UNDER HIS SPELL { taekook }

二 ; ２５

"The whee~els on the bus go rou~nd and round... round and round.... rou~nd and round..."

Taehyung stifled a laugh as he unlocked the door to his apartment and hauled a very drunk, singing Jeongguk past the dim hallway.

"How many times are you going to sing this song?" The man spoke up with quite the amused tone; and upon reaching his room he gently seated the boy over his bed, hands secured at his hip to adjust him in a such a way that he wouldn't fall off comically to the floor. "You don't even know the rest of the lyrics, you just keep repeating the same shit over and over."

"R-Round and rou~nd... Around and around..." Jeongguk mumbled incoherently, plopping face down upon the mattress and freezing there for a few before he finally rolled to face the ceiling. Taehyung snickered softly and lowered himself just enough to remove the boy's shoes from him, letting them drop to the floor.

"C'mon, Jeon..." he hummed, "Let's get you to sleep off the alcohol, hm?" He pulled the boy up, guided his head towards a pillow and began to gather the blankets over the younger's body. He then disappeared to the kitchen for a few seconds only to come back with water and painkillers. "Here. Drink this and take a little nap, okay?"

Jeongguk stubbornly shook his head. "I don't w-wanna..."

Taehyung sat at his side, over the edge of the bed, and began to brush the other's bangs mindlessly with his long fingers, letting his thumb pad over Jeongguk's forehead. "And why not?"

"I want to... to stay awake, a-and... and talk to you.." he murmured, jaw dropping into a yawn before he began to rub his eyes.

"Sweet boy.." Taehyung smiled as he cupped Jeongguk's heated cheeks. "You're clearly so sleepy... I'll be here when you wake up so please get some sleep, yeah?"

The boy leaned into Taehyung's touch, the warmth of his palm providing an odd sense of calmness in him. He let his eyes shut, hands subconsciously reached to pull the blankets further up, just below his chin. His chest puffed up in a deep inhale, letting Taehyung's musky scent fill his nostrils; the smell he was entirely obsessed with was now surrounding every inch of him, and he absolutely loved it.

"N-M'mn.." he hummed in content, lips parting as he relaxed against the warm pillow. Taehyung watched him silently, occasionally let his thumb rub at the pretty boy's rosy cheek, flushed from the alcohol. His head tilted to the side in awe, admiring every bit of Jeongguk's features up close. "Hyung..."

Taehyung blinked, head rotating back in place as he murmured his response. "Yes, darling."

"Do I-I..." The boy paused, eyes remained closed. "Do I upset you...?"

The older exhaled quietly, ran his index finger over Jeongguk's bottom lip.

"I'm quite content around you."

A silence. Taehyung watched Jeongguk and waited patiently, his gaze settled over the young one's lowered lashes.

"A-Am I annoying..?"

Taehyung's finger landed upon Jeongguk's chin.

"No." He then retreated his hand. "You're rather sweet."

"Clingy...?"

"I find you endearing."

Another silence fell. Jeongguk was bundled up in the blankets, head tilted just a bit to the right, his parted lips opening slowly. Taehyung couldn't tell if the boy had drifted off to sleep or not, but even so he wished to ask him something, too.