Ocean's Descent ||| Woosan (Ateez)

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The first stop they made was a flurry of motion. Yeosang was the first to jump out of the truck, credit card already in hand to pay for gas, with Jongho close behind him to watch his back.

Mingi and Yunho followed as well. They were tasked with going inside with Hongjoong to get some food for everyone, because despite the urgency of their situation, they were all starving.

And none of them would operate well on an empty stomach.

That left San and Wooyoung alone in the bed of the covered truck and San was not one to waste an opportunity.

He leaned over and captured Wooyoung's lips, and he could tell the merman was just as anxious by how he raised his upper body up to meet him halfway.

They clung to each other, savoring their reunion and San felt himself falling deeper and deeper into the spell Wooyoung had cast on him.

"Please," He breathed between kisses. "Please, never- do- that- again."

All Wooyoung did was whimper and nod to answer, lifting a hand up to weave his fingers into San's hair. His tail flopped against the bed of the truck as he tried to twist around more, urgently pressing himself closer to the human.

That's when San started to taste salt on their lips and he pulled back, making Wooyoung whine. "Hey, hey, hey." He whispered, running his finger's through Wooyoung's hair and cupping his cheek. "What's wrong baby?"

Wooyoung just shook his head and pressed his face to San's neck. His body trembled from crying.

"Wooyoung, my love, please breathe." San whispered. He lowered the merman to the bed of the truck again so they could lay down together. It was hard with how much space Wooyoung took up, but San managed to twist his own body just right so that Wooyoung could keep his nose against his neck. "It's alright. You're safe now. We are together again."

The door opening drew his attention and he looked up to see everyone slipping into the back of the truck again.

Hongjoong looked back at them from the cab as he buckled his seatbelt. "Get ready. I'm going to try and get us there so we don't have to stop again but these trucks don't have the best gas mileage."

"Do what you can." Yeosang said, patting the man's shoulder. "We can't plan for anything right now."

With a nod, Hongjoong started the engine, a mighty roar vibrating so violently that the bed of the truck shook beneath them.

San held Wooyoung closer to him when the merman whimpered.

"Youngie?" Yunho said softly while Mingi sank to his knees. "We got you some food. You should eat."

It took a moment, but Wooyoung eventually nodded and let both Jongho and San help him sit up so that his back was against the wall of the truck cab.

He smiled at his friends with tears still filling his eyes. "Thank you." He said in a tiny voice. "What did you get?"

Yunho laughed nervously and dumped the two bags he was carrying onto Wooyoung's tail. Several bags of chips, candy bars, hot snacks, and a few other random things fell out. "We have no idea. We just started grabbing things."

San couldn't help but laugh. It was the exact same thing Wooyoung had done during the beginning of their relationship. "You did good. Try these." He picked up a bag of honey butter chips and gave them to Mingi.

"Here." Yeosang said from behind him. San looked up to see his friend extending several bottles of water through the hole in cab. He took them and passed them out, then reached up to hold Yeosang's hand for a moment.