*inspired by the song 'you are in love' by taylor swift <3*
"one night, he wakes.
strange look on his face
pauses, then says "you're my best friend"
and you knew what it was
he is in love".
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you lay down on the bed after our long day, nestling into the comforter as it swallows you up. the only light in the room is coming in through the windows, as the city that never sleeps stays awake. your boyfriend is in the shower, you close your eyes as the sound of the water lulls you closer and closer to sleep. when you hear the water turn off, more light floods into the room as the bathroom door opens, exposing him standing there with his towel around his waist. while your eyes are still closed, he admires you for a moment, smiling at you in awe. you open your eyes to see his back towards you, reaching into the closet for something to throw on. you keep your heavy eyelids open, watching him as he throws a t-shirt and some boxers on. he goes into the bathroom again, and your eyelids lose the fight to sleep. you feel the bed dip, and the familiar hands of your boyfriend wrap around you. you are pulled into him, into the only place you've ever felt whole. you're not fully asleep, but you like the idea that he thinks you are. you keep your eyes closed, nuzzling into his chest. he smells like warm vanilla and the autumn air, you don't think you could feel more content if you tried. a breeze flows in from the cracked window, brushing over your exposed legs. you feel the goosebumps first, then the blanket being pulled over you, followed by dokyeom's grip on you tightening. you let out a deep sigh, a sigh of comfort and coziness, showing that if you could stay here forever you would.
dokyeom is looking down at you, staring at your innocent face being lit up by the moonlight. he doesn't feel like sleeping, he could look at you forever. he looks at your nose, thinking about how much he loves when it scrunches up when you laugh. he looks at your lips, thinking about how soft they are when he kisses them, and how they curl up at the corners when you smile. he looks at your eyes, watching as the lids flutter and thinks about the big, caramel iris's that rest beneath them. he thinks about how he had the best day with you today, wanting to relive it over and over again. you laughed at every dumb joke he made, and held his hand tightly wherever you went. the time he spends with you is his most precious thing. he knows you aren't really asleep, and he smiles to himself as he lets you keep up the act. he bends down to leave a light kiss on your forehead. he slides his hand up your shirt and rubs gently on your back, letting you know he loves you without any words. he closes his eyes too, letting the darkness take over.
you open your eyes, smiling as you see him sleeping above you. his lips are curved into a smile, letting you know that he isn't asleep either. he can feel you looking at him, he opens his eyes to look into yours.
after he scoots closer to you, his lips mere centimeters away from yours, he speaks the first words to be spoken by either of you since you got home. four words, spoken into the silence, four words that have a weight to them you didn't know possible.
his lips part, ready to speak. he stares at you in adoration, his pupils dilating at the sight of you. his heartbeat speeds up, he swears you can hear it echo through the room. he doesn't know how else to say it, sometimes he feels like 'i love you' isn't enough. he says the first thing that comes to mind, the words that hold so much truth. you are his favorite person, you are HIS person.
you watch him, a strange look on his face. he whispers, the words breaking the distance between you two and landing upon your lips,
"you're my best friend".
you close your eyes, feeling the tears brimming, an automatic response to his heartfelt words. in the moonlight, his eyes twinkling as he looks at you, you knew what it was. you can feel it in the silence, you can see it with the lights out. he is in love.
