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I got into NCT Dream recently (cause i saw their cover of BOA’s No.1) and safe to say that they stole my heart? Jeno the big puppy especially which inspired me to write this series :) This was the absolute last day I could post this...why? Cause I’ve already written half the story and in order for me to post Jeno’s birthday chapter in time, it had to be posted today! 

Do you agree that things change in time? Well four years abroad would tell wouldn’t it? 

Pairing: Reader x Jeno ft. NCT

Words: 5931

Warning: None in this chapter

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It was the start of the new school year and after a long conversation with your mentors at a prestigious ballet academy in Europe, you made the choice to move home. During the school year, you were a ballet dancer and one of the top juniors at the academy and when summer came, you attended dance camps to pursue your interest in other styles. 

After talking to your family about your wishes and receiving their full support, you spoke to your Dean about leaving and he recommended SM Arts Academy. It was the best dance academy in Asia and you could only attend through an audition or  a letter of recommendation which he said he’d be happy to write. After packing up, you found yourself back on Korean soil and preparing for your first day at SMAA.

“We’re really happy to have you here Y/N, the Dean at your Ballet Academy has only said the best things about you.” Mr. Lee, the Dean of SMAA (SM Arts Academy) said as the two sat in his office.

 “We’ve organized a guide for you that should be here shortly and he can help you get situated.” 

“Thank you sir.” you said with a slight bow, just as a knock on the door came.

“You wanted to see me Mr. Lee?” the voice asked and your eyebrows furrowed trying to figure out where you heard it before.

“Perfect timing Jaemin” The Dean said and your eyes widened, “Y/N, I’d like to introduce you to Na Jaemin, he will be your guide for the semester. Jaemin, this is Y/N, she just transferred over from an Academy in Europe and will be joining us from now on.”

The two of you stared at each other and Jaemin extended his hand, “It’s nice to meet you Y/N.” 

“You too.” you said as you shook his hand, wondering if he remembered you. 

“I’ll let you two get on your way and welcome again Y/N '' Mr. Lee said as he led you out of the office once he told Jaemin what was expected from him.

“Thank you sir.” the two of you said before Jaemin turned to look at you.

“I’ll show you your locker first and then we’ll head to class.” he said and you nodded, following him down the hall.

Once everything was settled, he told you to wait outside while he went in to talk to the instructor and once you heard your name called, you entered the studio and bowed to everyone before introducing yourself and sat next to Jaemin.

“Do you know a Hana by chance?” Jaemin asked out of the blue once class was over and you turned to look at him.

 “Kim Hana?” you asked and Jaemin nodded, “Wait you’re the Jaemin she’s dating?” 

“Ah,so it is you!” Jaemin said grinning “You went to the Incheon Dance Academy right? I heard you were accepted into the ballet program in Europe a few years back and thats why you stopped coming to classes.”

“Yea, the offer came before we were supposed to start classes again so I had to leave right away. How did you know I was accepted into the program?” you asked curiously as you followed him to the door.

“Jeno’s mom ran into your mom at the supermarket about a month after you left and asked why you weren’t in classes anymore and then she told Jeno.” Jaemin answered before asking curiously, “Why didn’t you tell anyone you were leaving? Jeno was in such a mood the day he came and told me the news.” 

“Things started changing and I felt like I was going down a different path” you said, biting your lip nervously before your eyes widened, “Wait Jeno’s here?” 

“He was literally sitting behind us in class.” Jaemin stated looking down at you confused, “Have the first day jitters got you that bad?” 

Before you could form an answer, you were suddenly tackled from the back and the giggle you heard was all too familiar.

“Ah! You’re finally here!” Hana said as the two of you hugged before she pulled away and waved to someone behind you, “Jisung!!”

“What about the boyfriend?” Jaemin asked in complete shock from being ignored as Jisung joined your group, slightly out of breath since he ran to catch up with you and Jaemin.

“I’ve always liked Y/N better than you.” Hana said, looking at her boyfriend innocently while still clinging to your arm, making Jaemin scoff.

“I totally forgot you were transferring.” Jisung said scratching the back of his head nervously, after giving you a hug, “When I saw you in class in today I was like wait…” 

“I totally didn’t see you.” you admitted sheepishly and Jisung shrugged, just happy that you were all together again, “I literally just got back yesterday so I’m kind of jet lagged.” 

“All that matters is that the three of us are together once again.” Hana said grinning, “There's two spots left in third period A. Contemporary and we find out who gets in today. So fingers crossed.” 

