Long Odds-Vhope

Chapter 30

Taehyung was so excited to finally be able to go to the exhibition that he had been looking forward to for the whole week and the fact that he was done with all of his assignment made him even more satisfied. He was dressed in his favorite long coat as it was already Christmas season and he was happy that his hyung was matching him with the almost similar coat and a beanie. They were now sitting in the car and Taehyung was looking out of the window as the whole city was bustling with the Christmas cheer as it was the start of December.

"Hyung?" Taehyung calls out to the elder for which hoseok looks up from his phone where he was currently typing away an important email.

"yes Taehyung?" hoseok asks

"thank you for coming with me today hyung" Taehyung says with his boxy smile for which hoseok just smiles and says "lets grab dinner after the exhibition, hmm?"

"ok hyung" Taehyung says beaming

They soon reach the exhibition and eventhough he tried to control his excitement he was doing a poor job at it.

They enter and Taehyung was awed upon seeing each and every art piece and he keeps on telling hoseok everything that he knows about every second painting they see and Taehyung was amazed at how much the younger knows about almost all the art works.

Suddenly he hears a squeal from his husband and soon he was being dragged towards another art piece and as soon as they reach the art piece, Taehyung squeezes the elder's hand in excitement and then starts talking.

"Hyung this is Vincent van Gogh's painting, he is my favourite artist hyung, this is called starry night, isn't it beautiful?" Taehyung looks at the elder who was looking at the painting equally awed and Taehyung feels really proud at the fact that his liked the painting.

"its really beautiful tae" that word of endearment makes the younger blush and he looks down, soon his face starts feeling like it was on fire when he feels elder's hand intertwine with his own and then he hears the elder say

"I think there are more of his paintings here, I remember reading about it on the museums website" saying that hoseok takes the younger with him to look around more, their hands still intertwined.

Soon they were done with seeing all the art pieces and Taehyung taking a second round around all of Vincent van Gogh's works. They were heading out of the museum when Taehyung stops to just look at the souvenir shop right outside the exhibition. Even though it was Taehyung who was looking at things, it was Hoseok's eyes that first fell on the replica painting of Vincent Van Gogh's starry night and within a heartbeat he was enquiring about it.

"hello mam, can I take a look at that painting please"

Taehyung who was on the other end of the stall looks at hoseok confused and then starts walking towards him and his eyes widens when he sees what he was holding in his hands

"its beautiful hyung" says Taehyung totally mesmerized by the painting

"I'd like to take this" hoseok says to the elder lady

"sure sure, such a nice choice, these are our limited edition replicas and this one is the last one" the lady says with a huge smile and starts packing it.

Everything was happening so fast for Taehyung that he was still trying to understand that his husband just bought a replica painting which was not so cheap just because he said an hour back that it was his favorite painting.

"lets go tae" saying that hoseok keeps his left hand on the small of younger's back while the other was holding the huge painting now neatly wrapped.

Taehyung walks with hoseok absentmindedly but stops once sejin was done keeping the painting in the trunk. Hoseok looks at him confused for which he sighs