the beginning of an imperfect romance | STAGES OF LOVE chapter one
pairing: Haechan x Y/N, Jaemin x Y/N
warnings: angst, fluff, love triangle
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Y/N: You eventually meet the people you are meant to meet.
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βShe has improved!β Mark said proudly. They were watching my most recent cover on Youtube. SM decided it was good enough to post it and as usual Mark and Donghyuck were watching it. βWhat do you mean she was always this good!β this was usual as well Mark and Donghyuck were bickering again. Mark started launching why? No idea heβs weird so itβs okay.
Donghyuck: Scroll down the comments.
Mark: Oh! Oh hey. Oh my god.
Donghyuck: Why? Why? What do they say?
Mark: Jaemin wrote βShe's cute I like her.β
Y/N: The person I am meant to meet is Donghyuck.
Donghyuck: *Smile drops* Really?
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The school bell rings, It's finally lunchtime. βY/N~β Donghyuck sat in front of me. I couldn't hear him since I was listening to music. I wouldn't call myself a loner it was just that I could find comfort in the music I listened to, the reason I decided to become an SM trainee in the first place. I looked up to see the boy seated in front of me, Haechan or how I like to call him Donghyuck. He's my friend, best friend. βHere I bought you banana milk your favorite.β
βWhy?βΒ βJust because *sighs* you've been studying hard.β βThanks.β Suddenly he started to laugh so out loud, I guess he forget we were in a library βShhh!β β Why?!β He never listens, guess thatβs what I like so much about him. Heβs such a dork.
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I was walking home with Donghyuck nothing unusual, him irritating me wasn't unusual either.βAhh! Donghyuck stop it!β βWhat did you say?βΒ he started tickling me till it legit started to hurt but regardless of that I was happy, really happy. βDonghyuck stop it!β.
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βI guess these two won't stop fighting,β Renjun said with a chuckle. βStop trying to tickle me youβre annoying!β I started chasing Donghyuck to get my revenge until he stopped me. βY/N wait, wait.β βWhy? What is it?β I asked confused. He was looking at Renjun and Jeno who happened to look at us. βMaybe, maybe we should pretend to date. These guys won't stop staring at us, lets fool them.β βLee Donghyuck, you're a genius.β we both started laughing, I mean yeah he was right I mean what can go wrong right?
Y/N: And so we started a fake relationship for fun.
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For Donghyuckβs birthday we decided to surprise him, so we all gathered together in the and starting hiding. The boys were planning on the bring Hyuck to where we were hiding to βask them how to do a certain dance moveβ. As soon as Donghyuck and the boys walked in we jumped βSuprise! Happy birthday Donghyuck!β βah really Woah.Thank you, guys.β His smile was bright It just made me automatically even happier than I already was. I decided to be a little funny and smear frosting all over his face βY/N~β everyone started laughing. That day I was happy really happy and lucky life couldnβt get any better.
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βOkay and now Y/N will sing a song for everyone! Good luck!β another episode of The Mickey Mouse Club and I was lucky enough to sing a song. The performance went well I was confident so afterward I went back to my seat and sat down. βJaemin, why are you blushing?β the host suddenly asked, and I couldnβt help but notice that he indeed was blushing. His cheeks were the same color as the dress I was wearing.βDo you perhaps like Y/N?β such a sudden question made me blush as well. βYes.β I didnβt know that was how Jaemin was feeling about me but, I just brushed it off he was probably joking. Donghyuck was mad no he was furious but why? He didnβt have the right to be, his relationship with you was fake anyway. But he just couldnβt help but feel his heart sink a little bit. If looks could kill Jaemin wouldnβt have been sitting there smiling anymore.
Donghyuck: I was so immature to start a fake relationship. Because I realized that I was truly falling for you.
After the show me, Jaemin and Hyuck were gonna go to rehearse our script for the upcoming episode. βOkay, so letβs start with practicing our script, letβs start from page 56.β
I was clueless, of the looks Hyuck was Jaemin he didnβt notice it as well we were a little too clueless to his liking.
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βNo~ pizza is better!β Jeno and Jaemin were seated on a bench during break arguing over food. βDonβt be so basic burgers are much better!β I mean Jeno wasnβt wrong burgers are life. They both started laughing at the weird topic they choose to argue about.β I always had this question in my mind.β Jeno began. βDo you like Y/N?βΒ βY/N? I do. Should I ask her out?β βAh, but Donghyuck is gonna be mad.β Jeno pointed out. βWe are friends, he'll understand. And they only pretended to date anyways.β βYouβre rightβ Jeno said. He looked like he was in deep thought but they didnβt last long till Jaemin brutally interrupted them. βCome on letβs go to class I donβt want the teacher to scold us again.β he chuckled.
