WEAK SPOT [YEONBIN]

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"Yeah- okay, Beomgyu, I'm gonna go talk to him. I'll meet you in your room after."

Beomgyu groans but nods nonetheless. "Ok, fine. I guess that makes sense. Maybe I should just head to bed too so we can start our day early tomorrow. Still, check in with me though." Beomgyu smiles but Soobin can tell the boy's mood has lowered.

Soobin gives him a sad but appreciated look and turns to head towards the direction Taehyun walked.

Soobin ends up in a hall. He opens a door to find an empty bathroom. He keeps walking down the hall until he finds a closed door amongst the other slightly ajar ones. He could still feel his hands shake, from the shock of Yeonjun grabbing him as well as the firery interaction between the two.

He pauses before knocking lightly. Soobin can hear some shuffling from behind the door before it opens revealing a shirtless Taehyun. Soobin internally panics when he feels his face flush red. He averts his eyes quickly. Taehyun takes out the toothbrush from mouth.

"Umph- Soobin? Come in!" Taehyun says, mouth full of toothpaste. Soobin just nods, and enters the room. Taehyun goes into the bathroom and rinses his mouth out. Soobin goes to sit at the edge of his bed, he watches as the football player comes out of the bathroom. His tan skin and ripped muscles make Soobin conscious of where to place his eyes. Taehyun looks comfortable so Soobin does his best to match him.

"I didn't expect you to come here. I'd think you'd be running after Yeonjun." Taehyun chuckles. Soobin meant to but something inside of him refrained. He ignores the hint of bitterness in Taehyun's voice.

"Sorry, I actually was getting ready for bed." Taehyun apologizes.

Soobin gets up then, "I- uh, sorry. I'll let you finish-"

Taehyun smiles, he reaches out placing his hands on Soobin's shoulders, pushing him to sit down once again.

Taehyun stands going to lean his elbow against the dresser. Soobin looks at him.

"You okay?"

Taehyun smiles, exhaling. He looking down at the ground, "yeah...I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to bring down the mood."

Soobin nods, still analyzing the boy. "I just- I didn't understand where it came from. I wanted to check in if you're okay."

Taehyun looks up at him. "Thank you, Soobin. Really. It's not a big deal, I promise. I'm okay, it won't happen again."

Soobin sighs then, his brows still pinched in concern. "I understand Yeonjun can be difficult. You're like one of his closest friends on the team right now. He always talks about you. Obviously, Yeonjun doesn't like it that you bust his balls but hey, someone has to." Soobin's lip quirks up into a smile. Taehyun reciprocates it.

"Yeah, but I shouldn't let any personal feelings get in the way of everyone's time here together and it's true, I view you three as my closest friends here. I'm gonna try my best to make it up to you."

Soobin rolls his eyes. He stands up, approaching Taehyun. "Don't worry about me Taehyun, seriously. Just take care of yourself, okay?"

Taehyun swallows, he nods his head, looking away from Soobin.

"I better go, I'll leave you to finish up. I'll see you tomorrow." Soobin smiles, walking to the door. He places his hand on the doorknob-

"-Soobin." Taehyun says, suddenly, taking a step forward. Soobin turns to him, he immediately notices the boy's serious expression.

"Yes?"

They stand there. Soobin waits for Taehyun to say what's on the tip of his tongue but the boy seems to decide against it, leaning back, a smile reappearing on his lips.