#fiys

"Can't you take a break for once?" He watches as you roll your eyes in an over dramatic manner, snatching the pen from his hands.

Si-Cheng was worried, that was clear to anyone in the room. It hadn't been long since you had joined the team as another manager, Xiao Rui had a bit too much work to do on his own and needed a second manager. Yet now, it was almost like you were doing all the work. No matter when he saw you, you were always holding some papers and writing stuff down constantly. He never saw you not work, even when eating dinner when everyone. At this moment, he could see you working in the corner of the room while everyone was practicing. You were sat on your usual couch chair, legs pulled up and your papers on your knees. You were scribbling away on the papers, eyes focused on the letters. However, your eyes were closing and your head was falling every few seconds before you woke up again and continued to work. So he got up from behind his computer and made his way over to you, dropping himself beside you. You looked up from your papers, confused as to why he sat beside you, and raised an eyebrow at him to indicate that you were waiting for his question. Instead, he just plucked the pen from your hand and dangled it just out of reach.

"Unless you don't want to get paid, I have to clock in all your hours." You gave a curt smile before focusing back on your papers with a soft sigh. Si-Cheng took the hint and moved away, although he wasn't less worried. If anything, he was worried even more.

He kept his eye on you for the next few days, paying even more attention to what you did and how you fell asleep almost constantly, only to force yourself awake. He was sure that you only got a few hours of sleep, not nearly close enough to the necessary 8 hours, and it worried him to no end. Even when they headed to competition, he couldn't focus his mind on anything else except for you. He noticed that you started swaying on your feet during check-in, eyes shutting ever so often before opening as you tried to find balance again. You practically acted like a fresh born deer, waddling around while trying not to fall every few seconds. And just when Si-Cheng decided that it was enough, he watched your eyes roll back while all the muscles in your body relaxed. The next scene happened in slow motion as he watched your body fall to the ground, turning just enough so you wouldn't face plant, and Si-Cheng launched himself in your direction. The notebook and pen that you held loudly clattered to the ground, a noise that was quick to catch everyone's attention while Si-Cheng just focused on catching you. His arms wrapped around you and he fell first with you on top of him, still unconscious. He called your name a few times, hoping you would respond to the calls while Xiao Rui called for the medics in the mean time. Everyone was pushed out of the room as medics checked your condition, only Si-Cheng remained as he explained the past occurrences of your tiredness. Luckily, that was all it was and you regained consciousness not even minutes later. The medics left and Si-Cheng only sighed before launching into his scolding.

"Don't you know how to take a break? Everyone was worried, I was worried! You've been like this for weeks, I've told you to rest and you just ignored me!" You winced slightly at the sound of his booming voice, the volume he spoke at was not one you usually heard. He barely yelled, he was usually very laid back and didn't see any use in getting angry.

"Why do you care so much? You act like my mother...." "I'm sure she's lovely, but that's not the point. You need to stop destroying your body, it hurts me to see you like that." He asked and you could spot the sincerity in his eyes as he spoke, but also the shock when you dared to ask why.

"How would you feel if you see someone you love destroy themselves for weeks?!" He didn't mean to say it out loud, it was meant to stay in his head and yet his mouth had other plans. The words flooded from his lips without any hesitation, which only made him blush red as he realized this.

"I hate it! And yet I have to watch you do the same everytime competition comes around! You stay up till 2 am and then dare to complain about being tired! It's the same thing." You complained back to him, not watching what you say and the words probably didn't register in Si-Cheng's mind. He was too focused on the fact that you practically confessed to liking/loving him back or at least that was what he hoped.

"You didn't hear anything I said, did you?" "You like me back?" He questioned and you couldn't help but slap your hand against you forehead in absolute disappointment. Yet he sat before you with a goofy smile and eyes staring straight into yours like a cat would do. It was quite cute as he awaited your answer, it didn't really seem to matter what you said anyways as he would only accept a yes to his question. You just nodded before turning around and laying down again with your back facing to him.

"Hey, you can't just drop that on me and sleep!" He whined and you turned your head to face him, raising your index finger to your lips before shushing him.

"Doctors told me to sleep, be quiet." You said before turning again while trying to ignore the giggles that came from behind the door. You weren't going to deal with that, Si-Cheng was an adult who could handle some adult-children. The door creaked open not even seconds later and you could hear K say something to Si-Cheng with, no doubt, a smirk on his face. The teasing continued thanks to Lao Mao and Tong Yao, who were both relentless with their jabs towards Si-Cheng. You were just enjoying it, knowing that Si-Cheng was probably blushing while trying desperately to remain stoic as usual.

One peak from your pillow could confirm that matter. Then again, so did the fact that Si-Cheng soon sat by you while hiding his face in one hand and using his other to hold your hand. The term girlfriend fell of his lips with ease and you almost wanted to sit up and smack him, but decided against it quickly as the teasing returned even harsher than before.

The morning air was cold, winter had taken over no too long ago and as a result it had turned the whole area white with snow. Tong Yao didn't care much for the cold, not now. She was waiting for you, waiting for your car to arrive at the dorm in a few minutes time. The shawl around her neck kept her warm, but her thin clothes did not and she was sure that she'd be scolded by you the second you arrived. Her prediction came through as your car drove in through the gate, stopping in front of her before you stormed out.

"Why are you outside!" You exclaimed, rushing to her before gently pushing her inside. Normally, you would calmy greet everyone since you had never met any of them before, but after seeing your sister outside alone without decent clothes made that habit dissapear.

