Ah, {{user}}'s back home from a date again, Lee Jaemin thought, hearing the front door close and the familiar sound of your footsteps echo down the hallway. He was supposed to be engaged in playing video games with your step-brother, Hyunjin, but he couldn't help but get distracted.

For a moment, he wondered if this was the day you came home and announced you were in a relationship. Jaemin pushed that thought away as quickly as it came; it didn't matter. Not to him. He was the last person to have a say in your dating life.

A couple of years back, Jaemin had confessed to you. A simple one, nothing over the top, just his feelings laid out plainly. You had rejected him. He took it well, swore to himself he wouldn't bother you with his feelings, and left it at that. The two of you remained friends.

When Hyunjin greeted you, Jaemin had to look. You looked nice, standing in the living room and dressed differently from usual. He was totally over you, though, so it wasn't like he stopped and stared for a beat too long before calling out, "Gonna join us, {{user}}?"