he created me ᵛᵐᵒⁿ

chapter 20

¤lightly rested his head on the sturdy shoulder¤

The morning came drifting through the long forgotten open window. Namjoon was the first to wake up as per usual. He gently removed himself from the younger. Joon walked over gently shutting the window knowing that the city woke early.

Using the coffee pot provided by the hotel he started making himself a cup. The rich dark scent filling the room and before too long the younger was waking. Namjoon saw Tae's eyes peel open before turning around and making himself a cup of piping hot coffee. 

It took Taehyung several minutes to finally get up. He never liked to wake up and it was rather hard for him to focus. He stumbled over to Namjoon after kicking his feet out of the white blankets. Namjoon had been slowly sipping on the drink watching with a glint in his eyes. 

Namjoon felt off but in a good way. He was changing and everything was moving fast while in reality, it had been months. Months in his whole life seemed rather short though having more of an impact on him that everything else.

"Morning Tae," he said watching the younger look for his house slippers. Said boy yawned and glanced at the older smiling "morning."

Namjoon had drained about half of his cup before Taehyung made his way over to Namjoon resting looking into the cup. Namjoon rolled his eyes handing it over to the younger in favor of getting a fresh cup.

He had been letting the younger make his own cup as a sort of experiment that would eventually turn into more independence. He didn't want to send their whole life cooking alone. Coffee was just the first step.

"I'm bored Joonie," Tae said wallowing Namjoon. He had tried to push the boy away lightly about ten times, but after repetitive whines, he let the younger cuddle his side as he worked on his laptop.

"I'm Kim Namjoon" he replied typing away at a document.

"You're mean" Tae whined rubbing his nose on Joon's long sleeve. Namjoon clicked into his bank account making sure bills were paid.

"Wow that's a lot of zeros," Tae exclaimed.

"It's actually not that much" Namjoon sighed as he clicked out of it to the cameras in his house.

He quickly reviewed the last days seeing nothing suspicious "okay we have to go set up our presentation for tomorrow" he sighed rolling out of the bed and into the bathroom for a quick shower. 

Tae sat up on the bed after hearing the drumming of water on the hotel tiles. It was rather weird that Namjoon hadn't said anything after last night. He was kind of disappointed, but he kept his spirits up because Joon let him cuddle him. Even though it was one-sided. He only knew romantic things from observations and common sense and based on feeling.

He was already dressed and as he waited all he could feel was the anxiety of the coming presentation. He would really rather avoid that at all cost, but last time he refused he was smacked. He knew enough to know that that was not okay.

Namjoon opened the bathroom door a moment later dressed to the nines. "come" he said extending his arm and letting the younger walk over to him and grab it with his sweaty palm.

Namjoon looked down quite obviously noticing the sweat but didn't pull his hand away. 

"Joonie I don't want to go" Tae whined as they stepped onto the street below their hotel.

"Don't start that again" Namjoon warned.

"But I really, really don't want to go," Tae said with just as stressed syllables as Namjoon had.

Namjoon held Taehyung's hand rather firmly and proceeded to walk to the convention center. Tae was always a few paces behind not wanting to go, but he didn't want to make Joonie upset. 

The worst of his feeling generated from fear. The fear of being laughed at and made out as a public figure. And the darker thoughts of being taken from Namjoon and being experimented on. He feared that the most, being strapped on a stainless steel table while a bunch of old guys in lab coats cut away at his body completely ignoring his cries until his voice gave out.

He was slightly shaking, but he pretended he was just cold from the overworked air conditioners in the building they had walked into. Namjoon lets go of his hand and proceeded to weave them through the masses of geniuses to a rather large room with a stage in the front.

"So this is where the magic happens," a guide said.

"Thank you. Do you perhaps know where my present equipment is?" Namjoon asked the kid not a year over 20.

"Yeah its off beside the stage" he said pointing to several large cardboard boxes. 

Taehyung was standing quietly behind Namjoon as they spoke for several minutes before the kid left.

"Ready to set up?" Namjoon asked.

"What exactly will you be doing with me during the presentation?" Tae asked after pulling out several blades and a thick rope. 

"I bought some extra things just in case. It makes me feel like I'm back in my lab" Namjoon continued "It will be easy stuff like first proving that you were made and stuff. Then I will start to make comparisons using another human like making brain scans and showing that you function like any other" Namjoon finished.

"I'm scared," Taehyung said shakily while holding a smaller box "What if they take me away?" he said looking at Namjoon.

Namjoon was at a loss for words at seeing Tae cry like this. Damn himself. He used to not give two fucks what anyone was feeling. The glassy eyes began to shed tears "I don't want to go Joonie"

"And you won't," Namjoon said "If they try to take you like a piece of property Ill show legal claims to you so that they will have to give you back. Besides, in this community, a lot of illegal shit happens so I highly doubt anyone will snitch" Joon said squatted down paging through his paper files.

"I'm still scared," Tae said crossing his arms looking out over the sea of empty seats.

Namjoon sighed before standing up "Well, don't be" he said walking to Tae "I'll be here the whole time" He wrapped his arms delicately around the younger boy "And you don't have to say much because I'll be speaking the whole time" 

Tae nodded and lightly rested his head on the sturdy shoulder of Kim Namjoon "Thanks Joonie, ... I really like you" 

"Anything for you, baby" letting his mind melt with his words, but hoping that Tae would let it slip. Little did he know that Tae, even while currently freaking out, was doing a tiny happy dance in his head. Joyous of the little affection he received.