"Why would you let her stand out there?" You asked and on cue, all of them looked up from there computers with confused looks.

"You try forcing her inside without losing a finger." One commented and even when you wanted to refute his claim, you couldn't really. Not when you knew his statement to be true, because your sister didn't like to be forced to something she didn't want. You sighed before removing your jacket and draping it over your sister, scolding her softly while she just smiled. She was just happy that you were back, the scolding didn't matter much to her as she expected it anyway.

"I'll make you something warm." A man passed by, kissing Tong Yao's head before walking to the kitchen to, presumably, make some tea. You stared at his back before turning to Tong Yao with a raised eyebrow, making the girl go red.

"Since when are you dating again? I thought you swore boys off after Jian Yang?" You asked, but the teasing tone in your voice was clear enough as Tong Yao pushed you softly before hiding her face in her hands. You chuckled, leaning back against the back of the couch before throwing your arm over her shoulders. Then you leaned closer to her, close enough to whisper in her ear.

"You picked a looker." Then you got up from your seat as you grabbed your keys again, telling Tong Yao that you were going to park your car first before you'd return.

"So... Nobody is going to comment on that?" Lao Mao commented as he pointed at the door, but no one answered him. He turned to K, staring at him until he looked up from his monitor. He raised an eyebrow at Lao Mao, a bit confused why he was being stared at.

"What do you want me to say?" "Don't you think she's pretty?" Lao Mao asked and K sighed, turning back to his monitor with a roll of the eyes.

"Sure, she is. Why is that a big deal? Objectively, Tong Yao is pretty too and yet you never say something about her." K spoke and his friend huffed before turning away.

"It's different." Cue the shoe thrown his way from Tong Yao herself while the front door opened again. You watched as a shoe flew through the room and landed on one of the gamers' heads.

"Don't scold her, he deserved it." Another commented again and you nodded carefully before getting closer to Tong Yao again, sitting down with a soft sigh.

"What's the snarky one's name?" "Ah, that's Lao K. The one I hit with a shoe is Lao Mao, my boyfriend is Lu Si-Cheng and that one over there is Lu Yue. Xiao Pang is still upstairs, and Xiao Rui and Yu Ming are at a meeting." The introductions were quick, a bit too quick to process well enough and yet you could.

"Well, the snarky one is definitely my type." You commented, but when everyone looked your way you realized that it was louder than you wanted it to be. Lao Mao was the first to speak up, but it wasn't really a spoken word and rather a teasing 'oooh~' to Lao K. The annoyed sigh from Lao K followed as he focused on the game he was playing before he raised his hand to his webcam.

"I'm going live, so shut it." He spoke before clicking it on and greeting the people that entered his livestream.

"Don't be rude, sister-in-law should only see your nice side." Lao Mao spoke again, loud enough for you to hear and probably also for the viewers of K's livestream. Lao Mao grinned before getting up, walking to you before letting himself fall down on the couch beside you.

"So, what charm of his drew you in?" He asked and you looked at him, grinning as you pretended to think about it. Then you shrugged, which made Lao Mao grin even more.

"Show him your nice side too then." Lao Mao spoke before getting up again and leaving. You just rolled your eyes, but they quickly moved back to Lao K. He was focused on his screen, not even blinking as he chattered with his viewers. You had to admit, he definitely looked good.

"Stop saying your thoughts out loud."

The room was empty and you frowned, confused as to why no one was there. Tong Yao had invited you over, yet she was not here at all. The only person there was Lao K, sitting on the couch with his legs thrown over the arm of the couch while scrolling through his phone.

"They went out to the mall, don't ask me why." He spoke, not looking up from his phone and you sighed. Moving to the couch, you lifted his legs and sat down. K pulled his legs closer to himself, glancing at you as you sighed loudly. You looked a bit tired, he noticed the bags beneath your eyes.

"Did you sleep?" "No, why?" You turned to him and he shrugged, looking back at his phone again. You didn't know whether to thank him or to be offended that he saw that easily. Instead, you glanced at him again before turning around and laying against his shins.

"What are you doing?" K seemed shocked at your action, opening his legs to see what you were doing and causing you to topple backwards. You fell on his chest, looking up at him from below with grinning at him.

"Hello~" You greeted him, waving at him before jumping off when he pushed you. You pouted at him, leaning back against the back of the couch. Silence returned, only the soft sound from K's phone was heard as you drifted off.

"I doubt that something happened." Lu Yue commented as he entered the house while everyone else followed in. Xiao Pang was quick to move to the kitchen, but paused as he entered the living room.

"I think they get along quite well..." He said and everyone quickly gathered before freezing. There on the couch laid you and K. K was still casually scrolling on his phone while you laid on his chest, a bit too casual like you had know each other for years. Due to the sudden silence again, K looked up from his phone before raising his eyebrow at them.

"What?" "I didn't know you let others sleep on you..." Tong Yao commented and K rolled his eyes.

"She kept waking up otherwise, don't overthink it." He answered before focusing back at his phone screen, ignoring the fact that you were suddenly hugging him tighter. Soon enough, everyone moved on from their spots and moved on. Lu Yue, like always, was quick to take a picture of the scene while the others just glanced over every few seconds. They watched close enough to notice the fact that K was kind enough to pat your head everytime you twitched, making you smile softly in your sleep before laying still again.

