"It was he who made fun of my dreams and trampled them. Nobody took me seriously, but I thought he would encourage me. We were pretty close at the time and maybe I was a little in love with him. I had a big crush anyway. But he was the worst. It destroyed me."
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And even though he had long apprehended the party when Kyungsoo had slipped the idea, Jongin was delighted to meet his friends, a feeling that seemed totally reciprocal. "Niniii! Kyungsoo! Hi !! -Shut up Baek, we said we should not scare them!”
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Jongin laughed when he saw Jongdae running after Baekhyun who had just sticked his tongue out at him. His friends were a breath of fresh air. They were simple, funny, welded, friendly. Jongin really didn’t know why he had lost so much time away from them.
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Why he had shut himself up in his loneliness and pain, why he had let Taemin gnaw his mind so much. And why would it have continued for days if he hadn’t crossed Kyungsoo’s road. Jongin didn’t have those answers. But he expected not to have to ask them to himself again.
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Kyungsoo was rather silent about the beginnings, not being the most extrovert man on the planet. But he wasn’t totally closed, unlike his first days on the island. He was attentive to what the boys were doing, saying, making a real effort to adapt to this band.
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He learned to light and maintain the fire with Chanyeol, since Jongin, Jongdae and Baekhyun seemed more busy trying to dig seats in the sand, but playing more than anything else. From the corner of his eye, Kyungsoo saw Jongin smile, with his lips and eyes.
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A goal that his conscience had fixed and filled every day. They barely had time to start frying the fish that Sehun arrived, seeming victorious while he was using beer packs like dumbbells, acclaimed by his friends.
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It was like the good old days, but with a different feeling, since Kyungsoo was there, making things better. This evening promised to be perfect, nothing on the horizon to come to disturb things. Well, it was before Sehun jumped up, remembering something.
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"Hey, don’t eat everything, let's leave some for Taemin!" The name sounded unpleasant to Jongin, who turned his head to his friend. "Sorry ? -I met him when I came, he asked me what I was doing with my beers so I invited him."
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Jongin remained frozen, staring at Sehun with his mouth open. Everyone felt the discomfort that was passing, especially Chanyeol, who put a hand on Jongin's shoulder. "Nini, if you don’t want to see him, I'll tell him to leave. -No no, it's good ... I don’t care."
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Sehun realized that he had just made a mistake, feeling guilty. Jongin was just starting to hang out with them again, and he was making things complicated for him. "Sehun, seriously, why did you do that, no one likes this guy. -I know Baek, but ... I thought I was doing well.. "
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Jongin frowned, not understanding his reasoning. And he wasn’t the only one. "I'm sorry Nini, I didn’t think ... he told me that things were much better between the both of you. So I thought you’ll be happy happy to have him here, that we could make an effort."
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Kyungsoo was the only one to notice how Jongin's fist contracted. He tried not to interfere too much in the conversion, not knowing enough about the relationship they had with this Taemin. But the guy didn’t tell him anything good.
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"I saw him the other day and told him I had forgiven him. He hasn’t let me go since. And I'm not sure I want to include him again in my daily life... " Jongin sighed, resting his chin on his lap. "It's probably up to me to make an effort. He may have changed."
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These words sounded even more false than Taemin himself. No matter how hard he tried to convince himself, Jongin, like everyone else, knew very well that he haven’t change. Taemin had always been someone unhealthy, and now that he was no longer blinded by love, Jongin feared him.
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But tonight, he didn’t wanna fight, make a scandal and spoil his mood for the evening. He wasn’t alone, he was probably going to be able to cope so that he wouldn’t have to say a word to him. Sehun, to be forgiven, swore to manage Taemin so that his presence would be forgotten.
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"Hey. -Hey ... -Don’t worry about him. -I’m not worrying at all. -Liar. There’s a small, anxious fold between your eyebrows, just here." Jongin saw Kyungsoo's finger approaching him to lean on his forehead, making him laugh.
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"Ok ok, maybe I'm a little bit worry. -We aren’t here for that. This guy isn’t worth that you feel anything for him. Even rancor." Looking Kyungsoo in the eyes, Jongin nodded. Kyungsoo had the words. Orally and in writing.
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"You’re right. Beer? -I never say no to a good beer. -I don’t like beer. -How? Is it even possible? -What is supposed to be impossible is to like something so shitty... -I thought we were made to get along ... -Do you change your mind just for that?"
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In a few seconds, Kyungsoo had managed to make Jongin smile again, to rekindle that joyful, playful flame deep in his eyes. It was surprising, and seeing this, Chanyeol could almost feel jealousy, very incapable of such a feat.
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But observing them from his place, Chanyeol was able to perceive this little thing in addition, this different aura that emanated between them. What Kyungsoo and Jongin themselves probably weren’t able to feel consciously for now. But there was something.
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Forgetting his fears and resentment, Jongin continued to enjoy his evening, hoping that Taemin wouldn’t come every minute that passed. But yet, less than an hour after Sehun's announcement, the famous neighbor arrived, more handsome and arrogant than ever.
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Jongin didn’t look at him for more than half a second, then resumed his discussion with Jongdae and Kyungsoo, letting Taemin try to win Chanyeol's good grace with a bottle of whiskey, probably stolen from his father's cellar.
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But his masquerade lasted only a moment before he reached them, shaking hands with Jongdae and then Kyungsoo with a big smile. Jongin had started to reach out too, but Taemin ignored his hand, preferring to pull Jongin to him for a familiar hug. Disgusting.
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"Nice, your little party on the beach. It's funny, I don’t remember you mentioning this to me when we saw each other earlier. -We planned this at the last minute. -I see. I was lucky to meet Sehun not long after, then."
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And at these words, Jongin realized that things weren’t going to happen as he would have liked. Without answering, he took his place next to Kyungsoo. Sehun arrived quickly, trying to get his plan going. "Ah, Taemin, come see, I'll need some advice, for my motorbike..."
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Taemin seemed upset, having not had time to talk more. But Jongin realized that it was only postponed with the look Taemin gave him just before moving away with Sehun. "I didn’t remember why we don’t like him. But I remember very well now."
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Jongin smiled in response to what Jongdae had said, and resumed the evening as if nothing had happened. Taemin's presence wasn’t going to change anything. His friends were there, Kyungsoo was there, nothing else was to count. Especially not him.
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Sehun really put all his energy into taking care of Taemin, secretly even hoping to get him drunk with his stories to the point where he wants to go home. For nearly an hour, he stuck the mechanic, talking passionately about his motorbike, without having to force himself.
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But he noticed that often Taemin only listened to him in one ear, and his eyes stared at Jongin most of the time. But Jongin's eyes never met his, the young man being too busy playing with Jongdae, or talking with Kyungsoo.
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After a while, Taemin was tired of seeing Jongin ignore him so much, to see him smile so sincerely at this tourist coming from nowhere. "And so you see, sometimes, when I'm in a bend, I get the impression that there's a little noise, like “clac clac clac” ... Taemin?"
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