Not Your Lover (2PARK✔️)

Step Two: Blaming

While Limitless is and always will be an amazing song, I really cannot stand this music video. any fan of NCT will have seen those videos of how horrid their outfits always were in their first 2 years, and this is Exhibit 1782

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I gather myself, standing quickly as Jihoon and Hyemi watch me carefully. "I uh..." I scratch at the back of my neck, inching towards the door ever so slightly. "I was just looking for a spot to hide from-"

"Oh shit!" Hyemi claps her hands over her mouth, slapping at Jihoon's arm a moment later. She stutters out something, her voice too quiet for me to catch. He nods at her words anyhow, his eyes never leaving mine.

I can practically feel him from here. Feel everything I've ever felt within those eyes. Every kiss, caress, ache, scream, tumble, and snap. Everything I've ever loved is still there, trapped behind those glossy ebonies.

"I'm just gonna go-"

"Hyung!" I flinch away from the door, the screech flung so hard that I can barely pinpoint where it has come from. "Hyung, you're here!"

Small arms encase me in a far stronger hug than I would have expected from such a small boy. It doesn't last long, several other footsteps entering the room and hauling Daehwi off me before I can even return his affections.

"Don't hug strangers," comes Daniel's familiar mumble, the glare he sends me over Daehwi's shoulder sharp enough to cut.

A face appears in front of mine as my eyes look round once more for Jihoon, a flash of red perhaps, or those pale cheeks. Instead, Jisung's thin eyes meet mine just inches from me, a small frown on his equally thin lips.

"I'm surprised to see you here," he says quietly before patting at my shoulder gently. I try not to notice when Jihoon is ushered out of the room, but I can't miss the bright streak of red as it darts out from behind Jisung.

"I'm surprised to see you too," I admit, looking back at one of my longest friends. "I didn't think you two were very close."

He shrugs, standing straighter as he regards me carefully. "The rest of us are here for Jihoon, mainly. Though Daehwi was mentioned in the will-"

"What? What for?" I step closer to Jisung, more curious for this news than I was over my own news.

"The two got pretty close after you left," Jisung says quietly, glancing away nervously. "Daehwi was really beat up about it, and Jihoon didn't want to talk to any of us... Especially not Daehwi or me, because we've known you the longest."

I nod, understanding. I open my mouth to try and ease the situation, but he continues on before I can.

"Y'know, I thought Jihoon was never going to speak to us again after our showcase. He completely shut down. He kept asking us if we knew what the hell you were thinking... Why you'd just given him one big lie..." He shakes his head as his voice dies off, the topic clearly difficult for him to dredge up. "None of us understood, and we still don't. I'm the only one Jihoon has told the full story to, and not even I can wrap my head around it all."

He drops his hand from my shoulder and steps away, moving towards the still open door. "Park Woojin, personally I think you should try your hardest to avoid Jihoon at all costs but-"

"Jisung!" His head turns to glance over his shoulder, Daniel standing behind him with a small frown on his tanned face.

Jisung faces me once more, shrugging slightly. "With the present situation, I dunno how any of us are going to avoid each other anymore." He lifts a hand in parting, his thin lips turning up in the smallest of smiles. "See you at work then."