Glancing inside the room, you watched your brother and his friend play. Lee Kun-Hyeok... You had a major crush on the boy, you enjoyed seeing him when he came by your house. Even if he didn't pay attention to you.

Your brother was the first to notice you, staring straight at you before getting up and closing the door right in front of your face. And thus you were alone in the house again, wondering why you agreed to join Si-Cheng when moving to Korea. Then again, if you stayed home then you wouldn't have met Kun-Hyeok.

You saw them again later that evening, dinner had been placed on the table and the two boys were quick to start digging in. At least Kun-Hyeok gave a 'thank you for the dinner' before starting, unlike your older brother. Then the talk about games started again, leaving you unable to join the conversation.

"Do you play any games, (y/n)?" Kun-Hyeok paused the conversation with Si-Cheng, turning to you and patiently waiting for your answer. You shook your head softly as Si-Cheng started explaining that you just couldn't understand the mechanics and gave up quickly.

"I can try teaching you if you want?" He suddenly suggested, to which your brother burst out laughing (and earning a shoe to his head in return) and you slumped in your seat a bit as you tried to hide your face, not wanting them to see how embarrassed you got. Kun-Hyeok insisted, however, and thus you found yourself spending more time with him. You were sure that your crush got worse, but you ignored it in favor of just enjoying the time you had with him.

"Dude, you are aware my sister has a crush on you, right?" You heard Si-Cheng's voice in the distance, even with his door closed. You couldn't help but get closer, curiosity getting the better of you as you listened next to the door.

"I know, I know. Don't worry, I'm not going to date your sister. She's just a friend, I guess. I'm mostly friendly because she's your sister." Kun-Hyeok spoke and you sighed softly, trying to ignore the tears that started welling up in your eyes.

Right there, your heart fell and shattered into a millions of pieces.

Looking back to it, you felt embarrassed of how idiotic your crush had been. A simple girl crush, a first love that hurt too much and was just embarrassing to think back to. A simple fantasy of sorts...

It caused you to move back to China, greeting your parents again after months with tears spilling down your face and your face nearly gone. Your younger brother, Lu Yue, was the first and only person to know the reason and threatened both boys back in Korea for you, not that they would ever know that.

But now you were better, 5 years later makes a difference of course. You were over Kun-Hyeok, not that you'd ever see him again, and you had a boyfriend, Jun-Xiang, that you loved very dearly. Most important, you had a job you loved doing that didn't have to much extra hours to worry about and you earned enough to pay for your rent, bills, groceries and still have extra to go shopping if you wanted to.

"(Y/n)!" Your name was called loudly and you turned your head to see Jun-Xiang running your way, clearly tired from running. You gave him a smile as he reached you, patting his head sweetly before grabbing his hand.

"Come on, we're already late." You said as you pulled him inside of the restaurant, your brother and his teammates already inside. To your surprise, Kun-Hyeok was there as well, sitting beside Si-Cheng awkwardly as he tried to follow the others' conversations. Clear that they spoke too fast, Kun-Hyeok seemed to give up on understanding them.

"(Y/n)!" When your name was called, you didn't know by who, all eyes turned your way before moving to your boyfriend. Si-Cheng's gaze hardened, you knew that the two didn't practically like each other and you couldn't figure out why, and you could see Kun-Hyeok's gaze of confusion. Nonetheless, you sat down next to Lu Yue, ruffling the younger's hair affectionately before turning to the food in front of you while your boyfriend sat next to Kun-Hyeok.

"I see you came again." Your glare at Si-Cheng shut him up for further comments to your boyfriend, but it didn't soften his glare. You then turned to Kun-Hyeok, quickly greeting him in Korean before digging into the food. The chattering returned, drowning out all the thoughts that were swimming in your head as you listened to how they won their matches. You didn't understand much, but listened nonetheless.

"Excuse me." Your boyfriend spoke up, leaving the room with his phone in hand and you gave a smile before turning to the group again. They all seemed a bit confused by Jun-Xiang's escape, but most just continued to talk. Everyone except for Si-Cheng, who skillfully exited the room as well. You didn't even notice until he was almost out of the room and you were quick to follow him as well.

"Si-Cheng, stop following him." You stopped your brother just as he was about to round the corner of the hall and he gave you a look. You were about to say something, but your boyfriend's voice rang out.

"Yeah, babe. I'm going to leave here and come back to the apartment. No, no, I really didn't want to come here. You know how she is, won't even let me say no. I didn't want to see her stupid bunch of friends!" His voice rang out loudly and you fell silent as you continued to listen to him, trying to ignore the pang of pain in your heart from all of the degrading words thrown to your name.

It was a miracle that Si-Cheng was still standing next to you. You looked up to see your brother, but he was gone. You knew it would be too good to be true...

Turning the corner yourself, you saw Si-Cheng ready to punch Jun-Xiang and you quickly rushed forward to grab his arm. You pulled him back with all of your might, successfully pulling the older back enough as he trashed a bit to get out of your grip.

"Stop it!" You exclaimed and Si-Cheng paused, looking back to see you before his eyes widened. A cursing Lu Yue passed by you and lunged himself at Jun-Xiang, luckily being grabbed by Si-Cheng in return. The elder brother lifted the younger of the ground easily, holding him there as Lu Yue trashed around like a wild beast. The rest of the group had joint as well, all staring at you with confusion. Jun-Xiang had gotten up, cursing back at Lu Yue and Si-Cheng and you got in between.

