𝗌𝗈𝖿𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 ♡︎ | dotae au

new beginnings..

"whew what a week, huh? non-stop studying and so many tests being thrown at us!" jungwoo blurt out in the mist of the bustling hallways. taeyong nodded in agreement beside him, holding his books tightly to his chest.

it had been a month now.. a full month since he'd taken his mo- the woman's advice to leave completely. he felt so dumb, so.. so weak for walking out on his brothers. but just maybe, him leaving would make things better on them.

taeyong tried his best not to dwell on it and focus on his studies like jungwoo had recommended. if he wanted to be able to take his brothers away like he planned, he needed a banging job.

along their way to the next class, a familiar face stood beside the class door, flipping coins on his fingers. blue hair filling his gaze and that charming smile that he adored all too much for his own good.

"for a best friend you sure aren't present a lot," taeyong stated a cheeky smile tugging at the corners of heart shaped lips. doyoung gave a simple roll of his eyes and threw an arm over taeyong's shoulder. this caused an eyebrow quirk from the short male, lightly nudging him in his stomach.

"yeah yeah, make fun of me all you want. you know i'm normally out sweet cheeks," he taunted in return and taeyong rolled his eyes. "but.. keeping that in mind, wanna get out of this dump?" doyoung peered and smiled his bunny smile.

as much as taeyong wanted to say yes, he knew he shouldn't. "oh doyoung i'd love to bu-" before the scentence could finish, a tiny kick to his leg made him look to jungwoo. who had been shaking his head and pushing him to go.

with a light groan, he agreed sheepishly. it had been since forever that him and doyoung had spent any kind of time together so why not?

it would be a lie to say his heart didn't skip a beat as they walked their way back down the hall and out of the school's doors.

"so where are we going mister?" taeyong threw his things into the backseat and climbed into the front of the car. "i'm actually starving, let's go get food," he added soon after, stomach grumbling in agreement.

doyoung chuckled from the driver's seat and pointed out for taeyong to put on his seat belt then pulling off. they drove for about thirty minutes before they reached the diner, jamming out to the radio along the way and acting as they always did.

upon entering the establishment, a certain snicker could be heard from off to the left. doyoung was the only one to hear and glanced at the group of teens seated in one of the booths. with a simple roll of his eyes, he led taeyong to a booth far away from them, hand pressed at the small of his back.

taeyong's cheeks heated with every little passing second.. such a childish thing to have a crush on your childhood friend, snap out of it.. he thought to himself and cleared his throat a bit awkwardly.

"i know i'm getting the biggest burger i can, what about you love?" doyoung asked casually, not even taking sight of taeyong's dusting pink cheeks. much too focused on the group of boys that sat only twelve feet away from them. who kept their eyes in their direction every few seconds.

"mm i don't know.." taeyong's voice trailed off, eyes scanning over the menu of select items. "i always go for a pizza but i guess i can do a burger and fries today, i'm hungered," he said with a small laugh at the end and set the menu aside.

taeyong took notice of doyoung's gaze and followed it to jaehyun's booth, an exasperated sigh leaving him. "just ignore them, we don't bother them.. they won't bother us, please," he pleaded while snapping a few times in front of the younger's face.

though he couldn't help but be angered by just the sight of them, he obeyed taeyong's demand and focused on him again. "how have you been? yuta's told me you're living with jungwoo now, how's that going? have you spoken with your brothers at all since?"

the bombardment of questions caught him offguard, this was a first doyoung had ever been so interested about his family's trivial matters. and for some silly reason, it warmed him inside.

"though i haven't spoken to my brothers directly, their friends keep me updated on them well. living with jungwoo has been pleasant if you ignore him and yuta's wrestling at night," taeyong muffled the last part and stifled a laugh. doyoung's face scrunched up and muttered an well earned 'ew' to which brought more laughter forth from the older's lips.

doyoung smiled at the ruby haired male, to see him laughing was all he needed. and what the other deserved as well. a waitress soon came over to take their orders and leaving them to chat about the random things they missed since being separated for quite some time now. spending the rest of their day together to do god knows what.

and there's nothing that could ruin this moment, at least.. that's what he hoped.