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As he put up a poster in the alleyway, he remembered something that happened last year. His leg was injured, yet for some reason he went for a walk. He was texting Daehyun at the time, and when the vampire found out, he told him to stop and wait for him. So that's what he did. In the middle of the alleyway, he stopped and sat down. Before he knew if Ganji had jumped into his lap. They had found him. Daehyun helped him to the car and drove them home.

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "I love you, too, Baek."
"I...that's the reason?" To say Daehyun was stunned was an understatement. This whole time, he'd never realized that was why the human skipped town and then moved out of his home. Now, he understood. "Baekhyun, you should've told me! Do you know how ty I felt when you just, like, vanished without letting anyone know? And I also felt like when you went and lived with Seora instead of me. I thought I'd done something wrong, but I couldn't figure it out."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "No more being depressing." Baekhyun repeated with a soft smile. "I love you."
"Yes.." He answered, lowering his head. "I was jealous. My jealousy is kind of the reason I left town without telling anyone last year.. I-.. Well, I needed to get away. To clear my head. We weren't together, and at that point I thought we never would be, so I had no right feeling the way I did.. When I came back, I moved back into the hotel thinking it would be better for our friendship and your relationship with Youngjae, or Seora, or whoever you wanted.."

@hyunjin h。ᵒⁿ-ᵃ-ʰᵉˡˡᵉᵛᵃᵗᵒʳ Stalking down the alleyway, Youngwoo often took this shortcut as a way to avoid the bustling main street where humans had a tendency of knocking into him left and right, making him victim to the harsh visions of their deaths. Some were gentle, other not so much. It was a bit much, so whenever Youngwoo went to the bar for a few drinks, instead of taking a cab or walking the main street, he would duck into this dark little nook to get back to his apartment. Tonight was as uneventful as the entire week prior. Some people, dark shadows, making out or worse, muffled noises one tried to drown out. Some shadows seemed to stare back but none dared approach a man like Youngwoo. As he came towards the end of the alley, he could hear, and see, something that finally caught his attention. A young man, a human, was being cornered by something cold, and humanoid. One look was enough to tell Youngwoo that the human was prey for this thing, and while he'd learned a long time ago to not interfere in the natural course of death, he acted on instinct this time, and grabbed the naga by the scruff of his neck, yanking him away from the human with a growl. "Not tonight, snake. Get the out of here." Youngwoo snarled at the spooked creature, and shoved him back into the shadows before looking at the human. For a moment, he was struck by surprise. "Hyunnie." He said bluntly, when he realized it was his friend from the chat app still open on the phone in his free hand. "Are you okay?"

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "I- okay, okay. I don't...want to talk about this anymore because it's only going to make the both of us upset. We won't worry about leaving each other, only unless it happens, which I don't plan on it happening, so yeah! No more being depressing."
The vampire blinked twice. "You were jealous of those two? I mean, I tried to share my time equally, but yeah, he lived with me for a bit. Though, so did you. So doesn't that make everything even? And you're also living with me now! Youngjae had my bed while I was on the couch. He was too stubborn to let me sleep with him. And no, I don't think I did..."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Baekhyun frowned. "Then well have to deal with it.. But, Dae, I don't want to leave you and I don't want you to leave me. Obviously I'll let you if it's what you really want, but- I just hope that never happens, you know? That the most we'll ever need is a little space for a short while or something. That can be done without us breaking up."
"Yea, we did. That's why I was jealous of them. You did spend time with all of us, pretty equally I think. Well, except for the fact that Youngjae lived with you. Sleeping in your bed and everything. Did you ever sing him to sleep like you did with me?"

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "You say that now...but what if there's ever a day that that happens?" Daehyun mumbled, clearly upset over the possibility of the human telling him to go away. "I mean, yeah, and obviously I agree because I said it. I'm friendly with everyone, but I think you, Seora, and Youngjae became the closest to me in a short amount of time."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I won't ever want you gone." He smiled. "But of course I'll do the same for you. If you really, really want me gone, I'll leave. I hope that never happens though. Like you said, we clicked in the beginning. It's like we were meant to be."

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "I know, and I believe you. The same goes for me. I'm not ever going to leave you unless you really want me gone. But that's the only condition." He replied, then gave a single nod. "We definitely were. We've been friends since the very beginning...we just clicked so well."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I'm always going to be here, with you. I told you before we got together that I wouldn't leave you, and I meant that. Both as your friend, and now as your boyfriend." Baekhyun chuckled lightly. "Nobody can say we weren't friends first."

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "It turns out that I didn't want just anyone, though. I wanted you, and Seora, but you're the one who's still here, Baek. You haven't left, and I'm grateful for that. But you know what? You two will always be the closest friends I have because if there's one thing I know about relationships, it's that you have to be friends first. A romantic relationship, a /true/ romantic relationship, can't happen without first being friends."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I'm glad I never gave up too. Life just wouldn't be the same if I did." The statement was obvious, but he still felt like it had to be said. "You might be a simple vampire, but so many people have liked you. You could have had almost anyone. I feel really lucky."