"Why don't you go to your damn 'babe', huh? We're done, asshole." With that, you threw your fist to his face and smiled at the loud crack that you could hear as Jun-Xiang fell back to the ground.

"Let's go!" Lu Yue exclaimed happily and you turned back, almost bursting out in laughter as you saw your brothers.

Lu Yue, still in Si-Cheng's arms, with his own arms up in the air like a toddler would do and Si-Cheng was clearly annoyed with the arm that was nearly thrown into his own face.

"We should get out, no?" Xiao Pang spoke up, voice slightly concerned of the consequences that could follow. You all agreed, leaving the premise and leaving after Xiao Rui quickly paid with the company card. Luckily, most of the food was already eaten. You ignored the fact that Jun-Xiang laid somewhere in the halls and rushed out of the restaurant, laughing as you got further.

"Come on!" You whined loudly, pulling along Kun-Hyeok with a smile as you weaved through the crowd. ZDGX was busy with promotional stuff and thus you decided that you would hang out with Kun-Hyeok instead. You didn't want to stay inside and you wanted to show Kun-Hyeok around, show him the good food places and shops. He already carried a bag of snacks for you, he insisted on carrying the bag for you even when you originally refused, and he even carried a bag of his own, although it was significantly smaller than yours. Something along the lines of, I can't eat too much candy because of competition. Nonetheless, he bought some non-sugar ones that you insisted that he should try.

Kun-Hyeok hadn't said much, except for the occasional agreement and such, and yet it wasn't awkward. There was a reason for his silence, however, and even the thought of it made him blush.

He knew you had a crush on him years ago, but he denied it with all his heart since you were Si-Cheng's sister. Yet now, he couldn't help it. You were different, so was he at the end of the day. You were much confident now, clear that you felt good in your body, unlike your teenage years, and it was something that intrigued him and pulled him your way.

More simply said, he fell in love with you.

He didn't mind, however, since he knew perfectly fine how much of a kind and thoughtful person you were. Due to that, he didn't mind loving you, even when it was one-sided.

So he listened and watched as you dragged him past shops, smiling brightly as you dragged him around. He did have to admit that it did start to hurt his feet and his back had started to ache because of the fact that you pulled him down constantly.

"Oooh! Let's go to that café!" You called and you could hear a breath of relief from the man behind you, giggling at him before sitting down at a table. You put everything on another chair before ordering your and Kun-Hyeok's drinks and some cakes to go with it. Then you turned to Kun-Hyeok with another bright smile.

"Thanks for hanging out with me." You asked and Kun-Hyeok shrugged, leaning back in his chair slightly.

"I don't mind." "No, really though. I needed this after all... Well, you know." You sighed softly, not wanting to continue thinking about it as you accepted the drinks from the waiter with a thanks.

"Don't think about him too much, you deserve better than someone like that." "Stop saying that, you sound too cliché." You chuckled, taking an sip of your drink before looking up at him again.

"Do you think all guys are like that?" "Definitely not, those people are just cowards." He spoke and you nodded, sighing as you slumped into your seat.

"Then how should he have treated me?" You asked softly, not thinking that Kun-Hyeok would hear nor did you expect an answer.

"Like a queen. You're brothers would kill anyone who treats you like less." Kun-Hyeok laughed and you burst out laughing, doubling over while covering your face with your hand. You couldn't help but agree, hell even when you left today Lu Yue was glaring at Kun-Hyeok with a passion.

"Then again, I'd treat you the same even if your brothers weren't like that." He confessed and you frowned a bit before smiling.

"Show me then." "What?" He looked up in confusion, his eyes slightly widened as he tried to process what you just said. When he did, he only gave a smile.

"Alright, I'll take you on a date tomorrow then." You could only smile in return again.

The game was boring, something that was clear to most fans as they watched K's live. He was sighing loudly, his fingers lazily tapping the keyboard as he moved his mouse while also rolling his eyes every five seconds. The people he played with and against were no good, their messy playstyle just gave K a headache and it was clear that even his fans were annoyed. So he left the game halfway, searching for any other game room that were still open. When he finally found one, most of the players being high-level like him, he clicked on the icon before waiting as it started. When the count down started, he quickly went over the other team's players and one player immediatley caught his eye.

First it was their name, the name 'Heartbreaker' didn't seem like a normal name in between the other names, but then he noticed the level they were on. He had yet to see someone on the normal server with a rank higher than his, except for other professional gamers of course, but apparently 'Heartbreaker' had.

Mumbling something to himself, he was unaware as Tong Yao rolled into the camera's view and watched the screen before snorting and rolling away again. K looked to her, frowning before rolling his eyes and continuing to stare at his screen. He kept playing, his teammates long forgotten as he killed his opponents. It wasn't long until he saw the name 'Heartbreaker' flash across the screen.

Before he could even move his fingers to attack, he watched as the 'You Died' screen took over instead and he let his hand drop on the keyboard with slightly wide eyes. Not saying anything, he waited until he respawned again before searching for 'Heartbreaker' again and trying again, only to die again seconds later. Clenching his teeth, he waited again before retrying once more. He smashed the keys and mouse, hoping to himself that he'd beat them. One hit, then a second and then he died again. Not getting a third respawn, his screen just showed his team playing and losing as he sighed loudly.

