Bound to You | Seungbin

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Changbin and Seungmin finished cooking dinner and were quietly eating together. Changbin was working up the courage to talk to the younger not sure how he would react.

"Umm, thank you for letting me stay here," Changbin started to say while he moved the food around in his bowl.

Seungmin nodded and was about to answer when the older continued to talk.

"I think it's best if I go home now. I don't want to keep intruding in your space. A-and I'm inconveniencing you," Changbin mumbled out, finally looking up at the younger.

Seungmin looked at him blankly unsure if he heard the older right or not. He shook his head, no way he just said he wanted to go home, he thought. "Sorry I think I misunderstood you."

Changbin started to fidget in his seat and looked away nervously. He didn't want to repeat himself, not feeling confident in himself. "Um I said, th-that I should go home now."

"Go home? But why? Do you not like staying with me?"

Changbin glanced back over at the younger seeing that he was hurt by his statement. I don't want to disappoint him, he thought. Changbin cleared his throat feeling like there was a frog stuck in it from how nervous he was. "I-I just don't want to keep intruding in your space."

"But you're not. I like having you here."

Changbin was surprised by this confession. "You do?"

Seungmin chuckled and shook his head, "have I not made it clear enough to you that I want you here? That I like you?"

Changbin stared at him with wide eyes. "Y-you like me?"

Seungmin shook his head, "you are so dense sometimes."

"Hey! No I'm not!" Changbin exclaimed, still trying to comprehend what the younger had just confessed.

"Why else would I ask to date or for you to stay with me. I mean yes I obviously want to help you, but I also like you."

Changbin didn't know how to respond. He's barely even come to terms with his own feelings. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to handle Seungmin's feelings as well.

"So don't go because you feel like you're being a burden. If you really want to leave, do it because you don't feel comfortable here." Seungmin said, crossing his arms and watching Changbin's reactions.

Changbin looked back up at Seungmin, staring at him unsure how to answer. "I..." he started and then swallowed the knot forming in his throat. "I do want to stay," he whispered, looking down and feeling shy.

Seungmin broke out into a grin and reached over. His hand caressing the top of the older's. Changbin looked up at him and gave him a shy smile, his cheeks blushing red. "You are welcome to stay as long as you would like. Don't feel like you are a burden or anything like that. I just want to be here to help you in any way you need." He squeezed the older's hand.

Changbin nodded, feeling his heart skip a beat at the younger's words. He was feeling overwhelmed and felt like running away, but he pushed that feeling away and nodded his head. "Okay."

They went back to eating and cleaned up. Changbin was feeling awkward not knowing how to act around the younger now that he knew that Seungmin had feelings for him. The younger was subtly brushing up against him while they cleaned up in the kitchen, making him blush and turned on.

"Did you want to try and go out?"

Changbin shook his head, anxiety rising in him, "umm I think maybe not tonight."

Seungmin nodded his head, understanding why the older wouldn't want to go out again today. "That's fine. I completely understand," Seungmin stopped for a second to look over at the older. "Would you want to watch a movie, maybe?"

Changbin wasn't sure if sitting on a small couch together was such a good idea at the moment considering he was turned on, but he wanted to be close with the younger. "I would like that."

They finished cleaning in the kitchen and got into comfortable clothes before settling on the couch. They settled on a scary movie, much to Changbin's delight. He loved watching scary movies and it gave him an excuse to be closer to the younger if Seungmin didn't like them. At the first jump scare Seungmin jumped a little, which was amusing to him. He started watching the younger versus the movie.

Seungmin noticed eyes on him and he turned to look at the older. He blushed when he saw that Changbin was staring at him. He cleared his throat in embarrassment, which made the older smirk.

"We could just watch something else if it's too scary for you," Changbin teased.

Seungmin shook his head, determined to get through the movie. "N-no I'm fine." He turned back to the movie to pay attention. Within seconds he was jumping again.

Changbin chuckled to himself, "do you maybe want to cuddle?"

Seungmin perked up hearing that, "Please." Changbin opened his arms and he slid over and settled in.
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