So I made a lil mistake.... Lmao uhm it's a project now not an assignment– IDK WHY I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I WAS RUSHING SMH

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"What's your project about?" Jaemin asks, enjoying his blueberry muffin he ordered. "Yangyang only told me you need help, and I'm apparently perfect for it."

Glancing at the raven haired boy across the table, he flashes him a wink that has him huffing back.

"It's about photography." Jeno mumbles, stirring his watermelon smoothie with his straw before leaning over to take a sip.

Humming, Jaemin gestures for him to continue. Listening carefully to what Jeno was saying as he explains all the details and criteria their teacher gave them ahead of time.

To be quite honest, Jeno was a little flustered that Jaemin was actually listening to his every word. Unlike others out there.

Once he finishes, Jaemin nods at him as he ponders in thought. When it takes a while for the elder boy to say something, Jeno grew impatient.

Sighing, he crosses his leg over the other under their shared table. "So?" His voice has Jaemin snapping up at him, frozen with his mouth full, not to mention messy.

"Can you help me or not?" Knitting his eyebrows together, a tad bit annoyed. Is Jaemin joking around with him or not? Does he have to do this alone instead?

Swallowing his food down, Jaemin nods his head and grabs a tissue. "Oh yeah, definitely. It's pretty easy for me but you honestly need a lot of help with this kind of thing."

"That's why I asked for your help, doofus." Jeno grumbles on his seat, still audible for Jaemin to hear.

It has the pink haired boy chuckling. "Calm down, pretty boy." He lilts, grabbing another blueberry muffin from the plate in the middle of their table.

"Anyways, about that owe–"

"I don't owe you anything." Jeno gets all defensive, trying to persuade Jaemin about this stupid owe to be postponed.

He doesn't know what the tattoo artist has in mind, he could order him to do something crazy and illegal for all he knows.

Don't blame Jeno, they're both mutuals with their friends; Jaemin literally fitting in with the other three as Jeno is still the sore thumb.

"Are you sure about that, sweetheart?" Jaemin tilts his head to the side, a brow raised challengingly. "In case you forgot, you kicked me in the balls, very painful by the way." He emphasizes with no shame.

Jeno immediately flushes by hearing that, it's not like he's one hundred percent innocent. It's just that it can be humiliating when speaking something so vulgar in public.

Jeno is a goody-two-shoes, not too innocent and pure. He knows cuss words and mature and explicit topics his friends joke or talk about on a daily.

He's just not the type to join in, a little still hidden in his shell. Though, there are very rare times he has let a cuss word tumble out of his mouth due to his overbearing emotions.

So he tries his best to shrug it off, pretending that the person he's with is one of his friends; because Na Jaemin is not his friend. Just someone he knows.

A friend of a friend in the same group, visibly having a dislike towards the elder boy.

"You, yourself even asked me if you could do anything as repayment for kicking me twice on the nuts." Jaemin shows his two fingers as he spoke.

"So, pretty boy. Want to talk about this agreement?" He smirks teasingly.

"What if I cancel this now, surely it isn't too late for that right?" Jeno rolls his eyes, angrily sipping his watermelon smoothie that's still cold, having him hiss afterwards due to the instant brain freeze.

Jaemin stifles back an upcoming snicker, due to already receiving Jeno's bad side with that usual defensive attitude pushing him away.

He blinks at him whilst slowly taking a bite out of his third blueberry muffin as if taunting the younger boy.

"I mean, it's up to you, really." Jeno visibly lights up from that, posturing straightened up until Jaemin continues to say.

"But you'll have to search for someone else to take my spot, and I can assure you, it's not that easy as it sounds. Besides, it'll probably waste your time to find the right person."

Jeno deflates like a balloon, frowning with his eyebrows together, creasing his forehead once again.

He ponders in thought for a while, Jaemin quietly finishing his muffin as he then moves on to his avocado smoothie.

"I'm just saying, by the way." He interjects Jeno's train of thought. "Like I said before, it's up to you. But I'm only pointing out the obvious consequences if you'll take this offer down."

Pursing his lips, Jeno gains the courage to word out how he felt. "I'm just thinking about your favor." Having Jaemin looking at him, puzzled.

"No offense, but I sincerely don't trust you. You could come up with anything–"

"You think lowly of me, I'm sad." Jaemin exaggerates a frown aimed at him.

"Well duh, you're like another version of my friends." Jeno hisses with a roll of his eyes.

The pink haired boy snorts, "they're my friends too, but okay." He lightly laughs, taking no offense to that. "But seriously, if that's what you're concerned about, it's okay."

He waits for Jeno to say something, patiently so. Almost done with his avocado smoothie, he chokes on the big slurp he went for when Jeno finally says something that was beyond his expectations.

"Fine, what do I have to do?" Sounding defeated and stressed at the same time, Jaemin genuinely feels bad for him.

Calming down from his fit of coughs, he gasps and breathes out. "You're agreeing to this?" Eyes wide as he bites back a grin. "Like no pressure or anyth–"

"Can you please just tell me what I have to do to repay you? Yes, I'm agreeing to this because I have no other choice." Jeno interrupts with a flat look on his pretty face.

Jaemin pouts, genuine this time. "Hey," voice now soft as he approaches the younger boy. "I'm just making sure. And I gave you options to cancel this if you don't want me to help you."

"You already convinced me. Can you not make me think so much about it again?" Jeno practically whines back.

There's a teasing glint in Jaemin's gaze as he smirks, "did my handsomeness convinced you?" Wiggling his eyebrows.

Jeno scrunched his nose, although the growing color pink on his cheeks says otherwise. "No, it was what you said. You had valid points, I sadly agree with them."

"Aww," Jaemin sighs jokingly in a defeated way. "But since you're sure about this–"

"Only because I don't have time to find someone else, I'm sure none of you will help me with that search anyway. All of us have stuff to do." Jeno shrugs his shoulders as he states.

Scoffing, Jaemin slides his glass to the side, out of the way as he places his arms on the table. "Well, pretty boy, what you have to do is simple."

"I already don't like the sound of this..." Jeno bites his inner cheek, restraining himself to storm off.

There's no turning back now, he needs this help for a stupid project he's not very good at. Even if the so-called help is from Na Jaemin out of all people.

"Relax, all you have to do is spend some quality time with me. Like, if I want us to hangout, you'd have to agree, no excuses unless it's actually reasonable."

And for the love of God does Jeno feel like screaming right now.

"It's a win-win situation, I'll help you with that project of yours and I get to hangout with you anytime in return besides project purposes." Jaemin continues to persuade him.

"Fine." Jeno manages to grumble out. "We have a deal."