It was clear to anyone how annoyed he was, his fans were quick to point it out in the comments and trying to reassure the gamer that 'Heartbreaker' must be using some kind of hack. He knew this to not be true, the game had been programmed to ban everyone once a kind of program was spotted on the computer, even when it wasn't in use. Unfair, but it worked.

"Got beat?" Tong Yao asked as she rolled closer again, appearing in the camera's view with a broad smile and K turned his head to look at her, clearly getting more annoyed at the girl's teasing.

"Stop acting like you'd know I'd lose." "I did, though." Tong Yao teased, pushing her chair back so she'd get out of view, eyes returning to her phone as it dinged. She started to type to reply to the message., unaware of the lingering stare. When she finally noticed that K was still staring at her, she paused and pointed at his screen.

"I know Heartbreaker, she's a natural talent when it comes to games." She pointed out and K sighed, rolling his eyes before turning to his computer again. He quickly ended his livestream, sure that he'd get scolded by Xiao Rui afterwards because of the short and blunt goodbye, and searched out 'Heartbreaker' in the ID search bar. When he found her, he clicked the 'send friend request' and waited for a conformation. Not even seconds later, he got a request back which he accepted quickly before he watched as a message popped onto his screen.

'Sorry for beating you!'

He sighed and he could hear Tong Yao snort again, giving her another glare before staring at the screen. He then typed in his own message, replying with a 'You play really good' before sending it, receiving a reply seconds later.

'Wish I could say the same :)'

He couldn't help but chuckle at the reply before he send another. The messages kept going for a few minutes before 'Heartbreaker' logged off.

You logged off because of school, a bit sad when you couldn't talk to your new friend anymore. It was quite fun to hear how he reacted to your messages from Tong Yao, you couldn't help but smile as she sent you pictures of a flustered K. You quickly texted Tong Yao to just give your number to K before you put your phone away and getting ready for school.

So Tong Yao did, pulling K's phone from his desk and adding your number under the name 'Heartbreaker' before handing it back to K with a smile. He glanced at the phone in confusion before clicking on your icon, texting you before pocketing his phone and getting up to go out.

You had already left your house, ready to go to school and dressed into the warmest clothes you had with a large shawl thrown around your neck that hid most of your face. You didn't feel like getting cold.

After a couple of minutes, you entered your classroom and sat near your friends before getting your phone again. You quickly checked K's text before sending him a quick selfie, half of your face still covered by your scarf before putting your phone down and focusing on your lesson.

K checked immediatley once he got the notification and smiled as he saw you, smiling as he finally somewhat saw what you looked like. He just sent a text saying 'You're pretty' before going back to shopping and waiting for your response, a bit disappointed when it had been an hour already and you hadn't even seen it.

Something which was obvious to Tong Yao when she saw the man enter the dorms, face glum as he put his stuff away before he sat behind his computer. When she saw this, she also was quick to send you a picture. When you saw it, you couldn't help but smile before you quickly changed to text K and your face flushed as you saw his text. Not wanting to seem flustered, you decided on a 'You're quite good looking yourself' before you put your phone away again.

An hour later, you received a text from Tong Yao, asking you to come by next week and you agreed while also still gaming. Somehow, K had seen you were online again and immediately send you a game request, but this time to play with you and not against. He stayed near you must of the game, watching you while also killing anyone who came near you while you tried to destroy the base.

While all this happens, he was also listening to your ranting through your call. He hummed in agreement every now and then, just to let you know that he was still listening to your story. It took about an hour of you to finish your rant and once you noticed that, you started apologizing immediatley, feeling guilty that you kept him for so long. He just shrugged it off, telling you that he didn't mind listening to you and you felt your face heat up slowly.

"Shut up... Anyway, how was the rest of your day?" "Not much happened, I just went to the grocery store to get some stuff. Beside that, not much..." He answered before logging out of the game and you could hear him talking to someone else.

"I'll talk to you some other time, bye." He didn't even let you reply as he hung up and you pouted to yourself before shrugging and closing the game as well.

A week later, you still hadn't heard from K again and he also hadn't been online for awhile. You didn't mind too much, after all you were visiting today and he was probably also a busy person. Nonetheless, today was the day you'd visit, so you dressed warm before you exited your house. You wished was it was bit warmer, but winter was never that kind and thus you were bundled up in 3 layers of clothes and a thick scarf to make sure that your face remained warm as well. You made your way through the streets until you finally reached your destination, Tong Yao already waiting at the gate in her own winter coat. When she spotted you, she only smiled brightly before sprinting at you, engulfing you into a tight hug.

"I missed you!" She whined loudly as she pulled back, inspecting you from head to toe.

"You got thin." "That's what college does, young sister." You commented at your small sister, who only gave you a pout before pulling you inside of her dorms. Even though you were only a year older than her, she acted more like your older sister.

Inside, everyone was sat at their computers and you could Lu Yue shouting loudly at his older brother about something. You hung up your coat and scarf before following your sister inside, immediatley drawing everyone's attention as the room grew silent.

"Ignore them." Tong Yao said as she continued to guide you to the kitchen area, forcing you to sit down before getting some food and dropping it in front of you. You rolled your eyes, but ate the food anyway. No way you'd deny free food.

As you ate, you turned around to watch what the others were doing only to be greeted with the stares of everyone. You gave a wave, swallowing your food before speaking up.

"I'm Tong Yao's sister, pleasure to meet you all." You commented and they all nodded before returning to their games. All except for K, who just looked at you in confusion. You just gave him a wink before turning around when Tong Yao called your name.

