not what i was looking for | nct 127

≡;- ꒰ °step four ꒱

the next day, a phone alarm goes off and you instantly recognize it as yours. reaching for your phone, you frown taking in your surroundings.

feeling a weight beside you, you sit up and turn to look. as you see taeyong sleeping profoundly, you recall falling asleep soon after getting him in bed.

hoping that he hasn't noticed yet, you grab your phone and try to get out of bed as silently as possible.

you were almost at the door when you hear rustling.

"...y/n?" taeyong's groggy voice calls out.

"yeah?" you ask quietly and turn to see him say up in bed, eyes still closed.

"did you sleep here?" he asks.

"oh, yeah. sorry about that, i didn't mean to" you explain and apologize.

"it's fine, i was asking because i thought i was dreaming" he says honestly and you chuckle.

you decide to stay until he wakes up completely so you go to sit on the edge of his bed. 

"does your head hurt or anything?" you ask him about his hangover.

he nods.

"a little bit" he replies.

"i'll bring you some medicine, okay?" you tell him and he nods once again.

you quickly make your way to your room for the medicine, grab some water from the kitchen on the way out and retrieve back to taeyong's room.

"here" you hand the items to him.

"thank you" he rubs his eyes before taking the medicine.

"also, sorry if i went too strong on the compliments last night" you rub the back of your neck awkwardly. "i noticed it could've made you uncomfortable" you explain.

"i wasn't, i was just taken aback. i didn't take you for a bold person" he responds.

"it only happens when i get comfortable with alcohol, i'll keep myself on watch" you smile at him and check the time on your phone. "i need to start getting ready for work, i'll see you later?" you say to him and he nods.

so you leave him inside his room and go to your own to get ready for the day.

•

"y/n! here, i made this" your coworker, kun, catches up to you before you leave your shift at the end of the day.

"oh? what's this?" you ask him curiously, taking the small container.

"it's a special chinese dessert, i made some for hendery's birthday and they wanted to share with you too" he informs.

"oh, that's so nice of you guys! thanks" you give him a smile and he returns it, wishing you to get back home safely.

on the way out, you hum happily towards your bus stop. you can't believe they had even considered giving you some food.

maybe life was looking up now, you think to yourself.

once at the bus stop, you sit down beside yuta who only glances at you and nothing more. you didn't mind as long as he wasn't chewing your ears off.

this is the time where you check your messages so you take out your phone.

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johnny
➥ i made dinner, so you get to come home and relax today!

taeyong
➥ thanks for taking care of me last night
➥ it must've been hard 😣