❛ 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝗇𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋

♣︎ Lachlan's guide to stressing out SM ♣︎

STEP ONE: Do everything they tell you not to do.

"No stopping for anything. We need to be in the car and heading home. The fans are not important at this point." Chaehyun could feel his blood boil as the last sentence fell from his managers mouth. Sending a side glance to Haechan, the two sent each other a subtle smirk, already on the same page.

The group had been under a lot of pressure for days and the company weren't being too generous. Either criticising the way they look or the amount of food they have been eating — which is not enough in the slightest, Chaehyun found himself getting rather irritated with his company.

As the security crowed around them, the screams immediately met their ears and almost instantly, Haechan and Chaehyun split from the group. They both knew it was a safety precaution and an act that would get them in trouble, but they wanted to show them that the fans are important. It was a bold way of proving a point, but either way, it was happening.

"Oh for fucks sake!" Chaehyun smirked to himself at the sound of his managers voice. Breaking the hug he was holding with a fan and signing a few books, collecting a few gifts, he waved his goodbyes and grabbed Haechan's hood before racing to the car.

As soon as they were back in the safety of their security, a sharp slap against the back of Chaehyun's head struck gasps and angry screams from fans. Laughing to himself, unbothered by the slap, Chaehyun slid into the car after Chaehyun. Subtly hiding his earbuds as he pulled up his hood, he pressed play to his music and began to nod as his manager's mouth moved.

Funny thing is, he couldn't hear a single word that was being said.

STEP THREE: SPOILERS, SPOILERS AND MORE SPOILERS.

"Simon says—"

The sentence was cut short within seconds as Mark slapped his hand over the older boy's mouth, eyes wide with panic as the staff glared at him from behind the camera. Smirking, Chaehyun leaned back in his chair, unbothered by the nasty looks he was receiving.

"Cut it out." A staff member mouthed, eyes dark in warning.

Chaehyun rolled his eyes. He knew that power they had, especially over the group but Chaehyun wasn't one to let people tell him what to do. His contact had been threatened a thousand times, but he knew they wouldn't do anything about it. Chaehyun was a loved member of NCT, as were the rest, and he knew that fans would cause an uproar if he were to get kicked out. Of course, he knew were the boundaries were, and he didn't push them that much.

It was a little later in the live when Chaehyun grew bored, sitting up he began to do the choreography to Simon Says and once again, Mark had to tackle him to get him to stop. Laughing, Chaehyun couldn't help but grin at the staff who were now fuming with rage.

Needless to say, Chaehyun was almost kicked out of NCT for the 51st time.

STEP THREE/FINAL: 'ACCIDENTALLY' GET CAUGHT UP IN SCANDALS.

"You accidentally kissed her? Chaehyun how do you accidentally kiss somebody?" The managed groaned, palm meeting his forehead.

"Well you see, we was walking and I didn't notice the cameras. And uh, well, she had an...eyelash! Yes an eyelash, under her eye and I leaned in to wipe it away and she turned her head and bam! All of a sudden, we're kissing."

Yuta snickered from behind, quickly covering it with a cough as Kun shook his head at the obvious lie which had fallen from the younger boy's mouth. Chaehyun rocked back and forth on his feet, hands clasped with a sheepish smile on his face.

The manager groaned, "You're an idiot, Chaehyun. It didn't look like peck, the two of you broke out into a full makeout session."

Chaehyun rolled his eyes. "Okay, so you're telling me if a hot girl kisses you back you're just gonna pull away? I call bullshit."

"Chaehy-"

"BULLSHIT!"