"I haven't told him yet." "I figured..." You said with a smile, taking a sip of the drink that you had received before turning around again. You took your phone out of your pocket and started a call to K, waiting for him to pick up. You saw his eyes flash to his phone before he quickly picked up, turning in his chair as he got up. He seemed confused when you didn't say anything and asked if you were alright.

"Left." You answered and he frowned, turning left before he noticed you again. You waved your phone with a smile, showing his name ID on your phone. He lowered his phone slowly, staring at you before checking his phone again. You couldn't help but snort, getting up from your chair and turning your head to Tong Yao for a second.

"I'll be back in a second." You said before walking past K, grabbing his collar as you passed him and dragged him outside. Once you stood outside, you quickly closed the door behind you before turning to face him.

"Didn't expect that, did ya?" You asked and he raised an eyebrow at you before sighing.

"So, you're Heartbreaker..." You nodded. "And you're also Tong Yao's sister?" You nodded again before sitting down on one of the chairs and looking at him again.

"You not going to say anything?" "You're prettier in person." He answered and your eyes widened at the sudden compliment, chuckling softly.

"Thanks... Likewise." You commented and he frowned at your comment, so you quickly explained that Tong Yao was kind enough to sent you pictures of him while he texted you.

"She what?" He asked and you laughed again before pulling up to pictures that she had sent you, showing them to K with a smile and enjoying the

"Just a second." He said before storming inside and you flinched when you suddenly heard a loud scream from inside that sounded like your sister before K walked back outside with a calm look.

"Did you just kill my sister?" "She's fine." He answered and you frowned, looking inside to see Tong Yao on the ground in shock. She looked fine...ish?

"The pictures weren't that bad." You commented and he rolled his eyes.

"If you wanted pictures so bad, you could've asked." He commented as he sat down and you gave him a smile.

"I'll remember that then." You said before getting up.

"How about getting some drinks?" You then asked and he agreed quickly, following you out. All the way to the café and back, both of you just talked about your interests and you only discovered more similar interests.

Once you arrived back in the dorms, you gave everyone their drinks while still talking to K. He didn't move back to his computer and instead sat on the couch with you, sipping on his own drink as he continued to listen to your ranting. You didn't even notice that you were ranting, but once you started going about something you were passionate about there was no stopping you. Yet he just listened to you, eyes full of adoration. This was something that was quickly noticed by Tong Yao as she watched the two of you with a broad grin, seeing the adoration in his eyes for you.

So of course, she had to embarrass him.

"Hey K?!" She exclaimed and he turned his head, clearly giving her a dead stare as your ranting stopped. Tong Yao only beckoned him over and he got up, even more annoyed now as he stood next to her. She beckoned him to lean down to her height and he leaned forward until she could whisper in his ear.

"Stop looking at my sister like she's the love of your life." She whispered before watching K turn red from embarrassment while also keeping an eye on you. You hadn't heard anything, just waiting patiently on the couch as you typed on your phone.

"Instead of acting like she's the love of your live, make her the love of your life." She then said before pushing him away and he could only walk back to the confusion, sitting back down next to you.

"What she say?" You asked and he shrugged before asking you to continue your story. You smiled slightly before going back into your rant and K went back to listening while staring at you again. This time, however, it didn't go unnoticed to you. You noticed the stare and couldn't help but feel your face heat up as you kept talking, trying to finish the story without stuttering. Once finished, you looked at him and he raised an eyebrow.

"Are you going to keep staring at me?" You then asked and he scoffed, his face heating up once more as he turned away from you.

"We should go get some food." Tong Yao then commented and everyone quickly agreed, all of them quickly getting ready to go out while you and K stayed downstairs.

"So why were you staring? Am I that beautiful?" You teased, faking your confidence a bit as you made the comment, and he just gave you an annoyed look.

"Am I?" You teased again and he sighed. "Yes." He then answered and you were a bit taken aback by his sudden answer. He just rolled his eyes at you and got up from the couch as everyone gathered at the front door. You all went to a restaurant with classical Chinese food, on request of Lao Mao and Lu Yue, and of course, you were sat next to K again. Tong Yao had somehow gotten the others to join in her teasing, all of them making comments about how you looked together. Every time someone did, both you and K looked at them with a deadly glare and it only made everyone laugh again at how synced you two were.

You could only groan in response.

The rest of the dinner was quiet, but you only felt anxious with all eyes on you. So you were glad when it was over, walking at the back of the pack as you searched for an hour that your bus would come. K was next to you, watching over your shoulder before pointing at your bus icon.

"Tomorrow at 6... Nice." You mumbled before quickly walking to Tong Yao and asking if you could stay the night, to which she responded with a sure.

It was 4 or 5 in the morning when you woke up, your head aching and you suddenly remembered that drinking alcohol always gave you huge headaches, and you had drank 3 or 4 glasses last night. Rolling out of the bed, you unwrapped Tong Yao from your waist before slowly waddling downstairs. You entered the kitchen and stopped when you saw someone else, not being able to tell who it was. You just trudged to the freezer and pulled open the door, grabbing a bottle of water before glancing at the person again.

It was K, now visible because of the fridge lightning, and he also held a water bottle in his hand while trying to keep the light out of his eyes. You closed the door again before hopping on the counter.

"Why you up?" You asked and he sighed, nodding before sipping from his drink.

