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Jonghyun simply chuckled at their mistakes, brushing it off without much embarrassment.  That was the best thing about being close with Rian; they could do the stupidest things around each other, and neither of them really judged their actions.  “Yeah, well, your mom is like a genius or whatever, so that’s your best bet.”  The moment his friend began acting cutesy, he felt his face flush red.  He had always been so weak to aegyo, but when it came from Rian, it felt like his heart was going to explode out of his chest.  It was almost too cute to handle, even when she was goofing around.  He choked out a pathetic ‘stop’ as he averted his gaze, trying to steady his heartbeat.  “Right, but it’s still tripe either way.  Just prepared differently,” he nodded at his own point.  Still, he knew that he had never gotten sick from gopchang jeongol, so she had a decent point there.  But maybe that could be explained on the fact that he had literally bought the hot dog on a dirty street.  Oh well.  “Yes I am,” he argued, straightening his posture as he stared her down.  There was no way he would make her pay for their lunch, especially not when he was the reason why they were there to begin with.  “You’re the one tutoring me.  It’s the least I can do.”

It was a bit of a shock to find out that her math was wrong, but Rian just laughed it off. Her answer was closer than his was, and it wasn’t a big deal at the end of the day– if anything, it was a sign that she probably should start going to her general classes when Haven wasn’t in promotion. “Yeah, I guess this is why I leave my finances to my mother,” she agreed with a nod. Hearing Jonghyun state that she was was the cutest between the two of them only brought a wide grin into her face, and she cupped her cheeks with her hands, obnoxiously displaying her aegyo as her form of appreciation. “Gopchang jeongol is a carefully made specialty dish. Hot dogs are an afterthought thrown into a meat grinder to reduce waste costs.” Still, she couldn’t help but grimace at the thought. Both sounded pretty disgusting to her and were something that she’d avoid eating if she could. “Uh, no you’re not,” Rian responded with a childish huff, glaring him down. “I offered, I’m paying. Put your money away.”

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There was a pause as Jonghyun pulled out an empty hand, counting out the time on his fingers with a confused expression present on his face.  “Wait, no,” he frowned, glancing up to her as his head began to hurt from the math.  There was a reason why he hadn’t lasted long in his school’s math club.  “One year and two months.  Damn, it’s a good thing we’re both idols and not accountants.”  He rolled his eyes at her, unable to bite back a smile, “Yeah, okay, you’re the cutest.  We both know that. And even if it’s upsetting, I’ll accept it.”  The thought of what hot dogs were actually made up caused his stomach lurch, especially with how bluntly she had worded it.  It took a moment before he furrowed his eyebrows, “Wait, but we eat gopchang jeongol.  Isn’t that basically the same thing? Minus the butts, I guess.”  He hummed softly in approval at her order, fingers curling around his wallet as he tried to pull out a few notes.  Rian’s protests to his actions made him pause, blinking in surprise before pursing his lips, “Uh, I’m paying, obviously.  What are you doing?”

“Two months and two years, nice try,” Rian corrected him with a snort, her expression quickly changing to a pout as she emphasized with him. “Ah, you poor baby. But don’t beat yourself up so badly over it, even if you were UNION’s maknae I’d still be cuter than you.” Her words were spoken with complete seriousness (and arrogance) before she broke out into laughter. “Well, yeah– hot dogs are just the butts and guts wrapped up in casing, you can’t expect anything good out of that,” She reasoned. Though she wasn’t the most health conscious person out there (especially considering how often she refused to follow a diet), she had her limits and judgments. With a nod, she ordered two pork belly bowls and prepared to pay, only stopping once she noticed Jonghyun moving to do it himself. Though she appreciated the gesture, she was the one that brought up going out to eat in the first place, so she was bent on paying for both their meals. “What do you think you’re doing?” she asked, laughing slightly.

