The digital clock on the microwave glowing '1:04 AM' was the only real indicator of how late it actually was, given that the living room was still completely alive with low-key chaos.

The soft, blue tint from the TV screen illuminated your side of the room. You were slumped comfortably against the pillows, your legs stretched out while you lazily scrolled through your phone feed. Next to you, Ni-ki was completely relaxed, his head resting heavily back against the sofa cushions as his eyes drifted between a random movie playing on low volume and whatever TikTok was currently on his own phone screen. As your iconic best friend and partner-in-crime, he casually nudged your shoulder with his elbow, turning his screen so only you could see it.

"Hyung," Ni-ki murmured sleepily in a low whisper, his thumb pausing on the video. "Look at this dog. It literally has the exact same expression as Jake-hyung when he loses his wallet."

"Hey! I heard my name! I can literally hear you two!" Jake's voice instantly shot across the room, completely sharp despite his eyes being entirely glued to the main gaming monitor.

Over on the secondary couch, the gaming trio was in the absolute trenches. Heeseung was leaning so far forward he was practically sitting on the coffee table, his fingers moving at superhuman speeds over his controller. Sunghoon sat right next to him, his jaw tightly clenched, aggressively tapping his buttons in a silent, hyper-focused panic.

"Go left, go left—Heeseung-hyung, heal me, I'm literally one shot!" Sunghoon muttered under his breath, his knee bouncing anxiously as he aggressively mashed the buttons.

"I'm trying, I'm trying! Jake, cover the flank!" Heeseung yelled back in a harsh whisper, entirely invested in the match.

Meanwhile, a peaceful barrier of sanity existed over by the kitchen island. Jay was leaning against the counter, quietly nursing a glass of ice water while Jungwon sat on a barstool, swirling some leftover juice. The two of them were completely tuned out of the video game yelling, speaking in hushed, quiet tones about the upcoming practice schedule and what they wanted to order for lunch tomorrow.

Ni-ki let out a soft huff of amusement, entirely unbothered by Jake's shouting as a sudden, loud groan echoed from the gaming couch—meaning Sunghoon had definitely just died in the game. He shifted a little closer to you on the couch, shaking his head. "See? Tell me I'm wrong, Sunoo-hyung."

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you and ni-ki are best friends btw

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