❛ 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧. 𝗇𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋

━ ✦ The bro hug ✦ ━

"Lucas looks a little stressed today," Ten commented as he slid into the seat beside Chaehyun. "I think you should talk to him."

Chaehyun took his lip in between his teeth. He did notice that Lucas didn't really seem like himself, but he hadn't been sure whether his presence would make him feel better or worse. He wasn't in the best position right now when it comes to Lucas.

"I think prying will make things worse, I think he needs space from me," Chaehyun told him honestly, earning an eye roll from Ten.

"Okay, so don't comfort him as a boyfriend then? You two did decide to carry on being best friends, so aren't best friends meant to be there for each other?" Ten questioned.

"I guess you're right, I just don't want to make him feel worse. Shit, why is caring about people so hard? Maybe I should go back to not giving a shit."

"You will not, not caring about others is where your bad habits started," Ten reminded him. "Now go on, he just entered the dressing room and there's nobody in there, perfect chance to talk to him. He's still your best friend."

Chaehyun nodded and pushed himself up from his seat and headed towards the room. Quietly pushing the door open, he stepped inside to see Lucas sitting with his head laid back against the wall and his eyes closed.

Shutting the door, Chaehyun made his presence known but Lucas didn't open his eyes. Furrowing his eyebrows, the worst sprung to mind as Chaehyun raced towards Lucas. Delicately, he placed two fingers on his neck when a sharp exhale sounded from Lucas causing Chaehyun to let out a high pitched scream.

"AH-PISS ON A BRICK AND CALL IT SALLY!" Chaehyun rushed out at once, startled. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"

"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?" Lucas fired back with a hand on his heart to steady his harsh breathing.

"I THOUGHT YOU WAS DEAD!" Chaehyun explained.

"THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL MY NAME?!"

Chaehyun suddenly quieted his voice as he looked at the floor. "I don't know...you looked peaceful. I didn't wanna disturb your peace."

"CHAE, YOU THOUGHT I WAS DEAD WHY WOUL-"

"LEAVE ME ALONE! I TRIED TO BE NICE!" Chaehyun yelled back, stomping his foot against the ground like an angry toddler.

Lucas ran a hand over his face and let out a chuckle. It was weak and barely audible but it was still something. Chaehyun sat down next to him.

"Talk to me."

"I don't feel like it's right to talk to you about my problems with everything going o-"

"Okay. So things are weird between us, we're technically not together anymore okay yeah whatever, but we agreed to not let it ruin our friendship. I'm still your best friend and I don't like seeing my best friend sad. Talk to me."

Lucas sighed and brushed a hand through his hair, his head was hurting and his face felt hot from the heightened stress levels.

"I just feel exhausted and just there's a lot going on for me right now, so I guess it's all just stressing me out, I don't really wanna think about it," he explained.

Chaehyun knew what it was like to just want to forget about the stress, so he didn't pry or force a detailed answer. Lucas had trusted him with at least something and he was going to respect that.

"You need a uh- a bro hug?"

Lucas raised an eyebrow. "A bro hug?"

Chaehyun nodded and shrugged his shoulders. "I mean, we might not be together romantically right now so like we're dudes, besties again? Bros. A bro hug."

"Yeah bro!" Lucas suddenly gained a bit of energy and opened his arms.

Chaehyun laughed loudly and the two shared a special 'bro' hug. Patting each other's back, they both knew that this is what they needed. It was a silent way of telling each other that no matter what happens then they would be okay. Both together and individually.

If they didn't get back together and remained friends it was a silent reminder that they would be okay.

When things are tough, it was a reminder that it was okay.

It was just a way of telling each other that no matter what everything would be okay.

"See, look at that smile." Chaehyun poked Lucas's cheek as he smiled. "You wanna know what that is?"

"Tell me."

Chaehyun gave a knowing smile. "That's the power of the bro hug."

"THE BRO HUG!" Lucas exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air earning a laugh from Chaehyun.

A huge weight had been lifted off of both of their shoulders. If anything, Chaehyun had been more worried about losing Lucas as a whole in the small period where they had been avoiding each other, but now he felt assured because no matter what happened between them, he now knew that it would be okay.

Throwing an arm around Lucas's shoulder, Chaehyun led him towards the door.

"You wanna go run around and scream the building down or should we go get muffins instead to cheer you up?"

Lucas grinned. "Both."

The two shared a knowing grin. "I like the way you think."

Together, they left the dressing room and passed their curious members. It wasn't until they were out of sight did they take off running and start screaming extremely loudly.

"Looks like the iconic duo is back," Kun sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Iconic duo?" Questioned Xiaojun.

"Back when they were just best friends, they would run around the building and just cause chaos, when they began dating they became more lovely- still chaotic, just more romantic. So it looks like they've decided to return to their old ways," Taeyong explained.

"Is anyone gonna stop them before they hurt their vocal cords?" Asked Hendery.

"Nope. This is the first normal thing that had happened in a while and I wanna cherish it," Kun told them.

And so, with the distanced yelling, the boys went on with their day. 

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ill be honest, ive missed the best friend dynamic that luchlan had 😭 i really enjoyed writing this chapter. 

thank you so much for reading, this wasn't proofread but i hope you enjoyed anyway.

you're greatly appreciated 💚

— blue x