“What do you have next?” Jisung asked as you looked down at your schedule.’

“Music theory.” you said and Jaemin frowned.

“They make me your guide but they couldn’t give us anything close to the same schedule.” he said and looked at his timetable, “That’s in the opposite direction I’m headed in too.” 

“I have music theory next.” Jisung said comparing your schedules, “We also have advanced contemporary next period but we don’t have English which is last period.” 

“That’s perfect, Jeno and I have English last period so we can meet you guys outside of the dance studio after third period.” Jaemin said, “Do you mind showing her around for a bit? I’m gonna meet up with Jeno and run to next period.”

“I’ll see you guys at lunch.” Hana said as she got ready to leave since she had a different class than everyone else, “Let’s hang out after school today kay?” 

“Oh, let’s go get our after camp special as a reunion meal.” Jisung suggested, his mouth watering at the thought of Korean BBQ, “No boyfriends allowed, sorry Jae.” 

“I’m in.” you said as Hana nodded.

“We’ll meet at the front of the school after last period.” she said and gave Jaemin a quick kiss before leaving for class.

“We should get going too.” Jisung said, “The teacher hates it when we’re late.” 

“See you guys at lunch.” Jaemin said waving as the two of you disappeared down the hall. 

He turned around when someone put their hand on his shoulder and grinned when he saw his best friend Lee Jeno.

“Sorry it took so long, the instructor was telling me that I got transferred to a different third period class.” he apologized, “Was that who I think it was?” 

“Yep.” Jaemin answered, “She just left with Jisung for second period.” 

“I heard that she’s been abroad for a while” Jeno said thoughtfully, thinking about the last time he heard about you.

“Apparently she transferred back. Why don’t we ask Hana at lunch? Apparently they know each other from some dance camp..” Jaemin suggested, “Anyways, want to hang out after school? Hana and Jisung are taking Y/N out for dinner and it’s a no boyfriend allowed situation.”

“And you’re actually going to listen to her?” Jeno asked, looking at his friend with raised eyebrows, wondering how Jisung played into this.

“Heck no, we’re going to let them catch up and them “meet” them after their meal.” Jaemin said casually, “So you in?”

“Sure why not.” Jeno shrugged and let his mind drift once the two started walking to their next class. 

The last time he saw you was close to four years ago right before summer ended and you were set to return to the academy. Despite what Jaemin may have thought, you and Jeno were a lot closer than you let on and that was because throughout your whole lives, you grew up as neighbors, classmates and best friends. 

Jaemin and Jeno were all contemporary dancers and focused on all aspects of dance while at the time, you were just focused on ballet. It wasn’t that you weren’t interested in other styles, no. It was your mothers dream to dance with a national ballet company and she wanted to pass that dream on to you so you had been taking ballet lessons for almost your whole life in order to please her.

Over the years you and Jeno would sneak out from time to time to a spot in your neighborhood that you called your spot which overlooked the city. It was the place where the two of you could forget about dance for a while and just be the children you were. You discovered it after an argument with your parents went wrong and you ran out of the house. Jeno had seen you bolt out your front door and since it was already dark, he quickly went after you and by the time you stopped, you were at the top of a hill behind some apartments.

That was the first time he remembered hugging you. The two of you stayed there for a few hours just talking, the two of you sitting side by side with his arm wrapped around your shoulder where you occasionally rested your head before he walked you home. He remembered you kissing him on the cheek and thanking him for being there.

He knew then that his feelings changed for you from something completely platonic to something more.  At the time he was young and didn’t know how to deal with them and was crushed when he found out you transferred out without telling anyone. After that he started freezing people around him out and focussed on his dance only. It was his hard work that got him accepted into SM Arts School and he recently wondered what it would be like to see you again. 

When he saw you in class, it was obvious that you had changed a lot. You were more beautiful than he last saw you and the air of maturity surrounded you. Throughout the class, he tried his hardest to focus on the routine but there were times where he caught himself thinking how much you’ve improved over the years.

“What did you switch your third period class to?” Jaemin asked, knocking Jeno out of his thoughts.

“Advanced Contemporary.” he answered as he saw Jaemin’s eyes light up, “I think Hana got in too but she won’t be starting till tomorrow.” 

“Y/N and Jisung both have that class too. You can walk her to English after and catch up.” he said excitedly, “That way I don’t have to rush from my third period class to get her.” 

“Why would you have to get her?” Jeno asked weirdly.

