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the clock is ticking along with the sound of his grumbling stomach.
he's sitting at the dining table, awaiting the arrival of his guests.

he'd been so busy cleaning his messy house for the past 3 hours that he didn't even notice his friends were running late. 2 hours and 15 minutes late.

he pulls his sleeve up just enough for him to be able to take another glance at his watch before heaving out a long sigh. guess they're not showing up tonight, he thinks to himself as he gets up from his seat only to pause in his actions when he hears the sound of familiar voices outside his door.

about time. he perks up, a smile finding its way to his lips as he quickly makes his way towards the door. he opens it in a swift motion, instantly being greeted by the smiling faces of his friends.

"you guys made it" he grins as he motions for them to come in and guides them to the brightly lit dining room.

"we couldn't have missed it" jongdae says as he takes a seat next to him, his smile shining ever so brightly. sehun loves that about him, his energy is always amazing.

"how have you been?" he asks his friend, baekhyun, who reverses the question onto him instead of replying. he wants to tell them that he's great and that life has been doing him well but only sighs, because he knows that he can't lie to his friends. baekhyun nods understandingly along with jongdae, as chanyeol pats sehun's back as some sort of comfort.

"im better now that you guys are here, ive been feeling lonely lately" he admits, earning a grin from each one of his friends.

"we'll always be here" jongdae promises, making sehun smile in response. he knows that he'll never feel any happier than he is at this moment.

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