ENEMIES WITH BENEFITS//TAEHYUNG FF//

MORNING AFTER

Morning light slipped quietly through the curtains.

Soft.

Warm.

Unbothered by everything they had been through.

For once—

There were no alarms.

No urgent calls.

No chaos waiting outside the door.

Just stillness.

Y/N stirred first.

Her eyes fluttered open slowly, adjusting to the light.

For a second—

She didn't move.

Didn't think.

Just... existed.

Then—

Awareness returned.

The warmth beside her.

The arm loosely draped around her waist.

The quiet, steady rhythm of someone else's breathing.

She froze.

Not out of panic.

But because—

This felt unfamiliar.

And yet... not wrong.

Slowly, she turned her head.

And there he was.

Kim Taehyung

Asleep.

Peacefully.

No sharp expressions.

No guarded walls.

Just... him.

Her gaze softened without her realizing it.

"This is new..." she whispered to herself.

Her eyes traced his features—

The way his hair fell slightly over his forehead.

The relaxed set of his jaw.

The calmness she rarely saw.

Last night flashed through her mind.

Not in pieces.

But in feeling.

The closeness.

The trust.

The way nothing felt rushed or forced.

Her cheeks warmed slightly.

"Okay... maybe not that new," she murmured.

A small smile slipped out.

She tried to move carefully—

Just a little—

But his arm tightened instinctively around her waist.

Pulling her back.

Closer.

Her breath hitched softly.

"Where do you think you're going?"

His voice was low.

Still half-asleep.

She blinked.

"You're awake?"

"Now I am."

She turned slightly to face him.