The week before the anniversary felt... off.

Youngjae kept asking Dohoon questions like, "Hypothetically, what's your ideal confession setting?"

Kyungmin randomly asked Shinyu, "Are you afraid of vulnerability or just allergic to it?"

Jihoon was filming sentimental clips of them and saying, "For the archive."

Hanjin just nodded wisely at everything.

Dohoon squinted. "Why are you all acting like we're in a reality show finale?"

"Because we ARE," Youngjae said immediately.

Shinyu folded his arms. "Explain."

"No."

The decorations slowly started appearing.

Fairy lights in the living room.

Printed photos from debut days.

A cake order hidden in the fridge labeled "DO NOT TOUCH OR YOU'RE CANCELLED."

Shinyu noticed everything.

"You're overdoing it," he said calmly.

Youngjae gasped. "We deserve romance."

"Celebration," Hanjin corrected.

Kyungmin whispered loudly, "Same thing."

Dohoon just laughed.

And Shinyu watched him.

Because no matter how chaotic the others were being...

When Dohoon smiled like that?

Everything else blurred.

Youngjae caught it.

"Oh yeah," he muttered to Jihoon. "He's done for."