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βHappy birthday to you~β after we were done singing the happy birthday song to Donghyuck I decided to slice the cake while I was doing that Jaemin decided to ask Donghyuck to have a talk in private with him. β So, Iβve been wanting to tell you this for a while nowβ he started, why was he nervous there was nothing to be nervous about other than the fact that he was gonna tell Donghyuck about his feelings for you. βIβve liked Y/N for a while now and Iβve been planning on to ask her out. I just wanted to ask you if you were okay with itβ Donghyuck could have told him that it was okay and that he didnβt even have to ask him about it since you two never really dated anyways, but he knew that if he did there was no going back he would lose you forever and he didnβt know if he really wanted to see the girl heβs been in love with walking hand in hand with his best friend right in front of him. βThe thing is I do really like her. And I'm sorry for not knowing how you felt.βΒ
After his talk with Jaemin, he was quiet which was weir considering that t was his birthday, so you decided to go and ask him what is up. βYouβve been so quiet. Why? This isnβt like you.β I really hope he will tell me what is up since his quietness is starting to bother me. βWell the thing is...Jaemin told me he liked you and wanted to ask you out.βAnd at that moment I got it I wasnβt sure but maybe just maybe Donghyuck liked me back.βAre you done sulking? Even if Jaemin has feelings for me, you know my heart belongs to you.β
His face lighted up he was smiling again, oh that damned smile was gonna be the end of me.
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βDid you finally tell your feelings to Y/N, Donghyuck?β Renjun asked Donghyuck. Renjun, Jeno, Donghyuck and Jaemin were currently in a hotel room laying in bed and talking. βWell, Iβ¦β the truth was that even 5 months after he had that conversation with Jaemin he still didnβt confess his feelings for you. β I didn't-βΒ βYou still didn't tell her?!β Jeno interrupted Donghyuck. β Well I am already her boyfriend without her knowing.β Renjun looked at Donghyuck like he was crazy. βAnd she's already mineβΒ Β
Renjun: No but Donghyuck is crazy.
Donghyuck: Okay deal I am gonna tell her soon.
Renjun: Oh, but Y/N deserves so much love!
Donghyuck: Donghyuck is actually scared of asking Y/N to be his girlfriend. Because Donghyuck might get rejected.
Renjun: Donghyuck is justβ¦
Donghyuck: Y/N is super pretty. Y/N is really pretty, everyone easily falls in love because she is that pretty.
Jaemin, poor Jaemin, his friends are helping his other friend to get the girl he is in love with. He just stayed quiet. I mean what was he supposed to say? No Donghyuck donβt confess to the girl youβve been in love with for years because I like her too? He couldnβt do that, he just couldnβt.
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Donghyuck was playing the piano and I was seated next to him trying to mimic whatever he did with his fingers.β Youβre so good at this!β I said chuckling.βY/N, I have to ask you something.βΒ βSpit it out.β I laughed.
Donghyuck: I asked her on a date for Valentines day and it happened
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My first Valentines day with Donghyuck, my first Valentines day with anyone! βtβs all on my face! I am going to kill you Lee Donghyuck!β Donghyuck being the dork he is smeared cake all over my face so I smeared cake all over his face its what he deserves! I just felt so happy, just like I always do when I am around Donghyuck. He makes me happy. I donβt where I got the confidence from but I kissed him, I kissed the boy Iβve been in love with for years, and I couldnβt be happier. He did his part so now itβs my turn. βI reallyβ¦like you a lot. But you already knew that.β
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βWell, we finally graduated high school,β Donghyuck said proudly. We were walking around the streets late at night in Seoul after our graduation party. βCanβt believe you made it,β I said jokingly. βDonβt be such a meany!β Donghyuck responded to my diss laughing.β I actually wanna take you somewhere. Come on.β he took my hand and pulled me with him. I didnβt know where he was going but I knew that I was gonna be safe, I am safe with him βWhere are we going? I am getting tired~βΒ βDonβt worry weβre almost there.β And after what seemed like ages we got there. Haechan let go of my hand and climbed on the roof.βNo way I am coming up there its scary.β βYou can trust me.β he was right I could trust him. And just like that, we sat there on the roof as weird as it may sound. I felt at peace with him I mean we didnβt have moments like this anymore since he debuted in NCT. I am happy that he is happy but I do miss him.
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*To the world we are NCT, hi we are NCT DREAM*
Β I was seated on the same roof Donghyuck took me on our graduation day, but this time I was alone looking at him through a screen.
Y/N: To see you debuting and getting successful, only makes me proud to see that you're achieving your dream.
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βEven if we're gonna take different paths, don't forget me.β Donghyuck started.βHow can I forget you...β
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*Hello, I am NCT DREAMs mood maker of the group, Haechan.*
You even started calling yourself Haechan, cute.Β
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β...You are the pillar of my life.β
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βStages of love: chapter one: the beginning of an imperfect romanceβ youtube video made by Dream Chaser: https://youtu.be/JuXEoVLL7Fs
I highly recommend clicking on the link I add at the end of each chapter for a better experience.Β
Inspired by Dream Chasers βStages of loveβ
Original writerΒ *Dream Chaser*
Dream chasers Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Nn8XlPaHzPBMOit226oeg
Dream chaser started this idea and made the series first, I fell so in love with their work I asked if can turn it into a longer au.
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