“I’m her guide for the semester but we only have two classes together.  Turn’s out she and Jisung are actually good friends and have the next two periods together.” 

“She and Jisung?” Jeno asked and Jaemin shrugged.

“Hana seemed happy that the three of them were together again or whatever so they all must’ve met at the same camp.” he said once they got to class and Jeno spent the remainder of the period thinking about your return and barely paying any attention to the class.

When second period ended, you were surprised to see Hana waiting outside your classroom when you and Jisung walked out. 

“I’ll catch up with you guys in the lunchroom.” he said with a quick wave as he rushed down the hall leaving you to look at him with confusion.

“What the?” you asked looking at Hana who grinned before looping her arm through yours.

“It’s a surprise. We have to go too.” she said giggling as you walked towards your locker.

As the two of you walked towards the lunch room, you could hear loud music blaring and saw students standing in a circle.

Hana, who still had a grip on your arm pulled you toward the front and that’s where you saw Jaemin, Jeno and Jisung knelt down before the song changed and the trio started dancing, causing cheers to erupt from the crowd.

“Perfect timing.” Hana said watching the boys with a large smile as Jaemin smirked at the crowed and Jeno yelled out.

“Lets go!”

“What is this?” you asked her curiously as your eyes remained fixated on three boys, specifically one in particular.

“The boys are part of this large dance crew that have students from other departments. It's like a dance club but not exclusive to just dance majors. Jaemin says that theres a rep for each department so you could imagine how big this club actually is. This year, the three of them were asked to open the school year.” Hana explained, “This was the dance Jisung was practicing throughout the summer, can you tell?”

You nodded your head watching your friend in his element. He had this cool swag style in his dancing, a style that was almost the complete opposite from his persona which was more shy and reserved. You then turned to Jeno and saw the power and passion he put into each move and you heard yourself gasp.

“When did Jeno turn into a man?” you asked yourself though Hana heard it and nudged you. 

“Jeno?” she asked, “How do you know Jeno?”

“We were neighbors growing up and went to the same dance academy. Remember the first summer we met and I said I was trying to get over someone?” you asked quietly, so quietly that Hana had to lean in to hear you.

“Wait, it was THAT Jeno? Like my boyfriends best friend?” she asked, turning to you wide eyed and you nodded though your eyes continued to admire Jenos precise movements.

“He’s one of the nicest guys I know, how could someone like that break your heart?” she asked with a small pout, “Jaemin did tell me that Jeno’s refused to date since someone he cared about left him…were the two of you closer than you lead on?”

You nodded again, surprised from Hana’s information. Jeno had been one of the popular students at your old dance academy and you considered yourself lucky to even be around him. Girls were always using you to get close to him and it got to a point where you had to seperate yourself from everything to focus on ballet. You had never been one for the in crowd but being friends with Lee Jeno changed that. 

You remembered telling him that you always wanted to go to Europe to pursue ballet while he always thought that the three of you, including Jaemin would apply and take over SMAA. That was before Hyolin, a girl from another town transferred to your academy and unfortunately, she set her eyes on Jeno right away.

As time went by, you saw him less and less. Hyolin didn’t like you since Jeno still insisted on walking home with you after classes were over or he’d wait for you to finish ballet practice so you could grab a meal before heading home. She started saying mean things to you, how she was just friends with you to get closer to Jaemin and Jeno. You knew all this already which was why it was so much easier to focus on your ballet instead of worrying what the two boys thought.

But it was those nights you spent at “your spot” that you cherished and left thoughts of school behind you. You went to the spot everytime you needed to think. It was the spot where you had to make a decision, regardless of the consequences, you had to do it for yourself.

The day you got your acceptance letter was the happiest but also heartbreaking day of your life. You were supposed to meet Jeno and Jaemin for your weekly movie night that Jaemin organized with a few of your friends. Jeno had asked you to meet him earlier in the evening so you could go to Jaemins together since he wanted too spend time with you before your friends took all your attention. 

What you didn’t expect was to leave your house only to see Jeno and Hyolin lip locked in the alleyway between your houses. You couldn’t remember what you felt that day but you just remembered suddenly cancelling on the movie night saying that you weren’t feeling well before contacting your new school to accept their offer. It was convenient that classes started within the week so you were set to leave within the next three days.”

Jeno did come by that night and called you on multiple occasions to see what was up since you never showed up when you were supposed to meet but it took him a whole month after that to find out that you left without telling anyone. Since he didn’t know you saw what happened, he was more confused than ever.

