Puppy Love • Seungchan/Chanmin

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The rest of the drive is over before Chan even knows it, the mountain-nestled hot spring appearing between the forest of trees as if he'd simply blinked.

This morning Chan had been worried he'd get tired along the way and want to pull over at a rest stop, inevitably extending their time on the road. He'd barely slept a wink last night because he'd been a bundle of nerves and excitement. But seeing Seungmin bound out of his house and into his arms when he'd picked him up, turned out to be the perfect blend of Happy-Vitamin that Chan needed to stay awake for the duration of their journey up.

The light, flirty and open banter between them kept Chan focused and intrigued, and the clarification over some topics that were still weighing on their minds felt like chains being lifted, thus allowing them to propel forwards.

Why would he want to stop and sleep when he was with the boy he loves?

Chan, as it turns out, was not completely immune to fatigue, so as quickly as they rolled into the car park, the feeling of tired restlessness began to rustle at the cage of his consciousness. Chan was more than ready to settle into their private retreat, to say the least.

But as Chan and Seungmin were about to find out, rest wasn't what was in store for them.

"Why are there no parking spaces?!" Chan grumbles as he circles Dream Springs car park yet again. "We're in the mountains in the middle of nowhere!"

"Maybe it's because it's the holidays?" Seungmin suggests.

Chan can't help the groan that bubbles in the back of his throat, and he doesn't miss the sigh that leaves Seungmin's lips as he does so. Seungmin was in need of rest too.

It takes a third trip around the carpark before Seungmin lurches forwards, startling Chan. Just ahead of them was a car reversing out, leaving an empty space in its wake.

With a smidgen too much gas, Chan floors the car forwards, ensuring that the car park was theirs. As Chan switches off the ignition and they open their doors, relief settles between them. They had finally arrived.

The cooler air of the mountains immediately fills Chan's lungs, as does a crisp scent of pine from the forest surrounding them. It was after midday now, so the sun was just past its peak, meaning that the trees created the perfect komorebi over Dream Springs.

Chan looked over to Seungmin, the boy had his head to the sky, the warmth of the sun casting his smile in a beautiful glow. Chan quickly looks away as Seungmin opens his eyes again, and he slides around to the boot so they could get their bags.

"Well, someone's fancy," Seungmin comments as he gestures at the overnight bag that sat in Chan's boot.

The younger now stood at his side, a grimace on his face. Chan looked between his suede duffle bag and then to the satchel Seungmin was retrieving. Unlike his own brown overnight bag, Seungmin's satchel was a crisp red adorned with sparkly gold stars and cute key chains connected to its side.

"Well, someone is just cute," Chan says as he closes his boot.

Seungmin rolls his eyes.

It was hard to imagine Seungmin ever being dominant in a relationship when he used cute things like this bag, and wore berets and shorts that screamed for someone to touch his skin beneath. Seungmin's satchel only added to his outwardly innocent charm.

Chan wondered if anyone had discovered just how much that innocent smile of his contrasted with his actual personality? It was funny to think this very same adorable boy had been asking to be sucked off only last week. Chan hadn't forgotten the way the Seungmin's fingers had driven into his hair, holding his head in place as Chan had stretched the very limits of his comfort zone, he hadn't forgotten how Seungmin's whole body had arched or the way he'd timidly gasped his name as he came. Chan knew he'd do anything for that boy, as long as he asked with that cute smile of his, and the evidence shows.