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Yeonjun and Soobin still won't speak to each other.
The younger members exchange worried looks at the way they're obviously avoiding each other, the way they skirt around each other and hang onto the others. They won't even sit next to each other, and no one knows what happened but they refused to even make eye contact.
It's Christmas Eve, and Kai gets increasingly pouty because he loves the holidays and he loves his hyungs, but it's no fun if two of them won't even acknowledge each other's presence.
He hums, observant as ever, when he notices Soobin's jaw clench, grip tightening around his drink when Yeonjun pretends to kiss Beomgyu, the latter squealing and running away.
"Kai-yah," Taehyun murmurs, "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
"Yeah." Kai frowns when Soobin puts his hand on Beomgyu's thigh, grinning at him like they share a secret. Yeonjun watches, hurt, as Soobin and Beomgyu bow their heads, whispering to each other. "Are they really using our boyfriend to make each other jealous?"
"You know how stupid they are," Taehyun snorts. "As if that'd ever work."
"Hm… you're right, Taehyunnie. That would never work." Taehyun sits up, shaking his head when he sees the wheels turning in Kai's brain.
"Kai," he warns, "No. We're not going to interfere, remember?" Kai ignores his warning, already planning on a way to force his hyungs to interact and fix their shit, because he refuses to spend Christmas with five of his most favourite people if they won't even talk to each other.
He grabs Beomgyu's hand and drags him over to where he and Taehyun are sitting.
"Guys," he whispers, "I have a plan."
"This isn't going to work," Beomgyu mutters. Taehyun giggles. Kai ignores both of them, continuing.
"We're gonna hang up insane amounts of mistletoe everywhere and make 'em kiss."
"A horrible plan, really."
"It's a good idea!" he insists. "Once they kiss they'll realise how stupid they're being and figure out that they're in love!"
"Your plan to date us was pretty bad too, y'know," Taehyun mutters. "Flirt with us till we got tired of it? You're so dumb."
"It worked, though," Kai counters. "I have two boyfriends now!"
Beomgyu grins. "You know what? I'm in."
"Yes!"
"Oh god, no."
"Alright. Operation Get-Yeonbin-Together commences tomorrow at the Christmas party. Let's go!"
"What are you guys talking about?" Yeonjun calls, apparently just noticing the three of them huddling together and whispering.
"Nothing!" Taehyun calls back innocently. "Hey, pour me another cup of that weird grape drink? Thanks."
Beomgyu and Kai look at Taehyun with surprised grins. He responds by flicking the two of them on their foreheads.
*
"Jesus Christ, why is there mistletoe everywhere?" Is the first thing Yeonjun asks when he gets home.
"Who knows," Soobin mutters, pushing past him to get through the front door. Yeonjun frowns, letting him go by.
"Yikes," Beomgyu whispers, watching the two eldest brush past each other, apparently intent on not speaking for another day. "Ice cold."
"Not on my watch," Kai whispers back. "Operation Get-Yeonbin-Together is a go!" He stands, waving at both of them. "Thanks for buying the drinks for us, hyungie!"
"No problem, Kai-ah." Yeonjun hands over the plastic bag filled with drinks, looking around. "You guys really… added a lot of mistletoe to the decorations."
"I think it's nice," Kai chirps, leaning over to kiss Yeonjun on the cheek. At his surprised look, he points upwards, where, sure enough, mistletoe is hanging.
When Taehyun walks past them, heading for the kitchen, Kai grabs his arm, spins him around, dips him and presses a kiss against his lips. Taehyun lets out a surprised squeak, cheeks flushing red. Kai grins and lets him go.
"Disgusting," Yeonjun snorts, sitting down on the couch and opening a can of coke.
"He's gonna swallow his words by the end of today," Beomgyu grins, kissing Kai gently. "You're a genius. Now we also have an excuse to kiss Taehyun all the time."
"I know. Killing two birds with one stone." Kai rubs his hands together. "Let's go!"
*
A few hours later, Soobin is pressing a kiss against Taehyun's cheek, pointedly ignoring Yeonjun's pout. It seems like all of them have exchanged kisses for Yeonjun and Soobin, and Kai decides that not-so-subtly hanging mistletoe everywhere isn't enough.
"Hyungs!" Kai chirps, pointing at the area above Yeonjun and Soobin's heads. It's a tiny miracle in itself that they're even sitting next to each other. "There's mistletoe above your heads, you gotta kiss!"
Taehyun and Beomgyu exchange an excited look as Yeonjun blinks and Soobin casually shifts away the slightest bit.
"Oh, come on. Everyone's kissed except for the two of you," Kai whines.
"Exactly!" Beomgyu pipes up. "Look!" He kisses Taehyun, then Kai, grinning at his hyungs. "See? Your turn."
"I- I don't know, guys," Soobin says weakly.
Yeonjun snorts. "What, are you scared?"
Soobin scowls at him. "No, I'm just making sure you won't chicken out at the last second."
"Chicken out-" Yeonjun sputters, offended. "Fine! Bring it on!"
"Fine!"
"Good!" Yeonjun grabs his face and kisses him.
Kai hisses out a quiet victory, silently mouthing "I'm a genius!" Taehyun rolls his eyes and grabs both his boyfriends, dragging them out of the room.
Yeonjun and Soobin are too preoccupied with making out, Soobin grabbing Yeonjun's waist and lifting him onto his lap. Yeonjun squeaks against his mouth, looping his arms across Soobin's neck and opening his mouth to let his tongue slip in.
"Hyung," Soobin murmurs between kisses, "Are you still mad at me?"
"No," Yeonjun sighs. "No, not at all, Binnie. I'm sorry. Running away after you confess your undying love for me is, in retrospect, a pretty bad reaction."
"Okay, I didn't say undying or love. I said I liked you. Running away was still a bad answer."
"Is that why you guys weren't talking?!" They hear Beomgyu demand from outside the door. "That's so fucking stupid!"
A pair of voices shush him, and Taehyun shouts, "We aren't here, don't worry. Keep going!"
"I was just… scared of how much I felt for you," Yeonjun mumbles, pulling away. "I've liked you forever, and I was terrified. I'm sorry."
"Hey," Soobin says gently, tucking a lock of hair behind Yeonjun's ear. "It's okay. I forgive you." A grin makes its way across his face. "Even if you're an idiot."
Yeonjun snorts and shuts him up with a kiss.
"Merry Christmas!" Kai shouts from outside.