His Precious

Three:

A week passes without Jisung slipping into little space.

As a new caregiver, Minho doesn't know whether to be worried, and wants to make sure the boy's alright.

On the outside, Jisung looks fine. He's doing his daily activities and taking care of himself, so maybe he doesn't need to worry. But on the other hand, he knows the younger well enough to know that he doesn't like to ask for help.

The older makes a note to ask the boy after they get out of work.

Luckily, the younger boy seems to be in an incredibly good mood after work, chatting about this new drama he's watching. His best friend is listening attentively, watching the boy's eyes shine with excitement.

As soon as they get in the house, Minho decides that he should shower first since he smells like sweat and pain.

Thankfully for him, Jisung also goes to do the same, so he knows the boy won't be leaving before he can talk to him since the younger always takes longer in the shower than he does.

The shower feels like a warm hug and the boy feels like he could fall asleep standing up. Before he can, he catches himself and finishes up, getting out and changing.

Going downstairs, he decides he'll make use of his extra time to cook dinner, nothing too fancy, but something homey.

By the time the younger boy is done with his shower and dressed, dinner is almost finished. He enters the kitchen happily, sniffing.

"Hyung it smells amazing~"

"It's making my mouth water." Minho admits with a chuckle, plating the food and sitting at the table with his friend.

"Thank you for dinner, hyung, it's amazing." Jisung says after the first bite.

"Of course. I need my Jisungie well fed after rehearsal." The younger chuckles and makes a kissy face, making Minho roll his eyes but smile.

"You're quiet tonight Min hyung. What's on your mind?"

"Oh... um... well, it's been a week."

"A hard one?"

"No. I mean it's been a week since you slipped. I- should I be concerned? I dunno how that works." Jisung laughs at him, standing up and giving him a hug.

"No worries. Little me is alot more bold with asking for things... even if I don't talk much. I've just been too busy to slip. Also, I don't do it too often, so I'll almost always warn you beforehand."

"Oh. Okay. Sorry."

"No, don't apologize. You're learning this as much as I'm learning this. We're kind of a team now. It's okay to question things!"

Minho returns the hug now, letting the younger pet his hair.

"If you're not too tired... I could slip now?"

"I'm not tired!" Minho says excitedly. Jisung giggles and retreats to his room to go change and get Kit.

When he returns, he makes grabby hands, and the older boy knows that he's little. He picks him up, taking him to the kitchen to grab a snack before going in the living room.

"Should we do some colouring today, prince?" Jisung nods his head excitedly. Minho grabs some paper and crayons from his office, returning and placing them in front of the little. He takes a piece of paper for himself and the two start colouring.

It doesn't take long before Jisung is done, waiting shyly for Minho to finish as well.

"Okay prince. I drew you!" Jisung giggles at the boy's attempt of drawing him, showing him his colouring as well. Minho coos as he recognizes the two of them and three cats. "This is so good, precious. I'm going to hang it up in my office!"

Jisung blushes, kicking his feet cutely and grinning.

The two then watch a movie, Jisung quickly falling asleep in his best friend's lap.

Minho coos at the boy and scoops him up gently, going to the bedroom and laying him down. He takes his hoodie off before joining him for a nap, holding him in his arms and closing his eyes.

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When Jisung wakes up out of headspace, the first thing he notices is that he's warm. The second thing is that he's cuddled into his best friend.

He smiles to himself, moving himself even further into the warmth and smiling again as Minho wraps his arms around him tighter.

The boy sighs to himself, laying there in his thoughts. Is he completely in love with Minho? Yes. Is he ever going to admit it? Probably not.

Minho, on the other hand, is doing the same thing. He's liked Jisung for about a year. He doesn't know how the younger feels, but one of these days he's determined to tell him.

When the older of the two opens his eyes, he catches himself gazing into Jisung's. Surprisingly, neither look away embarrassed, but remain there, just looking.

"Hey there." Minho finally speaks up.

"Hi."

"I must say, as I have before, I prefer when you sleep with me. I'm never cold." He says with a cheeky grin. Jisung laughs, hugging the elder.

"Here, be warm."

"You should just sleep here every night." Minho responds in contentment.

"I don't want to intrude on your space."

"But I want you to."

Jisung is blushing now but he nods his head.

"Fine. You know I can't say no to you." Minho does a tiny cheer, tightening his grip a bit on Jisung's waist.

"Is it appropriate for us to just go back to sleep?"

"You know... I think so, we had a long day, so why not?"

"You've never been so right about anything more than you are right now." Minho mumbles, already dozing back off. Jisung laughs at him, starting to play with the elder's hair. The action receives a soft moan and so the boy continues to play with Minho's hair.

He shifts slightly, bringing Minho's head to lay on his chest. The older smiles as he can hear Jisung's heartbeat, blushing a bit when he realizes it's a bit fast. He raises his hand to rest over his heart.

"Your heart is pounding, Sung."

"Sorry..."

"No, it's okay. Mine is too." He confesses sleepily, pulling Jisung's hand to lay on top of where his heart is. Jisung goes to respond but stops when he hears his best friend's soft snores. Instead he pulls the blankets over them, resting his head on top of the elder's and falling back into sleep as well.

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Hello all!

First off, I wanted to sincerely apologize for taking more than a month to update this story. I wanted to make each chapter the same length, and I couldn't do it. I also had some writer's block on this story as I had to think about how and where I wanted the plot to go. I hope the various lengths will be sufficient. 

Second off, I wanted to thank you all for being so patient with me. I appreciate each and every one of you. 

Enjoy this short and kind of messy chapter, and I will see you in the next one!

- Annie <3