ordinary ocs

“I just think we live in a good apartment, and there isn’t much reason to try and change that” She calmly discussed one morning, while Jaemin cooked breakfast for the both of them.

“Well, technically this apartment isn’t ours, and if the owner wants to kick us out anytime, he’s fully capable of doing so. It’s the most reasonable thing to do. Individually, each of us can already afford to buy a condo, which in the future can become an investment, not to say it would be much more comfortable to live in a place you picked yourself. Not everyone who is our age can do that, I think it would be a waste of an opportunity to not go for it”

“I don’t think I would be comfortable living by myself. In fact, I would probably be a hazard to my own life” Holding onto the one thing he said that she disagreed with, Bee tried to make a point, though she knew Jaemin was probably right about the whole thing.

“Well, you don’t have to be by yourself. I don’t think all of us will move out to be alone, Renjun was thinking about sharing a place if anyone was up for it, you could go with him” The boy shrugged, unfazed by her arguing.

“So you’re telling me your plan is to just leave me out here alone and move out without bringing me along. You know I’m going to starve, don’t you?” Crossing her arms, Bee tilted her head as she noticed the small grin on his face.

“Maybe it’s time for you to do an online cooking course or something. The future I imagine only involves me, a bunch of cats, and a big ass couch”

Sighing, Bee rolled her eyes and dropped the subject with him, but she couldn’t stop thinking about it as the day went on. When she dropped by the studio during one of her breaks, the girl couldn’t help but complain to the 127 members around.

“It’s all your fault for dropping the dorm life and going into your own houses, now the boys think we need to do the same just because we have money” Jungwoo and Doyoung frowned, turning their attention to her, while Mark only laughed and squeezed her sides.

“Well, I didn’t go to my place just because I could afford it, you know. It was more of an investment rather than just blowing money for the sake of it” Doyoung chuckled at her rolling her eyes while he explained himself.

“Even if it’s just to flex, it’s a lot more comfortable living by your rules, it even makes our group moments more enjoyable since we’re not together all the time” Jungwoo shrugged and got up as the producer signalized for him to go into the booth

“And let’s be honest, the company doesn’t spend as much as we can on giving us a nice rental. You should come to check out the gym area in the condo I’m living in. Also, sharing a place with fewer people is a lot nicer than five dudes at once, sorry guys”

“Don’t be, our dorm was a mess, I don’t miss it either” Doyoung and Mark laughed reminiscing, while Bee readjusted herself on the couch the three were seated on. Hugging one leg, she groaned and rested her head on top of her knee.

“I don’t want to go out house hunting, having to face all my finances and the options, and deal with all that moving adult stuff”

“Just move in with me then” Mark casually stated, making a chill travel up Bee’s spine as she froze up. Chocking on air, Doyoung quickly got up and headed for the door, mumbling “I think someone’s calling me outside”

“What?” The boy giggled, confused at everyone’s sudden change of mood.

“I can’t just move in with you” Bee whispered, and thankfully to her, the producer ignored their conversation and kept going with Jungwoo’s recording.

“Why not? It would be so convenient, you wouldn’t have to choose a place, everything’s pretty much already figured out with electronics and utensils and all that adult crap, plus you’re used to being there already”

Rendered speechless, Bee thought for a minute before gasping “What about the fans?”

“What about them?” Mark smiled affectionately before turning serious and counting on his fingers, “Well, first, they don’t need to know we’ll be living together. Second, what’s so different between you sharing dorms with the boys, to sharing an apartment with me”

“You know very well the difference” The girl spoke the obvious, making him shrug.

“So, if that classified information happened to leak, we can just say we each have our separate rooms” Deciding to let go of his tensed-up girlfriend, Mark gave her a side hug and a kiss on the side of the head “Just think about it, okay? There’s no pressure to say yes, though I think it would be a nice option for you, and I would be happy if you agreed to. But also, I’m the happiest when you are, so take your time deciding”

Despite Mark giving her as much time as she needed, everyone else seemed to be moving at a lot faster pace. In just a few days, Bee was touring apartments with Renjun and Jisung, both of whom were open to being roommates for the time being.