@ʰ ⁰⁹³⁰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "I apologize for being so clueless. I really wish I had noticed sooner because then I wouldn't have kept you waiting for so long. But, I'm really, really glad that you didn't ever give up. We wouldn't be here right now if you had." Daehyun said, smiling a little. "I wonder when you'll start believing it. But when you say that, it makes me sound like some celebrity that fell in love with you, when all I am is just a simple vampire."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I do. I really do." He answered. "I don't regret anything either."
Baekhyun nodded. "Yes.. I experienced that. Those nerves. That feeling of being an idiot. I felt it all. I felt that before I directly confessed to you too.. You see, I tried hinting at it a few times, but you never got it. Our friends picked up on my feelings for you and...I remember people trying to hint at it, but it just went right over your head." He chuckled. "I'm pretty sure I was told to give up a few times.. But I didn't and here we are. I still can't believe it. You fell for me."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "You think so?" The vampire asked before he pursed his lips as he thought it over. "Of course, I didn't tell you that I loved you only because you confessed to me first. You and Seora both were able to teach me about my feelings, and I finally realized that yes, I love you both. I don't regret anything." Daehyun smiled. "I most definitely would have been nervous about being the first to confess, especially because I would feel like an idiot if you didn't feel the same...Did you experience that when you confessed to me?"

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "We'd still be together." Baekhyun answered sounding confident. "Even if I hadn't confessed when I did, I believe we would still be together. You said you love me. That's not because I confessed to you. I have always believed you would figure things out, and you did. You fell in love with me, Daehyun. I'd like to believe that if I hadn't confessed, you would have."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "No, I'm going to feel bad. I never put two and two together until recently because you directly confessed to me. What if that didn't happen? I still might not be aware!" Daehyun exclaimed, frustrated with himself and his own ignorance. "I won't mention anything to her. But that doesn't make everything 'okay'."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "Don't feel bad. Please. I didn't tell you to make you feel bad. And don't tell Seo I told you. I don't know how she'd feel about me telling you.. She might be fine with it, but please don't.. I don't want to cause any problem."

@ʰ ⁰⁷³¹ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ The vampire sat quietly and listened to his boyfriend's explanations of the struggles and confusion he'd been through in regard to his feelings almost the entire time they've known each other. Daehyun bit down on his lower tier, starting to feel guilty since Baekhyun really had waited for him for a long period of time, and for most of it, he'd been completely oblivious to the human's interest in him. He was obviously now aware of Seora's feelings since they were dating, but...did Youngjae like him, too, before he left? Daehyun remained silent for the rest of the time his boyfriend spoke and even a few moments afterward. Finally, he murmured out, "I had no idea this was even going on...But now, I feel horrible because it took me so long and you guys were probably hurting since I wasn't reciprocating anything...and I was so dumb-" He took a deep breath. "I'm so sorry, Baek."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "Yea, I remember. I spent months listening to that. Questioning myself. Having others question me. What I thought I saw made me question more.." He admitted. "Seora, of course. There was always something between you two. It made me so jealous.. But like I said, it wasn't just her. I'm not saying I expected you to date two people at once, just that I was pretty sure you liked two.. The other was Youngjae.. Don't know if you'll remember but I edited a lot of your posts to each other.. How you were with both of them.. It was hard not to think you liked them. When they logged on, I felt like you didn't see me.. Back when I had only started falling for you, I tried to focus on others. Kinda hoped that I would fall for them since I felt like you would never like me. But anyone I thought I might be a little interested in.. Well, there was always something that changed that... You though.. You were always there. Eventually I gave in. I accepted that my feelings for you weren't going away like others had before, and I tried to not get jealous when you went out with someone else. Seora and I spoke and I found out that she thought you wouldn't pick her. We both thought you would pick the other, if not someone else. All of this happened long before I told you I liked you."

@ʰ ⁰⁷³¹ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Wait- first of all, I didn't know what feelings were like a few months ago, remember? How could I have liked someone without even knowing...? But even so- who did you think that I liked?" Daehyun asked, trying to wrack his brain for possible people that his boyfriend could be thinking of.

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Baekhyun looked over when he thought he heard Daehyun mumble something. Seeing the older focused on the road, he brush that thought aside and decided to just tell him what he had promised to. "Well, em.." His eyes forced on Ganji. "I thought you wouldn't have feelings for me, because I thought you had feelings for someone else..and I don't mean Seora. Actually, I do.. But not just her.. Another guy.."

