Ablaze (Are The Hearts of The Damned)

Love, Love, Love

Kyungsoo wakes up to a hushed humming and the feel of a warm body pressed up against his side. His arms flail around for a bit, realizing that he is back on the comforts of the shared bed. He groans, rolling to his side before opening his eyes. The first thing he sees is Kai's smiling face, beaming down at him with all of the adoration and affection he has for him.

"Hey," his companion greets him, reaching out to cup his cheek. His eyes are tired - probably from the whole dilemma he got himself into, Kyungsoo could tell that much and he feels guilty. "How do you feel?"

"Like shit," Kyungsoo chuckles as he moves closer to his heat, burying his face into his chest and wrapping his arms around his waist.

"Maybe you need more of that potion Lord Yixing sent," Kai wonders out loud, perching his chin on top of Kyungsoo's head.

"Just stay here, I do not need any of it."

"Kyungsoo..." Kai says in a reprimanding tone.

"Seriously Kai, it is fine," Kyungsoo insists. "I just want you here."

Kai giggles. "Okay, but only for five minutes. I am going to get it."

Kyungsoo whines, grabbing his companion's front robes to pull him closer. Kai laughs, amused by the older's childish antics. He is only like this during rare times, and Kai knows better than to not relinquish it as much as he could.

"You had me so worried," Kai says, closing his eyes and embracing him tightly. "I thought... I thought I would lose you. It drove me mad to know someone out there had you in their clutches, probably all hurt and maybe a tad bit scared."

"I was not scared, idiot," Kyungsoo says haughtily. "I... I was sure you were going to find me one way or another. I have great trust in your abilities."

Kai smiles with pride. Getting praises from Kyungsoo is even rarer than him being very clingy. He is way older than Kai, and not to mention more experienced, which is why it was hard to get a chance of hearing praises from him. And if he does hear one from him, it means he has done a very, very, very good job.

Kyungsoo gasps when Kai suddenly moves and hovers on top of him.

They do not notice the door opening.

"I will do anything for you," Kai whispers, voice serious and sincere. "I will always take you back when they take you away from me. I will do that even if I have to destroy the world."

"You have become so scary," Kyungsoo chuckles as he reaches out, pulling the younger down to cradle him on his chest. He weaves his fingers through his brown locks, Kai finding the sensation soothing so he soon relaxes and closes his eyes.

"I cannot help it. You mean too much to me."

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Baekhyun closes the door as silently as he possibly could so as not to disturb the couple inside. Questions suddenly burst inside his head, filling him up to the brim as he walks to his and Chanyeol's shared room.

With an unsure tilt to his lips, Baekhyun enters the room and gazes at the fire god laying on the bed, absentmindedly playing around with what seems like a whole galaxy made of precious gems and metals hovering over his head. One hand is folded over his abdomen while the other, with one finger, pokes at the miniature planets.

Baekhyun leans against the door, thoughtfully staring into space. He is definitely not someone unfamiliar with relationships. He has been around with people, albeit with only those who fulfills his sexual desires or were people he could use to his advantage, like Yuha for example. What he is unfamiliar with though was the dynamics of the kind of relationship that Kyungsoo and Kai had. Baekhyun did not really observe well, but he could definitely notice how strange their bond is. They both did not have any schemes that they could use the other for. They seem to genuinely care and protect each other without something that forces them to do so.