IRIS | Na Jaemin

Be my date.

2 days.

2 freaking days, and Jaemin swears he'll be loosing it anytime soon. He thought that initially, he'll get along well with the newcomer, just like everybody did, but his initial jealousy is starting to turn to annoyance and irritation towards the American. Not that he doesn't trust Iris, he very much does, but Vernon just kept doing things to make him jealous.

And what annoys him the most is that he knew that Vernon knows that he is Iris' boyfriend, but he seemed to not take that into consideration at all, making it obvious that he is somehow doing things on purpose.

"Hey, you good?" Jeno elbowed Jaemin slightly on the side as he saw him glaring - sending uncomfortable stares at Vernon's every move as the American kept his eyes on Jaemin's girlfriend as she was combatting with Dino.

"He really has the guts to stare at her like that?" Jaemin spat, irritation visible on his tone as Jeno only laughed lightly at him.

"Jaem, come on, he's not just staring at her? He's literally watching the two combat each other."

"I don't care, he's still looking at her."

Jeno can only shake his head in his attitude as Vernon only replied with an innocent smile at him, making Jaemin more annoyed than ever.

In the afternoon, as everyone was taking their own personal time in training, Vernon went in to grab some drink, not intending to ran into Jaemin who was making his coffee.

Vernon's jog towards the kitchen abruptly stop upon realizing who it was inside, whistling awkwardly as he continued his way towards the fridge.

Jaemin only looked at him slightly, following his moves before deciding to let him be and just continue on making his cup of coffee. Not until the American decided to run his mouth.

"Don't you think she deserves better?"

Jaemin came to a halt. Turning back around to face him, being met with Vernon's casual attitude as he chugged the bottle of water, acting as if he didn't say something ridiculous.

"What?" Voice laced with even more annoyance as his brows met in the middle.

Vernon shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm just saying, you know. She doesn't deserve being lied to."

The way he spoke about the matter as if he knew what happened made Jaemin mad. His grip on the handle of his mug getting tighter than ever. Completely forgetting about the temperature of the drink.

"You don't know anything."
"But I know that you're Nana."

Jaemin was surprised. He knew Vernon was one of SVT's aces, but as far as he remembers, Jaemin had made sure to keep a very low profile back then. That his two different lives will never intertwine. That his two persona will never be known.

The tension between them only grew bigger. And both of them knew that.

"You have no right to tell me what to do." Jaemin can only glare at him as he continued to remind himself to keep it together. Because who is Vernon to suddenly speak something like this as if he's been part of both their lives? as if he knew everything both have to endure.

"You're right, I don't. The same way that you don't have any right to tell me how to feel towards Iris. I liked her before, and I think I still like her now...so..."