“This one is actually really nice” Renjun commented while going through the kitchen. The real estate agent that came with them was just by the door getting a phone call, or at least pretending to, while letting the three idols talk about their last stop for the day.

“I think so too, the bedrooms and the living room are all pretty large” Jisung nodded, looking into the hallway “The only downside to it, it’s that there are only three rooms, but I’m willing to put that aside for the quality of the apartment”

“We wouldn’t be able to have guests, though. The boys would be fine since we’re used to sharing rooms and stuff. Although I don’t know about Renjun, if my parents came over from overseas I’d like to welcome them into my house”

“That’s what I was thinking too” Renjun sighed, leaning against the kitchen sink, “Having somewhere my family could stay and visit freely would be ideal”

“Still, this place is amazing” Bee looked around again, and the boys agreed with dreamy “Yes” “It really is”

“I think we should reflect, and just consider if we should go for it,” Renjun thought out loud just as the real estate agent stepped back into the conversation.

“About that, if you would like to keep this place, I suggest you decide as soon as possible. I know it’s not ideal, but there are more people interested, and the most I can guarantee you it’s until tomorrow night”

Feeling like their little bubbles had just cracked, the three thanked him and assured him they would keep in touch until the deadline.

Going down the elevator, Bee thought through about how everything could be slowly turning into place without her noticing it, and it seemed to her that there was one way of satisfying everyone’s wishes, which made it look easier to take the next step in her relationship with Mark.

“I kind of wish we hadn’t visited this one because it would make that one with four bedrooms from earlier a lot nicer looking” Jisung sighed as they crowded inside a taxi.

“Well, if we decide to not keep this one, we’ll have more time to look for another apartment that we like better” Renjun looked out of the window contemplating their options.

“Would you guys still go for this last one if I decided to step out?” Bee questioned from the middle, looking from side to side to watch their reactions.

Jisung frowned at her confused, while Renjun scoffed, “Yunhee, weren’t you the one begging us not to be left alone? Don’t panic yet, we can find a place that’ll fit all of us”

“I know we can, I’m just considering my options as you said. So like, if I were to take on another offer, it would solve the missing bedroom problem. Would you guys still want to keep this last apartment?”

“Is this a trick question?” Jisung asked exasperated.

“I’m being serious Jisungie, I was already considering this other thing before today, and know that there’s a place that would be great for you two, I’m almost certain you should take it without me”

“What the hell other offer is that? Can you just be open to us” Renjun groaned annoyed, and the girl shrugged, trying to sound casual to check for their reactions. “Mark asked if I wanted to move in with him”

Gasping, Jisung stared at her with judging eyes, “And you spent an entire day house-hunting with us after your boyfriend invited you to share an apartment with him?”

“He told me I could think about it” Bee mumbled at his outburst, though she was more worried about Renjun’s silence than the youngest’s annoyance. “Oppa, so what are you thinking?”

“That solves everything, doesn’t it?” Renjun smiled optimistically. “I’m kind of not ready to live with one less person, but still, everything would work out”

“It would. When we get home, I’ll confirm with Mark that everything is okay with him, and you guys can call the agent tomorrow morning”

“No need to worry, I’m calling him right now” Jisung beamed from her side just as his phone picked up the call “Mark Hyung, great news for me, not so great for you. Bee agrees to move in with you”

Now, NCT 127 had a fairly good reaction to it, by simply joking and asking a few questions. Not that Bee would know about it. She had avoided anyone from the unit for two weeks after Taeyong found her and Mark kissing inside the studio, so by the time she had a full conversation with anyone of them, it was already old news.

“You know, I find it insulting that you only started hanging out with us after you and Mark started dating” Yuta complained from the couch while scrolling through Netflix.

Bee had initially dropped off to hang out with Mark, but after he almost instantly fell asleep, she moved to the living room to see if there was anyone up for watching a movie.