You spent your first year at your new school forgetting everything and everyone back home. Hyolin was beautiful and kind so you could see why Jeno would like someone like her. It hurt that he never told you about it but maybe it was something that he was keeping to himself. You two were just friends after all and it wasn’t like when you were growing up where you would tell the other everything. 

After your first year abroad, you came back to Korea for a dance camp that one of your instructors suggested you attend in order to broaden your horizons and that was how you met Jisung and Hana. You had met Hana during orientation and the two of you were in the same activity group as Jisung and that was how you got close. Jisung helped you open your eyes to other styles of dance and it was because of him that your heart from your previous heart break healed. But unlike Hana, Jisung had no idea that you knew Jeno or Jaemin, his two best friends from school at the time. 

The fade out of the music was what brought you back to your senses and when you looked up, you saw Jeno looking at you from his ending pose before the crowd around you cheered for the three boys. Juniors were looking at them with admiration while girls gave heart eyes and many started approaching the group, asking to have lunch with them.

Jisung was the first to break away once he saw you and Hana waiting on the sidelines and you quickly pushed your thoughts of Jeno aside once he approached the two of you.

“Dude that was so cool!” you said excitedly high fiving your best friend, “So that was the choreo you were practicing during our free time.” 

“Did you like it?” he asked clearly out of breath as he grabbed a water bottle from his bag,  I made some tweaks from what you saw a few weeks back but the whole routine was choreographed by the three of us.” 

“I expected nothing less from our top contemporary dancer.” you said with a grin, “The whole thing was so powerful.” 

“Thanks Y/N” Jaemin said as he and Jeno approached the group and he wrapped his arms around Hana, “You remember Jeno right?” he motioned to the boy who was much more muscular from the last time the two of you had seen each other. 

“Of course. He was the top dancer at IDA” you said giving him a small smile and wave, “It’s been a long time.” 

Jeno stared at you for a few moments, surprised that you were acting completely normal but at the same time, he didn’t know what to expect. 

“It has.” he said with a nod,trying to act as normal as he could, “I heard you were in Europe for the last few years. How was the program?”

“Exhausting but thrilling.” you answered, smiling as you reminisced about the classes and workshops you once took, “Like, it was a good experience but I figured that if I wanted to take dance more seriously, I couldn’t focus on only one style.” 

“Which is why you transferred over right?” Jaemin asked as you nodded.

“Also because she couldn’t be apart from Jisung and I much longer.” Hana added with a smile, “We tried to convince her to transfer after our second year at camp but it took an extra two for her to actually make a decision.” 

“It was a four year program.” you said in defense, “I wanted to finish it before I started something else. You and Jisung were just bonuses.” 

“So you’re officially done then?” Jaemin asked and you nodded again.

“I could’ve continued with the advanced classes but after talking to my mentors and these two, we came to the conclusion that as much as ballet will always have my heart, my interest in dance in general kind of took over.” you answered.

“We should show them some of the routines that we worked on this past summer.” Hana said once the group was situated with their meals outside in the courtyard “Better yet, you and Jisung should show them the piece that won you the Dance All Star Award this past summer.” 

“I don’t want to get dropped on my head again though.” you stated as Jaemin and Jeno’s eyes widened while Jisung quickly defended himself.

“It was ONE time!!” he said quickly, waving his hands in front of himself as the other two boys only stared at him, “And we aced the flip at the competition!”

“One time in three years is more than enough to not want to get flipped again.” you said with a nod, taking a bite of your meal. 

“Jisung actually dropped Y/N?” Jaemin asked in shock as Hana nodded, “What happened?” 

“It wasn’t that serious.” Jisung said as he stood up to mimic what happened, “She had to run to me from across the dance floor and I was supposed to pick her up so she could flip over my shoulder” he did a tossing motion with his arms, “But she miscalculated her steps and I got the timing wrong so when I grabbed her, my arms gave way and she landed on her face.” 

“He was so lucky we were late into the summer or else I would’ve asked for a different dance partner.” you added, “But to be fair, that was some advanced shit we were doing. Even the judges said the same thing at the end of summer show.” 

“They also said that you probably trusted Jisung enough to continue on as his partner. Even though he was responsible for the bruise on your cheek.” Hana said with a slight giggle, “Oh you guys should’ve seen Jisungs face when he realized what happened.”

“Let’s not.” Jisung said with a sigh sitting down again and buried his head into your shoulder, “I was half asleep and said I was sorry.” he groaned.

“You also promised me three meals which I have every intention on cashing in since I’m here.” you said patting his head, “Starting with our first meal after classes.” 

