𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑, 𝐭𝐱𝐭

five hours since then

february 2021

why was she so stupid? why did she constantly have to be wrong? why was she ever wrong? why-

tons of countless, self-depricating thoughts flooded Mia's mind as she stared at herself in the practice room's mirror. she couldn't seem to figure out this one, simple move even though they'd learned it three whole days before. she never had this problem, what was wrong with her all of a sudden?

her inner battle was pushed to the side as the door abruptly opened, revealing none other than Choi YeonJun himself.

his sudden, unexpected presence normally could've annoyed the life out of Mia, causing her to yell at him to leave — yet today, in this mental state, Misaki wanted nothing else than to crawl into the older's embrace and have him tell her everything would be okay.

YeonJun'd walked into the room, looking for the girl so they could go and have their first meal of the day together.

instead, he'd found a teary-eyed, sleep-deprived girl who looked like she'd been run over by a garbage truck.

"Gou? what's wrong, love?" he asked, eyes widened as his lips parted in surprise.

a small, weak "Yeon 오빠" was all he was able to understand from the girl's lips before her tiny arms were wrapped tightly around his broad torso.

the boy could do nothing but let his hands find her hair, softly massaging it to calm her down. she was shaking in his embrace, and he had no idea why.

he stood in his place, allowing her to cry as much as she wanted as he never halted his comforting movements. it wasn't until a few ten minutes later that her breathing had finally calmed down, her tears stopping as the tear streams on her cheeks faded away.

YeonJun gently added space between the both of them, holding her shoulders in place as he made eye contact with the girl. "you okay to tell me what's wrong?"

she looked down for a split second, as if she was ashamed of herself. YeonJun could read straight through her. "Mi, you know i can't help if you don't speak up,"

she sucked in a quick breath before her voice came out quiet, "i'm just frustrated with myself,"

"how long have you been practicing by yourself?"

she stayed quiet.

"Mi."

she averted her gaze from the boy, unable to admit her response while looking at him. "since the group one ended,"

"since then? it's been five hours since then, Mia! you're supposed to be resting!" his voice got the tiniest bit louder, emphasizing his words, yet not enough to scare her away.

she knew she deserved it, anyways.

"i can't get the moves right, 오빠. i need to get them right before i take a break,"

"Gou, my love, our comeback hasn't even been teased to the public yet. it's okay for you to work on it a little a day, not work until you can barely stand on your own two feet!"

tears welled in her eyes yet again, YeonJun scared he'd taken it too far with the still sensitive girl.

his eyes softened, hand moving up to cup the side of her face. he moved it so she was forced to make eye contact with him, the boy shifting to plant a lingering kiss on her forehead.

no words were exchanged between the pair as YeonJun sat her down, then moving to turn off the speakers, the lights, get her bag, and the girl herself before closing the door and leading them to their dorm.

no thoughts were present in Mia's mind — it was nice, the quietest it'd been in a while.

she didn't know how she'd arrived at their dorm, too distracted by her non-existent thoughts. all she knew was she was now taking off her shoes in the enterance, still being dragged around by the eldest.

YeonJun helped take off her zip-up, throwing it on the couch before dragging her to his bedroom, finally letting go of her hand so he could shut the door.

Mia'd only been in the room a counted amount of times, now unsure of what exactly she was doing in here. she looked towards the older, who was occupied in taking off his own sweater.

she couldn't seem to take her eyes off his features — enthralled by the boy's distinctive features. it was only until YeonJun's chuckle sounded through the room that she was knocked back into her senses.

"i was trying to ignore you but i couldn't, you looked too cute,"

her face threatened to flush out of embarrassment, though she didn't care. Mia was notorious for carelessly staring at the boys with googly eyes, it'd become a part of her daily routine to do so.

YeonJun faced her, wearing only the tank he tended to wear around the house during the day time. Mia was able to tell where this was going, quick to wrap her arms around his waist yet again, jumping when she felt the boy tap her lower back.

he carefully led them to his bed, laying on his back while Mia wrapped around him like a koala. he sighed in content as his hands massaged small doodles onto her clothed skin, eyes closed as he basked in the comforting feeling of her weight on him.

the girl turned her head so she faced the boy's chest, only having to tilt her chin upwards to lean a kiss on his own. she let her lips sit on his soft skin, feeling the boy smile under her touch.

she eventually let go, returning to her previous position. "what was that for?" he asked in a soft voice, the girl basking in the vibrations of his voice from under her.

"just cause," she simply answered, once again leaning her full weight onto the boy's figure.

the pair layed in a comfortable silence for nearly an hour, neither one willing to leave the other alone by falling asleep.

YeonJun knew all too well how exhausted the girl was, he'd felt her slipping into dreamland countless times, yet she'd managed to catch herself before she could.

he also knew how much she loved his singing, so maybe his trick would work.

"rising stars shine above me,
oh hi you there, they recognize me,"
he began, the girl's heart rate slowing to a comfortable rate, fuzziness beginning to cover her insides.

"will you take me to the galaxy?
an endless emergency. here, the
universe that shines in the darkness,"

YeonJun could feel the girl's cheeks puffing into a smile as she finally slipped into a peaceful unconscious, Mia able to rest after working herself to the brim.

as he finished the song, YeonJun leaned down, pressing a lingering kiss to the crown of Mia's head, gently laying himself back down afterwards, ready for his own nap.

♡♡♡♡♡♡, 完成!
+ requested by my beloved
@starseokiie <33
will work on writing the reqs y'all left
throughout the week + on my flight back
home on fri :))) hope y'all r well <3