The fans were noticing.
They always noticed.
At the latest fansign, someone gave Beomgyu a photocard and giggled,
"Oppa, you and Yeonjun oppa look like a real couple lately~"
Beomgyu had laughed it off charming as always but his fingers had tensed around the pen. When he looked up, Yeonjun was watching from the next seat, gaze unreadable.
Later, during a group interview, the host teased,
"Yeonjun-ssi, what's your favorite member to do fanservice with?"
Everyone knew the answer.
Still, Yeonjun smiled carefully. "It depends on the vibe."
Not Beomgyu. Not this time.
Because the world was watching.
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That night, the dorm was quiet again.
Beomgyu sat curled on the window seat in Yeonjun's room, hoodie pulled over his head, eyes glassy.
Yeonjun sat on the bed, watching him in the reflection.
"They're catching on," Beomgyu said softly.
"I know."
"What happens if they really know?"
Silence.
Beomgyu turned, face shadowed. "Will you let it go? If they ask you to?"
Yeonjun stood slowly. "Do you think I would?"
"I don't know," Beomgyu whispered. "I want to say no. But sometimes, it feels like this thing we have... is too fragile for this world."
Yeonjun walked over, kneeling in front of him.
He took Beomgyu's hands gently. "Nothing about you is fragile to me."
Beomgyu blinked, lips trembling. "Then why do I feel like we're always one step away from falling apart?"
Yeonjun leaned forward, pressing his forehead to Beomgyu's.
"I'm scared too," he said. "But if this is what we are... I'd rather live quietly in the corners of your life than be loud in someone else's."
Beomgyu let out a shaky laugh, tears forming. "Hyung, why do you say things like that? You make it harder to walk away."
"Because I don't want you to," Yeonjun breathed.
And then, for the first time, their lips met not in a rush, not in desperation, but in a silent, careful promise.
It wasn't for the fans.
It wasn't for the screen.
It was for the question:
Can love survive if it must remain a secret?
And for now, their answer was:
Yes.
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FanfictionYeonjun and Beomgyu have always been close the kind of closeness that makes fans scream, edit fancams, and flood comment sections with hearts. They're used to it by now: the ship name, the teasing, the requests to act "sweet" on camera. It's part of...