“Fair enough.” he said before sitting up straight again and letting out a content sigh, “If you had asked for another partner, that would’ve broken our three year streak.” 

“Which was one of the reasons why I didn’t.” you retorted, “The instructors paired us off into our duos so there must’ve been a reason why we were always together.” 

“Who was Hana’s partner?” Jaemin curiously asked, wanting to know more about your camp life. He looked at Jeno for a quick moment only to see him staring at Jisungs hand that rested on your thigh and you obviously didn’t mind. He made note to ask him about it later but for now, it seemed that you were the only person Jisung and Jeno had their eyes on. 

‘Oh this year is going to be interesting.’ he thought to himself looking between his two best friends and only hoped no one would get hurt in the process.

“She got put with a new one every year.” you said giggling at a memory, “They were all scared of her.” 

“I wasn’t that bad!!” Hana argued, “Everyone had different partners every year and it was only you and Jisung that were allowed to stay together.”

“A true duo indeed.” Jisung said with a grin, “But it was also knowledge that Hana had a boyfriend so no one tried anything with her. Y/N made sure of that.” 

“No one touches my girl who has a mans.” you said waving your finger.

“Thanks for that.” Jaemin said with a grin as he wrapped his arm around Hana, “Can you believe how small the world is? Y/N went to Incheon Dance Academy with Jeno and I and then she met you guys and now we’re all friends.” 

“That is weird.” you admitted, “I never expected to actually transfer over either. When I was packing my apartment back in Europe, it felt so weird. Like a final goodbye to my past.” 

“Where are you staying now?” Jaemin asked curiously.

“My parents rented their place a while back to a close family friend before they moved to America. He was cool with me moving back in since he’s back and forth between here and China right now. I think he also attends the academy...uhm...Dong Sicheng?” you said as everyone tried to think of the name.

“Oh.” Jaemin said, sticking his finger up once it hit him.

“WinWin!” the three boys said consecutively.

“Wasn’t he our camp counsellor?” Hana asked and Jisung nodded his head remembering, “He was the one that kept bugging Y/N during rehearsals.”

“Then Y/N accidently pushed him off the dock.” Jisung said, “How did you two become friends?” 

“Our parents are good friends from uni or whatever and we met from time to time. But we kept in contact throughout the years. When I told him I was accepted, he suggested I move back to my old room since he didn’t really change anything.” you explained, “before that he would constantly tease me cause my toes were always pointed from my ballet training and thats why I “accidently kicked” him off the dock.” 

“That’s right...WinWin is back in China right now.” Jeno said, “I never thought your parents would approve of you living with a boy so soon” he chuckled, “Also, that means you’re back at your old house right?”

“He’s like the older brother I never had and he stayed at my apartment when he visited Europe that one time.” 

“Wow, I actually didn’t realize you guys were so close.” Jisung said thoughtfully, “Did you know Hana?” 

“Of course I did.” Hana said giggling, “I went with him when he went to Europe so I could visit Y/N. We had a blast didn’t we?” 

“Best winter break of my life.” you agreed thinking about two years ago.

For the rest of the lunch period, Jaemin and Jeno, who had become more comfortable as time went on continued to ask the three of you about your camp life and you, Jisung and Hana did your best to answer.

When third period rolled around, you, Jisung and Jeno all walked together towards the dance studios again.

“They’re going to ask you to give a snippet of what you know already since this class is technically referral only.” Jisung warned once you were changed into your dance clothes.

You were currently sitting on the floor between Jeno and Jisung, stretching as you waited for the instructor.

“What do they want to see?” you asked curiously, going into a split.

“Anything really...they just want to see that you’re actually meant for this class. The fact that you’re already in it without being here prior says something. But the student’s in this class are a lot more...dedicated... “ Jisung explained.

“Stuck up.” Jeno said coughing quickly and you raised your eyebrow.

“You can do one of the routines we learned at camp.” Jisung suggested, “Or I could talk to the instructor about doing a snippet of our duo.” 

“I told you I didn’t want to get dropped on the head again.” you mumbled and Jisung chuckled. 

“Trust me.” he said as he saw the instructor approach and doing what Jaemin did earlier, introduced you before you were asked to perform a piece. 

You could the student’s eyes of judgement and Jeno was right, most of them did seem stuck up. This one girl in particular looked like she was glaring daggers at you while one of the guys seemed to be giving you the once over.

