Feel the Beat - A Changjin FF

Chapter 8

They had walked around the whole day. Hyunjin wanted to visit a butterfly house which was next to a semi big botanical garden. They spent nearly the whole day in it but Changbin wasn't sad about it. He enjoyed how much fun Hyunjin had, how often he had a big ass smile on his lips and that sparkle in his eyes.

Finally Hyunjin had enough. Changbin let out a soft sigh. Even though he enjoyed their day, the walking had tired him out.
Suddenly Hyunjin stood in front of the shorter man.
“What will we do now?”, he asked with tired but happy looking eyes.
“Do you still want to watch the sunset? We could grab something to eat and then find a nice place to eat. What do you think?”
“Can we have Tteokbokki and Gimbap?” Changbin found it adorable how Hyunjin had asked him in a higher pitched voice. He couldn’t hold back his laugh. “Hey! Don’t laugh!”, the younger man pouted, shoving Changbin backwards but Changbin couldn’t stop laughing.
“Alright, alright! Sounds like a good idea”, he explained out of break, one hand in his hips.

Quite fastly they found a food truck that smelled Tteokbokki, Gimbap and a lot more amazing smelling food. For a second, just for a second both Hyunjin and Changbin thought about ordering something else but then they stood by their first idea and ordered the food alongside some beer. While they waited till the old lady cooked their food, Hyunjin, absolutely tired, started to lean against the older one. Well lean was an understatement. He was nearly laying completely on him. Hyunjin held his phone in a way Changbin could watch as well. The older one was softly patting Hyunjins back. Both of them didn’t even notice what they were doing until the old lady called them as she had finished their order. For a moment they frozed in their actions but then stepped back. With red cheeks and burning ears he grabbed the bag, bowed to the old lady and walked away. Hyunjin ran after him. They walked in silence for a while.

“I know that there is a lighthouse a bit further away from the main beach. It’s also beautiful and hopefully not as crowded”, Changbin started to explain and pointed at the lighthouse that was visible at the end of the town.
“What do you think? We could eat there.” Hyunjin didn’t need to think about it much. He just nodded and watched a happy smile appear on Changbins lips.
Within a few minutes they stood in front of the lighthouse and Changbin was right. They still had an amazing few and there were no other people with them. Hyunjin found them the, like he called it, perfect place. Changbin sat down next to him and handed Hyunjin the bag. While the younger one placed the food between them, Changbin opened a can of beer for each of them.

“You know I’m happy you asked me to come with you. It’s been so long since I went to the ocean”, mumbled Hyunjin between two bits. “I think the last time was when I was still in primary school and my parents surprised me with a trip to Busan for my birthday.”
“Jeongin is from Busan, did you know? His family moved when he was five.”
“Oh lucky him. Being born in such a beautiful city. Even though I was young, I still fell in love with the city”, Hyunjin told him with a soft smile. Suddenly Changbin felt all warm, watching Hyunjins smile. 
"You definitely need to show me the city."
"Does that mean the next time I'm your first choice for going on a trip?"
"If you want to go of course", Changbin muttered with a shy smile on his lips. With a wide smile, Hyunjin took a sip of his beer.
"I will hunt you, should we not go there together." Changbin snorted with laughter and shook his head.
"Oh yeah? And how will you do that?"
"Don't underestimate me, Hyung. I will get you when you don't think about it", Hyunjin smiled a sly smile.
"Yeah of course Hyunjinnie."

After that they ate in silence and drank their beer. With a fascinated smile the younger one of the two watched the sunset. He took plenty of pictures and maybe, just maybe he also took a few of Changbin who was laying on one hand behind him.

When the sun was down it got surprisingly colder and the two young men decided to walk home.
"I should have taken my jacket with me. I didn't expect it to get this cold", Hyunjin whined, rubbing his arms with his hands. Without saying anything, Changbin got closer and pulled Hyunjin to him. For a moment Hyunjin freezed but then he slowly placed his one arm over Changbins shoulders.
"You are too tall", the shorter man grumbled, showing Hyunjin his pout.
"I'm not too tall, you are just too short", Hyunjin replied laughing.
"You take that back!"
"I will absolutely not do that, shorty."
"You should run", Changbin muttered then and a sly smile appeared on his mouth. And Hyunjin started running.
"You are crazy, Hyung", he screamed but couldn't hold back his laugh as he ran in the direction of their holiday house.
"You should run faster. I'm right behind you", Changbin shouts. That was a lie but Hyunjin didn't need to know that.

