hyoonia(ao3)
Taehyung can't sleep without hugging something, but when he's especially anxious his pillows aren't quite enough. On those occasions Taehyung bribes his very cute neighbour Jeongguk to let him sleep in his bed and use him as a body pillow.
And Jeongguk is totally fine with that. The only problem is that he's pretty sure Taehyung thinks he's straight and he has no idea how to tell him that he's most definitely not. He's gay, so very gay and all the platonic cuddling and non-dates are slowly killing him on the inside.
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Taehyung throws one last look back into his apartment to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything; he has the beer, his phone, his keys and is in his pyjamas. He should be fine.
His door clicks shut behind him, and he's on his way towards the one right next to his, the one with the number 20 painted on it. Jeongguk's door.
He knocks and nervously fixes his bangs, even though he just fixed them a minute ago.
"Coming!"
The door swings open to reveal a fresh-out-of-the-shower Jeongguk, only a towel wrapped around his hips, catching the stray water droplets that are sliding down his chest.
"Do you open the door like that for everybody or am I special?" Taehyung teases, hoping his staring at Jeongguk's abs isn't too obvious.
Jeongguk chuckles. "Nah, I just knew it'd be you. I know that your interview is tomorrow, and I also know how you get when you're nervous. What did you bring me this time?"
Taehyung lifts up the six-pack of beer. He knows it's one of Jeongguk's favourite brews, but he'll just pretend he doesn't.
"You're lucky I was craving a beer just now. Come in."
Taehyung laughs as he passes Jeongguk and makes to toe off his shoes before he remembers that he's already in his slippers. "You were craving a beer in the shower?"
Now it's Jeongguk passing him in the narrow hallway, heading towards his bedroom, presumably to change into something less revealing. "Yeah! You've never had a beer in the shower? It's amazing. Cracking a cold one open while the hot water massages your sore muscles? Sign me up."
Taehyung doesn't have to see his face to know he's grinning.
"That sounds like a very bad but weirdly sexual beer commercial."
Another laugh comes out of Jeongguk's bedroom.
Taehyung loves their banter. It's always so easy and relaxed, even though they haven't known each other for that long.
Five months ago, Taehyung would've never thought that they'd end up being so close, but now he spends at least one night a week in his cute neighbour's bed.
Although his excuses to do so are getting weaker and weaker by the week. Except for tonight. Taehyung actually does have an interview tomorrow, and he is very anxious, so anxious that he knows he won't sleep a wink if there is not the comfort of a warm human body next to him that he can curl up to.
He puts the beer down and rips one side of the carton open; he thankfully has had enough of a mind to put it in his own fridge for a few hours before coming over.
Jeongguk steps out of his room, now dressed in sweatpants and a shirt. "So, what about that beer I was promised?"
"Come get it, big guy."
Although there are still four bottles on the table, Jeongguk seems to decide to humour him and leaps for his neighbour as he dances around the couch with the two remaining bottles in hand.
