CAGES OF LOVE || KIM TAEHYUNG FF

117. Suffocating

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The faint strokes of a rough yet warm thumb against her cheek made Y/n slowly stir awake. She yawned, blinking her eyes. The moment she adjusted to the light, her gaze locked onto his dark orbs.

He was wide awake, lying on his side, head propped on one hand while the other rested against her cheek, caressing her skin tenderly and his deep dark eyes were staring at her intensely, making her heart skip a beat. The edges of his lips curved into a faint smile as she blinked up at him in confusion.

"Good morning," he murmured.

"What are you doing?" she frowned, rubbing her eyes.

"Watching my queen sleep," Taehyung answered and watched as she took in his face, her brows furrowing ever so slightly. Then she breathed out almost cutely and turned her back to him.

"Don't you need your privacy anymore?" she muttered, pulling the duvet over her shoulders.

Taehyung slid closer under the duvet, snaking his arm around her waist beneath her t-shirt and pulled her against his front. His arms tightened, his fingers rubbing her side as he buried his face into the crook of her neck.

"I'm sorry..." he whispered, exhaling against her skin.

Y/n didn't answer, staring blankly out the open sky while he snuggled into her neck, holding her close.

"I'm sorryy.." His breath was warm against her skin, his grip almost desperate.

"Talk to me now..."

She let out a soft breath, placing a hand over his arm around her waist.

"It's not about the way you spoke yesterday, Taehyung," she said, her brows knitting slightly.

"I feel like you're hiding something from me."

"That was just work... It's nothing too serious, I swear," he said.

If it was nothing serious, why were you so disturbed? She wanted to say it out loud. He would never shout at her over something work-related. She knew.

She shifted, and Taehyung pulled back slightly to meet her eyes as she tilted her head up.

"Are you sure?" She asked, and he nodded repeatedly, his bang falling onto his forehead.

She studied him for a second longer before sighing, letting it go. She scooted closer, and he instantly welcomed her into his arms, his lips pressing lightly against the top of her head.

"You wake up early.." she murmured, sleepily, snuggling into his chest.

Taehyung hummed. "Couldn't sleep much."

She looked up again, their faces now inches apart.

"You're not stressed anymore over whatever it was last night, right?" she asked softly, noticing the tiredness in his eyes.

A faint smile flickered on his lips, but it didn't quite reach his eyes.

"Not really," he said, brushing his knuckles down her jaw.

Y/n stared deep into his eyes. There was no trace of anger, frustration, or irritation from last night. Instead, he was calm. Too calm. The faint hint of a smile stayed in his gaze, but there was something else too, something she couldn't quite grasp.

She cupped his face and caressed his cheek. He leaned into her touch.

"Tell me what it was?" she asked.