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“You’re such a dork, stop.” Jonghyun laughed at the mere thought of his friend somehow dedicating cutesy actions to him on television.  It seemed ridiculous, but it wasn’t something that he would put passed Teddy.  “Yeah, that would be a pretty big scandal.  And I don’t know about you, but I like being scandal-free.”  He contemplated the younger’s words for a moment before shaking his head, “That’s not my problem.  You wanted an easier dare, so now you have one.  It’s up to you to make it seem somewhat natural.”

“I’ll do aegyo for you on variety shows hyung!” he mused, smiling brightly. He nodded sheepishly, shuddering for a second time because no, he realised he didn’t need to relive those moments. “Good, that’ll be essential - you don’t want to be connected to about fifty plus attacks, do you?” He said, raising an eyebrow before laughing. “As if he’s not going to get suspicious anyway! I’m one of the problem children of MK, how could he not get suspicious if I randomly hug him?”

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“I swear, you didn’t interrupt anything.  I don’t have anything to practice for right now,” he shrugged his shoulder with a sigh.  He appreciated the small breaks that he was given in between promotions, always taking advantage of a chance to relax, but he couldn’t just sit still.  That’s why he was in the practice room to begin with; he needed to blow off some steam, and dancing was always the best way to do it.  “But I appreciate being called important,” he shot a wink in her direction before taking the water bottle and popping open the cap.  “Cold water is the best after a work out, thank you.”

nari nodded multiple times and even though she was a trainee for 1 year, she still found uncomfortable and weird to be in front of her sunbaes as if she was one of them. ‘’You’re probably saying that to make me feel better, I bet you were doing something important. I mean you’re someone important so’’, the brunette said, shrugging her shoulders in the process. Nari extended her arm with the water, so the other could take it. ‘’The water is quite cold, I hope you don’t mind it, sunbae’’. honorifics were something that the girl wasn’t really used to use but she thought that, in the situation, it was probably needed.

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Jonghyun blinked at the trainee’s explanation of the situation, finding her to be a little too uncomfortable for the situation.  It was a simple mistake, he could see that as clear as day.  Running his fingers through his hair, he waited for her to pause, “It’s fine, kid, really.  You didn’t interrupt anything, I promise.  I was just goofing off.”  There was a pause before his gaze shifted to the water bottle in question, swallowing once before he nodded, “But I’ll take the water anyway.”

basically, nari thought her friend was using the pratice room at that time but, for her surprise, she wasn’t there and the brunette found herself in a awkward situation. I mean walking in a room, with a bottle of water in her hands, and find someone she wasn’t waiting for was, indeed, awkward . ‘’As I was saying, I didn’t mean to do this but I thought she would be here so I accidentally came in without a word and ruined what you were doing’’, nari stated while trying to excuse herself for ruining whatever the other was doing. ‘’But I still have this water bottle, want it?’’

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“Shut up,” he repeated, this time more of a grumble as he hid his face in his hands, “Everyone knows I’m weak to cuteness.”  Really, that was one of the reasons why he was so close with Rian and Teo; to him, they were both utterly adorable.  He shook his head more earnestly, trying to ignore the gross talk about food, “Okay, okay, that’s enough about that.  I think I can imagine the rest.”  He paused before nodding, trying is best to keep a straight face, but failed shortly after, “I’m nothing if not sly.”  The dancer chuckled, trying to ignore the heart sent his way, “Tell me something I don’t know, kid.”  There was a moment as he thought over the new dare, “Five seconds minimum, ten seconds maximum.  It has to be long, but not so long that he’ll get suspicious.”

“You love my aegyo hyung, don’t you?” He asked, smiling cutely again as he readied his hands for another heart, “I can do aegyo for you all day if you want~” He nodded, grimacing, “It was, I was disgusted when I realised.” He shuddered as if the very memory of the incident was horrible. “Maybe you will, maybe you won’t. You should be sly about it regardless.” Teddy gave the other a heart for the second time, emphasizing how much it meant to him, “You’re the best hyung!” He raised an eyebrow in thought, shrugging, “Is there a maximum time limit? Because I’m not hugging him for like five minutes.”