“I used to hang out with you all the time though, these last months we just got too busy for it.” The girl mumbled from the kitchen, focused on finding the expiration date on some packs of gummies she had found in the cabinets.

“You used to hang out on Taeyong and Doyoung’s dorms. Actually, this might be the first time you’ve ever visited us. I don’t blame you though, their place is a lot nicer than ours” He continued craning his neck to see what she was doing “And I wouldn’t eat those, if I were you”.

Putting the gummies down, she looked disappointed in their fridge. Noticing her behavior, Yuta frowned, “Have you not eaten dinner yet?”

“Not yet. We were supposed to order take out, but Mark ended up falling asleep, so…”

“Well, let’s go get something then. There’s nothing new on Netflix anyway” Yuta jumped to his feet and started heading for his room, “I’ll go grab a jacket and my wallet, so we can go”.

“Wait, we can just call a restaurant” Bee tried to reason, feeling like she might have pressured him to leave the house.

“Or we can go to that dumpling place that doesn’t have delivery” He mentioned, making her face lighten up instantly “See, Doyoung isn’t the only one who knows your favorite restaurants”

After he picked up his stuff, and a short car ride, they made it to the nearly empty spot. Sitting by the end of it, Yuta pulled a chair next to hers and instantly opened his arms. “I’m getting my cuddles in, before Mark has you all to himself”

Laying her head on his shoulder, Bee snuggled in closer and laughed, “Mark told me you said this same thing to him”

Yuta laughed and gave her a head pat, “You caught me, but what can I do? Both of my teddy bears started dating each other”.

“Cuddle Jungwoo Oppa?” Raising her head to look at him, Bee laughed once, he rolled his eyes at her suggestion.

“He’s not as squishy as you are” The boy mumbled and rubbed her back for a few seconds before feeling Bee’s belly rumble. Letting go of her, he waved for the waiter, “Sorry, I forgot you were hungry. Let me order something”.

“This is insane” Bee looked amazed at the dumplings before her and took one of them for herself, making Yuta laugh at her full cheeks while she ate it in one bite.

“You know, I could take you here more often if you stop disappearing out of nowhere”

Munching on the dumpling, Bee shrugged, “Our schedules just mismatched, Oppa. I wasn’t doing it on purpose”.

“Right. It’s not like we were recording and promoting the same album for a while” Yuta waited for her to look at him before continuing “I noticed you were trying to stay away from us”.

Lowering her head, Bee mumbled, “I’m sorry”

“But why though? I mean, I just want to understand”.

“It’s kind of dumb” She gave him an apologetic look, “I was trying not to overstep”

“Overstep where?”

“I just noticed whenever you guys date someone, they don’t immediately become part of the group. Of course, the partners still hang around from time to time, but I also think you guys like to spend some time with just the members, like dudes being with dudes. I didn’t want to overstep in your dynamic or anything”.

“You’re adorable” Yuta smiled fondly, making her groan and dive for another dumpling. “I guess you’re right, but from what I think that doesn’t really apply to you. For us in 127 you will always be a NCT member before Mark’s girlfriend, so unfortunately for you, you’ll never get to experience us being put together for the sake of Mark getting laid”.

“Oppa” Bee groaned once again. Yet, Yuta’s smile slowly faded off until he was serious.

Clearing his throat, he inched closer and kept a lower tone, “I don’t want to go there, but I feel morally obligated to for the sake of my mental health. You two know how to keep it safe, right?”

“Keep what safe?” She answered instantly, frowning at his question.

Slightly alarmed, Yuta threw caution out of the window, “Your health. Avoid being parents. Did you two have sex already??”

Choking on air, Bee felt her neck getting warm, while she added his two questions together “Safe. Right. We know how to be safe. And please never ask me that again”.

“Yun-hee, don’t think you're fooling me” He found some enjoyment in taunting her. “Well, if ever needed, there’s a box of condoms on the bathroom. Mark knows about it, but it’s best if you do too”.

“Can we please drop this? I’m not ready to be a teenage mom”.