Scope of Life || Yeonbin

chapter 12: conclusions

Soobin's POV:

Yeonjun and I were sitting next to each other on the couch, quietly eating our ice cream. It was almost ten o'clock, just waiting it out now before he's allowed to sleep. We had both showered before we ate, in much comfier clothes now since we were in our uniforms for more than twelve hours. I had turned most of the lights off to lessen his headache, sitting in a comfortable silence for the same reason.

It wasn't super awkward, just hearing the sound of Yeonjun cutely licking the ice cream off his lips every once in a while. I kept glancing over at him, turning my head away when he caught me looking. My heart was beating faster every time I did that, and it was driving me crazy.

He sat up when he was done, placing the empty cup on the coffee table. He put his elbows on his knees, dropping his head into his hands and rubbing his eyes. He sighed to himself, and I felt terrible. I took the last bite of my ice cream, sitting up and placing mine on the table next to his. I pursed my lips, placing my hand on his back and rubbing in circles, "Are you feeling ok?" I whispered.

He was quick to shake his head, taking one of his hands away. He turned his head slightly to me, still resting in his other hand, "I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight."

I pouted a bit, "Hurts that bad? Even after the pain meds?"

He nodded, and I felt even worse. I quickly looked at my phone, smiling to try and cheer him up. I said as I turned back to him, "Hey, it's midnight. You can finally go to bed."

He laughed lightly, reaching out to grab the empty ice cream containers, "I'll just clean up a little." He said, standing up and walking over to the kitchen before I could stop him.

I shoved my phone into my pocket, standing up and watching as he was throwing away all the empty containers from the take-out we had gotten. I went over and helped him, both of us looking at each other just to exchange a smile.

We both awkwardly looked at each other when we were done, and I broke the silence, "I umm... I can get an extra blanket and pillow. They're in this closet, right?" I asked, pointing to the linen closet near the front door. I was trying to remember from the last time I was here.

"Soob, I don't want you to sleep on the couch. It's uncomfortable..." He replied, and my heart rate was increasing, "My bed is big enough for both of us. It won't be weird or anything; we'll just sleep next to each other."

I'm so glad there wasn't much light because I could feel my face heating up. I cleared my throat, trying to come off nonchalant, "Yeah, that's fine."

He smiled softly, walking towards his bedroom, "Come on. I know you're exhausted too." He quietly said, and I stuttered in my step to follow him.

It was a bit awkward once we were both ready for bed, watching as he slid under the covers. I placed my phone down on the nightstand, and then hesitantly stood on the other side of the bed. I pursed my lips together, watching how he placed two pillows under his head to prop himself up a bit. He turned to me when he finally settled in his spot, raising an eyebrow as he asked, "You ok?"

I cleared my throat, needing to look away from him, "Yeah, yeah, sorry." I replied, pushing the covers back and climbing into the bed next to him. I turned off the lamp so that it was completely dark, not needing him to see the blush on my face any longer. I faced him, laying on my side.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down, but it didn't help much, "Soobin?..." He called out and I hummed in response, "Thank you for everything."

I smiled softly, taking another deep breath before I said, "No worries..." I slid a hand under the pillow to be more comfortable, "I'll come check up on you after work tomorrow."