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Jonghyun chewed on the popcorn, eyes sweeping over his friend as he took in his reaction.  For a moment, he put on a frown, gaze following his gesture toward the television screen, before he shrugged his shoulder, “Alright, fine, more for me.”  As if to prove his point, he took another handful from the bowl before shoving it in his mouth.

Hansol’s eyes were glued to the t.v, and yet, he was too tired to really process what was happening in the movie. Plus there’s too much dialogue for his taste, it only makes him even more sleepy, so when he hears Jonghyun talk to him what he does is gesture toward the t.v and whine “What the hell?”

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“How cute,” despite his better judgement, he broke out into a wide grin at his friend’s adorable behavior.  What could he say?  He was always a sucker for aegyo.  “Shut up, I can’t take you seriously when you talk like that.”  Jonghyun gave the younger a roll of his eyes, although it was clearly playful.  “Now you’re just being gross,” he shook his head, trying to wipe away the thought of spoiled milk.  “Yeah, sure, whatever I need to get the job done.  I just hope that won’t incriminate me after the fact.”  Something about Teddy’s soft expression made him chuckle, happy to have been the reason for it.  “Now we’re getting somewhere!  Okay, so you have to hug him for at least five seconds.  Deal?”

“Awww hyungiee~~!” Teddy cooed. Once he saw the other’s attempt at a pout he decided to active his aegyo, “If it makes you feel better you’re worth as many kisses as you want.” How he managed to give the other a fighting fist before a heart, he’d never know, it ending with him in a fit of giggles. “I doubt many people would put it past me - I drank spoiled milk once so even I wouldn’t say no the possibility,” he said, laugh subsiding. He watched as the other slumped, raising an eyebrow, “You would? I’ll text you the list for sure then, do you want pictures of the people to identify them?” Maybe there was some gratitude on Teddy’s part: he knew that some people, both in the company and netizens, weren’t the biggest fan of his and the reassurance that someone was willing to do something of the sort for him made him smile inside. “A hug?” He piqued, “I’m sure I could do that.”

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It would be a lie to say that Jonghyun didn’t absolutely adore the way that his friend showed her support.  It helped melt away his insecurities, knowing that she was always standing right behind him with a big old sign that declared her love for him and his work.  It was endearing, to say the least. “That’s just because you’re a maknae.  You know how close I was to being one too?  Two months!” Even if he was loud with his words, it was still very obvious that he was just joking around.  “Two months away from being just as cute as you.  So close, and yet so far.”  He only chuckled as she tried to shove him, shaking his head at how little it did.  “Look, I don’t always trust street food.  I went to New York once and got a hot dog from a vendor on the sidewalk, and that was the worst decision of my life,” he defended himself, raising a hand in the air to show that he had reason to doubt her. Following closely behind his best friend, he kept his head down, just in case.  It was known pretty well by the public that the pair were close, having made a number of ‘best idol friendship’ lists in the past, but they still knew better than to be completely careless.  Lord knew he didn’t need more photos on the internet of him staring at her like she was the sun itself.  Once they came to a halt, he eyed the menu before shrugging, “Just order two of whatever you normally get.”  He might as well stick with something that she knew was good, rather than try something new.  Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his wallet as he waited for her to place their order.

Rian couldn’t even feign offense as he continued to laugh at her. Just like her shows of affection, her shows of support bordered on obnoxiously embarrassing as well. “Well tough luck, duck! I was here first, so don’t step on my turf. You can be cute, but I’m always gonna be cuter. Just the laws of nature, baby.” It wasn’t difficult for her to maintain a serious expression throughout, both thanks to her acting skills and the fact that this was a conversation that she had fairly often. “Don’t take everything I say so literally!” she whined, shoving him back though it didn’t have nearly the same impact. They might have matched in height, but she was still a twig compared to him. “Excuse you! Do you really think I would feed you bad food? You have such little faith in me as your friend, I’ve done nothing to deserve this.” When exiting from the building to outside, Rian had to remind herself to keep her voice down. They might not have been doing anything wrong, but with enough gossip people would turn nothing into something, and the last thing she wanted was for their lunch break to turn into some buzzing topic on Pann. Though she didn’t make any attempts at hiding her face, she did walk with a quickness towards the vendor, pointing down to the sign once her and Jonghyun came to a stop.

