thinking about vernon's partner being so adored by some of his members it's actually ridiculous.
like, everyone's at a party and dino comes straight to you and says "let's do a drinking match, i wanna see who can drink faster, me or you". vernon just side eyes the maknae, and you're quick to say "it's okay, i got this, babe".
you win the first round, drinking a full glass of beer milliseconds faster than dino. seungkwan laughs at the maknae, saying he finally found his match. as the two are bickering, some other members come to watch what's all the fuzz about.
"how many more can you take?"
"about three glasses, otherwise i'll get drunk", you tell dino, who looks at vernon for approval.
"they say it's three glasses, then it's three glasses", he shrugs.
the second round is about to start when wonwoo says "wait, wait, wait~ let me record this"; seungkwan is the mc of everything, presenting both of you to the camera and placing bets on who's gonna win.
vernon holds back his smile as he sees all of you laughing, and secretly bets 10 bucks on you.
dino gets the second round though, lucky that the beer went down wrongly and a bit of it came out through your nose.
"aigoo, are you okay?", vernon asks, reaching for you when you start coughing.
third round is a show apart. dino gets four glasses of beer - two for you, two for him. "okay, show me what you got".
he claims soonyoung as his assistant, making his hyung hold his second glass; vernon obviously offers himself as your assistant too.
"you got this, babe", he encourages you. behind him there's mingyu, praying that you don't - he had bet 20 bucks on dino.
"if dino lose, seungcheol will pay for everyone's meal", jeonghan announces while the leader tries to slap him.
"you gotta win this"; "please, i want a free meal"; "this is stupid" - are things you hear, the last one being said by seungcheol.
when the third round starts, you can literally see vernon by the corner of your eye, ready to catch you in case you need it. you gulp down the second glass like a champ, beating dino by a whole second.
it's hilarious how seungkwan pushes vernon out of the way to grab you by the arms and jump around, celebrating your victory. mingyu and junhui go to dino, holding the maknae by his face while saying "you did good, we're proud of you" - although they can't help but laugh when minghao says "you owe me 5 bucks, you loser" to the youngest.
jihoon looks at vernon laughing with you, quickly pressing a kiss to the corner of your lips before he turns to seungcheol. "can i order anything of the menu?".
