COLLIDE .. njm

FOUR

"ran into your favorite person today," haechan greeted as he walked into jaemin's apartment with a case of beer in his hands.

jaemin agreed to let haechan and jeno over to study for their respective classes, but it was quite obvious the only studying that would happen was haechan's mouth studying the fuck out of his alcohol bottle.

groaning in disgust, jaemin shook his head and grabbed a beer from the case. he handed it to jeno before taking another for himself. "i genuinely don't know how she got club president over me. me!" he shook his head before taking a swig from his bottle. "it's ridiculous. i'm so much more qualitied."

"'least you got that internship, though," jeno mumbled into his beer bottle, earning himself a scowl from jaemin. "deserved that, too. and who cares? i'm sure she's found something almost as good by now."

he smirked as he imagined hyeri's face, bright red with fuming anger as she walked into class the day after jaemin received a congratulatory call from the internship they'd applied for together. he'd never seen her that full of rage, and he was proud of himself for being the cause. all because he'd managed to outwit her—the supposed top of their class.

haechan moaned dramatically after taking his first sip of beer, receiving a bottle cap to the forehead in response. "hey!"

jeno snickered into his fist as haechan glared at a grinning jaemin. the latter raised his hands in innocence, though they all knew who flicked the cap.

smiling knowingly at the man, haechan rolled his eyes and took another, quieter, sip. "so, jeno. you and haein, huh?"

it was too early for the alcohol to take effect, so jeno couldn't blame the burning tips of his ears on anything other than his feelings. shrugging shyly, jeno hummed and sipped his beer to avoid speaking, which didn't go over well with haechan.

"details, my friend! give them to us!" the man demanded as he slapped his palm against jaemin's polished countertops. he took great pride in keeping his living space as clean as possible, another reason why others weren't often allowed over much.

jeno awkwardly scratched his nape and the blush spread from his ears to the apples of his cheeks. "um, you know, it's going... normal?"

haechan sighed in exasperation and walked back until his legs hit jaemin's couch, which he flung himself against. "lame. have you fucked her yet?"

at his sudden question, jeno choked on his drink. the topic of sex wasn't uncommon for the boy, especially since they were all taking some health classes. however, it had been a while since any of them had been genuinely interested in someone, let alone start a relationship.

jeno hesitated to answer at first, but when haechan interpreted his silence as something else, he quickly shook his head. "that's none of your business."

"so no."

"haech—"

haechan raised his hands and brows at the same time, glancing away and dropping the position to finish his beer. "i'm just playing. jaemin and i have a secret bet going, anyway."