Promise Me [ ChanBaek ]

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          Baekhyun stared aimlessly up at the dark ceiling when he should have already been asleep hours ago. The events from earlier kept replaying in his mind as he laid down on his bed like some broken record.

          They haunted him in a way.

          The image of Chanyeol lying flat on the stage floor, seemingly motionless. How time practically stopped as he dashed for his fallen figure. And when he held that same person close to his body once he regained consciousness.

          It was almost traumatizing. Baekhyun had never been more glad that him and Chanyeol were roommates within the dorm any more than he did in this single moment. He could keep an eye on that boy himself without having to do anything extra. Though he still couldn't sleep. It was undetermined why his friend had fainted earlier and Chanyeol kept insisting that it all happened due to fatigue. The other members believed him, Baekhyun on the other hand, well, didn't. He knows Chanyeol's habits and staying up late enough to faint the next morning isn't something he does.

Of course he stays up late to compose and practice his singing and rapping, but he always gets enough sleep to function properly. Him fainting earlier that night wasn't from fatigue. Now the only question was what exactly caused him to faint in the first place...

Tossing and turning around in his bed like a child, Baekhyun couldn't even begin to feel drowsy as his mind kept wandering to the other man in the room. Finally giving up on sleeping, he slowly got up from his bed and wandered over to Chanyeol's. He couldn't stop himself from sitting down on the edge of it and brushing lightly through the others hair.

Chanyeol's eyes fluttered open as he turned his head a bit and tiredly squinted up at Baekhyun. "Hm..?" He hummed in question.

"I didn't mean to wake you..." Baekhyun whispered as he continued to brush through his hair.

"Can you not sleep?"

With a smile, Baekhyun lightly shook his head 'no'. Before he could even comprehend what was happening, Chanyeol suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him down so that he was lying on top of him.

"Then sleep here with me..." Chanyeol mumbled lazily while turning onto his side so that him and Baekhyun were cuddling. He made sure to keep his arms wrapped tightly around the shorters waist, preventing him from pulling away.

"Ch-Chanyeol?" Baekhyun whispered his name. When he got no response, he managed to turn around in Chanyeol's embrace so that his face was even with his. Though when Baekhyun finally looked at him, he noticed that Chanyeol was already out cold and asleep once again.

First he couldn't sleep and now he's gotten more than what he bargained for. Great, just great...

Baekhyun had to focus on anything but Chanyeol when he noticed how quickly his own heart had begun to beat. Why was it doing this? Was it because of Chanyeol? No. No, it couldn't be. They're best friends so that's just stupid of him to think.

They're best friends.

Something about that thought put a sour taste in his mouth as he snuggled closer into Chanyeol's chest. Sure they're friends, but is there a chance they could be something more?

Probably not.

Baekhyun isn't gay and neither is Chanyeol from what he knows. Even if they were, dating is something that the members have deemed 'not allowed' due to many reasons with fans and possible breakups that could cause awkwardness or tension among the others. It's just easier to leave everything as is instead of jeopardizing the state of the band.