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“This isn’t about a kiss, this is about you not thinking I deserve it,” he tried his best to pout, but was too busy laughing to hold it for long.  “They’d probably figure it out.  You wouldn’t eat spoiled food on your own.”  Sliding back a bit on the ground, he gave the younger a shrug.  “I don’t work out constantly for nothing.  I might as well fight some of your antis.”  Even if it was a joke, there was probably some truth to his words.  He liked Teddy, really genuinely enjoyed being around him, and didn’t believe that he deserved to be called anything close to an asshole.  “Alright, fine, what if we bumped it down to a hug?”

“Hyung it sounds like you want me to kiss your cheek at this point,” He remarked, chuckling a little bit. He shrugged nonchalantly. “I wouldn’t tell anyone it was you, why would I do that? That’s called betrayal.” Teddy raised an eyebrow at the other’s statement, laughing again because it seemed amusing to him. “You’ll fight them for me? You’ll have a long list of people to beat up - I’ll send it to you,” he said, grinning. “As much as I agree with that, I’m not kissing him to lose it.”

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“I absolutely deserve it!”  Jonghyun let out a scoff, as if it was the stupidest question in the world, “What have I ever done that would make you withhold a kiss on the cheek?  Nothing, that’s what.”  Although his voice was deadly serious, the smirk on his lips gave him away.  “I can’t make you eat something spoiled, you’ll get sick.  And if I get another idol sick, I’ll get in trouble.  Then neither of us will be having fun.”  He snickered along with the other, “It’s a good thing that I have my own parents.  Otherwise, I’d definitely feel left out.”  He rolled his eyes at Teddy’s pout, “Whatever, I’ll fight those people.  Well, you have to get over that apprehension somehow.”

“I figured,” he replied, smiling a little to show the older he understood the teasing, “But I was asking if you think you deserve it.” Teddy couldn’t help but roll his eyes, “I know the point, I just don’t see the point in that particular one. I’d rather eat something out of date at this point. As I said, I doubt they’ll see me as too much of a chicken for not kissing the CEO.” He couldn’t help but chuckle a little which only progressed further when he saw the other counting on his fingers, “Sixth? I hope you don’t get forgotten about at Christmas, that’d be depressing.” At the kick Teddy only pouted as if he was a kicked puppy and crossed his arms. “People would beg to differ. I’m not scared of him, I’m just apprehensive.”

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“Alright, fine, you big jerk,” Jonghyun put on an exaggerated pout, arms following the other’s movements and crossing over his own chest.  He was still for a good few minutes, eyes glancing toward Hansol every now and then to see if he was actually watching.  Once he was satisfied that the other was paying attention, he leaned forward to grab the bowl of popcorn.  After taking a large handful, he held the bowl out to his friend with a quirk of his eyebrow, “Want some?”

Of course he is conscious of how annoying his whining could get, but it wouldn’t be Hansol if he wasn’t bitching about something at least twice a day. “Don’t talk to me if you don’t want to, honestly.” He snaps as he crosses his arms over his chest and, surprisingly, he actually starts paying attention to the movie.

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“Isn’t it difficult to be so grumpy all the time?” He shot the other a grin to show that he was teasing before shrugging his shoulder.  “It’ll be over in a minute, there’s no reason to fast-forward.  Just be patient,” Jonghyun practically whined, thrashing his arms a bit to get his friend to stop complaining. He just wanted to sit back, watch a movie, and relax with his friend.  Was that such a crime?  “I promise, you’re going to enjoy it, but you need to let yourself enjoy it.”

“I’m being serious, Jonghyun-ah” Hansol grumbles, glaring as the other kept on brushing him off. What an ass. “Then forward the movie! It’s not like when often get time to rest. You’re just wasting my time…” Mumbling the last part under his breath, he directs his anger towards the tv. In a small part of his mind he considers the idea of getting rid of it just to make sure that this kind of situation doesn’t happen again.

