Jeno purses his lips as he watches Jaemin walk back in to the living room and places a tray of tea on the coffee table.

"May I ask you a favor?" Jaemin looks up at that and blinks slowly. He then leisurely sits down on the wooden chair across from Jeno and makes himself comfortable.

Taking his cup of tea, he nods for Jeno to get on with it alongside saying, "and what may that be, pretty boy?"

It's obvious enough for Jeno to realize Jaemin is low-key teasing him.

And it is probably obvious enough for the pink haired boy to see that Jeno is in need of help on this challenge– to which wasn't supposed to be one in the first place.

They both know Jeno couldn't do this on his own– it is "breaking rules" for goodness sake, Jeno can barely stay up pass 10 at night without telling his mom first.

And this morning is literally just another example that he needs someone to guide him on the wild side.

It really isn't a wild side for most people– I mean come on, even toddlers are able to stay up more than him; his nephew for example.

But for Jeno's point of view, it's definitely something new.

Quite frankly, he has thought about doing something reckless at times, but that's are all just his imagination. He doesn't have the guts to get on with it.

"So... I wanted to ask if.... If..." Jeno fiddles with the hem of his shirt before continuing. "If you could...help me."

"Again?"

Jeno flinches at Jaemin's tone and immediately backs down, "I mean, you don't have to– I just... I thought... Since..."

"Sweetheart, I was kidding." Jaemin lets out a laugh at the reaction he had gotten.

He inwardly pats himself on the shoulder for doing such a good job on teasing the raven haired boy.

"But what do you need this time?"

"With the... Challenge..."

Jaemin then felt bad and softens up, placing the tea cup down on the coffee table and sighs. "You know, you don't have to do this if you don't want to. We were just teasing you, pretty boy."

He thought he could convince Jeno on putting a stop to this if he's just forcing himself, because if that's the case... Jaemin thinks he can't help him.

Not like that.

It makes him feel bad, especially when he cares and likes Jeno so much, and he has seen what type of person he is.

He doesn't want Jeno to do it to prove to others. But to prove to himself on what he can do.

He wants Jeno to know what he himself wants. To discover things while at it.

However, the raven haired boy himself seems stubborn about it... Once again.

Shaking his head, Jeno firmly responds. "I do want to do this," he emphasizes, hoping Jaemin gets his point. "I just don't know how."

"You don't know how, or you need moral support?"

"Both." He instantly answers in the next second.

Jaemin chuckles at his perseverance, quite adoring at a little bit. Just not all the time when it's getting concerning.

"Well, sweetheart. There's a lot you need to know and get use to." He lilts with his head tilting to the side.

Jeno purses his lips as he nods curtly, "I know... Donghyuck said I missed out on a lot of things."

"Well... Not really if you're not up to going through detention–"

"Ha?!"

"Chill! That's why I'm bringing it up to make sure." Jaemin flinches and held his hands up in the air.

Jeno relaxes just a tad bit but was still frowning. "Now, may I ask." He looks up when Jaemin starts talking again.

"Why are you asking me for help? I thought Donghyuck had your back? Or maybe Mark and Yangyang." Little did the raven haired boy know, Jaemin guessed as to why already.

Jeno averts his gaze as his cheeks slowly turn beetroot red. While he was trying to figure out how to tell Jaemin the reason for his sudden approach, the latter beat him to it.

But not exactly the correct answer.

"Do you..." Jaemin then exaggerates a loud gasp that has Jeno looking at him weirdly in return. He leans in as if what he's about to say next is confidential.

Well, if it was real... Maybe it could be.

"Don't tell me... You have a crush on me, pretty boy."

"What?! No!" Jeno shrieks, staring at him with wide eyes looking very scandalized.

Jaemin stifles back an upcoming loud laugh, snorting instead as he raises a fist up to his mouth as an attempt to cover it. Somehow.

"I didn't know you like me back, guess my charms worked in the end, isn't that right, darling?" He continues to tease regardless of Jeno's whines.

"It's not funny!"

"Of course it isn't, your feelings towards me will never be a joke." Grinning in silly as Jeno was practically fuming at this point.

The raven haired boy covers his face and groans, "shut up! Or I'm... I'm..."

The tattoo artist across from him raises a brow, but his lips were grinning in amusement.

"Or what?"

"I'm throwing this pillow at you!" Jeno takes a cheap ass pillow beside him, and aims for Jaemin instantly.

However, the tattoo artist giggles and shakes his head. "You're so cute, Jeno."

"Shut your mouth, you sadist!"

Jaemin tsks and shakes his head as he stands up, "such naughty words, darling."

He walks over to where Jeno was and towers over the younger boy, he bites his lower lip when he sees the clear nervousness Jeno's failing to hide.

"But all jokes aside, I will help you." He says.

"Really?" Jeno's eyes were practically sparkling with hope and wonder all at the same time.

Nodding, Jaemin hums as he shrugs his shoulders, "more way to spend time with you, am I right?"

Before Jeno could retort anything back, he gasps and tries to lean so far away from Jaemin when the latter abruptly places a hand beside his head and leans in.

Basically trapped him in the corner of the small couch.

"I just don't want to make sure you're all in on this, like you really want to do it."

"...yeah..." Jeno whispers, gulping nervously due to the close proximity.

"Good." Jaemin smirks before whispering back, "by the way, you do realize this sounds like we're about to fuck."

He then moans in pain when Jeno instinctively kicks him on the crotch. "What the fuck do you have something with kicking me on the dick?!"

"Stop being a perv and maybe I'll stop too!" Jeno yells and starts smacking him with the pillow he's been gripping tightly this entire time.

"Shit! I'm sorry!" Jaemin winces when Jeno lands one last hit on him. "If you keep doing this, I won't be able to fuck you–"

"DO YOU WANT TO GET HIT AGAIN?!"