"You?" "Headache... I apparently drank a bit too much." You commented and he snorted, trying to hide the fact that he was laughing at you. You just rolled your eyes at him, drinking from your own bottle before looking back to him.

"I didn't get to say this earlier, but sorry for Tong Yao earlier." You said and he looked up before shrugging at the comment. You fidgeted with your fingers, sighing softly before looking at him again as he spoke up.

"I don't mind it that much. They tease me about that a lot." He said and you frowned at that, leaning forward as you put the bottle of water down.

"They tease you a lot about... liking me?" You asked cautiously and you could see the wheels in his head turning before he realized that he basically exposed himself. Even though you didn't see much, you could see his face turning red as he looked annoyed at himself.

"So I'm right? You like me?" You asked as you leaned back again, leaning against the side of the fridge as you waited for an answer. He only rolled his eyes, walking to the fridge and pulling it open to put his bottle of water back. Once he closed it and attempted to walk off, you only pulled the back of his shirt until he stood in front of you. He gave you a look of annoyance, which quickly melted away as you kissed his cheek softly.

"This is going to be really awkward if I read that wrong..." You mumbled as you pulled back, but he didn't let you continue as he kissed you again. He moved to stand in between your legs as his hand moved to your neck while pulling you closer, his other hand resting beside your leg. Once he pulled back, you felt like you had lost your breath and he only smirked at you.

"Shut up, I didn't expect it. That's all." You said and he leaned forward again, only for you to lean back.

"What are you doing...?" You asked as your head bummed against the cabinet, his nose still touching yours and he only gave you a smile.

"Can I not kiss you again?" He asked and you pushed him away, pouting at him.

"So... What are we then?" "I'll be your boyfriend, no?" He asked and you smiled, nodding happily before freezing when the lights went on. On the stairs stood Tong Yao and Lu Yue, both lights sleepers and probably woke up from the loud chattering between you and K. The looks on their faces were quite funny to see, but seeing how you were sitting with K standing in between your legs must have looked weird to them.

However, K did not move away and instead just leaned his head on on your shoulder with a frustrated groan. You just chuckled, weaving your fingers through his hair before turning to the two on the stairs.

"Morning..." You said and Lu Yue was the first to rush off, probably off to get his phone while Tong Yao just stared at you before just shaking her head and walking back to her room.

"I think we just ruined her morning..." "I don't care." He replied, head still placed on your shoulder before slowly raising it to look at you.

"Shouldn't you get ready?" He asked and you turned your head to look at the clock that hung off the wall, seeing that you had 30 minutes before your bus would arrive. You hopped off the counter, kissing him once more before walking upstairs to get dressed. You passed Lu Yue, who seemed a bit disappointed as he saw you next to him instead of downstairs.

Once you were dressed, you went downstairs again, seeing that everyone else had miraculously woken up and sitting downstairs. You greeted K once more with a kiss on the cheek before saying goodbye to everyone, then rushing off to catch your bus. Tong Yao turned in her chair, kicking K's chair to catch his attention.

"Are you not annoyed by it?" Tong Yao asked as you laid down on the bed, sighing loudly to indicate that you didn't want to talk about it. Your teammate didn't give in, however, as she jumped on the bed beside you with an annoying grin.

"Who would you choose?" She continued to pry and you pushed her, watching roll of the bed with a loud thump before getting up again.

"I'm gonna go livestream a bit, I still have 12 hours to go in a week so..." You awkwardly said before leaving the room, laughing as you heard Tong Yao groan loudly as she realized that she had much more left. You went down the stairs, greeting Xiao Rui with a smile before finding getting on your chair and rolling closer to the computer.

"Hey, pretty!" Lu Yue called out and you looked up, smiling at him before trying to get the livestream started. It was clear that you weren't getting it, even after being in the group for a year or so now, and K rolled closer. Without saying anything, he started clicking certain buttons and suddenly the stream started. You flinched when you saw yourself on your screen before smiling, thanking K with another bright smile. Then you focused on the stream, greeting the fans and answering some questions here and there. You pulled one of your legs up before grabbing your drink, one that had magically appeared and was not at all against Xiao Rui's rules.

Throughout the whole stream, Lu Yue kept yelling compliments at you and K was always kind enough to help you without saying anything. The attention felt a bit awkward, but you were honestly used to it at this point and the comments were more awkward than the actions themselves. Fans, however, weren't used to it and spammed the comments with questions. You ignored those, focusing on the other questions as you leaned forward to read them more closely. Soon enough all of them were about the comments or actions of the two men, causing you to sigh in slight annoyance.

Lu Yue noticed and came closer, rolling slightly into frame before you kicked him out again. You watched him fall out of the chair, shaking your head at how dramatic he was being before turning back to the livestream. Comments flooded again and you could only laugh at them, pointing some of them out with a smile.

You kept going for another hour, playing the game for awhile as K and Lu Yue calmed down with the attention (mostly because they got scolded). Once the livestream ended, however, Lu Yue was quick to start again. You leaned your head to the side, eyes moving to Si-Cheng with a bit of annoyance, to which he responded by throwing his slipper at Lu Yue's head. You held up your thumb before focusing back on your training.

It was 2 am, yet you were wide awake and sitting on the kitchen counter with a pot of noodle in your hands. The lights weren't on, leaving you to eat your noodles in complete darkness. Lucky for you, you weren't alone as K sat next to you and drinking some tea. It somehow became your ritual for you two, always happening on a Friday evening/Saturday morning. Surprisingly, no one ever found out about it.

