ni-ki woke up with a throbbing headache.

when he opened his eyes, he was still half conscious- groaning as he sits on the bed. then, he noticed that he's wearing a different shirt. did jungwon help me get changed last night? or was it me? he can't remember.

he was about to stand up when he noticed something.

this... isn't my dorm.

riki looked around, trying to find something familiar but he hasn't seen this room before. it looks neat, and there's no sign of dirt anywhere. this room looks too organized, how did he end up here? am i still dreaming?

a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. the door opened, revealing the guy who was in the soccer team with his cousin, jake.

"ah, thank gods you're awake. i thought you died of alcohol poisoning." jay leaned on the wall. "sunoo already left because he has a class."

ni-ki feels like his brain's having a hard time processing what jay just said. why is he here? why is he talking to me? and more importantly, where the fuck am i?

jay seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, or maybe it's just evident on his face.

"don't fret, you slept in our apartment because you were too drunk last night." the older looks like he's containing his laughter. oh crap, i probably did something.

"i'm really sorry, i was not-"

"no, it's fine. although i think you should say that to sunoo- you puked all over his carpet, and he had to change your shirt too. in conclusion, he took care of you."

ni-ki chuckled mindlessly. he wanted to just jump on the nearest window and escape this situation. or better yet, he should just transfer. i can't even imagine how i'd face sunoo hyung. i fucked up.

jay whistled, enjoying the little crisis that ni-ki feels right now. it's fun to watch, especially with the stunt that the freshman pulled last night and the scene that unfolded in front of him.

"hyung-! i want to stay with hyung!"

"riki would you wake the fuck up?! let go of sunoo hyung!"

jay heard a little commotion outside of the apartment, so he opened the door- only to see sunoo trying to get away from ni-ki's embrace.

jungwon tried to pull his friend away from the sunbae, but ni-ki's not even budging.

"what the hell?" he heard heeseung whisper behind him.

sunghoon sighed. he looked like he was tired of what's happening. "you know what, just let the kid sleep here tonight. he seems to have glued himself to sunoo."

"what?! no!" sunoo protested while ni-ki is still back hugging him.

"look at him, do you think he can go back home at that rate? jungwon won't be able to handle him." sunghoon slightly pulled jungwon's arm. "we should leave, it's late already."

jungwon nodded, looking at ni-ki with slight embarrassment. "i'm really sorry sunoo hyung, please take care of my friend. thank you!"

after the two left, sunoo managed to force ni-ki to get inside- with the help of heeseung and jay. when they reached sunoo's room, the freshman puked on his carpet so he had no choice but to change the boy's shirt and throw the carpet into the laundry.

in the end, sunoo slept on jay's room with a frown on his face.

jay wished he took a video of the ruckus last night. it was worth to document, the tension in the air was too much for him to handle.

but the younger seems like he doesn't have any idea what he did.

"let's eat breakfast, sunoo cooked soup for your hangover." he glanced at ni-ki. "hurry up before i splash it on your face."

grinning, jay left the room and went straight to the kitchen. needless to say, he found his new form of entertainment.

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jay park @cornjay tweeted.

he fell asleep before we can even leave the apartment 😃

846 likes | 32 retweets

replies:

@simjake is that riki??? why is he with you and why does he look so wasted? 😶
↪@cornjay idk bro, maybe try asking your cousin bc i'm just the good samaritan here 🤷🏻‍♂️
@sunscript don't forget to give him medicine for his hangover, and i left his shirt at the coffee table
↪@cornjay you know you can also just dm me right?
↪@sunscript doesn't have difference anyways

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[ free trial in hell ]

jay:
hello helloooo
@sunoo your freshman has left the apartment without any harm 😗
he also drank the medicine and took his shirt back
i hope you're satisfied with my service 😁

sunoo:
sure
thanks jay
i hope you didn't scare him away

jay:
/gasp/
how dare u
i AM a good sunbae

sunghoon:
what's your point

jay:

i wasn't talking to you

sunghoon:
well now you are

jay:
i don't wanna deal with you rn
go away satan

sunghoon:
.....
anyways, where did ni-ki sleep last night? you didn't just leave him lying cold on the floor right
his friend was worried when we left yesterday

sunoo:
i wish i could
he slept on my room

heeseung:
and puked on his favorite carpet as well

jay:
if it wasn't for me, sunoo would have murdered an innocent civilian 🤧

sunoo:
nah
if i'll murder someone it would be you

sunghoon:
(1)
guess we'll find out who'll kill him first

heeseung:
(2) count me in

jay:
what did i even do to deserve such cold heartless friends 🥺

heeseung:

that's exactly the reason why you deserve us
you did nothing

jay:
wow okay thanks for being honest 💔
on the other hand
i think we have another one to add on the list lmao

sunghoon:
lol you noticed too?
i thought jeno was the last one
i guess it just keeps piling up

sunoo:
what the hell are y'all talking about

heeseung:
the list of people that likes you

sunoo:
you guys have a list?!

jay:
duh ofc
we don't wanna miss out on drama

heeseung:
it was mostly jay's idea

sunoo:
ok....
you know what jay
you're sleeping outside tonight

jay:

HEY THIS IS UNFAIR
THAT WAS A COLLECTIVE IDEA ISTG

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[ wonwon ]

wonwon:
RIKI
ARE U ALIVE

riki:
what the hell is that question
ofc i am

wonwon:
you stupid monkey
i will not let you anywhere near alcohol again
be thankful that sunoo hyung is kind enough to let you sleep at his apartment

riki:
yeah i know
but you should've just dragged my ass back to our dorm

wonwon:
ungrateful rat
do you want me to have back pains for the rest of my life
plus, i was about to do that
but sunghoon sunbae just pulled me out of there and made me go home
i had no choice 😪

riki:
whatever
i'm going to class now

wonwon:
k bye
let's have lunch tgt with hiyyih laterrr

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ni-ki is walking towards his last subject this morning. he wanted to skip the lecture, but he doesn't want his grades to be affected.

ah, my head feels like it's being pounded by hammer. he already drank medicine earlier, but it didn't help with his headache.

"ah, should i just go back to my dorm?" he murmurs, taking slower steps.

he doesn't have anyone to blame though. he brought this on himself. if he didn't stupidly chugged the whole bottle of soju, he wouldn't have ended up getting drunk and sleeping on his sunbae's apartment.

speaking of sunbae....

ni-ki halts as he sees sunoo's figure, leaning against one of the canopy's posts near his class room.

if i sprint as fast as i can away from him, would that save me from the another embarrassment that i'll probably do later?

yeah, no. that would just make me look more stupid.

"hey, nishimura."

the guy walked closer, stopping in front of him. "how are you feeling?"

"i'm..." i'm not good, please leave me alone. thanks- is what he wanted to say.

"i'm good, hyung. thank you for taking care of me and i'm really sorry for causing you too much trouble..."

sunoo laughs, his voice sounded like a soft tone on his ears.

"all's good, so don't worry about it." the older puts his hands inside the pockets of his hoodie. "but you should watch how much you drink, and don't do that again."

oh, he's lecturing me. but his voice still sounds so soft.

"o-okay sunoo hyung."

sunoo chuckled. "great, we're clear now. see you later at the headquarters for the meeting!"

and he was gone, just like that.

ni-ki sighed. he doesn't know why, but he feels slightly bothered.

bothered by the fact that the reason sunoo isn't annoyed by him is because he only sees him as the freshman who needs guidance, and nothing else.

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ok let's bet, how many people do y'all think are on sunoo's simps list and who are they? 🤔🤭