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“No, I’m just saying, I made a joke about you kissing me and then you said that you only kiss people who deserve it.  Do I not deserve it?  I’m hurt.”  He wondered if his words were actually showing that he was just teasing the younger, a laugh bubbling out of him for good measure.  “Look, the point isn’t to get you to agree, it’s to come up with an outrageous dare.  Like I said, you don’t have to do it.  But then people are gonna know that you’re a chicken.”  Jonghyun only laughed harder at the other’s dramatic reaction, finding it all too amusing.  They should play stupid games more often if this was how they ended.  “Technically, I think it would be a sixth kid,” he paused, as if he was counting the Lee children on his fingers, “yeah, sixth.  Unless Raein counts, but I think he’s more of Kyu’s kid.” He pushed out his leg, giving Teddy a gentle kick, “You’re not an asshole, shut up.  You can’t just continue your career being afraid of our CEO.  I’m trying to help you bridge gaps here.”

“Are you asking me to kiss you hyung?” he asked, tilting his head to the side as an eyebrow rose, “I wouldn’t complain but do you want me to?” He began to kick himself in the back for agreeing to play truth or dare with the other but, then again, Jonghyun was among the kinder people as he was sure Zhen or Hansol would come up with stuff equally as worse, if not, more dire. “See! I rest my case! How can you expect me to do it if you agree its gross?” He waved his arms around dramatically, because that was among the only things he felt like he could do in the situation. “That’s not fair! You’re probably like a third kid to him whereas I’m the newly debuted idol that has way too much asshole-ishness! I think he’d prefer you to be near him than me at this point!”

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hello, all. i realized that i never actually spoke about this out of character (except for his stats page, which you might not have read), so i wanted to make a quick post about it. 

jonghyun is a non-binary character, who identifies as a demiboy. unless we’ve plotted and said that your character would know about that, there’s no reason for your character to know, and they can assume that he is cis. that’s not a problem at all. but when referring to him in your writing, i would appreciate it if you didn’t use male terms like ‘boy’ or ‘man’. he does use he/him pronouns, and doesn’t mind being called oppa/hyung, so that doesn’t matter, but actual words like those are not ideal. instead, feel free to call him ‘the other’, ‘the younger/older’, ‘the dancer’, etc. anything that doesn’t have a male connotation is fine.

if you guys have any questions about it, let me know! i’d be more than happy to explain more in depth. but i just wanted to make a quick post about this so everyone knows.

thank you for actually reading this! (also if anyone is still interested in featuring in one of jonghyun’s solo songs, there’s still two male rapper spots open!) xx

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“Are you saying that I’m not good enough, or are we talking about the CEO here?  Because I’d say he’s given you plenty,” he couldn’t help but laugh at the other’s expression, mentally comparing him to a scolded puppy.  Honestly, he couldn’t blame him.  He doubted that anyone would want to kiss the CEO on the cheek, but wasn’t that the whole point of a dare?  If he didn’t come up with something shocking, then what was the point in playing?  “Okay, I see where you’re coming from there.  It would be pretty gross,” his grin widened, his tone of voice playful.  He replied with a casual shrug, “I’ll do it. You think I won’t?  He’s got a soft spot for UNION.  Did you forget that two of his kids are in my group?  And he gave me a solo?  He deserves a big smooch.”

“My kisses are only reserved for when I get something,” Teddy said in a huff, crossing his arms and pouting angrily. The last time Teddy had seen the CEO was when he was being told to not be so disrespectful in interviews and to just play along with their manipulative comments. He could only imagine how horrifying it’d be going from scolding someone to being kissed on the cheek by the same person. He shuddered a little bit. “He could be the most affectionate man on the earth, it still feels gross,” he whined. “To be fair I doubt too many people are gonna shame me for not kissing my CEO - if you’re so confident, why don’t you do it hyung? If you do it I’ll do it.” Teddy challenged, a small hopeful smirk appearing on his face.