Time | NCT

If Only

-February 28th, 2019-

It was a cold morning, Yuta had just finished vomiting his brains out. Not giving a care in the world about the slamming of fists on the other side of the door, he brushed his teeth and washed his mouth out as much as he could. It took half an hour before Yuta finally opened the door, revealing a troubled Taeyong and Doyoung.

"Jeez, Yuta! What happened?! Are you okay?" Taeyong was quick to ask questions but not before hugging Yuta tightly and stroking his hair ever so gently. Yuta smiled fondly, pulling away slightly to give Taeyong a small peck on the cheek.

"I'm okay, Yongie, it's just food poisoning, " before Taeyong asked if it was his food, Yuta continued his sentence, "and no, it was not your food that got me sick. I went out to eat with Jaehyun yesterday, so no need to question yourself." The look on Taeyong's face made Yuta laugh, but what made it better was Doyoung's weirded out expression.

"You know what, I'm just going to leave you two here and get medicine." Doyoung shook his head and tried to get out of the dorm as fast as he could but was stopped by a particular person with a number as a name.

"Doyoung! Are you going out? I'll come with you! I'm bored, and everyone seems to be busy." Before Doyoung could respond, Ten pulled him out and dragged him to the small convenience store a couple of blocks away.

Taeyong just watched in silence, but only for a little bit since Yuta pulled him back into an embrace. Taeyong smiled and held him tighter, feeling and appreciating every single bit of Yuta. Yuta couldn't help but turn bright red.

"Taeyong, why do you love me?" Yuta asked quietly, mumbling into his clothed shoulder.

Before Yuta could comprehend, Taeyong was carrying bridal-style to the bedroom they shared. He set Yuta down at the edge of the bed and kneeled in front of him. Taeyong grabbed the younger's hand and kissed his hand gently.

"I, Lee Taeyong, love you for multiple reasons. I love the way you smile so brightly that it outshines the sun. I love the way you care for others, the way you treat them as if they're your family. I love the way you laugh. I love how focused you get when you're dancing or singing, and that's not even all of it. I love you for you, and nothing will change that." Taeyong trailed kisses from his hands to up his arms, giving small pecks on each scar, then going to his collarbones, neck, face, and finally, Yuta's lips.

"T-Taeyong..." Yuta was breathless, his eyes filled with tears and doubts wholly thrown away. 

"I know that sometimes you feel alone. I know that sometimes you have these thoughts that you don't want to have. What I'm going to say is that I care and I will always be there for you. When I first met you, I instantly fell in love. Your life makes such a big difference that without you, I don't think how I would function." Taeyong kept rambling on, and all Yuta could do, was smile and cry happily.

At 7:30 AM, Korean Standard Time, Taeyong and Yuta made love for the first time. Soft gasps and moans filled the room, kisses shared, marks made, tears shredded, clothes tossed aside, and beds messed up.

-16:02, March 2nd, 2019-

Jaehyun took a deep breath and felt his heart beating a million miles per hour. It was the day Jaehyun was going to ask Jungwoo to marry him. He took out the small velvet box from his pocket, smiling that the ring inside it will soon be on his love's hand.

"Jae! I'm sorry I'm late! Ten wouldn't stop blabbering about Doyoung; it was a bit odd. Anyways, where are we going?" Jungwoo was out of breath, cheeks slightly red from the cold and from running. Jaehyun snuck the box back into his pocket and chuckled.

"Wow, I didn't know Ten would feel that way about Doyoung. Although, I'm not all surprised. But to answer your question, we're going out somewhere far. NCT 127 has a schedule there tomorrow, but I convinced the managers to let us two go early, to practice and whatnot." Jaehyun gave a small smirk, and Jungwoo immediately knew what he meant about 'practice and whatnot.

Jaehyun took Jungwoo's hand and led him to a black car, small but expensive. Jungwoo sat down in the passenger's seat while Jaehyun slid over to the driver's side. The car ride was quiet, but comforting in a way. 

By the time the two got there, it was already 17:49. Jaehyun stopped at a tall building and gave a man dressed in red the car keys. Jungwoo was beyond confused, only wanting to know what was going on.

"Hi, I have reservations for 2;  it's under Jeffery," Jaehyun spoke in a confident tone, lightly scaring Jungwoo. A small old lady nodded and led them to the roof of the building. 

"Yoonoh, what is this?" Jungwoo was speechless by the decor; not only was there a trail of rose petals leading to a small table covered with a black cloth, but a female violinist playing a sweet song.

"It's my surprise to you, my love. My mother has close connections to the owner of the restaurant and allowed me to use the roof, which is rare. Taeyong and Mark came by earlier to set this up." Jaehyun explained, motioning to the table and roses. He took Jungwoo's hand and guided him to a chair with a red cushion in the middle.

"Jaehyun, this is beautiful! I don't even know what to say..." He glanced at the sparkling champaign in the glasses, the delicious food nicely placed on the shiny white plates, and the man sitting right in front of him.

Jaehyun only smiled and held Jungwoo's hands in his, kissing his palm and picking up the glass of champaign. Jungwoo soon followed after, giving a warm look to his lover.

"I would like to give a toast to us and the spectacular years we've been together. I, Jung Yoonoh, love you so much and would never change a bit if I were to go back in time. You're the kindest and most beautiful person I've ever met, which is why I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So Kim Jungwoo," Jaehyun stopped for a second, pulling out the velvet box from his pocket and going down on one knee, "will you do me the honor and marry me?" Jungwoo nodded furiously and hugged him tightly. What neither of them knew, was that the rest of NCT would be watching them. It was Donghyuck to first break the sweet moment, which caused him a big slap upside the head by Renjun.

"So, when's the wedding?"

"Shut up! They just got engaged!"