TIME ─ JAEYONG

016⸰

that night when jaehyun and taeyong returned they were met by his parents, who let them head off to bed without much questioning much to taeyong's relief. he figured they would have a 'family' sit down sometime but with jaehyun's begging facial expression they let it slide.

after they had washed up and dressed in their nightwear taeyong almost immediately fell asleep when he hit the covers. his sleep was restless, vivid dreams of him and ten was all he seen. his dream steadily grew darker, the happy memories faded into sad ones.

he didn't know how long they lasted but when he awoke in a cold sweat, he wasn't alone in his dark room.

. . .

"yah, ten. why are you being so difficult?" he and ten were resting on the couch, ten cuddling into the couch pillow whereas taeyong was trying to snuggle into ten.

"i'm not.." he replied, fakely innocent. taeyong groaned, his body falling back on the cushions.

"i just want to cuddle and you aren't showing me any love." he fake cried, draping his arm over his eyes. "when will i be loved again?"

ten chuckled, tossing the pillow away from him. he purposely flopped down on taeyong's stomach, causing the latter to grunt at the impacted weight. "stop whining. i do love you."

ten rested his head on taeyong's chest, the steady sound of his heartbeat lulling him into comfort. taeyong wrapped his arms around ten securely, his fingers gently treading through ten's silky hair.

"i love you too baby... more than you could ever think..."

. . .

taeyong couldn't believe what he walked into. the small apartment was in shambles. papers were thrown around, glass was broken, littering the floor. he slipped off his sweater and walked around, scanning the mess.

"ten?" he called out. there was no sign of a break in so the only person to do this had to be ten. "love?"

he slowly pushed open the bedroom door. ten was in the corner, rocking back and forth holding his hair tightly, his face wet with tears. "tae..."

ten was pulled into taeyong's arms, his head resting in between the crook of his neck as he cried harder. "what happened?"

"my parents... i got news that they were killed... my parents were killed taeyong!"

taeyong's stomach dropped. they were like his own parents, taking him in welcomingly and showing him just as much love as they did their own son.

"what? no... no."

"i don't know what to do?" ten removed himself from his lovers grip, his red eyes boring into taeyong's. "kill me. kill me so i can see them again. kill me taeyong!"

he screamed, repeatedly hitting taeyong's chest. "ten stop!" his eyes were now filled with tears. "everything is going to be okay! please just calm down!"