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the sound of the apartment door unlocking is what catches both you and jeonghan's attention. joshua's talking on the phone to seungcheol, having returned from getting some last-minute things for the dinner you three have planned, and neither of you move to greet him. it's too hot, and the only salvation you have from the heat is how cool the floor is against your skin. the most contact you can really take is the side of jeonghan's hand pressed lazily against your own (although if he held your hand, you wouldn't complain: it's a worthy sacrifice to have that little contact with him). a reminder that he's there next to you now, suffering. the AC is cranked as low as you think it can go, but both of you see the light on signalling that it needs the filter cleaned out...

"really?" joshua shifts a bag from one arm to the other as he looks down at you two. he lets out a sigh. "they're fine, cheol," he continues on to the kitchen. "just melting."

"tell him to bring us those ice cream bars he owes us!" jeonghan yells out.

you don't have to see joshua's face to know he's rolling his eyes at him. his back is still to you, and you crane your neck a little to catch a glimpse of him as he tells seungcheol he'll call him back another time. he hangs up, and the two of you listen to the sound of him unpacking the goods. you sink back onto the floor, shutting your eyes. the apartment could be cooler. but you're sleepy with midday fatigue, and you don't think jeonghan's going to move, either.

joshua's footsteps pass you. the AC cuts off. you hear the sound of joshua opening it, and his footsteps growing distant again as he goes to scrub it clean. soon enough, he's passed by the two of you again and the AC is kicked back on and bumped back down to the lowest temperature.

and then you feel water hit your face. you jerk up, peeling yourself off the floor like a bandaid, and joshua's standing over the two of you with a smirk on his face. he's holding a glass of water in his other hand, fingers wet from where he's flicked water at you.

"ice cream bars are firming back up in the freezer," he says, and then flicks more water into your face before standing back up.

he might be a menace, but he's still your menace to love. and you see the twinkle in jeonghan's eyes as he rolls onto one side, already formulating a way to get back at him... and you're on board for that, too, because jeonghan is also your menace to love. just as much as you're theirs.