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📘 Chapter 6: If They Only Knew

They came back from Japan with hours of footage... and one secret.

No one else knew what happened in that hotel room.
Not the manager.
Not the members.
Not even the fans.

But Yeonjun and Beomgyu knew.

And now everything felt different.

Subtle. Secret. Sweet.

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At the next music show, they sat side by side on the waiting room couch.

Yeonjun leaned a little closer than usual.

Beomgyu's knee bumped his and didn't move away.

They laughed like always, but now, every touch held something behind it.
Something soft.
Something private.

"Hyung," Beomgyu whispered, tugging on Yeonjun's sleeve discreetly as the staff walked past.

"Hm?"

Beomgyu didn't speak he just looked.

And Yeonjun understood.

I missed you.

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During the live broadcast, fans watched their every move.

#YEONGYU trended again.

Clips of Yeonjun brushing hair from Beomgyu's face.
Beomgyu tugging on Yeonjun's sleeve during interviews.
Them whispering and laughing in the background.

One fan tweeted: "They're so good at fanservice it almost feels... real."

If only they knew.

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That night, back at the dorm, they sat close on Yeonjun's bed.

No cameras.

Just them.

Yeonjun played with Beomgyu's fingers, tracing patterns softly.

"You know," Yeonjun murmured, "people think we're acting."

Beomgyu smiled. "Let them."

Yeonjun looked at him eyes tender. "Does it bother you?"

"Sometimes," Beomgyu admitted. "But... it also feels like our secret. Like we're letting them think it's just a ship while we're"

"Living the real version?" Yeonjun finished for him.

Beomgyu nodded.

And Yeonjun leaned in, pressing his lips softly to Beomgyu's temple a kiss not for the fans, not for the screen.

Just for him.

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Somewhere, fans edited a new Yeongyu compilation.
Somewhere, a comment read: "They act so well. It's insane."

But back in the dorm, hidden beneath the soft rustle of blankets and quiet breaths, Yeonjun whispered,

"I'm not acting."

And Beomgyu whispered back,

"I know."