@ʰ ⁰⁷³¹ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Oh, right. I almost forgot about that. But yes please- I want you to tell me." Daehyun replied as he buckled his seatbelt. "We can discuss it during the drive to my place."
Glancing over at his pup for a second, he mumbled a quiet 'lucky dog' before turning his eyes back to the road. Ganji was excited for both the extra attention and the fact that his uncle was going to be staying over. After all, he got a little lonely when Daehyun went to work.

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ The answer he received brought a smile to his face. "It makes me happy knowing that you are enjoying this experience. I'm enjoying it too." His smile faltered and his voice lowered. "I promised I would tell you why I thought you wouldn't have feelings for me..and the people I noticed that liked you.. Do you want me to tell you now, or..?"
"That's true." He agreed with a smile as he got into the car. "It wouldn't really be fair if you got mad at me." Once Ganji was on his lap he started to pet the dog. "Mhm~ He was. He's going to get lots of kisses and cuddles and treats for helping."

@ʰ ⁰⁷³¹ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "It's because I like being with you," The vampire instantly responded. "We could be just laying in bed, not speaking at all, and that would make me super happy because it's with /you/. You're forgetting that I haven't dated anyone until just over a month ago when you, Seora, and I became a thing. This is...a new experience for me, and I'm really enjoying it."
"I suppose I did! And don't worry about it. I kind of just told you to stop...and you listened to me, so, how could I be mad?" As soon as Daehyun got close enough, he unlocked his car and moved to help his boyfriend into the passenger's side. Ganji didn't waste any time before he hopped up onto the human's lap, eagerly wagging his tail. "He really was a good boy."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "You seem happier when I say you can carry me, and drive me places. Same with paying for things. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, cause it's not, but.. Are you sure you want that? The reason I'm asking is because back home I saw couples like that. Well, not exactly like that.. It was more kinda like 'Oppa~ I'm hungry~ Buy me food.', 'Oppa~ I'm bored! Let's do something~', 'Oppa~ Drive me to the mall.', 'Oppa~ It's heavy~ Carry it.', basically the girl was constantly whining and wanting things and the guy would do it, but he didn't look happy. The first few times he looked alright with it, but then it was like his girlfriend become too..needy? I don't know. Maybe it's a bad example. That was a straight human couple I knew."
"You picked the perfect random spot then." He chuckled. "I'm sorry I couldn't be more descriptive about where I was. I knew you would find me though. And Ganji~ You were the best boy! Thank you for leading your Daddy to me."

@ariana g。ᵖʳᵉᵗᵗʸᶦⁿᵖᶦⁿᵏ Chanyeol's expression turned to one of surprise the more Ariana explained, not expecting the backstory to all of this to be so deep. His heart hurt for her since he, too, had a very rough past, so it was easier for him to relate and empathize with the other werewolf. ", dude. That all sounds like one big mess. But- you were only defending yourself, so from a legal aspect, I hardly think you could end up in prison for the death of your father. And if I'm being honest, the bastard had it coming to him." He told her, extending an arm out so he could give her shoulder a gentle squeeze. "Now, with this pack...do they know that you're the one responsible for killing their leader?"

@chanyeol p。ʳᵉᵃˡ-ᵖᶜʸ It was reassuring at the very least to know she had someone looking out for her. The only person she could trust deserved to know the whole truth. “I.. when i was little i watched my father kill my mother, I wasn’t supposed to see but i did, never one to listen. I was so frightened by him and i done everything he asked but it was because of him i started learning self defense. Then, one night when i was seventeen, he came into my room. He was absolutely drunk out of his mind and he tried to touch me.” At that point Ariana was looking at the ground, lips pressed together as she recalls that very night, “.. had a knife on my night stand, it was small but it I guess size doesn’t matter when you stab someone in the chest 27 times in a fit of rage. I was so scared and i packed duffle bags of cash and fled. The thing is my dad.. is a very influential pack leader. My family goes back generations of influential and powerful wolves- the Grande family. The pack thought i was kidnapped and I thought they stopped looking but a week ago i ran into one of them. They saw me. And now they’re looking.”

@ariana g。ᵖʳᵉᵗᵗʸᶦⁿᵖᶦⁿᵏ He heard rustling off to one side and immediately zeroed in on a large garbage bin, ready to protect himself if necessary, but relaxed once he saw who it was. “Hey. You don’t have to thank me. Remember you said that if I needed you, you would come in a flash? Well, I’m doing the same.” He said. “So...uh, what’s going on then? Is someone after you for this murder?”

@chanyeol p。ʳᵉᵃˡ-ᵖᶜʸ Ariana sat crouched next to a dumpster in the shadows waiting for her friend. She feels like utter for putting him in such a position but she trusted no one else, as selfish as it is. She crouched further upon hearing footsteps only to be soothed by the familiar voice. “Yeollie pop,” she answers in response, standing up revealing herself. “Hi, thank you for coming.”