"Got you", Changbin exhaled against Hyunjins neck, hugging the younger man from behind.
"Only because you have the key to the house and I couldn't enter", Hyunjin hissed back, but without any bite. Changbin behind him was warm and made Hyunjin feel strangely lightheaded.
"You can tell yourself that Jinnie." Hyunjin snorted and rolled his eyes, escaping Changbins hug.
"Can you open the door? It's cold, Hyung."
"Of course." Changbin fished the key out of his pocket and opened the door.

In silence they started to work on their bedtime routine. While Hyunjin cleaned his face, Changbin brushed his teeths and watched the younger one through the mirror in front of them.
“Can you give me the small towel?”, Hyunjin asked with his eyes closed and one extended hand.
“The red one?”
“Yes, the red one.”
“There you go”, Changbin muttered and handed the towel out. Hyunjin mumbled something against the towel, which Changbin could’t understand, but assumed was a thank you. For a second he debated whether he should wait for Hyunjin to finish his routine or already go to their bedroom. He didn't want to be rude but saying even though he finished his routine would also be awkward.
“You can already go. You don't have to wait for me”, Hyunjin whispered as if he read the other one's mind and knew what he was thinking about. At that Changbin just nodded and walked towards their shared bedroom. He got under the blanket and let out a small sigh. Finally feeling the soft bed under him after such a long day felt amazing. He texted Minho a bit while waiting for Hyunjin to come out of the bathroom.

His eyes felt heavy when Hyunjin finally appeared and let himself fall next to Changbin onto the bed.
“I thought you would already be asleep”, he whispered, getting under the covers.
“Nah, I texted with Minho-Hyung. He still is very closed up about his date.”
“Do you still think Jisung is his date?”
“I think so. It would make sense to me”, Changbin explained while turning his head so he could face Hyunjin. Slowly Hyunjin nodded.
“Jisung is very dear to me. We didn't get along at first and fought quite a lot but he is one of my best friends now. Maybe it doesn't seem this way but he went through some shit in his life. I just don't want him to get hurt, you know.”
“Should they really be each other's dates, I can assure you that Minho has no bad intentions. He may seem cold at first but he is one of the most caring human beings I have met so far. I would give that man the shirt off my back.” Again, Hyunjin nodded and a tiny smile appeared on his lips.
“I'm sorry for saying such hurtful things to you earlier. It was not fair of me to say nobody would date you. That's not true.”
“Oh and you know this from where?”, the younger one teased. Changbin could feel his cheeks getting warm and he was happy that it was already too dark in the room to see anything.
“I think I'll take it back.”
“No! I'm sorry, Hyung.” A hand was placed softly on Changbins arm. “And thank you for apologising. I'm also sorry for judging even though I don't know Minho-ssi well enough.”
"You are lucky he didn't hear it. He would have fed you tissues." At that, Hyunjin started to laugh.
“Okay but why could I see him doing that?” With an amused smile Changbin stared back at the other man. He didn't know where it came from but he felt this strange warmth within his body.
“Because he would. As a joke of course. He wouldn't apologise but he would treat you with dinner.”
“To be honest that's kinda cute.”
“It is, but don't tell him that.”
“I would never”, Hyunjin laughed and shook his head lightly.
Changbin returned his smile.

A loud yawn escaped Hyunjin's lips and he closed his eyes for a moment.
“Tired? Then let's sleep”, Changbin whispered.
“Good night.”
“You too.”
Hyunjin let his hand fall from Changbins arm and snuggled further under his blanket. The older one let out a slight sigh, placed his phone down on the nightstand and closed his eyes too.

Changbin had nearly fallen asleep when he suddenly felt Hyunjins warm body against his side.
“Hyunjin?”, he muttered quietly but got now answer. All he got was a constant breath against neck. For a second Changbin closed his eyes and debated what he should do. Hyunjin felt warm at his side and when he wrapped an arm around Changbins middle Changbin decided to ignore all his concerns. Slowly he pulled Hyunjin closer and wrapped him into his arms.
Hyunjin was right, Changbin himself should have been more concerned to share a bed with the other man. It was definitely not good for his heart. He was screwed.