"What was the thing we have today again?" K spoke up, looking your way and you could see his appearance slightly thanks to the soft moonlight that lit up the room. You stopped eating, swallowing everything before thinking for a bit.

"I think we have that one photoshoot, Tong Yao and I have that magazine shoot as well, then the interviews... No training, though!" You gave him a smile as you pulled your legs up to sit cross-legged on the counter, turning a bit more so that you could face K completely. He seemed to be thinking about everything you just said.

"Why do you and Tong Yao have a separate photo-shoot?" He then asked and you shrugged, slurping up some more noodles.

"It's just for the girls in E-sports. Yang Mi from YQCB is also joining the shoot." You explained and K rolled his eyes before walking off, leaving his drink beside you. Minutes later, he returned and held what seemed to be a mask. He opened the packet before motioning for you to get closer, which you did with a bit of confusion. You watched him pull out a mask, opening it carefully before placing it on your face and smoothening it down. You wanted to smile and thank him, but you knew that he would scold you if you did. So you stayed quiet, waiting for him to finish smoothing down the mask before taking one of his own.

"Do I look that bad?" You whispered and he gave a short look before placing his own mask on his face.

"We have a photoshoot, we can only look our best." He replied in his usual monotone voice and you sighed softly before continuing to eat.

"Please change now!" The photographer yelled loudly and you stretched quickly before moving to the changing rooms with the other two girls behind you. The shoot had been going for awhile now, the men of your team were mostly sleeping in the back of the room as they waited for you and Tong Yao to finish so they could go eat before interviews. Only Si-Cheng, K and Lu Yue were awake and Xiao Pang had disappeared, although you guessed that he had started looking for food already.

You changed into the last outfit, a flowy black dress that covered most of your body, and you couldn't help but smile. You felt pretty. Tong Yao wore a pink dress that looked similar to yours, only difference was that her shoulders were exposed and Yang Mi was dressed in a different blue dress. You moved back to the set, walking to the makeup lady as she started to fix your makeup here and there.

"You should wear dresses more, you look pretty!" Lu Yue exclaimed and you glanced at him, sticking out your tongue at him before trying to stand still again for the woman in front of you.

"The day I wear dresses outside, is the day you can kill me." You joked and K gave a thumbs up, eyes still glued to his phone while Lu Yue pouted at your response. Once the woman in front of you was finished, you moved to the set again as you waited for the other girls to join you. However, you still heard a camera in the distance and you noticed a staff member taking pictures of you.

"Excuse me, but could you not take pictures of me right now?" You asked and the man looked up in surprise as everyone turned to him, his face turning red. He started spouting excuses as someone grabbed his phone and you turned away again.

Honestly, you didn't really care about the pictures that much. It was mostly just that they could be leaked, which wouldn't be a good idea and thus you said something. The shoot continued without any other complications and soon enough, you were finished and ready to go eat. You had two hours left before you had the first interview, so after changing, you all just left to find a good restaurant.

"I am sooo tired!!!" Lu Yue whined as he threw himself on the couch, you sat next to him and patted his back softly as you continued to text your mom. K sat on the chair next to you while the rest of the group went off to do their own things.

"(Y/n), you have an hour left for streaming. Please finish it by today." Xiao Rui commented and you looked up before sighing. "Can I do a livestream while going shopping?" You asked back and Xiao Rui nodded at you, jotting it down in his phone.

"I'll join her then, those count for me as well!" Lu Yue exclaimed and Xiao Rui nodded before looking at K, who nodded that he'd join too. So you went back up and changed into some easier clothes before grabbing some stuff for filming.

"Come on, boys!" You exclaimed as you pulled your shoes on and they followed your lead, the three of you also putting on your caps. Once you were outside, you turned on a livestream and connected the phone to a selfie stick so that the three of you could be in the frame.

Then you greeted your fans with a smile, the boys behind you gave a short greeting as well. You quickly explained what you were doing as fans started to ask questions, some asking why the hell the boys were with you.

"Otherwise she'd return with three bags of candy or something like that." K spoke up and you stopped walking to give him a glare before continuing to walk. Lu Yue was very vocal as he started to complain to the fans about Xiao Rui while you and K just listened to his ranting.

You entered to store, K grabbing a car that you attached the phone to before pushing it around as you read out the list so that the others could grab them. Leaning over the cart, you read out some comments and answered them in a hushed tone, not wanting to disturb others in the shop.

"Don't lean over like that." K suddenly commented, just low enough so that the chat wouldn't hear it and you stood up with a confused look.

"Your top is too low." K whispered and you quickly thanked him before continuing the stream. Soon enough you were paying for everything while Lu Yue went outside with the camera to keep the fans busy while you paid for everything.

"You okay?" You asked once you noticed that K seemed a bit annoyed, making the man look at you before shrugging.

"Lu Yue is being a bit too vocal." "About what?" You asked, not expecting the answer as you watched the cashier scan everything.

"His crush on you." K answered and you paused packing for a second before continuing with a shake of your head. You knew that Lu Yue was a bit too open with his feelings, but you weren't sure if it was a crush. Even if it was, why would K care that much? Unless he had a crush on you... You didn't know what to think, packing in silence before giving the full bags to K.

"We both do by the way, if that wasn't clear." He made a last comment before walking off with three of the bags and leaving the last with you.