
"Can I get this dance?"
                          
The shorter gulped, almost hitting Changbin for the scoff.
                          
"Is that the best you have?"
                          
The shorter dodged another slap.
                          
"I don't think so-"
                          
"Seungmin, come on, we trained for this. Don't you dare let me down.", he pouted. And Seungmin knew he could never resist that guy.
                          
"One."
                          
Hyunjin nodded, muttering a "yes" under his breath, and pulled the guy to the dance floor, letting his hands rest cup Seungmin's waist, closer than they had been before. The shorter let his hand wander around his face and neck, caressing his milky skin, foreheads resting against each other as their bodies followed the music that had brought them together. 
                          
The music and the dance that had given them their roots.
                          
"Seungmin."
                          
The shorter was lost in though, but managed to straighten up and smile at the guy.
                          
He didn't care that other people were looking as he leaned in.
                          
"Yes?", he whispered against Hyunjin's lips.
                          
The taller cupped a side of his face, making their eyes lock, extremely close.


                          
Maybe that party was not a complete waste of time.


                          
He smiled softly, and Seungmin could swear he saw all the constellations in Hyunjin's eyes.


                          
Maybe Christmas was not that bad.



























                          
"Will you be my prom date?"




















                          
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Crying inside