“Do you have the music you want to dance to?” the instructor asked as you thought quickly but before you could say anything, Jisung had already gotten up to hand his phone over to be plugged into the sound system and soon a familiar melody filled the room.

You looked at Jisung who gave you a thumbs up while Jeno watched curiously. The song to him was familiar but from what he remembered was not your style. Shaking his head, he reminded himself that you weren’t the same person you were a few years ago and that things probably changed with time.

As the song continued, you found your body moving on its own eventually, you closed your eyes and let yourself get lost in the music. 

The students watched in amazement as you incorporated various styles into the piece and Jeno was one of the few who saw the passion in every move you made. He knew that you were a great dancer but it was only now he saw how much you improved from your ballet days.

The way you flew across the floor or how your toes pointed perfectly when you did a twirl, your body was telling a story and it wasn’t till the end of the song that he realized that it was a song of heartbreak. When the song was over and your ending position was you crumpled to the floor, the class erupted in applause minus a few people and the teacher gave you an approving smile. 

“I love the mix of ballet and hip hop.” he said, giving you a high five as you bowed deeply, “Plus the story...amazing. You can take a seat now.” 

When you went back to sit between Jeno and Jaemin, both boys gave you thumbs up and Jisung leaned over to whisper to you.

“Have you been practicing? Cause I swore I thought you were actually going to cry.” 

“It just came so naturally.” you whispered back, “Thanks for helping me choose the song though. I totally forgot about it.” 

“I got your back.” he winked at you before turning back to the instructor to listen to the same thing everyone had to listen to on the first day.

What went unnoticed by the two of you were the looks of uneasiness from Jeno. He felt uncomfortable that you and Jisung were so close and he tried not to be bothered by all the skinship he shared with you during lunch or all the inside jokes you two seemed to have. Once upon a time all, the two of you were in that position but suddenly you left and cut off all contact. Now you were back and as much as he wanted to have another chance with you, he felt that Jisungs feelings for you weren’t as platonic as he used to think. 

Jaemin, Jeno and Jisung all entered SMAA around the same time and became close friends quickly. During the summer, Jeno and Jaemin went home and spent time with their family while Jisung was sent off to a dance camp where he met you and Hana.

Jeno remembered the conversations that Jisung would have with him and Jaemin over the phone. About a girl he met that was a fantastic ballet dancer but was also naturally talented in all other forms of dance. Someone he made open up through dance and became his outside of school best friend. When asked if they kept in contact throughout the school year, Jisung just said that time differences were hard but you messaged each other when either of you had the time.

That girl was you and the time difference was between Korea and Europe. It all made sense to him now. Hana always talked about a Y/N, the one who kept her sane during camp since Jisung was always trying so hard to show off. She talked about how she and Jisung were trying to convince you to transfer to SMAA where her talents would be better appreciated. A part of him felt stupid since he didn’t put the puzzle pieces together sooner but ever since you left, all he focussed on was his dance. 

Once third period was over, Jeno waited for you outside the girls change room. The two of you were able to talk more throughout the class when your instructor conveniently placed the three of you in a group. He was surprised to hear how much Jisung really knew about you and spent most of the time observing how the two of you acted around each other instead of really paying attention to the routine you were supposed to work on. 

He wondered if Jisung knew about the two of you, the past that you kept so well hidden from Jaemin and all your friends. Even though the two boys had been best friends since day 1 of SMAA, they never dived into each other’s pasts cause that’s what it was, the past but you were also a part of Jeno’s past and Jisung’s present. 

Jeno shook out of his thoughts when he heard the door to the change room open and looked up to see you in a fresh school uniform and hair tied back in a neat ponytail, looking at him curiously. To him, it was as if an angel had come down and graced him with their presence and he couldn’t help but smile, making a blush creep up your cheeks.

“Is there something on my face?” you asked curiously, taking out your compact when you noticed Jeno staring and he grabbed your wrist, shaking his head quickly.

“NO!” he stuttered when your eyes widened, “I mean no, you look great.” he mumbled looking away shyly making you giggle.

“It’s good to see somethings about you never change.” you said softly, though it reached Jeno’s ears and he looked at you, a blush semi-forming on his cheeks.

Before he could say anything, Jisung had come out of the change room and attached himself to your side once more.

“Let’s all walk to last period together.” he said grinning, “it’s on the way to mine.” 

“Sure.” you said following your friend quickly so you wouldn’t be late and also completely forgetting that Jeno had the same class as you. 

Jeno contemplating life choices, 2020, color

Bonus: *the realisation*

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