Teach Me | Taegyu

16.

Taehyun smiled as he reminisced his childhood, staring at the baby pictures hung on the hallway of his family home. His eyes widen as his eyes land on a particular photo. His 8 year old self with his childhood best friend, Ben. They were smiling at the camera his parents had and were holding on to each other tightly. They were very close, so much that their parents felt really bad that they had to leave. It was fine though, they found each other again.

He took a photo of the picture and made it his wallpaper, giggling at the smiling and giggly faces of theirs. He ran to his room and decided to call Beomgyu.

"Hi." He said in a cute tone. Beomgyu's glowing face emerged, looking like he just woke up from a nap, "Hello" he muttered with a deep and raspy voice. "Just woke up?" The older hums with a nod. "Sorry for waking you up." Taehyun smiled with sympathy. Beomgyu shook his head, "No i's all good." He mutters laying softly into his sheets. Taehyun chats with him as he walks around the house doing chores. Taehyun's mom saying hi every once in a while. "Oh, Beomgyu! I just made a fresh batch of kkakdugi and kimchi! Would you like me to pack you some?" Beomgyu chuckles. "Sure, auntie. I would love that." He says with a huge smile.

Taehyun walks to the bathroom with Beomgyu on his phone. He does his skincare routine while Beomgyu admires his pretty face. "So... I have an art exhibition coming up.." Taehyun's eyes widen and he halts his movements. "Oh my! I'm so happy for you! Congrats! Oh- Where? When? I WANT TO GO!" He rants. Beomgyu chuckles at his reaction. "Let's eat out tomorrow, I'll show you the invitations." Taehyun nods. He resumes while Beomgyu tells him about the upcoming event. They both fall asleep right after leaving the call.

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"So... This or this?" Beomgyu chuckles. "Taehyun, we're just going to a small date. You look good in anything." Beomgyu says as he was sitting in his car. Taehyun frowns. "I'll be back then!" Beomgyu nods as he knows the younger is changing. A few moments later and Taehyun calls again and he answers it almost immediately. "Hi! So uh. Where are we going?" Beomgyu glances at the phone and giggles. The younger looked like a cat with his face right in front of them phone. "Don't worry, you'll see." And Beomgyu pulls up to his front door. Taehyun jumps at the honk and runs down. "I'll be away, Mom! See you!" He hugs his mother before leaving.

"Hi, Beom." Beomgyu kisses his cheeks once he enters and he blushes. "Hi, love." The boys mutters before settling back into his seat. "You ready to go?" He asks. Taehyun nods. They listen to music on their way to the specific area. Once they arrive, Beomgyu helps Taehyun out the door before entering. "What is this place?" Beomgyu bit his lip and opened the door. "This is where my showcase will be held." He smiles. Taehyun looks around at the spacious area. "It's a very nice spot. I'm so happy for you, Gyu." He gave the older a hug. Beomgyu smiled. "So who helped you fund it?"

"Mostly me but my parents stepped in a little." They stayed like that, hugging in the middle of an empty white space. Taehyun's hands wrapped around the older's neck, Beomgyu's around his waist. They stared at each other, the music of the gallery softly playing through the speakers. They put their foreheads together and closed their eyes. Beomgyu let out a long sigh, savoring the moment they had.

"I'm here, Ben." Taehyun whispers, enough for just the two of them to hear. Beomgyu smiles. He remembers. He remembers how lonely he was as a child, how art was his only escape. Him dedicating his life to art is him simply reminiscing about his childhood. It seems like Taehyun knew all that. "Hey..." He calls out softly as he hears sniffs and small sobs. "I'm here." He wipes the olders tears.

"Pl-Please... Teach me how to love, help me feel loved. It's what I lack." Taehyun's eyes water. He hugs the older tighter and lets him cry on his shoulders. "You're gonna be okay." He hushes the crying boy.

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Beomgyu took a deep breath as he saw how many people were in his gallery. It was like a plain white canvas, with five rooms, one of them having all his paintings, two of his digital and modern art, one of them with a project he made of some dear to him. The one where he had asked the boy to model for him. And the last one being a huge projection room, displaying childhood. How it can be happy, sad, dissapointing, and most especially lonely. Being alone made him feel small, so small in a huge world.

"Gyu." A sweet voice spoke behind him. He turned around to see the sweet boy he had been courting. "You made it." Taehyun says as they were hugging. "Even though art was an escape from your reality, it was a dream. And it had come true." Beomgyu sighs. "You know for a gallery I thought it would be a little louder." Taehyun says with a chuckle. Both of them talking in a whisper to not disturb any people.

"Let me tour you." And the two walked around the gallery. Beomgyu introducing all his art to the boy he loved the most. "Are all of these for sale?" Beomgyu shakes his head. "Only the ones in this room." They get interrupted when someone taps Beomgyu's shoulder. "Oh my! Are you CBG?" Beomgyu nods. As they shake hands, Taehyun can see how Beomgyu tensed up. In a excited and nervous way, not in a scared way. "I really like your art. I'm actually bidding on four of them. I have a multi-artist gallery soon. I'm actually hoping to find your art there." The woman says as she gives him her card. "I-I'll think about the offer." He smiles. The woman gives him a nod and walks away.

Beomgyu turns to Taehyun with his hand over his mouth. "What what? What's up?" Taehyun asks curiously. "Th-That's.. That's KSJ..." KSJ, the person Beomgyu looks up to the most."

"Oh my gosh, KSJ is having a showcase this week. I want to go." Beomgyu rants to his friends. Taehyun giggles. "Who's KSJ?" Yeonjun asks. "KSJ is just the biggest artist in South Korea and maybe even the world! Oh my god, hyung!" He scolds. Yeonjun chuckles at the excitement of the boy.

"KSJ NOTICED ME ON INSTAGRAM!!!" Beomgyu ran into the living room consisting of the four boys he had been hanging out with. Taehyun was the first to stand up and acknowledge him. "Really?!" Beomgyu nodded and showed how KSJ had liked his instagram post. Soobin, Kai, and Yeonjun had joined in their celebrating and congratulated Beomgyu on the not so big but very big(for him) achievement.

"Oh.. My... Her showcases are always sold out! Gyu, if your art is in one of her showcases you have a chance of getting more known!" Beomgyu's nods biting his lips into a smile as he hugs the younger. "I'm so proud of you." Beomgyu freezed. "You are doing so well, I'm so proud of you." Beomgyu couldn't stop himself from tearing up. His tears had started to pour as he stared at the boy in front of him. How did he get so lucky?

"Fuck it." He whispers as he pulls the boy into a kiss. Taehyun happily accepts it, holding onto the older's cheek, wiping away all the tears. They pull away and stare at each other. Taehyun gives him a kiss on the forehead, "Let's go, crybaby!" He then pulls the older into another room. He looks around trying to find the painting, he sees it in the middle. He runs to it, the older following shortly.

"B-Beomgyu..." Beomgyu smiles fondly. The painting titled "Anemoia". It had a very nostalgic feel, the title connecting to the painting so much. "It's me..." Taehyun gasps. Beomgyu moves closer and kisses his cheek. "Let's be boyfriends." Taehyun suddenly says. "I want to be your boyfriend." Beomgyu smiles. "Okay, Boyfriend."