urge // jeongchan | ✓

eight

a week later and chan and jeongin are only about halfway done with their interview packet.

they were both over at jeongin's house again, a boring news station displayed on the tv in jeongin's room was kept on to keep them from experiencing any awkward silences. somehow, everything for jeongin worked out. his parents had not come home while chan was over doing the project yet, and he didn't plan on it happening anytime soon.

they were continuing their simple interview when a question came up. it was stupid, in their opinions, why would you ever need to know if someone is ticklish or not?

"hyungie," jeongin began "are you ticklish? i know it's weird, but i swear that it's a question on here." jeongin presses his tongue against the roof of his mouth and uses exaggerated motions to get his point across.

"nope. not at all," chan looks at jeongin with a teasing glance, "you can even try. i promise you'll get no response."

jeongin raised his eyebrow as if asking, 'is that a challenge?' and scrambled to his knees. he moved over to chan and quickly got on his lap, fingers attacking sides and thighs and stomach. no response. jeongin puffed out hot air onto chan's neck in an angry sigh, the older obviously flinching under him.

he looked curiously at chan  and raised his hand to the back of his neck. with jeongin's fingers barely grazing the back of his neck, chan retracted his head like a turtle on impulse. jeongin let a small giggle tumble out of his lips and stood up, smugly writing something on the interview paper.

the older immediately furrowed his eyebrows, lunging at the paper as if his life depended on it. jeongin laughed and ran to the other side of his bed, holding the paper above his head in a teasing way.

chan immediately tackled jeongin, the younger's back pressing against his own purple sheets with chan on top of him. the older already had the packet, but he was lost in jeongin's eyes.

what they didn't hear, though, was jeongin's mom alerting the boy that she was home. nor did they hear her coming up the stairs and opening her son's room. the poor lady cleared her throat so the two would stop eye-fucking and they both quickly snapped out of it.

chan deadass slid onto the ground like a snake, immediately popping back up to give a whole ninety degree bow.

"nice to meet you, im chan. bang byungchan." chan bowed again and jeongin's mother just laughed and waved him off. the australian boy could see the similarities between jeongin and his mother.

"jeongin, honey, can you come downstairs and prepare some food with me for you and your friend? you two must've been working very hard today." jeongin nods, waving at chan after telling him to pick up.

downstairs in the kitchen, jeongin is facing an interrogation.

"who is he?"

"m-my friend..."

"are you sure? you two were in a peculiar position.."

"mom! that wasn't what it looked like. he was just trying to get the paper from me!" jeongin whisper-shouted embarrasedly.

"okay, okay.." the woman holds her hands up in a surrendering fashion, smile-creases by her eyes act as a big glaring light that says 'this lady is jeongin's mother!'

chan comes down the stairs with his backpack over his shoulder, immediately smiling when he sees the braced-boy he adores along with his own mother. chan wishes he had that kind of bond with his parents who lived back in australia.

"ah, chan, was it? i forgot to ask, what would you like to eat?" chan's smile faltered for a split-second.

"i'm fine, no thank you." jeongin's mother eyes the australian boy suspiciously but shrugs, reaching into the cupboard to hand jeongin a few oreos and a glass of milk.

"would you like anything to drink, at least?" chan smiles politely and replies,

"a glass of tea is fine, thank you." jeongin grins when he gets his small hands on the black-and-white cookies, immediately putting one into his mouth and melting in satisfaction.

chan looks at the younger, endearment for the small boy obviously painted in his eyes. jeongin's mother smiles at the pair, mentally noting that this chan person is a good kid.