More Than Meets the Eye || TXT (Yeonbin, Taegyu)

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Hey everyone! I'm back once again. Thank you to everyone who gave me music recommendations last week. I listen to all of them and have really been enjoying the new music! But another week, another update (I'm honestly proud of myself that I've been getting these out on time haha), so brace yourselves. Hope y'all enjoy it! =^_^=

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Ever since the incident, Taehyun hadn't felt like himself. He felt exhausted, as if his body was overtaken with an emotional toll that he wasn't quite ready to process yet. He was walking to the campus gym, hoping that a hard workout would help to clear his mind.

He had his gym bag slung on his shoulder, his earbuds in as he blasted music through them. He was hoping that the loud music would drown out all of his thoughts. He looked around campus aimlessly, many people out and about. He looked up at the sky, smiling slightly at the calm feeling that came over him.

He could feel his phone buzzing in his pocket, assuming it was Kai trying to contact him about meeting up for dinner later. Taehyun was too busy drowning in his music as he walked to the gym that he chose not to look at his phone. He was halfway to the gym when he heard a muffled voice.

Taehyun stopped looking at the sky, looking around him and not seeing any students that were trying to grab his attention. He shrugged slightly, pulling his bag back securely over his shoulder before continuing his previous pace. A couple seconds later, he thought he heard the same muffled sound, taking out his left earbud as he turned around.

"-ey. Hey!"

The person in question stopped in front of Taehyun, bending over slightly with their hands on their knees. The person's breathing was heavy, Taehyun only able to see the top of the person's head with their hair blowing slightly in the breeze. It only took a second for Taehyun to know who this person was.

"I've been calling you for a bit now." The person looked up, Taehyun's eyes locking with Beomgyu. "Oh, but you have your earbuds in. It makes sense now."

Beomgyu was still trying to catch his breath, his hands now on his hips as he straightened out his back. He was looking at the sky as he breathed deeply, not noticing how wide Taehyun's eyes were. When Beomgyu looked at Taehyun, he saw Taehyun take a step backwards before the man froze again in front of him.

"Hey. You okay?"

Beomgyu looked genuinely worried, taking a step forward. However, when Beomgyu took a step forward, Taehyun took a step back. Beomgyu looked confused, taking another step forward. When he did, Taehyun took another step back, his gym bag falling off his shoulder and onto the ground with a loud thud. Both of the boys looked at the gym bag, the noise a distraction, before looking back at each other. Taehyun wanted to reach down, grab his bag, and run away, but it was as if he was frozen in his spot.

"It's Taehyun, right? Are you okay?"

Beomgyu had both of his hands out on front of him, trying to show the other that he wasn't any type of threat. However, Beomgyu wasn't sure why Taehyun was acting this way in the first place. Every time Beomgyu took a step forward, Taehyun took one back. Beomgyu's foot accidentally hit Taehyun's bag that both of them had forgotten about.

"Taehyun?"

"H-How do you know who I am?" Taehyun's eyes never left Beomgyu, as if he was watching the man's every move.