Paint Me A Rainbow (JJ Project)

Brown

Jinyoung walked home with dragged feet, feeling so tired. He felt so tired and upset. He got off of work really late thanks to this annoying customer. It wasn't even his fault. It was the customer that suddenly stood up and bumped into him, making the tray he held fell and the food on it scattered on the floor. Of course he apologized, customers are kings after all. But the customer still yelled at him because of a small stain the food left on his shirt, made a fuss and even complained to his manager for his incompetence, resulting in an hour long afterwork scolding and a cut from his pay. He couldn't even talk back and defend himself for fear of losing his job. He liked his job and the people at his workplace (except the manager of course) so much, so he didn't want to lose them just because of such a petty thing. Yet by the time he arrived at his apartment, he already killed that customer and the manager hundreds times in his head.

Jaebum must've already asleep, it's so late already, he thought sadly. He wanted to complain and snuggle into his lover's arms, letting him soothed away all his frustration, but it would be selfish to wake him up just for that. He sighed as he opened the door. He tried to make as little noise as possible so he wouldn't wake Jaebum up. However, he could barely held back his gasp as he was greeted by an unexpected sight at the living room.

He was right that Jaebum was already asleep, but him sleeping on the couch with his mouth slightly gaped and an opened picture book on his chest wasn't what he had expected. The corners of his lips were lifted up by themselves before he realized it, all his bitterness vapored into thin air at the adorable sight. He pulled the book from underneath the sleeping man's arm as gentle as he could and put it on the table. After that, he took a blanket from Jaebum's room and covered Jaebum with it. He brushed the other's hair lightly and kissed his forehead. Before he was able to get up and leave though, a hand pulled him and he fell on top of Jaebum, trapped inside the other's arms.

"I thought you were sleeping," he said, accusing.

"I was, until you oh-so-passionately attack an unconscious person in his vulnerable state."

Jinyoung hit Jaebum's chest and the latter laughed sleepily. They fell into a comfortable silence after that, Jaebum stroking his hair and him basking in his touch.

"Why did you come back so late?" Jaebum asked after a while.

"Just a bad luck, I guess."

"Wanna tell me about it?"

"Maybe later," he said, "I'm just a little bit upset, but I'm fine."

"Okay then."

Jinyoung lifted his head to look at Jaebum. "Did you wait for me?"

"I did, until I fell asleep since you took so long."

"Why a picture book though? Are you a kid?"

Jaebum bursted up in laughter. He took the book from the table and they shifted so Jinyoung's head was laying on Jaebum's arm. Only then he read the title of the book, 'A House in the Woods'.

"I first read this book when I was five, and it becomes my favorite book ever since."

Jinyoung furrowed his eyebrows, confused. "It's all in English though? How could you read English at the age of five?"

"I couldn't, but I loved the illustration so much that I looked at it over and over again. I think it started my interest in art, the thought of wanting to draw like that. That's why this book is so precious to me."

Jinyoung examined the book. There were two pigs and a bear inside the fence of a big, wooden house, also six beavers and a moose walking toward them.